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I've moved my blog to my new website.....

748 days ago

Howdy all, For those who are looking for me, I'm moving to my new internet digs at Blades of 360 . The information here where eventually be moved over to there in the Archive section, but will stay here for now. Pack up your virtual bags and join me at the new, sparkling website for insight, news, analysis, giveaways and the upcoming "36 Hours of 360" marathon (fourth annual). Click the text below to be whisked to the new site! Blades of 360

My article on SKATE Community Days is up on xbox.com

841 days ago

Had a chance to get into the SKATE community days a few weeks back and wrote an article is up on xbox.com. Check it out and due to space issues I had to cut the article in 1/2, so check out below for the unabridged edition: EA’s SKATE Community Day – July 10, 2007 Imagine gathering skateboard and gaming enthusiasts in the same room and having them spellbound for hours on end. Just a few weeks ago EA Black Box invited ten of us from skating and gaming communities to be part of their “SKATE Community Days”. We converged on Vancouver, British Columbia. from different places and from different backgrounds to finally get our hands on the game. EA’s aim with SKATE is a return to realistic skateboarding, while capturing it’s culture and community. It might seem an uphill task trying to take market share from Activision, the publishers of the highly successful “Tony Hawk” series, but there’s no doubting EA’s commitment to provide the fullest, most realistic ...

10 Rules of Community to live by

901 days ago

If you spend as much time in the community and online gaming, working in Xbox.com forums and talking with gamers you'd see a disturbing trend, namely that the community is becoming less of a community and more of a "survival of the fittest". Sometimes we need a reminder of some basic rules that can help create cohesiveness, rather than division. To this end I present "10 Rules of Community to Live by". 1. Think before you post in an online forum or blogspace . Is this comment worthwhile?, will it benefit the community?, is it wasting bandwidth? 2. Before attacking anything, consider whether it’s really important to criticize and if so, can you do it in a dignified manner? For that matter, do you really care about the posting, announcement, etc? If not, then save your posting energy for things you do care about. 3. Don’t put “bump”, “ditto”, “right on” or any other mono-syllable or simple agreement as a ...

Forza 2 Hands-on and First Impressions

914 days ago

Fans of racing games took to the first version of Forza Motorsports for the original Xbox like kids to the swimming pool on a hot Summer day. Building off the success of Project Gotham Racing and exceeding it with realistic racing, cars and tracks led Forza to the peak of racing games. This without having guns or rockets mounted on the vehicles, resorting to capture the flag-type games or gang-related content. On10 Studios focused its attention on capturing realistic sounds, sights and experiences as if the gamer were actually in the car, on that track, hearing those sounds. The original Forza was so feature rich, with the ability to upgrade, paint and finely tune your cars that it's a wonder that there was anything more that could be included in the second generation of the game. A few months back I was able to take a tour of the studio where the game was being worked on and it was evident that there was much more to be included in Forza 2. I saw stacks of exhaust pipes that ...

Join the Guitar Hero Street Team - win prizes -it' FREE

917 days ago

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a street team and share your excitement over a band, book or game you've played? If you're a fan of Guitar Hero or Guitar Hero II then today is your "Day of Fortune", since you can sign-up or free and have a chance to win prizes. The basics are that once you apply and are accepted then you can compete in contests, such as writing online reviews, posting graphics, signing up new members, and the like. When you complete the tasks you're awarded points that are good in online auctions, where you can win t-shirts, bags, cups, and other game and company SWAG. Don't delay, click on the image below and you will be redirected to the signup page. Click to signup as a new member, fill out the info and wait for your reply (usually via email). While you're filling out the form, be sure to tell them "Rainmaker2112" referred you!