Congrats On A Huge GB Season!

Now that the Spring 2011 Black Ops GameBattles season is closed I want to thank everyone who made it such a smashing success! Everyone deserves some credit and I think it was truly a team effort. I am pretty sure almost everyone on our roster was in a match this season. When someone went away or went on vacation we always had someone else step up and contribute.

Our new leaders like Striker, Hateinaboxx and Saint all stepped up admirably and did a fantastic job. The MOH promotions seemed to have inspire people to be more active and were going to have our first winner here in the next day or two. We are actually getting so many requests from new potential recruits that were having to turn down a good number of them. We have both the promotions and a solid record to thank for the influx of people coming our way.

So at the end of the day 36-0 is something we can obviously build off of, were going to try to get a quick, fresh start to the Summer 2011 season tonight. We were forced to change our goals throughout the season, originally we wanted to make top 200, then top 100 and finally top 75. Which I believe when all is said and done we will achieve, or at least be pretty damn close.

We are also vastly approaching our four year anniversary, which we have a few things planned. Hopefully those come out okay. I am currently working on the Asap/Grave Sniper montage, I put up the rough cut the other day but I still have quite a bit of work to do on it. Look for that to be completed soon. I am also working on a personal montage, which will be my first since my COD4 finale.

The PS3 team is officially back up and running, I went and got Black Ops and will be helping out with that side of things, it's important for me that we get some matches to prove were moving in a positive direction on that console. We were stagnant for so long I think people don't expect much, we aim to change all of that. After getting the chance to play with some of the new guys and even some of the old ones who decided to stick around, I must say we have some talent on that side of things. My worst fear was turning into Rx2 or SC on the PS3. I want MOH to be competitive and to win, not just exist.

So we wrap another season, begin a new chapter for MOH on the PS3 and as usual things look to be bright for the future of the clan...I'm sure to the dismay of the people who have been hoping, waiting, praying for the fall of the clan.

"MOH lives on" is not just a slogan, just like "We Die Hard" is not just a slogan, they are a mantra and the way we see ourselves and the way we play. We realize we are just a gaming clan, but we can find a medium where fun and winning intersect.

Thanks once again to everyone, I cant convey how proud I am of all of you guys, let's shoot for at least an equally successful Summer season and beyond!

{MOH} We Die Hard-

{MOH} Lives on after you team disbands....or turns into a "casual" team-

General Updates

I figured it had been over a week since I last updated this so I'd better get to it!

Overall things are going great in the clan, pretty much as always. Quite a few members are actually on vacation at the moment but with such a large roster we always have people ready to step in and step up.

We are closing in on our goal of top 50 for Black ops on the Xbox 360, hopefully we can get there before the end of the season which is looming a week away. I've been glad to see the veteran guys step up, lead, get matches and attend practices. It really shows their dedication. I know everyone is busy and has a life, but it's good to know that they can still manage at least some time for the clan.

The first month of MOH promotions is coming to a close and it's been a real success. We've gained some new members and some of the older members has a bit more inspiration to make practices and matches and to overall be active and do good.

Even though it was late, I finally released the preview trailer of Nomadic Mercenary Games first Xbox Live Indie game: Rudiger. Of course NMG is Hellhammer and my development team. People with barracks access have all seen it and when it goes live later this year I'll be giving it away to a lot of MOH members, though it'll only be $1.50 anyway.

The positive feedback I've received for the game is well taken, I really appreciate it. The company site will be up soon and I have some paperwork to file to make sure everything is legit and legal, then I'll reveal the site and things like that. Currently while we finish up Rudiger, Hellhammer is working on his own RPG engine and game. While I am working on coding Rudiger for not only XBL but also Windows Phone 7.

As sort of a joke Hellhammer came up with a neat little game called Konor: The Cock Goblin! It's a take on the Pac Man games and is pretty fun. You play Konor and you gotta gobble the cocks!

You can feel free to download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?i4z29by3cz2sdb9 -

What a crazy couple of weeks

The title to this blog pretty much says it all, E3 was pretty cool. I got to cover it for a couple of different sites, which was something new to me. I had to pay a lot more attention then I normally would. We got to see some very interesting apps and hardware this year, I was quite impressed overall.

The Wii U looks to capture the core market that they missed with the Wii, I admit the Wii U is intriguing. It's always fun when the next generation of consoles releases. If the Wii U is under $400 I will buy it on day one, I always like to get the new consoles to test them out. I don't think the Wii U will be the most powerful machine, but I like Nintendo games a lot and it's fun to play Mario, Animal Crossing, Zelda and Metroid.

I've been so busy though that I haven't had time to get everything I wanted out, the indie game Hellhammer and I have been working on is still not ready, but I have the trailer almost finished up and ready to show. I wanted to unveil it during E3 week but covering E3 and doing all that writing and also doing reviews for my new site has kept me very, very busy.

Speaking of my new site, its officially up! www.crappyreviews.com I thank Hellhammer for the idea to call them Crappy Reviews, kind of a play on words much like the name crapgamer was originally intended to be. I set that site up and the Youtube page pretty much as a test, I hope to get better as I go along and find a nice niche. Some of the people I was trying to impress with it were indeed impressed, so hopefully I will be able to do some reviews for sites in the future. Fingers crossed people!

Now that school is out for everyone we can finally start to be really active on GB again. Getting 4 Black Ops matches last night was a great start to our summer of gaming. Your only going to see more and more from us on GB. So get ready!

I was a little bit saddened with the majority of the PS3 team calling it quits, honestly we had contemplated taking a vote to close it down altogether in the past, but I didn't want to come across as a jerk. So I contacted some old members and Onslaught has agreed to come back and help lead it. Also I will be taking an active role with the PS3 side starting when MW3 releases. I will see to it that the PS3 side see's glory once again. Rumor has it, Grave might get a PS3 to help a bit with this as well. It'll be tough stretching so thin, but in the end nothing is ever accomplished without a little hard work and dedication. The PS3 team has had a top 20 COD4 team and a top 50 WAW team, so there is a lot of expectations there.

As we come up on the actual 4 year MOH anniversary things look pretty good. I know my clan is usually the talk of the town, which suits me just fine. I actually like a little controversy. I always find it funny and a bit flattering when people are talking about it, there is no bad publicity in my opinion. Honestly the ones doing the talking are ones that have been bested in matches by yours truly. Sour grapes tend to be hard to let go sometimes.

My advice to people paying a little too close attention to my clan... find something better to do with your time. If you dedicated as much time with your own business as you do my clan you might make something of yourselves, instead you all just come across as bitter and angry and even pathetic.

I figured it wouldn't take long for a "old member" to contact me recently about coming back, the main problem I have with this scenario is that I get tired of people leaving for greener pastures and then when things don't work out because running a clan is a lot of work they try crawling back to me.

Not that I am against old members coming back entirely but there is a point when you say enough is enough. Honestly what did people expect? even if you hate me you'd have to see there is a reason my clan has lasted as long as it has and why it's been successful as well. Nothing seems to get us down. I bet that fact is frustrating for the haters.

Anyway, until next time I want to say thanks to everyone for helping out as much as they have. I am proud of everyone in the clan for their contributions and support in my own personal quests as well. Everyone has been great!

Thanks!

-CG

Duh, Winning!

I just want to say how proud I am of everyone in the clan and how they have all stepped up. We could not have picked better leaders or recruited better members then we currently have. Also I want to say how happy I am with the new way's we are incorporating old members into matches, practices and public rooms. This new attitude seems to have paid off in a big way, we were surrounded by the most talented players you could imagine and yet it was going to waste.

I truly feel that right now the people that are in the clan probably feel more a part of the clan then at any other time. More now then ever this clan is for everyone, it's not mine or any other leaders clan, it's your clan.

It was so funny to me last night because we are playing so very well right now and communicating and actually backing each other up like a team is supposed to and it shows. The chemistry is there and all the pieces to the puzzle as well. Nobody is complaining or rage quitting, people are making practices and helping each other out. It's a welcomed change in attitude for certain.

I've never before seen so many people excited in the clan, not even back on COD4 when we were mentioned in the GB newsletter for having the highest win streak.

They say you learn the most about your team and yourself in a loss, and I tend to agree. A close, close, CLOSE loss to TVA on our practice team actually built us up and gave us confidence. I think attitude is where it all starts, if you have that mental edge then there isn't anything you cant accomplish.

Most people probably wouldn't even recognize the lineup's we've been using. To top that all off we actually have people giving up spots in GB's so that other people can have a chance at being in them.

Well enough about all that, I want to also talk a bit about the new MOH promotions that are off to a rocking start, it's a bit of extra work on my part with all the stat tracking and everything but I think in the end it will pay off for the clan as a whole. Everyone seems more then excited about the new promotions and I am hoping it keeps people active with gaming as well as on the site and participating there.

Even though this has been one of the busiest weeks of my life with work, personal life, finishing my game review site, writing for gaming sites and actually working on my own game, people didn't complain or whine or cry about me not being around.

Leaders and members not needing their diapers changed....what a concept.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who played and practiced and won! We go for 15-0 tonight and it feels so damn sweet.