Call of Duty and Gaming Links

Well, I did it. I prestiged. Right before bedtime, I booted up Modern Warfare 2 and did it. I played for about an hour with Reibo and got to level 6. I hope with today and tomorrow's game-a-thons, I can get back the Cold-blooded and Ninja perks. Cold-blooded is especially important on hardcore, since as soon as the UAV comes on, I get lit up like a Christmas tree from every corner of the map. On one game I was 6/2, got fragged, and got spawn killed 4 times in about 2 minutes to finish 6/6. In a couple of games, I was totally Predator bait. I couldn't take a step without getting shot in most games. In one particularly memorable death-a-thon, I got shot by an enemy and then had insult added to my considerable injury by spawning directly in front of the same enemy's claymore. I miss my favorite guns a lot, but I'm sure I'll enjoy the unlocked prestige-level challenges and the extra slot. On to the links:

YouTube: Headshot assisted suicide; GameplayUnited's "Halfway" Quickscope Montage.

More Gaming Links:

Is Crispy Gamer "frozen in time" without an editorial staff  to speak of? Here's a screen cap of the lead features for 4 February 2010:

• Joystiq: Xbox Live service for Xbox 1 games to be discontinued on April 15th! Kotaku has the copypasta of the decision announcement. Wow. They're pulling the plug on Halo 2. Amazing. Sad, too, since I've always thought Halo 2 was a much better multiplayer game than Halo 3.
  
• Big Download: All you need to know about Bad Company 2.
• Playstation Lifestyle: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 back cover reveals game review score. GameInformer apparently gives the game a 9.5/10.
• GamingTarget: BC2 demo hands on.
• GameTrailers: Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer demo gameplay video.
• Platform Nation: Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer demo hands-on impressions.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat review round-up: GameSpy; GameSpot; Eurogamer.; IGN; Cnet (PC); Bit-tech.
• MAG reviews: GameSpy; GameInformer;
• Mass Effect 2 review round-up: FiringSquad (PC); InfoAddict - The Many Failures of Mass Effect 2; GamesLatest (German website); Technic3D; Ten Ton Hammer.
• Can't read that Mass Effect 2 text on your old TV? It's not a bug, it's a feature.
• Kotaku: Commander Shepherd's "hook-up list".
• Playstation Blog via El33tonline: Player Questions answered.
• Gamespot: Metro 2033 updated hands-on.
• VG247: Steam deal: Pre-order Metro 2033 and get Red Faction Guerilla free.
• Big Download: Combat Arms to get new Last Man Standing mode.
• 3rd Person stuff: GameRevolution: SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 - PSP review.
• Weapon of the Day: Bioshock 2's Swarm Master bee plasmid.
• EA's Madden NFL 10: New Orleans Saints Defeat Indianapolis Colts, 35-31
• Denver TV Station Warns of Xbox Predators, Angers Gamers. I could feel the smugness of this "reporter" oozing right out of my monitor. Holy crap. "Sex Box!"

Non-Gaming Links:

• Blogging not cool, say snot-nosed punks teens. Get off my lawn, says my Bushmaster M17S bullpup assault rifle.
• Escapist: Study reveals why nerds get bullied. Because there are no power-ups in real life, that's why.
• Robomayhem's amazing Aliens Rap video on YouTube.