PSN Down - Gamers Need to Unite Not Segregate Further

Like many of you and the gaming world, I have been watching this whole fiasco of PSN vs hackers from the sidelines. I haven't really commented on it because up until now I thought I didn't have anything to say that every gaming site and gaming blog on the 'Net hasn't already. But as I was replying to a fellow member and friend's blog here at 1UP (YariX) I found my voice on the issue.

All I've read so far are people complaining about how Sony is to blame, or people complaining about the hackers. And then my personal favorite: Xbox 360 zealots coming out of the woodwork heralding this criminal act as somehow a "mighty blow" to Sony and those dirty PS3 lovers.

I just have this to say if you fall into that latter category: Grow up.

Zip up your fly, put the measuring tape away and be mature for once in your life.

This is one of those rare moments when gamers, regardless of their allegiance, need to COME TOGETHER and SUPPORT each other rather than using this as a cheap way to brag about how their system is superior. Stop acting like a spoiled little brat and show some solidarity for your fellow gamer instead of ostracizing and condemning them as lepers.

It just absolutely sickens me that people are exploiting this event and twisting it in a demented way to add fuel to that universal waste of time pissing contest also know as "console wars."

The fact is I don't care WHAT company this happened to it's NOT cool. If nothing else I hope we can at least agree on that much. The fact is this was a heinous and criminal act that has affected GAMERS. This should serve to bring all of us gamers TOGETHER collectively; not to help further segregate and expand the petty rift between us.

This is not politics. There are no political parties in games. There are no devisive topics that keep us from seeing eye to eye. For God's sake, 99.9% of the time we play the same games but perhaps on a different console. We all love to play games. The system you own or prefer is inconsequential beyond that basic, rudimentary fact because playing games is WHAT MATTERS not the name of the console you play it on.

"Now is not the time to play the blame game."

So please, if nothing else just stop a moment and think about the over-arching consequences this will have on the industry as a whole. Now is not the time to point fingers and play the blame game. There will be plenty of time for that later, and the individual(s) responsible will be brought to justice. Until then now is the time to stand together in solidarity as gamers and show support for one another and the company that is affected.

"Paranormal Activity 2" Review

I finally had a chance to see this movie last night and all I can say is "Ugh." I thought it was horrible. I admit I liked the first if for nothing else than the effects; the spontaneous burning Ouija board, the footprints in the baby powder, and the many shadow figures that truly made it feel creepy and as if a demonic presence was really there.
But this movie was hardly inspirational except in name only. Compared to the first I just didn't like it at all. For one the premise was exactly the same, as well as the character "development" right down to a "T," except this time instead of BF/GF the two characters were married. Wife tries to convince her dick husbad that there is something going on in the house. Dick husband calls woman crazy and denies anything is going on; same exact premise as the first. At least in the first movie the actors came across more sincere. Here it just felt like the actors were going through the motions and were just playing the part and they knew it. The effects were so-so and relied more on big bang moments to scare you rather than the more subtle moments from the first.

The only slightly redeeming quality of this movie was how they linked it to the first by having the main characters be sisters, and how it took place roughly two months before the events in the first film happened. Other than that if you don't see this movie you're not missing much.

I rate this movie 1 out of 5.