Just beat Grand Theft Auto IV for the first time.  It certainly isn’t what I expected for an ending.  Maybe I should have made better choices, who knows?  But it’ll be interesting to play through the story again to see how it can change.  Multiple story arcs was an addition many longed for when I used to frequent GTA forums.  Now we have it, and I regret my choices.  It will be a while before I play through again though, as there are just too many games right now.  I will have to live with the decisions I have made for myself, and participate in some of the side activities I have yet to complete.

It doesn’t matter in the end.  The first time I play through a game is the version I always consider canonical.

Lionhead is giving you the opportunity to be in Fable 2, but like with most of these wonderful contests, there will be some work involved! To put it simply, you’ll need to dress up and pose like a hero of Albion would, take a picture, and send it into Lionhead. If you win, you’ll be featured in the paintings that adorn the walls of the most luxurious residences in Fable 2. Here is what they have to say on it:

“All you have to do is send in a picture of yourself in suitable artistic pose. Think old master, royal portraits or even the Mona Lisa! Dress up as an old or modern hero, go out to the countryside and find yourself a deer to shoot (not recommended) or just strike a suiting pose in front of an open fire. The thing that would make it even better is if you were to act out an expression from the original Fable.”

Here are a couple of examples they’ve given:

John L. Burns, the “old hero of Gettysburg,” and King Otto

The contest ends June 4th, and you must be over 13 years old, and sadly, according the fine print, there will only be one winner. Go here when you are ready to send in your submissions.

Now, a couple of submissions I am thinking of sending in:

1. Standing in my underwear with a sword, winking and pointing at the camera.

2. With my fists on my hips, have my foot resting on a corpse, looking heroically up at the sky (clothed).

And a few more that I don’t want to tell you in case you try and steal them. Get your own ideas, loser.

Available now, Bungie has let us all know that “Legendary Brawl”, the ranked 12-player Free-For-All gametype, will be this weekend’s “Double EXP” special. Lasting until 2am PDT on Monday, June 2nd, you’ll need the Legendary map pack to play it. Having recently downloaded it myself (last weekend), I’m excited to play this new gametype. I know my brother will be too, as he has been wishing for larger free-for-all battles. I’ve only just become a Major Grade 2, and while I still have a ways to go to rank up again, this will certainly be a huge help.

See you online.

CollegeHumor.com released a funny video investigating the death of a Halo player. The death is revealed to be one of those unlikely deaths that sprung up all over YouTube shortly after Halo 3′s release (and still do), but I won’t spoil it for you. Just watch:

“This website for child beauty pageants has been shut down. Your IP address has been cataloged and an investigator will be contacting you soon.”

I remember reading some controversy about how there is an incident dealing with pedophilia in Grand Theft Auto IV, but chose not to read further as I thought it might be a character/story spoiler. Quickly forgetting about it, the other night, my brother and I encountered this easter egg while he was randomly clicking on websites in a TW@ Internet Café. Clicking on www.littlelacysurprisepageant.com led my brother to a page with the above message. Laughing it off and thinking that was the end of the joke, my brother surfed the web for a while longer, and logged off only to discover he had a four star wanted level. Exclaiming something similar to “How the hell did I get four stars?!”, it only took a moment for myself to realize what had happened. After quickly explaining the situation while filled with excitement on the events to follow, my brother walked to the front on the Internet café and peered outside. Two N.O.O.S.E. (SWAT) vans pulled up on both sides of the entrance, and heavily armed men got into position, enclosing my brother in a death trap. As I thought to myself about how this is one of the most hilarious occurrences in a game ever, my brother sprinted out the door in the hopes of a safe escape. Needless to say, there was nothing safe about it, as his body quickly got riddled full of bullets. As Ricky Gervais would say, “Brilliant.”

When I tried it myself, I ended up with five stars. I lasted a bit longer, but my corpse can be found floating near some docks. Below is a video of someone visiting the LCPD trap.

I’ve been wanting to make an update on this for a while now, but I’m trying to see if I can obtain any pictures from the event. If I don’t get them soon, I will just go ahead and post how everything went.