Black Friday Bloggin'

    Today is a very special day: My brother Reibo's birthday. We already celebrated earlier this week with our lifeline pal, Matt, but I wanted to mark the exact day. No one ever had a more loving, caring brother than God has blessed me with. Every day, I thank God for giving me Reibo.

      Spent a couple of hours chatting with Effie last night, having a wonderful time despite feeling unusually sleepy. It was sad to have to quit, but I was heartened by our upcoming date on Saturday, where we'll wow 'em at the Grand Hotel at my 30th high school reunion. I literally cannot wait, and it's been a long time since I could say that more than casually.

    Spent a little time in the afternoon on Black Ops bots before having to break up for family time. There were some really hilarious moments. Particularly amusing was the phenomenal Crunch! sound that accompanied Reibo's supply crate crushing an enemy. We were laughing through the rest of the match... Moving on...

 

    Call of Duty Links:

 

They play Black Ops over at Muppet Labs...

(Credit: spoonmonkey on Reddit CoD Black Ops)

 

• Call of Duty: Black Ops reviews: PC Mag; Zero Punctuation (NSFW language, as always). 
• Call of Duty: Black Ops is tops in Japan. 
• Telegraph UK Black Ops writer interview: Craig Houston.

• CryTek reveals new FPS, Warface. Reportedly, Warface will be a PC exclusive.
• CryTek's Cervat Yerli: Consoles holding games back.
• New Resident Evil game rumored to be one of the VGA reveals.
• Surfing the web on your PC with the Kinect. As opposed to just using your mouse and keyboard... You don't need 6 feet of space for that.
• Survey reveals why game buyers choose new over used.

 

Typical RPG Hero

(Credit: RocketRobinhood on Reddit Gaming)

 

 

    Non-Gaming Links:

 

• Oxygen detected on Saturn's moon, Rhea.
• NASA factoid fest about the Shuttle main engine. For everyone who gets wood when he hears the words 'thrust vector ratios'.
• Give Thanks? Science super-sized your turkey dinner. O RLY? Tasted just fine to me, luddite douches...
• Pre-Columbian Native American woman might have voyaged to Europe with returning Vikings.
• Richard Branson to launch Virgin's iPad Magazine.