Call Of Duty: World Championships Result!

Call of Duty competitive team, Complexity, Won $1 Million!

by Brock Bila

   Call Of Duty has been hosting a tournament for 2 years now for Call Of Duty players, and 2014 is no different. The 32 finalists will compete on the Xbox One version of Call of Duty Ghosts, hoping to take home the top prize of  $1 million. This is some mad cash. Faze and Optic are some of the most known teams out there. But in the end Complexity won! Optic went out in the semi-finals.

   Ghost has not been a hot game. When it was came out, it was the latest and greatest thing to buy. Ghosts tried to hard on its features like creating your own character, the iOS and Android apps, leaning and all of the other details, but as the game went on, a DLC came out and the game got better. All of my friends and the friends of those friends said that the game isn't what it could have been. You have to think of how "real" it  is I say. They added moving objects around, which is a great and new thing to come to the Call of Duty franchise. I think this game is the start of greatness for the series.

   Patrick Price is the captain of the Complexity Call of Duty team, and he has been playing Call of Duty since the original released on Xbox. Ian Porter, another member, had his start in Call of Duty 4 after discovering that he didn't like Halo 3. Tyler Polchow was a friend of Patrick. He won two championships in Black Ops 2 with him. Damo Barlow is the fourth player of Complexity, and holds the team together.

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Bad Games: Sonic R

Welcome to Bad Games, where I like to show off some of the worst games I've ever played or seen. Of course, by bad, I mean the game isn't fun. The graphics may be great, the sound effects could redeem it for others, but if you actually play it, it doesn't hold up.

Sonic R for the Sega Saturn

  Now since I will be starting slow with some of these "okay games" I decided to kick it off with two poorly made things, The Sega Saturn and Sonic R. Both had great ideas and then those thoughts were carried on to future games, but neither sold well or saw a lot of investment for development of the system and game. I like this game, but a lot of people don't see the decency within the title. Now, I have played it for only short times, but the controls are "meh" and the graphics aren't bad. Being the first true 3D Sonic racing game had to be tough on development, having to code and rebuild a new engine with a system that needs a lot of unnecessary coding. Mario Kart 64, the first true 3D racing game featuring Mario and his friends from Nintendo, was well done and is a great game for the Nintendo 64, a console that had much more power than a Saturn and sold fairly well in the United States. The music isn't good though, it has a lot of soundtracks that sound a lot like Sega ran out of ideas and had to use the CD-quality sound that is possible with the Saturn. So they decided that "Can you feel the Sunshine?" would be the best song to go with. Many fans of the series didn't enjoy the choice and some cannot stand it. Here is a small bit from the lyrics;

Can you feel the Sunshine?

Can you feel the sunshine?
Does it brighten up your day?
Don't you feel that sometimes
You just need to run away?

You play as your character without any vehicle, and ramming in to walls is very common. I don't understand exactly how to use items or move around, but I can get through the game without any problems, albeit in last place. In conclusion, I wouldn't pay for the game, but if some old man offers it for free, I'd take it. You can waste about 30 minutes on it and complete it, so if you were to spend around $40 when it was available in 1997, then you could feel a little bit scammed. Of course, you probably felt that when you bought the Saturn in the first place.

Final Score: 6.5/10



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COD Ghosts Devestation DLC

DEVASTATION DLC

          Number 2 DLC coming out for xbox on April 3rd. This DLC has 4 small-medium maps. And a really cool looking hybrid weapon. Also another extension to the Extinction saga.
 

 

(Map #1 Ruins)

          Ruins is a map that is in South America. In a Mayan temple. This map is a triangle type shape map. Towering over the temple is a massive volcano that is about to erupt. If some one from either team complete a field order they will get a kill streak that will cause the volcano to erupt and kill your enemies.

                                                       

(Map #2 Behemoth)

           Behemoth is a map that call of duty has never done before. The map is based of a earth excavator. With a big saw in the middle. This map is a medium-long range map. It's also really high up so be careful not to fall off. When you complete a field order you get a helicopter that you sit in with a mini gun and can just rain bullets down on the enemy.

 

 

(Map #3 Collision)

          This map is a small-medium size map. It is a BIG boat that is crashed into a bridge. This map is really flat and great for run and gunning. Maps that have poles everywhere are really dynamic because it's hard to see people. This map has two sniper points. If you were to play domination the B flag would be right in the middle. You will be constantly fighting for the middle. If you complete a field added you will be able to be in a A10 and rain bullets and missiles over the map 

 

                                                                  (Map #4 Unearthed)

          This map is a copy of the map Dome from Modern Warfare three.  This is a very small compact map with a lot of fun sniper spots. This map was remade from Dome to a old excavation site. Like every other map in ghost there's a special ability or kill-streak when you get a field order completed. We'll in this one you get 3 aliens that with run up to the other team and explode to kill them. You can also find a Easter egg ;) that will get you the Venom X which is like the m2 grenade launcher.

                                                                      

 (Extra gun)

          The Ripper is the ideal weapon companion for DEVASTATION’s mix of multiplayer maps. Providing players with two different configurations: medium to short-range capability as a Sub Machine-Gun (SMG), and medium to long-range as an Assault Rifle (AR). This unique 2-in-1 weapon has the ability to switch from SMG to AR and back again on the fly in the midst of battle, at the touch of a button, giving maximum flexibility to adjust to a variety of map types and tactics.

 

                                                                (Extinction Episode 2)

          In Episode 2: Mayday, the Quick Reaction Force team is sent in to investigate a high-tech ghost ship adrift in the South Pacific. To deal with the insidious wall-crawling “Seeder” and skyscraper-sized monstrosity known as the “Kraken,” your team will need new tactics and new weapons.

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Nintendo Updates - March 2014

March 2014

   Welcome to the first month of our Nintendo Update section. Here we talk about new developments in Nintendo products, game titles, or characters that have made news recently.

(3/27/14) Ubisoft Sale on the Nintendo eShop:

Right now, most Ubisoft games are 50% off on the Nintendo eShop. Rayman, Rayman Origins, Zombie U, ESPN Sports, Rayman Legends, and much more. Wii U and 3DS titles are currently having the prices sliced in half while a few games are left in the dust. Almost every title is a 2012 or newer game, meaning the graphics are standing with some of the best looking games for the 3DS and a launch title for the Wii U.

March 24, 9:00 A.M. PT - March 31, 8:59 A. M. PT

(3/20/14) Pokemon X and Y is free, with a purchase:

  

 Pokemon X and Y will be free to anyone who purchases a 3DS, 2DS, or 3DS XL and a game from now until March 31st. This may save some money and for anyone in the market for a portable the deal may give the final push to own a 3DS. According to the promotional website, the offer has a $39.99 value. The largest issue with the offer is the requirement to buy a new system and a game, while a $149.99 2DS packed with Pokemon X and Y is already available.

(3/19/14) Diance will be the first event-only legendary:

  Diance will be available soon to X and Y players and is the only legendary to only be avaliable through an event. Like in previous games some legendaries were exclusive to an event, but they were also Pokemon from previous generations. Diance is all-new and event-only. So far, no dates or details other than this and the level and health points have been given. Diance will have 125 HP and be a level 50 Pokemon when caught.

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Android Wear: First Look

Android Wear: First Look

   Android Wear was announced yesterday, and it is a whole new operating system by Google. Above, I show an image found on the developer site showing the "Ok Google" function on a square smartwatch. Multiple editions of the OS are available for different shaped watches. Apps developed for one system are universally compatible with other devices running Android Wear. Text is made centered so it will be visible through the square and circle displays. Google will release their own smartwatch soon some sources report, and the operating system looks promising as Samsung and other third parties continue to design sub-par operating systems to be compatible with their devices, but Google seems to want to put a stop to the limited compatibility. When the SDK is released, a better understanding of communication with other devices will be shown off in app development. A few apps are already compatible, such as Hangouts, maps, and most apps with notifications. 

   Apps are easy to design by the looks of it. The text is centered and the image is shown on the top portion of the screen. The visibility is easy to see with a circle display and a square. The Moto 360 is a new smart watch that will be released soon with the Android Wear operating system and circle display, while others like the Galaxy Gear 2 run a custom OS made by the developers. Soon enough, the rooting community hopes that they can port the new Android Wear operating system to the Gear.

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