Microsoft needs to work on their suggestion engine…
January 18, 2008
January 14, 2008
XBOX Live - What the hell?
What is up with Microsoft!? XBOX Live has been one of the most reliable services I’ve ever used from the first day I got my Xbox. However, all that changed after Christmas, and since then it’s been broken. They’ve had more than enough time to fix their issues, whatever they may be. But as of last night I still had trouble logging in to play some Uno. They say will be offering up a free game to compensate, but that was when the outage was only 10 days old, now we’re up to 3 weeks and still the issues persist. I haven’t read the XBOX forums, but I’m sure there are tons of scathing comments from rabid users. Like most people, I just find something else to do or play, but still… this is a pay service, and it should be more resilient.
November 27, 2007
Pinball FX - System Seller?
Yeah, thats right. For many months I was borderline on getting an Xbox. I figured my Wii was good enough and I didn’t need another system, but I secretly lusted after its myriad online features that the Wii simply will NEVER have. The straw that broke me (or the camel) was when I saw an announcement for a game called Pinball FX. Holy shit. This wasn’t some cartoony gimpy video pinball knockoff. This was an ultra-real pinball simulator that I can definitely see myself losing many hours of my life to. And it was ONLY for Xbox. When I got my Xbox Elite online, that was the first title I bought on XBLA. I still play it when I get frustrated with stupid Uno players, or need a break from Mario Galaxy.
Why is this post relevant today? Because Zen Studios released a new pirate themed table called Buccaneer (released on Halloween, actually). I would have gladly paid two or three hundred points for this download. But you know what? They gave it to us for FREE. I played the table for a good half-hour and haven’t quite figured out all the dynamics. There’s a flipper that seems pointless, and I haven’t triggered any insane scoring modes. But the table looks and behaves beautifully. Plus, it has a cool piratey soundtrack with a nice bass line.
Now with four tables to play, Pinball FX is an easy purchase to recommend. Arrrr!