Holy shit, get the hairspray!

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Wait, there was a game? What am i saying, of course there was. Anybody ever play it?

For those of you as excited about this piece of gaming glory as i am, you may like to see the official Eternal Sonata site. Unlike most promotional game sites, there is actually stuff to do here.

You'll also notice an ad for the first pre-order bonus i've run across for this game: a free XBOX faceplate. Not too shabby. Of course, you'll have to go through EB/GameStop.

The ES demo was fairly satisfying. It's obviously gorgeous. I like the battle style, and i killed watermelon-looking critters. Can't complain.

I kinda wish the US game title was Trusty Bell, too. Deliciously silly.

via Kotaku.

Labels: freebies, gaming

I finally got the email.

The Square Enix online store is finally opening August 20th for orders to the US. You can browse part of the site now to see all the spiffy stuff that's been available to Japan for some time. Soon we'll be able to buy a whole fleet of special figures and toys related to Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, etc.

*victory music*

Labels: final fantasy, toys

Labels: movies, remakes

Make your own Atari game labels!
http://www.labelmaker2600.com/

Here's mine:

Labels: atari, lego messiah

A po' sistah's way of keeping the 360 from catching fire. I decided I wasn't paying $50 or whatever it is for the extra cooling system that doesn't seem to help at any rate.

So I went and picked up an "in box" for your office desk. It's a wire rack, basically.



Then, I flipped it upside down to make a nifty little shelf... like so.



Finally, you take all the wires (if you don't have to stretch them out to reach a particular location) and shove them all under the little shelf. The 360 goes on top and it stays cool as a cucumber.



Just for the record... I've had mine on for over 4 hours at a time and it's never once crashed or overheated, etc.

Hope that saves you some money :-)

No malfunctions.

I don't have one of the newly updated ones w/HDMI port, etc. Not a problem for my poor non-HD ass. If you care, they haven't become widespread yet.

My response to the power supply: "Hey, why is there a loaf of bread in the... OMFG!"

Today i bought myself an XBOX 360, and i would like to report that i did not burst into flames. I have not hooked the system up yet, so i cannot be sure that it will not start a fire.

I have a variety of reasons for finally biting the bullet. First of all, i have been feeling to the itch to buy something, ANYTHING. Also, a handful of RPGs and many interesting games like Overlord (DEMENTED PIKMIN!) and Viva Pinata (PSYCHEDELIC SIMLIFE!) have made their way into the testosterone-smeared XBOX library. Today, the 360 experienced a small price drop across the board, specifically $40 off for the premium (premium meaning non-shitty core) system. I also am fond of the color green.

Today at lunch i went over to Circuit City--i know, I KNOW--for my new toy. I took a deep breath and attempted to purchase their advertised bundle: a premium system with a free copy of Rockstar's Table Tennis included. I have no interest in the game because it will be coming out for Wii, and who the hell wants to play non-waggle ping pong in this day and age? I do, however, like the idea of selling the game to ease my financial burden. Yada yada, half an hour later i did manage to leave the store with the bundle and a copy of Overlord and Picross DS (props to CC for having them both in stock).

Actually, this is the yada: In case you didn't know, CC has that old Service Merchandise (check local listings) setup for larger items. You pay for the item, hoping the cashier puts the right one in because you don't have those handy little tickets (he didn't enter it correctly the first time, though it isn't his fault because all the XBOX SKUs were identically labeled "GAME SYSTEM" in the database *thumbs up*). Then you bring your receipt to Customer Service and hope the girl doesn't just throw away your proof and treat you like you're Julianne Moore in The Forgotten. So i did as i was told, and after some debate and a 20 minute wait, i left with what i sought. Nobody noticed how late i was returning to the office. *wipes sweat from brow*

My additional gripes concerns:

• Did you realize the 360 doesn't have built-in wifi? Keep in mind the cheapass Wii does, as well as the PS3. It's not entirely unreasonable that the original 360, due to its relative age, is without wifi. However, the brand new "elite" model for $450 (as of today) still doesn't have it. Instead, you are supposed to buy an adapter that retails for a whopping $85-$100. Most similar adapters for other products are under $50. Not to mention the adapter has bad reviews in regards to speed and connectivity. So i'll be having some fun running 30 feet of cable under my floor. All this so i can download stuff like Geometry Wars (which is also coming out for the Wii now... shit).
• Red ring of death, anyone? I'm actually optimistic about this. Either my newer system won't have this problem or it will be remedied by the new 3-year warranty and M$'s newly updated replacement and repair service. New! It's still an unpleasant thing to fear a crash more fatal than a Windows95 blue screen on hardware that costs more than actual computers do. One very unscientific theory is that you should plug your 360 directly into a wall outlet rather than a power strip. Unless the thing comes with a 5 ft power cable, i dunno if i can do that. Opinions?

Could you tell i don't have anything else going on this week? Boredom is better than problems, i suppose.

Just so we're all up to date:

WII (Dates are by week)
Aug 5th - Adventures in Lolo! Downloadable
Aug 26th - Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, Tiger Woods 08, Ultimate Duck Hunting!!
Sept 30th - DDR, Ninjabread Man
OCt 7th - Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Oct 28th - Guitar Hero III
Nov 11th - Super Mario Galaxy !!!!!!!! Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Nov 18th - Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
Dec 2nd - Super Smash Brothers Brawl

XBOX 360
Aug 12th - Madden NFL 08
Aug 26th - Tiger Woods 08
Sept 11th - Project Gotham Racing 4
Sept 18th - Looney Tunes Acme Arsenal
Sept 25th - Halo 3
Sept 30th - Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Oct 7th - Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Oct 28th - Guitar Hero III, The Simpsons Game
Nov 18th - Rock Band
Dec 30th - (Only reads Quarter 4 so far) Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess

Alright, that should hold us over for the rest of the year, right??

The next iteration of Guitar Hero is shaping up to be a fine collection of badassery. I was still surprised to find my beloved Dragonforce making an appearance.

ROFL... just watch it.

via Kotaku

Labels: badassery, gaming, metal

One man. One skateboard. One huge ramp. One lacerated liver.



I wouldn't have gotten up.

Futurama is returning! This is the most exciting Groening news since the Simpsons movie. Why they cancelled this show I will never know. I still watch reruns on Comedy Central Cartoon Network. I'm so happy! Thanks to the ever watchful Chrsblck for the information correction.

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