I’m not naming names here, but someone spilled a full glass of water into my MacBook Pro, completely frying most of the internal components. Seeing as that computer served as our audio recording and editing machine, we won’t be able to rock out a podcast this week. I should have the system back from Apple in time for the next regularly scheduled podcast (as long as there aren’t any hiccups in the repair).
In the meantime, maybe you can catch us online for some ODST action tonight? Myself and Steve will be finishing the campaign and I know a few others will be Firefight and possibly the Halo 3 multiplayer disc. Tea bagging shall commence.
A lot of us were anxiously awaiting the PS3 firmware update 3.0 to bring new features to the system, but unfortunately, it’s been marred with a few game-killing issues. Uncharted freezes and stutters and other games are experiencing slowdowns. I noticed a big slowdown in loading times of MLB 09 The Show after upgrading to 3.0. Sony is aware of the issues and are working on a patch for the situation. Why can’t this be found beforehand, especially with issues like this that crash some of the biggest exclusive titles? Anyway, we want to hear from you. Have you had any issues since upgrading to firmware 3.0?
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I have a pretty distinguished track record of having electronics break. Having gone through 10 Xbox 360’s and 2 Wii’s (how that thing died, I’ll never understand), I know what it’s like to have a console crap out. But I’ve never had just a small part die, like I did this morning. Way back in the day when the PS3 was released, I upgraded its 60gb hard drive to a 200gb monster. Extra space and faster rotational speed meant my console would be set for the foreseeable future. As of this morning, that upgrade has ceased to live. The hard drive is completely dead.
While my actual PS3 is still good, all of my game saves and downloaded content are not. I know that I should probably back things up, but I didn’t. Sure, I can redownload all the content I purchased through the PlayStation Store, but what about all my progress in the various games I’ve been playing? I’ve put countless hours into titles like Fallout 3, Killzone 2, and even MLB 09 The Show, which are all for naught.
I’m happy the actual console is still healthy, as it provides my PS2 usage as well (even though all of those game saves have kicked the bucket with this hard drive failure). I guess it’s time to go look for a new hard drive to put in this beast. Let this serve as a message to everyone out there: back your shit up.
Now we all know that the Xbox 360 has its share of problems, most notably the RROD (red ring of death). For some people its very existence is a reason to never make a purchase. I can’t blame them really. After all, Microsoft knew the problem existed and decided to push the system out anyway, which is complete and utter horseshit. But there has always been a bit of a contrast provided by various companies to offset this questionable practice. This contrast has taken the form of PRP (product replacement plans). For $50-$80, you can get a 2 year replacement plan to cover any reasonable damage of occurrence to your system.
Unfortunately, 2 years to a retailer has its own definition.
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After getting back to my hotel Thursday after another amazing day at E3, I fired up my MacBook Pro to start writings more hands-on sessions, interviews, and previews. Sadly, it decided that wasn’t in the cards. My keyboard and trackpad were completely non-responsive. I couldn’t even get past the login screen.
I’m back home now using my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, so you can expect a slew of info about the metric ton of games I got a chance to see at E3. It was my first time at the big show and it was amazing!
Stay tuned as our coverage rolls on throughout the week.
You might have already read that my poor Wii has gone to the land of broken consoles. I get her shortly after launch and she left this life entirely too soon. Actually, you might call it a bit too late since my warranty was expired.
After deciding that, for me, 2009 would be the year of the Wii, I picked up all the cables and connectors necessary to setup the Wii in my office, where I spend most of my time. After about an hour of shuffling surge protectors, cabinets, and cables, I got everything hooked up and ready to rock. At that point, I brought the Wii up from downstairs and hooked her up. As soon as I booted it up, I could tell something just wasn’t right. On the Wii Menu, I was seeing flashing/flickering pixels all over the place in what seemed like a random pattern. So then I started my investigation.
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I have searched long and far for the dumbest person on the planet. I have found them. Here is her story:
A mother buys a Wii for her kids for Christmas and they are having a blast. She then finds out you can buy games over the internet for the Virtual Console and her kids wanted Sonic 2. So, instead of following the instructions like a normal adult, she asked the neighbor, who is a NEOGAF reader, and avid gamer. He tells her to “insert your credit card when prompted”.
So, when prompted. She inserts her card into the Wii. The credit card. Into the game slot. Hmm. Nothing happening here. She does it again. Twice. Now there are three credit cards jammed into a now broken Nintendo Wii. She now realizes the situation is totally fucked and calls her neighbor. She blames the neighbor for giving bad advice and wants him to buy a new Wii.
Holy. Shit. Balls. If life were like Madden, I would give her a -18 for awareness. You are by far the biggest moron that walks God’s green earth. It is a sheer miracle you were able to survive this long and a travesty that you have passed your genes onto others. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Another class action suit was filed against Nintendo last week alleging that the improved Wiimote straps are still defective and Nintendo should be liable for all damages caused by their supposed neglience. Translation: Some stupid ass is suing Nintendo because their semi-retarded 9 year old, who is all souped up on Mountain Dew and McNuggets broke the family TV playing Mario whatever and wants Nintendo to foot the bill. Is that an over-simplification? Probably. Here is a more thorough follow up.
Video games are quite expensive these days so it is of utter importance to try to keep the game disk in immaculate condition. I have been doing a fine job of this, that is until a few days ago. This is a story of how my pesky feline friend almost ruined my Gears of War 2 disk and how the New Xbox Experience was there to save the day.
I was minding my own business, playing Gears of War 2 multiplayer online like any other weekday evening. The game was about to end, it was down to a sudden death standoff between me and some random player. My 2 year old cat Powder decided to jump up on my gaming desk like he has done in the past. He started rubbing his furry face all over my upright standing Xbox 360. I yelled at him but was unable to remove him from the desk, I was in the middle of a standoff after all. He proceeded to rub his stupid face all over the Xbox and inevitably ended up tipping the machine over while the game disk was still spinning. The machine slammed down against the desk but to my amazement the game continued to play on. The match ended with my victory and everything seemed to be fine.
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Does your brand new Guitar Hero World Tour drum set not respond properly? Well do we have a solution for you. All you have to do is download a drum tuning kit to your computer and connect your drums by using a midi-USB cable. It seems they don’t want the product returned to them, they want you to fix it. I personally like the idea of being able to tune your drums for whatever reason except for having to a fix a product right out of the box, that’s sort of ridiculous.
The fix sounds simple enough but the drum tuning kit software only works on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Folks with an earlier operating system are out of luck, oh yeah, and you Apple users can’t use this software either. Even if you do have one of the machines that are able to run this software you will need a midi-USB cable, which I am sure not everyone has just sitting around somewhere. If you fill out the form online at the link below they will send you one for free but more of your precious time has to be wasted when all you really wanted was to beat on your drums.
Similar issues occurred with the original Rock Band release and their guitars breaking down. I was a victim of this twice myself. It took almost two and a half weeks for me to even use one of their guitars. I was compensated with a free game at the time which seemed fair enough. Is anyone else sick of peripherals not working right out of the box when you are paying these crazy amounts for them?
To download the tuning kit installer and receive your free midi-USB cable, click here.
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