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Call Of Duty : World At War Co Op FeatureJust released is the trailer showing off a new feature in the upcoming Call Of Duty World At War game - 4 player co op ... Sweet! Hockey Just Got Awesome! - Possible League / Team StartingBored with first person shooters on the Xbox 360? Gears of War 2 seem like a million years away? Cant seem to get the hang of Madden 09 as of yet? Looking for something really unique and cool, with a little bit of a challenge? Well, this week I picked up both NHL2K9 and NHL09. Yeah, I'm a hockey freak! And you should be too. Why? Because these two games are not only two of the best sports games made, they show off next gen to the max. Yes, hockey games are that good on the Xbox 360. Both 2Ksports and EA have raised the bar on the creation of hockey on a console this year. I know what your saying to yourself. Hockey? Really? That good and that fun? Yeah, it is.
Now, should you go and buy both these games? Well if your a hockey freak like me, maybe. I'm actually looking for feedback to see how much interest there would be in forming a league in NHL2K9 or forming a team in NHL09. As in the past when I have run hockey leagues, they can be small or big, it doesn't matter to me. I am just looking for people who will actually play, and who love hockey as much as I do. If you interested in being a part of either a league, a team, or both, send me (gamertag ebstone) an Xbox Live message and let me know, which one your interested in or perhaps both. You might also want to take a couple of minutes and check out the web sites (links above) to both games, read the feature sets, and check out all the videos that's how off the way these games look and play. Perhaps go and rent each of the games in the coming week and see which one appeals to you more, or maybe both will. If there is a enough interest, expect that the league / team we form will begin at the beginning of the actual hockey season, which starts in the first week in October. In the meantime, if you see me online, lets get together and play some hockey! Peace Goin' Old School This Sunday Night With Halo 2!
More often then not though, there are these empty spaces or "lulls" of time where no games are released for long periods of time. We are in the middle of such a time right now ... That period every year where we have nothing to look forward to until the holiday releases start to roll out in October or November. We have gone and spent all our hard earned cash to reserve our pre orders, and basically have no money left to do anything. Not that we actually have a life and get out of our houses often ... Why? We are gamers, and what we do, is game! Some may be sitting at home right now trying to think of something to pass the time until we can chainsaw battle in Gears 2 come November. Well, get out the dust rag people and walk over to the shelf and dig into of your original Xbox collection ... Because THIS SUNDAY NIGHT ... WE RETURN TO TURF! Yes, that's right, we are going back to Halo 2 my friends! While most of the free world purchased Halo 3 when it hit store shelves last November, months down the road, reports and postings of less then stellar gameplay buy some, perhaps even disappointment from many, it has the hardcore Halo universe fanboys wanting something to get back the satisfaction that many believed is superior to that of Halo 3. The shear spot on killing sprees in Halo 2. Its for this reason that we return this Sunday night, September 21st @ 8:30PM est to the game variant "Make My Day" that was created with Halo 2. Never heard of this game type? You don't know what your missing. Created gameplay that is so mayhem based, that only the strongest Halo players can survive it. Most describe it as downright brutal. Why? Because they can't take the endless downing by their opponent. This is NOT a game variant for the noob or the unskilled. Kills in double figures are rare. Most snub their nose at MMD and have an endless excuse train filled with why they don't play it, when its apparent that they just cant handle the arena's in which MMD is played and their ability to actually survive. Your gonna need a "Steele Set" to survive in this world my good friend!
We would say be prepared to get the living snot knocked out of you, but if your like most before they play Make My Day, your probly thinking you can own in this variant. Just one thing we should mention. The player running by your limp dead humble body on the street of Turf that was down for the 6th time in a row? Yeah, that will be us, those who have just owned you ... yet again, until you quit. And you will quit rather then stay in the fight. We wont be disappointed you decided to leave our game, just more understanding that your yet another "Great Halo Player (according to you and you only .. a legend in your own mind) that couldn't hack the Make My Day variant, in which we rule! Try not to forget that. We welcome ANY attempt to prove us wrong ... See you Sunday night 8:30PM est SHARP. We like to think of the Make My Day arena like our version of Las Vegas. Its a ton of fun to enter, but know before you even get there, you will lose my good friends, and lose badly ... LOL ... NOTE: MAKE SURE you have all Halo 2 map packs and DLC for the game, BEFORE JOINING. MMD is played on all maps within Halo 2. Peace Madden League Created!
The wait is over people. Tonight I created the league, and its ready for all members who registered and picked a team to join. I (along with your fellow gamers) would ask that you all join as soon as possible. Please be sure and check your inbox on Xbox Live for the league info and how to join. Please also be sure to join with the team you registered. Do NOT choose a team you did not reserve. So, upon creation of the league -- I noticed several things. As much as the online leagues have been talked down about in the EA forums I have read, and the Madden community being downright brutal at times about what the online league system this year lacks, I have to say, in all honesty it doesn't *look* that bad (of course once we get into it, that opinion may change LOL). Its actually quite nice for a first time around for EA. It's pretty well organized and easy to navigate through. If anyone is going into this season expecting it to be as deep, and as detailed as the 2K online leagues were, forget about it. Its not even close, but it does appear to have all the basics, which when you come right down to it, might actually be better in the long run. After all, with everyone being so busy with other things in life, the straight forward, simplistic approach I think actually might work out better, especially if your me ... LOL ... Important Note : It appears that as soon as you join the league you can start to play games against others who have joined. Which is GREAT. No waiting for everyone to join. I will say this. Those who fail to play their league games at a steady pace, will be excused from the league. What's "steady" mean? If we are three weeks into this thing and you have played one game in your schedule or you haven't played a single game at all. It isn't fair to the rest of the league members to have to wait come playoff time for you to try and play 22 games in 2 days ... :). I'm hoping for a relatively smooth schedule and everyone will play their games in a timely manner.
Let me take one moment, and one moment only this season to explain to everyone what is a glitch and what is not. This will save you sending me messages to my flooded inbox about people cheating, because such messages are usually deleted if not valid, which in my experience of running these things, in most cases aren't of those people cheating, it comes to down someone whining and being pow'ed by their opponent. Someone auto snapping the ball to the wide receiver? A known glitch, by EA, and everyone else, that will get you a loss, and if I cant do that (because I haven't seen the ability to reset a game as of yet, as none have been played, but I'm hoping there is a way to actually do this?), you'll be thrown out of the league. I, along with many of you returning for online leagues have expressed over the years zero tolerance for glitchers. Its not needed, it ruins everyone's enjoyment of a friendly league and nothing should ever be taken that seriously where you have to cheat to win at a video game. Grow up and play fair. Someone snapping the ball to their QB and running around the backfield till a receiver is open. NOT A GLITCH. You might call it cheese play or crap, but this is not a glitch. Some might even call it a QB scramble? Spend your time learning to defend against it, and less time complaining to someone about your opponent doing it, especially when that someone is me :).
Ok, that's one moment we will all never get back, but something that needed to be said. So ... game on people! Join and start to play now!. The best of luck to everyone. There are 28 league members. How awesome is that! The league is set so that you must play each league member once. This means each of us must play 27 games. Its going to be a long season, but a really fun one too. I look forward to seeing each of you on the field and playing against you. Try not to beat me down too much. I said I would admin the league, I never said I was any good at the game ... LOL ... As always, any questions or suggestions you have, don't hesitate to drop me a note. Have some mercy on me though, and be reasonable in your questioning, suggestions and requests. Welcome to the league! Play fair, play hard and have a great time! Peace Madden Roster Update Is Out -- League To Start Soon!Well, it took a bit, but yesterday EA released a roster update to Madden 09. This is the update we have all been waiting for and now that it is out, I can generate the league and we can get this brawl started! Now, a couple of things to point out. For those who have been around online leagues in the past, this may be old news, and for those new here, it should be something you pay attention to. In the past, once a league is created, ALL OWNERS MUST JOIN WITH THIER TEAM BEFORE A SCHEDULE CAN BE GENERATED. I would ask that once I set up the league that everyone join as soon as they possibly can, so we can start the season. Its going to be a long season, almost 27 games for each player, and we have waited a while for this update to arrive, so everyone is pretty anxious to get going I'm sure. So PLEASE, once I send out the information, join the league as soon as possible. Much thanks in advance from myself as I'm sure the rest of your fellow gamers. That being said, hopefully we will have a schedule generated within a week and we can get to playing. Yes, we need to be respectful of everyone's schedule, and that they may not join as soon as I create the league, as they may have work schedules and other things going on in their lives where Madden is not the sole priority ... I know, like what your asking .... LOL ... Anyway, I think a week is a reasonable amount of time to expect that everyone will have joined, and the beat downs can begin :). Teams are now locked. You may no longer switch your team. The time has passed, you had plenty of time to do so, and received several notices that you were able to. Here is the final list of teams and gamertags that own them : ebstone : New York Jets The settings for the league will be as follows. Again, everyone had plenty of time to discuss and give their feedback as to how they wanted it. League Name (suggestions welcome) If anyone has a suggestion for a league name, I'm open to it. Send it to me immediately. Either that or Ill name it the first thing that comes to my mind when sitting in front of my 360 later. Be very afraid ... LOL ... I think it goes without saying, but maybe it doesn't, that if your going to back out and not play, NOW is the time to let me know please. I would appreciate any heads up if your considering not playing. Enough said on that. I should have more info for everyone after I create the league, so stay tuned later tonight or more then likely tomorrow for an update to all of this, and PLEASE, as soon as you get the league info, join as soon as you can. Its much appreciated. Peace EB
Madden 09 League Update - Owners, Team Availability, Starting DateI know it has been a while since you were all updated (there really hasn't been anything to report), but here is the latest on the upcoming Madden 09 league. When Will the League Finally Begin? NOTE: The roster update is final, and we will begin after that is released. Again, it is not in my control as to when, where, how, why etc in respect to the roster update and its release. It looks as though this weeks stats, as well as injuries, will or at least should be included in the roster update. I want to thank everyone for their patience and waiting for the update to be available. As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send me a message. What Teams Are Still Available? Houston Texans Again, as a reminder, you CAN switch your current team that you own, with one that is available up until the roster update is released. You may NOT switch your team once the roster update is out, even if we have not generated the league or schedule yet. So if you want to switch your team, I would suggest you do it now. ebstone : New York Jets |
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