just the call from coach

i am being finally pulled off the bench for my xbox 360.... bit of a buzz killer... but hey, got to have it to bag it... i wonder if mine will have a little cold ? scratching discs, overheating etc etc.

should troy get a gun?

and i'm not talking about the awful "port as launch title.."

according to joystiq, a 14 year old in anchorage was robbed at gunpoint in a mcdonald's parking lot while serving watch over 5 xbox systems in a van.

isn't it cold enough in alaska?

chad, how do we change this to ps3 blog ?

as you can tell... i am still pissssed and plotting my revenge of EB on broadway...

sex for xbox 360?

there is still no official confirmation from troy that he will trade sex for an xbox 360 system, unlike the hardcores who were willing to trade hardcore for a hardcore system.

a mobile app for xbox 360 acquisition

so here is something interesting. gamermill is a web based service that will search dozens of online retailers waiting to detect a change in xbox 360 availability. it will scour sites and check for "add to cart" buttons and other features that would indicate that there is inventory available for sale. once the xboxes are found, it will send out mobile and email alerts.

troy? going to give it a go?

more xboxes are coming..

troy may not have to wait that much longer, according to american technology research, over 300,000 xboxes will ship in north america this week.

troy may be headed to japan

well not exactly, but if we was, he could claim one of the over

troy isnt alone!

according to the register, steve balmer's kids don't have their xbox either. balmer states that sarbanes oxley requirements prevented him from getting an "insider" xbox.

troy, you should call steve and see if he's had any luck at his local eb.

xbox delay is due to chip shortage..

i told all of you this, but some of you didnt want to believe me :) anyway, according to this article from next generation daily news, microsoft even considered delaying the launch due to the short cip yield

over 1,800 xbox 360 units sold on ebay in first 12 hours

according to this yahoo! news story, over 1,800 xbox 360s were sold on ebay between midnight and 12pm on 11/22. the average price was $660.

since launch day, it is rumored that close to 40,000 units have been sold thus far.

Suing Microsoft: One 360 Owner's Crusade

Suing Microsoft: One 360 Owner's Crusade:

Reuters reports that a Chicago man filed suit against uber-corp. Microsoft after finding his recently-purchased 360 wasn't performing so next-gen, afterall. Citing his unit's tendency to overheat and freeze up, Robert Byers maintains the error is a design flaw and details the flaw in his suit. Byers claims the power supply and central processing unit overheat and cause the system to lock up. First an Illinois judge shuts down a misguided anti-game bill, now a Chicago resident is taking on Microsoft. Does anyone else think Illinois is becoming the new gaming epicenter? EGM should've never left.

Man sues Microsoft over alleged Xbox 360 glitch [Reuters]