New month, same old news...

    Brief update today, as I have to get organized before my trip to the specialist. Today is the First of July. As you might suspect, the month is named after Julius Caesar, the Roman politician and General. If you recall, I mentioned Caesar back on the Ides of March, the date when he received sharp criticism from his fellow Senators when they got all stabby over his ambitions to be a King. In the US, the month of July is noted for the Independence Day holiday and the annual flogging of news reports about the dangers of fireworks. New shows will give (dead) turkeys and chickens an M-80 buttplug and video the resulting carnage. At the HQ, I intend to mark the Independence Holiday by staying put, eating a burger, and hoping just to get better. Now, that would be something truly worth celebrating. Moving on...

• BASHandSlash details in the info from DICE on the current Medal of Honor beta patch.
• More Medal of Honor beta PC and PS3 invites out.
• Aliens vs. Predators gets 'Bughunt' map DLC 7 July 2010. 
• Bioshock 2 single player DLC announced.
• Homefront 'more Half-life than Modern Warfare'.
• Cliff Bleszinski shows off Bulletstorm [vid].
• Red Box Kiosks testing game rentals in three states.
• DFC: Xbox 360 'clearly on the downside of its lifecycle'.
• GamersNexus op-ed: Gaming culture defined. 
• Roger Ebert admits his mistake.
• Embarrassing game mag covers.
• UGO's Hot Girl Cosplay stars Samus.
• IGN Daily Fix for 30 June 2010 with the luscious Jessica Chobot. (YouTube version embedded below.)

 

Uploaded 30 June on IGN Entertainment

Does Jessica look nice in off-white?

 Yes, she certainly does.

• First direct photo of exoplanet confirmed.
• Woot being bought by Amazon. Here's Woot's humorous official announcement.