A Belated "A Week in Rock Band", "DVD Tuesdays", "Game Tuesdays", and Red Dead: Redemption

Just to warn you this will be a rather long post, so brace your feet to the sled, kiddos, and let's take this treacherous road downhill into the ground.  Flames and all.

So I've missed some posts but life happens and we keep on a-going.  I'm going to start with Red Dead: Redemption.  I haven't played the game since something like August of 2010, but in my defense I couldn't play multiplayer.  The game would kick me out seconds after I joined so I just stopped and I would have re-sold it if I ever went to a video game store with any frequency nowadays.  But I've just kept it and now I'm glad I did.  I fired it up and took a stab and tried to get back online and lo and behold it worked!  Totally excited that I'm able to play this game again online.  It's super fun, there is free DLC, ambient challenges, some co-op matches, jeez, the list goes on and on.  Here's the Red Dead: Redemption homepage from Rockstar, you know, that little known company that put out Grand Theft Auto.  Yes, that one.  They've done it again with a slap of cowboy over an open world sandbox.  If you want to know more, check the website:

Red Dead: Redemption

But I've been having a blast with it to say the least.  Fun, fun times. 

Rewind time to December 25, 2000.  At 10PM at night I was sitting with a group of good friends about to watch a really bad movie.  This little gem was Dracula 2000.  Let's just say, well, it wasn't great.  Wait, no, I can say more than that, it was hideous.  The best part (for me) was Danny Masterson (as Nightshade, hehe) gets a leech attached to his eyeball in the first 20 to 30 minutes of the film and then I was like okay that was my highlight for it.  Though, honestly it was a awful film... so, here's the trailer!

Now fast forward to the last couple of weeks.  I've been checking to see what is coming out for games and nothing has really caputred my eye and time.  So I haven't posted anything in the last few weeks, though now during the Summer of Arcade there are a few XBLA titles that I'd love to get my hands on.

This game looks super sweet.  I haven't played the first one but it takes place in Arizona so I am interested on how they are going to make the desert creepier than I can imagine it as, as in my youth I ran all over the desert.  The price is a bit steep but that is way the arcade games are going.

This arcade game looks really interesting.   It has climbing platform elements that I can get into.  Not sure what combat is like but I'd love to give it a try at some point with time, money, and hard drive space allowing. 






Not to many AAA titled games coming out that I'm looking at, in between my new love affair with Red Dead: Redemption, the unending catalog of Rock Band tracks coming out in the foreseeable future, and Halo: Reach I don't think I have time to play any new retail games right now.

Speaking of Rock Band tracks...  This Week in Rock Band!

I was relieved to finally see some music coming out that I didn't really want.  I know that sounds weird to say but lately everything they've put out has been great since late December last year.  If you're curious to know what came out yesterday please continue reading.

Singles for Rock Band 3/16/12

Everclear - "Santa Monica" (X)

Good Charlotte - "The Anthem"

Mastadon - "Curl of the Burl"

(X denotes PRO Guitar/Bass upgrades)

Here's also the tracks that came out for the RBN last Thursday:

Metal

Engel - "Sense the Fire" (2X Bass Pedal)

The Faceless - "XenoChrist"

Pop-Rock

Swound! - "In My Head"

Prog

Gatling - "Absolute"

Reggae/Ska

Sunny Side Up - "Corporate Control"

Rock

Jerry Naylor - "Mystery Train"

The Trews - "Hope & Ruin"

Cripes!  What is left, right... now, starring... DVD Tuesdays!

 Loved this movie when I saw it.  Those two make a great team and they were also the reason why I loved the original so much.

Well I see that it an unrated Director's cut so I'm already in.  Interesting cover and choice title.  I'll probably rent this through Netflix at some point. 









Well, folks, that is it for this little, big, post.  Hope you've enjoyed it as much as I had writing it.  See you in a few!