The Future Of Halo

I found this realy cool video about what is going to happen now that Halo 3 has been released.

Makers site: loadingreadyrun.com

Good Deal On Xbox Live

13 Months of Xbox Live for $18.77 or $26.83 via Buy.com

There are two methods to get this deal:

Starting Price: $38.77

Google Checkout for first-time users:
1. Add item to cart
2. Checkout using Google Checkout (-$10) [make sure to select the free budget shipping and "No" to the magazine offers]
3. Fill out the magazine rejection rebate (-$10)
Final Cost: $18.77

Non-Google Checkout method:
1. Add item to cart
2. Add 5% coupon to cart (-$1.94)
3. Checkout using your method (can't be Google Checkout due to the 5% coupon) [make sure to select the free budget shipping and "No" to the magazine offers]
4. Fill out the magazine rejection rebate (-$10)
Final Cost: $26.83

New Halo 3 Ad

A new Halo 3 ad has been leaked on to the internet. It is the sequal to the museum ad that was released a few days ago.

Gaming Podcasts

I have recently started listening to some different gaming podcasts. I thought it would be good to make a post of all the different ones I listen to.

My favorite podcast is the one from Xbox360Fanboy. As the name would suggest they mainly focus on the Xbox 360 and news from Microsoft. New fancast (their term for podcast) are released every Monday.

The next one I always find my self waiting to download is Joystiq's podcast. This one is very much like that of Xbox 360 Fanboy, except that they talk about all gaming and not just Xbox 360. You can expect new content from the 'stiq every Friday.

The last podcast I listen too is that from CheapAssGamer. This podcast is quit different from the other two. In that one of the two people that are on the podcast lives in Japan. Also this podcast talks about deals in gaming. All new and old episodes can be found here, they are all hosted online so there is no need to download them.

8 Things Not To Do When Designing a Game

Soren Johnson, lead designer of Civilization 4, has posted on his blog what he thinks is eight things not to do when making a game. If anyone would know about designing games I think Soren Johnson is very well qualified. Right now he has only posted the first four but it is still a very good read.

Update: The last four are up now.

Want to get a Xbox 360 for cheap?

Want to know how to get a Xbox 360 for cheap? ( This is legit, not one of those online scams.) First thing you need to to is buy a broken 360 from Ebay. You must make sure it has the Red Ring of Death, and that it's warranty sticker is still intact. Here is a link for what you should search for.

Now once you get your system all you have to do is call Microsoft at 1-800-4Myxbox (1800-469-9269) At first when you get an automated voice asking if you have a problem with your console, choose Xbox 360. Now when it asks you what the problem is say none of these. If you say Red Ring of Death, he will just tell you how you can try and fix it. After you say "none of these" he will give you another list. Just say "none of these" again, and then you will get put on hold for a real person. I had to wait about ten minutes to talk to a real person. Now just tell the person on the phone you have a broken 360, with the three red lights. They might want to know when you bought the 360. On the back of the 360 there is the date it was manufactured. Just tell them you bought it few months after that date. Just don't tell them you bought it off of Ebay. When they ask for the serial number just read it off. When I called they asked me what color the light on the power brick was, if they ask you this you must say "green" if not they will tell you the problem is with your power brick.

After you get done with the phone call you should have a box sent to you in the mail. When you get it just ship back the 360 and in a little while you should have a working 360. One other thing you must remember is that a lot of the systems on Ebay come with nothing but the console so that means you must go out and buy the power brick, av cable, and anything else you want for your console.

Over all it will take some time but will save you money and also gives you the chance to really choose what you want to buy. So you won't be forced into buying what Microsoft says you should buy.

I got my 360 for $80 off of Ebay. Throw in another $60 for all the cables and power brick, $40 for the hard drive and you are looking at under $200 for the entire system!

All-Pro 2K8

As you might have heard a few years ago EA bought the rights to the NFL team and player names. Thus ending all forms of competition in the football genre of games. This year 2K games has released a new football game with out the NFL license. In the game you can create your own teams, and when you do this it gives you a code that if inputed on any other system it will give you that same team on that system. As of right now there are some teams that have been made, but I have a feeling it won't be long before all 32 teams have been made. Here are four 28 of them. If you have any more email me or leave a comment and I will add it to the list. There are some teams with more then one code, just use them both and pick which one you like best.

(Update)
I see their has been a little confusion on what these are. First off they are not put in by 2K. They are all made by other fans of the game. Also they are not perfect copies of the real teams but their pretty close. These were not made by me, I just found them on the internet and decided it would be a good thing to share. If one of them is yours and you want it removed, let me know.

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