Sony has began testing different price point for their new PSNOW service and already there is an uproar. For example, they are demanding $5 to rent Final Fantasy XIII-2 for four hours. Now , $5 for 4 hours with something that sucks sounds like a great deal to me, but maybe i'm being ripped off when i go to  the red light district.

Star Citizen is rapidly approaching the $50 million dollar mark in crowd funding. The News has created quite a stir as now, NASA is planning their own kickstarter to re-kickstart the space programme with NASA proclaiming that "For half that amount, we can take you there for reals!"

At first i was skeptical, with many logistical questions, but then i read something that finally sold me on the idea
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/05/28/the-moon-is-now-a-wi-fi-hotspot/#.U6rQELE4NnU

However, be warned that space only operates at 14 FPS. No word yet on the resolution.

A new article published in Neurology Now argues that "Excessive Gaming Increases Aggression and Addictiveness in Teens"

Judging from the "Console Wars" it may also have some significant effects on common sense

Its not all bad though, as they noted that "Adolescents who play video games are actually growing up better prepared to enter the workforce and respond to changing work environments". This is good news as gamers should adapt well to our future Chinese overlords. Hell, we already live on Ramen.

Astronomers were recently excited about having detected a mysterious signal 240 million light years away from Earth, in the Perseus Cluster (top), one of the most massive objects in the Universe. It turns out to be a hoax however, and is actually just part of the marketing campaign for Activision's Destiny.

At least we know where that $500 million went.

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/nasa-detects-mysterious-signal-240-million-light-years-1595635338

Can't get enough of simulator games? Well good! Because now we have Rock simulator. That's rock as in the inanimate object, not the music genre. No seriously.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=274135797

Early details are sketchy, but it appears as though-the role of villain will be reprized by James Franco. No word yet on Dwane Johnson. Games based on movies...when will they learn?

Maisie Williams seems set to play Ellie in the planned big screen adaptation of hit video game The Last of Us.

On a related note, i want to announce my latest unauthorized biography of her life entitled:

"Life as an Escort Mission"

Coming soon to a twitter account near you

A Crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo is asking for $150,000 to get Valve to make Half-Life 3

http://www.vg247.com/2014/10/17/crowdfunding-campaign-is-asking-for-150000-to-get-valve-to-make-half-life-3/

Yes, someone is asking you for money so that they can pester Valve into taking more of your money. They already have $500.

Crowdfunding: The Wet Dream of Capitalism

CURRENT GAMING TRENDS

MAYBE WE SHOULD RE-THINK THIS

A new game has been announced and has sparked outrage over its inappropriate content. Take a look

Still a better love story than Twilight

Yes bread simulator is an actual game from the creators of Surgeon Simulator and it has you in the role of a slice of bread, going on a murderour rapage against anyone with celiac disease.

Next up is a game called simulator simulator where you try to make a game but instead stretch out a 10 second joke into a $15 game

Game reviewers are always bitching and MOANING about how HARD it is to review games. They have a point in that games are REALLY LONG. However, there are other reviewers that have an even HARDER time with reviews. This i can say definitively from experience. I had to be hospitalized this week due to my new job as a reviewer due to dehydration and cramping. That's right, my reviews almost cost me my life! Trust me, reviewing PORN is a job for only the most elite amongst us. Do they have any idea how long it takes to review a 1 hour movie in 5 minute intervals?

Now i have to explain to everyone why i'm being treated for tennis elbow when i don't even know the rules or own a racket. Worse yet, its not even covered by workman's comp or my insurance! Thanks obama. One young lady in the business was kind enough to offer me free treatment, but i dont understand how making a fist is going to help my elbow.

Things can also get quite confusing. I gave a movie "2 thumbs up" and had to spend an hour explaining where to put the second thumb. So, just for clarification: