Not buying a PS4 or XBone.  Absolutely no reason to at this point.  The 360 and PS3 (plus my PC) totally fulfill my needs.

Quotes from "Microsoft Xbox Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Yusuf Mehdi"

"This is a big change, consumers don't always love change, and there's a lot of education we have to provide to make sure that people understand."

Yeah... I just don't understand.  That's it.  Once you explain it more I'll love it.

Yep....they used the same excuse with that abomination called Metro in Windows 8.

Wow. For those who didn't see the livestream, go watch this video when they announced 'no restrictions on used games and everything else that Microsoft fucked up on and hard':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-To7WJyWs

Sony KNOWS they have Microsoft beat. Totally beat. Right there.

LOL, what an obscene beatdown of Microsoft. Tretton looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.

Seriously.  Who the fuck is running the show over at Microsoft?  Windows 8 Metro debacle, the over-priced Surface that no one bought, and now the XBone DRM restrictions/higher price.  All within 12 months.  Could they possibly fuck up any more major decisions by year's end?

Share access to your games with everyone inside your home: Your friends and family, your guests and acquaintances get unlimited access to all of your games.  Anyone can play your games on your console--regardless of whether you are logged in or their relationship to you.

Holy fuck!  I can now actually play games with family and friends inside my home!!!!!!  Anyone can play games on my console!  With unlimited access!!!  YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(You know XBone is a huge clusterfuck when then above is an actual bulletpoint on XBone's website.)

I don't think we'll see a jump to $70 games. Inflation hasn't gotten high enough to justify it yet in the States.

Actually it has.  In 2013 it now takes $71.44 to buy the same $60 game from 2005.

Right now, I see absolutely no reason to upgrade to either.  My gaming time on the 360 and PS3 is basically down to zero.  I do watch Blu Rays and Netflix on the PS3.  But what little gaming time I do have is basically on the PC.  Games are much, much cheaper through Steam sales, GMG discounts, and Amazon sales.

Basically got this free with my Amazon 2K credit from purchasing Bioshock Infinite.  Awesome deal.

Just got my key from Amazon, so I'm pre-loading now via Steam.

Who cares about lovelorn Andrea, the Governor's schlong and moats? What we really want to know is what you thought about the singing at the end of Sunday's episode?

Yep...I thought that Kumbaya moment was pretty fucked up and completely out of place.  I actually FF'd through a large portion of the scene and when I resumed play, the bitch was still singing.

Just reinstalled it.  How in the world do you change resolution?  I have a 2560x1440 monitor and it looks pretty bad.

Each service will be charged with developing policies to integrate women into every military job. For instance, the defense official said, it's likely the Army will establish a set of physical requirements for infantry soldiers. The candidate, man or woman, will have to lift a certain amount of weight in order to qualify. The standards will be gender neutral.

Seems to me that the women that qualify will have no problem pulling their own weight, as it were.

Yep and it is also time for them to start registering for Selective Service.

See ya, overpriced assholes.

You just can't compete with Amazon (both new and used games).

Seduce Me


 

That looks horrible.

I'd skip it.  From the looks of that video, it wouldn't garner a score of over 20%.

The PC digital version is $7.50 today on Amazon.

Key allows you to download from Steam.

Doesn't bode well for the quality of Season 4.

Still need to finish the original Bioshock.  (5 years later.....)

[THE WALKING DEAD]

GOTY:  THE WALKING DEAD

GOAT:  MASS EFFECT 3  (just didn't grab me this time)

Forza Horizon is back!  Just ordered.

won Realms of Arkania 3 on my first shot.

same

Easily GOTY

Today (the Wednesday before Turkey Day every year) always holds a special place in my gaming heart. Sixteen years ago back in 1996, this was the day that I received my first 3D video card, the Intergraph Rendition Reactor.

I waited all day at my job for the card. Seconds were minutes, minutes were hours, hours were days. I visited the mail room every 10 minutes, so frequent that when FedEx did show up at 2:30, the mail room boss was just as excited for me (or he was happy he didn't have to deal with me anymore).

I zoomed home, installed the card and drivers and fired up Indycar Racing 2, one of two games included (the other was Quake). My jaw hit the floor as I appeared in my pit stall at Michigan International Speedway. All the jaggies were.........gone. I couldn't believe the ultra-fast frame rate or gorgeous picture. I played ICR2 all weekend, marveling at the scenery and watching hours upon hours of my replays. It was that Wednesday my life really did change to a degree.

This started a personal tradition and I continued to use Thanksgiving weekend as a HUGE gaming time for me. That Wednesday in 1996 will forever be special to me and always an anniversary of sorts.   I seriously cannot believe it has been sixteen years since then.

The latest dashboard update now allows you to use 32GB flash USB flash drives.  16GB was the previous max.

For those of you that do not want to deal with Metro, have a look at this:

http://www.startisback.com/

Awesome, awesome utility.

Screw it.....Kickstarted him $30.

Cheap ass deal of 2012.   

Whole lot of value there for $10.

Damn, that was quick this time.

Are you using a wheel or 360 controller?

I've purchased ALL the SimBin games over the years, but have never played any of them. 

GTR, GTR2, GTR Evolution, STCC, RACE07, etc.

Absolutely amazing.

That building looks a lot like Naboo architecture <sigh>. 

Meesa approves!

Pretty damn weak on MS's part.  2% on a 400 pt purchase is 8 pts. 

Yea.  Let me contain my excitement.

Anyone want to go in on the 2-pack PC version of this?  Steam has it for $74.99 for 2 copies vs. $44.99 for a single copy.

I'm glad it's going ftp.  I'll go back and finish up some storylines.  I just had a really hard time justifying paying $15 a month for it.

I'm with ya.  I could see paying $5-$7 a month, but sure as hell not $15.

Which makes you wonder....why not offer a $5 a month price point before going F2P?

By far, I thought this was the best episode yet.  In my 42 years on this planet, I have never wept during a video game......until now.  I'm sure my emotions were helped by the fact that I have little kids.  (Staying away from spoilers.)  These characters are phenomenal and the writing is beyond superb.

Pretty far:

Anomalous Materials
Unforseen Consequences
Office Complex
We've Got Hostiles
Blast Pit
Power Up
On a Rail
Apprehension
Residue Processing
Questionable Ethics
Surface Tension
Forget about Freeman!
Lambda Core

Midweek Madness sale on Steam right now for $14.99 (all 5 episodes).

haven't you heard, Lucas did some re-working on February and now the month runs from September 15th to October 13th.  he says it is now the way he originally envisioned it.

 

Ceekay-bot is funny!

Madden 360