Grumpy Old Nerds

Do we really need to say it?  We have only been going on about it since the last Beta weekend.  We've been spending as much time as we can there rather than working on this site, which...we are sorry.  But come on....you'd do the same thing if you were us.  But you really are going to make us say it.  Well, fine.  What we're looking forward to this week?  Is this:


That's right.  FINALLY!  This game has been eating away at us for months, YEARS even!  And finally it is upon us.  We have been loving this (mostly) and hope to continue to do so for some time after the "newness" wears off.  This, could have easily been the best game of this year, and next year for that matter....time will tell won't it?  So for those of you who have enjoyed the early release time?  Congratulations and keep up the good work in there.  The community, outside of a few issues has been great.  As for those of you who haven't picked it up yet?  Give it some thought.  It isn't your idiot neighbor's MMO.

So, nothing worthwhile in the world of movies this week.  As for video games....I dunno....maybe EyePet and Friends?  Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games?  OOH!  How about...ABBA: You Can Dance?  Not even close.  Actually, there are several titles that have our interest...one of which is the extension of one of the most successful franchises in gaming today.  So without further adieu....let me introduce the first of what we're looking forward to this week.
















In all honesty?  I think some of us here at Grumpy Old Nerds have been looking forward to this game since it was announced.  There is something about this series and the story that gets me hooked and loves running around knifing corrupt politicians, thieves, you name it.  This will be the last installment that will feature the Italian killing machine Ezio, and frankly that is fine by me.  He helped move the story along, and now it is high time we change the focus to the modern day descendant: Desmond.  Will it be good?  Great question.  Our own nutritious Raven-Bran will be providing the answer to that one!
















Yeah, Saints Row: The Third doesn't exactly do it for ALL of us here at the site, but I'd be lying if I said that it doesn't interest us.  I mean, it looks like Grand Theft Auto and Fear and Loathing in Vegas had a baby.  Which....that could be idiotically entertaining.  If not, what do ya do?  Just another train wreck in the long line of train wrecks that THQ has given the world.  But it could be worse.  It could be....















SON OF A BITCH!  Seriously?  I thought there wasn't going to BE anymore of this game?  No way in hell are we looking forward to this.  Oh it gets worse, too!  We're actually going to have a review for this?  I feel sorry for the poor shmuck that has to write it.  Numbspoon?  Oh, that's me....damn it.  I take it back.  We are looking forward to ABBA: You Can Dance.

Don't let the image there fool you.  This is one of those weeks where we here at Grumpy Old Nerds....don't give a damn about anything that is coming out.  Modern Warfare 3?  Go to hell.  Skyrim?  Eh....not so much.  So we are going to take the very unpopular stance and say that we don't care.  We don't.  Skyrim (available on Friday November 11th....yeah, 11-11-11.  Whoop-di-shit) looks and sounds impressive, but so did Oblivion, and we didn't care much for that either.  As for Modern Warfare 3 (drops November 8th)....enough is enough.  Seriously people.  All of the Battlefields, and Modern Whatsis....you are killing the First Person Shooter genre.  Stop it.  Do something else, we're begging you.

Other than that....like I said, there is nothing worth getting worked up over.  Next week however, we have a few titles that really have us twitching.

If we really want to be mean about things, we could say that we are looking forward to DC Universe Online finally having a stable server.  They weren't exactly anticipating the kind of surge of subscribers they were going to get.  Way to underestimate the number of cheap bastards that walk the earth, Sony!

So....that'll do it for this week's installment.  Look for a more robust and enthusiastic edition next time where there is talk of Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

- Grumpy Old Nerds

First of all, a Happy Halloween to those who observe it, to those that don't....how long have you been with Al-Qaeda?  Tomorrow being Tuesday...the day when games, music, dvds, etc. get released to our sweaty little hearts content, we thought it would be nice to do a weekly piece where we briefly highlight the things that will be available that WE are looking forward to.  This is the start of what will be an extremely busy holiday season for us, to which we say BRING IT ON, BITCHES!  So keeping this in mind, here is what has our attention this week:


Uncharted 3 has been on our collective radars since news of it dropped almost a year ago.  The first two reminded us of all the things we loved about the pre-Crystal Skull Indiana Jones movies and then took it up a notch.  All of the screens and videos we have seen from this game has made us drool, and run to preorder our copies.  I just hope Naughty Dog comes through.


  "Wait, what?  DC Universe Online is on here?  But....this game has been out for a while now!"  Is probably what you are saying.  But we have this on the list BECAUSE the folks over at DCUO will be unveiling their Free to Play feature.  Will this get more people interested in this MMO set in the world of DC Comics?  Hard to say, but we will be looking into it further when it is available.  But speaking of DC stuff....




The recently released (and reviewed!) game Batman: Arkham City has already had some decent DLC in the form of the Catwoman missions, a very entertaining addition to the Batman experience.  Tomorrow however we get yet another DLC pack, this one featuring Nightwing aka Dick Grayson.  Will this be a substantive addition to an already packed game or will it clutter up the place?  We'll find out and let you know!


Not much by way of films this week, aside from a 3D release of the Pixar classic Toy Story Trilogy and the Bill Murray Classic Scrooged released for the first time on BluRay.  If these titles do not interest you, then might I suggest snagging Captain America if you haven't already.

Well that is it for this week, stay tuned we'll be offering up reviews on Uncharted 3 as well as the Nightwing DLC.

- Grumpy Old Nerds