Trojan Horse

I wanted to remind everyone that Sony is in the business of making money, and PS3 is definitely a trojan horse for the BD format. If given the choice of buying a $1000 BD player or a $600 PS3 that plays blue ray dvds on top of playing ps3, ps3, and ps1 games; which would you choose?

Systemax System Review

I'm reading this article on HardOCP today and they just happen to be reviewing a Systemax box.. They really didn't need to review it. I could have told them they sucked. lol

&%##@@@!!!!!

Ok, so I don't have a problem with overheating on the xb360. it's actually the fuckin power supply that is overheating or isn't getting enough ventilation. I was about to chuck Lego Star Wars II out the goddamn window too. Glad it's something simple. Maybe Microsoft should have put a fan inside this dog sized psu. Fucks!
and YES I have plenty of space around the psu so it can get air for those of you who were thinkin that. bastards!

Condemned 360

So I'm playing this game "Condemned" on the 360 and it starts locking the xbox up randomly and it reminds me why having a hard drive on a console isn't the best idea. The disc is a used one but the surface looks fine so I'm unsure why it would lock up but it seems like it's locking up on the audio. Yes, games load faster with a hard drive but stability seems to suffer with it. Was it such a great idea to have the next gen consoles use hard drives?

*update* My bad, the Pelican Fan Stand works as advertised. it's the fuckin psu on the xb360 NOT working as ADVERTISED.

Windows Vista 64bit RC1

Well, I'm going to make the jump to the Release Candidate of Vista. From all of the research I've done, it should be similar enough to XP with better stability and more toys built in. I'm mainly moving over to it to preview how it all functions , well as test game functionality since Microsoft is boasting about it's ease of use as gaming goes. we'll see. *update* I decided to wait til the retail product is available. I noticed that the OS has a pretty early expire date of June 07. Not sure if I want to move to Vista that quickly.. oh well.

360 Games

I've been spending some time playing through the 360 content. As non arcade games go, I've tried Full Auto, and also Ninety Nine Nights. They both look great and to a certain extent, play well but It just doesn't seem to keep my interest for too long. They felt as if it's made for people who are simply trying to get achievement points so they can boast that on Xbox Live. I found the Xbox Arcade games to give me more fun and longevity in the gameplay. Zuma and Gauntlet being good examples of this. Graphically, the 360 is on the right track, the gameplay hasn't changed much at all. Is it worth $400? I don't think it is. If the system was $249.99 , I think it would be a winner financially but as it is right now, it is really feeding on the absolute hardcore gamers.

Ok, I caved in

I finally sold my psp,etc etc and got a xb360. Pretty cool toy but still not quite there to PC, especially in the controls department.. I've never been fond of game controllers. The two analog setup to move/aim is not the optimal choice. I wish they would add in the optional mouse/keyboard support.. Heck, it already supports a keyboard.. why not add mice?
*Update* I guess my gaming takes priority over art. My tablet will have to wait a bit longer.

Archlord

I really wanted to like this game but in it's current state, the game is extremely rough. Enemies are simply there for you to grind and dialogue in the game encourages grinding and does not really have a storyline to speak of. The environments for some reason would not anti alias in 1600x1200 mode , so I had to play it on 1280x1024 but even then the graphics were nothing extraordinary. I believe Lineage II has better atmosphere and landscaping then this thing.. I thought things couldn't get worse after playing RYL months ago but this game is unfortunately reminding me of RF Online which had great potential but hampered by the mouse clicking movement scheme, well as lack of animation in the character models.. Sorry, Codemasters but I think it's time to go back to the drawing board. This game will not overtake wow.. actually it won't even take Everquest, the first one.