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Did I Call it for the Wrong System?

June 26th, 2008
By: Bumblb19

I said last week on our show that the PS3 needed to be aggressive and do a price cut without announcing it and it looks like Microsoft might be doing just that. According to an article from Joystiq, there is a rumor floating around (with supporting images) stating that a pricecut for the 360 is coming. Supposedly, the image came from a K-Mart ad due out sometime and considering Civilization Revolution is on the ad I would say the ad is somewhat close. Civ Rev comes out July 8th so we could see a price cut as soon as that day. This is still speculation at the moment but maybe Microsoft is pulling the kind of trick I said Sony needed to pull in order to stay ahead of the game. If you don’t know what I am talking about then listen to Episode 21 and you will hear me talking about it. I think this would be a great move for either system to bring a mid-year price cut but I would rather see Sony be the ones to step up and do it rather than play catchup with Microsoft.

Do you think that this ad is accurate or just another hoax?

Link to Joystiq story

Posted in Misc, Rumor | 2 Comments »

Hip Hip Hooray!!

June 22nd, 2008
By: Bumblb19

FINALLY. Our website is back to mostly normal. I have been working my butt off to try and make this thing user friendly again and I finally got most of it working. There are still a few glitches on our end but as far as you the visitor goes, everything is AOK. Thanks for your patience while we sorted this out. Please check out our forums and get posting. Have a wonderful first day of summer. If you run into any errors or problems with the site please email us. Thanks.

Posted in Misc | 2 Comments »

MGS4 Deal of the Decade (Seriously)

June 12th, 2008
By: Bumblb19

Wal-Mart is running a special this week (similar to last week) where you get a $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-Ray player. This includes PS3′s. Maverick already posted about the $100 gift card last week but it expired before MGS4 came out. With this current deal, you could pick up the MGS4 bundle for $399 if you have other things to spend the gift card on (like more PS3 accessories). That’s one heck of a deal if you ask me. You get an 80GB system, PAIN downloadable game, and MGS4 for the same price as a regular 40GB system. So hurry to your local Wal-mart and see if you can snag this deal.

Posted in Playstation 3 | 3 Comments »

RSS Feed

June 10th, 2008
By: Bumblb19

If everyone that listens to our show could post a comment about how they receive our show that would be great. If, for instance, you get our show by going to PodcastAlley.com then just list the website address. This way I know all the different websites I have to check with to make sure they are getting the new feed. If you already see the site you use in the comments, then there is no need to post it again. As for PodcastAlley in particular, I am having trouble getting them to accept our new feed so that site may no longer have our current episodes but I am still working on it. Thanks in advance for all the feedback and help on this one.

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Posted in Episodes, Misc | 7 Comments »

Army of Two

May 31st, 2008
By: Bumblb19

This game was better than what I was expecting but still not top notch. It had solid gameplay and a fun atmosphere. Even though I loathe EA, they do put out some great games and this was just another example. I really enjoyed playing this game and I wish that I had rented it at the same time as Maverick but at the time, I was still with Gamefly and I never got anything I wanted when I wanted it. Read on for the full scoop.

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Haze

May 31st, 2008
By: Bumblb19

This game lives up to all the reviews. Normally one would think that was a statement of positivity but in this case it is negative. The gameplay was average to mediocre and the story was not involving or compelling in any way. The mediocrity left me feeling like I was missing out on a dose of nectar. Read on for the full scoop.

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GRID Is Starting to Peak My Interest.

May 28th, 2008
By: Bumblb19

Anything involving games and Camaros will always have my attention and this new video for GRID is no different. I hadn’t really given much thought to getting this game because I am not extremely interested in racing games anymore. However, after I saw this video, I am really tempted to pick this up. I don’t like to consider myself a fanboy of any flavor but I am a Camaro fanboy. I’m not sure why but I just love Camaros.

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Posted in Game Releases, PC Gaming, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 | 16 Comments »

A Console With Hazardous Chemicals?

May 23rd, 2008
By: Bumblb19

I know this will be shocking to some of you but our beloved gaming consoles contain contaminants that could affect the environment. Like we didn’t know this already. They are just computers with fancy game controllers and we all knew that computers contained contaminants. One thing I didn’t know however is this:

Components of the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation3 also contained high levels of phthalates, one of which – DEHP – is known to interfere with sexual development in mammals: including humans and, especially, males.

Wow. I didn’t see that coming. I guess I’m going to throw away all of my consoles before I become sterile. That quote is from a greenpeace article that was linked to an article that JDsBlackBox(at least I think it was JD) alerted us to. I do find it hard to trust and article that starts out like this though:

“Nintendo’s Wii. Sony’s PlayStation 3 Elite. Microsoft’s Xbox 360…..”

The PlayStation 3 Elite? I want one.

Posted in Misc | 10 Comments »

Houston (TeeTocks) We Have A Solution.

May 23rd, 2008
By: Bumblb19

Among many other things mentioned in an article from Next-Gen.biz, the main thing I found that TeeTocks is going to enjoy, is the tool that Microsoft is releasing next month that will allow you to transfer your license for your XBLA games to your current 360. Meaning that all those old XBLA titles that you had to play while “online” will now be able to be played offline. Or at least thats the way they say its going to work and this is Microsoft so I will wait and see if it works the way they say it does. Thanks to adirtypoostick for the heads up on the article.

From the article:

Last year Xbox 360 owners got a spring dashboard update in early May. It’s now late May and you still haven’t announced anything regarding this year’s update. Should 360 owners be holding their breath for it?

We have taken a different approach this spring and spent a lot of our time and resources of building the proper infrastructure and scale for the service not just today but also into the future. So while most users will not notice any significant changes to the dashboard this spring, I can tell you that the team will be releasing a new digital rights management (DRM) tool next month that will allow you to better consolidate your licenses for downloaded content to a single Xbox and allow you the freedom to be able to play your content both online and offline.

There have been some high profile complaints on the web about how difficult it is to transfer things like XBLA game licenses to replacement 360s in the wake of an under warranty hardware failure. Would these changes to DRM policy address these issues, letting people who have experienced such failure re-license their purchases on their new Xbox so they don’t have to be connected to Live to play? Are there any other sorts of changes to DRM policy being made here that would affect the end-user experience?

Yes, this new tool will officially launch next month on Xbox.com and will allow you to be able to consolidate these licenses onto one box so you can access things like Xbox LIVE Arcade games and TV show you have downloaded even if you are not online. Because this involved allowing users to re-download licenses for content that belongs to our partners it has taken some time to work out the agreements with them to allow this, but we have heard the concerns from folks about DRM and are happy to announce that everything is nearly in place to roll this out in June.

Posted in Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Marketplace | 7 Comments »

Apparently Gunmetal Gray is Worth $10.34

May 21st, 2008
By: Bumblb19

Well to answer the question “How much is Gunmetal gray worth to you?”, the answer is $10.34 including shipping. A penny wise PS3 fan wanted gunmetal gray but he also wanted to enjoy the rest of his MGS collection so he spray painted his PS3 with a can of spray paint. Ingenious if you ask me but it is lacking the “Metal Gear Solid 4 : Limited Edition” tag at the bottom of the unit. I’m not sure if this voids your warranty or not but its worth it right? I mean who wants to pay $115 for a can of spray paint and some stenciled letters and the inability to play previous MGS games? Not me. But then again I kind of like my gloss black color.

Posted in Playstation 3 | 7 Comments »