Netflix to become Quikster and Netflix

Hmmm. Sure, its kind of neat that you will now be able to rent video games along with movies, but this split is kind of weak. I guess they want to be able to jack each price individually as time goes on. I will still have the DVD by mail and the streaming option, but this does feel like a bit of a greedy move. Time will tell. By now surely every Netflix subscriber has received the same email in their inbox. It didnt need to be that long, what a crap-pile of words. A few did stick out though... Actions speak louder than words. But words help people to understand actions. I believe in change, and this one may not be a bad one.

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Red Dead Redemption

New game from Rockstar, creators of GTA, dropping this April. I'll let the trailer do the talking. Oh I'm on it.

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The Most Entertaining Entertainment

The numbers don't lie (usually). There are nearly 7 billion people in the world, we surveyed 28 - which is pretty close to half of one millionth of a percent. Hard work, but someone had to do it.

What did we gather you ask? Something we already knew - riding bikes is BY FAR the MOST entertaining thing to do on a weekend.
Thanks Captain, you say. But wait, there is more! Chilling and relaxing was a close second, followed by video games and hobby time. What does this all mean? Its pretty straight forward, really. If you want to have yourself some fun this coming weekend - hop on the bike then play some videogames. Dont bother with sexytime - most people would rather grill some food or watch a movie. But is it a coincidence that sexy time and road trip both got 6 votes? Does this imply that people are getting road head or get it on at a hotel? Pulling over and getting freaky in the back seat? Or are we talking pocket pool here? Punching the dolphin? Slapping the clown?

Look, our job here at C2D is to bring you the facts, to give you the tools. We cut up the wings for you, diss the little retarded part, but YOU'll be the one heating up the oil, deep frying the fuckers, meanwhile getting some butter/Franks/vinegar going, mixing the whole thing up, then eating it. If we're the Nobel Prize, you'll have to be Obama. We'll put the food in your mouth, but we ain't chewing it for you - that's disgusting.

ride bikes 21 (75%)
house party 4 (14%)
grill some food 7 (25%)
clubs and bars 3 (10%)
watch some movies 8 (28%)
videogame time 9 (32%)
work some more 4 (14%)
family time3 (10%)
sexy time 6 (21%)
road trip 6 (21%)
sleep 4 (14%)
chill and relax 10 (35%)
do nothing 5 (17%)
hobby time 9 (32%)

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Dirt 2 made me do it

all of these are taken and hand picked by C2D interns. thanks! yep, this game is ill.

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Videogames suck aka Playstation 3 - the best of the worst

I like 'em. Apparently most do not. What are you gonna do?
I guess its safe to presume that no one cares that I'm 56% complete with Dirt Tour in Dirt2 - and that's good, I'd like to think that Playstation3 and I have this special bond that no one else shares. Sounds creepy? Sure. Is it fun? Yes.

Speaking of PS3 - it's in the first place with 53%, followed by Xbox360 with 26%. Good. At least people who DO play play the right system. Keep them trigger fingers flexin.

Playstation 3	8 (53%)
Xbox 360	4 (26%)
PC	2 (13%)
PS1,PS2, Xbox	1 (6%)

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Midnight Club LA New DLC

New Down loadable upgrade pack is cumming to MCLA - it all looks great, but i'm really excited for 1/3 map expansion and new Supercharged Ranges.

The South Central Map Expansion features:

• Map expansion by one third
• Four new neighborhoods
• Price: FREE for both Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3


South Central Premium Upgrade features:

• Nine new vehicles:
Luxury: 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG “Black”
SUV: 2008 Range Rover Supercharged, 2008 Range Rover Sport Super Charged
Lowrider: 1955 Chevy Bel Air, 1963 Buick Riviera, 1964 Chevy Impala, 1965 Chevy Malibu
Muscle: 1970 Chevy Chevelle, 1966 Pontiac GTO
• 26 new races
• 12 new battle maps
• 10 new delivery missions
• 100+ new red light races
• New rims
• New body kits for each new car
• New vinyl pre-sets
• Hydraulics/Airbags unlocked on all new cars • New music • Price: $9.99

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Skate 2 Demo + Awesomeness

So SKATE 2 Demo is dropping any day now. I'm thrilled for that game, first one ruled, the second one looks ever better.
BUT, thats not why i'm very excited - peep the clip and YOU tell me why. em eeee teeee h o deeeee maaaaaaaan

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Wu Tang Playstation Controller + Burger King Cologne

A few years back there was this tottaly awesome game called Wu Tang: Shaolin Style.
It was a fighting game for the original Playstation and it featured all 9 Wu members + a dozen other weird characters. The game RULED. Everything from Methods huge sledge hammer to Raekwons quick boxing style to exclusive tracks made just for the game - it was great.

There is ONE thing i didnt know about, and its this. The exclusive, limited edition WU controller that came out with the limited edition of the game. God damn it.
I would love to get a hold of one of these but they cost like 100gs on ebay, easy. Maybe more.


Probably even more then the exclusive Burger King cologne that was released by The King. I picked up a few bottles to sell on ebay and to make millions. Millions. Shit smells horrible - kind of like skii wax and pine needles. Where is the flame broiled taste I was promised??? You're telling me I paid $3.99 for this and it smells this bad? I wasnt expecting some Juan Paul Gaultier aroma, but this is not good at all. Still awesome. And I love it. Weird huh?

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GTA 4 gets a Trophy Patch October 27th

Long overdue, GTA 4 will finally get a trophy patch, even though its not retroactive. If you dont know what trophies are, Google can help you, but I'm definitely excited about this. I never finished GTA4 so starting over just to get all the trophies isn't THAT big of a deal for me - but if you're one of the people who beat EVERYTHING, this might be a bitch.
October 27th, Nico will arrive in NYC once again. Along with sackboy but thats a whole other story.

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Singstar: Karaoke + Beer = Flip Yeah

Finally, about damn time. Europe had it for a few months now, US got it yesterday. Singstar - the karaoke game to rule them all. It basically plays like you'd expect a karaoke to - words are on the screen as the video is playing, but there is a 2 little twists.
First and foremost - you can buy/download new tracks from the Singstar store. Rock on.
Second, and just as awesome, as you sing the song, it records a little video clip of your performance which you can then upload to a Myspace/Youtube type of set up - all in game. People from all over the world can then view/rate/comment on your performance. Sounds like a winner to me - cant wait to put it to the test at the next party.

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Homer Simpson + Friends: The Real Deal

This is kind of disturbing and awesome at the same time. This dude from Pixeloo "humanized" Homer along with a few other troublemakers.
Check em out, Homer looks too real.

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Obama, droppin names....

Looks like everyone is trying to cash in on the GTA hype... even ol' Obama. Carefully sneaking in a GTA refrence into his speach - perhaps in an effort to get some extra hits on Google? Maybe not.... I must agree with most of his points though.

"I was just catching the news this morning about Grand Theft Auto, this video game, which is gonna break all records and make goo-gobs of money for whoever designed it. Now, this isn't intended for kids, although I promise you there are kids who are playing it, but these video games are raising our kids... Across the board, middle-class, upper-class, working-class kids, they're spending a huge amount of their time not on their studies, but on entertainment."

And so part of our job is going to have to be to inspire the entire country to say, 'How are we giving our kids a thirst for knowledge?' And turning off the TV set, and getting them to be engaged and interested, like their future really does matter on how well they do in school."

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More more more more

Yea, I know. You all think we're geeking out over GTA4 over here. Well, we are. We promise to cut it out once the game drops, but meanwhile check out the video below. Its off the Irish network TV. The environments, the characters, the action. Damn. APRIL TWENTY NINTH, WHERE ARE YOU!!!!!?????

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GTA 4 party

This should be fun. A week before the game drops, there seems to be a pile of fun events/parties to promote it and such. DJ Premier spinning music - now thats official. I'm there.

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GTA4 - 4 Radio Stations Revealed.

38 more days until birth.
Rockstar gave us a taste of the madness to come, this time by giving us a little selection of the radio stations we'll be flipping through while speeding down Liberty City sidewalks, running from the law.
Peep the link below for the sampling. Its not bad, we got soul and afrobeat, we got party hits, we got a talk show stuff - most interesting to me is the "Vladivostok" station. For those who dont know, Vladivostok is the MOST south eastern point of Russia - the last stop in the Trans-Siberian railroad. Next stop - China "type of thing". First two tracks previewed for the station are "interesting" - the last one is kind of dope. Forget it, all of it is dope - so fresh to hear the language/humor that most will miss and ONLY the Russian speaking GTA4 players will catch. Basically, if you wanna know whats up - you better play GTA4 with me.

4 Radio Stations

Peep the screen shots too - motorcycle in the subway tunnel, what?? Cant wait.

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GTA 4 Hype Train #1

Get ready. This right here is hype train number uno out of infinity. Can you be more excited for GTA4 more then me? Doubt it, but try it anyway. I'm so ready to do some dounuts in Times Square and killing some NYPD, ooops, I mean LCPD. On and on.... Peep the pics.

What are YOU doing April 29th? Really, me too!!!!!! Except I wont tell you what store I'll be buying it from so I DON'T see you in line in front of me :)

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The Breakfast of Gods

You know whats amazing? Chicken and Waffles for breakfast - that's what. I don't know how I've lived for millions of years and never had that until this past Sunday. Madness. The lady below kills it with some yummy food, hot sauces, spices and all sorts of other finger-licking nap-on-the-table-right-after sensations. Visit her at 328 Lenox up in Harlem. Where else can you get some killer chicken, waffles, mac-n-cheese AND garlic mashed potatoes at 4pm Sunday morning (afternoon for some). When I go back over there, I'm gonna slay some ribs. Forget it.
AND there is a videogame store around the corner - double bonus.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Viral Marketing

Check this out - GTA4's new marketing campaign. Pretty darn sneaky - surely will get some people to freak out/complain. Neat. April 29th just CANT come soon enough.

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Burnout Paradise

Surely most of you preordered this months ago, but for those who haven't - its dropping today. An addictive Burnout series gets blessed with the latest addition: Burnout Paradise. With never seen before ingame online multi-player integration and most realistic car damage model EVER, this game is redunkulous. PICK IT UP for your PS3, or i guess your xbox360 (if you're into that sort of thing)

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