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Welcome Back Package

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:41:52 -0700

I'm currently downloading two PS3 games over the PlayStation Network from the Welcome Back Package. I picked Infamous and Little Big Planet. The E3 trailer for Infamous 2 looked really good and since I never played the first one I picked it and you can't beat the price...lol. I heard a lot about Little Big Planet and I'm looking forward to playing it and seeing what all of the hype was about. There is also a free music service membership that I'll probably download as well. Like I said you can't beat free. I saw in the email that there was also a selection of over 100 free items to get in the marketplace, but I haven't seen anything about that in the Welcome Back section in the store. I signed up for the free 30 day subscription to PlayStation Premium or whatever they call it. I then received an email that said I will be charged after the subscription time runs out IF I don't go in and cancel the subscription. Sony you sneaky devils, but at least you warned me. All in all I was very impressed with the whole thing and I think Sony handled the situation in the best way they could have given the circumstances.

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"Welcome Back Package" was posted by sabru8 on Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:41:52 -0700

Disappointed

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:21:33 -0700

Who wants to post on a site where the simplest question or post can get negative comments and then locked by the staff mods...ugh. I'm done with this site...again. By the way all I posted was that I had hit 5000 posts on the forums.

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"Disappointed" was posted by sabru8 on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:21:33 -0700

Finally finished MGS4

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:11:09 -0700

After a very busy 2010 I finally reserved a day to sit down and finish MGS4 and I'm glad that I did. I forgot just how much I love this game series and getting to see how MGS4 wrapped up was really nice. Even though I'm probably the last person on the face of the Earth to finish this game I still will not post any spoilers. I thought the ending was beautifully done and teasing at the same time, which it wouldn't be and still be a Hideo Kojima classic. I'm excited for Metal Gear Rising to get the in between story on what happened to Raiden. I'm sure there will be some Snake cameos in the game just like there were in Sons of Liberty. Now I have an urge to play Snake Eater....I can feel my addiction resurfacing, lol.

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"Finally finished MGS4" was posted by sabru8 on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:11:09 -0700

I'm stuck in a Dell

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:16:56 -0800

I recently, per the suggestion of a friend, downloaded a new addon for WoW called Mob Map. After downloading it and then going into WoW to adjust the settings for the addon my computer decided to implode. I think what happened was that my poor excuse for a graphics card couldn't handle me stretching its limits any longer and faded away. So after trying without success to download new drivers for my card I took it up to this local guy to have him diagnose....prognosis new graphics card needed. I made the decision to put a 9 series monster, an upgrade from my 7 series Nvidia, into my computer. Unfortunately, my computers power supply couldn't handle the card and I was forced to go with an 8 series. I had also decided to put a couple extra gigs of RAM into my system, but for some reason it wouldn't recognize it. So I'm stuck in my Dell...for now. I figure it appears I have upgraded my current system to its full potential and will run it for another year and then make the big decision of what I want to upgrade to. So while Dell makes some nice systems, they are unfortunately difficult to upgrade so I will most likely not be a repeat customer.

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"I'm stuck in a Dell" was posted by sabru8 on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:16:56 -0800

Back in the game.

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:53:38 -0700

Well after weeks and weeks of issues with my computer I finally found the culprit.....my dad's router that I had setup a wireless router off of for my room. Something got into that router and corrupted it so that I wasn't able to update Windows or any spyware programs. It was also blocking certain things on the web and causing some adware problems as well. I am so glad to have my computer back up and running with all of my stuff (music and games) back on it and WoW is waiting for me to return. I know...I know it will take over my life, but I don't care I've gone without that obsession for too long.

See you guys around.

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"Back in the game." was posted by sabru8 on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:53:38 -0700

God Speed...my 360.

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:49:25 -0800

Sorry that these blogs have been short and repetitive, but when your PS3 and your 360 both crap out at the same time there is little more to report than shipping updates. I sent my 360 back via the "coffin" that we have all, unfortunately, come to know and lov....hate. I hope to have it back soon, my xbl account misses me terrribly. But I do have my PS3 and MGS4 back at the tip of my fingers once again.

....just a note for all you Elite owners out there who might be tricked into thinking yours is a cut above the rest......there not. Mine was an Elite model too.

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"God Speed...my 360." was posted by sabru8 on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:49:25 -0800

Just got my PS3 back!

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:55:35 -0800

UPS just delivered my PS3 about 20 minutes ago and I am stoked to have it back home safe and sound. Now I'm still waiting on the coffin for my 360 to come so I can get back into my usual playing schedule.

.....now i'm off to play MGS4!

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"Just got my PS3 back!" was posted by sabru8 on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:55:35 -0800

A 3 Ring Fire

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:55:35 -0800

That's right my 360 gave me the three rings of death last night. Now all I have is my Wii. And my computer seems to have something wrong with it where it will not update Windows Defender or any spyware program. I already formatted the hard drive and that didn't fix the problem so I'm looking at having to buy a new hard drive. Fun...fun...fun.

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"A 3 Ring Fire" was posted by sabru8 on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:55:35 -0800

PS3 Troubles

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:13:28 -0800

The other day....Christmas morning to be exact....my brother informed me that we had a slight problem. My PS3 has given us the dreaded hard drive corrupt message and will have to be sent in for repair to Sony. I have done some research on the different ways to solve this problem by buying a new HDD, but mine is still under warranty so I'm giving Sony the grunt work. I just submitted my online request form and I'm just awaiting my email with shipping instructions for you know.......the coffin. I see that some of you are without your 360's for the holiday season and at least I can be thankful to have my 360 while my PS3 is out of commission. I think I'm going to renew my XBL subscription....Halo 3 online is calling me home.

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"PS3 Troubles" was posted by sabru8 on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:13:28 -0800

Wii are privileged

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:54:02 -0800

As I was shopping for a new Wii game for my dad's birthday, he's obsessed, I couldn't help overhearing the conversations going on around me. In the short 10 minutes that I was in the store there was a constant buzz word and that word was 'Wii'. I heard four different customers asking the poor sales person if they had any Wii consoles, if they had Wii Fit, if they had Mario Kart with the Wii wheel, and if they would getting any in. Because my friends the answer they were all given was a big fat...no. So all of this being said I have to say that I do feel slightly privileged this year to already have a Wii.

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"Wii are privileged" was posted by sabru8 on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:54:02 -0800

it's the most wonderful time of the year...

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:10:02 -0800

The holiday season is upon us, but for some reason it doesn't really feel like it at all. Some have blamed the lack of holiday cheer in the air on the economy....or rather the lack of one. While others have pushed it off on the fact that we just live faster lives these days. Regardless the reason there is one place that is sure to be in the spirit....Kroger or your local grocery store. The day after Halloween the Christmas cards and candy canes went up and the skulls and bags of candy came down. This just proves that regardless how the market is doing they are going to make sure you know it's the holidays.

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"it's the most wonderful time of the year..." was posted by sabru8 on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:10:02 -0800

My Life: A Quarter of a Century

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:04:31 -0700

Well on Sunday I will officially be a quarter of a century old. I'm turning 25 and all I can seem to think about is all the things I have yet to accomplish in my life. I'm not married, I don't have kids...not that I've made my mind up about that....and my job is at point where I think I have a huge decision to make soon. It's not like I don't have things to be proud of that I have done, like getting a college degree, it just seems like things are moving a little faster than I want them to be. It feels like I turned 21 and graduated from college yesterday and that I'll be turning 30 tomorrow. I guess it is always a good thing to do some reflecting on your life and I think it's time for me to have a self reflection session.

....I guess on the bright side of things I will get that insurance rate reduction.

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"My Life: A Quarter of a Century" was posted by sabru8 on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:04:31 -0700

Still here.

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:23:13 -0700

I know it has been a long since I last posted on here, but I just have not had the time. Work has been going good, but really busy and I've had a lot of other things going on that have taken up my off time. Anyway, I just wanted to post on here that I'm still alive and checking the site when I can.

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"Still here." was posted by sabru8 on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:23:13 -0700

New Level!

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:23:56 -0700

I have attained 'Bionic Commando' status. Woohoo!

...for some reason my image is not showing up.

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"New Level!" was posted by sabru8 on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:23:56 -0700

"oh no, you didn't"

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:05:03 -0700

I can't wait for Mercenaries 2 to come out on Sunday. I'm off from work so you know what I'll be doing all day.

"Oh no, Oh no, Oh no
Yo Yo Yo
Oh no you didn't
Sucker tried to play me
But you never paid me, Neva
Oh no you didn't
Payback is a' coming
You will be runnin', foreva
Oh no you didn't
Until i get me vengeance
I will never end this mayhem
Oh no you didn't
I'm a mercenary
You ain't got a prayer, you owe MEEEEEE!"

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""oh no, you didn't"" was posted by sabru8 on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:05:03 -0700

Hitman...the movie.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:30 -0700

I just saw Hitman: The Movie last night for the first time and I have to say it wasn't all that bad. I think Timothy Olyphant did a god job in portraying the character, he certainly practiced on the walk, but it was strange to have such a high level of character interaction. In the game you are used to not hearing Agent 47 engage in any real conversations at all. I wish they had been a little more in depth on his background story and shown more than just those quick flashes at the beginning. The weirdest part of the movie for me was seeing the guy from Prison Break and hearing that Russian accent come out of his mouth. In case you aren't familiar with the show he plays a crazy guy with a really strong American southern accent. I don't know about going out and buying it on DVD, but if it were marked down to $9 like Disturbia was the other day at Best Buy I might consider picking it up.

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"Hitman...the movie." was posted by sabru8 on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:30 -0700

5 Year Anniversary!

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:46:00 -0700

Well I am one day late in posting this, but better late than never. Yesterday marked my 5 year anniversary here on GS. I have throroughly enjoyed being a part of this online community that is all about something I hold dear to my heart...gaming. Thanks GS and I look forward to another great 5 years to come.

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"5 Year Anniversary!" was posted by sabru8 on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:46:00 -0700

lost in twilight...

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:42:05 -0700

I have developed what I had thought was an unhealthy and strange obsession with the Twilight books. But I have come to realize that this obsession is just the natural order of things when it comes to reading these books....at least for the female species. If you have been living in a hole for the past 6 months and are not familiar with the story I will fill you in, but don't worry no spoilers, .

The basic story is about a girl who falls in love with a guy who turns out to be a vampire. The main plot revolves around this fact and the complications that the relationship brings for both of them. I know that this might sound a little cheesy, but the authors' writing style makes the story evolve into one of the best, if not the best, book series I have ever read....Harry Potter included. I am not going to say that Stephenie Meyer is the next J.K. Rowling, because I don't, I think she is the next Stephenie Meyer if that makes sense. Anyway, they are in the process of making the first book, 'Twilight', into a movie that comes out later this year. And while there has been no mention of a video game I can only imagine that someone out there is probing Mrs. Meyer to allow them to make one. This has become the cycle of things like this and Harry Potter fell victim to it's lure. I do not own any of the Harry Potter video games because they just aren't that appealing. I have played some of the more recent ones and yes it is kind of fun to be able to use a wand to cast spells and ride on a broomstick, but as a fan of the books and an avid gamer it just doesn't transfer to that type of medium. I will, undoubtedly, be interested in a Twilight video game IF one is made, but I will not be happy about it.

*On a side note I only made this blog because I had the thought in my head, but I really doubt they will make a video game since I would guess that 95% of the readers are female. I don't think they would expect a game to appeal to gamers which is a sect of people that is mostly male.*

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"lost in twilight..." was posted by sabru8 on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:42:05 -0700

just an update...

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:54:12 -0700

I am back home after making a trip to Chicago to visit my family. It was a good trip and I got some nice DS game time while in the car for the 6 hours I wasn't driving out of the 12 hour long trip. I picked up a crossword puzzle game and Mario DS before the trip. Overall I would say that I enjoy playing the DS, but am not going to put my PSP up on a shelf anytime soon. I was surprised to find that my uncle and one of my cousins also had DS Lite's so we played around with the PicoChat feature a little. I am definitely glad that I bought a DS and not just for Chrono Trigger after all. I am stil playing MGS4....that's right I have not beat the game yet, but I will soon. I am on vacation for the remainder of the week so I am sure I will beat it in no time. I went over and checked out the GS Wide Beta site and I am excited about the new updated site going live soon. It looks really nice and clean and I would recommend checking it out if you haven't.

In other news my 5 year anniversary on here is just around the corner.

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"just an update..." was posted by sabru8 on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:54:12 -0700

new emblems and some thanks and vacation.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:15:53 -0700

I had received the emblem for watching the Microsoft and Nintendo press conferences, I had to be at work during the Sony one so I missed out on that one. I had also watched all 3 days of the GS Live show events, but until the other day I had only received the silver emblem. I was okay with it as I thought since I didn't ask any questions during the show maybe I didn't then qualify for the coveted gold emblem. So you can imagine how happy I was to login the other day and see that I had indeed been upgraded to the gold live emblem. Thanks GS or Don or whoever it was that saw that I had indeed qualified for the gold and boosted me up.

On a side note I will be going to Chicago next week. I shall miss GS while I am gone, but hope to return with at least one great story. Now I am off... to my local technology mega-mart to see if they have any DS Lites for me to buy for the trip. See you guys when I return.

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"new emblems and some thanks and vacation." was posted by sabru8 on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:15:53 -0700