Herd of Cats

NUK3TOWN is back!

I am looking forward to the new Nuk3town map (and the new Der Riese remake) as much as you are but am I the only one thinking that perhaps... perhaps... the developers should be spending some more time working on new content? Or is it just me?

From Call of Duty:

NUK3TOWN is back! This fan favorite map from Black Ops has returned in a big way for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It has been re-designed from the ground up to highlight Treyarch’s new momentum-based, chained-movement system, allowing players to battle in this adrenaline-charged new NUK3TOWN map. Set in the year 2065, players will experience a fresh take on this classic run-and-gun, close-quarters multiplayer map.

It was surprisingly peacefully

So last night during the last day of the Black Ops III BETA Graybush managed to convince SeanMCR and Blackwalt to leave Dying Light and play Ghosts: Extinction. After all, we had recently re-finished two maps (Exodus and Awakening) and had three more to go. Last night: Ghosts: Extinction Mayday.

Mayday went fairly well. Herd of Cats' communication? Not so much. Thanks Microsoft.

Minutes after yesterday's bedroom sign posted a more appropriate version came to mind

Also rushed but way more fitting. Feel free to download a PDF version even if you are not the intended target.

Continue to feel free to:

• Stick it on any door you can find (downstairs bathroom, under the tree in the front yard, the broom closet under the stairs, the mind boggles at the possibilities)
• take a photo
• email it to halfpint(at)herdofcats.ca
• wait for us to post it
• comedy ensues (comedy gold!)

Although since we have started we may want to stick to yesterday's sign. Still can't wait to see your ingenuity.

This may have been a rush job to catch a current topic

Still. Not horrible.

Feel free to download a PDF version even if you are not the intended target.

Then...

• Stick it on any door you can find (downstairs bathroom, under the tree in the front yard, the broom closet under the stairs, the mind boggles at the possibilities)
• take a photo
• email it to halfpint(at)herdofcats.ca
• wait for us to post it
• comedy ensues (comedy gold!)

We can't wait to see your ingenuity. Neither can Graybush.

Technically three days and it's full name is How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition

Download How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition from the Xbox site.

Synopsis:

A complete edition including the original crafting survival zombie nightmare plus 6 additional thrilling DLCs. How to Survive now is more fun and tougher than ever. Survive on a zombie infested archipelago, fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter while facing natural and unnatural threats. - An eccentric survival guide will teach you to craft dozens of weapons and tools: from fishing rods or bows, to chainsaws or explosives. - 7 islands filled with exuberant flora and fauna.

I may have downloaded it on the 16th but I haven't played it yet as I can't pull myself away from Dying Light. Upcoming September Games with Gold for Xbox One will be The Deer God and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.

Far Cry 4 Diaries #10

Blackwalt (to Coxxorz): “Asps. Very dangerous. …You go first.”

Technically Coxxorz went second. Our molotovs went in first.

In typical Herd of Cats style

I told Coxxorz about this in an Email and he sent back good story so...

Last night I went online and found Stormblade playing Dying Light. The full version. After some learning experiences we figured out how to get into the same game. Shortly after we got into this game SeanMCR came online.

He saw we were playing Dying Light and assumed we were in the demo. He launched the Dying Light demo and asked us to invite him.

Umm...

We fessed up and told him we were in the full version. There may have been some rage. Which was exactly when Graybush came online.

To help me plagiarize a popular saying, here's an Outside Xbox video on the upcoming Dying Light DLC. This allows me to be an o|x fanboy AND contribute to Blackwalt's Dying Light coverage at the same time. Score!

This actually looks really cool and may end up convincing me to buy this game and play co-op with Blackwalt. The thought terrifies me.

One of the side quests from the tower is Coffee

I fulfilled this quest in a quick and timely manner. I understood their need.

I also become basically a volatile that can talk when I don't have my morning coffee. Or afternoon coffee.

Last night it was Graybush who was sad. Which also made me sad.

For about two seconds.

Last night I was the one who sent out the email. Addressed to Graybush, SeanMCR, and Coxxorz.

Email from Blackwalt:

Re: Der Reise

We should play more Der Riese because I feel like killing more aliens...

Yes I wanted to kill zombies but I had also enjoyed killing aliens so I was okay with whatever we ended up doing.

SeanMCR came online and invited me to play Call of Duty Black Ops so I did. We had reached level eight of Der Riese when we got the message tha Graybush was online and launching Black Ops. Which is when the trouble started.

SeanMCR: "You know what would be funny?"

Blackwalt: "Oh god..."

I've been following the guys (and girl) at Outside XBox on YouTube for a while now and I figured I should share with you, in case you aren't aware of them already. They have over a million subscribers so I might very well be sharing something you already know about, but whatever.

The fact is, despite being younger and hipper than we are, their play style is so similar to ours you'd swear they followed us! The videos are funny and entertaining as well as informative.

Check this out:

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11.47GB now available on the Xbox Store

The same Xbox Store which has the Dying Light Demo release date listed as 2015-08-27. It's the 26th today isn't it? Whatever. It still let me buy it.

Download the demo and get a taste of hair-rising zombie action in Dying Light. Master your parkour skills and enjoy unprecedented freedom of movement. Explore a true open world where you can go anywhere and climb anything. Experience game-changing day & night system and take on hair-rising quests in 4-player co-operation. Good Night, Good Luck.

Any guesses what we are playing for Sega Nite? Which is tonight by the way.

UPDATE: Stormblade also posted the demo link at approximately the same time.

So I got a message from SeanMCR that made me happy. But then I was sad.

Last night I received an email from SeanMCR. I did need to run the Moricerevek anti-dyslexia filter to understand it properly but apparently it was an invite to play Call of Duty Zombies: Der Riese...

Email from SeanMCR:

Der Reise

Der reise? Da Reese? Whatever...Graybush's in..in half hour.

You two?

I gather he wanted to play Der Riese. Which made me happy. This was why all the invites on my Xbox One made me confused. Then my Xbox One asked me if I owned the disc for Call of Duty Ghosts and if I did I should insert it now.

Undercover cat!

Via 9GAG.