I don’t think she’ll be back anytime soon.
An email came out this morning from S2 Games regarding the pre-order of Heroes of Newerth (you need an existing beta account). I’m not sure if this post violates the NDA but who gives a shit at this point. If you don’t know what’s going on in this game by now then you haven’t been paying attention. Everyone and their mom has a beta account at this point and leaks are a dime a dozen.
The email from S2 Games stated the following…
The time is now, show your support of S2 Games and pre-purchase HoN for just $30 today. By purchasing your full account today you’ll receive the following:
- Reserve your Beta Nickname and Account
- Ability to Taunt in Game
- Special In-Game Icon
- Unique Chat Name Color
- Beta Invites for your friends
And this was on the registration page…
A Message From S2 Games
Thank you for your consideration of pre purchasing your account. Your $30 one time account fee will go much further than just paying to operate the game, it will help us continue to develop the game with more heroes, features, and other goodies that will continue to keep the game exciting and fresh and help S2 Games as well.
Well, I pre-ordered this game and I hope you do too. This game is already better than Demigod and a million times better than League of Legends could ever be. Take a look at this list that was on the pre-order page.
Gameplay Improvements
- Matchmaking System
- Stat Tracking
- Diverse Heroes
- Ladder Rankings
- Custom Map Editor
Engine Advancements
- Game Reconnections
- Leaver Protection
- Client-Server Netcode
- Re-Bindable Hotkeys
- Built in VOIP
They’ve already improved Defense of the Ancients and their commitment to this title so far in beta has been astounding. I have high hopes of s2 Games and their dedication to the player base and the community that will spawn around this game.
All the trailers and scenes from the San Diego Comic Con were all pretty awesome so I was excited when I heard that this movie was picked up by Lionsgate today and will be distributed. I figured it was only a matter of time since so much buzz was generated from the Comic Con clips and Lionsgate is known for edgier material.
It’s good to see Nicholas Cage in an indie financed movie that is getting some guerrilla buzz since his studio career, while not actually producing any abysmal commercial failures, is so hit or miss. Here’s my favorite released Nic Cage scene from Kick-Ass.
08.18PS3 Slim Announced
Everyone figured as much but at least it’s official as confirmed by a live blog from the event.
I’m betting that the fad of stunt unicycling should be taking off soon and we’ll see this skateboard thing finally retired.
If you ever cared about what happened to the cast of your beloved Saturday morning shitfest of a TV show then you’ll find this list on Ice Ice Babies extremely entertaining. I believe Power Rangers is a testament to fact that if you look hard enough you can find an actor desperate enough to do anything for a paycheck.
As for the image to the right, I was going to use an image of Amy Jo Johnson that I found with a witty caption about her getting raped if she attended ACEN. However, it’s aspect ratio was all forms of monkey fucked and did her no justice to how goddamn cute she is so I stole this one instead.
I can’t stand these desperate attempts that major brands use to try and regain relevancy by hiring a team of marketing geniuses to update their image and make them trendy again. The Science Fiction Channel (now SyFy.com, which they picked up from squatters) isn’t the first, definitely won’t be the last, and I’m only complaining about SyFy because it is the worst I’ve ever seen and what ever unoriginal overpaid marketing assholes they hired do this rebranding can go to hell.
I thought the trendy rebranding process was supposed to take an existing long name and shorten it down so that it’s easier to use in conversation and is more memorable. It makes a difference when I say “Please Federal Express/United Parcel Service my package” than “Please FedEx/UPS my package”. It changes your name into a verb, a task you have to complete and thus stays on your mind. I get why you do it and I’m sure it works on people with half a brain, but what did SciFi to SyFy do? Well, here’s a quote from SyFy’s President that illustrates my point perfectly.
“When we tested this new name, the thing that we got back from our 18-to-34 techno-savvy crowd, which is quite a lot of our audience, is actually this is how you’d text it,” Mr. Howe said. “It made us feel much cooler, much more cutting-edge, much more hip, which was kind of bang-on what we wanted to achieve communication-wise.” – source tvweek.com
You solidified your choice in changing your fucking name because your focus group came back saying it was how they’d txt it? Who’s txt’ing about watching SciFi anyways? Not to mention, what 18-34 year old male has so much to say in a text message any way that they can’t spare the extra one character to finish SciFi? NBC, (owners of SciFi) you’re out of touch with today’s audience than you think and if you knew anything you’d realize that txt speak is cool to 12yr old girls and 18-34yr old care more about what 4chan and pedo bear are up to before they care about saving one character in a text message.
Good luck in your future endeavors, SyFy, as I don’t understand how changing your name removes the stigma you already have of crappy original programming (your movies are wretched) and mediocre syndication.
I (one of many individuals posting under the name of smarmy) never really intended to post political rhetoric on this entirely serious, academically demanding blog. But alas, the levels of American ineptitude I have grown to accept have reached such epic levels of FAIL that I have felt compelled to post this gem of a 4chan posting. Don’t you people realize that Socialism is the root of ALL evil? I mean, it’s right there in the Good Book, you know, basically the entire New Testament. Helping others, rejection of riches, coming together to solve problems, supporting your fellow man (not women of course, bitches can fend for themselves…it’s in the other section, The Old Testament). IT’S ALL RIGHT THERE. It’s Socialism and I will have none of it!
If you are born black, brown, or a darker shade of yellow…and poor, then that just means you have to work harder to be a success. And if by some chance you can simultaneously cast off your culture, social pressures, racism, prejudice, and class to become a moderate success, don’t forget that you will still be taking it up the ass because…well, you weren’t born into it and…oh yea, you look (and act, eat, smell, and think) different. Sorry, that’s just the way we do it here. Viva la Capitalism! Long live Faux News and fuck the government because they have NEVER done anything right (you’re a fucking tool)! Who needs education anyway…as long as you are making money, why think? We’ll do that for you.
