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For Chrissy’s Edification

Rasputin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:05:31 +0000

Aimee and I have been ROCKING THE HELL OUT with Rock Band since Christmas Eve, as DAFT STEEL, the punkmetal gods.

Except we’ve been told we have to increase our fanbase in Amsterdam.

Apparently Amsterdam would like us to play some fruity Fall Out Boy song called “Dead On Arrival.”

I mean, REALLY.

Have you peed yourself in anticipation yet, love?

TRACKING

Rasputin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:56:56 +0000

HURRY UP UPS

i want to play mass effect. ><

360 AWAY

Rasputin — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:32:19 +0000

TRACK ME

RROD!

Rasputin — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:13:40 +0000

November 11th: I get a Red Ring of Death on my 360 (CURSES! MASS EFFECT!! SCENE IT!! I CANNOT PLAY!!!!!)

November 19th: I get my coffin.

November 20th: It will go out at 8:30AM. COME HOME SOON, 360!!

What the hell TOOK so long to get an empty box to me?

Video Games and Your Baby

Rasputin — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:08:11 +0000

He’s three weeks old as of yesterday. I’ve learned the following with regards to video games:

All-Pro Football 2k8 is a thumbs up. Nothing horribly loud or startling about it. Routinely sleeps on my chest while we play.

Gears of War is alright when he’s being held by Mommy.

Bioshock makes him very fussy. Lots of screaming, screeching, and Generally Bad Things.

On that note, I’m in love with Bioshock. Just a fantastic game. The atmosphere is unlike any other game I’ve played, and the HDTV and the surround sound certainly add to everything. Just creepy hearing a Splicer come at me from behind a split second before I rotate and blow ‘em away with the shotgun.

And on a tangent, SecuROM is NOT A FUCKING ROOTKIT. Get it straight, you idiots. 2K’s FAQ has all the information you need to shut the hell up and just enjoy what is a complete and total masterpiece.

Even if I won’t play it while the boy’s awake.

Sony Showing Signs of Weakness

Rasputin — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:11:42 +0000

Just a quick thought on consoles again.

Sony just announced they’re dropping the 20GB PS3. This is on the heels of the XBox 360 Elite being announced at a $479 price point. I’m the first one to admit that the Elite offers nothing that I want or need: HDMI is a moot point as I have VGA input on my Westinghouse 42″, and the bigger hard drive means nothing since I don’t download all that much stuff.

With the loss of the $499 PS3 from the lineup, it makes the 360-PS3 gap even larger. Most people don’t look at details, but for the hard-drive conscious folks, they’re going to look at 120GB on the $479Elite and wonder why they’re only getting 60 on the $599 PS3.

Have you ever even heard of the blu-ray? It’s the FUTURE!