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• 30Nov 08

  Gears of War 2, DONE!

  So if you didn't know (well obviously not, I haven't told you) I got several new games on Black Friday. I got Lego Batman and Star wars: The force unleashed for my younger brother, and I got myself Gears of War 2. Since I really had no work over Thanksgiving break as you can tell from my 360voice blog I've spent most of my weekend playing this kickass game.
  
  Now it's been rather difficult playing the damn game with my xbox overheating so often. I'm still not 100% sure what is wrong and how I can fix it, or deal with it. Of course I can send it to MS for a fee of $100 but with Christmas fast approaching, I need my money for other much more important things. I mean spending that much money for repairs, or spending money purchasing another Xbox would feel like such a waste. I could use that money to buy myself a PS3, thus completing my collection.
  
  As of now I've tried both dismantling my xbox and elevating the power brick, which may be the problem as to why my console overheats. I've also tried turning a fan on max over my console and it's power brick. Today I was actually able to play almost the entire day without the console crashing on me. But then my brother decided to play some Force unleashed which then led to the console crashing yet again. My guess is that since I have Gears of War 2 installed onto my HDD the disc not spinning plays an important factor in the console not overheating. This is just a theory as I am not 100% sure.
  
  If anyone has a suggestion as to what I should do please let me know, I need help desperately, hahaha. I haven't tried playing Gears online so I really have no idea how that will fare.
  
  *On a side note I should hopefully have a review (a rather late review) of the game up soon, thanks for tuning in...*
  • Posted Nov 30, 2008 8:10 pm GMT
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• 28Nov 08

  Xbox 360 Warranty (Welcome Back)

  Hey all friends and those that have been tracking my up until now dead blog, I don't know what exactly pushed me to begin writing on my blog anew but I am definitely not in a good mood...
  
  I mean Thanksgiving was great, I love it, it's probably my favorite holiday, but that is really not the issue... the issue at hand is, yes my Xbox 360.
  
  Now I've been surprised at how well Microsoft has done with their second foray into the gaming world. It's no small feat but they are technically at the top of the heap (at least in my opinion) of the gaming world. Of course the Wii outsells everyone and their mother, but the lack of quality titles out for the Wii is disappointing. The PS3 has bounced back from an embarrassing first year to go toe-to-toe with the 360. If you've seen Gamespot's latest graphical comparison you can see the 360 is slightly on top, but in the end it's just nit-picking.... but I'm going off topic; my 360 is not working and for lack of a better word, this royally SUCKS!
  
  This is my second Xbox and quite frankly I don't care if this is a totally new console or my old refurbished baby ( I don't really remember). And since it was shipped to my house it's been doing fine, though I do remember it would occasionally give me a message that the disc I was playing was unreadable, for whatever reason. But the real problem started several months ago when my 360 would inadvertently shut-off, giving me two read rings on the two left quadrants. This signals that the box is overheating, which is strange because the console is properly ventilated.
  
  unfortunately I just recently found out the warranty was to expire (two days before it was to expire) and I didn't act in time to call customer support. Long story short, i have to pay $99 to get my box fixed... HELL NO!
  
  Really MS the end of the warranty should apply to those who purchase a system after the end of the warranty, I don't care about the politics all I care about is gaming. I know you've lost enough money as it is, but this is just ridiculous that I can't play the three new games I just purchased. I'll either have to pay the money or buy a brand new Xbox.
  
  And for the record, yes I do need a repair, and there is nothing I an do to fix this.... I've tried, and tried.... and tried again and again.
  
  But anyway I'll see how I can get outta this one, if not, it'll be more blogging for me, and more Super Smash with my little brother. Tune in next time guys...
  • Posted Nov 28, 2008 3:38 pm GMT
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• 11Aug 08

  Braid... strange game lol

  So last week i spent $15 on this fancy new title called braid which is getting universal praise for it's "amazing" and "innovative" gameplay. Now i just beat it today with the help of 360achievments.org and a very kind proprietor who put up videos of his victory on youtube (whether that was a noble endeavor or not will be up for debate another day).
  
  What can i say about this title, it usually takes me some time to come up with an opinion on games but as of now it was definitely an interesting game. i wouldn't exactly call it innovative per se but who am i to judge when I've never made a game in my life lol. I suppose the best way to describe it is, it's a hybrid between Super Mario (2D) and Prince of Persia. The symbolism is rather confusing, I mean I didn't necessarily take the time to try and figure it out so it must mean something but i was lost once I reached the end.
  
  I suppose it's really up to you the gamer to play this game for yourself, as my analysis or anyone else's may not suffice. It wasn't that impressive to me though I'm in no way demeriting the game as it is worth playing.
  
  Strange game indeed.
  • Posted Aug 11, 2008 6:48 pm GMT
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