I saw the WoW beta last night. Like, running, on a computer, in my apartment. It looks incredible. The towns and locales look fantastic. Bogs down a bit in places where there are a ton of people, but otherwise, it’s visually “together.” It’s got the art style right.
And don’t get me started on the night elf dancing.
Hey, submit your song request for the next inevitable karaoke revolution sequel. Just click on the official website link and request a song. Anybody (with a ps2, natch) that wants me to come over with the game is welcome to send me an invitation to their house. I’ll bring beer, if you want. That website’s got the current song list too, if you want to check it out.
The Xbox and the PS2 both have karaoke related products in their holiday lineups.
Karaoke Revolution for the PS2.
and Xbox Music Mixer for the, uh, Xbox.
Both games are bundled with microphones.
The PS2 offering is an actual game, where a “real time interactive audience” will react to pitch and rhythm. It’s virtual American Idol.
However, the Xbox offering actually allows you to choose your songs, purchase them online, and then use your PC to transfer them over to your Xbox. If you’ve already got an Xbox, and want a karaoke player, then it’s your best bet. The only downfall is paying $2 a song. But, having listened to the samples, they are using fairly good bootlegs of the original artist recordings. The catalog has over 20,000 songs, and when you download it, it’s a 1.03 MB text file.
It seems like the Xbox software is a little more exciting, considering you can pick what you want. Without a hard drive, the PS2 is left to its selection of songs on the disc.
Well, not ninjas exactly, but sumo, karate, and tai chi robots, certainly.
Sure, they’re only 30cm tall now, but wait until some scientist says to himself, “Hey, I’ll bet we could scale that up a bit.”
This is of course, following the usual, “FOOLS! They all laughed! But I’ll show them all, now!” speech.
For some of you, this may come as a surprise. For others, this may just confirm everything you’ve thought about me for several years. Now, I know people have been joking about it for a while–the way I act, dress, move, etc.
First off–I realized, quite some time ago, that there is this other part of myself that I’ve been ignoring.
This part of me, is well, me. I’m not going to try to explain it or rationalize it. Just recently, I decided to act on it. The last couple of weeks, I’ve been going to “those” places where “those” people hang out.
I enjoyed it.
People were friendly. I had a very positive experience. Those of you who know my housemate, I’d like to say that he’s been very helpful with advice and support while I made my decision about letting everyone know.
While I’m making this announcement, I’d like to say that this isn’t a lifestyle “choice,” it’s part of who I really am.
I’m not going to turn my back on how I’ve lived the last 27 years of my life. I’m still the same person you knew before–I’m just exploring other options.
Mom, dad–I just want you to know that this isn’t your fault