"History is written by the victors" -Winston Church

 One of Modern Warfare 2's themes is the quote from perhaps the most famous wartime prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Why are the Americans so desperate to find makarov? So he won't be victorious and his lie which started the war won't be written down as fact.

But thats not my point.

60 years ago, when Britain was at the brink of defeat, did anyone in Germany care about the "liberty" or "bravery" or any other shit the British had?

No. If Britain was crushed there and then, their memory will be the German's image of them.

History will be written by the victor.

Facism seemed to be a good idea. Communism seemed to be a good idea. Imperialism seemed to be a good idea.

Imperialism. Once the British was the superpower, and everyone thought imperialism was a good idea.

Today, Britain supports the US and their democracy.

 Why?

Japan proved to the people of the Malayan colonies imperialism was a bad idea.

Japan was a victor, in that aspect. They did free the colonies from imperal rule. But the empire of Japan was defeated by another victor.

The USA.

Who won the cold war? The US. Their media is now what everyone watches.

As the sole superpower (for now), they are the victor. Their words are always right. Can someone tell me what the Americans said which is not "liberty" or any of the bullshit.

Iraq. A sovereign nation. Baghdad was "the most peaceful city in the world". Not if the US had something to say about it.

China. Rising superpower. We all know what the western media says about it. "Human rights" or whatever of the bullshit. When 1 in 31 adults are inside prisons in America.

Russia. Young democracy, but is ruled with only 1 party. Much like Singapore. But an rival to the USA. Mark it bad.

My point is, don't always belive what the media says. We may be democratic, but if a world war breaks out, will we be called Singaporean or Chinese? The US media says muslim is not very good. Bullshit. All religion is equal. The head scarf wore by women enslaves them? STFU.

Don't always belive the TV or mainstream media. Read up then make your decision.

Reuben out.

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The list of 2010 games you care about.

Its time again. Heres a list of the game you will be interested in. Consider which one to buy, guys.

(Games which are likely to come out is also included)

• Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty


• Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight


• Napoleon: Total War


• Diablo 3


• Army of Two: the 40th Day


• Battlefield: Bad company 2


• Crysis 2


• Dark Void


• Dead Rising 2


• Dante's Inferno


• Dead Space 2


• Fallout: New Vegas


• Final Fantasy XIV


• God of War III


• Grand Turismo 5


• Green day: Rock Band


• MAG


• Mafia II


• Mass Effect 2


• Medal of Honor


• Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker


• Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands


• R.U.S.E


• Red Dead Redemption


• S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat


• Splinter Cell: Conviction


• Call of Duty: World at War 2*

*Come on, we are all sure Treyatch will make another call of duty game.

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My views on Iraq and Afganistan

Nearly 45 years ago, the US public "overwhelmingly supported the deployment" of US combat troops into a war which will become the first war the United States outright lost.

If you hadn't figured it out,  I am talking about Vietnam- the largest fiasco in US military history.

A nation which never lost any wars saw the threat in a communist southeast asia. If Vietnam fell, communism will take over a major part of the world- the largest nation (USSR) and the nation with the most people (China) are already on the wrong side of the world. Europe is being taken one at a time- "the iron curtain".

It seem like common sense to send troops to help south Vietnam.

It took 20 years before the US engaged in another major war.

1991. Gulf war.

But Afghanistan has more to do with the cold war then you realized.

Now, most of my friends would not have heard of this before, but the soviet union invaded and occupied Afghanistan. They were faced with the same problems the Americans had in Vietnam- Guerilla fighters sponsored by the enemy.

The viet-cong used tunnels going ride under US bases to ambush patrols. The Muhahideen in Afganistan used caves.

"funding began with $20–30 million per year in 1980 and rose to $630 million per year in 1987"(wiki "operation cyclone").

Yup,  the Americans used ALOT of money to help train up the insurgents in Afganistan. Also, guess what Osama Bin Laden first became famous for.

Suddam Hussein's army uses both the cheap and easy-to-make AK-47 and the not-so-common-in-the-middle-east M16.

The US sponsored him/them to fight Iran. Why? The US-friendly leader was uprised and now Iran hates the US.

Just a point of note, Iran's fighters are F14...

You can tell whats my views on the wars are by now.

Bush, using the overwhelming public support after 9/11, invades Iraq, when it is common sense Osama is in Afghanistan.

As fast as you can call Saddam captured, insurgents started poping all around Iraq and Afghanistan.

Vietnam was lost because public support became zero and the US withdrawed troops to train the south Vietnamese army.

Strangely enough, Obama plans to do the same with Iraq and Afghanistan.

I mean, if you want to commit, COMMIT. We all know how the locals feel after the bush-shoe incident, and you want to let them defend what you established? Come on.

If you place a dateline for which US pulled up, you ain't going to see much action until the "outsiders" are out, before civil war fully commence.

I mean, its pretty clear to everyone now pulling troops out is not going to win any wars. How is it going to be different now?

If 1+1=2 in the 1960s, 1+1 will still =2 in the present.

Thats my 2 cents... From a person not living in the US. Well, I can safely say this is what most of the world is thinking. Minus the outcome, maybe...

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I am going to actually write stuff now.

I know I been slacking... Gonna start writing more soon. kthxbai

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Weirdest real life show ever.

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NASA for you...

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Stupidest letter you will read in the next hour.

Under the Alias stupidpower, I like to point out the stupidest boycott of MW2... ever.

If battlefield does not have dedicated servers, I think someone's computer is going to explode. 24 players, you know...

Source:[joystiq]

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Price is right EPIC WTF

Wait till the end...

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Stupidest person in the world! (and he is on millionare)

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Random censoring in Uncharted 2!

No.2 is awesome.

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A 14-year old's view on the leaked opening footage of Modern Warfare 2

Alright, I am not going to joke or be sarcastic on this subject.

If you DO NOT WANT SPOILERS IN MODERN WARFARE 2, DO NOT READ THIS.

I have been a supporter of non-censorship in violence since young. I am fine with shooting down enemies fighter planes, seeing limbs fly off, 6 men teams wiping out hundreds of enemies of soldiers.

However, the leaked footage of Modern Warfare 2 showing the opening of the game shows something worst. Something morally uneasy.

You massacre innocent civilians.

(last chance, SPOILERS, TURN AWAY IF YOU NEED TO)

I have a kill count of over 4000 in call of duty 4, but I find it alright because that is war. War involves 2 sides shooting at each other. But when you throw civilians- unarmed, innocent people with no chance to retaliate. I am shocked... I mean, you give me a gun, a hell lot of American/ British soldiers and tell me why they should die, fine. I understand the motivations of any Nazi or Japanese- heck, even communists. I can accept the western bloc as the enemy.

However, this video is just jaw dropping. Whenever I watch it, I feel something I never felt before naturally (I did that as "fear" in plays before). My lungs just tighten up- my eyes open wide. My point here is inside, I feel this is wrong. Too damn wrong.

Now, Call of Duty has always been associated with realism, but this is pretty much the first time in any game, I am sure, they let you massacre so many innocent civilians... in first person. I understand running people down in GTA. But for that, you don't really get any thrill. In this, wounded people are struggling to crawl away- it is your task to shoot them.

There is a threshold where violence just becomes too much. Disgusted? No. There is a difference between artistic expression and violence. This are the things the rating system (NC16, M18) has been trying to keep youth like us away from.

If the norm becomes this today, what will happen in 15 years' time? The question is not "Can they do it", but "should they do it".

Call of Duty 4 is my favorite game- And if Modern Warfare's hype kills it like it did on halo 3, the fallout will not be just around gamers. The entire franchise will fall down. I only hope this violence is explained properly in the game.

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"BLACK HAWK DOWN!"

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Game development terms explained

So you don't know what does a few terms mean. Here are the more common terms.

Build- It means the version of the game which is being played or tested. See Alpha or Beta builds

Alpha build-It refers to the first few builds of the game which actually works. When the engine is tested the first few times till it is deemed playable. Usually, this is a top-secret stage of development. No one other then a few testers are allowed to even see it in action. The alpha builds are VERY unstable, glitches and bugs are rampant.

Beta build- Referring to the build which is usually shown at game shows. It is deemed "playable" to public by the developers, however, many things may change by the time it is released. Halo 3's Spartan laser crosshair is a example of a change. Most of the time, the overall game structure is laid out and done, but bugs and glitches are still very common.

Beta test- A demo meant to be distributed among the public. The aim here is to find the bugs and glitches, also to test the game's netcode. Some games like MMOs are meant to be played by hundreds of thousands of players at the same time. The beta test will test how much stress can the netcode handle.

Netcode- Networking code. The programming code used to connect different players on different systems together. A bad netcode will lead to massive lag or crashes as players will have problem connecting to each other. All netcodes are build to purpose. A game like Halo 3: ODST's fireflight has different code with the competitive multiplayer. MMO netcodes are nothing simlilar to RTS netcodes, which requires the minimal lag.

Gold- Refers to the final build of the game which is going to be released. Usually 2-4 weeks before launch, so the disks can be printed.

Polish- How well is the overall presentation? Usually talking about the amounts of bugs/glitches cleaned up after the game is finalized but before going gold. A very  polished game will  be nearly bug-free, and feels better to play overall. Most AAA titles will be polished to the ground. Unpolished games include battlestations :pacific and most movie games while polished games can be average, like halo wars and mirror's edge.

AAA/AA title- Refers to how much marketing the game recieves and how much manpower is put the game, along with the amount of anticipation there is in the game from the general gaming public.

Usually made by famed developers (eg. Infinity Ward, Bungie, DICE, Naughty Dog)

This is a double edged sword. The more anticipation/marketing, the more people expect it to be excellent. (See halo 3)

Examples:

AAA- halo, Call of duty, fallout 3, Nearly all battlefield games, uncharted, Little Big Planet, Final Fantasy

AA- Command and conquer, battlestations, every other game with a slight amount of anticipation.

Publisher- The company which prints the disks, put up ads, and gives the developer money.

Some publishers are so big they made their own studios.

Also, most developers are owned by a pulisher, like bungie before halo 3, Treyatch, DICE, and Bioware.

Examples include Activision, EA, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sega, Namco

I will write more as we go along. Leave a comment at the chatbox to request more terms in future articles.

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Conpliments vs chance they will email you again (for girls)

Dating site OKCupid examined which words in an opening email to women increased or decreased the chances of a reply. Hilarious and revealing.

-http://70.32.102.55/2009/four-infographic-morsels/

HAHAHAHA. Awesome.

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Ugly 360 controller is a "exclusive"?

In case you missed it, Xbox 360 has teamed up with GameStop to design an exclusive limited edition Wireless Controller that will be available next week.  Bundled with a Play & Charge Kit, the controller features a new design which sports black carbon fiber with red accents.  This controller will be sold exclusively at GameStop, EB Games and Micromania retailers in the U.S., Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. 

The suggested retail price will be US $69.99, and you can place your pre-order here. I’ve uploaded some high resolution photos of the bundle if you want a closer look.

-Major Nelson

UGLY. AVOID.

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