Love This Game

1 VS. 100 opened a new season!!!

This time they added Achievements.

Safe Keeping Extended Play: In a single round, saved up the maximum of three Skips.	10 Acquired 11/21/2009
Quarter Century Answered a total o f 25 questions correctly.	10 Acquired 11/21/2009
Go Streaking! In a single round, achieved a Streak of five consecutive correct answers.	15 Acquired 11/21/2009
Speedy Delivery In a single round, scored a total of 1300 points through time bonuses.	20 Acquired 11/21/2009

Guitar Hero 5

Another Game in the series that I just couldn't pass up. This one has a Ginormous song list, plus imported songs from GHWT & Smash hits.
Guitar Hero 5 has some new features:

Two new game modes are in the game. The first is a "Party Play" mode, which allows players to jump into a band or drop out even in the middle of a song, and switch instruments or difficulty levels while playing. The second feature is a "RockFest" mode, which can be played by four players locally or eight online, with several sub-modes that influence how the game is played and scored. These submodes include:^[7][9][10]

• "Momentum": Starting at Medium difficulty, players can increase their difficulty and score more points by hitting twenty consecutive notes, but will fall back in difficulty if they miss three notes in a row.
• "Streakers": Points are awarded for making "streaks" a series of consecutive notes, with the value further increasing for longer streaks.
• "Perfectionist": For each section of a song, players are ranked by the percentage of correct notes hit, with the top player getting the most points.
• "Do or Die": A player is forced to wait out until the next section if they miss three notes in the current section of the song.
• "Elimination": At certain marked points in a song (roughly every 30 seconds), the lowest scoring player is eliminated.
• "Pro Face-Off": A standard score attack mode, with the highest score winning.

Players are able to create a playlist in Rockfest and assign a different mode to each song.^[10] Guitar Hero 5 allows players to start in a Band Lobby from where they can then launch into any of the game's modes, add other local and remote players to a party, and switch between the game modes without having to leave the party or lobby, a significant change in response to the difficulties players found in World Tour.^[10]

Guitar Hero 5 introduces both song-specific and open-gig Challenges that offer the player more rewards for completing certain feats while playing a song.

I'm having fun with it & taking my time!

Smash Hits Night

Brian & I completed the Guitar Hero Smash Hits last night. That was rough. All the hard songs are on this game LOL!

Achievements
Rock Legends You completed the Career in a Band (2-4 players).	30 Acquired 6/27/2009
The Greatest Journey In History You completed a song in every venue.

We also played some Rockband!

Stage Igniters
Beat the Impossible Band Challenge



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Soulcalibur

I am really enjoying this game! SoulCalibur!

Xianghua is my Favorite character to play! She is fast & deadly with her blade. (I wished I had a dub of her end fight sayings, I love them.)



I found a great reveiw on youtube:

I will now have to put SoulCalibur VI on my want list.

I thought this funny.

This cracked me up....after my long bout with Tennis Elbow. Or should I say Guitar Hero elbow.

Xbox Healthy Gaming Guide

Don't overdo it! Play it safe and know the guidelines to healthy gaming.

This guide is designed to help you be comfortable while using your Xbox to play video games. It may also help you reduce your risk of experiencing painful and disabling injuries or disorders described in the following Health Warning.

Health Warning

Use of game controllers, keyboards, mice, or other electronic input devices may be linked to serious injuries or disorders.

When playing video games, as with many activities, you may experience occasional discomfort in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body. However, if you experience symptoms such as persistent or recurring discomfort, pain, throbbing, aching, tingling, numbness, burning sensation, or stiffness, DO NOT IGNORE THESE WARNING SIGNS. PROMPTLY SEE A QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, even if symptoms occur when you are not playing a video game. Symptoms such as these can be associated with painful and sometimes permanently disabling injuries or disorders of the nerves, muscles, tendons, blood vessels, and other parts of the body. These musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, vibration syndromes, and other conditions.

While researchers are not yet able to answer many questions about MSDs, there is general agreement that many factors may be linked to their occurrence, including: medical and physical conditions, stress and how one copes with it, overall health, and how a person positions and uses their body during work and other activities (including playing a video game). Some studies suggest that the amount of time a person performs an activity may also be a factor.

Some guidelines that may help you work and play more comfortably and possibly reduce your risk of experiencing an MSD can be found in the following sections of this Guide. These guidelines address topics such as:

• Positioning yourself to use comfortable, not awkward postures
• Keeping your hands, fingers and other body parts relaxed
• Taking breaks
• Developing a healthy lifestyle

If you have questions about how your own lifestyle, activities, or medical or physical condition may be related to MSDs, see a qualified health professional.

For information about arranging your gaming area and developing habits that may help to reduce your risk of experiencing an MSD, read this "Healthy Xbox Gaming Guide." Because there are a variety of factors that may contribute to MSDs, this guide cannot provide everything you need to know to prevent an MSD or reduce your risk of experiencing one. For some people, following the suggestions may reduce their risk of experiencing an MSD. For others, it may not. However, many people are likely to experience greater comfort when following these suggestions. Keep in mind that this guide is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified health professional. If you have questions about how your own lifestyle, activities, or medical or physical condition may be related to MSDs, see a qualified health professional.

Photosensitive Seizures

A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games.

These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects.

Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions:

• Sit farther from the screen
• Use a smaller screen
• Play in a well-lit room
• Do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued.

If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing.

Position Yourself

Using your body in comfortable, not awkward, postures is important, whether you're working or playing. Not only can this affect your overall performance, but also it can influence how comfortable you are while playing video games and may help you avoid MSDs. Keep in mind that changing your posture during extended gaming sessions may also help you avoid discomfort and fatigue.

When playing video games, adapt your surroundings and arrange your equipment to promote a comfortable and relaxed body posture. Because everyone has a unique body size and since many factors affect your comfort, we cannot tell you exactly how to set up your area to avoid discomfort; however, the following suggestions may help to provide you with a more comfortable environment. To support your back, consider the following:

• Choose a chair or seat that provides support for your lower back and allows you to assume a comfortable and natural body posture.

To promote comfortable leg postures, consider the following:

• Clear away items from your legs to allow comfortable leg positions and movement.

To promote comfortable shoulder and arm postures, consider the following:

• Your upper arms should fall relaxed at your sides.

To promote proper wrist and finger postures, consider the following:

• Keep your wrists straight while holding and using controllers. Avoid bending your wrists up, down, or to the sides.

To minimize neck bending and twisting, consider the following:

• Position yourself and/or the television so that you do not have to tilt your head up or down or side-to-side for extended periods.

To minimize eyestrain, consider the following:

• Avoid glare. Place your television away from light sources that produce glare, or use window blinds to control light levels.
• Adjust your television's brightness and contrast to levels that are comfortable for you.

Go Lightly

Physical forces continuously interact with our bodies. We may only think of high-impact forces, such as car crashes, as injuring our bodies. However, low forces may also result in injuries, discomfort, and fatigue if they are repeated or experienced over long periods of time. Consider the following types of low forces:

• Dynamic force, or a force that you exert through movement. For example, pressing buttons on a gaming controller or the keys of a computer keyboard.
• Static force, or a force that you maintain for a period of time. For example, holding your gaming controller or cradling the phone.
• Contact force, or pressure that occurs when you rest on an edge or hard surface. For example, resting your wrists on the edge of your desk, table or other hard surface.

Consider the following suggestions to reduce the effects of low forces on your body:

• Press gaming controller buttons with a light touch, keeping your hands and fingers relaxed, as it takes little effort to activate these buttons. Also, use a light touch when using control sticks or pads on a gaming controller.
• Avoid resting your palms or wrists on any type of surface while using game controllers.
• Relax your arms and hands when you're not actually using game controllers. See "Taking Breaks" section below for additional information.
• Hold the game controller with a relaxed hand. Do not grip the game controller more tightly than is necessary.

Take Breaks

Taking breaks can go a long way in helping your body recover from any activity and may help you avoid MSDs. The length and frequency of breaks that are right for you depend on the type of activity you are doing. Stopping the activity and relaxing is one way to take a break, but there are other ways, also. These include:

• Changing tasks can help some muscles relax while others remain productive. For example, you might sit while playing video games but stand when not playing.
• Using different methods to accomplish the same task. For example, using the controller pad instead of the control stick.
• Relaxing your arms and hands while watching others play or during cut scenes, replays, or other pauses within a game.
• Learning about software and hardware features by reading the information that came with your game discs and hardware products.

Be Healthy

A healthy lifestyle can help you perform and enjoy your everyday activities, including the time spent playing video games. For overall good health, consider the following:

• Eat a balanced diet and get adequate rest.
• Exercise for overall fitness to give strength and flexibility to your body. Keep in mind that you should consult a qualified health professional to help you choose the stretches and exercises that are right for you.
• Learn to manage stress.
• See a qualified health professional if you have questions about how your medical and physical conditions may be related to MSDs. While researchers are not yet able to answer many questions about MSDs, there is general agreement that many factors may be linked to their occurrence, including previous injuries, diabetes, hormonal changes (such as pregnancy), and rheumatoid arthritis.

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Listening to: Modest Mouse - Invisible
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My alter ego.

My alter ego is Kya. It is not really the other me, but rather the same me with a different name.

Kya originated as Cya Yo-Te. A character on a game called Asherons Call (I miss that game, maybe I just miss the atmosphere!) The Cya Yo-Te was supposed to represent Coyote.
I then turned an alternate Toon into my main Toon.

That was Kya Yo-Te. I fell in love with the name Kya. I've used variations of the name ever since.








These are from Wow.






Here's Kyate from LOTR.
















So I was looking & I saw they actually named a game after me!

Kya: Dark Lineage

LOL! Listen to the review.

Kya is a top-notch production from top to bottom, and the experience of playing it is surely worth the time of any 3D action adventure fan.

I'm a top notch production!







Quote from Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix that stuck me funny.
"We're not going to use magic?" Ron ejaculated loudly.
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W00T!

"w00t" crowned word of year by U.S. dictionary

Wed 12 Dec 2007, 11:43 GMT

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By Jason Szep

BOSTON (Reuters) - "w00t", an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary.

Massachusetts-based Merriam-Webster said "w00t" -- typically spelled with two zeros -- reflects a new direction in the American language led by a generation raised on video games and mobile phone text-messaging.

It's like saying "yay", the dictionary said.

"It could be after a triumph or for no reason at all," Merriam-Webster said.

Visitors to Merriam-Webster's Web site were invited to vote for one of 20 words and phrases culled from the most frequently looked-up words on the site and submitted by readers.

Runner-up was "facebook" as a new verb meaning to add someone to a list of friends on the Web site Facebook.com or to search for people on the social networking site.

Merriam-Webster President John Morse said "w00t" reflected the growing use of numeric keyboards to type words.

"People look for self-evident numeral-letter substitutions: 0 for O; 3 for E; 7 for T; and 4 for A," he said. "This is simply a different and more efficient way of representing the alphabetical character."

One Web site, www.thinkgeek.com, already sells T-shirts with the word "w00t" printed on the front.

"w00t belongs to gamers the world over. It seems to have been derived from the obsolete 'whoot' which essentially is another way to say 'hoot' which itself is a shout or derisive laugh," Think Geek said on its Web site.

"But others maintain that w00t is the sound several players make while jumping like bunnies in Quake III," it added, referring to a popular video game.

Online gamers often replace numbers and symbols with letters to form what Merriam-Webster calls an "esoteric computer hacker language" known as "l33t speak." This translates into "leet", which is short for "elite".

A separate survey of words used in the media and on the Internet by California-based Global Language Monitor produced a different set of winners on Tuesday. "Hybrid" took top honours as word of the year with "climate change" the top phrase.

Global Language Monitor, which uses an algorithm to track words and phrases in the media and on the Internet, said "hybrid" had broad connotations of "all things green from biodiesel to wearing clothes made of soy to global warming".

Runner-up was "surge," based on the "surge" of 30,000 extra U.S. troops deployed to Iraq since mid-June, followed by the word "Bluetooth," a technology used to connect electronic devices via radio waves.

"The English language is becoming more and more a globalised language every year," said Global Language Monitor president Paul Payack, noting that this year's list included words also culled from India, Singapore, China and Australia.

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