I hope I don't get penalized for this post, but here goes. First things first you have to make sure the flashdrive/external HDis formatted as a FAT32 file system. That is the only way the 360 will recognize it and be able to access it whether it be movies, pictures, music, or whatever. As for modding it to bypass authentication for games and such, I'm not sure if you need a hardware or software modification.

XBL is definitely frustrating thinking about it in the long run. It can add up, but what you're paying for isn't a useless service. Granted the PS3 has MUCH more open ended content available with it's multimedia especially with the browser, butit lacks a direct connection to the gamer via the system NOT the game. Microsoft has put a significant amount of research and development into online gaming experiences. It's almost kinda like a Mac: proprietary and expensive, but at least you know it's going to work.

I will say one thing about XBL, though. I feel like it's stupid lame how I keep seeing more and more adds for crap on the dashboard.

Doom is an xbox live arcade game. Once you pay for it with microsoft points you can download it as many times as you want on the gamertag with which it was purchased, but it only gets downloaded to you're harddrive. If you end up getting a new drive, I believe you can just download it again for free after you recover your gamertag onto the new hardrive.

But yeah without an internet connection you're SOL.

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I think a better question would be, WHO do you think is under that mask.

post the question; and see what responce you get.

All I know is that COD2 was my favorite FPS for a LONG time and WaW is the closest thing to it.

There's a good chance it's just your TV possibly set to the wrong display output.Graphical processing errors are not uncommon with the 360 especially on shiney or reflective surfaces. Is your system well ventilated and dust free? It could be an overheating GPU. If you have a HD tv check out this thread.

Still not sure exactly what you mean by "artifacts." Do you mean objects with physics?

Completely different game I know, but I will never play another FF game again after beating XIII