Tuesday Idol & Gaming Column
Just finished the two hour torture that was American Idol. If these are the 12 best singing guys in America, we have a serious, seroius problem. I bet my daughter that we'd hear 7 Stevie Wonder songs...I lost that bet, but it really wasn't any better.
I thought the best guy was the beat box guy who did aiight doing a song by Keane of all things. I feel like I'm watching auditions for the next Color Me Badd. Just a very unenjoyable night.
In other news, for those living under a rock, Crackdown released today. Game is engaging so far, but we'll see.
NBA Street comes out tomorrow and I'm trying to convince myself not to buy it...try as I might I know what's going to happen, becuase I"m a loser. I'm still kicking myself for trading in Rainbow Six Vegas...idiot.
Microsoft did deliver the empty box today, making the turnaround time 6 days. They shipped the box three day UPS. Since GameStop was mighty kind in switching out my console, I'll close this ticket, but I'll save the box, as since I'm now on #3, I'm bound to use the box at some point.
All three of my Gamefly games showed up today: Tiger, Ridge Racer and Marvel Ultimate Alliance all for the PS3. The frame rate on Marvel is asstastic and should be an embarassment to all involved. Ridge Racer is, well, Ridge Racer and you gotta love the free Xevious game included while the game is loading. Tiger looks fantastic but I really haven't played it yet, due to Crackdown. Although it is finally nice to use my $600 console on actual games, I must say, even if the frame rate does suck.
BTW, I had to fill out a survey for GameStop and they asked if I would be interested in renting games...now there's an idea...drool.
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Dan:
February 21st, 2007 - 07:45
I saved the box I got on my last 360 service for the inevitable. My current 360 craps out after a few hours of play when I try to change disks. The disks in this box get real hot and the unit has to cool down before it can read another disk. It has been like this since I got it from MS back in October, but I don’t feel like dealing with another 2 week round trip, so I have been just living with it.