Microsoft's shorten long tail

(tags game, Microsoft, Xbox 360, criticism)

As a game archiving dilettante, I am annoyed that Microsoft is considering deleting the "cruft" from the XBLA. I can't be bother to find a (Joystiq?) forum post that highlights the many classic games that miss the Metacritic 65% or above cut, but Robotron 2084 was one of them. The mind boggles! I want to rant some more about it, but Kohler at GameLife summarizes my position neatly.

I have too many video games myself, but I really feel like can't part with them because there's no easy place around here where I can just rent them, unlike books and movies.

Dream fight

(tags video, fan-made, doujin, game, Nintendo, Microsoft, CG)

I can't use the videos on PSP Fanboy Theatre on my PSP, but I couldn't ignore this picture:

because it reminds me of that Metroid Mission Zero GBA commercial. Rawr.

The video where this picture is from is way better: Haloid by Monty Oum, Monty Oum, Monty Oum... There's CG, impossible fighting movements that will leave you wondering which video games it came from (do I detect Soul Calibur-chanelling?), crazy weapons, Matrix-reused slow-mo and music, and of course, nice player models. Rawr.