Level Up News » Joey Caltabellotta http://levelupnews.com Taking video game news to the next level Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 About those Salt & Vinegar chips and Heavy Rain http://levelupnews.com/staff-blogs/joey-caltabellotta/about-those-salt-vinegar-chips-and-heavy-rain/ http://levelupnews.com/staff-blogs/joey-caltabellotta/about-those-salt-vinegar-chips-and-heavy-rain/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:27:31 +0000 Joey Caltabellotta http://levelupnews.com/?p=3264 Okay… so I used to do mixed martial arts and boxing but ever since I quite smoking, I put on about 20lbs and have been MIA for quite some time. I’m a little punchy so I figured that Salt & Vinegar chips wouldn’t be bad for you because they have vinegar which is like the healthiest dressing for a salad. Anywaysss… now my freaking stomach sounds like a volcano. It’s horrible. I don’t need to poop neither which is odd… because I always need to poo ^-^.

Off the topic of poo though, I remember when I smoked, I could eat anything. I mean ANYTHING and I’d remain in awesome shape. Now that I quite, even if I eat something healthy like a bowl of flippin’ grape nuts, I get bloated like I’m about to pop twins out or something. I’m going to try a celery diet xD. The most unhealthy thing in the world, but I won’t get bloated. The texture of the celery will fudge with my tongue though x-x. G-Damnit.

So I beat Heavy Rain. Great game. Everyone should check it out. And check out my review for it because I’m sexxy.

P.S. I also found out in some mexican comics that instead of saying ha ha ha in spanish… you say jajaja xD. That’s so fudging awesome! Later and good luck with the herpies!

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Artwork by: Mobiletone

This picture you see here amused me so much to the point where I had to ask the illustrator if I could post it on Level Up. He kindly obliged and here we have it, a recreation if you will of one of the Little Sisters you’d see in BioShock going #2 and to throw in some love to Sony, theres a PSP chilling out on the floor. Now I admit… I’ve done this with my Nintendo DS before and yes, it makes the process go a lot quicker and a lot more enjoyable.

So by all means, go to http://threespeech.co.cc to check out more stuff by Mobiletones.

]]> http://levelupnews.com/staff-blogs/joey-caltabellotta/pic-of-the-day-to-all-you-bioshock-fans/feed/ 4 Damn You Mass Effect 2! http://levelupnews.com/staff-blogs/joey-caltabellotta/damn-you-mass-effect-2/ http://levelupnews.com/staff-blogs/joey-caltabellotta/damn-you-mass-effect-2/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:29:03 +0000 Joey Caltabellotta http://levelupnews.com/?p=3051  UntitledWhat’s up gamers! Joey C. here just letting you know that Mass Effect 2 is a great game, so don’t take the articles title seriously! In fact, it might even be the best game of 2010 so far and may even be better then the first Mass Effect game… mhm, it’s that damn good. It’s so good I’ve actually been neglecting my brothers and sisters at Level Up News as well as my fellow gamers. Very depressing, I know but let me explain before you blast me with curse words and start e-mailing me links to dirty websites that will actually infect my computer and not my dirty little eyes… I can’t stop playing Mass Effect 2! Lord save me!

I’ve been set up to do the review for BioShock 2 and to finish up a few other reviews as well and I’ve been neglecting everything. I’ve become a burn out due to this amazing title. It’s horrible, and to be completely honest with you, I haven’t even really played BioShock 2 yet due to Bioware mind-lusting me with all this epic space sexieness. I do in fact PROMISE that I will get to BioShock 2 tomorrow. Why tomorrow you ask? I only need one more achievement in Mass Effect 2 (“No One Left Behind”) and it’s just dying to get swept into my death defying grasp! Bioware better not add DLC achievements, I’ll slaughter a small village if they do.

For more about BioShock 2, from what I’ve seen it’s amazing. I played through about an hour of it and was purely awestruck by everything that the game had offered me at that point. Stepping into the shoes of Delta has been amazing so far and the gameplay has done everything but dissapoint me.

]]> http://levelupnews.com/staff-blogs/joey-caltabellotta/damn-you-mass-effect-2/feed/ 3 JC’s Most Anticipated for 2010 http://levelupnews.com/xbox-360/xbox-360-articles/jcs-most-anticipated-for-2010/ http://levelupnews.com/xbox-360/xbox-360-articles/jcs-most-anticipated-for-2010/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:07:10 +0000 Joey Caltabellotta http://levelupnews.com/?p=2934 What’s up gamers! JC here, and no I do not mean Jesus Christ. I’m referring to the one and only Joey C., living totally fly and funky fresh. Beyond my random goob, I would like to thank Victor Berardi for the righteous idea of the highly anticipated list. Not only does it give me something productive to do at 2:10 am PST but it also gives me the chance to brag about the upcoming titles I’m looking forward to the most. So now I would like to ask everybody to gather around in a circle as I share with everybody my deepest and darkest gaming fantasies of 2010. These are kind of games that give me the fuzzies.

  • BioShock 2/February 9th: When Victor calls it, he really does call it. I’ve been looking forward to this title since I heard about it over a year ago. BioShock brought us the greatest a FPS had to offer and I expect nothing less from it’s highly anticipated sequel.
  • Heavy Rain/February 23rd: True gaming power is to the Playstation 3 as the light saber is to the Jedi Knight. From the creators of Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain not only comes equipt with complete originality and a 4,000 page script, but it also comes stock with 4D graphics which will turn games into complete reality. I wouldn’t be surprised if this puppy came with 3D glasses as well.
  • Final Fantasy XIII/March 9th: I haven’t played a Final Fantasy game since the release of Final Fantasy X back on the PS2. I expect nothing less then perfection from Square Enix as all there titles seem to become such a big part of my gaming library.
  • Yakuza 3/March 9th: The second best selling game in Japan (right behind Final Fantasy XIII), Yakuza 3 will bring amazing action and culture to the Playstation 3. I predict this game to be overlooked by the many titles that are being released around the same time and tower above it in popularity.
  • God of War III/March 16th: The definition of a truly great hack and slash. A history lesson and blood bath all wrapped into one. From what I’ve seen in the E3 Demo, God of War III is going to pass up it’s PS2 predocessors and rock your PS3 console to bits. Probably going to be one of the better console games for the Playstation 3 this year.

TBA 2010 Titles

  • Metal Gear Solid: Rising/TBA 2010: Just a rumor as of now, but it’s speculated that the new edition in the Metal Gear series will be released sometime this year! Hopefully this remains as just speculation and nothing definite comes of it as Metal Gear Solid 4 was just released back in 2008 and usually games take a little longer to be released. Konami better not screw this one up… *scrunchy angry face*
  • Agent/TBA 2010: Now I’m pretty freaking confident that this Rockstar release won’t pass up the dominant Grand Theft Auto series, but this is the counter for the two GTAIV Xbox 360 exclusive episodic contents that weren’t given to PS3 owners. Agent is rumured to be released sometime this year and will be an exclusive series for the PS3.
  • L.A. Noire/TBA 2010: Yet again, another Rockstar video game that will be released exclusively for the Playstation 3. This is the second title that was offered to Sony after Microsoft bought the episodic contents for GTAIV back in 2009.

That’s not even the half of it… and that’s just the beginning of the year. 2010 will be something of epic proportions for the video gaming industry. To prove this theory correct, be sure to check out Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta, two amazing titles released in January.

Be good and happy gaming!

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We Pray Trailer

There also coming out with a Christian guitar game called Guitar Praise. You’d think that developers would learn off of video games like the Bible Game and whatnot. Maybe something will be made out of it, but it’s very hard to take this seriously.

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Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

My Choice: UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

My Choice: Naughty Dog

BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

My Choice: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)

BEST RPG
Borderlands (2K Games / Gearbox Software)
Demon’s Souls (Atlus / FromSoftware)
Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo / AlphaDream)

My Choice: Demon’s Souls (Atlus / FromSoftware)

BEST FIGHTING GAME
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Aksys Games / Arc System Works)
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (NAMCO BANDAI Games / Project Soul)
Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom/Dimps)
Tekken 6 (NAMCO BANDAI Games)

My Choice: Street Fighter IV (Capcom / Capcom / Dimps)

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon)
UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ / Yuke’s Media Creations)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

My Choice: UFC 2009 Undisputed (THQ / Yuke’s Media Creation)

BEST HANDHELD GAME
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo / AlphaDream)
Professor Layton and The Diabolical Box (Nintendo / Level-5)
Scribblenauts (Warner Bros. Interactive / 5th Cell)

My Choice: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar Games / Rockstar Leeds)

BEST GRAPHICS
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

My Choice: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / DoubleSix)
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Atari / Starbreeze AB)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing / Raven Software)

My Choice: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Atari / Starbreeze AB)

BEST MUSIC GAME
DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
LEGO Rock Band (MTV Games – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Traveler’s Tales Games – Harmonix)
The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

My Choice: Guitar Hero 5

BEST DRIVING GAME
Dirt 2 (Codemasters)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Gran Turismo (PSP) (Sony Computer Entertainment / Polyphony Digital)
Need for Speed SHIFT (Electronic Arts / Slightly Mad Studios)

My Choice: Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

My Choice: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
FIFA Soccer 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)
Madden NFL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon)
NBA 2K10 (2K Sports / Visual Concepts)
NHL 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)

My Choice: FIFA Soccer 10 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)

BEST SOUNDTRACK
Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
DJ Hero (Activision Publishing / FreeStyleGames)
Guitar Hero 5 (Activision Publishing / Neversoft Entertainment)
The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games / Harmonix)

My Choice: Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)

BEST XBOX 360 GAME
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft Game Studios / Turn 10)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

My Choice: Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)

BEST Wii GAME
MadWorld (SEGA / Platinum Games)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
Punch-Out!! (Nintendo / Next Level Games)
Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)

My Choice: New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

BEST PS3 GAME
inFAMOUS (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sucker Punch)
Killzone 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (Sony Computer Entertainment / Insomniac Games)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

My Choice: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

BEST PC GAME
Dragon Age: Origins (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games)
The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts / The Sims Studio)

My Choice: Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

My Choice: Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Borderlands (2K Games / Gearbox Software)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Halo 3: ODST (Microsoft Game Studios / Bungie)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)

My Choice: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari)
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing)
Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja in Afro Samurai (Surge)
Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Activision Publishing)
Vin Diesel as Richard B. Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (Atari)

My Choice: Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone in WET (Bethesda Softworks)
Kristen Bell as Lucy Stillman in Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft)
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen / Activision Publishing)
Tricia Helfer as Dare (Halo 3: ODST / Microsoft Game Studios)

My Choice: Eliza Dushku as Rubi Malone in WET (Bethesda Softworks)

BEST CAST
Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (D3 Publisher / Vicious Cycle)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Atari / Terminal Reality)
South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play! (Microsoft / DoubleSix)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition (Activision Publishing / Raven Software)

My Choice: Brütal Legend (Electronic Arts / Double Fine Productions)

BEST VOICE
Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brütal Legend / Electronic Arts)
Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Nolan North as Nathan Drake in UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment)

My Choice: Arleen Sorkin as Harley Quinn in Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Battlefield 1943 (Electronic Arts / DICE)
Fat Princess (Sony Computer Entertainment / Titan Studios)
Plants vs. Zombies (PopCap Games)
Shadow Complex (Microsoft Game Studios / Chair Entertainment)

My Choice: Shadow Complex (Microsoft Game Studios / Chair Entertainment)

BEST DLC
Fallout 3 – Broken Steel (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Fallout 3 – Point Lookout (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)

My Choice: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rockstar Games / Rockstar North)

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME FUELED BY DEW
‘Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel)
Flower (ThatGameCompany)
Osmos (Hemisphere Games)
Trials HD (RedLynx)

My Choice: Trials HD (RedLynx)

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Bioshock 2 (2K Games / 2K Marin)
God of War III (Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios Santa Monica)
Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts / BioWare)
Starcraft II (Blizzard Entertainment)

My Choice: Bioshock 2 (2K Games / 2K Marin)

Make sure to vote for your favorites!

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Even though I said I’m more of a solo gamer, I’m still going to test out the multiplayer in MW2. The main reason people buy CoD games is to play online with friends and level up their moxy. It’s the American way. I heard that their wasn’t party chat in a few of the online games, and what is online play without party chat? I also heard that Infinity Ward eliminated party chat in the online games where it isn’t present, to give the player a stealth advantage.

If anybodies played the online for MW2 and would like to leave a comment then please do so, and even if you just want to show some love then be my guest.

XBL GT: JoeyDemon138

PSN ID: demon138

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