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HipHopGamerShow 10/19/08 -

2008-10-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

by hiphopgamer

* HOME Will be answer to xbox live.
* Killzone 2 The Title To Seperate PS3 From 360
* Will 360 Have A Web Browser in the next update
* 360 Will Have a killer holiday season over PS3 Easily
* Game Review - Battlefield Bad Company
* IGN No Longer a worthy review source
* And Much Much More Enjoy The Show

ZETABOARDS FUCK UP EPICNET

2008-10-20T15:36:00.001-07:00

so basically it was zetaboards that fucked up and had he forum down, and what you see now is the back up from may. so anything we posted after may is gone i am afraid. We also lost our skins and arcade.

Epicnet Hacked?

2008-10-16T12:25:00.001-07:00

Either it was hacked or one of our wonderful Admins 'accidentally' deleted the forums, Either way I guess you could say this is the end of Epicnet. All the history that made it a create community has officially disappeared. I will still post to this blog however but I am sure not many people will be checking for it anymore.

Thanks to everyone who was apart of the history, it was a great run but now we can move on with our lives.

Swiff Epics.

Swiffs Weekly Rant - 14th October 2008

2008-10-14T12:03:00.000-07:00

This Week

- Tekken 6 on 360 is no big deal.
- Too many great games come out so close together in the holiday season.
- Obama experiences more racism.

HipHopGamerShow - Gears Of Who? New PS3 Exclusive Quantum Theory Shows Promise At TGS’08.

2008-10-12T12:36:00.000-07:00

* Playstation Home Set To Dominate Xbox Live In 2009
* 360 At $199 shows tremendous growth extending the lead further over PS3 “Aaron Greenburg was Right”
* EA Talks With NVIDIA! NEW CONSOLE IN THE MAKING???
* NBA 2K9, NBA Live 09, NBA 09 Reviews are here, and detailed for your enjoyment
* Much Much More

Trailer Tube - Before i self destruct

2008-10-11T18:13:00.000-07:00

The movie 50 Cent is releasing with his next album.

Trailer Tube - Diablo III : Wizard Class Reveal Trailer

2008-10-11T17:54:00.000-07:00

Trailer Tube - Resident Evil: Degeneration Trailer

2008-10-11T17:49:00.000-07:00

Trailer Tube - Bayonetta

2008-10-11T17:43:00.000-07:00

Sega's new Devil May Cry style slayer.

Xbox360 Can Beat PS3 This Generation But Will It Happen? HipHopGamerShow 10/5/08

2008-10-05T14:08:00.000-07:00

* 360 Gets FF13 in Japan?
* Sony will own TGS’08
* PS1 on the Wii
* Lego Batman Review
* Special Guests - EA Sports
* Much More Enjoy The Show

Analoghype Invade Little Big Planet

2008-10-05T14:05:00.000-07:00

So me(Swiff Epics), Hydro, Ex the God, Htownplaya and OG Wilson decided to invade the world of Little Big Planet with the beta and record some hilarious footage for everyone to enjoy. Here is all the footage recorded by Hydro.

The Nasa Level

Analoghype's Rush to E3 (created by yours truly)

GTA: Little Big Planet

Gears Of War

PS3 Vs 360

Sweet Child Of Mine - By Guns And Roses (not the level, the song thas re-created)

Vietnam?

The most Random Race!

Support Hip Hop Gamer and Vote for his Gamefly commercial

2008-10-02T10:45:00.001-07:00

Vote for me in this contest!

Submit entry

Contest details

Gamefly(the American video game rental company) recently held a competition for anybody to make a short clip for their commercial dressing up as their favorite character, My good friend Hip Hop Gamer entered as CJ from san andreas, so please vote for his video here,

Bush Looking Like an Idiot and gets the JOKER treatment.

2008-10-01T05:59:00.001-07:00

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

PS3 will show more power than 360 in 2009 Starting with Killzone 2 HipHopGamerShow 9/28/08

2008-09-29T08:49:00.000-07:00

* HipHopGamer in Gamefly Commercial
* 360 Starting to extend the lead over ps3 again
* Nintendo Wii “Mario has met his match”
* Wipeout HD Review “Incredible”
* Much Much More Enjoy The Show

Saturday 09-27 - Battle on the Bench - Mook, T Rex, Lady Luck, Ness, Mysonne,

2008-09-29T05:44:00.000-07:00

Saturday night was a big night for hip hop battles, Murda mook made his return to battle and completly killed young hot, rex had a great battle with Tech 9, and E-ness had a controversal encounter with Maysoone. Not only that, but Murda mook and Cassidy met up and squashed the beef. Check out the highlights here.

Maysonne Vs E.Ness

T-rex vs tech 9 battle "video"

Murda mook vs young hot battle "video"

Lady luck vs rece steele battle "video"

Cassidy and Murda Mook squash the beef

Epicnet Fantasy Football (EFF?)

2008-09-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

Here are the latest points for everybody participating in EFF.

WHAT FISH AND CHRISTOPHER WALKEN WANTED...FC. (WF&CWW...FC)
GK - Gomes (Tottenham): 7 (5)
D - Bosingwa (Chelsea): 8 (20)
D - R. Ferdinand (Man Utd): 10 (14)
D - C. Davies (Aston Villa): 3 (5)
D - T. Bramble (Wigan Athletic): 5 (15)
M - X. Alonso (Liverpool): 3 (15)
M - Palacios (Wigan Athletic): 1 (19)
M - Diaby (Arsenal): 0 (0)
CF - C. Ronaldo (Man Utd): 9 (9)
S - F. Torres (Liverpool): 3 (14)
S - R. Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers): 0 (10)
Game 3 Total: 49
Overall Total: 126

ARSENE WENGER PICKED THIS TEAM FOR ME FC.
GK - James (Portsmouth): 3 (18)
D - Clichy (Arsenal): 3 (21)
D - Brown (Man Utd): 0 (2)
D - Yobo (Everton): 2 (-2)
D - Bosingwa (Chelsea) 8 (20)
M - Fabregas (Arsenal): 7 (19)
M - P Neville (Everton): 3 (3)
M - J Cole (Chelsea): 10 (24)
M - Downing (Middlesbrough): 0 (6)
S - Crouch (Liverpool): 4 (9)
S - Keane (Tottenham): 3 (2)
Game 3 Total: 43
Overall Total: 122

SWIFF SHOOTERS BRUP BRUP
GK - J Jaaskelainen (Bloton): 1 (7)
D - R. Ferdinand (Man Utd): 10 (14)
D - T. Bramble (Wigan): 5 (15)
D - Z. Khizanishvili (Blackburn): 0 (0)
D - L. Neill (West Ham): -1 (3)
M - J. Cole (Chealsea): 10 (24)
M - G. Fernandes (Manchester City): 7 (9)
M - J. O hara (Tottenham): 0 (0)
CF - S. Gerrard (Liverpool): 20 (27)
S - F. Torres (Liverpool): 3 (14)
S -W. Rooney (Man Utd): 5 (4)
Game 3 Total: 60
Overall Total: 117

Swiff had a point spree this week but Fish pushes back into the lead!

Xbox goes for the #1spot this holiday season and beyond While Peter Moore gets smashed on the HipHopGamerShow 9/21/08

2008-09-21T12:44:00.000-07:00

* 360 destroying the competition
* Naruto: Rise To Ninja Review
* Peter Moore Gets Smashed
* Life With Playstation Finally Arrives but was it worth the wait?
* Will Nintendo wii end up in last place this holiday season?
* Much Much More Enjoy The Show

Joe Budden Responds To Royce Da 5'9

2008-09-20T06:28:00.000-07:00

Here comes a new exciting beef, Royce da 5'9 vs Joe buddens. No you may remember the whole incident about the Allhiphop.com battle that was suposed to be Joe budden vs Mr F.A.B vs Royce (and someone else who I don't even know of, so he must be irrelevant. But Joe budden couldnt make the battle, and ever since there has been tension between all participants. So now Royce's Bar Exam 2 mixtape drops, and he drops a couple lines on Budden, So now heres Joey's side of the story.

PART 1

PART 2

Boy Betta Know The Rolex Sweep

2008-09-19T04:39:00.000-07:00

So heres a funny video of Skepta and his brother JME with malice mallet, and also Skepta shows us how the rolex sweep is properly done.

Member of the Month - August to September

2008-09-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

This month it goes to..

BLACKCAT

Reason for award - He doesn't post much, but when he does it's usually constructive, well spoken and very opinionated. These qualities make Blackcat an interesting character to have here at epicnet.

Monthly Highlights - Rightfully Bashing the Dragonball z flick, Consistent flow of gaming news, ability to touch on political issues with extensive knowledge.

dont forget, you can add this tag..

Member of the month - 17th September 2008

to your recent award list in your profile if you wish to.

Worlds Hottest Battles

2008-09-15T16:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome to WHB, This editon i wanna show you another classic battle from jump off tv's 2007 world rap championships. Arkaic and Eurgh vs G-dash and King Jordz from the London division.

PS3 vs 360 Will it be the price or Will it be the games You Be The Judge: HipHopGamerShow 9/14/08

2008-09-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

* NPD Numbers what they really mean?
* Incredible Hulk Review
* Nintendo Wii’s New Periphial
* Kanye West Goes To Jail
* Much Much More Enjoy The Show

Gaming E-cast - Attack Giant Enemy Crabs Weakpoint for Massive Damage

2008-09-13T06:36:00.000-07:00

We discuss

-Npd Numbers
-Censorship in games
-Campcom and multiplatform games
-Diablo 3

and more

Get it here

Music E-cast episode 11 - Grime Special Featuring Ruthless Kid

2008-09-11T18:00:00.000-07:00

Ruthless kid takes over the show along with Swiff Epics to introduce you to the world of grime.

Includes

-Grime Tracks
-Mobo Awards news
-In Depth introductions to each artist
-And more.

Sorry for the sound quality, i didnt bring my mic to the spot so had to use a shitty replacement. The next grime show will sound way better.

Click here to listen

TrailerTube: Quantum Of Solace

2008-09-10T14:24:00.000-07:00

Fish...me, hello =]. Just a simple short blog post to officially go nuts about the new Quantum Of Solace trailer that just recently came about, its also to premiere at the London Film Festival, so if you're rich, and able to go in, and say words like "PISH POSH TALLY HOOO!!" and "I DO SAY YOU SMELL LIKE CAVIAR!"....then let us know how you get kicked about by the security guards..In the mean time:

As always, for discussions its here.

Murda Mook Talks Business

2008-09-09T17:10:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since we heard from Mook, but now he's back on youtube telling us whats been popping, Check it out.

Swiff Epics - Gamer Profiles

2008-09-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Swiff Epics
Consoles: Playstation 3
Tag: SwiffEpics
Games Online: Warhawk, Call Of Duty 4, Rainbow 6 Las Vegas 2, Resistance, Metal Gear Online.

Gamer Profiles

2008-09-09T07:09:00.000-07:00

Are you a gamer? well Epicnet.TK wants to bring gamers together. So whether you want to be interviewed, or you have a video of you boasting your gamer skills or you just want gamers to be able to find you, Then email me at Swiffepics@googlemail.com to be added to the epicnet.tk gamer profile list. then when you want to see which gamers we have in our profile just go here.

You might just find your next top gamer buddy.
mine will be posted later as an example.

Gamer Cribs: Episode 1 - Torrence Davis

2008-09-09T07:01:00.000-07:00

Some of you may be aware that i am now working for analoghype.com, Well our good friends over at the BitBag.com have started a show, Gamer Cribs...and the first episode features none other than Torrence Davis(Listen to his Gamer Strory here).

Check it out, and maybe you wanna show off your gamer crib? if so then send your videos to Torrence Davis, Details are in the video.

Hip Hop Gamer Show - Hip Hop gamer invades nintendo world

2008-09-07T13:52:00.000-07:00

* 360 Will Outsell PS3 at 199 for the rest of this year
* Ninja Blade Exclusive on 360 Must See
* Is Home already better than Xbox Live?
* Vampire Rain Review “See it for yourself”
* and Much More Enjoy

Fallout 3

2008-09-07T05:24:00.000-07:00

I may be late but I am posting these up now so that me and forum member Blackcat can sell the shit out of this game to you, because I think this game will be amazing but also widely slept on and underrated.

So heres the footage of Fallout 3

The Game vs Bow wow Madden Showdown

2008-09-06T12:34:00.000-07:00

So here it is, the big madden game with 100k on the line. The winner gives away the money to a charity of their choice.

Unsigned Hype - D.Omen - The Class Clown

2008-09-04T10:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome to this special edition of Unsigned Hype, It's the 4th of September and not only is it my girlfriends birthday, but one of my favorite unsigned artists and personal friend is releasing his second Cd titled "The Class Clown". So of course I had to do something special for the release, So I hit up D on the sidekick and set up this interview so you guys can not only know more about him but also look out for the tape when it's available for download today. So lets get to it.

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Swiff Epics: How long have you been rapping and how did it all begin?

D.Omen: maaaaan I didn't always rap, I started out doing spoken word/writing poetry as a assignment in school back when I was like 13. That mixed with all the trials and tribulations I been through it turned into a outlet of expression and ventilation through rap, started rapping seriously at 15, all in all, about 5 years now.

Swiff Epics: Now i know as well as you do how important the hip hop forums were for elevating, but can you tell the people how it was for us back in the forum days?

D.Omen: man the rap sites were the spot, them and the yahoo/aol chatrooms, battling 4-5 times a day and freestylin', really helped put me ahead of my peers who weren't with the internet scene. Made me more exposed to different styles and artists I never heard of. I had a good run with the internet competition. Spawned a lot of connects, networking and of course the typical internet haters. Still a good place to start, especially in this day and age.

Swiff Epics: Looking back at your first project, Brimstone, what do you think of that project now?

D.Omen: Garbage. Basura. Rubbish. I hate it, but I keep it on the harddrive to remind of how far I've come as an artist and person.

Swiff Epics: Lol nah man that shit was hot. How does The Class Clown differ from the Brimstone project?

D.Omen: I treated Brimstone AS a mixtape, which is why it didn't do well as I wanted it to, not to mention. I was inexperienced and unable to get all the proper guidance and support I needed. The Class Clown actually has meaning behind it, more personal and not as generic. It's like my man Charles Hamilton said "death to the mixtape rappers" which is why I haven't called The Class Clown a mixtape or an album. DON'T categorize. it's music, it's a cd, it's a playlist. go get it @ illroots.com & ddotomen.blogspot.com

Swiff Epics: Tell us more about the production on this project?

D.Omen: Bad Abbot, DJay Cas, David E, D.O.O.M Squad. ALL geniuses. I wish I had more of a clue of how serious I was gonna be with the class clown prior to working with them otherwise, the whole cd wouldve had less commercial beats. check em out, google em, David E Beats, Bad Abbot, DJay Cas, Jay Redd etc. DJay Cas just did a song on Ice Cube's latest project Raw Footage, "Take Me Away" and he yet to send me a bill for the work he's done. He's family and when I get on, expect him and Abbot to be locked in a effing closet, working for me.

Swiff Epics: What are your aims for this project?

D.Omen: Facebook status Myspace quotes, everywhere. I wanna see my lines in peoples phones haha. On a serious note tho, I hope all the major hip hop sites(HHDX, HHG, AHH) pick up on me soon to flood these speakers and harddrives. The scene is hot right now.

Swiff Epics: What song are you most proud of on this project?

D.Omen: The Class Clown, comes to mind, why? cuz I did in the wee hours of the morning the DAY the cd came out. Off the dome (well the Wayne rendition of off the dome) and it came out just way I wanted it to. Jackin For Go-Go, because I think I did a decent job off reppin the DMV Go-Go scene, paying homage to Junkyard and Rare Essence band (google em!). Also, D.E.S.T.R.O.Y. much like, The Class Clown was something I did off top and from the heart, as a tribute to my boy Lij-Paul. (R.I.P.).

Swiff Epics: It was your birthday recently right, tell us how it was?

D.Omen: real chill, got my bday money, spent time with a special person, didn't wild out, didn't want to before the release party!

Swiff Epics: Did you get anything special?

D.Omen: money and um, I can't say anything else on here. this a interview..WINK WINK NUDGE NICCA.

Swiff Epics: Anything else you want to say to the people or any shoutouts?

D.Omen: God, Jesus, Muhammad, Moses, Barack Obama, Malcolm X, Huey P. Newton. Swiff mother-effin Epics. who has been a D. Omen supporter since he was battling any and every cornball online, signed up to ANY and every forum/website I administrated. BUMPS songs I think are terrible like it's the hottest thing out(Swiff Smirks). Hayes, BranDen, James, Rich Girls, G*Two, all producers who been sending beats and on the project, Marky & 43, Judah & Strange music. Letta, who is almost like the female version of you Swiff haha. EVERYONE from Facebook, the gogo websites, (PA, GGC etc.). ANYBODY who reads and RESPONDS to my msgs and bulletins. last but not least, the haters. without all the threats, disses, hate mail/msgs/profiles/pages (yes, they do all that) I wouldn't have a reason to spite you. :-)

Swiff Epics: Thanks a lot for doing the interview man, Everyone check out the CD when it drops for free at illroots.com and ddotomen.blogspot.com. Peace.
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Hip Hop Gamer Show - Why So Serious?

2008-09-01T05:37:00.000-07:00

Check out the new episode of the HipHopGamerShow

Jadakiss and 50 Cent Sqush beef

2008-08-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

Thisis50.com did a recent interview with jadakiss where he reveals he holla'd at 50 and they kicked it, I for one can tell you i am happy about this, two of my favourite rappers acting like grown men and putting aside their differences, it's a good move for hip hop right now for two new york legends to be unified. check out the video below.

The Greatest Superhero Ever

2008-08-28T06:02:00.000-07:00

The tournament has finally come to a close and our members have voted for their greatest superhero....

Thanks to everyone who took part in the tournament and to those that helped out. I would like to start a new tournament but only if people are willing to vote more this time, therefor I will leave it up to public demand.

TrailerTube: Fast And Furious (2009)

2008-08-26T10:52:00.000-07:00

This be Fish, and after its been awhile doing anything useful on here (sorry!) here to bring you the trailer to the new Fast And The Furious movie. This Film sees the return of Vin Diesel with (pointless) Paul Walker and (the very muchly hated by me) Michelle Rodriguez...and the other girl prettier than her...umm..JORDANA BREWSTER! thats the one...being all back to where it all began...

Does have the feel of the first film all over again mind you, in my view, looks pretty good hopefully. Have your own opinion? sign up and click here to discuss

Worlds Hottest Battles 3 - Serius Jones Vs Murda Mook

2008-08-25T15:58:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite street battle rappers murda mook vs the fight klub champ (famous for beating jin) serius jones...this was definatly a hot street style battle so check out all three rounds.

ROUND 1

ROUND 2

ROUND 3

HipHopGamerShow

2008-08-24T13:05:00.000-07:00

This week

* Killzone 2 the best multiplayer experience in the industry
* $199 360 Might destroy PS3 in the United States
* PS3 Eyepet will Nintendo have a answer for this?
* Ratchet: Quest for booty review (Must Buy)
* Net Flix Arrives on PS3
* And So much more

Every Mortal Kombat Fatality

2008-08-24T12:48:00.000-07:00

The Game vs Bow bow in Madden

2008-08-22T13:04:00.000-07:00

So the coverage on this humorous challenge continues, here bow wow trash talks his friend The Game some more. Remember Epicnet will have full coverage on this...Shout out to worldstar hip hop for the video.

Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe - Why SO sERIOUS?

2008-08-22T12:58:00.000-07:00

Heres a close look at the new Mk vs Dc game dropping this autum, Check out the jokers moves and his Fatality...Can you say "First Day Cop"? i am defiantly buying this.

The Game talks about jay z, g-unit and Eminem?

2008-08-22T05:36:00.000-07:00

Seems like this guy is in the news alot lately, i guess it must be for the album hype, but basically game has been going at Jay z lately, so in this sit down he gets asked various questions about his beefs, check it out.

Music Ecast - Beef Special Part 2

2008-08-21T07:38:00.000-07:00

Here is the second installment of the Music Ecast beef special, this one is alot more street so hope you enjoy. Ill also include part 1 here for you to be more convineint.

Music Ecast Beef Special Part 1

Music Ecast Beef Special Part 2

you can add feedback on the forum here as always.

BowWow Vs Game Madden Beef Heats Up

2008-08-20T23:07:00.000-07:00

So i know you saw the post a couple days ago with The Game laying a beatdown in the new Madden 09 game...well So did bow wow, and then he set a challenge to game for a game of madden with a 100k stake. Well below you can see The Game's response followed by Bow wow responding to that, Check it out.

Now heres bow wows response

No doubt you'll see more of this madden beef as the days go by, and epicnet will have full coverage.

Music E-cast Episode 10 - The Beef Special Part 1

2008-08-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

Here is the Special Beef Episode of the music E-cast. You can listen here and discuss this episode on our forum here

This is part one of the beef special, Part 2 will most likely drop tomorrow or the weekend.

Member of the month - July to August

2008-08-19T07:48:00.000-07:00

This month it goes to one of our newer members.........

SHYCHLO

Members Profile

Reason for award - Since signing up she has contributed to a good couple of things such as the greatest superhero ever tournament (vote now btw) and also she is responsible for the EFF(Epicnet Fantasy Football) league which she also runs, she definatly deserved some recognition this month so here it is. Dont forget to check her myspace also, you may enjoy her music.

Month highlights - Giving frequent input in the superhero tournament, voting every round, setting up and running EFF, contribution to various topics.

dont forget, you can add this tag..

Member of the month - 19th August 2008

to your recent award list in your profile if you wish to.

Trailer Tube - The Godfather 2

2008-08-19T07:37:00.000-07:00

Today on Trailer tube we have the godfather 2 video game trailer set for release in 2009. check it out and remember you can discuss this trailer here

Epicnet Arcade

2008-08-18T17:05:00.000-07:00

Epicnet now has an arcade built into our forums, you can play a selection of flash arcade games and compete for the top points for bragging rights on our forums. The only catch(if you can even call it one) is you have to be an epicnet member, which only takes 3 minutes to do.

Once your all signed up then visit the arcade here

more games will be added soon.

The Game Plays Madden

2008-08-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

shout out to KonsoleKings and analoghype for the vid... Its always cool to see all these cool celebs playing videogames to remind us that we are NOT nerds lol. Foreal though Gaming is universal so you cant stereotype us!

HipHopGamerShow 8/17/08 PS3 or 360 Who will come out on top this fall?

2008-08-17T11:49:00.000-07:00

This is my friend HipHopGamer check him out, he has a show every sunday at thebitbag.com.

TrailerTube: Body Of Lies

2008-08-14T16:33:00.001-07:00

Fish here, showing you new trailer/first look of Ridley Scott's (ace director) new Spy-Thriller movie 'Body Of Lies' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe

Story sees the tale of Leonardo DiCaprio’s CIA agent turning to old hand Russell Crowe for help – arrived a mere few weeks ago, but things have already moved on.

As always, to discuss, click here.

Epicnet Fantasy Football

2008-08-13T17:36:00.000-07:00

So the SUN is making you pay to play this game huh? well us wonderful epic net people are doing our own fantasy football but for free, the only catch is you cant win money here i'm afraid(If i was wealthy i would happily give away my money).

Just check out the thread here and get involved...

Just remember we mean Soccer with this one :p

EMTV - G Unit

2008-08-13T15:31:00.000-07:00

welcome to this special g-unit edition of EMTV(Epicnet Music Television) here we have lloyd banks and tony yayo talking some smack about other rappers and the new animated g-unit video.

Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks on BET Now

G-unit Close to me

Greatest Super Hero Ever - The Finals

2008-08-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

We have now reached the finals of the greatest superhero ever tournament, it has come down to Spiderman Vs Ironman. Who is your pick? Vote now in this thread.

The round will be up for 10 days so tell all your friends to come along and vote to make this one a good one. Remember, based on the full outcome of this tournament we may follow up with a greatest supervillain tournament right after.

SKEPTA Jumps on Wileys Success

2008-08-12T08:59:00.000-07:00

Now Skepta has been one of my favourite UK Mc's for a minute as well as wiley, and we all know Wearing My Rolex has been beating up sound systems for months now. But now it seems wileys once very close friend (im sure they've settled theyre differences by now though) Skepta has decided to jump on the rolex hype with this new cut called the ROLEX SWEEP. Check it out and let us know what you think by responding in our topic here

Fish's nice simple message...

2008-08-11T13:43:00.000-07:00

Fish here to say....have a good week....=]

Also, to those getting their A Level results, and possibly College results this Thursday (Me being College results myself), wishing you the best of luck and your achieved destination from then on..

But, if you're happy than I am, which isn't very difficult, then enjoy the upcoming days =]

that is all...

T.I. speaks 50 Cent, Shawty Lo

2008-08-11T07:10:00.000-07:00

click the image to view

Double R.I.P

2008-08-11T05:04:00.000-07:00

This Weekend the black community lost two icons, Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes.
I would like to give a big R.I.P to them both and urge everyone to remember the work that these two talented entertainers put in.

R.I.P

EMTV

2008-08-09T15:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Epicnet Music TV, where we bring to you some of the Old and New music(mostly hip hop based) videos/interviews/freestyles on the world wide web. A new addition to our many blog segments.

lets get to it....

Klashnekoff - Murda

Cipher- Papoose, Lupe, Styles P * freestyle *

Juelz Santana interview - Gives his opinions on camron

Trailer Tube - Saints Row 2 - The Brotherhood

2008-08-08T03:44:00.000-07:00

Grand theft auto's biggest competition returns for its second title which drops October, check out this trailer and remember you can discuss this trailer at our forums here

Buddens Goes at Prodigy

2008-08-06T14:04:00.000-07:00

Joe Buddens fresh of his underground success with mood muzik 3 is back on wax with his wits. In this latest joint named Blood on the wall he aims his barrels at Mobb Deep's Prodigy. Now remember a couple months back when prodigy was talking mad reckless and he named buddens as his whackest rapper? Well it looks like that is what warrented Buddens attack. You can download the track here at epicnet from our media section here

dont forget to give your opinions on this one.

Trailer Tube - Skate 2 Debut Trailer

2008-08-05T01:26:00.000-07:00

Skate 1 was cool, but the tony hawk games biggest rival returns for another grind.
This time you can get off your board which is cool.

Check it out..

you can discuss this with out lovely forum people here

Swiffs Retro Review - Streets of Rage

2008-08-04T07:27:00.000-07:00

So playing mgs5,cod4,gta4 and rainbow 6 Vegas 2 non stop i got a little bored and wanted to go back in time to some of my favorite games of the past. there are many, the Sonic games, Mario, Street fighter 2, Batman, Herzog zewi, theme park, Golden axe and more. But my ultimate favorite retro franchise is streets of rage. So i decided to play all three of them through to the end and then review them for all you nice people out there
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STREETS OF RAGE

"What was once a happy, peaceful, productive city, full of life and activity, has fallen into the hands of a secret criminal syndicate. The leader of the syndicate has somehow managed to keep his identity a secret. The organization soon absorbed the city government (anyone can be had if the price is right). They even had the metropolitan police force in their back pocket. Looting, random violence and destruction are rampant. No one is safe walking the streets, day or night..."

As the chaos continued at full strength, three young police officers tried to establish a special attack unit. They were repeatedly turned down by their superiors, most of who had been bought by the organization or were too afraid to make a stand. One day, when they could no longer stand by and watch their city being demolished, they quit the force!'"

"Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding decided to forego their careers in legal law enforcement and put their lives on the line. They are without weapons, but each possesses great hand-to-hand combat abilities. Take them into the heart of the city and battle the most dangerous wave of bad dudes and chicks ever assembled. Make the city a place where people no longer have to walk the Streets of Rage!"

This game is a true classic. To start of with you have to choose one of three characters. Axel, Adam or blaze, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Axel the strongest but with the lesser reach, blaze the fastest but least strongest and Adam with the furthest reach but the slowest of the three. my personal favorite in this is Adam.

This game being the first introduced the basics of the streets of rage combat functions, the A button is your special(which calls for a special police attack force to fire bombs at your opponents), B is to punch, and if you repeatedly tap the button you do a special combo and C is to jump. You can do jump kicks by pressing c and b together, and also grab hold of enemies to do grapple attacks. its really simple but its how you use these set of moves that counts.

graphically the game is everything you can expect from a side scrolling beat em up on the sega genesis/master system. the scenery is nice, not much else i can say here.

The game does feature a classic soundtrack composed by Yuzo Koshiro, It fits in nicely with the formula of the game.

Gameplay wise the game is challenging(if you play on normal or upwards) every boss after the first two are tough and you need to use your special attacks wisely and then come up with a combat strategy that will secure you a victory without loosing too many lives. You will be smiling once you manage to defeat all the bosses. But Then on level 8 you have to fight all the FUCKERS again before reaching MR X who isnt too tough, its just the fact he has a gun and whilst your trying to take him out all his goons will be after you too. Which makes these games better played on co-op with a friend.

overall i give this game a 4/5, it was a classic game that started a nice franchise of games that is still being demanded another game even now.

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STREETS OF RAGE 2

One year had passed since ex-police officers Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding had broken the Syndicate's hold and destroyed it's leader, the mysterious "Mr X". Peace had returned to the streets, people were moving back to into the once vacant city neighbourhoods, and the city had returned to prosperity.

On the anniversary of the Syndicate's destruction, Adam, Axel and Blaze met at their favorite nightspot to commemorate the occasion and catch up on the latest news. Both Axel and Blaze had moved out of the city; Axel working as a bodyguard, and Blaze teaching dance.

Adam had rejoined the police force, and moved to a small house on the edge of the city with his kid brother. The three celebrated until late in the night, and made plans to meet at the same place next year.

As he was planning to check out of his hotel the next day, Axel received a frantic phone call from Eddie "Skate" Hunter. He had arrived home from school to find the place a total ruin. He'd called the police department, but nobody there had seen or heard from his brother since early that morning.

Both Axel and Blaze rushed to Adam's house. Windows had been shattered, furniture smashed. Stuck on the remains of the splinted front door was a photo: Adam in chains lying at the feet of a man they knew only too well.

Adam's disappearance marked the beginning of the nightmare. Criminal elements swarmed out to reclaim the streets. Gangs roamed the parks, and bomb-wielding bikers made the roads deadly to travel at night. Beatings and lootings took place regularly and in broad daylight. Chaos reigned in the city, far worse than before.

Axel and Blaze tried to contact their old friends at the force, the ones who'd provided backup with heavy artillery. But everyone they knew had either been fired or transferred elsewhere. This time the Syndicate was in complete control and the two ex-cops were on their own.

Assisted by Adam's brother Skate and Axel's friend Max, Axel and Blaze set out to rescue their friend and destroy Mr X once and for all. Standing in their way is the nastiest collection of punk and brawlers ever assembled. Add to that a force of professional fighters specially groomed to take them out of the picture!

As one of the 4 young vigilantes - or together with a friend - you'll battle with your fists and feet, and attack with whatever weapon you come across, as once more you walk the Streets of Rage!

So, Adam is now gone from the roster due to being kidnapped and skate and max are introduced to the frey. they are two very interesting characters. skates is wicked if you know how to use him right and max has one of the most powerful moves on the game(the atomic drop) but max is slow as shit, and skates can be weak at times. Skates is one of my favorites in this one but my ultimate favorite has to be Axel.

Combat wise this game improved, your special attack is way better(i hated calling the cops on the first one), i much prefer each character having their own special attacks. But using these special attacks have a catch however. They will cause your life meter to decrease every time you use them, so use them wisely. also you can do a charge attack by tapping forward twice and B.

Graphically the game looked a lot better, characters were more defined and the scenery was more colorful and detailed. they defiantly did a good job using those 16 bits to their fullest potential.

The gameplay felt a lot more welcoming too, each enemy you attacked also had their own life meter(previously in streets of rage one only you and the bosses had life meters). more weapons were introduced, the bombs and the katana (the most powerful weapon). And also a wider catalog of enemies. however this in my opinion is the easiest of all three games, even on hard.

The soundtrack was to me the best out of all three games id say it would be even worth a download.

though i remember loosing hours on this game, therefor i must give it a 5/5.

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STRETS OF RAGE 3

The crime boss, Mr. X, may have been defeated twice, but he is not down and out yet. He has started a research company called RoboCy Corporation to act as a cover for his business activities. The world's best robotocist, Dr. Dahm, has been brought in to help him create an army of realistic robots to replace important officials from the city. With the replacements in place, Mr. X plans to run the city using a remote control device. His criminal organization, The Syndicate, has strategically placed bombs around the city to distract the police while the city officials are dealt with.

Dr. Zan discovers what the research is really for and knows the Syndicate must be stopped. He contacts Blaze Fielding with the details of The Syndicate's plan. Blaze quickly contacts her old comrades Axel Stone and Adam Hunter for a task force to bring down The Syndicate once and for all. Axel quickly joins the task force, but Adam can't make it and sends Eddie "Skate" Hunter instead.

Packed in a 24 megabit cartridge, this time the game boasted many new enhancements.
The game had a more complex plot also, with end of level cut scenes and multiple endings.
It was also the HARDEST of the three games combined.

Axel, Blaze and Skate are still part of the playable characters but this time max is replaced by Dr Zan, a robot. I despise this character however because he's too generic. my favorite this time has to be a toss up between blaze and skate. Also theres a couple hidden characters to come by, such as Shiva(hold down B after you beat him until the next level begins) and Roo(defeat his master and don't kill Roo, easier said than done as this bloodclart kangaroo will box you to shit constantly). however whenever i played as these two hidden characters they felt useless, Shiva has some nice attacks but not enough, and Roo is kinda whack to me, not just that but both hidden characters cannot pick up weapons.

The games combat improved even further, now your characters could sprint with a double forward tap, and each character had their own special attacks with certain weapons as well as the normal A button special attack. Using the A button attack was alot simpler in this game as well, as you had a timer in the middle of the life bars, and when it says "OK" your free to use your special attack without any decrease in your life bar.

the gameplay was much more intense, instead of just beating people up, throughout the game you were given certain other objectives such as rescuing the chief of police before he is poisoned by gas. The game also introduced many twists in the plot, some of them are game ending/frustrating. and if you want my advice DO NOT even think about playing on easy, because its not even worth it, you get half a story which ends with MR X pwning your players like "MUAHAHAH YOU DIDNT JUST KILL ME, IT WAS JUST A ROBOT, YOU HAVE TO TRY HARDER NEXT TIME MUAHAHAHAHA" THE END! So sorry this is a game where you have to put in major skill to get rewarded, because that last boss in the game that results in you getting the best ending(provided that you beat him within the time limit) IS A FUCKING HAIR TEARING, PAD THROWING, VEIN POPPING OUT OF YOUR FOREHEAD MOTHER FUCKER.

However the difficulty of this game is what always draws me back, so i will gladly give this game a 5/5

Written By Gary Swaby/Swiff Epics
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So thats the end of this Retro review, i just wish they would revive this series and do it well, but we all know what Sega are like now don't we. (the rise and fall of Sega gaming e-cast special coming soon)

The Greatest Super hero Ever - SEMI FINALS UP NOW

2008-08-04T03:31:00.000-07:00

the semis are up now, so go vote.

click here to vote

this time we will leave the round up for 7 days, plenty of time to spread the word right?

The Greatest Superhero Ever - Round 2 NEED VOTES

2008-08-01T04:13:00.000-07:00

we are nearing the end of round two and need more votes. whats up with all you sleepers out there? round one was a good turnout but now we're slacking with round 2. lets get it popping with some votes, its a real good round with some tough choices to make, but dont let that put you off.

click here to vote

TrailerTube - You Don't Mess With The Zohan

2008-07-30T06:05:00.000-07:00

Fish...thats me, telling you to have a happy Wednesday...and to also show The Zohan trailer...Enjoy

To talk about it, click here.

Epicnet.tk Page Errors

2008-07-29T02:40:00.000-07:00

We had some epicnet.tk downtime due to the Dot.tk people doing maintenance.

if this ever happens again remember you can use these two links to access the blog or forum.

Blog: http://epic-net.blogsot.com (you can then navigate to the forum from here)

Forum link: http://s6.zetaboards.com/EpicNet/index/

Dot tk are being kind of whack right now but soon i will be moving to a .com domain. so watch out for TheEpicNet.com coming soon.

Trailer Tube - Punisher: War Zone

2008-07-28T05:29:00.000-07:00

JIM JONES CALLS NAS A DWEEB & NOT relevant TO THE STREETS

2008-07-28T03:18:00.000-07:00

as you know epicnet always bring you the rumors, the behind the scenes and all the latest dirt in hip hop. so check out this jim jones interview where he goes in on nas.

The Dark Knight Review by Fish

2008-07-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

"I want to show you all...a little trick...I'm gonna make this, disappear" *balances the knife on the table, with a thug about to make his punch on the joker, The Joker dodges and punches back, only to then slam the thugs face onto the knife balanced straight into the eye thus killing him*
"Ta-Daaaa!"

Lets start with the possible only flaw, if anyone who has watched this sees one (I certainly do not but its worth mentioning): Christopher Nolan likes to give depth to every character you watch on in his movies, and with that helps tells a story. because of that there's so much energy and ambition happening in the movie, therefore it would feel crammed and a little bit choppy, with one scene happening and then straight after something else. But that is only to be said if you watch this movie a second time round...

And with that, this movie is worth watching over and over again. This is Batman the way he should be, from Begins Christopher Nolan did brilliantly to focus more on the characters than believing in a franchise based theory. Bruce Wayne is more believable, a character that is in a world thats a door away from reality we experience, it feels that different about watching this movie. It also shows Batman is the only superhero that isn't in fact 'super', But portaying how he defeats his enemies is absolute class, and again how it could work in reality. He relies on technology, muscle and training like his allies. breaks, faltering, there his foes.
Christian Bale's position as Batman should not be over-seen, but his brilliance brings so much depth to Batman, light and shade, and tons of compassion comparing to those previously as Batman, who would appear more monochromed. And this only helps throughout the movie make you think and go "you know this could actually play in real part of life, these characters, the scene, the threats, the power people are given, it could all play in reality". As Bruce wants an end to his Batman era after believing Gotham has his 'White Knight' seen in Harvey Dent (Played by Aaron Eckhart) it ends up becoming a 'desperate times call for desperate measure's moment' after mob bosses, in Gotham unite together along with a face painted psycho with one thing to simply offer on: Kill The Batman...

Which Leads onto the Joker (Heath Ledger), who was absolutely class. To say he stole the show is much to ask but Heath's Performance as The Joker showed what made him a determined great actor, and this would have indeed boosted him to the top. Like Batman, The Joker was so believable to what he did, Christopher Nolan in fact spot-on made the Joker how should be - a complete psychopath who's corrupted into playing mind games that even Batman wouldn't be able to handle. Its what you needed, a true villain who again has no powers himself, just guns, a group willing to kill off (without them knowing), brains, and a 'sense of humour' in personality. No matter how good Jack Nicholson was, Heath Ledger, this Joker, is what makes a great villain.
He wanted one thing: to see the batman show his identity, and to that he would kill someone everyday until this was done. When you thought he was caught, or out-smarted, The Joker just laughs it off and would have to people fooled again, resulting in twice/three times as many people killed off. The talk he has about Batman seen as a freak "like me!" as he would would say, it showed that balance between them - one seen as the 'Icon' of Gotham whilst not wanting it, but saves for the right of things rather than inspire and take fame (*cough* Mr. Clooney & Chris O' Donnell *cough*), The other who takes advantage of being seen as a freak, helping him to make the public more scared, and show his true faith to the meaning of death to people.

This movie showed true meaning to mind games, motivation (as shown by Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent), your honest heroes (seen in Gary Oldman as Lt. James Gordon) and justice, which in fact each character played out and kept this film alive because you could get into the characters so easily. Michael Caine as Alfred delivered, Maggie Gyllenhal, though not really a fan, played Rachel Dawes & showed more of a sensitive and caring side towards Bruce Wayne (compared to the flat Katie Holmes), even Monique Curnen, who appeared in Gotham Knight, playing as Det. Ramirez had her role despte majorly shorter than the typical bigger stars.
Back to Aaron Eckhart, he as Harvey Dent has a strong sense of righteousness/betrayal/altering twist, playing a role in also being Bruce Wayne's rival to Rachel's love. I honestly think also the line of "you either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain) is one of the coolest quotes said because you can even take that into a real life moment to possibly any certain situation, doesn't exactly have to be a hero/villain situation, but its words that is agreeable to take in.

This was not just a film, but really was a balance of a artful masterpiece. It had the right choice of music (Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard know epic music), The scenery of Gotham and use of Hong Kong, which both (one fake one real) have a dark aura about them involving big crimelords and corruption. And the script written by the directors brother partly (Jonathan Nolan) was realistic and insanely good. Had Heath Ledger been alive today I would still believe this movie deserves its glory as it really shows how classic Joker is Batman's nemesis that balance, the constant torture of pushing "the Bats!" limits to see if he kills. Oscar-wise? The Academy tends to ignore the likes of Animation movies and Comic book Superheroes to be added into their nominations, but the performances in The Dark Knight is up there as one of the best. Definately the best this year.

Overall: ***** 5 out of 5 stars, Move aside Jack Nicholson, and let's put Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George (grurgh!) Clooney and just to make sure, Adam West & Kevin Conroy in the cupboard for awhile, this is the real deal of Batman and how he should be. And that would prolly be the best ever Joker performance seen for a long long time. He doubted so many people with him being the Joker, me especially. before I was unsure but then remember seeing the teaser trailer for the first time, that one shot of Joker made me go "woah he looks seriously fucked up"..and then that chilling laugh happened...He never disappointed at all...

"And here..we...go.." simply ace.

To reply more about the movie, visit here, if you're not a member, then friggin join!

Also look out for Swiff Epic's review to be made soon.

Lastly, for all other cinema reviews (including my Marathon Movie Moments reviews) click here

Music E-cast Episode 9

2008-07-26T09:12:00.000-07:00

The Music Ecast is BACK in effect, check it out here
and remember you can subscribe through iTunes and get all the e-casts automatically delivered to you each week via download.

this week..

- Swiff Gives his opinions on what he missed over the summer
- Gives verbal review of The Dark Knight
- Talks about Games a little
- Rants about lil wayne
-Music played through out the episode as usual

Plus more...

Epicnet Media Room

2008-07-25T03:41:00.000-07:00

Wagwan! Swiff here, just telling you about Epicnet's media room where i will constantly post up links for music, mixtapes, albums and even movies. You have to be a member of the forums to be able to have access to the media room however but just like i keep telling you its a 2 minute job.

The media room can be found here and im about to post up some shit right now so check it out.

Trailer Tube - Saw V

2008-07-25T02:31:00.000-07:00

Check it out, this right here is a teaser of Saw V.

no i've personally lost track of these movies from after the first 2..i think theyre just milking the shit out of this franchise now. but there must be a big fanbase for the film now sohopefully they can enjoy this.

'Saw V ' Teaser Trailer @ Yahoo! Video

you can discuss this teaser with epicnet members here

TrailerTube - Tropic Thunder

2008-07-24T09:23:00.000-07:00

Fish here being absolutely bored, so I posted up another movie trailer. Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. in a story where making a film goes terribly wrong, with three terrible actors (not literally, character wise). This looks Ace:

and as always, to discuss it all click here.

Trailer Tube - Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Fusion

2008-07-24T07:09:00.000-07:00

Heres the second trailer for the new marvel ultimate alliance game. you can discuss this here

Epicnet Presents - The Greatest Superhero Ever Tournament

2008-07-24T05:22:00.000-07:00

So the tournament is up and running, round one is now up for voting and anyone can vote, you must sign up on our forums to participate, it takes two minutes so click here to register.

The Round one Tournament thread can be found here

Fish Presents: MMM! Pt. 2

2008-07-23T17:41:00.000-07:00

Marathon Movie Moment...thats why its MMM...but yeah! As said this would be a certain feature of mine being able to especially post up something on this blog, help out and what not. First ever one I did was suffer through watching Crap Movies starring the likes of Steven Segal, Jaun Claude Van Damme, Stuff made from Uwe "CHYESS!" Boll and so on...

This time round for Part Deux, with the hype of 'The Dark Knight' I decided to go through watching Batman Movies of the Past, seeing just how much has changed from the batman then, to the new era that is now, from Begins. So check out the links below for each review, might find them funny, insulting, might even remember the damn movies and realize just how technology and storytelling has evolved (trust me, it seriously has).

Also there are links to Batman Begins, which was actually reviewed By Swiff, with me giving my little opinion, and also Gotham Knight - the animated chapters that bridge between Begins and Dark Knight. And as always, could always join up on the forums to equally have a laugh, or give your opinion going "DAMNIT FISH YOU'RE WRONG! KEATON WAS THE BEST YOU BITCH!" Or just join in general to you know...reply at anything else...we also like games and music..and books too...we be a mellow bunch.
ANYWAYS!:

Batman
Jack Nicholson was great to watch, he pulled off the typical maniac you would compare to the old cartoon Joker

Batman Returns
The Penguin was a huuuuuuge pervert

Batman Forever
“HARVEY! I AM BATMAN!!”

Batman & Robin
WHAT KILLED DA DINOSAURS? IEECE AAAAGE!!!!! (not sure if that was a joke intended thing, but he said it)

Batman Begins

Gotham Knight
The bridge between Begins And Dark Knight

Trailer Tube - Tomb Raider Underworld Teaser Trailer

2008-07-23T16:06:00.000-07:00

"Back again huh?" is what you all must be thinking, trailer tube popping twice in a row with some exclusive for u....this is the trailer for tomb raider underworld thats gonna drop later this year. check it

Trailer Tube - The Spirit Trailer 2

2008-07-23T13:56:00.000-07:00

Remember we brang you the first trailer of the spirit, well heres the new one. In this one you get a taster of the beautiful Eva Mendez's character as well as some other hotties.

check it out....

Police hassling rappers again

2008-07-22T03:06:00.000-07:00

This footage is a few weeks old now but i just wanted to get this out there as much as possible....i mean these rappers have made it and are off the streets now and the people they bring with them they've taken off the streets to let them roll with them, they arent doing anything wrong now, but the police just wont get it and they continue to hassle rappers instead of doing some real police work to try and prevent a few murders or crimes.

basically in this clip theres an altercation between dipset and the police, but before it really kicks off an officer pulls out a gun without even identifying himself as a cop...what are they supposed to think with that? its crazy, and by the way catch jim jones saying something along the lines of"why dont you do me like sean bell" (sean bell who was shot 50 times by police the day before his wedding for no reason)

Unsigned Hype

2008-07-21T15:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome to This months Unsigned Hype.. This month im going to school you on an MC from my town thats been puttin in work for years now with a real hip hop sound.

Mc Life

Life MC is part of the duo, Phi Life Cypher, a Luton-based UK Hip Hop group. He has also released 3 solo albums to date with DJ Nappa. He is renowned for his freestyling capabilities, much off this can be watched on the internet site youtube.

His ability to come off the dome with sick lyrics make him a sharp mc, i've seen him perform a couple times now and he will literally ask the crowd to give him a topic and he'll freestyle about that topic for a good minute or so and do it in a way thats humerus and gets you gripped waiting to see what he'll say next.

His mixtapes are some of the sickest mixtapes ive hear let alone his albums. and the thing that grinds my gears as a hip hop fan is that he'll probably never get heard on a larger basis, thats an annoying fact considering his better than half the uk acts and three quarters of the usa acts put together.

Watch out for him regardless tho and visit his myspace here.
Also watch out for his partner in crime Si Philli (hence Phi Life Cypher)

we'll be back with unsigned hype next month

The Wire Gets Snubbed One Last TIme

2008-07-20T05:32:00.000-07:00

NEW YORK - The Emmys said goodbye to “The Wire” with the same lack of respect that it showed the HBO drama during its acclaimed five-season run.

Call it the final nail in the row house.

The last season of “The Wire,” which was called “the best show on television” by more than a few critics, received only a single nomination on Thursday: The show’s creator, David Simon, and its most essential writer, Ed Burns, were nominated for outstanding writing in a drama series.

It was only the second nomination for “The Wire,” which was up for the same category in 2005.

“It’s like them never giving a Nobel Prize to Tolstoy,” said Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and a correspondent for Slate.com. “It doesn’t make Tolstoy look bad, it makes the Nobel Prize look bad.”

Weisberg, who has been an ardent supporter of “The Wire,” added, “It’s sort of proof if you needed any that the Emmys are not something that should be taken seriously.”

“The Wire” never drew great ratings — its later seasons drew about 3 to 4 million viewers — and broad critical consensus for the series came late, peaking during the fourth season. Eventually, its dense, artful portrait of Baltimore institutions won universal praise.

But while critics and fans rallied around “The Wire,” industry recognition has always been oddly elusive, especially considering that HBO dramas are frequently feted. (This year’s nominees for outstanding drama series were without an HBO candidate for the first time this decade: ABC’s “Boston Legal,” FX’s “Damages,” Showtime’s “Dexter,” Fox’s “House,” ABC’s “Lost” and AMC’s “Mad Men.”)

In an interview last year with The Associated Press, Burns lamented the lack of industry respect for the show’s largely black cast of actors.

“These guys clearly cut the mustard. They can act with anyone,” says Burns. “I don’t know why it has to be this ‘You can play a drug addict; you can play the good sidekick.’ These are the roles that these actors end up doing and it’s a shame.”

Shot on location in Baltimore, “The Wire” was far from the TV’s typical playgrounds of New York and Los Angeles. It didn’t feature any glamorous big names, either, although Idris Elba, Oscar nominee Amy Ryan and Dominic West have seen their profiles rise.

The fact that the cast was largely black fed perceptions of a subtle racist resistance by Emmy voters. Some have joked that the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences watch shows in alphabetical order (though that never hindered “The West Wing”). And not even the most passionate “Wire” fans thought the show’s final season, which turned its focus to the newsroom of the Baltimore Sun, was its best.

But rarely does a work of popular entertainment arrive on television with such serious ambitions. “The Wire” sought to portray the complexity behind urban decay in American cities — and a lot of folks just didn’t want to hear about

*shakes head* this show was amazing, the acting was on par with any top Hollywood film and everything about the show was vastly authentic and real. it wasn't about just being a black show or whatever...it was about taking tv where it hasn't been before and maybe thats why industry critics fear it, because its such a politically real program that they just aint ready for it.

check out our official THE WIRE thread here

Wall-E Review by Fish

2008-07-19T05:26:00.000-07:00

Pixar movies seem to be able to bring kiddy things back to being awesome by ages of so many (well, those who like to have a laugh and care, and also to those who aren't slight morons), Wall-E was no exception...

This movie was simply Ace. Story-wise, Wall-E is the man, his personality is funny, easy to like and through that you get into the movie with ease. Other characters like Eve, MO! and the 'reject' ones were too funny at times. It also nailed the point about how humans will be if we got lazy and relied everything on technology (get fat and sit in a chair all day not discovering our surroundings) the reactions between the two Eve and Wall-E both comical and cool, but even the captain provides little fits of laughs.

Graphic wise...Pixar pretty much show in every film how much improvement gets made in each film they make. once you see the visuals in this movie, when the camera zooms out and such and passing the landscape, it really does fool most peoples eyes in believing its real scenery around Wall-E just zooming about. Also watch out for an iPod like feel for the movie if you go watch.

For me, going into animation, Pixar are pretty much my inspired reason for that route. Ever since Toy Story came out, I believe they were pretty much the first to be successful with CGI movies. Readin up on how they would do their research on making movies, and generally coming up with stories makes me love the company more, knowing that they are generally a free flowing happy load that just love making stories for people to enjoy upon for all ages really.

The one major major flaw of this....expect idiots in your cinema...seriously throughout it Me and my brother were stuck with some idiots (prolly 17/18...maybe 16...idiots still) in moments quiet you can hear them loudly and clearly with the following:

- "awww"

- "AAAAAWWWWW"

- "AWWW I WANT A WALL E TOY!"

- "awww MAKE YOUR MOVE WALL E!"

- AWW HE'S GOT AN UMBRELLA!!"

- "AW NO WALL IS THERE CLIMBING!"

FUCK OFF! FUCK OFF! FUCK OFF! I AM NOT BLIND! I CAN SEE THE MOVIE AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE!!! SHUT UUUUUUPPP!!

Also, crappy trailers that show before the movie...you know the useless CGI movies. especially that bugs going to the moon...pretty much the trailer WAS THE MOVIE...and its crap.

Overall: ***** 5 stars out of 5, I can never get dissapointed with a Pixar movie, this for me has become the best they've done yet since Toy Story and hopefully they carry on doing more

TrailerTube - Watchmen

2008-07-19T05:15:00.000-07:00

Fiiiiish...thats me....another trailer, another...tube...? This time - Watchmen, hugely anticipated next superhero movie with characters from DC. Directed by Zack Snyder, this movie looks pretty ace, and one to watch out for next year (unfortunately). Check it out, hasn't been taken down yet so gladly now gonna put this up:

Also, to talk about it (and you know...JOIN...) the link is here.

June 2008 NPD Numbers

2008-07-18T03:27:00.000-07:00

Evey month we will deliver to you the NPD numbers or video game hardware and software.
This month the Wii stays on top with 666(proving it is the devil system of then gen lol wii owners watch your back) DS is in third with 783 (Nintendo printing money now) and Ps3 in third with 405 units sold.

Software wise Snake takes the win with 774 units of metal gear sold (i told you it was good), second is Guitar hero on tour for the DS with 422 units, and third is Ninja Gaiden 2 on the 360 with 372 units sold(looks like a good game also)

Wii 666.7k
ps3 405.5k
360 219.8k
DS 783k
PSP 337.4k

Software
1. PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4, Konami, 774.6K
2. NDS Guitar Hero On Tour, Activision, 422.3K
3. 360 Ninja Gaiden II, Microsoft, 372.7K
4. Wii Fit with Balance Board, NOA, 372.7K
5. Wii Play with Remote, NOA, 359.1K
6. 360 Battlefield: Bad Company, EA, 346.8K
7. Wii Mario Kart with Wheel, NOA, 322.4K
8. Wii LEGO Indiana Jones, LucasArts, 294.5K
9. NDS LEGO Indiana Jones, LucasArts, 267.8K
10. PS2 LEGO Indiana Jones, LucasArts, 260.3K

The Game in, Mack 10 out - Will it work?

2008-07-17T05:38:00.000-07:00

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Ok so im sure alot of you hip hop fans have heard that Ice cube is coming with a new westside connection album after his next solo album. But due to cube and mack 10 not seeing eye to eye Cube is replacing mack10 with The Game (who is featured on cubes upcoming album).

To me though i just dont see westside connection working without mack. cube n mack had unbeleivable chemistry together. I feel like this move would be like replacing kurupt on the dogg pound with spider loc...its just not going to be the same. regardless the game is nice with it but they wont be able to match the westside connection of the past.

you can give your opinion on this on the Epicnet forum here

TrailerTube - Terminator: Salvation

2008-07-17T05:00:00.000-07:00

Fish bringing you first look of Christian Bale in Terminator: Salvation, the new Terminator film setting to be another trilogy:

The film will follow the scenes of things In which John Connor (Bale) is fighting in war with the terminators. Not much robot crazyness to expect from the trailer, apart from that giant foot and the end bit, but to discuss more, click here

Member of the month - June to July

2008-07-17T04:56:00.000-07:00

This month i have no choice but to again award member on the month to....

FISH

Due to his heavy contribution to Epicnet it's no surprise he has won again. From entertainment news, to film reviews, to gaming news and on going discussions on other threads, this guy is doing the life of epicnet right now, especially at a time where other members are a little to busy to get on.
Also with his remarkable opinions on things and ability to talk and rant in a way that makes you agree and smile at his wit he was also granted the ability to post on this very Blog this month. Also he was promoted to a supermod for his activeness.

Enjoy having fish around while you can because once the semester begins he Will be off to university where things will get busier. Congrats again on that bro.

You may now hold the title of Member of the month July 17th 2008

Sony E3 Conference Main Points

2008-07-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

And last but not least Sony have they're conference, they didnt really have any shockers like microsoft but they touched on quite a few things. check it out

Resistance two teaser movie

little big planet live demo

new ratchet and clank announced

new PSN downloadable games announced

Gran turismo TV shown off with loads of news, shows and interviews related to cars and racing.

The Playstation Video store is shown off where users can rent and buy a huge selection of films and download them straight to the hdd.

Resistance for PSP is announced and shown off (looks like a side story)

a Dc Universe mmo teaser trailer is shown with some info

80 gb ps3 model is announced to be replacing the 40gb model for the same price

a God of War 3 trailer is shown

Infamous trailer shown

A new exclusive shooter named MAG is shown and revealed to have 256 players active in an online game at a time

256 players online at the same time? how is it done without lag, woah....anyways as a ps3 owner im looking forward to dc universe, infoamous and resistance 2...this new mag game looks crazy too....so thats all the confrences from the three big companies. however there is still conferences to be had by developers so look out for some more E3 news.

For now you can discuss whats happend so far in our official E3 topic on the forums, click here.

Nintendo E3 Confrence Main Points

2008-07-15T13:34:00.000-07:00

Nintendo had they're conference today and had some decent new things to show off. Not as much stuff as microsoft but its Nintendo, right now they don't even need to try that hard. check out the list.

Shaun White snowboarding w/ board control live demo

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown wars announced for DS

Wii Motion Plus announced, with much more accurate motion sensing

Wii Sports Resort live demo

Wii music live demo (make way rockband and guitar hero)

TrailerTube - The Spirit

2008-07-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

The names Fish....Fa-Ish...and here to show a teaser trailer to a movie I feel is gonna look pretty sweet as. Will Eisner's 'The Spirit', directed by Frank Miller and starring Gabriel Macht, with likes of Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L Jackson, Eva Mendes and Jaime King in the movie that has a Sin City feel to it, but won't expect a sequel to that till 2010.

Set to be in cinemas on apparently Christmas Day in the US, so for us UK its supposedly gonna be somethin to watch for in 2009.
there was a leaked trailer before, showing more and such about the movie...but umm that got taken down...but you can look at the beginning thing..and umm...talk about it still by going here.

Microsoft E3 Confrence main points

2008-07-15T01:31:00.000-07:00

So Microsoft had they're conference yesterday and had alot of cool stuff to show. They've deffinatly turned up the ante on sony and I hope as a Ps3 Owner Sony have something up theyre sleeves to try and match microsofts showcase. So here is a little run down of what cards microsoft layed on the table yeserday incase you missed it.

Fallout 3 live demo + exclusive DLC
Resident Evil 5 live demo
Fable 2 live demo
Brand new interface w/ avatars
Tons of XBL free game show games you can play with friends like 1vs100
Exclusive Netflix support w/ the ability to share movies/shows with friends VIA live, IE you can watch a movie an or shows with friends over live at the same time
Portal w/ exclusive levels coming to XBLA
Southpark game coming to XBLA
Original Banjoo game coming to XBLA
8 player chat
Lips live demo
FINAL FANTASY XIII announced for 360

That ffxiii announcement must have been a huge blow to many ps3 users because i know even myself copped a ps3 for metal gear and ffxiii, but now it's not even an exclusive no more. But no worries because i am still happy with my purchase.

Dont forget Nintendo and Sony's conferences are coming up later today.

The Epicnet Entertainment Center Presents: The Greatest Superhero Ever

2008-07-14T02:45:00.000-07:00

Due to the current popularity of comic book superhero's, Epicnet will be running a tournament in our forums to determine who the majority think is the Greatest Superhero ever. All kinds of superheros are eligible, from Dc heros to Marvel heros, 16 heros will be picked for the tournament and then once it begins everyone and anyone is welcome to come and vote in each round untill we crown our greatest superhero ever. The tournament is currently in the process of the 16 hero's being picked, this is going to be decided by three of our staff to ensure the best superhero's are picked.

Watch this space to know when the tournament begins and Voting is commencing. Remember you must sign up to our forums to be able to vote. It takes no longer than 3 minutes to sign up. so Click here to sign up now.

E3 Gaming Expo Coming this week

2008-07-13T02:23:00.000-07:00

E3 is starting tomorrow (Monday 14th July) and epicnet will have all the news and gossip in this thread so you wont miss a bite.

Official e3 Website

Trailer Tube - Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe

2008-07-13T01:54:00.000-07:00

Trailer Tube presents this new trailer for MK VS DC Universe.

this is a game i am quite interested in myself, i feel it will either turn out pretty hot
or really swag. trailer doesn't look bad at all though, check it out. you can discuss this trailer with Epicnet members here

Fish Presents: MMM!

2008-07-12T12:50:00.000-07:00

Fish here, obviously. Being able to now post up stuff on this friggin blog thing I thought it'd be cool to have my own little 'thing' that I could do. Not so sure Who looks at this site much (scarce of members that attend, at least four roughly five!? booo) but it is a funky little forum site which you can just have a laugh on and talk about different things...or even complain, without getting tasered.
One of the most common things spoken about in the forum is movies, and being in love with movies, I tend to give (basic, not so professional) reviews plus also have days of bizarre marathon moments of watching insane amount of certain types/class of movies. With that said, one of the things i'll be having as my special 'thing' (hopefully that doesn't come of wrong) will be 'Movie Marathon Moments'...Triple M...MMM...bop.

So to start it off, few weeks ago I (along with member BlackCat) went through 24 hours of watching 5 crap movies from crap actors, pitted in crap situations and crap scripts, surrounded by other crap actors and crap scenery. The day was crap overall. So click the title of the movies below for the full review, and then generally check out all the other random stuff thats said on the forum. Enjoy!

Chaos
"I have not seen Wesley Snipes act in so long since watching him in Blade Trinity, which sucked hugely, and here he was the bad guy. So why oh why did he look like he came out of the 50's villain catalogue???"

Bloodrayne
"Rayne: my mother was killed and raped by Kagan in front of my eyes
the random guy: well, BOTH MY PARENTS were killed, not by Kagan, they jus died
Rayne: oh....sexy
*sex scene*
Fish: ?? what the fuck? Atleast do it properly there's a fuckin bed in your prison!"

Renegade Justice
Segal is taking over the hood!...and thats about as much as i'll say for the plot...

Hard Corps
This film reminds me how to make a basic crap "action movie"

Pistol Whipped
Steven is such a complete jackass

Epicnet Podcasts/E-casts

2008-07-12T06:43:00.000-07:00

Those of you wondering what ever happend to the Gaming and Music E-casts(podcasts)...me and Blackcat took a break during our exam/dissertation period, we was planning to pound out many shows during our summer though but then unfortunately I got sick and both E-casts have been affected.

But i am happy to announce that i am getting better and both E-casts should be back with in the next couple of weeks, so watch this space and watch the forums for mare details.

Trailer Tube - Max Payne The Movie

2008-07-12T05:26:00.000-07:00

You can disscuss this trailer with Epicnet members here

This is the trailer to the Max Payne movie based on the popular video game. It stars Mark Walberg as Max Payne.

Trailer Tube

2008-07-12T05:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome to a new blog segment, from now on you can find all the latest movie and video game trailers here at epicnet.

To start off with, we bring to you the new Smackdown vs Raw 2009 trailer hich is dropping for all systems in the fall of 2008.

there is also a topic dedicated to this trailer on our forums, check it out here to discuss it with our members.