Subrosian told a large number of lies about me in his posts about me and in case anyone here is convinced that what he is saying is true, Allow me to say that it isn’t. And unlike him, I don’t make unsubstantiated claims. He alleged that the argument did not arise over Halo 3. That was a lie. Was it entirely focused on Halo 3? No, of course not. But that’s the reason why it began. Plain and simple. Here are a few excerpts from the argument he and I had. Out of respect to third parties, I’ve changed their names.
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The title says it all folks. Check out the latest official trailer for the single player campaign of Halo: Reach, courtesy of Bungie.
The GUFU Podcast Crew is back with the July Edition of the GUFU Late Nite Show. Join Lafigueroa, Skittles McGee, LegendofNerd, TheGame21x and a newcomer, FireEmblemMan as we discuss the release of Starcraft II, the recent Steam Sale, more Starcraft II, Comic-Con, A little more Starcraft II, the Batman villains no one talks about, Alien Swarm and (you guessed it) more Starcraft II.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) for 2010 has come and gone and the GUFU Podcast Crew has dedicated this month’s podcast to talking about the press conferences of the big three console makers as well as conferences hosted by EA and Ubisoft and the big announcements that were made therein.
So, join us as we bash Microsoft’s disappointing conference and Kinect, discuss Sony’s conference including (FINALLY!) the November 2nd release date for Gran Turismo 5 and gush all over Nintendo’s conference and the massive amounts of win on display in the form of the 3DS, its launch library, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Kirby’s Epic Yarn.
Editor’s Note: This is a new feature I’m starting in which I give judgments on games that I’ve played for only a couple of hours. While this idea may seem similar to first impressions or previews, it’s definitely not. Why? Because I said so.
Anyway, a game is meant to grab the player within the first couple of hours of play and keep them hooked until its conclusion, right? So, I’m here with little anecdotes and impressions of my first few hours of play to tell you, my faithful readers, whether or not a game has done so. Now for the disclaimer: these are not reviews and are not meant to be taken as such. They are merely my opinions on the first couple hours of play and nothing more. Now, enough of the explanations. Let’s get into the meat of this article.
Over the previous weekend, Stardock, the developer of Sins of a Solar Empire, had a nice sale on the game through their Impulse Digital Download service, for only $3.99 plus tax. Since I passed on this back when it released back in 2008 and having more than a passing interest in the real time strategy genre, I decided to buy it. The way I figured, if I played it once and never played it again, I only wasted 4 bucks. Thankfully though, I have been enjoying my time with the game thus far.
The GUFU Podcast Crew is back with another edition of the GUFU Late Nite Show. Hosted by Lafigueroa, The_Game21x, Skittles_McGee and featuring guest appearances by jg4xchamp and, straight from Japan, sonicmj1. In this May edition of the Late Nite Show, we discuss the Halo Reach beta, Red Dead Redemption, 3D Dot Game Heroes, a horrible list of the 100 Greatest Inventions of All Time, the Japanese arcade scene, the premise of F.3.A.R. and much more. As always, parental discretion is advised. 
It’s that time again folks! Once again, the GUFU Podcast crew is back with another iteration of the GUFU Late Nite Show, hosted by yours truly (The_Game21x), Lafigueroa, Skittles Mcgee and a newcomer to our podcast, LegendofNerd. In this Podcast, we discuss Splinter Cell: Conviction Just Cause 2, our most anticipated games of the upcoming quarter, our favorite gaming moments of the past month, the recently released movie Kick-Ass and a bunch of other things. So, check it out and remember, parental discretion is advised.
When Microsoft revealed their officially branded, pre-configured USB flash drives that will soon be released to take advantage of the Xbox 360’s soon to be unlocked ability to support additional means of storage (via an update that will be released April 6th) many gamers were in uproar due to the relatively high price of these flash drives. These people were hurling all kinds of complaints at Microsoft, calling the flash drives a rip-off, overpriced and saying that Microsoft “should be ashamed of themselves”.
Seriously?
Now, to an extent, I agree with some of these complaints. Are these flash drives expensive? Yep. Are they overpriced? Most definitely when you consider that third party options are available with just as much storage for half the price or even less depending on where you look. And therein lies the problem I’m having with their arguments. Third party options exist. So, if someone were to ask me, “are they a rip-off?” I would reply, “no, not as far as I’m concerned”.
I’m fine with calling them overpriced because, well, they are and I can’t see why anyone would want to buy them over a third party drive. In my eyes, something can only be a rip-off if no other options are readily available. That is clearly not the case in this scenario. Microsoft’s flash drives are not even on the market yet and flash drives that can be used with the Xbox 360 (it supports up to 16GB per drive) have been available in varying capacities for years now.
I would agree with the detractors if Microsoft somehow made it difficult to properly format a third party flash drive for use on the Xbox 360 but, as has been seen on just about every gaming blog out there, the setup process is as simple as scrolling over to the system settings, clicking “Memory Options” and hitting “configure now”. Three steps which will likely take no more than a few minutes to complete and should save you a great deal of money over going with Microsoft’s pre-configured flash drives.
What is likely the problem here is that people are still upset with Microsoft over the unreasonably high prices they charged for their proprietary Xbox 360 hard drives and memory cards and with those upset feelings, I can sympathize. I agree wholeheartedly that the prices Microsoft was and still is charging for the Xbox 360’s hard drives were obscenely high ($130 for a 120GB hard drive? What?) but fortunately, in this case, you have the option of looking to third parties for your storage needs. Because you have the freedom to choose whatever storage options you like, what problem should you have with Microsoft? If you don’t like their prices then, by all means, buy from someone else.
What Microsoft is doing here is exploiting of consumer ignorance. Now that sounds horrible, sure enough, but, news flash kids, just about every company out there does this. Welcome to the wonderful world of capitalism. Neither Microsoft, nor any other company is at fault for anyone being an uninformed consumer. The reason I don’t have a problem with what Microsoft is doing is because it is not their responsibility to ensure that you are informed when you enter the marketplace. It is your responsibility to do the research necessary to make informed buying decisions. If you do end up making a poor choice as to what to do with your money, then you have no one to blame for yourself for not doing the proper research.
I hope this sheds some light on the subject of Microsoft’s officially branded USB flash drives. As overpriced as they may be, they’re hardly a rip-off.
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For the first post to inaugurate the creation of the official GUFU blog, I bring you the March edition of the GUFU Podcast featuring myself (The_Game21x), Skittles_McGee and Lafigueroa. This podcast was edited by yours truly and hosted by The Mind of Game.
Parental discretion is advised. The subject matter of this podcast is not suitable for children. 
