Preordergamer.com

One of my close friends recently started up a website, Preorder Gamer, for die hard video gamers that details the preorder bonuses you can get for upcoming games.  The great thing about this site is that there are not many like it out there, if any at all.  There are tons of video game review sites that also speak to some of the preorder bonuses available, but this site really details the variety amongst the bonuses depending on what type of upgrade you get and where you purchase from. 

Since this site is new within the past couple weeks there is some push to get it recognized.  So what better way than to have a giveaway contest of one of the most anticipated games of the year...Borderlands 2.  I admittedly have not played the first Borderlands so am not clear on all the hype but from what my friend tells me, it will be epic.  He described the game as a first person shooter with an incredible variety of enemies to face off against and an even wider variety of guns and other lootable items in the world of Pandora. 

Another great feature of this game is the seamless multiplayer mode in which you can join friends already in game via Xbox Live.  This allows you to pick up the action with your buddies and avoids sitting around in a game lobby where you have to wait for enough players to start a match.  When you want to play you can, and you will. 

Another great thing about this site is that it gets right down to the facts about what you need to know in a brief, couple of paragraphs, article about the upgrades.  The segments do not carry on for pages and pages like some games that devote their time reviewing the game play.  This site will tell you what you want and need to know in a matter of 30 seconds of reading.  It also has some video clips of game play and images of the upgrade bonuses available.  Another great feature of this site is the ease at which you can preorder the games you want.  Each preorder bonus package has a link for where you can purchase the game, whether you have an Xbox or Playstation. 

Finally, my favorite part about this site is that I won the Borderlands 2 contest and will receive my free copy of the game this weekend to start enjoying.  To enter the contest all you had to do was post a comment on the article describing who you were going to play as in Borderlands 2.  As I mentioned above, I know the creator of this site really well and spent some time with him this weekend trying to convince him that I should just be awarded the game, basically for being an awesome friend.  But he decided to be all fair about it and posted a video of him putting the names of those who commented on the article in a bowl and then mixed them up and "making it rain" before pulling out the winning name.  Here is the video of me winning the first giveaway from this great site.  Notice how he comments on me trying to "stack the deck" and then his expression when he reveals that I won fair and square.  Priceless.

 

Make sure you check out this site for great reviews and more giveaways.  Preorder Gamer. 

 

Images and video taken from the following sites respectively: http://gamersxtreme.org/2012/05/17/borderlands-2-collectors-editions-and-pre-order-bonus-announced/, http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2012/09/20/borderlands-2-walkthrough.htm, http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/9/18/3348706/borderlands-2-review, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D8X8o6bnBg

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Jerry Seinfeld is a master of all things comedy as we all know.  He has not done too many projects since the "Seinfeld" show other than "A Bee Movie", which was mostly geared toward young children.  Now he has a web series titled "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee". 

Ricky Gervais was mostly terrified to ride with Jerry as he put the car to the test.

The premise is that he drives around in a different classic car every episode to pick up other comedian friends, they go get coffee, the whole thing is filmed and that's about it.  What I enjoy about this series is that none of it seems scripted.  Hearing these genius comics ad lib and banter back and forth feels much more personal than to watch them act out a skit on a sitcom or perform stand up routines that can sometimes feel too prepared. 

Jerry and Brian Regan commenting on Brian's siblings professions.

So far there are 7 episodes available to watch that include comedians such as Larry David, Brian Regan, Ricky Gervais and Alec Baldwin to name a few.  As for the cars, there is actually very little added to the show that relates to the specific car in the episode.  In the beginning of each show Jerry Seinfeld narrates some interesting facts about the car he is driving in for the day and he and his guest usually have some comments about it, paired with some video of them parking and checking it out in some random urban area or outside of a diner. 

Jerry and Larry David in a diner having coffee and tea.

Most of the show takes place in a coffee house, diner or restaurant.  Often the comedians speak about random topics and will occasionally comment on the restaurant itself or the customers.  The episodes are usually a brief 12-15 minutes.  For those of you who need a bit more humor from these episodes, there is a "spare parts" link that will provide you with about 10 more minutes of unused footage broken up into 90 second chunks which are amusing too. 

I highly recommend checking out this comedy web series if you are in need of a few good laughs during your day and don't have time to spend watching a full 30 minutes of sitcoms or standups.  Although if you are anything like myself, you'll find yourself glued to the computer watching episode after episode until there is no more to see. 

Pics taken from the following sites respectively: http://www.ridelust.com/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-promo/, http://watchingwaytoomuch.blogspot.com/2012/08/this-honey-boo-boo-thing-has-me-all.html, http://splitsider.com/2012/08/this-week-in-web-videos-jerry-seinfelds-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee/

Dub Step

To quote the great Christopher Walken, "I've got a fever, and the only cure is" more Dub Step!  I first learned of this new dance craze from watching So You Think You Can Dance.  One of the surprising final few male dancers is a guy named Cyrus, aka "Glitch".  Here is a clip of him and two other dancers doing what they do best...Dub Step.  He is the third to go. 

 

 

 

Dub Step is an eclectic mix of some ticking and gliding moves that are choreographically synced to its own genre of music which takes hard hitting base and mixes in different tempos of electronic/robotic sounds.  Essentially it is what you would imagine Transformers listening to back on their home planet Cybertron.  When the moves are seen in combination with the various tempos of music and unique sounds, it is an amazing experience like no other.  Here is one great example.

 

 



 

I have certainly taken a strong interest in this genre of music and dance over the past week or so.  I find myself watching countless videos and listening to the Dub Step station on Pandora at times.  What I find so amazing is the unconventional ways of moving that each dancer demonstrates and their ability to match their movements to the music in such a way that seems as though they are linked together.  Here is one last clip that you must watch.  These are some of the best examples I have found and would love to hear some comments from anyone who is also as captivated as I am.