HAL Uh-Oh: New game, New Problems

Hey Everyone. J.P. here with the latest news in The Gamer World. Halo: Reach is the latest game for the Xbox 360 and it is AWESOME! I have been been playing the campaign and it has been SWEET! Some of my friends have been playing the multiplayer and say it's pretty bad-ass. Unfortunitly for some players, they have not had such a great experience with Halo: Reach like some of us have had.

For some of you out there, you may have bought the brand new version of the Xbox 360. Beautiful ain't it. Some people wanted to save money and bought the cheaper 4GB (averaging around $199.99) compared to the 250GB model (around $299.99). Well this seemed like a good idea at the time but are now showing their true cost with Reach.
If you have been trying to play the campaign with your friends, you might have seen this:

"One or more players do not have a certified Xbox 360 hard drive attached to their Xbox 360 console. Some multiplayer aspects of Halo: Reach require an Xbox 360 certified hard drive."

Yeah... You are playing the game on a BRAND NEW XBOX 360 AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED HARD DRIVE...Makes a lot of sense. I just have to ask, Did we do something to Microsoft and Bungie to make them hate us? I mean, is the a scheme to get more money out of us, the Loyal Gamer? If you got the 4GB system and want to get the 250GB hard drive for the new Xbox 360, it would cost you about $129.99. This would then come to a total of around $330 you just spent so you can play Halo: Reach. That is $30 more than you would be paying for the 250GB system initially. WTF?!?! I could have sworn we were in a recession or something. Thus we are poor and that Microsoft and other companies should help us out a little bit, the loyal consumers, and not be greedy douches. (I love your games though Microsoft. We made you and we can brake you if you go against your fans. We would like to stay your fans, so help us out a bit. Come on. I mean, come on...)

Well, this isn't the only problem with Halo: Reach. Some gamers with older Xbox 360s might be seeing the disk read error. Well the problem might be your Xbox, not the game. Apparently the 20GB Xbox 360 Pro consoles, which were sold from 2005 to 2008, won't allow you to play Reach. There have been reports that the 120GB Elite model is affected as well.

Microsoft issued a statement acknowledging the matter:

"We are aware of a very small number of customers reporting that their copy of Halo: Reach is causing a 'disc read' error. Those affected should contact Microsoft customer support at 1-800-4MY-XBOX for troubleshooting assistance."

Well at least this issue can be solved. But the the question that comes to mind is, Why did this happen in the first place? Did they get lazy? Where they just trying to rush it? Are they trying to help Microsoft make more money? Who knows. I feel that game companies need to spend more time on their games to make sure they don't F-up and piss off their fans. I am pretty sure that we can wait a little bit longer for a game to come out so the company can make sure the game doesn't mess up.

Well, I am off. I am J.P. and until we meet again. Keep on Gaming.

Duke Nukem Forever AT LAST!

Hey. J.P. here. I was too excited when I heard about this that I didn't want to wait a week to make the post. Remember the awesome game of Duke Nukem? How the character wowed us with all the great weapons and sayings like "Hail to the king baby" or "Come get some." Oh I love those games and still play them. I still own and play Duke Nukem: Zero Hour and when Xbox Arcade released Duke Nukem, I was on it like white on rice on a paper plate in a snow storm. It was great. What about the ever so fable Duke Nukem Forever? The game that was announced in 1997 but was never released? What the hell happened? Well I shall tell you. 3D Realms wanted to make this Duke Nukem game the best it could be. The latest and greatest game ever. Duke Nukem Forever is actually supposed to be the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D which was released in 1996. Everything had to be perfect for this game, thus the delays. Unfortunitly so much time had passed and it seemed what was to be the greatest game ever would just be a myth of legends... Last year, 3D Realms went broke and the game was to be never seen again... Or so we thought.

The creators of the ever popular games "Borderlands" and "Brothers in Arms", Gearbox Software, got the rights to the game. With help from former 3D Realms employees, they have been working hard on the game and announced to the world that Duke Nukem Forever will be released in 2011. The game will be released for PC, XBox 360, and PS3.

I know, I cried as well when I heard the news. The tears flowed of waterfalls from my eyes. I am just finally glad that they are finally going to release a game that should have been released a decade ago. This was a game that many people grew up on and brought joy into our lives.

Well, I am J.P. and until next time, Keep on Gaming.

The PS3's are coming... The Ps3's are coming!

Hey everyone. J.P. here for GameXCape with the latest news in the Gaming World. Want to get a PS3 but not sure when the best time to get them is? Well, now is the time. Sony is releasing 2 new models of the PS3. The two models are the one for 160 GB of memory and the one that has 320 GB of memory. The 160 GB is available now in store for only $299.99 (MSRP). But the 320 GB wont be available until September 19th and will cost $399.99 (MSRP). The 160 GB is just the stand alone model (has the PS3 and controller). Why is the 160 GB out now but the 320 GB isn't out till later? Well, Sony will release the 320 GB with the Sports Champion Move Bundle. This bundle will include includes a PS3 system, a PlayStation Move motion controller, a PlayStation Eye camera, Sports Champions Blu-ray game and PlayStation Move game demo disc. Already have a PS3 but want the bundle anyway? Well, the Move bundle will have one PlayStation Move motion controller, a PlayStation Eye camera, Sports Champions Blu-ray game and PlayStation Move game demo disc for $99.99 (MSRP).

The Sports Champion game has several cool games but the one I think is the coolest is the Gladiator Battle. It looks really sweet. Check it out here.


All in All, I have my Wii and I am pretty content with it. The PS3 move still has some sweet things to it and who knows, might have even cooler games later down the road. Well, that's all I have for ya. Until next time, Keep on Gaming.