A New Identity

I am no longer Kush3 on XBL. I am now the one, the only, the CannoliCrasher! It took many hours and a lot of discussion between myself and a second party, but eventually I found a name that worked for me (and wasn't taken). So if any readers out there that I don't know want to add me, just go ahead and do it.

And to those owners of "Captain Cannoli" and "ColonelCannoli" ...I hate you.

...look to your left and give your opinion on the poll. Which Oct. 21st release are you most looking forward to?

Duke Nukem 3D > Duke Nukem Forever

The upcoming XBLA release of Duke Nukem 3D is almost upon us (Sep. 24th) and honestly, I can't wait. I loved playing the game back in the day and getting to play co-op/vs. over XBL will just be fantastic. I must say that playing co-op with a bunch of 13 year old, hormonal boys might not work out so well. When they hit the strip club they may just sit there for hours, even though the breasts aren't made of that many pixels.

"Come Get Some" ...some Cannoli? Yes plesea! :)

One of the "Benefits" of Online Petitions

I don't really have much to say about this...the image says it all. When you go about creating an online petition you can expect something like this I guess. If only the petition had 69 signatures...

Some News For You Papa Chew

Just a few bits of news for all you big boys and little ladies out there.

Raptr: Essentially trying to be a Myspace/Facebook solely for gamers, Raptr is now in open beta. I have never heard of this site until today, but I think it could actually work out well. I always thought someone needed to make a social networking site for gamers and this one seems to have promise (as well as solid backing).

"Raptr has received $12 million in funding along with some major new hires, including former Electronic Arts employee Ranah Edelin and former eBay senior director Dave Swenson. So some people obviously thinks social networking as it applies to the gaming industry will be very popular and, more importantly, profitable..."

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A few items on XBLM will be getting a price cut for a short period of time and you can read more about it on Major Nelson's blog...

"For a limited time only (well, until the end of October) the Marketplace is running an ‘Extended Play Download Days’ promotion which is offering some pretty good savings on some of the more popular DLC." ...and the prices are effective immediately! This is for DLC from the games: Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, Forza 2, Shivering Isles ($10 price cut!), Guitar Hero 3, and Beautiful Katamari.

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Jeff Green Bids Farewell to 1UP

This is a very sad day, a sad day indeed. Computer Gaming World, what became GFW and now non-existent, has always been my favorite magazine, but now I feel like I just got punched in the ovaries (if I had any of course). 1UP has had a few big departures this year, like Dan Hsu and Crispin Boyer (their blog can be found here), but this departure hits me harder than those previously stated. I am happy to hear that GFW Radio will not die with the absence of Jeff, but I am not sure how Shawn Elliot & co. will cope without Papa Green. I wish Jeff Green the best of luck at EA (his new job, working on the Sims brand) and I really hope we can look forward to no more 1UP departures...at least for a while.

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