The summer months are considered sort of a down time for the gaming industry, although gaming expo's like E3 go on during these months, no real big game releases come out during this time. Big game releases don't usually come out until November which is the busiest time for shoppers with the holidays only a month away so it makes sense that they are released during that time. However, there were so many big titles that came out last year around that time that some almost got lost among the crowd.

This brings me to my question; why not release big titles during the summer months? For starters, one of the gaming industry's biggest markets; the 16-22 range are currently out of school for the summer and no school means much more free time. Yes, many of these people have jobs but I think we'll all agree that you have much more freetime during the summer even if you have a job. I personaily play more games during the summer months than any other time during the year. Games could be released around the July 4th holiday which is probably the biggest time for shoppers. I'm not saying that companies should release the biggest game titles but definitely some of the more anticipated games. I always find I want to buy a game or two during the summer but the problem is there are never any really good titles coming out. So what do you think, do I make any sense with this opinion?

So at the end of my last blog I promised I'd talk about a prank I want to do. The victim is a friend of mine, the reason for the prank is because this past year he found it very amusing to constantly make fun of the age difference between my ex-girlfriend and me. He wasn't the only one as many of my other friends did as well, but where most of my friends would poke fun but then give me props for dating a girl as gorgeous as she is, my friend who is named Peter, would poke fun and then call me a pedafile and would tell random people this as well. Peter has also managed to piss off many of my other friends so many of them are going to join in on the prank. Anyways, throughout the time we dated my ex and I laughed it off but we vowed we would get him back and now that summer is in full swing, its time we acted on that

Here are a few things I have planned, this will all be done in one night:

-TPing his entire yard/house

-Saran wrapping his car and yard

-Forking his yard (I have 700 forks left over from a prank on my house)

-Pouring flour all over his car (then adding the saran wrap)

-Leaving a poem on his doorstep (I'll explain this below)

The poem idea originates from a Facebook war my ex and Pete had which ended with my ex totally bashing him in a 14 line sonnet that surprisely was in almost perfect iambic pentameter. The poem was so good in fact that Pete ended the "war" himself as he was so impressed and amazed he had been owned so bad. So I have written a new poem that I will leave on his doorstep, the poem is supposed to be written by my ex and me but I took up writing it myself. The poem is below:

Peter Moret we've struck again,
This time with two instead of one,
Your reign over us has come to an end,
The battle between us is said and done.

You calculated the age between us,
And made false claims of statutory rape,
But now your jokes have turned to dust,
And you are nothing more than a giant ape.

Although we take claim for this,
Tonight's prank was done with many hands,
Of others who you embarrassed and dissed,
Who come from faraway lands.

So look around at the site that has been laid
At the trees covered in white,
And know the statement we have made,
That we have won this fight

We await your handshake.

The last line "We await your handshake" refers to what he told me he would do to the person that TPed his house this summer (I've been apart of a lot of TPs and I think he expects someone is going to get his house). But thats pretty much it, I would like some feedback on this, I'd like some suggestions and some other ideas of what I could do. I'm not expecting to do this for another couple weeks because he leaves tomorrow for a 2 week vacation. Once I do it though, I'll take pictures and post them here.

Summer is here and my summer started off great. After graduation and a thousand grad parties I took a trip down to Mrytle Beach, SC with 14 other friends and enjoyed 5 days of well...everything. Overall, an awesome trip. Then I return with anticipation of leaving June 22nd (today) for Wilmington where I would help run the school's team basketball camp. I had been very excited to go on this trip simply because I would get to know all the coaches and players, see some great basketball, and of course get paid. Then the day after I return I get a call from one of the coaches informing me that they just found out that no incoming student to the school can help at the camp. Meaning I can't go. So I sit here this Sunday afternoon not down in Wilmington but typing this blog on my Macbook. Bummer.

Not being able to go down to Wilmington changes a lot about my summer. First off, it was my source of income. I would estimate I would have gotten around $300 per camp and I was going to do two so thats a good $600 bucks. Not getting that money. So now I need a job. I've applied to Blockbuster but the chances of getting that are slim because 3 of my friends already got jobs there and although they say they're still hiring (well the sign out front says that) I highly doubt they need anyone else. So I'm playing the waiting game there.

And how exactly am I playing the waiting game? Well right now the majority of my friends (or the ones I want to hang with) are out of town (like I should have been...) so I'm stuck in my house unless I motivate myself (which doesn't happen often) or someone calls with plans. So I need something to do. Well first off, I bought Bioshock with some giftcard money I had. Although the game is disturbing as hell, its a lot of fun and I can't wait to see how it ends. I've also borrowed Season 2 of The Office from a friend and I've been throughly enjoying that. I've never really watched The Office and now I'm wondering why.

But anyways, thats how my summer days are going right now. Things should get more entertaining come next week or once July hits. Stay tuned for my next blog though as I will share with you my plans for the prank I want to pull off this summer.

I've been a member of Gamespot for about 5 years. I've gotten to level 33 and racked up over 7,000 posts but I'm not proud of any of that. No, what I am proud of is that I put my time here to good use and put together one of the best Gamespot Unions out there. Yes, this sounds a little arrogant, but I've seen a lot of unions and there are few I consider better than the one I founded a year and a half ago. The Triple A Union was my kingdom, my place where I could chat about two of my favorite things; games and movies. The union was the vision I had seen when I first started The Triple A 3 1/2 years ago, as a simple geocities website. The union grew far more than I ever invisioned and the more it grew, the more I wanted to work to continue that growth.

So you can now see why I didn't want to give up leading the union, even though I had managed to neglect it to the point that it was barely breathing. When I finally posted that the union was done, I figured there would be a small murmur from the few people who still visited it however, I was very surprised to see that not only were there still those who did not want the union to die, but that they were very willing to work to get it back to it's glory. I realized now that it was not time to end the union, but to hand it over.

After a very hard decision of choosing who would lead, I came to my decision, stepped down, and appointed dukebd699 as the new leader. To be honest, I didn't think anyone could return the union to its former glory but I was optimistic that duke could do something, and something he did. In the 5 days that he has lead the union, there has been over a 100 new members, page views are at their highest ever and activity on the boards is skyrocketing. I look at what has been done and see that aside from the union design and a few threads on the board, the union has been almost reborn.

I now see why a change in leadership is always a good thing, no matter how good the last leader was. I simply want to commend duke for the job he has done, and I look forward to seeing how far he can go. I could say that the union will always truely be mine but that would be wrong; the idea was mine, the union is now duke's.

Its been a while since my last blog and who knows it could be awhile before my next one. But I feel like writing one right now so here goes...

First off, I've decided to give up my leadership job at The Triple A. I am currently deciding between two finalists for the job and the decision is not going to be easy. Both are very qualified and would be very committed to the job.

I am stepping down because my life as a high schooler is ending next Tuesday when I graduate. What comes next is college at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, which is 2nd hardest UNC school to get into behind UNC Chapel Hill (not that im bragging or anything...) I am very excited for UNCW because I have landed a spot as a manager for the school's basketball team which is the best thing I can get since I am not good enough to play at UNCW. I'll be going down to "The Dub" twice this summer to work their summer camps which I am very excited about. This is the main reason for my departure as leader of the Triple A.

Since its been a while since my last blog, I'll also update you on some things that have happened since. Firstly, I turned 19 in late March, making me the oldest kid in my school (my friends tell everyone Im 40 years old). I finished my senior year of basketball with a dismal 4-19 record thanks to a 1st year coach who decided it was more logical to play 90lb freshmen over seniors (meaning me). I could go on and on about how that man ruined my senior year of basketball but I'll save you the venting. I've also been through a relationship with a good friend of mine. If I wasn't leaving for college next year we'd probably still be together but she figured it would be better if we remained friends (can't say I was happy about that ). Gaming wise I've been playing a good amount of Call of Duty 4 (cod as it is called by my friends and I) and NBA 2k8 (Bobcats Dynasty!!) I may be buying a new game soon because I have some Best Buy money to spend.

Other than that I've been having a good time. The past month has been full of parties and good times and Im hoping that continues. To all graduating seniors like myself, congrats!

I promise my next blog will be more interesting.

Now I have seen some dumb and ignorant news pieces in the past but none as bad as this. Fox News ran a segment on Mass Effect, claiming the game was basically nothing but a sex game, claiming that the game shows full frontal nudity when in reality, all you see is side-nudity of a breast and butt of a two minute clip that some players may not even get to if they do not advance far enough in a romance plot. I would go on but I'll just have you see it for yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKzF173GqTU&feature=related

My favorite parts of that video have to be:

"Have you played Mass Effect?"

"What? No!"

And...

"Why didn't this game get the Adults Only rating?"

EA is currently striking back, asking for a full apology and many viewers are writing to Fox News with complaints. These "experts" are on par with Jack Thompson with their so called knowledge of videogames.