Microsoft, please please forgive me, but I must confess these thoughts of jealousy. Yes, it is true, I am indeed jealous of the Playstation 3 soon-to-be-owners. Resistance: Fall of Man looks friggin' sick! and MotorStorm gets the best of me. No, Sony won't be getting $630 (Taxed) from me, but maybe $500 when the price is down in a year or two. Until then, Gears of War, Bioshock, Fable 2, Forza 2, Alan Wake, Mass Effect, and Too Human surely will subside. Eat it Gaystation (I really didn't mean that though, you beautiful.....shut up and worship me(Xenon). Yes, yes 360 I am sorry. (Not)

Considering the fact that Bungie pushed Halo 3 back into 2007,(which was an excellent decision: Who wants a rushed, thrown together finale of the greatet Xbox game ever?) we have to find a new candidate for the 360 Killer App. A Killer App is a game that is widely accepted as the "King" of the system and fulfills all of these following requirements: 1) It is responsible for causing non-console owners  to purchase the console initially for the individual game 2) It is undeniably one of the best games, entertainment wise and sale quantity wise 3) It stands the test of time and is still widely played even once a new console arrives. For the Xbox, it would have been Halo if it wielded Xbox Live, but Microsoft wasn't ready, so the second child of Bungie takes the crown. Yes, of coarse, Halo 2 is the King. It has a killer (but short) Campaign, it has flawless online multiplayer, and it is still the #1 played Xbox Live game. Untill November 8th. Yes, Gears of War is the Prince soon to become the King. It has sick (say it 100 times) graphics (Eat it Gaystation fanboys), it has state-of-the-art gameplay (Curb Stomping, Chainsaw bayonets, Melee's where you can shove grenades inside Locust's bodies, and taking cover (Yes, Halo,even though it's awesome, is not realistic). Like I mentioned above, Gears will cause non-360 owners to buy Xenon more than Halo 3 because it's the holiday season currently and Gears will be game of the Year, whereas Halo 3 could be, but the market will already be consumed and most people that are going to buy a console will already have one, therefore most people will already own a 360 by the time Halo returns. Gears will be a classic, and will be the Tyrant of the Next-Generation. It's soon time to bow down and worship, whether or not you want to.

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Something that has haunted my gaming brain since the first time I saw it: PS3 locking down Assasin's Creed as an exclusive. But Microsoft pulled through and goterdone. WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!

One of the greatest ideas in the gaming industry: Achievement Points. This insignificant number that you can attain from beating requirements in a game has become an absolute obsession. And even worse, it has ZERO value. You cannot sell them and you cannot buy them, therefore it is of NO VALUE. But then again, who is always after monetary gain? This number is our gaming identity. To a gamer, this number represents them to ever other gamer. Cool. "You are what you eat" right? Well, in this case, Microsoft took that idea and said "You are what you play." Ingenious and nothing less.

If you've played Dead Rising, answer this question: Do the aiming mechanics for the firearms really really blow? I think they do. You have hundreds of zombies around you at once and you have to stand still, aim with the left analog stick (WTF Capcom? Do you know how friggin hard that is!!!???), and still manage to not get attacked by them. That's two things already that blow: The Save system and the firearm mechanics. Not finished playing it yet, look for review soon.

Dead Rising only allows one save in the entire game. If that doesn't sound bad, then listen to this: It is nearly impossible to KNOW WHEN to use that save. So if you use it, and you then don't have enough time to finish the current mission, you screwed and have to start the entire game over. I hate it!!!

Sorry guys, but please don't e-mail me asking when I will release my review!!! I can't even get it until tomorrow anyways. Just be patient. Good things take time. Give me a week or so. NOW GIVE ME PEACE!!!

1. Gears of War

2. F.E.A.R.

3. Rainbow Six Vegas

4. Splinter Cell Double Agent

5. Saint's Row

6. Call of Duty 3

7. Crackdown (Maybe, if not Early 2007)

8. Need For Speed: Carbon

9. Tony Hawk's Project 8

10. Two Worlds

Any of you seen V for Vendetta yet? If you have, you either possess the opinion that is was boring or it was a surreal masterpiece. This wide array in difference of opinion is due to the fact that V is really quite dry, but the overall feeling from start to finish (That is if you actually understood the plot and the reason behind it all) is extrememely satisfiying. My score:

Screenplay: 9

Sound: 9

Acting: 9

Plot: 10

Tilt: 8

Overall: 9.0

For all you GTA fanboys out there that will be waiting until October 2007 for the next installment, you should look into Saints Row. Now, I know what your thinking, another GTA knockoff. That is exactly what I thought when I heard about it. But after playing the demo you can get from GameCrazy for reserving your copy, I can truly say this game feels like Rockstar made it. That is how good the gameplay is. And the graphics, oh hell, they are freaking sweeeeet. Aromon likey!!!