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Goodbye Halo 2

On Apr 15, 2010 12:07 am, by NeutralX2

Tonight is the night that Microsoft is pulling the plug on the Xbox Live servers for original Xbox games. They want to make enhancements to the service, and apparently supporting the old games is holding them back. They have not mentioned any specifics as to what type of enhancements are being blocked by supporting legacy Xbox games, but some have suggested that the 100 friend limit is a result of keeping backwards compatibility. Honestly, I am surprised they have kept it running this long. Eight years is a pretty long time, especially considering how long the 360 has been around.

Anyway, a bunch of people are playing Halo 2 tonight, and I figured I might as well join them. If you have a copy of Halo 2 laying around, consider jumping on and playing a few rounds. Also, make sure to download the map packs while you still can. Once Live goes down, I don’t expect you to be able to download them ever again.

Also, Halo 2 for PC is sill alive and well and you can still find me playing it from time to time. If you want to keep the Halo 2 action going, pick up a copy and join me:

Music Video

Pendulum: Immersion

On Apr 13, 2010 2:14 am, by NeutralX2

I have decided to start posting about music more then I have been, since I have gotten some messages from people telling me they are enjoying some of the music I have posted from artists they have never heard of. This year is going to be awesome for me. Two of my favorite musicians have already released new albums (These Hopeful Machines, Disappear Here), and some more are on the way from other bands that I really like as well.

One of these upcoming albums is Immersion from Pendulum. The album is set to be released this May. They have already started to release some material about it, including the first single and a music video to go along with it. What I have heard sounds great, and I will certainly be ordering this the day its released.

You can listen to their first single, Watercolour, below. You can follow Pendulum from their website.

Pendulum is an Australian drum and bass/rock group originally from Perth, Australia formed between producers Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul Harding. They have gained major popularity in the UK, and have started making a name for themselves overseas. After a shift in musical style incorporating a rock-oriented sound and more electronic influences other than drum and bass, ranging from dubstep to house music, Pendulum is now better known for their energetic live shows, with live band setup and advanced visual displays.

Music Video

Hybrid: Disappear Here

On Apr 11, 2010 1:32 pm, by NeutralX2

First I get BT’s These Hopeful Machines and now I get a new Hybrid album? This is becoming an awesome year for music.

Since first bursting onto the scene with the now classic album Wide Angle in 1999, the Swansea, Wales-based Hybrid have been known as one of the most forward thinking and technically skilled acts in electronic dance music. Blurring the line between in-studio production and live presentation, Hybrid are one of the few remaining dance acts to perform live with a classic band setup.

Though, much has changed on the road to Hybrid’s fourth artist album Disappear Here. Most notable is the addition of Hybrid’s third member – singer/ songwriter Charlotte James – to go along with founders Chris Healings and Mike Truman.

Charlotte’s impact is marked as Disappear Here is truly an album of real songs and not merely dance beats with vocals on top. It offers a lot more than anything Hybrid has ever previously written and pushes boundaries in every way.

With Disappear Here, Hybrid have managed to create an epic and unique sound which has progressed dramatically from its original dance inception but still retains much of what makes electronic music so exciting. The album features guest vocals from Tim Hutton, drums from Alex Madge and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

You can buy the cd here (comes with a digital copy so you can start listening now) or buy only the digital album here.

Hybrid – Break My Soul (Music Video) from Hybrid on Vimeo.

Games Video 1

Tribal Wars Released

On Mar 16, 2010 12:30 pm, by NeutralX2

Tribal Wars is a team based multiplayer shooter modification that utilizes some of the team oriented aspects of its parent title, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, and combines it with equipment and weaponry found in titles such as Starseige: Tribes and Unreal Tournament. The game takes place in era far after Quake 4 where humanity has just recovered from a longstanding war against a formidable foe, but now find each other in conflict with one another; all vying for supremacy.

Download:

PACKAGED VERSION INSTRUCTIONS

This package is WINDOWS ONLY. Ensure you have the v1.5 Patch for ETQW.

Download the installation package. The installer will ask for the Installation Directory, select the Enemy Territory – Quake Wars folder. Wait until the extraction process is complete. You will now have a Desktop icon which you can use to run the game.

If you have the Steam version of the game the Desktop icon will not work, you may remove it. You will have to add a Steam Launch item by pressing the “Add non-Steam game…” button. Locate etqw.exe in your ETQW installation folder and add it to your list. Select the list item and go to properties, and add these launch parameters:

+set fs_game twars

You can now use this launch item to start the game.

To find servers: In the server browser, go to the filters list. At the bottom is a twars filter and you should turn it on.

Visit the Tribal Wars website at http://twars.org.

 

Movies Video 1

Tron Legacy Trailer

On Mar 09, 2010 5:27 pm, by NeutralX2

I posted the Tron Legacy Teaser a while back, but that was more of a visual effects test. Now we have an actual trailer to look at. I cannot wait to see this film. Hopefully it will go over better with audiences today then the first film did back in 1982. Also, I have to say that I like the direction Daft Punk is taking the music. It is a departure from the original’s music, but this movie looks darker and grittier, and the music reflects that well.