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01 September, 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops! Mulitplayer!
Hey All!
Alright, so something that you might not know about me is that one of my favorite game series of all time is Call of Duty. And with Call of Duty: Black Ops just around the corner I am so freaking stoked! I am constantly reading up on all the stuff that is to come in this new installment in the series and finding myself more and more excited they have yet to disappoint! Well reading through a few things tonight, I found out a little bit more about the Multiplayer mode, a combat training mode for those who have never played multiplayer before, and even more exciting a currency to be introduced to the game!
First a quick look at the combat training apparently you will get to choose this option to try and get a little practice in on playing in the live mulitplayer mode. The idea came from a dummy the team created named Larry who stood in the field and reported back damaged received to the programmers, soon everyone even the Devs wanted Larry to be a little more and he was developed into a full package thus bring AI opponents into the game. In this mode you will get to choose to play alone or with friends. There is not much information out on this right now but as soon as I come across more I will be posting on it for now lets just leave it at this.
Next CURRENCY! So if you have ever played a Call of Duty game you know that a huge part of the fun is trying to unlock the different items, and Kill streaks. With the introduction of CP or "CoD Points" we see a whole new idea to getting the stuffs you want. Instead of waiting for it to unlock now you can save up the amount of CP it takes and use that to open it up instead. It also seems that our perks will be changed around a little bit, something like choosing Ghost will put you in guilly suit where as scavenger will give you lots of pouches on your armor. This will also be seen by other players so that they will know at a glance what perks you have equipped.
Alright so what is cash in hand without a bit of gambling?! Well the creators of Black Ops fully agree! They have created a series of four multiplayer games called "Wage Matches" which allow people to ante up and compete against each other for the combined CP, the top three players of each match walk away with it split between them. The rest, well lets just say better luck next time!
Another way to make money goes to the always loved version where you are a "hitman"! Alright, alright not so much but you do get to have the fun of "buying" a "contract" with your CP. You then have to complete said contract in the amount of time allotted. For example, you buy a contract that says you are going to kill 50 players in four matches, if you complete this you will be payed back in more CP then you paid for the contract thus turning a profit. If you are epic fail and somehow do not complete this contract you loose your monies all together and are left broke and on the streets left to beg for CP!
Something I always look forward to is customization! In Black Ops you will be able to customize your weapons even further! And even be able to create emblems and place them on your guns! It seems that new gear has been added to our beloved care packages as well! There is a Gatling gun, an off site mortar team, a remotely controlled bomb, a movable SAM turret that targets any aircraft in the Area, a special RPG and my personal favorite a napalm strike! Who doesn't just love to sit back and watch things burn in sticky goo??
And lastly something all of us epic players look forward to, the ability to not only brag about our achievements in game but to also be able to SHOW them off! Black Ops will allow the player to record their matches! You will then be able to save, store, share and browse! Show off how good you are, and see how epic fail everyone else is! :P
Just in case you all were wondering yes Zephy plays live mode she is addicted to killing peoples and reviles in the opportunity to do so in MW2! My beloved Callsign and Emblem:
First a quick look at the combat training apparently you will get to choose this option to try and get a little practice in on playing in the live mulitplayer mode. The idea came from a dummy the team created named Larry who stood in the field and reported back damaged received to the programmers, soon everyone even the Devs wanted Larry to be a little more and he was developed into a full package thus bring AI opponents into the game. In this mode you will get to choose to play alone or with friends. There is not much information out on this right now but as soon as I come across more I will be posting on it for now lets just leave it at this.
Next CURRENCY! So if you have ever played a Call of Duty game you know that a huge part of the fun is trying to unlock the different items, and Kill streaks. With the introduction of CP or "CoD Points" we see a whole new idea to getting the stuffs you want. Instead of waiting for it to unlock now you can save up the amount of CP it takes and use that to open it up instead. It also seems that our perks will be changed around a little bit, something like choosing Ghost will put you in guilly suit where as scavenger will give you lots of pouches on your armor. This will also be seen by other players so that they will know at a glance what perks you have equipped.
Alright so what is cash in hand without a bit of gambling?! Well the creators of Black Ops fully agree! They have created a series of four multiplayer games called "Wage Matches" which allow people to ante up and compete against each other for the combined CP, the top three players of each match walk away with it split between them. The rest, well lets just say better luck next time!
The four wage matches are actually pretty awesome in their own rights! "One in the Chamber" is a battle of the pistol! Everyone gets one pistol and one bullet, killing an opponent gives you another bullet well missing means you are left with just your knife, now don't worry to much! If you manage to kill someone with your knife then you will be granted another bullet to go about trying to kill people! "Sticks and Stones" arms each player with a tomahawk and a crossbow! Yes folks you heard me right a freaking crossbow! If you manage to kill an opponent with a tomahawk it automatically puts them at bankrupt in the match thus making them have to work to get all their CP back and to try and win the match :P This is probably going to be one of my favorites! "Gun Game" is a battle royal! Players will progress through different tiers of guns where killing a player will get you the next level of gun but die and you are dropped back down! Last but not least we have "Sharp Shooter" this match is designed to be a weapons knowledge game. Every player will have the same weapon at a time but the weapons are randomly generated and at the end of a set period of time the weapon will change to a different one. I must say I am fully excited for all four of these matches and can't wait to start betting my CoD Points away! :P
Another way to make money goes to the always loved version where you are a "hitman"! Alright, alright not so much but you do get to have the fun of "buying" a "contract" with your CP. You then have to complete said contract in the amount of time allotted. For example, you buy a contract that says you are going to kill 50 players in four matches, if you complete this you will be payed back in more CP then you paid for the contract thus turning a profit. If you are epic fail and somehow do not complete this contract you loose your monies all together and are left broke and on the streets left to beg for CP!
Something I always look forward to is customization! In Black Ops you will be able to customize your weapons even further! And even be able to create emblems and place them on your guns! It seems that new gear has been added to our beloved care packages as well! There is a Gatling gun, an off site mortar team, a remotely controlled bomb, a movable SAM turret that targets any aircraft in the Area, a special RPG and my personal favorite a napalm strike! Who doesn't just love to sit back and watch things burn in sticky goo??
And lastly something all of us epic players look forward to, the ability to not only brag about our achievements in game but to also be able to SHOW them off! Black Ops will allow the player to record their matches! You will then be able to save, store, share and browse! Show off how good you are, and see how epic fail everyone else is! :P
Just in case you all were wondering yes Zephy plays live mode she is addicted to killing peoples and reviles in the opportunity to do so in MW2! My beloved Callsign and Emblem:
Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!
<3
Zephy Out!
<3
Hey All!
Alright so as most of you know by now I am in a CISGame class at my school! Yes I know it has to be just about the best class EVER!!! I get to get a grade for learning about what I love already! AWESOME!!! So for those of you out there that are willing, I need some help for the second homework assignment for this class I have to ask different peoples a few questions to get a Demographic on gamers! So what I need from you is people to answer the questions! Here they are:
1. Name and Gamertag
2. Age and Gender
3. Location (City and State)
4. Marital Status
5. Ethnicity
6. Religion
7. Education Level
8. What type of games do you play? (FPS, RTS, RPG, etc.)
9. Preferred gaming platform?
10. What is your reason for playing, or what influenced you to play in the first place?
Now if you are so inclined to answer them but don' t want to answer them where everyone else can see them please feel free to send me an email! at Zephyira@yahoo.com and I will be very happy! Thank you so much!!!! <3
1. Name and Gamertag
2. Age and Gender
3. Location (City and State)
4. Marital Status
5. Ethnicity
6. Religion
7. Education Level
8. What type of games do you play? (FPS, RTS, RPG, etc.)
9. Preferred gaming platform?
10. What is your reason for playing, or what influenced you to play in the first place?
Now if you are so inclined to answer them but don' t want to answer them where everyone else can see them please feel free to send me an email! at Zephyira@yahoo.com and I will be very happy! Thank you so much!!!! <3
Peace.Love.&.Gaming!
Zephy Out!
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Zephy Out!
<3
27 August, 2010
Most Influential Game of All Time!
This semester at school I am taking a class dedicated entirely to the element of gaming! I am in love with this class! First let me give a shout out to my class who is reading this, and a big thank you for voting my poster in 1st place, along with a congratz to my two fellow placers! And to my Professor Tracy, for creating the class! For our first assignment of the class we had to choose and write a paper on what we believed to be the most influential game of all time and why. I present to you, Zephy's choice for most influential game of all time!
Most Influential Game of All Time
Let me first start off by saying that this is one of the hardest assignments that I have ever had to do, and it has excited me more then any in a long time. I sat down for hours thinking over the answer to the one question asked “What do you believe is the most influential game of all time?” I went through hundreds of games in my head and the reasons that they could be consider influential, in reality how influential they were or are, and in the end it came down to two. Either Doom, the game that completely changed the face of First-Person Shooters which are my favorite, or Metroid, the first game to have a female Protagonists. After much thought I figured it would be best to go with something that I stand for in my blog (http://girlsdontgame-headshot.blogspot.com) and choose the game that brings women to the fore-front of gaming: Metroid.
Now I know that Metroid is in reality not the first game to star a female character, that would be Ms. Pac Man but it is noted for having the first female protagonist in a video game. Protagonist for the Greek protagonistes meaning “one who plays the first part, chief actor, the leading character, hero or heroine of a drama or other literary work.” This is the person in the story, or in this case the video game plot line, whom the events of said plot line revolve around and with whom the audience is intended to share the most empathy; (Empathy - The capacity to, through imagination rather than literally, share the sadness or happiness of another sentient being.) And well we don’t know that Samus Aran is female at the start we learn in a surprising twist that the character we have come to love and relate to is in fact a girl who is a femme de force; a girl that can and will save herself, and kick your butt in the process.
From the beginning of history we have seen the story over and over again. Princess/damsel is captured by the evil/misunderstood villain; hero comes along and saves her/kills or entraps the evil and is rewarded with either a kiss from or the princess herself. The thing we rarely see is that girl saving herself. Metroid showed us that that is possible, and in doing so brought a new and revolutionary idea to the video game industry. Girl’s can game too, and they don’t have to be a sex object well doing so. The moment at the end of Metroid when Samus is relieved to be a girl is considered one of the greatest twists in a video game, and the greatest moment in Nintendo history.
The game play in itself is revolutionary, combining the platforming of Super Mario Bros and the exploration of the world as in The Legend of Zelda and containing elements of shooters, makes for the great nonlinear gameplay that we find in Metroid with a much darker atmosphere. The Metroid series will consists of eleven games as of
That right there proves that Activision is wrong in its latest statements, recently brought to light, where they claimed “they don’t do female characters because they don’t sell.” The Metroid series has been and is still running strong since its first release in 1986, with the latest and much anticipated installment Metroid: Other M being released later this month (
So after much internal debate, and hours of research; I truly believe Metroid to be the most influential game of all time. Not only being an evolution in gaming, but for showing the world that women can be the lead in a video game too, and you’ll still love her. It makes me proud to be a strong women and true girl gamer.
Peace.Love.&.Gaming
Zephy Out!
25 August, 2010
Blizzcon Draws Closer! Announcments Incoming!
Hey All!
Alright so with Blizzcon only a little ways away, we are going to see an influx of new information on the up coming Blizzard games! And I am happy to say that I will be including what I can. Well I am not going to Blizzcon this year, (School, Work and the lack of an ability to get a ticket) I will be informing my readers of the oh so wonderful things that are going to be coming out!
The first of the many great posts to come, was brought to my attention by Revenant earlier today! Blizzard has announced their website today what the new non combat pet will be for attending Blizzcon this year!
" A murloc companion decked out as Deathwing and doing his best to strike fear into the hearts of Azeroth's crustacean population."
I must say that well he is super cute, I wouldn't want to try and cuddle him to close :P Deathy will be a must add to any companion pet collection out there! I am sure the people over at WarcraftPets are super excited to hear this one!
Along with Deathy our fans of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be given a Murloc Marine character portrait and a pair of deep-sea decals to emblazon on your units, each with a different terran, protoss, and zerg design!
Along with that we had the recent announcement for the Special Edition Cataclysm Pet! I am happy to introduce you to:
The first of the many great posts to come, was brought to my attention by Revenant earlier today! Blizzard has announced their website today what the new non combat pet will be for attending Blizzcon this year!
Meet Deathy!
" A murloc companion decked out as Deathwing and doing his best to strike fear into the hearts of Azeroth's crustacean population."I must say that well he is super cute, I wouldn't want to try and cuddle him to close :P Deathy will be a must add to any companion pet collection out there! I am sure the people over at WarcraftPets are super excited to hear this one!
Along with Deathy our fans of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be given a Murloc Marine character portrait and a pair of deep-sea decals to emblazon on your units, each with a different terran, protoss, and zerg design!
Along with that we had the recent announcement for the Special Edition Cataclysm Pet! I am happy to introduce you to:Lil' Deathwing!
I am sure by now if you are a wow player you have heard and seen the footage already but I figure that if I am going to cover Deathy I might as well cover Lil' Deathwing too!
That's it for now!
That's it for now!
Peace.Love.&.Gaming
Zephy Out!
Zephy Out!
19 August, 2010
WOW....Activision Fails Even More!
Okay for the last few years Activision has slowly been destroying everything that they touch, but this latest action has taken it to far.
Now those of you who know me know that I am the first to tell girls to stop bitching about guys saying girls don't game, and to just be proud and prove that we do, we are here, and we PWN3!
In a post by Leigh Alexander on Gamasutra we are shown just how EPIC FAIL Activision really is when it comes to girls in gaming.
Apparently True Crime: Hong Kong was originally a project called 'Black Lotus' which was suppose to feature an Asian female assassin as the main character, who was even to be modeled after Lucy Lui. (I don't know about you but I personally think that would have been awesome to see!) In the article a former Activision employee states:
Now those of you who know me know that I am the first to tell girls to stop bitching about guys saying girls don't game, and to just be proud and prove that we do, we are here, and we PWN3!
In a post by Leigh Alexander on Gamasutra we are shown just how EPIC FAIL Activision really is when it comes to girls in gaming.
Apparently True Crime: Hong Kong was originally a project called 'Black Lotus' which was suppose to feature an Asian female assassin as the main character, who was even to be modeled after Lucy Lui. (I don't know about you but I personally think that would have been awesome to see!) In the article a former Activision employee states:
"We were all on board, and then Activision killed it, said they don't do female
characters because they dont sell."
characters because they dont sell."
Leigh's other source even says:
"Activision gave us specific direction to lose the chick,"
As a hardcore girl gamer I have to say that I am actually offended, and for someone to offend me is a pretty big deal. Leave it to Activision to piss me off even more.
The article goes on to tell how close minded Activision really is:
The article goes on to tell how close minded Activision really is:
"Activision has no room for 'we are making an open-world game with a Hong
Kong action movie fell with a female lead,' because that game doesn't
exist right now." says one source. "What they do have room for is, 'we are
making an open-world game with a gangster main character who can steal
cars and shoot people, but it will be in Hong Kong instead of Liberty City."
Kong action movie fell with a female lead,' because that game doesn't
exist right now." says one source. "What they do have room for is, 'we are
making an open-world game with a gangster main character who can steal
cars and shoot people, but it will be in Hong Kong instead of Liberty City."
What they don't seem to understand, is that the lead of the game is only a small portion of if it will do well or not. If the story line sucks, or the characters are flat, or the mechanics are horrible the game isn't going to sell regardless of the main character be it male, female, or a freaking purple people eater!
If you want you can find the full article here! And if you take the time to read through the article just take a glance at the comments at the bottom they are enough to make you want to really pull of a headshot.
Enough of that sadness to close this post out on a happy note Zephy has found two new sites for my fellow girl gamers out there! The first is Gameinatrix! This awesome site is the home to the podcast Gamer Girls Radio and is dedicated to all the gamer girls out there! The second is WomenGamers.com not really sure on this one yet, though they seem to have a lot of really interesting posts and a great information lead on girls in the gaming industry. I am going to keep my eye on that one before I say anything else. But I fully suggest checking out both of them!
As always comment! Let me know what you think!
Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!
If you want you can find the full article here! And if you take the time to read through the article just take a glance at the comments at the bottom they are enough to make you want to really pull of a headshot.
Enough of that sadness to close this post out on a happy note Zephy has found two new sites for my fellow girl gamers out there! The first is Gameinatrix! This awesome site is the home to the podcast Gamer Girls Radio and is dedicated to all the gamer girls out there! The second is WomenGamers.com not really sure on this one yet, though they seem to have a lot of really interesting posts and a great information lead on girls in the gaming industry. I am going to keep my eye on that one before I say anything else. But I fully suggest checking out both of them!
As always comment! Let me know what you think!
Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy Out!
16 August, 2010
Gaming Aside for a Minute
Hey y'all
Alright, so gaming aside for a minute there was a horrible accident this last weekend (14 August 2010) at the California 200 run by the Mojave Racing. Eight people were killed and many more injured, there is going to be a fun raising event Thursday August 26th at Fast Lap in Ontario, so right off the fifteen at 4pm. For any of those out there that read my this and want to help the families that have lost their loved ones in this then please comment and I will be more then happy to give you more information or someone you can get a hold of for more details.
For those of you out there that have taken this to the extreme and are saying that racing needs to be banned you need to get a life, there is no reason that this should be banned. Yes it is a horrible tragedy, but no by no means does this need to be closed down. Now I am not saying that nothing should be done, I agree with the regulations that they want to put on the races so that no one is that close ever again. There are rules in place now that say that spectators should be 100feet back form the track at all times but as you can see from the videos posted all over youtube and the news this is not the fact of the matter. The fans come right up to the track so that there is just enough room for the trucks to get through.
The race does not need to be closed down, nor outlawed! Yes regulations should be put into place AND ENFORCED! But please don't make this more then it should be.
My heart goes out to the families who have lost their love ones.
Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy, Out!
For those of you out there that have taken this to the extreme and are saying that racing needs to be banned you need to get a life, there is no reason that this should be banned. Yes it is a horrible tragedy, but no by no means does this need to be closed down. Now I am not saying that nothing should be done, I agree with the regulations that they want to put on the races so that no one is that close ever again. There are rules in place now that say that spectators should be 100feet back form the track at all times but as you can see from the videos posted all over youtube and the news this is not the fact of the matter. The fans come right up to the track so that there is just enough room for the trucks to get through.
The race does not need to be closed down, nor outlawed! Yes regulations should be put into place AND ENFORCED! But please don't make this more then it should be.
My heart goes out to the families who have lost their love ones.
Peace.Love.&.Gaming.
Zephy, Out!
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