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  1. Christopher_S

    Anyone Playing "Arkham Asylum"?

    I'm really enjoying "Arkham Asylum" so far. I've played a few hours into the story, and tried one of the challenge maps last night. I didn't expect to be into the extra maps much, but actually they play sort of like an old-school arcade game - short, sweet, just aim for the high score and go...
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    Just Got the Red Ring of Death and Sent My 360 to Microsoft...

    Glad to hear they returned the hard drive, Jefferson. I figured they would do the right thing. And yeah, Fallout is becoming a major time sink here, as well.
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    Little Big Planet

    I agree with almost everything that's been said here about how it seems to be an overreaction. At the same time, it's easy for me to tell the people producing this game that they ought to stand on principle, as I have no vested interest other than a desire to play. Sony and Media Molecule are...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    @Adam Sanchez: I hope you won't get crucified, because I feel the same way after watching the BD last night (my second viewing of the movie). Without the expectations I held the first time, I had a much better time with the film, and it DID feel more like an Indy movie. I liked it better than a...
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    Little Big Planet

    Sounds like I'll be very pleased with the title. I can't wait! I appreciate the detailed write-up, Robert, it's good to hear that the game plays that well, and I'm always happy when I can get a game that I'm excited about, knowing that it will be popular with the rest of the household, too.
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    Little Big Planet

    I can't wait for this one. I listen to a couple of gaming podcasts weekly, and they've been talking this up for months. I didn't get in on the beta, but I've seen some pretty good youtube videos of the things people have done with it. As I'm usually long on enthusiasm and short on ideas, I don't...
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    Just Got the Red Ring of Death and Sent My 360 to Microsoft...

    Hm. I don't think I was aware of any 360 configuration in which the hard drive was not able to be disconnected. As a matter of fact, a few months ago when my 360 went bad, one of the troubleshooting measures the phone rep had me go through was to play a game with the hard drive removed, so they...
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    Blu-ray Review HTF Blu-Ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Count me as looking forward to picking up the BD tomorrow. I saw the movie just once in the theater. I have many of the same problems as others seem to when it comes to the specifics of the plot, but I still left the theater pretty happy. I feel like I won't really be able to judge the film...
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    Xbox Live Arcade - recommended games?

    Sort of depends on what you like to do. I'm quite aged and like old arcade-style stuff, so I spend a lot of time playing Geometry Wars and Pac-Man CE. Also, the Pinball game is fun. (The regular arcade emulations with the souped-up graphics, I don't like as well). I also enjoy Catan and...
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    In which I crow about an achievement...

    Not surprisingly, the WAF in relation to gadgets goes way up when you can couch it in words like "ISDN equipment will allow me to keep the real job (with the benefits) and not get fired". Now, is there a way I can make the same argument about a 1080p projector? Haven't worked it out yet...
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    In which I crow about an achievement...

    Mike No, unsure about when it'll be on the air. Got another call from the agency today, I have to return to Chicago on Monday. I was afraid it was because I'd messed something up, but apparently now they're going to do some radio ads too and want me for those. The agent said it must have...
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    In which I crow about an achievement...

    It's a KFC TV ad for a new sandwich. It starts "Been hanging around waiting for the perfect chicken sandwich?" They offered to have me watch the visuals before recording, but I didn't, so I don't know what it looks like. I don't know if there are any rules about me talking specifically about...
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    In which I crow about an achievement...

    After several years of working on it, failed tenures with talent agencies, auditions never heard from again, and major bouts with apathy and self-doubt... Today I head to Chicago to record my first big-time voiceover. I'm both elated and petrified. I'll be in a studio where every band I...
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    Metal Gear Solid 4 - Anyone else excited?

    Will, yeah I heard a couple guys at work talking about that bit in your spoiler tag, I haven't gotten there yet either. I just started Act 2, I think I'm at the first checkpoint after the first section of it... so far I am really blown away by the game. I find that I don't mind the cutscenes and...
  15. Christopher_S

    Iron Maiden World Tour 2008

    Guess I never followed up on my experience at the show. It was great, just so cool to hear all those old songs, and the band was really tight. The sound was not very good, but as I was a bit tipsy this didn't really hamper my enjoyment. The trip up on stage was fast, efficient, and over in...
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    Metal Gear Solid 4 - Anyone else excited?

    Yeah, I played through MGS2 when I first bought my PS2, and then I tried 3 and got stuck. I ended up hauling it out again this past weekend to see if I could get any farther, and to get in the mood, as I intend to pick up the new one on release day.
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    Iron Maiden World Tour 2008

    Heh, yeah, just a bit. They take a photo and put it up for download on their website a few days after each show... that's going to make a great addition to the basement HT decor. Anyway, I was already excited about the show even before that, I've never caught them live before. Wednesday night...
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    Iron Maiden World Tour 2008

    So I'm going to Chicago to see this show next Wednesday. When my buddy and I decided to go, I signed up for the online fan club for their pre-sale (gotta have the good seats this time...), and later on while browsing the site, I threw my name in the hat for being one of the people they bring up...
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    Journey - Revelation 6/3/08

    Well, from the cheap seats he looked great! Didn't know that Aaron. However old he is he did an excellent job.
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    Journey - Revelation 6/3/08

    There was a Journey/Def Leppard double bill here in town last year, and I had to go to that. Journey was really quite good as a nostalgia trip, and Neil Schon was excellent. Jeff Scott Soto was singing for the band at the time - another Perry soundalike - and I was surprised at how much I liked...
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    Blockbuster to favor Blu-ray HD discs over DVD format

    I thought the same thing. I was driving out of Chicago yesterday listening to WGN, and they were teasing an upcoming show where the question of "Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD" was going to be discussed. Weird to hear either format talked about on mainstream media.
  22. Christopher_S

    Seeking 360 Gamers Middle Age

    Jeff Sounds like we're in the same boat. My gamer card is in the sig, send me a request... I've been looking to do some co-op Gears. Chris
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    HTF Xbox Live Gamertag Compilation

    Just signed up with my new 360. Great stuff so far, sadly I'm not very good, but hopefully I'll get better with some time. Anyway, I'd like to build up some friends from HTF to play against. Thanks!
  24. Christopher_S

    Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death

    Several of the songs on the new CD are starting to grow on me, but particularly the last track, "The Legacy". I sort of liked it the first time I listened to it, but I think I was so aurally exhausted by that point that I didn't really catch it. Tonight on the way home from work I jumped...
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    Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death

    As far as I know there is not hi-res content on the DVD with the new album. I don't have the DVD-A of Dance of Death. I like the album, though I don't think it's all that well recorded really. The newer albums remind me a lot of Somewhere in Time or Seventh Son, so if you like those you'd...
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    Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death

    I also ordered last week through Best Buy because of that price... still waiting for it unfortunately. I like the bits I've heard online. I've been kind of amazed to see mainstream entertainment mags reviewing it, and even more surprised that they are pretty complimentary.
  27. Christopher_S

    Star Wars discussion from The Bits...

    First off, I can't contribute to the discussion of what's possible and what's not. I'll leave that to the folks who know their way around those things. I also won't waste time with a litany of my "Star Wars" life (high point - seeing ESB at the Cinema Theatre in Corte Madera: Wow.) What I...
  28. Christopher_S

    Misleading Sears advertisement - am I overreacting?

    Just for the sake of completeness, here's Sears' response to my email. They went on to suggest that I make my life better by purchasing some Craftsman tools. After reading the other experiences here, it looks like maybe the titles really didn't vary that much by store.:D
  29. Christopher_S

    Misleading Sears advertisement - am I overreacting?

    I thought about asking for a raincheck, but by that time I was sort of done with the idea of speding my money with them, good deal or not. The extent of my protest was to send an email detailing my experience to their customer service department via their website. (I tried calling local store...
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    Misleading Sears advertisement - am I overreacting?

    Yesterday I noticed in a Sears ad that they were having an early-bird sale today. One of the listings for 8 to 11 am was 2 for $15 on selected DVD's. No big deal, except the examples they showed in the ad were "Finding Neverland" and "Spanglish" (then it said, cryptically, "other titles...
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