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fitbabits
04-22-2007, 02:15 PM
And so here we are yet again. It's Sunday, it's 3:00pm MST, and it's Crackerjack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crackerjack)! Actually, it's not really, but I sure wish it was. Ailie Kincaid, where are you now?

Anyway... Welcome to week two of Fireside Roundup - your weekly catch-up of things you may have missed (or wish you had missed) here at Evil Avatar.

Where to begin? How about we begin with the news that the European version of Sony's monster hit, God of War II, will not feature the super-secret hidden HD mode that the US version did (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28468)?

Moving on from there, news erupted that Factor 5, developers of Sony's upcoming (so they tell me) Lair, is absolutely and positively head-over-heels in love with the PS3 (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28480).

However, as is the norm round these parts, it would be simply impossible to have good Sony news with no bad Sony news to redress the balance. And so it came to pass that Sony is pondering reducing their European (and perhaps US and Japanese) workforce by some considerable amount (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28497). Oh, and did I mention that the president of Sony Computer Entertainment Italia has decided that enough is enough (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28535)?

Moving away from Sony, news also broke this week that everyone's favorite childhood memory molester, Michael Bay, is set to direct the big screen adaptation of Prince of Persia (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28452). Yeah, me too.

Ooh, wait a second - some more POSITIVELY GOOD Sony news surfaced this week when it was revealed that Sony's PlayStation Network is doing, well, well (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28548).

Not doing well (at least where data security is concerned) was Valve. Turns out some fuckwit hacked their servers and may have accessed customer credit card information (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28658).

And here's some other stories you may have missed...

New Heavenly Sword screenshots! (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28605)
The Evil Avatar Network (TM) was born! (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28628)
The NPD numbers for March '07 were released! (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28710)
Sony unveiled a positively anemic Q2 2007 line-up! (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28668)
Microsoft's much-maligned backwards compatibility for 360 received a timely boost! (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28678)

Phew. What a week. Oh, and as far as I know, nobody was banned!
fitbabits
04-22-2007, 02:16 PM
Note - I'm leaving this thread open for comments. However, if you would like to comment on any of the stories linked above, please follow the links and reply to the topic directly.

Thanks.
galactic empire
04-22-2007, 02:21 PM
Another good job Fits. I like the format.
fitbabits
04-22-2007, 02:22 PM
Another good job Fits. I like the format.
Thanks. :)
EL CABONG
04-22-2007, 03:16 PM
Yeah I like this new round up thing. I was hella sick last week and have been behind in alot of area's like keeping up with EvA and other stuff. I haven't gamed in a week even thou I still want to play GH2 and have 3 games rented I have yet to touch(Crackdown, Graw2, DefJam Icons).

Ty fits this was a cool way to find out about the weeks big gaming news. I am looking forward to it next week
fitbabits
04-22-2007, 03:50 PM
Yeah I like this new round up thing. I was hella sick last week and have been behind in alot of area's like keeping up with EvA and other stuff. I haven't gamed in a week even thou I still want to play GH2 and have 3 games rented I have yet to touch(Crackdown, Graw2, DefJam Icons).

Ty fits this was a cool way to find out about the weeks big gaming news. I am looking forward to it next week
My pleasure. It's actually nice to look back over the week and see what transpired. I was also sick as a dog for most of the week (although I managed to hang out here as much as ever). I'm glad you enjoyed it.
51|RandoM
04-22-2007, 04:39 PM
So that is why he stepped down, I'm glad you cleared that up for us. ;)
ZephidsEmbrace
04-22-2007, 07:07 PM
I really dig these, great job Fits.
BlackPete
04-22-2007, 07:22 PM
I like the new blog-in-a-blog format :) Great way to round up the week for anything significant that happened during the week. Really handy for those busy week where I have to put my head down in work and ignore all the news!
fitbabits
04-22-2007, 07:27 PM
So that is why he stepped down, I'm glad you cleared that up for us. ;)
Yeah, he called me and asked for me to set the record straight. He'd had enough of Phil Harrison asking him why he wasn't called Mario. Or Luigi. And he also got a little tired of birthday cards made from pasta. That Phil, he's such a cad. *slaps knee*
The Continental
04-22-2007, 08:20 PM
Oh, and as far as I know, nobody was banned!Still got 40 minutes by my watch.
fitbabits
04-22-2007, 08:21 PM
Still got 40 minutes by my watch.
Yeah, and it didn't last. I just banned Hap0 for being a tool. Ho-hum.
TrackZero
04-22-2007, 08:59 PM
You left out the Sony employee weasel killing story (though admittedly, that's not Sony's fault).
DingBat
04-22-2007, 09:09 PM
"...Michael Bay, is set to direct the big screed adaptation of Prince of Persia. Yeah, me too."

Does "screed" mean "pile of steaming poo"? ;)
Banacek
04-22-2007, 09:59 PM
Yeah, and it didn't last. I just banned Hap0 for being a tool. Ho-hum.

At least Hap1 is here... (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/member.php?u=12660)
Shodan2020
04-22-2007, 11:15 PM
I like these weekly round ups. Makes it real easy for me to catch up on articles I may have missed! Thanks, Fits!
Wolvie
04-23-2007, 12:29 AM
If Micheal Bay does a Knight Rider remake... oh I am gonna track him down and give him such a pinch!
MrMeatshake
04-23-2007, 04:02 AM
Yeah I like this new round up thing. I was hella sick last week...


heheheh. that's hella funny.