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E3 2006 – Leftovers and Wrap-up

Everyone is talking like Gears of War is going to be as good as it was intended, which ends up being good for gamers, but does anyone else think that Cliff Bleszinski gets a free ride from the gaming press? Sure he hangs with porn stars, highlights his hair and acts like a rock star, [...]

E3 2006 – Musings from Day 1.0

I’m surprised we didn’t see any announcement from Microsoft regarding a larger hard drive. If the last couple days are any indication, we sorely need it. Especially those poor users who have Final Fantasy IX installed on their hard drives. All two of them.
Another surprising no-show is the alliance between Microsoft and DirecTV. Maybe Microsoft [...]

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

As I had mentioned in previous posts [ 1 , 2 ], I was a little unhappy with Microsoft’s Xbox Live performance on Tuesday. Rightfully so, as it was basically broken by the influx of users downloading E3 videos.
Well, yesterday, they must have asked Uncle Bill for an advance on their allowance to buy some [...]

E3 2006 – Thoughts from the Pre-Show

Lumines Live will be the next Geometry Wars.
Did anyone catch that the Halo 3 demo was done with Xbox 360 hardware? They actually had the demo realtime behind closed doors. Pretty sweet.
G4 sucks. Officially. Again. Kevin Pereira is an annoying talking head that needs to be fragged, Doom-style. His smiling mug wants to make me [...]

E3 2006 – Did Xbox.com Let Slip an Announcement?

I saw this over on Xbox.com’s E3 coverage. Looks like Hellgate: London is coming to Xbox 360, although I can’t find any mention or announcement of it anywhere.

E3 2006 – Slam Dunk Microsoft (And I’m Buying A Wii)

Sony had everything to gain and still found a way to lose. I’m not used to the favorite squandering an opportunity like they did last night. Today’s press conferences were much much better. Nintendo was smart to hold price and date information on the Wii, in order to take some wind out of Sony’s sails [...]

E3 2006 – Microsoft Wins the Console War (or Maybe Nintendo)

But the moral of the story is, it won’t be Sony.
I’m not a fanboy. I own lots of consoles, and buy them for the games, not the name. But in this day and age when money can be tight, I made made my investment in the Xbox 360, mainly because I had made the decision [...]

E3 2006 – Gee, Thanks Microsoft

So as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace blitz, they will be providing tons of new content throughout the week in the form of themes, pictures, demos and trailers. And taking a look at Major Nelson’s blog today, it sure looks like this has already started.
The problem is, it’s a free week for Xbox Live, [...]

E3 2006 Speculation – Are Xbox Live Gold Subscribers Suckers?

I’ve been seeing a lot of deals lately on Xbox Live subscription cards and kits. I myself jumped on the $30 13-month subscription card from ToysRUs.com just a few weeks ago. But after recent news from Sony and the build-up into this year’s E3, that $30 doesn’t seem like such a good deal after all.
Sony [...]