Gamertags O’ The Day 1-20-2010

Worst Gamertag of the Day: DGK mmmwwmmmwwm

What? Try running that one by XBOX Live support. “Hello, this is Tim Jones calling about my gamertag, DGK mmmm–oh wait–that’s too many. Ok, more time. DGK mmwwwwmm…” Seriously? You couldn’t think of anything else? My dog’s butt coulda farted out a better gamertag than that. DGK? Did someone let you in a clan? What the hell do they call you? “Hey, dipshit with the shitty gamertag, there’s a sniper in the window.”

Best Gamertag of the Day: xDWxDoWorkxDWx

This gets BGD for making a Rob and Big reference, which several of us here at PWNorDIE.com can appreciate. I’m not sure why all the flair is needed (the xs and the DWs), but we’ll let that slide. You would’ve gotten mad props if you didn’t have the flair.

Just like all of our Gamertags of the Day, you’ve won a small cat turd. Actually, not even that. I don’t need some tool suing us because we didn’t pay up on the turd.

FittestAcorn gets second place just for being weird.We don’t comprehend, but at least you did better than that mmwmwmwmwmwmwmwmw guy.

Congratulations, your piece of shit gamertag is on the Toobz.

Modern Warfare 2 Tactical Nukes: A Study

One of the additions to Call of Duty that Infinity Ward made to multiplayer was the tactical nuke. If you have played Modern Warfare 2 online, you have probably seen how it affects the outcome of games. If not, just imagine being able to end a match at any time. Oh yeah, you also have to get 21 kills in a row without dying though. With all of this being said, the environment of a game can be pretty interesting when someone gets and uses a nuke. Reactions range from normal and human to unchecked psychopathy. Here, take a look:

That’s pretty rare though, and hopefully for YouTube’s sake you have a camera rolling if you find yourself in one of these games. The next one is more typical of Modern Warfare 2 in general, and our own Pete LeGrant probably has an article in stow about it. The situation has one guy with his microphone turned up excessively loud so it re-transmits everything anyone else says. This creates a strange echo effect and ends up sounding like some kind of weird Gregorian chant that you would only hear online, especially when this dude and his buddies all “holla” after winning a match.

What could be considered worse, though, are guys like those below that are so good at the game that they are bored by getting 21 straight kills normally. Naturally, this kind of guy makes an internet video describing how easy it is to get 21 knife kills in a row, followed by a nuke. Personally, I’m happy with getting anything higher than a 5-kill streak. But if you can pull off what this guy does, more power to you.

And you’ve also got guys like this next one that can not only get the requisite kills for a nuke, but can also snowball all of his killstreaks leading up to it. And by doing this, he was able to get 56 kills before dying. His only death was from his own nuke.

Mass Effect 3 is Official

Mass Effect 2 is less than a week away and BioWare has gone ahead and confirmed that there will be a third game in the series. This probably comes as no surprise to followers of the game, as BioWare has clearly stated many times before that the Mass Effect story was meant to be told throughout a trilogy.

The better news of this confirmation is that BioWare completely intends for the third game to come out on Xbox 360 and PC, and not the next generation of consoles. This may seem obvious but the cycle rate for consoles is about 5 years; that would put the next Xbox release in this year (the 360 came out in 2005). However, I do not think we will be getting a new system this year but another one before the next Mass Effect is much more likely.

Travel on the ‘Cerberus Network’ in Mass Effect 2

Mass Effect 2 will be out in one week. Keeping in line with BioWare‘s mission to cut off piracy through free retail DLC, new copies of Mass Effect 2 will come packaged with codes for “The Cerberus Network.” The Cerberus Network will allow players to receive bonus content and be updated on future DLC releases for Mass Effect 2. Those that buy the game used will be able to buy The Cerberus Network in-game. I think this means with real money, but the press release we got was not exceptionally clear.

The first DLC from The Cerberus Network will be available on day one, January 26th, and will have new missions and in-game items. This mission will have Zaeed, who is recruitable for Shepard’s group of world-savers.

After the game’s launch, there will be another DLC pack for Mass Effect 2- it includes the Hammerhead, a new vehicle in the game. This agile hover tank features improved handling on rough terrain and maneuvers deftly in combat — a necessity for players traveling across harsh planetary environments throughout the galaxy. In addition to this new vehicle, BioWare will release new missions and unique in-game items, including Cerberus Assault Armor which boost shields, health and heavy weapon ammo and the M-22 Eviscerator Shotgun.

Mass Effect 2 will be out a week from today, January 26th. It will be rated ‘M’ for Mature and be available on Xbox 360 and Windows PC. If you want to keep in touch with BioWare, they have a Twitter feed for Mass Effect 2 at http://twitter.com/masseffect2. You can also check out the game’s website at http://masseffect.bioware.com.

Braid heads to PC

Braid’s developer, Mumbo Jumbo, announced today that the game is headed to PC, and it will be sold in retail stores worldwide. It will sell for $19.99. Mumbo Jumbo boasted:

Braid has amassed nearly two dozen awards since it first launched for Xbox and PC digital download in 2008, including the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards’ Casual Game of the Year, Games Magazine Best Puzzle/Arcade Game of 2008, IGN’s Best Puzzle Game of E3 2008, and GameSpot’s Best Platformer of 2008.

“Braid is a really exceptional game that is highly polished and fits in well with our premium casual games lineup for 2010,” said Mark Cottam, CEO of MumboJumbo. “We’re excited to bring Braid to the retail market, and we feel that MumboJumbo can really help round out the game’s reach.”

Braid has a 90 percent Metascore from Metacritic.com, a rating based on the reviews from influential game review sites including IGN, Total PC Gaming and PC Gamer.

Braid will retail for $19.99 and is rated E 10+ with descriptors for Language and Mild Cartoon Violence. The game will be available at retail stores across North America, including Wal-Mart.

That’s a good amount of awards and critical acclaim. I haven’t played this one, I must admit. But I was a big fan of Portal, and it strikes me that Braid and Portal are in the same ballpark. Maybe I’m wrong. Flog me. Get it all out.