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<title><![CDATA[GTA - The Ballad of Gay Tony]]></title>
<link>http://silencer137.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/gta-the-ballad-of-gay-tony/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Silencer</dc:creator>
<guid>http://silencer137.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/gta-the-ballad-of-gay-tony/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Schon mal was von Grand Theft Auto gehört? Oder eine XBOX besessen? Nein? Macht nix. Echt. Spart mir]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><strong>Schon mal was von Grand Theft Auto gehört? Oder eine XBOX besessen? Nein?<br />
Macht nix. Echt. Spart mir eine Menge Arbeit. </p>
<p>Dann muss ich jetzt nämlich gar nicht erklären, dass &#8220;The Ballad of Gay Tony&#8221; der wohl ziemlich großartigste Downloadable Content ist, den es bisher zu kaufen gibt. Für weniger als den Gegenwert von 3 Schacheln Zigaretten bekommt man hier eine über 20stündige Kampagne für Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA  IV) geboten, deren WTF-Faktor auf einer Skala von 1 bis 10 ungefähr bei 13 liegt. </strong></p>
<p>Die Geschichte dreht sich um Anthony &#8220;Gay Tony&#8221; Prince, der einzige Unternehmer in der Geschichte von Liberty City, der es geschafft hat <em>gleichzeitig</em> den erfolgreichsten Nachtclub für Schwule UND den erfolgreichsten Nachtclub für Heten zu führen. Dooferweise hat sich Tony (der Robert Downey, Jr. in Aussehen, Acting und Sprache verdächtig ähnlich wirkt) in den letzten Jahren nur noch das Hirn weggekokst und sich zu allem Überfluss bei der halben Unterwelt von LC mächtig verschuldet. </p>
<p>Glücklicherweise hat er Luis Lopez an seiner Seite, hispanischstammiger Nachtclubmanager und Bad-Ass-Mädchen (no pun intented) für alles. </p>
<p>Luis versucht Tony vor seinen Feinden, seinen Freunden und vor allem sich selbst zu schützen und greift dabei im Notfall sogar auf bewaffnete Helikopter und Panzer zurück. Aus dieser Perspektive erlebt man als Spieler das Leben, Lieben und Leiden des Gay Tony mit.</p>
<p>In der GTA-typischen Mischung aus Shooter, Racer und Actionadventure (ja, es IST schwer zu definieren) zicken sich Tony und Luis so unterhaltsam wie Waldorf und Stadtler durch absurde Situationen. Allein wie die beiden mit einem unliebsamen Blogger umgehen ist sehenswert: In einem Hubschrauber, 300 Meter über dem Äquivalent der Freiheitsstatue, wird der Schmierfink geohrfeigt und schließlich gen Erdboden gestossen &#8211; erst in letzter Sekunde springt Luis mit einem Fallschirm hinterher und rettet den Knilch, der fortan auf Ewig gute Artikel über Tonys Nachtclubs schreiben wird.</p>
<p>Das diese WTF-Momente nicht nur großartig inszeniert sind, sondern gleichzeitig den Adrenalinpegel des Spielers unter die Decke treiben OHNE bockschwer oder unfair zu sein &#8211; das ist ein großer Verdienst der Gamedesigner.</p>
<p>Was mich absolut verblüfft hat: Art, Umfang, Charakterzeichnung, Story &#8211; das alles ist auf dem Niveau eines Game-Blockbusters, nicht eines DLC. Produzent RockStar Games packt in diese &#8220;Erweiterung&#8221; mehr rein als andere Hersteller in drei komplette Vollpreis-Titel. Allein die Tatsache, dass hier nahezu alle losen Enden aus GTA IV zu einem äusserst zufrieden stellenden Ende geführt werden, würde den Kauf als Download (ca. 15 Euro) rechtfertigen. Heck, allein um mehr Brucie zu sehen würde ich 15 Euro bezahlen &#8211; und bei TBoGT bekommt man nicht einen weinenden, knutschenden Brucie, sondern sogar seinen großen, noch durchgeschepperteren Bruder Mori.</p>
<p>Der schiere Spass, denn ein total überdrehtes Liberty City macht &#8211; insbesondere nach den sehr trübsinnigen Geschichten der Haupthandlung sowie des ersten Add-ons &#8220;The Lost and the Damned&#8221; &#8211;  ist unbezahlbar. Die neuen Charaktere (Yusuf &#8220;Fucking Cobra with Wings&#8221; Amir), die Enthüllungen über die Hauptstory von GTA IV (Diamanten! Museum! Foltergolf! Bulgarin! Mori Kibbutz!) und die vielen, toll gestalteten Kleinigkeiten sind ein würdiger Abschied von Liberty City. Wer möchte, kann sich mit Basejumping, Triple-Rennen (Fallschirm/Auto/Speedboat), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d5qQiB7Yw4">Tanzen</a> oder <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtaRnIZ-EC8">Sex </a>die Zeit bis GTA V vertreiben.</p>
<p>Mei, gut das ich das nicht alles nochmal erklären musste sondern direkt mal die coolen Trailer zum Spiel dokumentieren kann, die wieder einmal fantastische Musik mitbringen. Die folgenden Videos zeigen übrigens allesamt Cutscenes und Gameplay in Spielgrafik der XBOX360, da ist nichts vorgerendert.</p>
<p><strong>Debut Trailer</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;I`ve done a deal with the wrong devil, man!&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Things got a bit crazy and&#8230; I somehow lost my pants&#8221;</em><br />
(Musik: Eric Prydz &#8211; Pjanoo)</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/TTTMKUozwew&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/TTTMKUozwew&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>&#8220;Episodes from Liberty City&#8221;-Trailer</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;There wasn´t a girl, bro!&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;There is ALWAYS a Girl&#8221;</em><br />
(Musik: Roxette &#8211; She´s got the look)</p>
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<strong>&#8220;Meet Gay Tony&#8221;-Trailer</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;In my days, gays used to be lonely, needy and lost. Today, there are all in </em>relationships<em>&#8220;</em></p>
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<p>&#8220;Meet Yusuf Amir&#8221;-Trailer</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;We build the pyramids, baby!&#8221;</em><br />
(Musik: Busta Rhymes &#8211; Arab Money)</p>
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<p><strong>&#8220;Meet Luis Lopez&#8221;-Trailer</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;You and meet against the world, bro. And if your brains don´t work, I´ll make the decisions.&#8221;</em><br />
(Musik: Major Lazer &#38; Turbulence &#8211; Anything goes)<br />
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<p><strong>&#8220;Weazel News Breaking News&#8221;-Trailer</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;Parents demand school closing &#8211; claiming public education is socialism&#8221;</em></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/XUtRmlIjtKo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/XUtRmlIjtKo&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Armando &#38; Hendique Trailer</strong><br />
&#8220;-That´s make you what? A shit grabber?&#8221;<br />
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<p>The Fizz &#8211; Satirisches High Society Irgendwas.<br />
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<p><strong>Multiplayer Ankündigung Basjumping Extreme </strong><br />
<em>&#8220;Nothing is more extreme than Soda. SODA!&#8221;</em><br />
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<p><strong>Princess Robot Bubblegum Trailer</strong><br />
Fernsehserie in GTA IV, <em>&#8220;&#8230;where radioactive nymphomanic  Killer Plants sleep with scarely adult women dressed as schoolgirls&#8221;</em></p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/pPdmCL8f4P8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/pPdmCL8f4P8&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><strong>Yusuf Amir Cutscene: I somehow&#8230; lost my Pants</strong></p>
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<p><strong>SPOILER! Endscene</strong><br />
&#8220;And then you got there?&#8221; &#8220;- NO. I Waited for the world to come to me.&#8221;<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Gry wideo jako pochwała przemocy - Felieton]]></title>
<link>http://kronikagier.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/gry-wideo-jako-pochwala-przemocy-felieton/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Juliusz Konczalski</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kronikagier.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/gry-wideo-jako-pochwala-przemocy-felieton/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Czas na kolejny felieton. Tym razem o przemocy w grach, a raczej moja refleksja, czy nie powinniśmy ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Czas na kolejny felieton. Tym razem o przemocy w grach, a raczej moja refleksja, czy nie powinniśmy czasem spojrzeć na gry z dystansu. Bo, jak by nie patrzeć, w grach przemocy jest naprawdę dużo. Felieton jest tylko niewielkim muśnięciem naprawdę skomplikowanej i niejednoznacznej problematyki związanej właśnie z przemocą w grach.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/cPMQIIgsa_c&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/cPMQIIgsa_c&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
<p><em>Felieton ukazał się pierwotnie na łamach serwisu GryOnLine.pl / tvgry.pl</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rockstar Solves PC Piracy! GTA IV on MacBook Pro]]></title>
<link>http://notebookcritic.com/2009/11/21/rockstar-solves-pc-piracy-gta-iv-on-macbook-pro/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Perry L</dc:creator>
<guid>http://notebookcritic.com/2009/11/21/rockstar-solves-pc-piracy-gta-iv-on-macbook-pro/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[GTA IV (PC version) is $19 at staples so I bought it. Here are some brief thoughts. Cons A 1 hour in]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for XBOX 360]]></title>
<link>http://buruguduy.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-for-xbox-360/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hdywordpress</dc:creator>
<guid>http://buruguduy.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-for-xbox-360/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rockstar Games has just released Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City exclusively for Xbox 3]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Rockstar Games has just released Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City exclusively for Xbox 360 which includes two complete games &#8220;The Lost and Damned&#8221; and the all-new episode &#8220;The Ballad of Gay Tony&#8221;. The game is available on disc or for download via Xbox LIVE.</p>
<p><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Grand-Theft-Auto-Episodes-from-Liberty-City" target="_blank">Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[GTA IV]]></title>
<link>http://suryodesign.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/gta-iv/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>suryodesign</dc:creator>
<guid>http://suryodesign.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/gta-iv/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Review GTA IV &nbsp; Untuk Pemesanan Bisa Hubungi Suryo , SMS di XL 0819692609 ,  Cukup 40 ribu saja]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Realidade virtual, grana real ]]></title>
<link>http://passooponto.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/1789/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pedro Franco</dc:creator>
<guid>http://passooponto.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/1789/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[2012 foi uma dos filmes mais esperados de 2009 (pretendo ver em breve).  Os números de bilheteria co]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>2012 foi uma dos filmes mais esperados de 2009 (pretendo ver em breve).  Os números de bilheteria confirmam essa expectativa, foram 230,4 milhões de dólares no fim de semana de estréia, em todo o mundo. A cifra é pra lá de respeitável, superando a estimativa da Sony, de 225 milhões.</p>
<p><a href="http://passooponto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/2012.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1790" title="2012" src="http://passooponto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/2012.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="199" /></a></p>
<p>Sempre que lia os dados de faturamento das produções holiwoodianas pensava que aquilo talvez fosse o melhor investimento do mundo. Minha visão leiga de economia e apaixonada pelo cinema me fez crer que investir na sétima arte seria melhor do que qualquer commodity ou moeda estrangeira. Seria.</p>
<p>Hoje deparei com uma notícia impressionante. Na última terça-feira foi lançado o game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. O valor arrecadado? 310 milhões de dólares, em apenas um dia, exclusivamente na America do Norte e Reino Unido. A cifra não chega a ser novidade, há pouco tempo o lançamento mundial de Grand Theft Auto IV teve o mesmo faturamento.</p>
<p><a href="http://passooponto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/modernwarfare2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1791" title="ModernWarfare2" src="http://passooponto.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/modernwarfare2.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="270" /></a></p>
<p>Em julho deste ano a chegada de &#8220;Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe&#8221; aos cinemas gerou 394 milhões de dólares, a maior estréia do ano até agora. É provável que os 310 levantados por Modern Warfare 2, somados aos países fora da America do Norte e Reino Unido, ultrapassem as marcas do filme do bruxo, ou pelo menos chegue bem perto.</p>
<p>Muita gente ainda torce o nariz, mas é inegável que video game, além de divertir, rende grana pra quem produz, investe e anuncia. E não é pouca.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[GRAND THEFT AUTO: EPISODES From LIBERTY CITY -REVIEW (XBOX360)]]></title>
<link>http://consolecreatures.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-review-xbox360/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>consolecreatures</dc:creator>
<guid>http://consolecreatures.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/grand-theft-auto-episodes-from-liberty-city-review-xbox360/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nothing is quite as good as a Grand Theft Auto game for blowing off steam. It&#8217;s almost TOO goo]]></description>
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<p>Nothing is quite as good as a Grand Theft Auto game for blowing off steam. It&#8217;s almost TOO good for blowing off steam; so much so that I often find myself blowing off the missions. I usually end up finishing a couple at the beginning and just spend the rest of the time going on rampages. I find that in GTA, you need to go through a bunch of exceptionally easy/basic missions, and then a bunch of hard/frustrating missions before you arrive at the really fun missions where you get to blow lots of things up. Well, those with low attention spans REJOICE! Now you can get both GTA4 expansions on one disc known as Episodes from Liberty City, and since the two games are basically mini-GTAs you&#8217;re sure to get to the action much quicker.<!--more--></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Pros</strong></span></p>
<p>If there&#8217;s one thing that made me really dislike GTA4, it was the fact that Rockstar removed a lot of awesome content that we had in San Andreas&#8230; Like several weapons and the ability to skydive. Well, Episodes from Liberty City makes up for both of those things; you just have to pay more this time around. First off, the weapons. In Lost and Damned you get possibly the most fun sawed-off shotgun of all time, pipe bombs (glorified grenades), pool cues, grenade launchers, assault shotguns, and automatic 9mms. With the exception of the sawed-off, none of these weapons really blew me away (pun intended). In Ballad of Gay Tony, however, you get some fantastic gear. You get advanced versions of the pistol, sniper rifle, SMG, and assault rifle. On top of that, you can get a shotgun with explosive rounds that can turn vehicles into exploding swiss cheese, sticky bombs (which beats pipe bombs by a landslide), and to top it off a golden SMG. Oh, and did I mention that you can parachute in Gay Tony? With all of these weapons combined, you end up having a massive arsenal that completely makes up for the loss of content GTA suffered between San Andreas and GTA4, and using all of them  on Liberty City&#8217;s unsuspecting populace gives new meaning to the word “rampage”.</p>
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<p>This paragraph is dedicated to an element I would only consider a pro for Lost and Damned. I really dug the story in LaD; more than I&#8217;ve liked any story in a GTA game for awhile. Maybe that&#8217;s because bikers are awesome, but I think there&#8217;s more to it than that. For one, you feel more attached to the characters because you&#8217;re all in the same group. That, and the characters are just interesting. Jim makes for a perfect loyal, best friend-type character. But the one who REALLY shines is Billy, the president of the club who constantly bickers with your character about how the gang should be run. He&#8217;s gruff, mean, and possesses an unusually extensive vocabulary&#8230; He even invites a guy from a rival gang to participate in a “libation” before shooting him in the head. Anyway, I think Lost and Damned&#8217;s story is the best that GTA has seen in years, and that makes Lost and Damned very worthwhile indeed.</p>
<p>Since the last paragraph was dedicated to Lost and Damned, why not highlight one of Ballad of Gay Tony&#8217;s good points in this one? Gay Tony is all about the missions. Throughout the course of the game, you&#8217;ll parachute off the tallest building in Liberty City, drive around in a car with a tank full of nitro, and steal an unstoppable tank and destroy so much police property that they decide to leave you alone. If Lost and Damned surprised me with its gripping story, Ballad of Gay Tony hooked me with some amazing missions that really made me remember the downside of just going on rampages all the time.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Cons</strong></span></p>
<p>The good points that I mentioned about both expansions are mirrored by the bad; Lost and Damned&#8217;s missions fall short of being tons of fun, and I just couldn&#8217;t get into Ballad of Gay Tony&#8217;s story. On top of Gay Tony&#8217;s less likable characters (except for Yusuf who is awesome), some of the extra content ends up being pretty lame. For one, the club management side-missions basically involve wandering around a club for a few minutes, finding and throwing out a drunk, and getting some random mission where you have to drive somewhere&#8230; Not what I imagined when I first caught wind of “Club Management”. Another disappointing aspect of Gay Tony is the dancing minigame, which is boring, too simple, and mind-numbingly easy. Other than that, though, I can&#8217;t find many bad things to say about Gay Tony; the rest of the missions are pure GTA goodness.</p>
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<p>One thing I&#8217;d like to point out about the expansions is that they&#8217;re missing the REALLY hard missions. Though I had a little trouble with a couple of missions in Lost and Damned, I do detect an overall lack of challenge in both LaD and BoGT. Usually I&#8217;m one to shy away from games that make me want to break my controller against the nearest available surface, but these expansions never even make me half that frustrated. Oh well; at least there are the gang/drug wars, which eventually throw so many enemies at you that it&#8217;s very hard -not- to feel challenged; but couldn&#8217;t we have had that level of difficulty in the missions as well? Maybe just a fraction?</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Here&#8217;s the deal</strong></span></p>
<p>It would be a tougher call for me to endorse getting these if they existed only as downloadable content for GTA 4 (because GTA 4 wasn&#8217;t as good) but since they&#8217;re also available on a disc of their own I highly recommend them. Lost and Damned and Ballad of Gay Tony come much closer to what I envisioned for what would come after San Andreas, and though they have clearly visible flaws when apart they&#8217;re a powerhouse when taken together. Back to back they&#8217;re not QUITE as long as GTA4 is on its own, but the gang/drug wars and races should keep you entertained long after all the missions are finished. Mike D. 9/10</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Video Game Review: Grand Theft Auto]]></title>
<link>http://technologyvidegames.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/4/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I downloaded the balled of gay tony off xbox live the day after it came out hoping it would re-kindl]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I downloaded the balled of gay tony off xbox live the day after it came out hoping it would re-kindle the amount of time I played GTA 4, and it did just that.</p>
<p>The storyline was well done. It inter twined with the other expansion pack and the first GTA 4 which was cool. The new characters are also cool especialy Yusuf Amir.</p>
<p>There were some new cars, a lot of new weapons, and some new helicopters. One thing this expansion pack included was a parachute. The parachute will give endless hours of fun, there are even side missions for it.</p>
<p>Over all this was a good expansion pack and well worth the 1600 Microsoft points.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[GTA IV Lost &amp; Damned parece perder la exclusividad en 360]]></title>
<link>http://assonfire.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/gta-iv-lost-damned-parece-perder-la-exclusividad-en-360/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CesarInnMEX</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Pues sí amigos de AssOnFire la nota salio porque anda circulando una imagen de unos logros para PC d]]></description>
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<p>Pues sí amigos de AssOnFire la nota salio porque anda circulando una imagen de unos logros para <strong>PC</strong> de esta expansión de <strong>GTA IV</strong> este <strong>GOTY</strong> que a muchos les gusto, otros pensaron que era más de lo mismo y muuuchos otros [como yo...] que ya lo vendieron, jejeje.</p>
<p>Ahora bien, la cuestión era que <strong>Microsoft</strong> había pagado a Rockstar por sacar esta expansión de manera exclusiva para XBox 360 y que los usuarios de <strong>PS3</strong> y PC se la <em>pellizcaran</em> y no pudieran disfrutar de esta; pues todo parece indicar que esa exclusividad término y parece ser que <strong>GTA IV: Lost &#38; Damned</strong> verá la luz en PC.</p>
<p>Y la pregunta es: ¿Y para el PS3 apá? ¿Para cuando la expansión(es)?, recordemos que ya llegó <strong>GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony</strong>.</p>
<p>Pues por mi que saquen 10 expansiones más que como ya les dije, yo ya vendí mi GTA IV y no pienso volver a tenerlo solo por esto. <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Fuente &#124; ºgameprotv.comº</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Looking back through some old articles I came across this list of the best single player games on PS]]></description>
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<p>Looking back through some old articles I came across this list of the best single player games on PS3: Linkage.</p>
<p>This list was only written in April and yet the time since has probably been the best 6 months of my gaming &#8216;career.&#8217;</p>
<p>Not only have some fantastic solo player campaigns been released but I have also caught up on some single player epics I missed when they came out.</p>
<p>I knew the list needed to be extended and improved, as too many great single player games were missing.</p>
<p>So here you go &#8211; the top 10 is now a top 20 and any game from the initial list has it&#8217;s original chart position in brackets. You can also check out my full reviews (where possible) by clicking the title of each game:</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">20. <a href="http://" target="_self">PROTOTYPE</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2121" title="Prototype" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prototype.jpg" alt="Prototype" width="460" height="259" /></p>
<p>In Prototype you take on the role of Alex Mercer as he awakens during his autopsy <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':eek:' class='wp-smiley' />  ,wondering what the hell is going on. He quickly escapes, realising he now has various superpowers.</p>
<p>Mercer needs to find out what the hell has happened to him and why New York is infected with a virus that has turned half the population into zombies.</p>
<p>Prototype is definitely a game worth playing despite it&#8217;s various faults &#8211; it was a blast to play through if a little frustrating at times.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">19. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/resistance-2-ps3-review/" target="_blank">RESISTANCE 2</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2122" title="Resistance 2" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/resistance-2.jpg" alt="Resistance 2" width="427" height="295" /></p>
<p>After saving England in the previous installment Hale is back in business to rescue the U S of A &#8211; since his incapacitation the Chimera have launched a full attack on America and Hale, as part of the Sentinal squad (made up of soldiers injected with the Chimera virus but kept under control), have to step in and stop them in their tracks.</p>
<p>A hard hitting but fun first person shooter.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">18. MIRROR&#8217;S EDGE (10)</span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2123" title="Mirrors Edge" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mirrors-edge.jpg" alt="Mirrors Edge" width="455" height="275" /></p>
<p>Mirror&#8217;s Edge wowed everyone with it&#8217;s crisp, clean graphics and it&#8217;s unique first person perspective.</p>
<p>The view takes a while to get used to and it had a few really annoying parts where it was difficult to time jumps etc because of the view but Mirror&#8217;s Edge is certainly worth playing through as it offers a style of gameplay that is totally unique in the current games market.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">17. RAINBOW SIX VEGAS (9)</span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2124" title="Rainbow Six Vegas" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/rainbow-six-vegas.jpg" alt="Rainbow Six Vegas" width="460" height="305" /></p>
<p>If you like your first person shooters with a bit of brain behind the brawn then Rainbow Six Vegas may be the game for you.</p>
<p>With a good old fashioned SAS vs Terrorists style plot and lots of fun set pieces Rainbow Six Vegas is definitely worth a shot.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">16. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/resident-evil-5-review-ps3/" target="_blank">RESIDENT EVIL 5</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2125" title="Resi Evil 5" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/resi-evil-5.jpg" alt="Resi Evil 5" width="460" height="260" /></p>
<p>For all it&#8217;s faults Resident Evil 5, taken as a whole, is a brilliant game and one that I would recommend. Graphically it&#8217;s stunning and while it isn&#8217;t a hugely difficult game you&#8217;ll enjoy playing through and unravelling the story.</p>
<p>It survives the huge expectation of following Resident Evil 4&#8230; just. This is a game that everyone should play as Resi comes to the new generation of consoles.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">15. KANE AND LYNCH (8)</span></strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2128" title="Kane And Lynch" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/kane-and-lynch.jpg" alt="Kane And Lynch" width="460" height="316" /></p>
<p>You take control of Adam &#8216;Kane&#8217; Marcus, a criminal on his way to death row for crimes committed in Venezeula. Kane is busted out of his prison van by a mysterious group called The7 who he worked with previously. They think Kane stole the money from their last job and stashed it somewhere.</p>
<p>If he doesn&#8217;t get them the money back in three weeks his wife and daughter will be killed. Kane claims he doesn&#8217;t know where it is but he does know who took the cash and will hunt them down. And so begins a thoroughly enjoyable ride into the desperate life of Kane&#8230;</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">14. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/battlefield-bad-company-review-ps3/" target="_blank">BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2129" title="Bad Company" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/badcompany2.jpg" alt="Bad Company" width="460" height="322" /></p>
<p>Chock full of explosions and with some really impressive destruction of buildings etc, Battlefield: Bad Company is like a huge big budget Hollywood blockbuster.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a great, mindless blast of a game. Add some memorable characters into the mix and you&#8217;ve got yourself a very enjoyable, and playable, package.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">13. HEAVENLY SWORD (7)</span></strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><img class="size-full wp-image-2130 alignnone" title="Heavenly Sword Main" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/heavenly-sword-main.jpg" alt="Heavenly Sword Main" width="396" height="299" /></p>
<p>Another game that didn&#8217;t garner the respect it deserves, primarily because it didn&#8217;t live up to the pre-release hype.</p>
<p>If you like God Of War you will like this game as it&#8217;s similar in style but it looks gorgeous in HD and I believe did a few bits (combos/blocking etc) better than the first two God Of War games.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">12. ASSASSIN&#8217;S CREED (6)</span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2131" title="AssassinsCreed" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/assassinscreed.jpg" alt="AssassinsCreed" width="446" height="300" /></p>
<p>In Assassin&#8217;s Creed you play through Desmond Mile&#8217;s repressed ancestrial memories as Altair in the Medieval Holy Land (with brief interludes as Desmond struggling to find out what is going on in the present day).</p>
<p>You will need to research targets and carry out assassinations using a variety of options &#8211; sword, hidden blade, knife etc.</p>
<p>This game is great fun and I&#8217;m looking forward to the sequel which is on it&#8217;s way shortly.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">11. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/ghostbusters-the-video-game-review-ps3/" target="_blank">GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2132" title="Ghostbusters" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ghostbustersreview.jpg" alt="Ghostbusters" width="460" height="304" /></p>
<p>Ghostbusters: The Video Game&#8217;s plot is essentially the third movie &#8211; set in 1991 you&#8217;re a rookie who&#8217;s been drafted in to help with the ever increasing ghost workload. A huge paranormal blast sets off a chain of events that only one group of guys can deal with&#8230;</p>
<p>For me Ghostbusters was a short (5 hour) game that had me chuckling and geeking out despite it&#8217;s flaws &#8211; it won&#8217;t be to everyone&#8217;s tastes but it has a good single player storyline.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">10. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/killzone-2-review-ps3/" target="_blank">KILLZONE 2 (5)</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2133" title="Killzone2 2" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/killzone2-2.jpg" alt="Killzone2 2" width="460" height="278" /></p>
<p>Killzone 2&#8217;s biggest achievement is, possibly because of the brilliant graphics, sound and AI, that you feel involved and become embedded in the Killzone universal whenever you pick up the pad.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not perfect by any means but it&#8217;s easily the best first person shooter I&#8217;ve played and I recommend anyone with a remote interest in this genre to check this out immediately!</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">9. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/batman-arkham-asylum-review-ps3/" target="_blank">BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2135" title="Batman" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/batman3.jpg" alt="Batman" width="460" height="275" /></p>
<p>With some wonderful voice acting from the cast of the animated series, Batman: Arkham Asylum&#8217;s story moves at a good pace and familiar enemies are used to good effect throughout.</p>
<p>With such a vivid setting and a memorable selection of bad guys from Batman&#8217;s career it&#8217;s no surprise that Arkham Asylum is such a great game.</p>
<p>Despite the odds being stacked against it, Batman: Arkham Asylum is a quality title that has had a lot of care put into making it. I&#8217;d recommend this to anyone.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">8. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/infamous-review-ps3/" target="_blank">INFAMOUS</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2136" title="Infamous" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/infamous-1.jpg" alt="Infamous" width="460" height="258" /></p>
<p>So good it&#8217;s the only game this generation I&#8217;ve played through twice (seeing it&#8217;s rating bumped from 8/10 to 9/10), Infamous is a great game.</p>
<p>You control Cole McGrath, a courier who just happens to be carrying a package containing an electronic bomb when it goes off, devasting the city. Somehow Cole survives and, after coming out of a coma, realises the explosion has given him electrical superpowers.</p>
<p>From there on out the city is your oyster and there is plenty to do as you try to track down the people behind the explosion.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">7. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/bioshock-ps3-review/" target="_blank">BIOSHOCK</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2137" title="bioshock" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/bioshock2.jpg" alt="bioshock" width="460" height="324" /></p>
<p>Bioshock has a great story to tell and it does it well with some interesting objectives and brilliantly designed levels.</p>
<p>There are several twists and turns in the plot, most of which are not obvious and it&#8217;s no surprise to me that a film version is in the works (although I believe currently suspended due to budget concerns).</p>
<p>Dark worlds like Rapture aren&#8217;t to everyone&#8217;s tastes but you really would be missing out on an awesome story if you decided not to book a trip to the underwater city.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">6. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV  (4)</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2143" title="GTA IV" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/gta-iv-niko.jpg" alt="GTA IV" width="460" height="341" /></strong></p>
<p>One the biggest selling games of this generation GTA IV features the fortunes (and lack therof) of Niko Bellic &#8211; an immigrant arriving in the US at Liberty City to find empty promises and broken dreams from his cousin Roman.</p>
<p>As you work your way up the criminal ladder you&#8217;ll encounter all sort of dodgy characters and befriend even more.</p>
<p>Liberty City is a wonderful, if run down, place and Niko Bellic&#8217;s story is one you will enjoy playing through so make sure you pick this game up as soon as possible.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">5. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/fallout-3-review-ps3/" target="_blank">FALLOUT 3</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2139" title="Fallout 3" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/fallout-3.jpg" alt="Fallout 3" width="460" height="302" /></p>
<p>After a tough few hours at the start you will find yourself rewarded greatly for sticking with this awesome FPS / RPG.</p>
<p>The story line sprawls across the world depending on your actions and you&#8217;ll find yourself taking a break from main missions to explore the wasteland or help out other characters.</p>
<p>I could go on and on about various things that happened and how cool it was, how great the story was or whatever.</p>
<p>But Fallout 3 is a game that needs to be experienced first hand and your story will no doubt play out differently to mine.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">4. METAL GEAR SOLID 4  (3)</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2144" title="Metal Gear Solid 4" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/metal-gear-solid-4.jpg" alt="Metal Gear Solid 4" width="460" height="329" /></span></strong></p>
<p>Hideo Kojima&#8217;s tale of Solid Snake&#8217;s final mission is a brilliant showcase of the Playstation 3&#8217;s power.</p>
<p>This is a game that often gives you three or four different ways of approaching things &#8211; whether you realise it or not.</p>
<p>Metal Gear Solid 4 rewards those patient enough to stick with it by giving them a great gaming experience, with some memorable boss battles, that they won&#8217;t forget.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">3. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/dead-space-review/" target="_blank">DEAD SPACE (2)</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2140" title="Dead Space" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/dead-space.jpg" alt="Dead Space" width="460" height="334" /></p>
<p>Coming on somewhere between Event Horizon and Aliens, Dead Space is a third person survival horror game.</p>
<p>You take on the role of Isaac Clarke, a ship engineer who finds himself trapped onboard a stricken spaceship infested with an alien outbreak which is threatening to take over the ship.</p>
<p>This was one of the best games I played last year, it&#8217;s use of sound is immense and the fear of the unexpected they create is awesome.</p>
<p>I am not a big fan of horror movies or being made to jump all the time but Dead Space kept on the right side of all that by being unpredictable enough to be enjoyable as a ‘horror’ experience.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/uncharted-drakes-fortune-quality/" target="_blank">UNCHARTED: DRAKE&#8217;S FORTUNE (1)</a></span></strong></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2145" title="Uncharted Drake's Fortune" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uncharted-drakes-fortune.jpg" alt="Uncharted Drake's Fortune" width="459" height="310" /></p>
<p>Uncharted maps the  journey of Nathan Drake as he tries to find the lost treasure of El Dorado encountering, among other things, rival treasure hunters and mercenaries.</p>
<p>The graphics are unbelievable and the gameplay is well paced and well thought out. The characters and story and really well conceived and Nolan North, who voices Drake, is absolutely spot on with his irreverent humour and wisecracks.</p>
<p>At its heart Uncharted is an action adventure game much in the vein of Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider but, and I say this as a fan of both of these, it is better than either of them.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1. <a href="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/uncharted-2-among-thieves-review-ps3/" target="_blank">UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES</a></span></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2141" title="Uncharted 2" src="http://greghorrorshow.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/uncharted-2-4.jpg" alt="Uncharted 2" width="460" height="347" /></span></strong></p>
<p>Uncharted 2 is a complete gaming package. There is plenty of taking out bad guys, lots of puzzles and some wonderful dialogue.</p>
<p>Naughty Dog really have done a great job on the voice acting and the expressiveness of the character models. It is easily the best I&#8217;ve come across (though Heavenly Sword was a close second).</p>
<p>I won&#8217;t spoil the story but for those who don&#8217;t know, Nathan Drake gets pulled back into that murky world of treasure hunting for hire. I loved the story of this game &#8211; with a few twists I saw coming and a few I didn&#8217;t.</p>
<p>If you own a PS3 there is no reason not to own this game &#8211; if you only have an XBox 360 or Wii then get yourself a PS3 Slim and enjoy one of the most finely crafted games I&#8217;ve ever experienced.</p>
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<p>So it&#8217;s a double for Nathan Drake as he takes the top two spots with his exploration adventures.</p>
<p>With 5 new games in the top ten it&#8217;s great to see the wide variety of game styles on offer to PS3 owners these days.</p>
<p>Hopefully people out there will find this list helpful &#8211; feel free to drop me some comments below on the games or if you&#8217;d have put anything else in the list?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[GTA IV Time Lapse]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dannorthcotesmith</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; What  great idea. &nbsp; Thanks Hale]]></description>
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<p>What  great idea.</p>
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<p>Thanks <a href="http://allhale.blogspot.com/">Hale</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital Futures]]></title>
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<dc:creator>tweediethebam</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[So I’m downloading The Ballad of Gay Tony right now and it made me realise something, I bloody love ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So I’m downloading <a href="http://www.rockstargames.com/theballadofgaytony/agegate/ref=/">The Ballad of Gay Tony</a> right now and it made me realise something, I bloody love <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downloadable_content">Downloadable Content</a>.</p>
<p>Grand Theft Auto IV and <a href="http://fallout.bethsoft.com/index.html">Fallout 3</a> were two of my favourite games of last year as both titles absolutely blew me away with their attention to detail and overwhelming sense of immersion while the extra content released for both provided a welcome opportunity to dive back into both of those worlds and discover new things.</p>
<p>The astounding scope and level of quality of both these games’ DLC truly sets new standards, with enough content and value for money to form stand alone releases.</p>
<p>What really interests me however is how natural a feeling it is becoming to download my entertainment.  I very rarely buy music on physical media now, with my first thought being to buy through iTunes.  Through my iPhone it is quick, easy, relatively cheap and I instantly have my choons.</p>
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<p>I still buy my movies on a mixture of Blu-Ray and DVD but I can’t help but think that it is because there is not an idiot proof option for that at the moment ala iTunes.</p>
<p>Perhaps it is easier for me not to bemoan the lack of physical media with music and to be open to the same with film because they are cheaper than videogames.</p>
<p>If I was paying £30-£40 a pop for a download only piece of entertainment would I be so eager?  I never thought so, but I’m starting to come around.</p>
<p>Purchasing the aforementioned full game sized expansions already feels like second nature, as does buying smaller games through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Live">Xbox Live</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Network">PSN</a>, with what’s on offer on those services increasing in quality and scope all the time (<a href="http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/101/1014215p1.html">Shadow Complex</a> anyone?).</p>
<p>Microsoft are already running a games on demand service where you can download full retail games and although the idea of abandoning physical media is hugely controversial, once a reliable system is in place that makes it second nature and pricing is set fairly and follows a traditional physical retail curve (ie. goes down after a while) then to be honest, I’m all for it.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Princess Robot Bubble-Gum]]></title>
<link>http://aditzah.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/princess-robot-bubble-gum-3/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aditzah</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Caterincă marca GTA IV. &nbsp; Btw. Vreau pe această cale să urez multă sănătate bulangiilor de la m]]></description>
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<p>Caterincă marca GTA IV.</p>
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<p>Btw. Vreau pe această cale să urez multă sănătate bulangiilor de la microsoft şi curvelor de la rockstar. De ce sunt curve? Pentru că cele 2 DLC-uri,  The Lost And The Damned şi Ballad of Gay Tony sunt exclusiv pentru Xbox 360. Asta înseamnă că n-o să apuc să le butonez prea curând. Deci huo.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Princess Robot Bubble-Gum]]></title>
<link>http://aditzah.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/princess-robot-bubble-gum/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aditzah</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aditzah.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/princess-robot-bubble-gum/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Caterincă marca GTA IV.]]></description>
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<p>Caterincă marca GTA IV.</p>
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