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Xbox 360 Halo 3 Edition: Unboxing

Published on September 22, 2007 in Console Reviews, Consoles, Reviews and XBox. 1 Comment

So neither Rudeboy nor myself had any big plans to get a 360, so we had to rely on a mutual friend to pick up this slick Halo 3 edition. Our buddy is kind of funny, and I had to go ahead and break the seal for him so he wouldn’t be able to freak out and return the thing. So, it’s opened, and there’s no going back now. Right away I have to say the color scheme is very nice in person, much cooler than either a black or a white one. The green controller looks very nice as well. All the internal packaging was either green or orange; a nice touch. The power brick could be hollowed out and used for lodging in your average favela, so that’s a recycling option in a couple of years. My take on the Halo 3 version: probably right up there in cool with the black “sports” Dreamcast, but not quite as cool as a top-loading NES (with dog bone d-pad). Apologies for not quite matching the sexiness of the famous PSP licking shot. Look, I can’t help that I’m an ugly man.

Wet Roads Can Be Hazerdous (And Beautiful)

Published on May 11, 2007 in Games and XBox. 0 Comments

Holy freaking crud! Microsoft’s upcoming Project Gotham Racing 4 looks absolutely amazing! Apparently water effects are what really sets “next-gen” gaming apart from the last generation (as made explicitly clear in the image below).

When I first played the original PGR on a buddies XBox, I was blown away at how good it looked. The race replay was almost photo-realistic at times and I wondered then how it could get any better. Well, the picture above answers that question… add realistic weather (view the rest of the gallery here). Between PGR4, Bioshock, Lost Planet and a few others, it’s clear to see that weather is the wave of the future. And that’s ok by me. Now I just need to hijack my brother-in-laws 360 so I can play this game as soon as it comes out.

E3 Insanity! Is The Wii For Real?

Published on May 9, 2006 in Games, Nintendo and XBox. 1 Comment

Its that special time of year again when gaming geeks can travel to the mecca of the gaming world that is E3. We ModStompers would give just about anything to be there, but unfortunately we have jobs in the ‘real-world’ that require our attention. Maybe next year though.

Our non-attendance aside, and with the 3 major keynotes still hanging in the smoggy air of LA, we thought we’d share our thoughts on the whole ‘Who will win?’ question.

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XBox 360 blues gotcha down?

Published on December 7, 2005 in Gadgets, Games and XBox. 0 Comments

Have you had a tough time obtaining the holy grail of game systems this Christmas season? Have you been turned away again and again with promises of new inventory which never seems to materialize?

Well, look no further. Your game system is available at last:

Behold the Atari Flashback 2.0

No more hopelessly calling every store in a 100 mile radius. No more driving around in a mad frenzy at midnight hoping to snag fresh stock. You can pick up one of these bad boys at your local Target (if you’re not currently boycotting them) for a mere $30. And there should be plenty of availability. Sure it doesn’t quite boast the same capabilities of your beloved 360, but hey… at least you’ll have something to open on Christmas morning.

So you want an XBox 360 do ya?

Published on November 22, 2005 in Games and XBox. 0 Comments

OK… I realize that Microsoft has done a pretty good job of inducing a false sense of urgency around the Xbox 360 launch, but crimeny.

I stopped by my local small business stifling big box retailer last night to snag some A1 for my steak (yeah, I’m guilty too) and I just about fell over some guy chillin’ in the isle on his lawn chair. As I continued down the isle weaving in and out of the lawn chair parade, I finally came to the source of the urban robot army… a gigantic ‘XBOX 360 Line Starts Here’ sign.

Now, I personally have a hard time understanding why movie fans would sleep in front of a theater, but I have an ever harder time trying to grasp why people would camp out in Wally’s Palacial Pile of Crap to buy an XBox. Props to MS for making them think that its vital to their existance, but c’mon people. And if that weren’t bad enough… check out this eBay auction:

YOU BID HOW MUCH?

I guess I’m just not a console guy at heart. That’s the only thing I can think of that might explain my total disinterest in the XBox launch.

(post has been mirrored in the forums HERE if you’d like to comment on the insanity)