Alright I have so much to talk about so I will divide this blog into categories.

What I'm Playing Right Now:

Well the day has finnaly come, I got my SERIOUSLY achievement. I have never characterized myself as being good at GoW, and people tend to not understand how I can play so could at one point and then at others really suck. I personnally think it is not possible to be good Gears of War. There is so much potential to make this a skill base game, but unfortuanetly the host advantage plaques the game really badly. Even if you arn't host, you can have an advantage over other people because your connection to the host may be better than other people. An example is my friend Mario, he lives in Toronto and I live in Ottawa, his connection to me is great. If he is hosting I will have absolutely no delay (there is a bit but not noticable), I feel almost like I am host. This is something that the average gamer on xboxlive doesn't understand. People will also complain about host advantage, but truly they should not complain to the host, but complain to Epic. I admit, you always have those retards who host games where they do not have a good enough connection to do so. This is a problem I on xbox live and I shall get into this later in the blog.Overall I plan on maxing out GoW with the new achievements. The new maps are amazing andI can'tbelieve how they were not innitially put into the retailversion of the game. The map "Bullet Marsh" is a perfect example of quality effort into thinking how a map should be made. I give my thumbsup to Epic for these maps, cause they truly do change the gameplay of GoW and extend its life by a fair bit.

I am also playing a fair bit of Forza Motorsport 2. I think to many people do not like this game because it requires so much skill. It is hard, and gets even harder online. I am havingso much with this game and I am currently working on getting all the cars for Europe, then moving onto completing the career races. I don't expect to do much online racing just yet, only purchasing stuff from the auction house. There are afew dissappointing things in the game, but I stillconsider the best racer on the 360. I think PGR4 has potential, and I like the idea of adding weather8). Dirt seems amazing as well. Its a beautiful looking game, and I must say it is far better looking than forza. Unfortuanetly, I am not going to give props to a rally game that is not better than Rallysport Challenge 2.

Rally Games are the best racers?!?!?!:

Yes its true, driving through England where the mud is splashing all over the place, wizzing past trees or running straight into them. Getting air time and hoping your suspension doesn't break on you. Drive through the desert passing the Oasis that you wish you could jump right into. Playing online with friends. Racing in the snow. Racing in the rain. OMG, THIS SOUNDS LIKE Rallysport Challenge 2. I entirely agree with Mario on this, games can get boring if there circuits. Forza Motorsport may be realistic, but passing through amazing enviroments that change for every turn you make is much more fun. This is why Nürburgring is my favourite track inForza. Itchanges. RallysportChallenge 2 was a blast, and thereis no rally game that will ever beat it unless its Rallysport Challenge 3. Dirt andSega Rally have nothing against it. DICE MAKE ANOTHER RALLY GAME!

What are you playing this summer?

Well school is done and I think I'm going to have to get a job. I am also planning on working out all summer. Oh yeah, I am also going to play video games. I'm going to play Forza and GoW of course, but there is also 3 games on my list. The first one is The Darkness. I hope this game turns out, but after reaing 1UP's review I think its not possible. There review of the game did was not represented by the score that they gave it. Hopefully GS does a better job where I am expecting an 8.5. The other 2 games do not come out until the end of the summer :(. Bioshock, I could right a whole blog on how excited I am about this game. The story is so compelling, "Our actions make us". I enjoy watching movies, and bioshock seems like a movie that you can play. Its got depth, amazing AI, Gorgeous visuals, UNIQUENESS, and so much more. The other game is a game that many people question me on. Blue Dragon, sure it may seem boring and there is no costimization of the characters appearance. This is fine, because I am a big Final Fantasy fan. One of my favourite games of all time is Final Fantasy 10. This looks like the 360's chance to take on Square Enix, or maybe even encourage more of their products on our console. I have a feeling this game will succeed.

What games are you looking forward to?:

TOO MANY THIS FALL ARGH!!!

This is why I need a job. The xbox 360 is going to blow every other console out of the water this summer. Its going to be great. Sure, having a lot of games launched at this time gives a great veriety to choose from, but what if you want them all.

List: Halo 3, Half-Life 2: Orange Box, Assasins Creed, Splinter Cell Conviction, GTA IV, Mass Effect (hopefully), Lost Odyssey (Japan?), Too Human (maybe in August), Bioshock (August), Blue Dragon (August), Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Call of Duty 4, Chronicles of Riddick, Unreal Tournament 3, Devil May Cry 4and Huxely.

There is 17 games there, that is $1270 with the CAT HELMET. Thats at least $1270 = I NEED A JOB.

Must buys out of all of those: Halo 3, Half-Life 2: Orange Box, Assasins Creed, GTA IV, Mass Effect, Too Human, Bioshock, Unreal Tournament 3 and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.

The State of Xbox Live:

Hereis a list of what Iwould like to change aboutXbox Live to make it the best online service ever! $59.99 we pay for 1 yearservice -WHAT IS THIS FOR! THERE IS STILL LAG IN GAMES!

1.I want more free downloadable content

2. Contests to win stuff thatare easy and convientent to be a part of (register vie yer console)

3. Internet browser.

4. A Speedtester that prevents people with poor connections from playing on live and prevents people from hosting games.

5. Dedicated servers providedbyMicrosoft.

6.Private chat - supportfor Group chat like the original xbox (where did this go?).