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August 5th, I downloaded the trial version of the Spore Creature Creator.

Here is what makes this game excellent.  It’s marketing is top notch.  Instead of make a “demo” that lets you play the game for a few minutes, instead what EA has done is allowed users to begin creating creatures for the Spore universive using a handy little tool that is packed with an incredible marketing functions.  I’m impressed by Spore Creature Creator.  Basically, what Will Wright and company over at EA has done is given the Spore community the keys to the Ferrari and are letting us take it out for a spin unsupervised.

So, what do you do?  Go download the Spore Creature Creator and install it.  Its free but you don’t get to use all of the features.  You can purchase the full version of the creature creator for $9.95.

After you download it and install it.  Load it up and begin experimenting.  If you have a YouTube account you can record a movie in the creature creator program itself and then upload your video directly to YouTube without leaving the program.  It makes distributing and creating characters a snap.  If you have a YouTube, find me on YouTube under RobsGamingBlog.  Feel free to post your videos in my comments area on my blog.

http://www.youtube.com/RobsGamingBlog

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Sony announced a new version of the PS3 today.

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Finally, a new 160 GB PS3 model was announced for North America. This console will be part of a limited-edition bundle that includes a copy of Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, a DualShock 3 wireless controller and a PlayStation Network voucher for Pain. The limited-edition Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 160 GB PS3 system bundle will release in November for $499.99.

“As PlayStation Network continues to evolve with our recently launched video delivery service and more exclusive games, PS3 owners are demanding more storage capacity,” said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. “Consumers also are utilizing PS3 as an entertainment hub for their digital media, placing content such as their entire music collection on the hard drive. The 160 GB PS3 system addresses this growing consumer demand in a compelling bundle that delivers significant value.”

 Thanks GameDaily.com!

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/psp3000-160gb-ps3-bundle-and-wireless-keypad-announced-by-sony/?biz=1

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Visit the official Diablo III website for more information…http://www.blizzard.com/

The site has an incredible cinematic trailer and also a killer gameplay trailer.  I will be posting more information and details in the near future for this one.  Thanks Blizzard!

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Its not a big deal, but is interesting.  I was doing the mission where you have to go The Triangle Strip Club and kill the three managers.  Well here is what I did.  I ran into the club and went to the three areas where you find out where the manager is.  I left the club because i noticed my health was low and you get your ass lit up in that club.  So i ran down to the fast food restaurant and grabbed a burger to up my health (btw, at this point the restaurant wasn’t marked on the map, i just found it by luck.)  Then i drove back to the club.

 I immediately saw one of the managers standing in the street.  He was blocking traffic and cars were beeping at him and all.  So, i pushed him a little bit so he could let the cops go by.  He wasn’t attacking me though, which was weird.

Once the cops were gone, I grabbed my shotgun and shot him.  The manager took no damage.  He turned around and started firing at me and killed me.  I must have shot him 10 times with the shotgun so he should have been dead for sure, but he took no damage.

Its no big deal because you can still complete the mission just don’t leave the site and return.  For that strip club mission make sure you have enough bullets and wear a vest too, you’ll need it. 

That was the last mission i did. — I think i am like 30% through the game now.

Off to play…

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GTA4 sucks at being a horrible game that is.  The game is freakin awesome.

 I went to the midnight opening at Gamestop near my house to purchase the game.  That was interested because it was first midnight release party that i had ever been too.  There were about 100 people split into 2 lines.  Our local mall has 2 gamestops in it.  One for the bottom floor and one for the upper floor.  So, i assumed that you were supposed to get into whatever line of the store it was that you pre-ordered the game.  So, i went in the upstairs line.

 They us in the mall around 11:30 pm.  So, some people were out there waiting for an hour.  Actually, i was expecting a bigger turn out, but i guess most people were waiting til the next day to get the game.  Well, i am a game addict so i needed to get it the day it came out. Also, being a former employee of Take 2 Interactive, and this being the flagship product from that company, made it all that more interesting.  I have played GTA since GTA came out on the PC so many years ago.  The game was controversial then and its controversial now.

 Grand Theft Auto 4 is definitely not for kids.  Don’t let them play it.  In fact its your job as a parent to “torture” your kid.  So don’t let them play it eventhough they are dieing too!

 Anyway, so i got the game at around 12:15am and made it back to my house for a nice gaming session.  I played for about 2 hours and I text my cousin who also got the game.  We are all playing it on the PS3.  So if you want to challenge me leave a comment on my blog and lets something up. 

The game is well improved over San Andreas.  The largest improvement besides the graphics upgrade is the addition of multiplayer.  FANTASTIC!  It’s so much playing online with my friends and going crazy in the big city.  I haven’t really ever had this much with a videogame before.   It’s total fun.

I’ll be writing more on this game too as i plan to be playing it an awful lot.

For now, i am signing off to catch some ZZZzzzz’s.

TYLER - please stop posting your comments to my site dude.  It’s getting annoying deleting all of your comments.  Please say something worth posting and I will allow it to be visible on the site.  All comments have to go through me before they are made live to the site. 

Rob

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The Gamestop in my area is having a midnight sale of GTA4 on the morning of April 29th.  I might go to this event and see who else is buying GTA4.

Pre-ordering guarantees you a copy on opening day.  I’m totally psyched about this one. 

 Finally, GTA4 has multiplayer capabilities — thats going to be off the hook!

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I finally did it friends.  I broke down about a week ago and ordered my very first HDTV.  This is a big leap for me.  I went from a Sony 24″ WEGA regular standard TV set to a brand new Panasonic 46″ 1080p plasma screen.  This set is awesome!!!  Its the latest model out there.  In fact it is so new that they dont even have them yet in Circuit City or Best Buy.  I bought it off of Amazon, which to me was a little tough to order a TV set from a non-brick and mortar store.  But, here was the deal that I got.

 Circuit City sells the same TV for $2199.  Best Buy - $2199.  Amazon - 1,797.86.

So, immediately i saved $400.  I saved at least $60 for shipping and handling.  And i probably another $150 - $200 because of no sales tax.  I don’t think you can beat that deal anywhere.

 The TV arrived on Friday.  They called me the day before to let me know that they could deliver it the next day.  So I setup the time and they gave a ballpark time between 12 and 5pm.  They arrived around 2:30pm.  The receipt said that it would be delivered by 2 guys and they would unpack it.  It was actually delivered by 1 guy and i helped carry it into the house and down the steps.  That part i wasn’t too impressed with.  I expected two guys to come in unpack it and set it up.  He basically just took apart the box and plugged the TV in to test the remote and the TV set.  Everything worked and the TV looks fantastic.  The delivery guy bolted after i signed the paper.

All in all a good experience.  They were prompt and the customer service was on the money, i just wish i didn’t have to set the base up and put the TV together.  I needed help putting it on the stand.  I guess I would Amazon a 4 out of 5 stars if we were rating this.  I definitely would recommend them to everyone.

 So anyway, now let’s talk about the TV.

Panasonic makes some of the best TVs out there.  I think there mid-range models have a better picture quality then some of the Sony.  Its a plasma screen so the glass on the front is quite shiney, but it has a antireflective screen on it so this minimizes the glare.  Also use it with low light in the room and your ok too.

I first tested regualr TV.  The picture is better then my old TV because its so big.  Its not an HD picture because i haven’t upgraded my cable box yet.  That is next on the list.  So, cartoon network looked pretty good.

The next thing i tried was hooking up my PS3 with a new HDMI cable to the TV set.  This is a very exciting step.  The first time seeing your PS3 in all its glory!  When i turned it on it asked me if i wanted to register the new tv and up the resolution to 1080p.  I clicked the HELL YEAH button!  The screen goes black and then turns itself on looking 10,000 times better!  The colors are vivid, the picture ultra sharp.  This is sweet!  So, i wanted to see what a DVD picture would look like.  I punched in Spiderman 1.  It looked decent but because the picture is so big you can see the artificacts in the picture of the video (mainly in the menu video where spidey is swinging from building to building).  The movie itself was sharper and looked really good.  It was a joy to watch it.

The next thing I tried was putting in a Blu-ray movie.  This is where my jaw really hit the floor.  I put in “The Corpse Bride” and holy shit man, this movie looks fantastic.  I have 4 other blu-ray movies to watch on the TV set and I’m planning on getting The Transformers and some other good movies too obviously.  I might also pick up Rock Band while I’m out there.  So, the picture quality is incredibly sharp, detailed, and just ridiculous - its sooo clear.  Get a HDTV for sure if you have a PS3 or Xbox 360.

The last thing i tried was I popped in Call of Duty 4 and played some online.  Just like the blu-ray movies the games looked jaw-droppingly awesome!  Very, very pleased with how the TV performs.  I played for like an hour or so online.  The only thing I noticed was every once in awhile I would trails when I move fast, but its very subtle and i think my eyes are more sensitive then most peoples.

The TV is the Panasonic 46″ 1080p Plasma screen model number: TH-46PZ85U.  Kicks ass.  Pictures coming soon.

until next time….I’m going to mess around with the TV settings some and also try hooking a computer into it, that should be interesting.

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