The real Halo 3 MARC AR (with pics)

This is pretty cool..



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Top Ten Boobies

Gametrailers.com and Screwattack.com presents to us; The Top Ten Boobies from video games. Alright, I'll shut up and let the video speak for itself.

DRM: the state of disrpair

A lot of us probably own an iPod or other music device, I own 2 iPods and a Zune for instance, so we probably know a bit about DRM. Downloading music from iTunes is an easy task, but if you lose that music from a crashed system or other tragedy, you'll have to jump through some hoops to get that music downloaded again, if at all. It's a pain in the ass. Not to mention the music from iTunes won't work on my Zune and vice versa. In order to do that I would have to burn the music to a CD, and then rip it back to my computer in .mp3. Why do we have DRM? Well, record companies seem to think it increases profits. I'm not so sure that holds any weight though.

To get around DRM for instance I just by CD's. Do you like CD's? j/k. I can rip CD's to my hard drive in .mp3 format and transfer it to my iPod or my Zune with no trouble at all. That also gives me the disc itself for a back up. So why do I have to jump through all of these hoops when it comes to downloaded music? It doesn't make sense to me. Luckily the fight to get rid of DRM is on. The first shot being fired by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Check out this article on engadget. It's a good read. Feel free to post your comments on DRM or the article.

Microsoft wants Halo's matchmaking in all Xbox 360 games

Phil Spencer, the Head of Game Development for Microsoft Game Studios wonders why no one has equaled Halo 2's matchmaking service yet. read more...

Crackdown Disc Required for Halo 3 Beta

Check out the article from 1up.

Xbox Rewards program

Microsoft officially announced today the Xbox Rewards program. Microsoft is teaming with up with Old Spice to launch the first Rewards Challenge.

The challenge: Increase your gamerscore by 1,500 between February 12 and April 12, 2007.

The reward:

• Level 1 (Gamers who have an annual gamerscore between 0-4,999 at time of entry): Game Picture, Dashboard theme, Contra for Xbox LIVE Arcade
• Level 2 (5,000-9,999 annual gamerscore): Level 1 Package, 100 Microsoft Points and a contest T-shirt
• Level 3 (10,000+ annual gamerscore): Level 1 Package, 200 Microsoft Points, contest T-shirt and Fusion Frenzy 2

In order to participate, you need to have a valid Windows Live™ ID with your Xbox LIVE® gamercard linked, be a legal resident of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (expect future challenges to be global in scope) and at least thirteen years-old.

Be sure to log on to www.xbox.com/rewards on February 12 to sign up for participation. Reward quantities are limited so gamers who reach the set goal will be awarded on a first come, first served basis only.

Halo 3 beta via Crackdown will be downloadable content???

According to a screen shot posted over at Destructoid, the Halo 3 beta via Crackdown will be downloadable content. I would imagine that the Crackdown game disc would need to be inserted to be able to access the beta once it's downloaded, but that's just speculation at this point. If you've failed at the two earlier attempts, this will probably be your last chance to catch an early glimpse of the most anticipated game of all time.

My bowels are full.

The torrent of bloody stains all over the web has been reduced to mere skid marks. You might be asking yourself, "What's causing the constipation?" Well, for now it's the fucking Comcast. I don't want to go on a diatribe about the failures of said company, 'cause everyone hates a rant. But, hopefully the problem will be remedied soon, and I'll be able to release my foul crimson flow to the world once again.