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Microsoft and Allard apply for a “magic wand”

May 18th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

It seems like the world may get motion control for the XBOX 360 after all. Techflash is reporting that Microsoft and CXO J “Don’t call me Jay” Allard have applied for a patent for a “magic wand”, which is purported to be the said motion control device for the 360. Here’s an interesting tidbit……the patent application was originally filed in November of 2007, which is a year after the Wii was released. So while the world has been moaning about how Microsoft and Sony were behind the game on motion control, it looks like at least one of those two started working once they saw the success of the Wii. The question that remains is “is this it?”. Only time will tell.

Nice Old Skool XBLA DEals

May 17th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

For any geezer gamers out there like me, Amazon has a nice deal on some classic coin-op arcade games for XBLA. They’re only $2.96 each. Titles included are: Gauntlet, Galaga, Joust, Dig Dug, Paperboy, Ms. Pacman, Golden Axe, and TMNT (1989). I’m about to get nostalgic. Titles can be purchased here. Enjoy!

Dumber Than a Box of Rocks

April 28th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

I am sure that most people have heard the story about the kid that got a PSP from Wal-Mart in Florida recently and found out that someone had left a Memory Stick full of porn in it. Well, here’s another blow (no pun intended) to the Wal-Mart electronics department. A mother bought a Nintendo DS for her son on his birthday, from Wal-Mart (coincidentally in Florida). When they got it home, the kid opened the box and it was full of rocks wrapped in a Chinese newspaper. Of course, the minimum wage sales associate at the Wal Mart did not want to help them at all, and suggested that they contact Nintendo directly. It would be bad enough if the story ended there, but it gets better. It turns out that this same box was returned to that Wal-Mart, and somehow ended up re-sealed and put back on the shelf. Now that is just rude. After this information was revealed (it wasn’t specified how this was found out), Wal-Mart changed their tune and gave the woman a full refund plus a $20 gift card. So it seems that when we buy anything electronic from a Wal-Mart in Florida, you are gambling. You could end up with a porn stash, or you could end up with nothing but a box of rocks. Caveat emptor my friend, caveat emptor.

L4D DLC Day is Here! Zombies of the World Rejoice!

April 21st, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

At long last, we have DLC for Left for Dead. And not just any DLC, FREE DLC (the best kind). This new content unlocks the remaining two levels for multi-player mode, which is a more than welcome addition. It also adds a new multi-player mode called “Survival”, which is supposed to be similar to Horde mode in Gears 2. Get your red-hot DLC and we’ll see you on Live tonight!

Not Gaming Related, But REALLY Funny

April 21st, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

Article is HERE. I almost fell out of my chair reading it. Moral of the story, if you’re going to try and steal a car, make sure that it doesn’t belong to a cop.

Fight the Power; Time Warner Edition

April 16th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

As was one of the topics on GHR Epidose #63, Time Warner has plans to start a tiered system for their cable Internet service, charging based on usage. What should come as no surprise to anyone is that there are not a whole lot of fans of this approach, and fortunately a lot of TW customers in San Antonio and Austin, Texas made their displeasure with these plans be know. Time Warner has decided to put off their test run of the comsumption based pricing until October, which will buy them time to formulate a PR campaign to ease the blow. In another one of TW’s test markets, Rochester, NY, Time Warner is facing a mass exodus of customers to their rival, Frontier Communications. Frontier had formerly announced a tiered plan, but has since rescinded this idea because of public outrage. If your cable company has plans for consumption based pricing, let your voice be heard. The best way to speak is with your wallet. Full article can be found here.

Amazon Now Selling XBLA Titles

April 9th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

Amazon.com now carries Xbox Live Arcade titles, which can be purchased with real money, not space bucks. At this point it looks like they are just carrying the Arcade games and not any DLC like Rock Band tracks or map packs, though I would not be surprised to see this in the future. When you buy a title, Amazon simply sends you the code to enter on Live to get your game. Personally, I think that this is a nice service, and is a lot better than having to do “Microsoft Math” to figure out how many points I need to buy to get a few games. Now I can just pay my $10 or $15 and be done with it. No leftover points loitering around my account. I am curious to see if the prices on Amazon are adjusted to reflect any “sales” that Microsoft runs from time to time on particular games.

Rock Band/Star Trek DLC Giveaway

April 6th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

Many of you are probably already aware of this, but I thought I’d post anyway in case you haven’t seen it yet. Starting April 7th, Rock Band and the new Star Trek film will be giving away 500 free tracks every day for 15 days. Enter your information here for a chance to win.

Spy Shot: From an “Undisclosed Location”

April 6th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

Deep insinde the evil lair of one of the Gamerhusbands…….

Oregon Trail

March 25th, 2009
By: Chuckdogg80

Gameloft has released a new updated version of everyone’s favorite elementary school classic, The Oregon Trail. I remember getting to play this game on the Apple IIe as a reward for doing good in class.

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