Main Event:

With Republic Commando and Batman finished, I'm left with practically nothing to play and review. And until some other blockbuster hits the shelves and purchases my attention, I've decided to get back to my Sideswipe pic and color it (it is already done - more or less, but looks like crap. I'm gonna need to apply more shadows/lighting). I've also come up with a veeery original logo idea (of what, how, and why - not gonna say), I'll probably post it soon enough.

The irony is that Se7en always installed my hardware by itself, even my Chillstream (which REQUIRES a driver CD to work) was recognized automatically, so I decided to just plug in my tablet. Sure enough, it installed all by itself, with one little flaw: the surface had touchpad-based interactivity. I had to uninstall those invisibledrivers from God knows where, dig up my original CD, and only then plug the tablet back(which worked - hopefully).

Gaming Progress:

RC was finished yesterday, and I gotta say, even the ending is masterfully crafted, climatic inthe way it should be. How you leave your team members, one after another, behind and your strength literally drops off while the enemies grow stronger. The time when you and Scorch alone battle a Dwarf Spider Droid (and even a Bodyguard I think) was a true test of one's skills. And of course the surprise at the end of the mission. Very atmospheric.

Reviews:

Dead period guys. I may do another oldie-review, but its unlikely. Maybe review a movie again...? Anything can happen. But expect nothing in particular from me, at least for another week.

Trailermania:

Yeah, I decided to make my trailer-rant a blog sub-category rather than a whole entry altogether. So, I watched the SECOND ACII gameplay trailer AND the assassination arsenal trailer right now. What can I say, the music choices are good this time, and, like everyone, I was surprised to see that Leonardo was not a witty grandpa with long grey beard, but a young, passionate inventor being a good friend of Ezio's.

Yet it seems that a valid trailer move would be to show a new location. Regardless of their size, Florence and Venice alone seem... not much. We need a third town!

News:

• Am I the only one finding that Adrien Brody playing in Predators is a joke? I mean, he's a great actor and everything, even managed King Kong, but come on.
• Oren Peli, the director of the excellent horror movie Paranormal Activity, is soon gonna shoot a kind-of-sequel, with the unsecretive name, Area 51. Launch speculations.... now.
• Ubisoft bought Nadeo. Ring any bells? Trackmania, people. Coming up from Ubi. Gonna be fun.
• Another PC-delay: Modern Warfare 2. We're gonna need to endure an additional 2 weeks to play it. Not as bad of a shock for me as Assassin's Creed II, but still, people are gonna get crazy.