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Missing gamer Brandon Crisp believed to be found dead {Joystiq Xbox}
Nov 6th 2008 12:02AM To the Brandon Crisp family, saddened by your loss. Praying and hoping you'll all find a way to get through this whole ordeal. No parent should have the weight of something like this on their shoulders.
Blessings.
Barrie teen runs away from home, parents blame online games {Joystiq Xbox}
Oct 24th 2008 7:00PM I do feel badly for this family, but really it could have been prevented. Things obviously got out of control with this kids gaming habits, or the parents started enforcing some rules too late into the game (no pun intended) when they realized how consumed this kid was.
Now to blame it on Daddy for packing his bags and letting him run away is rather lame. He was just calling the kid's bluff. Man my Dad did the same thing to me when I was a kid as I had threatened to run away (being disobedient to my parents authority), but I really wasn't going to run away! He's hardly the first parent to do so! People, there are bigger underlying issues here with this kid (and family) than a gaming problem. Blaming it on the game itself, Xbox Live or whatever is a cop-out.
It does bothers me though that a store sold the 15 year old an M rated game which requires that he be 17. Where was the responsibility there? It just wasn't the parents that failed. How many times have I come across a kid on Xbox Live playing COD4 or Gears and they are like 8 years old!?
Cudos to the parents who are active in their kids gaming habits, using parent controls, etc. and making an effort. They are to be commended. This kinda stuff is in place for a reason, so get educated about it before your kids end up in the same place as this one.
Rock Band 2 free DLC is indie-tastic {Joystiq Xbox}
Oct 22nd 2008 12:58PM Ya very nice to see "The Feeling" by Kutless, suits the game well vocally and instrumentally. Underoath too ... can't go wrong there! Wish I recognized the other bands too, but then again these are free ...
Ask Engadget HD: What's the best plasma to pick up? {Engadget HD}
Oct 15th 2008 1:45PM Best bang for your buck, I would go with the Panasonic PZ85 series. I have the TH-50PZ85 and seriously no regrets here whatsoever!
Researchers create supercomputer with four GeForce 9800 GX2 cards {Engadget}
May 30th 2008 12:44AM Hardware specs from their website:
http://fastra.ua.ac.be/en/specs.html
Motherboard is an MSI K9A2 Platinum
Rock Band: 'Still Alive' DLC tomorrow ... for FREE! {Joystiq Xbox}
Mar 31st 2008 1:42PM YESSSSSSSSS!! I've been waiting for this one, and FREEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Guitar Hero Aerosmith trailer 'Same Old Song and Dance' but is still 'Amazing' {Joystiq Xbox}
Mar 30th 2008 3:50PM This game will have the only one thing that I think Rock Band lacks ... having the actual band members in the game instead of using your own character.
Future Shop offers trade-in credit for HD DVD players, will donate old decks to charity {Engadget}
Mar 7th 2008 10:10AM Hopefully Microsoft will do the same with their Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and allow a similar trade-in program once they release a Blu-ray version.
HD DVD group cancels CES press conference in wake of Warner announcement: daaamn {Engadget HD}
Jan 5th 2008 1:11AM Well sorry Warner, it looks like I'll be boycotting anything released by you from now and into the future. That will include movies released in theater, on DVD, and Blu-ray. Actually, add HD-DVD to that list too. You won't get a dime from me.
Farewell to you!!
Fanpoll: feature ideas for the Fall Update {Joystiq Xbox}
Oct 30th 2007 9:01PM TURN ADDS OFF ... A MOST EXCELLENT IDEA!!!
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