Comments for Video Games http://video-games.elliottback.com PC, Sony PSP, Playstation, PS 2, PS 3, Nintendo GBA, Gamecube, Revolution, Microsoft xBox, xBox 2 Console and Gaming News Sat, 17 May 2008 02:38:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 Comment on Xbox 360 Legal Action by Dave Charnow http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/12/06/xbox-360-legal-action/#comment-287681 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:22:30 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/12/06/xbox-360-legal-action/#comment-287681 My Xbox 360 had the 3 blinking lights error.(ref#106099XXXX) They said they fixed it and shipped it back to me. When I opened the box I saw the letter saying sorry we replaced yor xbox with another unit and the serial number is changed. So now I had to notify my Independant extended warranty company of the new seriel number. Great. I get everything hooked up only to find out this xbox was originally sold overseasand has a minor flaw in it"Intermittant video loss which looks like static encroaching on the screen till eventually complete video loss. I was unhappy that I had to wait 3 weeks for getting my Xbox360 back from repairs but when this happened let's just say I'M MAD AS HELL. So now I'm told (ref#106284XXXX) that I have to send this POS back and once again be without xbox for another 3 weeks does not cut it. I want my original Xbox repaired and returned to me or a brand new one in original sales box. I bought this machine because I liked it. I took care of my machine and it still got the flaw that all xbox 360s get that is why I bought a 3 year extended warranty. The machine in my possetion now was god knows whos and only god knows how it was abused.I am through talking to the call center in India. My Xbox 360 had the 3 blinking lights error.(ref#106099XXXX) They said they fixed it and shipped it back to me. When I opened the box I saw the letter saying sorry we replaced yor xbox with another unit and the serial number is changed. So now I had to notify my Independant extended warranty company of the new seriel number. Great. I get everything hooked up only to find out this xbox was originally sold overseasand has a minor flaw in it”Intermittant video loss which looks like static encroaching on the screen till eventually complete video loss. I was unhappy that I had to wait 3 weeks for getting my Xbox360 back from repairs but when this happened let’s just say I’M MAD AS HELL. So now I’m told (ref#106284XXXX) that I have to send this POS back and once again be without xbox for another 3 weeks does not cut it. I want my original Xbox repaired and returned to me or a brand new one in original sales box. I bought this machine because I liked it. I took care of my machine and it still got the flaw that all xbox 360s get that is why I bought a 3 year extended warranty. The machine in my possetion now was god knows whos and only god knows how it was abused.I am through talking to the call center in India.

]]> Comment on How To Return a Defective Xbox 360 by Sharolyn & Patrick Buck http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/12/13/how-to-return-a-defective-xbox-360/#comment-287639 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:02:03 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/12/13/how-to-return-a-defective-xbox-360/#comment-287639 As of today... We have sent our Xbox 360 in 3times. We got the 3rd one today and they sent us the wrong power supply brick!! My husband called the service center and after about 30min he got to a supervisor (Steve in India) who said that it will take 3 to 5 business days to CONTACT the service center and than my husband needs to call back than and find out if they will send a new power supply brick! I have been looking around on the internet and finding similar stories. Some people have had up to 12 returns!! Between the system, and the games we have; controlers, accessories, etc..we have about $1500+ invested in it. Anyone know if there is anything we can do to "fix" this? To me this does not seem right. Almost feels illegal. As of today… We have sent our Xbox 360 in 3times. We got the 3rd one today and they sent us the wrong power supply brick!! My husband called the service center and after about 30min he got to a supervisor (Steve in India) who said that it will take 3 to 5 business days to CONTACT the service center and than my husband needs to call back than and find out if they will send a new power supply brick!

I have been looking around on the internet and finding similar stories. Some people have had up to 12 returns!! Between the system, and the games we have; controlers, accessories, etc..we have about $1500+ invested in it.

Anyone know if there is anything we can do to “fix” this? To me this does not seem right. Almost feels illegal.

]]> Comment on World of Warcraft Reaches 9.3M Subscribers by Firegirl http://video-games.elliottback.com/2007/11/16/world-of-warcraft-reaches-93m-subscribers/#comment-287212 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:32:17 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2007/11/16/world-of-warcraft-reaches-93m-subscribers/#comment-287212 And I can happily say that I'm still not one of them. People started calling themselves gamers just because they ONLY play WoW. Pffffftt. Play a real game!! And I can happily say that I’m still not one of them.

People started calling themselves gamers just because they ONLY play WoW. Pffffftt. Play a real game!!

]]> Comment on Half Life 2 Steam Installation Too Slow! by slickpic http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/31/half-life-2-steam-installation-too-slow/#comment-287141 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:33:12 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/31/half-life-2-steam-installation-too-slow/#comment-287141 hey i know how you guys fell i started downloading last night i wake up 10:00am and that that load of craps at 5% first thing in my mind was what the &%@( theyr'e nothing but cheap ass peaple they need to take their servers out of the stone age.i have the fastest internet possible i download at 1mbs i download movies in a breeze and this 700mb or little more.and the file is only at a mesely 5% ive even turned off my firewall intirely and the most that changed was a couple bytes..fuk these jerks hey i know how you guys fell i started downloading last night i wake up 10:00am and that that load of craps at 5% first thing in my mind was what the &%@( theyr’e nothing but cheap ass peaple they need to take their servers out of the stone age.i have the fastest internet possible i download at 1mbs i download movies in a breeze and this 700mb or little more.and the file is only at a mesely 5% ive even turned off my firewall intirely and the most that changed was a couple bytes..fuk these jerks

]]> Comment on Fix your xBox 360 crash problems by david http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/11/25/fix-your-xbox-360-crash-problems/#comment-286696 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:05:25 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/11/25/fix-your-xbox-360-crash-problems/#comment-286696 Most xbox360's from the day it came out up till 2006 had a hardware fault in them. It results in the ring of death. But they have fixed the problem, it is also quieter now. Most xbox360’s from the day it came out up till 2006 had a hardware fault in them. It results in the ring of death. But they have fixed the problem, it is also quieter now.

]]> Comment on Sid Meier’s Pirates by PIrate http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/14/sid-meiers-pirates/#comment-286498 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:12:19 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/14/sid-meiers-pirates/#comment-286498 I remember long ago Pirates on the Amiga 500. It was great then. now playing this with the added feature of dancing :) and better Graphics is awesome. But to appreciate this game i recommend trying to get a ROM of Pirates. and having a thrash old SKOOL. Cheers ~Pirate I remember long ago Pirates on the Amiga 500. It was great then. now playing this with the added feature of dancing :) and better Graphics is awesome. But to appreciate this game i recommend trying to get a ROM of Pirates. and having a thrash old SKOOL.

Cheers
~Pirate

]]> Comment on Half Life 2 Problems by Koko http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/11/02/half-life-2-problems/#comment-286349 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:20:04 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/11/02/half-life-2-problems/#comment-286349 i bought the orange box played thu HL2 and HL2EP1 then HL2EP2 TF2 AND Portal wouldnt play so I upgraded my old GeForce MX440 128MB with a new GeForce 6200a 256 MB plays all the games fine until I downloaded LostCoast AND IT DONT PLAY Another upgrade ALLREADY i bought the orange box played thu HL2 and HL2EP1 then HL2EP2 TF2 AND Portal wouldnt play so I upgraded my old GeForce MX440 128MB with a new GeForce 6200a 256 MB plays all the games fine until I downloaded LostCoast AND IT DONT PLAY Another upgrade ALLREADY

]]> Comment on Age of Empires IV and V? by James http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/22/age-of-empires-iv-and-v/#comment-285208 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:39:23 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/22/age-of-empires-iv-and-v/#comment-285208 Sorry; I mean 'formal imperialism' (1914 business) Sorry; I mean ‘formal imperialism’ (1914 business)

]]> Comment on Age of Empires IV and V? by James http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/22/age-of-empires-iv-and-v/#comment-285207 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:38:45 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/22/age-of-empires-iv-and-v/#comment-285207 Surely Age of 'Empires' 4 and 5 would be quite redundant as the whole concept of 'Empire' died off at around 1914? Of course the British Empire still maintained an Empire, but hardly anybody else's did, so surely the game would be pretty boring? Also age of empires 1,2 and 3 span through long generations whereas Age of Empires 4 (if it doesn't turn out to be fake) would just span 60-80 years at most(probably start in the late 1880s with expansion into Asia and China then possibly end after WW2. Surely Age of ‘Empires’ 4 and 5 would be quite redundant as the whole concept of ‘Empire’ died off at around 1914? Of course the British Empire still maintained an Empire, but hardly anybody else’s did, so surely the game would be pretty boring?

Also age of empires 1,2 and 3 span through long generations whereas Age of Empires 4 (if it doesn’t turn out to be fake) would just span 60-80 years at most(probably start in the late 1880s with expansion into Asia and China then possibly end after WW2.

]]> Comment on Half Life 2 Steam Installation Too Slow! by chris http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/31/half-life-2-steam-installation-too-slow/#comment-282897 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:10:03 +0000 http://video-games.elliottback.com/2005/10/31/half-life-2-steam-installation-too-slow/#comment-282897 Ok for those who want to get more speed from steam the only way is to uncap your bandwidth from your provider,such as cable or dsl outlets. Myself i have uncapped my internet cable speed so i can get about 2 megabytes a second. The features in your providers can go from high speed to extreme or nitro that is if you use shaw cable. For other providers it may be named differently,also turn off your virus programs for the downloads otherwise lag will take over. As for steam i can always get my games in under an hour or less,depending on how many are online to steam. So remember uncap your bandwidth,do not do it illegally otherwise you will be banned from your provider for life. That is not a joke. Ok for those who want to get more speed from steam the only way is to uncap your bandwidth from your provider,such as cable or dsl outlets. Myself i have uncapped my internet cable speed so i can get about 2 megabytes a second. The features in your providers can go from high speed to extreme or nitro that is if you use shaw cable. For other providers it may be named differently,also turn off your virus programs for the downloads otherwise lag will take over. As for steam i can always get my games in under an hour or less,depending on how many are online to steam. So remember uncap your bandwidth,do not do it illegally otherwise you will be banned from your provider for life. That is not a joke.

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