Dear Old Jack. A quick story for the hallowen spirit.

There once was a man named Jack. He lived a care free life in a small town. A town that almost no one named. They just called it 'the cute little town, down by the river' and everyone knew what they were talking about.


In this cute little town, down by the river where jacked lived everyone knew everyone but surprisingly there was never any gossip. Everyone liked everyone, it was one of those towns where you could ask your neighbor for a cup of sugar and they would give you the whole bag.


Everone in this town was also an exhibitionist. Every christmas the entire town would be completely decorated with plastic santas and plastic reindears. And every year around this time for halloween they would do the same but with halloween decorations of course.


Jack was probably the most excited every year for halloween. He saw it as a time for joyous laughfter and children running around in their bed sheets collecting free candy in their pillow cases.


When jack was a little boy his mother would always tell him the story of the monster that would come out of the river and steal children away that would behave badly. As he got older he quickly realized it was just a story. So every halloween he would take a walk down by the river.


This year- as usual he was taking his stroll down by the river. And he saw a red figure running around in the darkness. "You know the river monster will snatch you up if your being bad!" he yelled. The red figure stop for a second and then dissapeared into the bush. 'Scared the kid off i guess' he thought. It was then about time for him to head home, so he turned around...the red figure was directly behind him.


Jack saw the devil standing right infront of him. "hey, nice costume kid" he said. "oh, my good sir this is no costume i assure you." jack was puzzled. He sure didnt sound like a kid. Was this really the devil standing before him?


"oh yeah kid?" he said, trying to toy with what he thought was a child in a devil costume. "indeed" the red figure said. "well if you really are the devil and not a kid i bet you cant climb that tree." he said while pointing to a large oak tree towering above them.


"NO kid could climb that" he said, taking shots at him. "fine my good sir. I accept your challenge." The red figure was almost a blur as it lept from branch to branch quickly until it reached the top. Jack knew this was no child.


"see my good sir? I am no mear child." jack acted quickly and carved a cross at the bass of the trunk with a hunting knife he was given by his father. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" yelled the devil from atop the tree. "well now you cant come down." jack thought he was being very smart which he was.


" I WILL CURSE YOU TO THE DEPTHS OF HELL!!" yelled the devil even louder than before. "yeah good luck with that" Jack said as he turned to go home. All of a sudden he felt something funny. Not normal. He felt like his feet where begining to curl into themselves. He yelled in pain. He heared a mix of ringing in his ears and the devils loud laughter taunting him.


Jack had almost combusted....but he had turned into a pumpkin. Jack could still feel, see, and hear. He wished he was dead. He then heard two children running down the bank. "oh please the river is such a myth you big baby"


"Shut up!" the other child said. "hey look a pumpkin!" one yelled. They ran up to jack. Picked him up. "hey you know what?" said one of the two. "what?" replied the other. "because its getting dark and your a baby why dont we make a cool lantern?" said one. "oh yeah. With the pumpkin?" "no shit sherlock" said tye other punching him in the arm. "ow, okay man."


the children spotted jacks knife that he had dropped. "cmon lets use this!" the children began poking and proding the pumpkin "oh man, we should make a cool creepy face with it!" "yeah!" the other replied. They then began stabbing the pumpkin poking out large chunks of it. The remains tumbling to the ground. "nice" said one of the kids. "take out the inside so we can put the candle in it." barked one of the kids. "alright" the other said. He carved a large hole at the top then sticked his hand in and began scraping and clawing at the sticky insides.


"oh this looks so cool! Were so cool!" said one. "yeah lets bring this home to dads house so we can show him!" the kids ran all the way back to town pumpkin in hand.... All the way to jacks house.


An original story, By: Pascal X.oxo

Get your freak on. 8-bit beat.

With the passing of the all the main conventions of games, (TGS, E3, Gamescon, PAX ect) Many games have been revealed and since then have dropped off the radar. One of them, Silent Hill 8. The fairly long and revealing trailer shown at TGS this year showed the series going back to it's same old creepy- fog ridden town of silent hill. A place where many have decided to either look for their dead wife, or try and find their lost kid. But what's new in the upcoming installment?

It appears the next victim of this very popular vacation destination is a prisoner, who's name I either forgot or has yet to have been revealed. He is on his way to prison but somehow the bus crashes (Stupid fog) And he is able to escape....unfortunately he escapes into silent hill. (I would so rather go to prison) This installment in the series looks to be very promising with the scare factor looking quite...scary. The trailer shows the escaped convict running through a small, creepy old building and running into the series staple, police officer. (Oh no ma'am, the orange jumpsuit and chains are merely a fashion statement I promise.)

The trailer also shows one or two monsters about to attack the main character, and knowing that these demonic baddies are usually conjured up and brought to life from the victims mind it's a sure thing that the monsters will be thoroughly messed up. (Convicts minds usually are.)

So, what do you think at Konami's latest attempt to make you sleep with the lights on? Are you to jaded from past installments to go into the dark? Do you think that the game resembles Allen Wake too much? Let me and the world know in the comments.

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Devil May Cry 5 TGS 2010 Trailer.

The trailer for the new installment in the Devil May Cry Series.

Whats your name?...No Seriously. DMC5 Revealed. 8-Bit Beat.

The annual Tokyo Games Show (TGS) took place not too long ago and it did leave quite an impression. But a game that caught my eye the most would have to be Devil May Cry 5. The official name hasn't been released but the good folks at Ninja Theory have given us a trailer, And it's caused quite the uproar. The trailer shows what appears to be 'Dante' (At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Ninja Theory leaks that this is Dante's son. Or a younger version of him.) In a completely different environment, One that appears to be a post-apocalyptic New York. Which is quite a big change from the more Victorian look of the previous iterations of the series.

Although only one type of enemy was showcased in the trailer, there were multiple weapons showcased showing the the new 'Dante' can handle multiple types of weapons meaning gameplay will be fresh and fun.

So what do you think of the new DMC? Do you think the style is too far from the norm? Is the new mini-Dante not making the cut? Let your voice be heard in the comments section.


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Get Gaming. With friends. On your Iphone? 8-Bit Beat.

Apple has just moments ago at their press conference announced a new feature on the OS called: 'Game Center' The new feature will allow you to compare scores with friends, challenge other people and be paired up with strangers with your skill level and join/ create multiplayer lobbies. The feature is fairly reminiscent of another application called 'Open Feint' that was released for Open Feint compatible games and applications. The Game Center will basically provide you to be connected to a social application while you play games.

The update will also come with other features like, HD video uploading over Wifi and high range photos.

So. What do you think of the new OS update? Do you think that you could find a good use for Game Center? Are you excited to be paired up with your friends and strangers of your same skill level? Let me know in the comments section.

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You monsters. 8-Bit Beat.

Valve, the creators of Portal have recently released a trailer for Portal 2's upcoming co-op mode. The mode has you playing as- surprisingly not two more captives of Apature Science- But two robots. The duo seem to be made out of scrap parts that look like they were lying around the offices of Apature. And if they were why do you think GlaDOS would make them just to partake in chambers?

In an interview with the writer of Portal, he said that these robots would have limited to no speaking between the two. Meaning most things are to be planned with the other player. (Which leads me to believe that online will be a very big possibility.)

Either way portal two seems to be a very interesting game. (Not that it wasn't interesting from the first teaser) And is guaranteed to sell an insane amount of units. So what do you think of the newly revealed co-op? Do you think players will be able to have fun and complete difficult challenges at the same time? Or do you think that the added mode will be a dud? Speak your brains out in the comments.

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I think I'l just do one lap. Thanks. Pixel Junk Racers Review.

Pixel Junk Racers 2nd Lap, the newest addition to the usually amazing lineup of games Pixel junk releases. (Pixel Junk: Eden, Monsters, Shooter, Racers, and soon to be released Pixel Junk: Shooter 2) But with chaotic and hectic gameplay is a second lap really worth it?

If you've played the original Pixel Junk Racers then you know what your in for, a simple- yet addicting, slot-racer with a lot of game modes and a lot of tracks. In this area the game does really well. Having game modes like 'Deathrace' Where you destroy black cars to get points and avoid blue ones, but its not that easy when the car you just destroyed turns into a blue car and tries to get vengeance. These modes are fun but the campaign mode which forces you to play modes like take-over where you have to dodge other cars to gain points and increase speed. (Which are all white. You are the only colored car on the track.) These kinds of modes are aggravating and everytime you see a white car on the word you will want to run it over. (But don't do that.) The game also sports a fun and simple multiplayer for up to seven players but this usually only makes the game even more hectic but in a slightly more fun way.

The controls are really simple. You have gas, and left and right on the d-pad to move from lane to lane. But what I found myself doing a lot was accidentally using the up and down on the d-pad when moving horizontally. And unfortunately there is no way of changing these controls. When you get your head around the controls they're not really that bad but it can take awhile for you to completely get it.

The presentation and graphics of the game is very well done. The music is upbeat and matches the feel of each track. And even though the camera is a top down view of the track, each one has depth and its own feel to it weather it be bridges or skyscrapers that seem to pop out of the screen the tracks do have a nice look to them.

In the end Pixel Junk Racers 2nd lap can be descent game but it can be unbearably repetitive and very hectic. With a eight dollar price tag, (But if your subscribed to playstation plus it does have a discounted price) It may be worth checking out if you think you would like it already. Or if you've played the original Pixel Junk Racers and liked it then I suggest buying it. But if your new to the series and used to more traditional racers I say stay clear. But do make sure to check out other pixel junk games, because they definitely produce some quality games. (My favorite is Shooter, and Eden. So I suggest you go check them out.)


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