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[quote name='ninja dog']The Robo song is never gonna give you up.[/QUOTE]
The first time I heard about that similarity (via a YouTube vid, IIRC), I freaked out. Now I can't hear either "Robo's Theme" or "Never Gonna Give You Up" without thinking about the other.
 
[quote name='blueshinra']The first time I heard about that similarity (via a YouTube vid, IIRC), I freaked out. Now I can't hear either "Robo's Theme" or "Never Gonna Give You Up" without thinking about the other.[/QUOTE]


same here!!

also, :shock: @ the okami ost in your blog. that thing is niiiiice. if I listened to game osts, that would be the first one I'd buy.
 
Sucks that 1up is dead (to me it is anyway).

I finally beat that boss on Persona 3 lol. Was just an annoyance of a fight. Time to go play some more!
 
Just beat Gears 1 after I beat Gears 2 a couple of weeks ago. yeah I know I did them backwards lol.

and hey, some of us are boys and enjoy Cooking Mama lol :)

and the fact that EGM is dead is just...wow. I'll probably go pick up the last issue in memory.
 
[quote name='zewone']Did you have an account that you let go past the due date without paying?[/QUOTE]

...yes, I did. I stopped working for a while and also stopped using my bank account. But shouldn't I be able to use a subscription card now? Gah, keeping up a with a current-gen system is such a hassle these days. :bomb:
 
Nope. You're screwed unless you pay the $50.

That's why I have this shitacular Zew0ne gamertag instead of my original zewone.
 
Ok there is no way I'm going to buy both of these.

I preordered the Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Silver PS3 already... but then I saw the Black RE5 one...

HRM!

Which one GGT?!

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DECIDE THE DESTINY!
 
[quote name='zewone']Nope. You're screwed unless you pay the $50.

That's why I have this shitacular Zew0ne gamertag instead of my original zewone.[/QUOTE]

Well, in my humble opinion, that's bullshit. I've been paying for Live on a month-to-month schedule for a while now. I know it's a premium, but I simply found it easier to pay that way. Microsoft has had my loyal service for a while now (at a premium!), and if they refuse to cut me a break on this, I vow to sell my Xbox 360 and all related games/accessories. I'm tired of the nickel and diming, and most of all the hassle. Even if it doesn't mean much to MS' bottom line, at least I will be standing up against what gaming is becoming.
 
Wait, so you just owe them $7.99 or whatever the monthly charge is?

I'd just pay it, unless you really want to sell all your stuff. I couldn't get them to budge and I was a customer of Live since 2002 when it launched.
 
[quote name='zewone']Wait, so you just owe them $7.99 or whatever the monthly charge is?

I'd just pay it, unless you really want to sell all your stuff. I couldn't get them to budge and I was a customer of Live since 2002 when it launched.[/QUOTE]

You're probably right, but jesus, shouldn't I be able to use a subscription card if I want? What gives Microsoft the right to shackle itself to my credit card number? I'll probably end up just paying the charge, but it shouldn't be this way.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']You're probably right, but jesus, shouldn't I be able to use a subscription card if I want? What gives Microsoft the right to shackle itself to my credit card number? I'll probably end up just paying the charge, but it shouldn't be this way.[/QUOTE]

It's only because you let it go past the due date. If you can added the sub card before, it wouldn't be a problem.

Once you pay the fee you owe them, you can use the card.
 
Yakuza one looks better to me...whoops, too late!

I caved and picked up Suikoden off PSN. DL'ing it now. >_< It'll be nice to play on my new PSP3K.

Also going to try looking for a nice copy of PoP SoT GCN with that GS coupon later.
 
So if you have your billing set to your credit card, and you DON'T want to be automatically billed, they'll suspend the account if you don't pay?
 
Good news for fans of 1up FM ... Cheapy says Nick, Philip Koller, and Anthony Gallagos are gonna create a new podcast (and maybe site?) called Rebel FM.
 
Happy to hear you stuck with the Yakuza one... that shit is hot.

Also related to 1UP podcasts: it seems Retronauts will continue in one form or another. Once I get concrete details, I'll post them.
 
[quote name='seanr1221']So if you have your billing set to your credit card, and you DON'T want to be automatically billed, they'll suspend the account if you don't pay?[/QUOTE]

Yes, exactly. Not only that, you can't take off your credit card info!
 
So I've escaped the Vault and made it to Megaton in Fallout 3. I'm loving this game so much. I love the targeting system. Shooting dude's heads off is a blast :lol:

Off to play some DQIV now.
 
I'm so bummed out by the 1up/EGM news.

I loved that site/magazine/podcasts. It really was the best gaming media coverage overall.

Now they're just going to be another MAXIM/SpikeTV/G4 tripe site, I'm pretty sure. I hope I'm wrong, but probably going to go down the shitter.
 
I look at gaming media sites maybe once a week, if that.
Mag subscriptions were free and the mags still sucked.

I miss the 300 page EGM behemoths, and GameFAN.
There was also that UK one that I can't recall the name of right now.
 
Yeah, I really don't care about EGM/1up. I rarely visited 1up, and as for EGM I'm shocked people still read it.

Frankly I've never been impressed with any game media.
 
[quote name='frosty']dallow, how long is LBP single player? I just made it to the middle eastern place... The Islands, maybe?[/QUOTE]
Not long at all to beat. Collecting everything and beating them without dying takes most of the time.

You're almost done, two more "areas" to go.
 
I gave up on 1up a while ago. I only read EGM when I'm taking a dump because (thanks to CAG), I get that shit free.

Speaking of shit, I keep hearing Saint's Row 2 is the most funnest game evar for 2008 and, while I personally think the graphics look like the PS3 vomited into a PS2, I do love the idea of running around starkers with a chainsaw while killing people and pumping raw sewage at them.

So I'm thinking I will, as I'm oft to do, simply cave and buy the PS3 version off amazon for $37. I mean, stabbing people in the chin with a katana has got to be worth $37, right?
 
[quote name='dallow']I look at gaming media sites maybe once a week, if that.
Mag subscriptions were free and the mags still sucked.

I miss the 300 page EGM behemoths, and GameFAN.
There was also that UK one that I can't recall the name of right now.[/QUOTE]

You ever read any of those 300 page EGM behemoths recently?

Quality>Quantity. They are not so good.

Regardless of anyone's personal convictions, many loved the site/magazine, and those people are out of a job that they loved.
 
Well, with 1up on my mind and a long drive to do, I listened to my first episode of Retronauts today...the Persona one. It was pretty decent, though they hardly let their guest speak.
 
[quote name='jer7583']You ever read any of those 300 page EGM behemoths recently?

Quality>Quantity. They are not so good.

Regardless of anyone's personal convictions, many loved the site/magazine, and those people are out of a job that they loved.[/quote]
They had tons of pictures, that's really all I cared about as a child.

I read through the latest EGM (thanks free sub).... the only good thing in these print magazines are the interviews.
Everything else is shite.
 
:lol: why would anyone care about how well a magazine holds up today? Those 300 page issues were the pinnacle of gaming magazines, hands down. A lot of that had to do with my age, but whatever. Ed Semrad is god.
 
I still look at those 300 page beasts from time to time. I throw away all the new crap.

Picture walkthroughs of Mega Man levels?
Glorious.
 
[quote name='gunm']I gave up on 1up a while ago. I only read EGM when I'm taking a dump because (thanks to CAG), I get that shit free.

Speaking of shit, I keep hearing Saint's Row 2 is the most funnest game evar for 2008 and, while I personally think the graphics look like the PS3 vomited into a PS2, I do love the idea of running around starkers with a chainsaw while killing people and pumping raw sewage at them.

So I'm thinking I will, as I'm oft to do, simply cave and buy the PS3 version off amazon for $37. I mean, stabbing people in the chin with a katana has got to be worth $37, right?[/QUOTE]
Saints Row 2 is a great game. I finished it recently, and had a blast the whole time.
 
I didn't care for 1Up as a website in general, but the podcasts and The 1Up Show were all pretty great. I used to work out while listening to 1Up Yours so I guess it will be the CAGCast or Giant Bombcast.
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']Saints Row 2 is a great game. I finished it recently, and had a blast the whole time.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm pretty much sold on it myself. The thing is amazon keeps messing with the prices and they won't do price protection anymore. If it dropped to $30 by the end of the month, I'd be annoyed. Only good thing is that it took a long, long time for the original SR to drop to sub $30 levels, IIRC, so getting it sub $40 within a few months seems like an ok compromise IMO.
 
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