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Entries from October 2006

Who Ruins Xbox Live? EA Does

October 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment

This past week I picked up Fight Night Round 3 for the Xbox 360 for $25 from Gamefly.com. I started out playing through the career mode and I have roughly 5 fights under my belt and had yet to venture online. After a round of Halo 2 tonight I decided to try out [...]

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Tags: Games

Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update Oct 31st Confirmed

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Major Nelson has just confirmed what I already posted, that the Fall Dashboard update will be available Oct 31 at 0200 PT.
Looking for official details on the Fall Dashboard update? Check out the Newsflash (or the complete list of new features) just posted on Xbox.com then look for the update to head your way after [...]

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Tags: Games

EGM: Spartan Helmets and Halo 3 Coverage

October 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment

EGM with 1up.com have been able to share some Halo 3 info. Halo 3 will come in 3 different packages; regular, collector’s, and Legendary. There is no price listed for legendary bundle but it should include the following.
Legendary Edition of Halo 3: A four-disc set, featuring a video of cut-scenes from the Halo [...]

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Tags: Games

Funny SEO Spam

October 28th, 2006 · No Comments

A day or so ago I got some funny spam check it out below.

I found it funny that I can pay 150 pounds to get Gmail listed in the search results on Google.

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Tags: Misc.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Gear

October 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Apparently an Epic employee put this littel video together last year but thankfully Christmas comes every year! November 8th, get here already!
Is it just me or would you buy a gamerpic of Marcus in a Santa Hat too?
Now that Gears has gone Gold, I would love to see Epic put out a [...]

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Tags: Games

Kid stuck in a Crane Game

October 26th, 2006 · No Comments

Robert Moore a 3 Yr Old from Wisconsin wanted a Spongebob plush character so bad that he climbed into the crane machine. Robert was stuck until the local firefighters were abel to cut the lock and pass a screwdriver to Robert which he eventually used to free himself.
I think Madonna is investing in one [...]

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Tags: Misc.

Gamefly $10 off $30 Coupon

October 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Currently if you use Google Checkout to pay for a pre-played game at Gamefly you can get $10 off the game.  This works with any existing discounts or Gamefly rewards you may have.
I was able to pick up Fight Night Round 3 for $25 for the Xbox 360.  The offer expires October 31 2006.  If [...]

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Tags: Deals · Games

Possible Fall Dashboard Update Release Date

October 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

On Major Nelson’s podcast this week he commented on the use of the Xbox 360 wireless headset which he has been testing. He went on to say that the wireless headset will not work with the Xbox in your house until it gets the Fall update.
Looking at EB Games, Gamestop, Bestbuy, Amazon, Buy.com and [...]

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Tags: Games · Tech

Blockbuster Online Rental Changes

October 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment

According to a source inside Blockbuster, the online rental program will soon be making some changes which could help them in their quest to overtake Netflix.
The changes include:

Blockbuster will soon let members who subscribe to the online rental service return the online rentals in their local store.

When the DVD is dropped off at the store [...]

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Tags: Movies · Tech

MaxiVista: Extend your desktop

October 19th, 2006 · 6 Comments

I have had a few days to toy around with MaxiVista: Multi Monitor Software. I found this software on Lifehacker last week and it has revolutionized my work experience. With an old laptop(850Mhz,128MB, XP Pro) and my work network I have been able to easily add a second display and extend my desktop [...]

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Tags: How To · Lifehacks · Tech