Red ROD

OK. Most of you know by now that I was the unfortunate recipient of a "Red Ring of Death" (Red ROD) on my Xbox 360. This is not to be confused with a "Red Eye." Both are bad, but not everybody has a Red ROD.

I first noticed a problem while owning newbs on GRAW 2. During 4 consecutive matches my box froze. After I powered down and restarted, it seemed to be fine. But, it froze each time shortly after the match was started. So, I threw in Gears of War and had the same results; this time during a cinematic. I then contacted Best Buy to inquire about my product replacement warranty. After I attained the shipping info I decided to start cataloging what I might need to save to a memory card, during this process it freezes. I powered it down thinking that it would restart like it had before when, viola. Red muthafuckin ROD!

I think that this clearly shows that my 360 suffered from an overheating issue, which brought it to a slow agonizing death. I admit, I'm no electronics engineer or anything, but there was clearly an issue with the freezing and the amount of time I was playing. The amount of time I was able to play a match decreased after each time it froze. 5 minutes of play, then 3, then 2, etc...

Nevertheless, I should be back and running by July 4th. Crosses fingers. Just in time for the Army Gaming Championships Tourney. Out team, ONES and ZEROS placed in the top eight of a recent tourney and we hope to improve dramatically over our last showing. This might be hampered by the lack of practice time though. So wish us luck.

Microsoft Surface

This is a video of a new technology that Microsoft is working on. They announced it earlier this morning.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIDEO GAMES!

Today marks the 40th Birthday of video games, which really makes me feel old. There is a great artictle over at 1up with the 411. Check it out here.

Now, are you gonna sit around all day playing those video games, or are you gonna go out and do somethin' !?

The 10 Worst Selling Game Consoles of All Time

Here's an interesting list of the worst selling consoles. Some of the numbers that Gamepro.com uses sound a bit sketchy to me but is interesting nonetheless.

Sadly, I have owned three of the ten consoles myself. They are the Sega Dreamcast, the Sega CD, and the 3DO. I enjoyed the hell out of all three systems so you'll get no complaints from me. Check it out!

Chipmaker displays the promise of 80-core chip technology

At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in San Francisco, Jerry Bautista, Intel's director of technology management, demonstrates how, in the future, Intel will power virtual environments using its multicore chip technology.

It sounds boring but it's a cool vid' describing future gaming technologies. It's interesting. Click here for the video.

Halo3.com updated

Halo3.com has been updated. It includes a plethora of screenshots, videos, concept art and more. Go check it out. Unless you want to be a little punk ass bitch.

COD 4 Trailer

This game looks like it could be pretty f*cking sick! I thought it looked so good I jizzed all over myself! As you can see, at the end of the vid there is an official web page at www.charlieoscardelta.com, where you can view an extended and uncut trailer. Thanks 'bot.