http://www.destructoid.com/fired-infinity-ward-bosses-sue-activision-165792.phtml

Its been difficult trying to find a somewhat credible source to cite regarding the ruckus happening at Infinity Ward and Activision. For those who do not know who Infinity Ward is, they are, in my opinion, one of the best game developers, responsible for creating the best games of the Call of Duty series.

The ruckus that's happening is that the producers of the Call of duty series, Activision, have just recently fired the two CEO's at Infinity Ward, Jason West and Vince Zampella. Aside from rumors, the most coherent reason why they were fired is because the were charged for "insubordination" and "breach of fiduciary duty". From what I gather, the CEO's were suspected of co-operating with a rival producer (EA).

However there are always two sides to every story. As many people know, Infinity Ward released the best selling game of all time, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. This game made apparently over a billion dollars. However, this money went entirely to Activision, and Infinity Ward did not receive a single dollar in ROYALTIES. I mean if the product I made made a billion dollars, I personally would also like a piece of that.

However I could not care less about this overflowed talk of policies and lawsuits and stupid white collar crime mumbo jumbo. The reason why I thought this was an important blog topic is because this type of activity could set a premise for ways people act in the future. I mean if you dumb it down it just seems like a stupid argument between 8 year olds. Tom (Infinity Ward) and Tim (Activision) made a snow fort (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2) and Tim took all the credit and kicked Tom out of the fort, and Tim refuses to share the fort with Tom.

What happened to the good old days where everything was fair and these deals would be done straight up without any sort of legal contract. At this day and age its easier to find gold then trust.

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http://tv.gawker.com/5483354/jon-stewart-eviscerates-rick-sanchez-over-tsunami-coverage

Above is a link to a video where comedian Jon Stewart rightfully mocks and humiliates a reporter, Rick Sanchez, for single handily increasing the "stupid American" stereotype. The video overall was one of the most hilarious things I have seen in a while, aside from a few things.

After watching video:

The reason why I felt that this "issue" had to be addressed is because the reporter makes some seriously insulting and stupid remarks which distracts the viewers from the topic and focus on his stupidity. The topic he was "trying" to discuss was the 8.8 Earthquake that hit Chile. Some people may not see this as an issue however, this earthquake was so massive that it SHOOK the entire country of Brazil. However, just to clarify how CRAZY this earthquake was, NASA Scientists believe that the Chilean earthquake likely shifted Earth’s Axis. Basically the earthquake was so massive that the world is about 1.26 microseconds shorter.

The reason why I chose to blog about this today is mainly for two reasons:

1.) It involved the "American Stereotype"
2.) The earthquake

Being a proud Canadian citizen, the world often has its stereotypes about countries. I personally dislike it when people who did not originate from North America to consider Americans and Canadians alike. Exactly for this specific case. People often believe that most Americans are like Rick Sanchez, which is obviously not true. The last thing I want for people to believe that Canadians are like Rick Sanchez. Also I fear for the Americans, as people already consider them to be a race of obese, ignorant people...like Homer Simpson. Since clearly Rick Sanchez is not helping remove that stereotype.

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http://mashable.com/2010/02/28/psn-down-8001050f

The Article above, explains a "horrifying" day for Playstation Network Users around the world. As many people know February is the only moth in the year with either 28 or 29 days. More information can be found on why there are 28 or 29 days in February can be found:

Here

Well because of this leap year business the online severs thought the date was 29/02/10 instead of 01/03/10 and it resulted in an error that stopped people from being able to play any game on their PS3's.

The reason why I chose to blog about this is because of the virtual explosion on forums and several other game related websites because of this error. Normal people would find this as a reason to put down the controller and engage in some other activity, but that was not the case. Instead what many people did was rigorously comment and spend their day blaming and virtually attacking Sony for this error.

Some people may not see this as an issue, however what many people don't realize is how massive the gaming industry has gotten in such a few years. For example, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 released on Nov 11th, 2010. The largest selling game of all time, made over $500 million upon its first week of release.

So, should people be freaking out because there console is not working properly? NO! "Are you playing the game or is the game playing you?". In fact the only people that should be aggravated about this are EA and DICE (Electronic Arts Digital Illusions CE) game developers as they are releasing the much sought after Battlefield: Bad Company 2 today.

However I personally am unaffected by this issue because I made the right decision when I bought my Xbox 360. Till next time.

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http://mashable.com/2010/03/01/social-networks-source-news/

For the past few years social networking websites like Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have been very popular amongst the younger generations (16-25).

This article explains that a study done by "Pew Internet" reveals that more and more people are getting breaking news updates via e-mail and posts from these social networking sites. In fact, the Internet is becoming such a popular medium for relaying news, that "61% of users, get news online", and only "only 17% — claim they read news in a national newspaper such as The New York Times or USA Today"

The reason why I choose this article is because over the past year, using social networking sites and having an online profile of yourself has become a popular trend amongst teenagers. Using this medium as a form of relaying information to students and younger generations is a brilliant way to keep them updated on current world events, and many people can relate to this article. I would not be surprised if they create a movie about a social network considering the current craze over them.

I can personally relate to this in several ways. For example, when Kanye West insulted Taylor Swift on the MTV music awards, I went on my Facebook profile page and there were several peoples status updates commenting on the event. However the most significant example of this was the Earthquake that struck Haiti. As soon as it hit the Haitians, people "Tweeted" and created Facebook help groups to raise awareness and to create fundraising campaigns in order to send aid to the Haitians.

Now is it a good thing that the more and more people are receiving news updates from social networking sites? In my opinion, yes. The people of today are becoming more and more impatient and they would like to avoid waiting through commercial breaks and other unnecessary news updates. Social networking and internet news gives people a brief, instant and aesthetically pleasing way to get the latest news updates.

I personally prefer watching a 4 min Youtube video of a "Youtube celebrity" like "sxephil" or "RayWilliamJohnson" telling me the days latest news updates rather then sitting and waiting until 6pm for a 30min news show. I mean how else did I find out about an "8.8 Earthquake in Chile".

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/02/28/news-8-8-earthquake-in-chile/

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