Largo 101

Forgotten and the possible

I find myself in a rut and I need to blaze a new course. With my current job it is easy to do so, and coasting on free rent from the parents doesn’t scream sucess. Hopefully with changes at work and my second job actually calling me in. I may have that chance to finally blaze that path from the fallback position.

Excavation underway

Well this is where my desk/room stands. Needs improvement. I weigh 216.2 lbs. Technically obese by 20 pounds or so, bleh. Did 3×30 crunches 2×10 pushups.

I almost died tonight

Some doof/jackass/arsewipe decidied it would be funny to put some sprint wireless sidewalk signs RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. So I pulled over and moved them. Still, Not Cool!

I’ve been pretty happy with this last.FM mix

I didn’t sleep well last night, here’s why.

I came across some troubling news about one of my top five game development companies.

Infinity Ward (IW) has been castrated from the head by Activision.  G4′s Xplay reported last night several “bouncer types” showed up to IW’s offices in Encino, CA. A frightening escalation from previously reported tense relationship between Activision and IW over creative differences about Call of Duty’s creative direction.

While it is unknown exactly what took place in IW’s offices last night, we know two of IW’s senior members have left from their position within the studio (unknown if it was willingly, or forced). Jason West (President/Game Director/COO/CTO) and Vince Zampella (Studio Head/CEO)  are both reporting on their LinkedIn profiles and their Facebook accounts that their employment status is TBD.

Xplay’s source within IW is reporting the mood is “freaked out” and “confused”, “We just wanna make our games,”

Beloved @fourzerowtwo (Robert Bowling) Community Director for IW seems to have been kept out of the loop.

“I should also say, while I appreciate all the calls, tweets, messages and hearing my ringtone a lot. They’re in vain – as I have no info.”

This morning, more news has been released about what has happened Earlier in the day, Activision filed a report with the SEC citing “breaches of contract and insubordination by two senior employees at Infinity Ward.” Reportedly, this is directly due to creative direction differences with the franchise.

Activision CEO and President Bobby Kotick has met with IW employees as of noon today.

And in a second meeting, Activision has detailed another Call of Duty game to be released this fall by Treyarch, and another one to be developed by a new “wholly-owned” studio in 2011 named “Sledgehammer Games”. And has named a replacement for IW’s reciently departed exec’s, “Activision Publishing chief technology officer Steve Pearce and head of production Steve Ackrich will head up the development house on “an interim basis.”" Reports Joystiq.com

Even publicly known Bobby Kotick barely plays many of the games he produces, the sheer sales numbers from Modern Warfare: 2 should have indicated to him, not to fix whats not broken.

Unfortunately news keeps pouring out about this story and the new direction Call of Duty is going to take, I will keep updating with more relevant articles giving more information and examples of past douchebaggery by activision.

Read More:

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/702911/UPDATE-Security-Appears-At-Infinity-Ward-Studio-Heads-Missing-Activision-Investigating-Insubordination.html

http://investor.activision.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1047469-10-1649

http://kotaku.com/5483492/scandal-hits-call-of-duty-devs-what-we-know-[update]

http://kotaku.com/5483711/report-modern-warfare-dev-head-leaves-company

http://kotaku.com/5484046/infinity-ward-vs-activision-the-battle-for-creative-direction

http://kotaku.com/5484026/activisions-new-plans-for-call-of-duty-include-new-developer-new-genres

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/activision-confirms-infinity-ward-studio-heads-departures/

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/sledgehammer-games-working-on-call-of-duty-game/

http://kotaku.com/5080486/infinity-ward-guy-calls-activision-guy-super-douche

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/infinity-ward-modern-warfare-2-royalties-analysis/

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27482/Analysis_Infinity_Wards_DoubleEdged_Sword.php

font issue with new steam

porno is pomo

EDIT

more issues with steam, friend not showing they own like games

Lame

three fails today

1. insurance company took out money too early causing a cascading event of wasted money
2. i worked on a day off
3. a coworker asked me “since you’re single, can you switch your morning shift with my evening shift on valentines day?”

the words, they aren’t coming

and they’re not pretty

My Newyear

January 9th is my news year day, I’ve accomplished twenty-two revolutions of the sun. I weigh approx 230 and don’t excercise, I’m holding down a job at a local electronics store but I know this isn’t it. But I have no idea what I want. I know it involves tech, maybe coding, who knows. I just don’t see the light at the tunnel like everyone else does. By nature I’m a pessimist, I can’t help it, I always have. I wish I had a optimistic brother or sister when I was growing up.

Well all that matters is that I’m willing to at least bring a candle with me.

Viva La Autotune Vs Death of Autotune.

Autotune?

OR

Not to Autotune? You decide… in the comments.

Have a boring life? Slap all your problems away! watch this.