I wanted to post here to let you guys know that I'm pretty much done with Gamespot. This just isn't the place to go for games anymore. I'll still be checking some of your random blog posts and maybe commenting here and there, but I most likely will not post blogs anymore. You will probably see me at Giant Bomb once their community functions are up and running this summer. And in the mean time I will get my game news from Kotaku and Joystiq, which post 20x as often as Gamespot News.

If you want to play games together, there are multiple ways to get ahold of me:

Steam: poost65@gmail.com (will pop up as AOD_Poost)

Xfire: poostaru (will pop up as AOD_Cpl_Poost)

Xbox Live: Poostaru

I also have a Wii, but I don't have the number handy atm (contact me by email if you'd like to play some SSBB).

I will probably be on PSN by early summer, once the MGS4 pack is released in June.

Interested in online PC gaming with a great group of people? Check out Angels of Death at www.clanaod.net. We have divisions in many popular games such as World in Conflict, Team Fortress 2, Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft, Warrock, and a few more. I am in the TF2 division, and it's always a blast.

Take care guys, see ya on the flip-side!

According to Joystiq.com, Ryan Davis is leaving Gamespot. The reasons are pretty obvious, but if you are interested check out the full article here.

EDIT: Gamedaily.com and Kotaku have also posted articles within the last few hours and can be found here and here (respectively).

EDIT2: Official word from the man himself.

No movie since The Sum of All Fears has put me in such a great state of suspense. The film as a whole can be summed up in one word: intense. From the initial monster attack until the end, you never really know what to expect. And with a monster as crazy the Cloverfield creature, be prepared for some "oh snap!" moments.

The entire movie is shot from the view of a single camera held by one of the characters. There are no cuts to different angles or aerial shots to give wide views of the landscape. We see only what the camera sees, and know only what the characters know. Though jarring at first, the shaky camerawork gives the film a great feeling of realism, in an era where Americans love to watch amateur video on the internet.

The film begins with introduction to the characters. The camera is owned by Rob, who has recently been hired to work in Japan. We see him and his girlfriend Beth planning a trip to Coney Island. The camera cuts and the timestamp jumps a few days. Rob's friends are throwing him a surprise party as a send-off. The camera is used to collect testimonials from people who knew Rob, as something for him to remember them by. In the middle of the party, the ground shakes as the monster attack begins. Suspense quickly builds as we watch the events unfold. Hud, who is holding the camera, decides that he needs to tape everything so that others could see what they see.

As a movie filmed from a single point of view, the filmmakers have done a great job of putting scenes together that can be witnessed in one take and from one view. Though there are no wide or aerial shots that allow us to see the monster destroying buildings, you won't be disappointed in the views that you do get during the movie. The monster is certainly very unique, and I have never seen anything quite like it. But going in, you should expect a movie about people trying to survive a monster attack, and not a movie about a monster.

There are only a few things that bothered me about the movie. The guy holding the camera (Hud) is pretty annoying, which is sad because we hear his voice right next to the camera for the whole movie. The film will leave you wanting to know more about the monster itself. There are a few points where you wish the camera were a little bit more still, or looked at something a few more seconds, but overall, the handheld effect works very well for the movie.

For those who want to forego the movie altogether, and may just be curious as to what the monster looks like, then too bad. I have searched all over the place for shots of the thing, but there is none whatsoever. A search for the monster may yield a picture of a giant blue whale with legs, but that is fan-art and in no way resembles the actual creature. But we may not have to wait long to see this again though. There are rumors that the DVD may be released as early as April, with a more conservative estimation placing it in June.

Emblems for Cloverfield:

Good: Oh Snap!, Innovative, Sucks You In, Great Sound Effects, Good Boss

Bad: Annoying Characters (Hud)

Specific monster description in the spoiler:

***SPOILER***

EDIT, PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, the BBcode for spoilers is disable in blog comments. So please read the comments at your own discretion. But to be honest, you can know alot about what happens in this movie and still be totally blown away (I read a bit too much before I went to see it). In this movie it's not about what happens, it's about how it happens. Reading about it just doesn't do it justice.