Boycott of Gamespot?

Just read about this if you haven't heard.

There is a petition here.

Looks like we should be prepared for even more "fluff" in online reviews. Integrity yields to the almighty $$$ once again.

Posted by deucedriver @ 9:43 pm EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

My Week of Techno Hell...

I think I must be a walking magnet - everything remotely related to computers and technology has fallen apart on me this past week.  Pardon me while I vent:

Tech Hell #1 - My wife calls me on the road and says the Internet is not working at our house.  Arrive home, reset the cable modem and router, back up.  Wake up, off again.  Apparently my cable company has accomplished a "speed" upgrade and my router is not liking it.  I go online and find a massive group of folks from around the country having the same problem with said router.  Upgrade firmware - no dice, purchase a newer model - no dice.  Return new router to Fry's and purchase another brand - great success.  Problem one solved after 3 days and hours of pain.

Tech Hell #2 - About to walk out the door to play hockey and the kids are frantic on "movie night" that the T.V. is not working.  The "damn remote" is blamed.  My DLP is flashing lights, motor is running, no picture.  Have to do a hard reset and all is well.  I skate onto the ice just in time for the puck drop.  Old guys need warmup, no worries though, score a goal on a slapshot from the point in the first period, so something is going right!

Tech Hell #3 - I'm just about to do a major upload to some website businesses I run when I can't get my e-mail.  Try to restart my e-mail server with no luck.  Keeps shutting down.  Call tech support and they find one of my accounts has been hacked and the hacker attempted to send a massive amount of e-mail.  Their system catches this and immediately shuts the mail server down.  5 days now, no business e-mail.  The tech says I need to upgrade my server software version(free) and we do it, at which point I lose all my websites (as expected).  I arrive home to upload my backup content, but now none of my url's will resolve.  They are "working on it"

Tech Hell #4 - Between Tech Hell #1 and #2 I get the red lights of death on my 360.  Ugggh!  My launch day console was doing so well!!  I go through the hardrive disconnection steps three times, works twice then nothing.  I call for my coffin.  Two hours later I turn on my 360 to retrieve a disc and it boots right up.  What do I do now?  The coffin is on the way!  I allow my two boys to play some marathon sessions of XBL games to try and break my system again.  Doesn't work.  This morning (first day I've been home since last Wednesday) I read the site and see that the Bioshock demo is out.  I turn on my 360 to download -RROD!  AGGHHHH!  Coffin arrives this afternoon.  My 360 is on the way to Texas as we speak.

I was looking forward to playing Bioshock on day 1 but I guess I will have to wait.  Which leads to Tech Hell #5

I'll just play my PS3 - oh wait, there aren't any good games out on that system yet! AGGGHHHH! 

So, I can't fix my websites, can't play games, guess I'll have to watch Hell's Kitchen tonight with my wife.

To be continued.....


Posted by deucedriver @ 10:32 pm EDT | Permalink | 2 Comments

The game I'm patiently waiting for...

Brothers in Arms; Hells Highway.  This video is over 13 minutes, but it is impressive.  I still wish MS would add backward compatibility to the earlier games in the series.

Here is the video.

If you want a decent movie about Operation Market Garden, check out A Bridge Too Far.

Cheers,

Deuce

Posted by deucedriver @ 6:34 pm EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments

What am I missing here?

Someone help me out,  I must be missing something.  I added a comment to a fellow 2old2play blog yesterday, went to see if there were anymore comments later, but couldn't find the blog!

Where are the blogs?  Once the blog moves out of the "top 7" how do you visit (other than bookmarking it)?

I've searched all of the menus and can't find a "user blogs" entry or anything else.  I can only find the  7 on the top of the site.  Someone please be my seeing eye website helper!

Cheers!

Posted by deucedriver @ 10:14 am EDT | Permalink | 4 Comments

Sport Games No More...

So you have a 360 and a PS3 - which version of a game do you purchase?

I gave my opinion in an earlier blog post, for me the 360 version wins because of acheivements.  It's that "little extra" that makes a difference.

I'm now modifying my statement and sport game buying will never be the same again.

The victor: The Wii!

I've been playing TIger Woods for the Wii and it is addictive and like so many of the other sport games on the system, just a lot of fun to play.  Sure the graphics may not be up to the 360 or PS3 standards, but who cares?  You are immersed in the game!  I hope we see more "complete" games like Tiger Woods.  I say complete because Wii Sports seems to be a technology demonstration (and party game) versus a game that will have some longevity.

After playing several rounds of Tiger Woods I can only think of how fun a tennis game (Virtua Tennis anyone?), or boxing game (FN3) would be. 

I'm a big hockey fan and have some doubts about how it would work on the Wii, but I'd like to see the wiimote used as a stick.  It would make the "skill stick" in NHL 07 seem old school.

With the right software, the Wii can be more than a novelty.


Posted by deucedriver @ 6:39 pm EDT | Permalink | 1 Comments