Well, the time has finally arrived. Seeing as how I have experience with this game, I thought I would share some of my intimate knowledge with our loyal readers, and give them a leg up on the competition. This week marks the release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. After losing the final round of PAX in Halo 3, I can’t say truthfully that I’m all that excited about the game. I never really cared for the older Halo titles, but I’m sure there are at least a million or so people out there that do. Certainly, at some point this year I will be pressured into purchasing Halo 3 by the rest of the crew. When that occurs, be sure to look for MNC Dover and recreate your own Omegathon final.
Speaking of the Omegathon, Irving should be posting up the videos of rounds two, three, four, five, and the final. The footage was taken by both Irving and our resident Minister of Art and Design. I take no responsibility for any questionable footage that may be contained in said clips! With any luck, you should see them on Wednesday or Thursday this week. See you next week!
- Dover
Greetings from Beau’s Eight-Sided Cage of Pain
"I Fell Into A Burning Ring of Fire." Again! "I Went Down, Down, Down, and the Flames Went Higher." Again! "And It Burns, Burns, Burns, the Ring of Fire . . . The Ring of Fire." I would like to thank the late, great Johnny and June Cash for writing the words to what would become not only my anthem, but an anthem to millions of disgruntled, yet loyal console gamers the world over. If Bill Gates were a boss in a Final Fantasy game, his attack would drain 400HP plus tax from each member of the party, replacing the currently equipped weapon with a very dysfunctional Xbox 360. At this point the game would be over because the heroes could not attack again for 3 to 5 weeks. This is a roundabout way of saying that I recently sent off my fourth Xbox 360 for repair due to the Red Ring of Death.
Why does this keep happening? Let’s just say that the first batch of Xbox 360’s suffered from piss-poor design and crappy parts. We are fast approaching the close of year two for this system. Is Microsoft doing the same thing with the same shit and hoping for a different result? FIX THIS ALREADY! Look Bill, I don’t give a damn about the extended warranty. I want a system that works. Is that so much to ask? My Xbox 360’s (note the use of the thingy that means MORE THAN ONE) have logged more frequent flyer miles than I have. I feel like Bill and I are in a nasty custody battle, and until it’s resolved the Xbox 360 is with me for a month before going home to Mother Microsoft. I paid for it, and I want it to remain in my house on a permanent basis. So yours truly will not have much to say on the Xbox 360 front until my system is returned to me in working order. Perhaps I will be able to play a few minutes of something before the Red Ring finds me again or perhaps this will be the last time I have to send it off for repair . . . yeah, that makes me chuckle a bit too. In this day and age there should be no reason that systems fall to pieces like this. What is worse is that corporations like Microsoft know that boobs like me will continue to fork out the green to see what the Next Next Gen will be like. Perhaps I will have learned my lesson and next time I will wait until a few years go by before cracking my wallet. Yeah, I don’t believe that either. I will be in line for the Xbox 720 or the Playstation 6000 or the Nintendo Yippee Yo Yippee Yah!!! That is the point, right? Gamers like me support the companies - why can’t they treat us a little better in return?
- Beau