MXO News: Weekly Update

Finally the patch was released and the White Hallways have been implemented. Not the great thing it was hyped upto be but still pretty cool. I managed to visit the Machine archive with Cypherite operator Viraconrida. But then she left and we got trapped in the white hallways!

Cinematic will be uploaded tomorrow and added in a seperate news post but I have played through the story missions for all orgs and since the patch is a week late, we got 2 missions with the patch! So basically Anome is getting more and more powerful and dishing out the vials to more peeps, he has apparently been linked to poisoning "Tastee Wheat" and killing some guy as well as trying to flood the Mega City by doing something with the aquaduct. Dont ask me how lol. So that pretty much wraps up this patch and the cinematic will be uploaded asap.

Episode 16: Cutting it Fine!

Thought it was going to be delayed till next week? So did I! here it is for all your enjoyment!

The Console War- VGR Video

Just thought I'd post my latest movie for you guys to watch, hope ya like it:

Podcast Update

Episode 16 may or may not make it out today. It all depends on the FTP and the Server which are both being a real bitch. I'm using this opportunity to explain the situation as its very strange. I can access the FTP and make posts in this blog when the main page is down but not when it is up and working. Slight problem there, yup. Anyway so at the moment its a maybe about Ep 16 but I wouldnt get your hopes up too much...

Few Updates

Just to apologise yet again for the horrid server probs we've been having lately. I'm trying to find some answers so please have patience. Also the MXO patch was delayed again until tomorrow so no MXO Update till Friday at the earliest and finally Time Pilot has launched on XBLA for 400 MS points.

Downtime- Apologies!

Just to apologise for the recent downtime. I was as nervous as you! Turns out the server just died for a bit lol. But on the plus side I'm enquiring more about the "surprise" I mentioned in Episode 15. So sorry again folks but we're back now!

Edit: Ok seems problem isnt 100% sorted so if the page just decides to die, wait for 5 mins and come back until further notice. Damn servers!

MXO News: Weekly Update Delayed

Ok I bet your wondering...where the hell was Fridays MXO Weekly Update? Well turns out the latest patch had to be delayed until tomorrow due to players not being able to submit bugs.etc, so I decided to hold back until its released then give you the lowdown including the new cinematic which I'll upload on YouTube and post it here as well as each of the orgs missions. So stay tuned for tomorrow's MXO Weekly Update!

Episode 15: Busy Week? Kinda, Yeah...

Episode 15 is now available to download! Click here to download it.

Show notes:

Song @ the end is Lets Stay Together- Al Green, dunno why I chose it so don't ask lol.

Yes very busy week, got a lot of games to get through in so little time. But I wouldnt have it any other way.

Another TDU Video!

Personally I like the motorbike driving better and after playing the demo, I hope they tune up the control probs I came across. Also I hear since its an MMO they might charge players? Hope this is bull**** as I'm already paying enough for one MMO (MXO) for another one.

Test Drive Unlimited-Video!

The Ducati Motorbike in TDU, I have to say...now I'm looking forward to this!

MXO News: Weekly Update

Ok so it has been more than a week since the last update but I decided it'd be best to start doing them on Fridays since most updates happen on a Thursday so I can wrap things up on Fri, so let's get into it...

Michael (AKA The Kid) has been searching for an E Pluribus Neo Renegade.The Merovingian held a party at Club Avalon to chat with his followers

It has also become apparent that we will finally be able to visit the "White Hallways" from Matrix Reloaded. This is rumored to be implemented in the next patch, which should be out next Thursday (I think)

Niobe has been recovering well from her ordeal in Anome's construct, making several apperances and basically sending a message out that if he wants to live he is going to have to give himself up. You can find more about this here

That's all for this week in the Matrix Online, same time next week everyone!

Episode 14: Rushed Episodes Are Never Good...

At the time of recording I was kinda in a hurry and I didnt have much time to edit. So I just rambled on through the news as quick as possible and then played "random sound clip of the week", did a bit of ranting then played "Come Sail Away" by Cartman then ended with the Secret Ninja Part of the show. You can find the episode for download here, next week will be much less rushed.

Matrix Parody Vid

Made with only one sound clip and 3 pictures, give me some credit!

Episode 13: Unlucky? Hell Yes...

Sorry for the delay with Ep 13 folks, my ISP decided to have a brain fart last night and consequently I was unable to upload it until now. You can either click the iTunes link and subscribe to the episode that way or click here to download it.

Show notes:

Song @ the end is Kiss from a Rose-Seal, dunno why I chose it so don't ask lol.

Yes very unlucky show indeed, had to re-record the show twice and then my internet went down. Ugh, Episode 13 was definitely cursed...

Dead Rising Demo Video

For those of you who are unfortunate to have an Xbox 360 and missed out on the demo I recently talked about then watch the video below to see why you need Microsoft's Console.

Pac-Man Now on XBLA

Well it was available from yesterday but I was too busy playing GUN and getting the last 2 achievements in RIDGE RACER 6 to report it. Having tried out the demo I can say that essentially it does what it says on the digital "box", it is Pac-Man. It hasnt been ruined or made extremely difficult (ahem Street Fighter HF...) and for only 400 Microsoft Points, what are you waiting for?

Another Dead Rising Story

Capcom have confirmed that the PAL version of Dead Rising, due out on September 8th, will remain untouched by the censors.

"Dead Rising's brilliant violence has been completely preserved for European audiences," a spokesperson told eurogamer. "No cuts have been made to the PAL version."

According to reports on various game blogs however, Japan will receive a censored version of the game when it is released later that month.
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Now that's the story taken from VG-R homepage, reported by Kane. Now my personal thoughts....w00t! It is a shame though that Japan gets a censored version, kind of like how we felt when we find out Conker Live and Reloaded really was censored, alas the name change from "Live and Uncut".

In my other personal story, completely unrelated of course...I'm going through the Xbox 360 versions of GUN and Far Cry Instincts and GUN is awesome, short and nothing out of the ordinary but I love it, plus the achievements are hell easy to get at the moment. Far Cry on the other hand...well its lame. I hate how Ubi tried to make this sound like a total new game when it really is nothing more than a polished-up port with a few new modes.

MXO News: Weekly Update

Ok so each week I'm going to post something relevant to whats going on in the MMO, The Matrix Online. To view all cinematics click here

This week I report that Niobe is nice and safe after her ordeal with the traitor Anome. Here's a summing up of a Live Event from Ghost

In other news regarding Matrix Online, I have 5 free trial keys for you to use if you wish to try out the game. If you want to email me me and I will send you the keys for use.

Until next week's MXO update, ciao!

Dead Rising Demo

Ok so I've spent a few hours going over this demo on Xbox Live Marketplace and here's why you must buy this game.

Ok so the demo starts out with you going into the "herd of zombies" with a fireaxe and a shotgun, not to worry though there's so much you can do in this demo including the many alternate endings to it. For example you can just rush through the doors and go outside or go into the cinema, or my personal favourite...fend them "zombie scum" of till night-time.

The latter is the most fun because it simply gives you plenty of time to go round the stores in the mall and check out all the kick-ass things you can use as weapons or modes of transport. The demo even has a skateboard which will break when you crash into something but I only just discovered that today, it seemed the Sports shop eluded me with its amazing items including hitting zombies with golf or bowling balls.

What is even funner is the items that aren't considered weapons are still usable against the enemy. For example, being a guy you dont really want to be seen with a woman's handbag....but if its your only chance for survival by hitting them with it, so be it! But my favourite weapon besides the bowling ball has to be the Guitar. Simply swinging an electric or acoustic model makes all kinds of funky noises and seeing blood splatter as a result is a bonus. Rock and Roll kills! Heh

With so many possibilities that I'm thinking about, I cannot wait until September 8th (Damn Capcom for delaying the game over here by a fricking month!)

Welcome to the Video Games Reloaded Blog!

Hello everyone and welcome to the VG-R Blog!

Here I will post more of my rants and opinions leading upto my podcast and afterwards my regrets of the latest episode heh.

Enjoy!