The most entertaining singleplayer game i've ever played is getting a sequel, and the trailers look super stunning!
Release date estimate is end this year, while the first mafia game was released in 2002 so nu rush guys gotta b good.. hopefully ive got more time then anyways.
Watch the Trailers & Screenshots: mafia2game.com
Wow.. what a magnificent single player adventure, and a superb flowing interactive almost movie. I finished a couple of days ago the SP version of Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare, as Ive played all of the previous ones also and it got rated so high that I had to take the effort to follow the sequel. May I add im not a single player type of dude actually. My notebook barely runs it, so it must be even better experience on a beefier machine but hey ive enjoyed the ride.
First I thought.. shit they are leaving the WWII genre and go to power up guns and over powering extra features, what imo (in my opinion) kinda ruins the balance... and yes they have put in all new features, like airstrike and support calls but it is very well done and its not as defeating is in many other games.
Highlights were the sniper mission and the chopper bombardment.. very well done. Its not a very long journey.. but its very much worth the ride.
Going back in with the unlocked arcade mode to tackle the highest level, for my rare R&R moments.
Little tip: when you finish the SP game.. sit and wait till the credits end.. a very nice close combat extra mission awaits!
Apparently the Multi Player version is a great gem on its own and according to my mate it has the full gameplay like old days Medal of Honors first MP maps, but I havent played it yet.. and self precautionly I prolly wont yet.. no time. Ive played only shortly on Xbox 360 Live, but c'mon these kind of games are waste on a console.. you gotta play this on the PC !!!!
There were rumors that Xbox Live was going to combine PC players online.. lol, im pretty sure I know why they havent done that yet.. PC players will FLOGG all Xbox console stick players. :P
APL Manly Warringah Leagues Club
Went to support my mate as he was doing his first tournament this week, at the first break I found out he already got knocked out and went home.. anyway thought lets finish the tournament, and guess what:
Manager wanted for a great competitor in the 6th division of the Dutch Hattrick league.
I cant look after the team ive been building up for a couple of years now.
f34Rf4cT0rY , is in a healthy condition and ready to move in any direction you want it to move in.
You will get full control of the team, and I can help you out explaining some positions, or with the start. Also I can give you all the data from the start to use in the free Hattrick tool "Hattrick Organizer".
NOTE!!
This way of giving the team a new manager is prohibited by Hattrick.org, thats why its best not to announce anything about having a new manager.
The big risk is when they find out they will lock the account and the team is lost.
Im hoping for a manager that knows how Hattrick works, and wants to use this opportunity to explore new boundries.
Pls share your interests in the comments, and I will assign the team and login to the one I think would be good most suitable.
PokerStars Tournament #43983694, No Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $3.00/$0.30
539 players
Total Prize Pool: $1617.00
Tournament started - 2007/02/27 - 04:00:00 (ET)
Dear player,
You finished the tournament in 1st place.
A $351.70 award has been credited to your Real Money account.
YAY!
Alright, the total is published.. i'm around 207 players away of grabbing $15.000 :)
I know its a very positive way of putting that, especially my 5700 in chips isnt that much anymore seeing the list, with the contestants left.
Never the less I always do better with less :)
Wish me luck!
**** UPDATE ****
60.000 players total, 1000 finalists all over New South Wales, last top 200 final day.. an hour drive up to the event, and half an hour of total play time in the final for me :( ..
Just couldnt set my mind to play and enjoy poker.. got annoyed and walked into massive hands of my opponents.. boo !
Thats poker too..
Not a next time in a while I think..
Played an APL Pro Poker event last night at Dee Why RSL, $10 buy inn and had 137 players turning up.
Could hold up my game pretty good, even got Quad Jacks on a hand going in with 2.
- little poker story if you want to know what happened -
I had 30.000 in chips with 20 people left of the 140 players, called a 10k ALL-INN bet as I was high connected, but the guy hit his one over card on the river -bad luck-. Then I got the blinds past who were 6000/3000 at that time, so had with 11 ppl to go, only 11k left... I was sitting just before the button (means after me only the dealer and small blind and big blind left so 3 players), I looked Ace Queen.. TOP ranked hand, went All-Inn.. the guy next to me immediately called (dealer).. thought shit im up against pockets (pairs), and of all the hands he could have, he had AK.. (hmm AQ sits next to AK in one deal grrrr) so only the lady (queen) could save me or a far far away flush.. anyway dont count on a woman to save you in this situation, lol.
So anyway good training for this Saturdays final for the NPL, scoring 10th out of 140.
Only bad thing is the quick exit just made me miss the money again! @#$$# !!
Ive made it to day two!
They started at several venues at once and all got 2000 in chips to start with. All venues played until the magic number that fits in 1 venue was reached.
I played in Massey Park Golf Club, and we had about 114 players rocking up.. after 3 hours of playing, what was rather quickly they called it quits, as the magic total number of all players left over several venue was reached.
I played nice and tight, lost 2 hands.. one I folded at the end and the other was against an all-inn for 600 total, so not much damage.. finally on a all inn with A2 suited, I got called by 9-j os, and the flop hit the Jack, but the River game me my Ace..pfieuw
I ended up with 5700 in chips and thats just below average, so I'm going to give it a try in the last day of these finals! I heard that the chip leader had around 30.000 in chips so thats no worries at all.
Hopefully I can play well this Saturday and grab 1st prize in the NSW finals day 2!
Just received a text-message from the National Poker League that i've qualified for the New South Wales Final again.
Normally I would have already known this, but they never updated the last weeks score and I didnt do well on that one, so had to wait till they found the time and effort to share this information!! again slack asses at NPL!
The final is again a two day event, and first day is this Saturday at Massey Park Golf Club ironically, as I had to cancel my golf day for this, and the next one when I make it through to the next day.
Hopefully I can do better this time, I mean im happy to qualify for the third consecutive season in a row, being in the top 5 of our venue but the cards are not sticking with me lately and I've had it a bit with NPL.
So another shot to win the $15.000 dollar first price, or the opportunity to go to a $1.000.000 event, first have to beat probably 800 players.
Tonight we trade our NPL night in to see what Oz Poker Tour has to offer at their Venue in Dundas.
**** UPDATE ****
Just got message from my poker buddy Nick, that the list of qualifiers is online, and watta you know I came 3rd overall just behind Nick who came 2nd !
NPL2006 season 4final list
First of all, Live For Speed published just before Xmas a very nice update patch V.
This patch for me made my controller calibrate much better, and being on a higher ping on this side of the globe a better chance of joining some European races as the lag calculation done smoother.
Many details got touched up, and also we have more functions, but the thing that stands out is the sound improvement! Very nice!
See here the list of changes: Live for Speed - Patch V
STCC
Secondly STCC (Sim Touring Car Cup), came up with three servers that host LICENSED driving.... huh?
Yea, they have developed a license structure, besides the already demo and paid license in LFS and the S1 and S2 license difference in LFS.
They have put online one Copper - Bronze license server, and one Silver and Gold server, and the event server (next post more about this) they have the Platinum server in his free time.
Not only divides this the wreckers from the racers, but also puts the racers in their leagues. They have chosen some of the normal cars for the racing progress, and you start with the easy FWD (front wheel drive) little cars to do bronze and copper and for silver and gold you get to choose a slightly bigger versions and some turbo powered RWD and FWD cars and also a 4WD (RALLY) from the LFS assorti.
Personally I really start to appreciate their car picks, as the cars mostly not even go over 200 kph, and in these cars you get more time to get your corners right and you have more time to react properly when in trouble.
Tire choice and setup becomes also allot more interesting as the pack stays closer together, and you start realizing the difference during the race more quicker. Now for me all of a sudden I start altering the camber (wheel angle) settings more then before, to suit my driving style.
The license structure is strict, and you progress slightly when finishing but the better drivers obviously progress quicker when finishing top 3 and set fast times, like fastest laps and lap records, but also the STCC server record and of course the World Records.
I progressed through the Bronze and Copper license and the cars that belong to them, and also finished my Silver license so now I am a:
I said goodbye to all the rookies and n00bs and wreckers that really piss you off with their hammer the car into the corner sideways attitude, and childish behaviors.
Now life is good.. the races are always as good as the view you had before, and now im in the gold league trying to push for platinum I realize I have to step up a notch again to gain ground, which is good tho.
The cars are new to me in this league to, and they are based on the midrange road cars, I bit more heavy to drive then the little cars before and a bit more uncontrolled in the corners, you really have to find the smooth path driving without overheating your tires to much.
With this way of progressing the races online are more and more often more intense, and the servers have a strict policy about foul play and for instance when you spin off the track you are only aloud to enter when the track is clear.
Live For Speed is:
If you have no clue what im talking about, you wouldn’t be the first.. lol
Live For Speed is IMO the best ONLINE RACING SIMULATOR out there. Its free to try the demo version (see website), and you can drive the cars im talking about for copper and bronze on one track only.
Beware when you try the demo, your in a pool with n000bs and you have to be lucky to get the racing experience you will get more often when you have the normal license for LFS.
The cars are based on cars out there, but LFS never bought the license so they made there own changes to them for the best if I may say so. They have created a pile of cars to choose from and it goes from the touringcars to a wide variety of open wheelers with the latest addition a licensed F1 car based on the BMW from Sauber (F1.06), and very fast GTR's. Also they have a list of very funny little cars.
There are many tracks with all their own versions also..
The biggest feature is the settings you can alter for your car, and it goes way beyond the tire brand and pressure!
LFS screenshots
Have a go.. and watch out for me.. f34Rm3 :)
WARNING: LFS is very difficult to use with keyboard only, if you have a look at the game, bare in mind the noobs and the driving if you are on the keyboard.
The best experience is with a steering wheel, but I am driving with a gamepad (Logitech Dual Action) with Z-index sticks (like the playstation controller and xbox controller). You need a device that gives you controlled power and braking, instead of plain ON or OFF.. :)
