Well I'm taking a leave of absence from GameSpot, as the title implies. I'm not sure if I'll be resigning from my unions as well. I'll wait and see. I'd much rather be out of a union than inactive in one, as I'm sure a lot of you would agree.

Anyway, just giving you all the heads up. I'm not entirely sure when I'll become active again but I will stop by and check in on everyone now and then. The reasons for me leaving are my own so please don't ask unless you're a close friend of mine.

Well then...later.

Yet another Austrailian TV figurehead has passed away in a terrible accident this week. Peter Brock, a racing legend in Austrailia, died in a racing accident when his car hit a tree in the middle of a touring race outside of Gidgegannup. More information on the accident can be found here.

Brock's death will be mourned for many years to come as he was a prominent spokesman for road safety which is said by federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley to have "had a significant influence on all Austrailians." More information on Mr. Beazley's comments can be found here.

The reason for my "(2 out of 3)" comment in the title of this blog is because it's believed that celebrities die in groups of 3's. Although I hope it isn't true, it seems to be a pattern that's persisted through the years. In this case, Steve Irwin died not a week ago and now Peter Brock has followed him to the grave. Hopefully, the "legend" of sorts isn't true and no other celebrities are harmed :?

On brighter news, I levelled up and I'm a "Flicky" for a day seeing as how most people skip over Level 18 within a day. Anyway, stay safe and everyone have a nice weekend :)

Just kidding :lol:

I wanted to see how many people would comment on my blog because I wanna level up soon :D So..uhh... ask me any questions you might have about me. Anything, I don't care. Make sure you comment though! I'll give you money :P

I'm completely stoked about this announcement. I really can't wait for TGS'06 either, it's going to be killer. Now some people might think that TGS is miniscule in comparison to E3, but with the recent changes to what they're planning for E3, I really think TGS is going to be the premier game show for now...at least until they change E3 back :P

Anyway, the official Japanese DMC4 website is going to be making an announcement about the mysterious new Devil May Cry, and I am going to be sitting on the edge of my computer chair...at least when I'm sitting in it...until they make that announcement! :D

In other news, I'll be getting a new computer chair this week some point. I was actually supposed to get it over the weekend but I never made my way over to the store to get it :?

Anyway, this is going to be my new computer chair! I can't wait to get it because the one I have now is so old, the cushioning is practically non-existant now :(

Oh well, hope everyone's doing well and I'll see ya when I see ya :P

Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter" died in a freak accident while swimming off the coast of Austrailia. He was reported to have died from a stingray barb through the chest while filming an underwater documentary. The article can be found here.

That's a big shock to me, I never thought the guy was going to die after all the stuff he did but...yeah. I'm sure it'll be all over the news in the morning as it's 1:03AM EST at the time I'm writing this. Well...R.I.P. Steve Irwin :(

Well, I upgraded to Total Access last week, mainly for the Saint's Row marathon, and I also got a new profile picture because my real picture was annoying me. :)

I also received 3 new emblems for uploading videos onto Gamespot. Not hard really, it just took about an hour to upload them all which was a pain. :P

Also, my friend bodboy has made a return to Gamespot finally, it's been awhile buddy, hope you're doing ok :D I'm sure I'll hear from you on this blog :lol:

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing okay! Ask me any questions that you might have because I'm bored :)

So I went to Turningstone Casino in upstate New York and I won a solid $700 just by playing Hold 'Em. I swear if we stayed for a week then I'd be up to about $1500 easy. Well that's enough of my gloating for now. :P

Thanks to everyone who wished me luck on the trip because it obviously worked. :lol:

EDIT: Turningstone is a dry casino at the tables, so they allow 18 year olds to gamble there.

What the hell is Cloning Clyde you ask?! It's an Xbox Live Arcade download for the...Xbox...erm...anyway! Right then, great game! I seriously did not expect it to be as addicting as it is! It brings me back to those days of side-scrolling superhero games on Sega like X-Men and Batman...yeah that's right I played them!

Anyway, great game, great time, great....place? If you have a 360 and you have the money to download this game, definitely do it because you will not be disappointed! How can you be disappointed with turning a Homer Simpson look-alike into a giant chicken?! Or a sheep even?!

It's ridiculous! I was perfectly fine yesterday and when I get up today I feel terrible. Stupid germs... Oh well, I'll be in bed all day today except for the few times I get up to check out Gamespot :P This place is like crack I swear... Anyway, leave the standard, "Feel better, Matt!" comments now :lol: just kidding!

I'm an officer in The UGUU, for those of you that don't know, and I've recently started up a recruitment contest. Of course, in order to participate in the contest you would have to join the Union :wink: but as an added incentive, the top 3 winners of the contest will be receiving a free video game of any type (Ps2, Xbox, Xbox360, PSP, etc.) and of your choice. Think of it as a special thank you from The UGUU to you :D

Anyway, if you want to win a free game for doing something as simple as recruiting people into a union - join The United Gamer's Universe Union and register for the Recruitment Contest today!