So check this out: Apparently on some Australian video game show they were showing footage of a 360 video game and “Riser Glen is online” (“Riser Glen” being my gamertag) blooped up. I have no idea why this is or what the show is about, but I’ve been getting hundreds of messages and friends requests since. Further proof that I am irresistible to Australians.
either turn off notifications or sign off of LIVE. Very little can destroy the mood of a Silent Hill game like a “BLOOP!” can.
I still despise the latest update to the XBox 360.
Admittedly, the initial shock of how bad it is has worn off and I’ve somewhat adapted to it, much in the same way a man learns to masturbate with his left hand after losing his right to a freak trying-to-high-five-a-resident-on-neighborhood-watch-while-black-and-wearing-a-hoodie incident.
Looking back, after all the bitching I did, what truly worries me is the fact that I can spend hundreds of dollars on something and have it become something completely different without my consent. It’s 2012 and I can use versions of uTorrent from 2008, iTunes from 2006, and Winamp from 2001, and those are all free. Why can I not use the XBox experience I paid good money for?
Now I know what you’re thinking: “After all the ill-will you’ve sent Microsoft’s way, will you be renewing your XBox Gold subscription?” Yes. Yes I will… with free 1-month cards given to me by the pretty ladies hosting the Forza 4 booth at Sebring International Raceway. And I would like to take this opportunity to thank those ladies and their breasts for making sure I do not become a hypocrite.
Spring Break!
If cheap games with lots of add-ons is the future of gaming, the combination of music games, Gotham City Impostors, and the new dashboard are making that future seem awfully unappealing.
Also pictured, a below-average game getting mountains of DLC.
The number of button presses needed to join a party went from one to four using the dashboard and, from as far as I can tell, remains 3 from the Guide button. A very stupid idea for an update that claims to improve the social aspect of the experience.
On the main “social” page of the dashboard it displays 3 friends and only 3 friends that are, I assume, playing games I can join. The problem is not only is it displaying 3 people I don’t often talk to, they are playing games I don’t even own. Not to mention I haven’t used game chat since party chat came along.
Here’s what I’ve been doing for more than a year: I join their party and then I join their game. This is my 360 social experience. Who thought people would want to do the opposite? Did Microsoft think we were being spoiled by a smooth experience?
As for how it looks, I don’t care for it. It’s flatter than ever and everything I want is quite literally buried in boxes.
Admittedly I’ve only been using it for 20 minutes, but I’ve never felt so disconnected from the “360 Experience”. I’m pining for the blades, my friends.
Resident Evil 4 is easily one of my favorite games ever, so I bit the bullet and decided to get it on the only platform I don’t own it on: the XBox 360. But a bad Internet connection + a 3.5 gig file + knowing Resident Evil 4 like the back of my hand means it will take longer for me to download the game than for me to beat it.
I am the 10%
