http://towardsmecca.com The Endless Struggle... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:39:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know this is a silly reason to make a blog post but I was so happy with the MSN avatar my friend Hugo made for me that I just had to show it off! :D Anyway, check out his DeviantArt page! He really is a talented guy! http://towardsmecca.com/2008/05/13/my-new-avatar/ When I heard the news that the new Iron Man movie was actually pretty good, I have to say that I took it with a grain of salt. To be honest, I don't think much of the recent Marvel movies. Sure, they're pretty much all better than Superman Returns, but ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/05/12/the-iron-man-movie-a-muslim-point-of-view/ On Saturday, my little brother (age 15) and I went to the EB Games near his house. While there I saw an inexpensive second-hand copy of Bioshock and proceeded to the cash register to pay. I was refused. You read right, the teller behind the cash register refused to sell ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/05/06/sent-home-from-eb-games/ I just found out that Sony is now selling to Canadian in their own currency! So what does that mean? Initially, the Playstation Store's prices didn't reflect the newer, much higher, value of the Canadian Dollar. Now, Canadians will no longer overpay for downloadable content (well not more than their ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/05/01/sony-makes-canadians-happy/ A few days ago, yet another new character for Street Fighter 4 was revealed. Rufus ... a 500 pound tub of lard with a pony-tail and what looks like eye-liner. I kid you not, someone at Capcom actually thought this guy would bring joy to our hearts and smiles ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/04/16/rufus-are-you-kidding-me-capcom/ A British news site was asking for stories of how video games turned people to a life of crime. If this isn't ridiculous in itself, they are also offering money for these stories! In response to what has to be one of the dumbest requests I've seen online, my co-worker wrote the ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/04/08/answer-to-british-news-site-requesting-stories-of-video-games-leading-to-crime/ The guys over at the Exploding Barrel wrote a great article about Console Knock-Offs! I'm embarrassed to admit I was actually surprised that such a thing existed. Why would I be? Everything else is knocked off with cheap 'Made-in-China' rips that have a near identical name and look. Why would ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/04/07/worst-console-knock-offs-ever/ Fans of the video game Okami? Or just fans of great video-game artwork? Hell, fans of any kind of artwork at all? Either way, the news that Capcom has just put an online Okami art gallery should put a smile on your face! Go check it out, you'll more than ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/04/04/okami-art-gallery-now-online/ Just thought you'd guy would be interested to know that the fine folks behind TFGBlog.com are holding a very easy contest that has Grant Theft Auto 4 as a prize! See as how the site has only been up for a month, your chances of winning are probably pretty high! All ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/04/03/tfgblogs-grand-theft-auto-4-special-edition-contest/ Finally buckling to years of pressure from fans, Capcom Japan has just announced the ever anticipated Street Fighter vs Care Bears game. Slated for a January 2008 release, this title promises to be the most anticipated VS title since Capcom vs the Muppet Babies. Experts are also expecting Street Fighter ... http://towardsmecca.com/2008/04/01/capcom-announces-new-vs-game/