Showing posts with label Video game. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video game. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Dirtbag of The Week: Stay Classy, Tony Hawk

You know, back in the day, when I actually had the time, energy, and motivation to play video games, Tony Hawks Pro Skater series was one of my favorites. I was usually one of those who copped it on the first day of release because I thought it, and Mr. Hawk, were pretty cool.

However, now, as a married mother of two, I am less inclined to support the products or ventures of people who prove to be less than honorable—especially where marriage is concerned.

Kudos to Tony for making that list today and becoming the latest name on my "do not buy" list.

According to multiple sources, the millionaire skateboarder/video game icon is headed for his third divorce after sneaking away with his best friend's wife—not girl, not assistant, but wife.

Here's the story, as reported by The New York Post:
Wealthy skateboarding legend Tony Hawk dumped his third wife, Lhotse Merriam, for his best friend and business partner Matt Goodman's wife, Cathy, sources told Page Six...
Hawk married Merriam, his former publicist, in 2006, two years after divorcing his second wife, Erin, his former nanny.
Cathy was married to Goodman for nearly 20 years, and they have two kids. Sources said Goodman and Cathy have now separated.
Hawk -- who's credited with putting skateboarding on the map and who became a multimillionaire from his Tony Hawk Pro Skater video games -- and Cathy were recently spotted in New York together, sources said.
Hawk and Goodman had been friends since childhood. Sources told us Goodman stood as a groomsman at every one of Hawk's three weddings.
That's a d-bag if ever there was one and karma can be a real you-know-what when you do something as despicable as this.

Shame on you, Tony. I hope this story turns out to be a complete load for your sake but, if it isn't, you've definitely lost a fan and a customer.



Tuesday, December 21, 2010

They're Making A Movie About The 'Madden Curse'?...Really?

The 'Madden Curse' refers to the misfortune that has plagued the athletes who have graced the cover of the popular video game named for John Madden.

Since 1998 the game has featured the NFL's most prominent athletes as its cover-man. 10 of the 12 who accepted the "honor" have suffered through injury (Shaun Alexander, Larry Fitzgerald, and Garrison Hearst) or misfortune (Ray Lewis and Michael Vick) as a result.

Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not, but the phenomena has prompted Electronic Arts (EA) to develop a sports comedy about the jinx.

The story, according to The Wrap, "will follow a former Madden video game champion who is forced out of retirement just as he finds himself on the corner of the game's cover—and subject to the curse."

I'm as much a fan of a good sports comedy as anybody, but this has idiocy written all over it and, if EA is smart, they might rethink making a movie based on a curse—especially given the disappointment of their recent releases.

My advice, if they were so inclined to listen, would be to spend their money improving the Madden game or their other popular football release, 'NCAA Football' as neither is as innovative or exciting as it used to be—just my opinion.