I’m just going to say it,  Call of Duty Elite is a scam…a ripoff…a waste of your money…DO NOT PURCHASE IT PLEASE!  If you purchase “some of the features mentioned” in the service, you are doing nothing more than fulfilling Activision’s goal of milking the gaming industry for every possible dollar they can get.   They’re continuing to push developers into ruining gaming franchises and running them into the ground.  This Call of Duty Elite nonsense is just one more reason to add to my, “Why I hate Activision” list.   I watched the “teaser” video which was introduced by Legend of Karl on the Machinima network yesterday and couldn’t help but ask myself; DIDN’T BUNGIE ALREADY DO THIS?   The trailer, if you haven’t seen it, is below:

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I was hoping to get some more feedback on Live Cam commentary videos and whether or not I should continue mixing in this style to the my channel?  I included it in a Live Cam in the No Shots Fired video, but that was just to show facial expressions while I was having a good time with my teammates. It seems like there are people genuinely interested in this commentary style, but I’m hoping to get some more opinions, so please let me know — thanks!

My latest Machinima Respawn video went live sometime yesterday.  The first episode  is a Gears of War 3 Beta, dual commentary with @Skyzyn on the map Checkout.  I decided I wanted to run around with Gnasher Shotgun for the entire game and act a fool.   This marks the first of what I’m hoping will be a quite a few videos with my first “scheduled” slot on Respawn.

If you’re a fan of our team, make sure you show some support and “Like” the video or leave a comment — I greatly appreciate it.  I try to respond to as much feedback (comments) as possible, even on the Respawn vids.  Thanks!

This is archived footage from Calinorth on Friday, May 27th playing Portal 2 with Mr. Sulz.  You can catch his stream on my YouTube channel every Friday at 8pm EST.   Also, if you haven’t already, make sure to follow him on Twitter because he streams frequently on Justn.TV as well. @Calinorth

On a separate note, it would appear that YouTube decided to implement the archive footage from Live events!  They were previously unavailable a few weeks ago, but that was a quick-fix turnaround.   Now they just need to fix the chat and then you’ll see more streams from AmazYn on YouTube!

I released this video earlier in the week (Monday) displaying exactly how I play Gears of War with the Razer Onza Tournament Edition controller.   I have been gauging some of the feedback on the Onza and wanted to know what people thought of the controller.  As negatives, I have noted that people are:

The first point is just unacceptable to me, as someone that spends a lot of time reviewing products — you just cannot expect to “learn” something new in 1 – 14 days.  It took me at minimum 4 weeks before I was comfortable with the controller and another few months before I stopped doing things wrong (i.e. pressing the MFB instead of bumpers).  I keep bringing this point up, but for gamers like myself; we have been playing with a Microsoft issued Xbox 360 controller for 5 years — that’s roughly 1825 days.  It’s one thing to say you don’t like the “feel” or “design” of the controller, but people are comparing their Kill/Death ratios?  Uhhh…what??

Valid issues that I don’t like seeing are in regards to Durability and Slow Turn.  I have had my same Onza controller for 5 months without any issues.  The one issue I noticed involved adjusting tension on the analog sticks which I mention in my Onza review.  That was it, no buttons not working, slow turn or any of the other issues I’ve seen creeping up.  In Razer’s defense and I’m sure this is a valid reason for some of those issues; they are rushing to get Onza out to the public.  I am hoping to see improvements in the durability department very soon.  As far as Slow Turn goes, Razer released a video that explained how to unleash Hyper Sensitivity Mode which should (I haven’t had to use it) alleviate the problem.

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This week I want to know what are you most interested in at the E3 Expo 2011 convention.  I will be attending E3 this year with the Razer @CultofRazer crew, providing demonstrations and presentations on the Razer Onza.  The presentations will be similar to those ones that I gave at CES 2011, so if you plan on attending stop by the Razer booth and chat with me!
At E3 2011 I want to see:

Let me know what you would like to see from E3 this year!  I’ll be looking at comments, tweets, and any other form of online communication that is sent my way about this year’s E3 event.  I want to make sure I get some video of what people want to see, similar to what I did at CES, so PLEASE leave me a comment below, on the video page, or drop me a tweet! @arCtyC

Today, SteelSeries announced the new 5HV2 and Spectrum 5xb Medal of Honor Edition Headsets today.  The headsets were co-designed with EA and include the SteelSeries retractable microphone system and optimized soundscape.  The full family of Medal of Honor products are located on the SteelSeries Medal of Honor Page.  I’ve actually reviewed the SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB and I am anticipating the release of the wireless 7XB to hit the shelves!

SteelSeries 5HV2

SteelSeries Spectrum

For the Official Press Release click down below.

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If you haven’t already check out my Gears of War 3 Sensitivity Guide on the Major League Gaming website! It features some of the settings of more than 20 of the top Gears of War players from the first two games in the franchise.  I really wanted to break down the mindset and understanding that some of the players share in regards to Sensitivity Settings.  I hope the article paints a clearer picture of how someone should approach their settings based on their playing style.  Be sure to drop a line on the article and let me know what your Sensitivity Settings were for the Gears of War 3 Beta!

You may also want to check out my video on sensitivity settings for Gears of War (below).

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