XBOX Live Down

There are some upgrades or something going on. That means I can't browse the Marketplace or see who is online playing. Major Nelson put this pic up. A JPG thats a cute little read actually. http://static.flickr.com/120/271784206_ed0fe3920f_o.jpg Gives me some time to play Dig Dug before the impending release of (crosses fingers) Contra tomorrow. BTW, Happy Birthday, Eminem. Thanks for all your songs that make me giggle. I don't like your new one though. Dont kill me plz, thx.

Rumors are that DDR Supernova upgrade kits are shipping as early as this week. The problem was that Konami was shipping unpatched old units that needed the upgrade. Soooo Betson has to go through each kit one by one upgrading the version taking as long as 1 hour per kit. I kinda have a hard time believing that though, but what choice do I have.

The console version of DDR SuperNova is still a fine product but I have one major beef with it. In order to finally unlock the "boss" songs, you have to beat them as an extra stage or you have to go through the Stellar Master Mode in its entirety. This would not be so bad but some of the the challenges are so hard that they are downright silly. I have no time to "find the invisible arrow" in a song or play Fascination Maxx in reverse. Most of the challenge to unlocking stuff involves playing the songs with modifactions to the speed, targets, ets. I do not like to use mods. Never have. Sure they do add a twist to the song..especially Fuwa or whatever its called. But who wants to play Healing D Vision on reverse sudden x3? Not me. Maybe if I memorize the song and show off at the arcade.

Still waiting on news of DDR Universe for the XBOX 360. In all honesty, it could be an evil Ultramix clone with their stupid song reel selector. The game simply never ever came out with a release date since its announcement at E3. What gives? Does it have something to do with the closing of Konami's Hawaii office months ago? I think so. Xbox's Ultramix 4 will have to do it for the holidays. Did I see a $29.99 price tag? I hope that its not because the game will suck. http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=210991 Ultramix 3 was a good game, but the graphics were too bubbly and colorful. It seemed designed for tweeny girls. I have to look over my shoulder and make sure nobody is watching while I play. Also, I have every song pack download so it takes an extra minute to load the game. Oh wait, upon further browsing of the EB Games coming soon site, I stumble upon this. It doesn't get more generic than this, folks. Shipping 1-1-07? I'm sure http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=t000397

World of Warcraft still sucks the life out of me. Teri and I went to Treasure Island yesterday and I took my laptop with me so I can practice my herbing and alchemy while she practiced the slot machines. WoW seems to be on the brain more often than I would like. If my guild wasn't so cool to play with, it would be time to retire the priest.

The UPS guy is gonna be pretty busy this week, but there is no reason to rush into your local Gamestop. Here's why. http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/16/games-shipping-this-week/ A few good titles on there. Contact looks good. And as much as I love Family Guy, I'm gonna steer clear of this one. Summon Night 2? I still have to play the first one. Maybe I'll put it on my Hanukah registry.