Yesterday was a semi-quiet day, mostly spent on the couch watching "Dinner for Schmucks" and a few episodes of Supernatural. We did our weekly errands and groceries and then headed out to dinner with some friends at a nice French restaurant. Yay for tasty food!

Not quite sure what the schedule is for today. We are supposed to watch "The Adjustment Bureau" with a friend but haven't finalized those plans yet. We'll either see it by ourselves or stay home, and I'll use the downtime to make some more progress on putting together my new PC.

Or we may just end up on the couch watching TV and playing video games all day. It's anybody's guess. :)

GDC is over! There were some good announcements, some good games, and lots of nice parties and events all around. From what I recall, this GDC news cycle was a little slower than usual. Unfortunately, this also means that E3 is just around the corner, and according to a few of our PR friends, the planning has already begun. Yuck!

Yesterday, we gave away a batch of Black Ops First Strike PS3 DLC codes on our official Twitter account, so if you are into that sort of thing, you might want to follow us because more goodies are coming.

Last night, we watched Chuck, NCIS and a documentary about Ozzfest's 10th anniversary.

Happy Friday! On to the weekend!

It's the last day of GDC, so I'm going to rush through a few appointments, say hi to some people, and mayhaps check out a few games. It was oddly quiet yesterday, so hopefully it picks up a bit today.

This weekend, we're going to watch "The Adjustment Bureau" (new Matt Damon flick), but I'm REALLY looking forward to next week's Battle L.A. opening. I've been salivating over that flick for months now.

Last night we watched House, The Cape (which unfortunately got canceled, so cherish these last few episodes), The Good Wife and The Chicago Code.

Wow, yesterday was a crappy day. Nothing went right, and everything was annoying me to no end. A day to quickly forget!

Luckily, things went better in the evening, as we saw our friends over at Kalypso (Ted, Mario, Mark) and then went to an event for THQ's Homefront. Everything was all very secretive, as we had to meet at a certain spot where we would be picked up and driven to a secret location. We ended up in The Presidio's Fort Mason, where one of the rooms was set up with roadblocks, fake ordnances, North Korean soldiers and a bunch of stations where we could play all the Homefront multiplayer that we wanted.

We'll have some more on Homefront shortly, as we are currently playing a preview build.

Adam attended the "Rango" movie premiere and then hit the toga party for Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising.  Busy day!

Last night, we went to see a friend perform stand-up comedy with a few other people. While we had seen his comedy routine before, it wasn't his best performance. None of the 11 other comedians blew us away, either; some even totally bombed. Prior to that, we had dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. People who are familiar with the "Forrest Gump" movie should know what I'm talking about.

Our Mythos contest is over, and keys have been sent out. Unless we get more keys from the publisher, we'll be launching a Lord Of The Rings Online Newbie keys giveaway soon.

What's going on with Sony these days? After the debacle with the security key, LG has managed to get a 10-day PS3 import ban from the civil court of justice in the Hague regarding some patent infringements!

I have to agree with this statement from a fellow colleague about the recent surge of misinformation. PR folks say one thing, knowing very well that it's untrue, only to confirm the previously denied fact mere hours or days later.

It has been happening for much longer than the recent Dragon Age debacle, which was revealed, denied and confirmed in the span of 24 hours. Now Atlus has a similar case on its hands with initially stating that Catherine would not be coming to North America, refuting a prematurely launched product Web page on GameStop. This is, of course, while there is an official Web site and cover art. We often get the "no comment" at this point when we try to confirm similar info, but lately, the flat-out denial has been happening more frequently.

"The Eagle" wasn't as epic as we had hoped, since a great part of the movie revolved around two people wandering around and looking for their esteemed emblem. It's still a fairly decent movie, but we had hoped for more large-scale battles. Instead there was a somewhat excessive amount of talking. Who knew?

This week kicks off GDC, which we will be attending, so there should be quite a bit of coverage coming up.

After playing Bulletstorm for a few days, I'm nearing the end, and while I've been enjoying it, I can't say that I would shell out $60 for it. It's quite obvious that People Can Fly, now part of Gears Of War developer Epic, is using the Unreal Engine and got its inspiration from the aforementioned game. There are many similarities, such as the identical firing mechanism, comparable character designs and the same way of jumping over obstacles.

Yesterday, we saw "Unknown," and everybody liked the movie. It was decent, but the plot twist near the end made it good, so if you are on the fence about seeing it, have at it.

In a bit, we're going to see "The Eagle," and while we know it won't be a stellar performance, movies with large-scale battles are always better in the theater. Will report back later tonight...

The open beta still a couple of months away, so if you want a Mythos closed beta key, the time is now. We only have a handful left.

Chalk this one up to a lazy day ...

Off to see Unknown. So far, feedback from our friends is all over the place; some liked it, but others didn't, so hopefully it's decent.

Fingers crossed!

Happy Friday!

Two days of Microsoft madness are over! We saw lots of good stuff from a variety of publishers/developers for either PC, X360 or XBLA. Beyond Good & Evil HD looks nice, Fable III on PC and in 3-D looks amazing, Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack was quite fun, Homefront had me glued to the screen for almost an hour, Crysis 2 in 3-D was spectacular, and, of course, you've already read our Gears Of War 3 coverage.

We've got some interviews coming with Epic's Cliff B. as well as Lester "Cole Train" Speight, so keep an eye out for them in the next few days.

Not sure what the plans are for this weekend, but they include watching "Unknown" and "The Eagle."

We'll be skipping out a bit early today as we are attending Microsoft's Gears Of War 3 press event, where, according to executive producer Rod Fergusson, "A big Gears 3 announcement" will be made. We'll let you know as soon as the news hits.

Been itching to try out Bulletstorm, so I'll be checking that out in a little bit. It's been getting good feedback, and I enjoyed the carnage when I was able to get some hands-on time a few months back. Then, of course, there is also the Mytheon open beta and the Nail'd and Dragon Age II demos to consider. Lots of love for PC gamers yesterday ...

Also, if you are into MMORTS games, don't forget to drop us a note to get a key for the Mythos closed beta.

As expected, it was a quiet day yesterday. It gave us the opportunity to catch up on a few Netflix movies that had been lying around for a few weeks, Grown Ups and Three Kingdoms. We also watched a few episodes of the new cop series The Chicago Code (good stuff), Mr. Sunshine (new comedy series with Friends' Matthew Perry), The Cape, and House.

Later this week, we'll be heading out to a pair of Microsoft events to check out a bunch of new titles and probably some other new announcements, so keep an eye out for that. Our Killzone 3 review is ready, but we wanted to wait until the official launch to try some of the live multiplayer servers and properly round out our coverage.

In the meantime, if you haven't yet, check out Total War: Shogun 2 preview. If that isn't your type of game, maybe you could enter our Mythos Closed Beta Key Giveaway!

Our relaxing weekend is over too quickly, as usual.

We saw "The Fighter" yesterday, the last of the Oscar-nominated flicks that we wanted to check out, and now that we've watched it, it's quite apparent why Christian Bale is up for best supporting actor. Good stuff all around.

In between dozing off on the couch, we also watched Blue Bloods and The Cape. The DVR almost looks respectable, apart from nearly two seasons of Criminal Minds waiting to be viewed.

Today is Presidents' Day in the US, so coverage might be slower than usual in the afternoon, but we'll see what we can dig up.

Yesterday was yet another rainy and gloomy day, so we skipped the Chinese New Year parade. It's not really fun to watch while getting drenched.

Instead, we watched Kitchen Nightmares, Fringe, V and Supernatural, all nice and cozy on our couch. I'd like to think we came out ahead!

Checking up on new upcoming shows, we read that both The Event and Chuck might be coming to a close as viewership isn't good enough to keep them on the air. What's wrong with you people?! Go watch that stuff!

On the other hand, some of the new shows are equally questionable, like Prime Suspect, yet another attempt at "remaking" a British TV series. Are the executives that short-sighted that they don't remember failed British remakes such as Coupling and Life On Mars? If it's not the original, don't bother.

Wine, spaghetti, meatballs, The Social Network and sleep...

That pretty much summed up last night, and it was all pretty awesome.

This morning was spent watching YouTube clips of Gary Moore, who passed away earlier this month. Saw some amazing performances like Parisienne Walkway, an awesome solo on Empty Rooms, an incredible cover version of The Thrill Is Gone with BB King, a live performance of Still Got The Blues (which made me tear up), and a sizzling tribute to Jimi Hendrix's Red House.

Too bad Gary Moore was way more popular in Europe than in North America. A lot of people are missing out on unbelievable-sounding guitar work, which we'll never get to hear live again.

Well that nap lasted longer than I anticipated.

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but rain somehow makes you tired or sleep better, must be something about the rhythmic sound of water coming down. I'm just guessing here, but it's got to be something.

Tonight we're having The Social Network night, rounding out about every Oscar nominated movie we wanted to see, so for the first time in years we'll actually know what the fuzz is all about. Then we'll round it out by going to see The Eagle before it disappears from theaters. Hey, nothing wrong with brainless entertainment, that's what movies are for.

Crysis 2, Dragon Age II and Total War: Shogun 2:  We're about to get spoiled with some big demos in the coming weeks. I'm not quite sure what the deal is with Shogun 2 being Steam exclusive. Isn't releasing demos about getting as many people as possible to try it?

It has been quiet on the concert front for the past few months, but it looks like things are about to change with Queens Of The Stone Age and Rock of Ages musical, as well as our own Evening with Kevin Smith.
 
Tomorrow, we're having a Social Network evening after a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, and then possibly Unknown over the weekend. Not quite sure which of the three I'm looking forward to the most.

It's not pretty out there. It's dark and gloomy, and there are high winds and torrential rain. I'm so staying inside.

Not sure why Ubisoft decided to release Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood for PC. Most people who wanted it either picked up the console version or moved on to other titles. Then somebody over at HQ will probably wonder why it doesn't sell well ...

Later this week, we are going to be giving away a batch of beta codes for Mythos. It'll be a first come, first serve, so keep an eye out. They'll be going fast!

Hope everybody had a good Valentine's Day! Normally we head out to a fancy restaurant, but a few years back, we decided to save ourselves a wad of cash by staying in and cooking instead. We had a fancy meal, tossed a log in the fireplace, cuddled up and watched some shows on the DVR. Nothing too exuberant, but no less enjoyable.

I haven't quite figured out yet why A.V.A. keeps rebooting my PC as soon as I enter an instance, but I've installed it on another PC, and it works just fine there. Weird stuff!

The weekend flew by again. Why can't it drag on like the work week usually does? Luckily, the weather was quite good, and it only started raining this morning.

Was a relaxing day yesterday with lots of food (dim sum with some friends in the morning, lamb stew for dinner), some gaming (DC Universe Online, Stronghold Kingdom) and lots of TV watching (Knight & Day, Blue Bloods, Bones and Fringe). No, I didn't get around to fixing my PC yet, but I looked at it a few times. I'm getting warmed up!

For all you forgetful folks out there, today is Valentine's Day, so put down the controller and do/get something nice for your wife, fiancée, girlfriend or mother.