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Goals

I don't know about you but I am driven by achievements. Yes I hear the laughter now and see the nodding of heads. I like to set an achievable goal and reach the objective. Maybe it is my military past or growing up in a military household but I like to have a clear objective that I can then pursue. Be...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 11-12-2008
Gears of War 2 Today

I cannot tell you how excited I am that today is the day for Gears of War 2. I will be taking a break from my Fallout 3 side quests to get in some social gaming. I have my Special Edition copy in hand and will be firing it up later this evening. The enhancements to the Unreal Engine look outstanding...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 11-07-2008
New Xbox Experience Preview

Today the New Xbox Experience Preview (The Xbox Live Fall Update) was released to a small group of users to provide feedback on the upcoming NXE release on the 19th of November. Thanks again to Major Nelson for adding me to the queue to review the NXE. The Update prompts like any other and your system...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-30-2008
Game of the Week - Dead Space

Overview : When we first started talking to Electronic Arts (EA) about Community Server powering the Dead Space pre-launch site I was hooked on the concept. Born from a rouge EA team, DeadSpace is a bold step forward for EA. It is a brand new IP and it is a true survival/horror title which has an M rating...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 10-26-2008
50,000+ Gamerscore

Since April 23rd, 2007 I have been on a collision course with this goal. I wanted to pass the 50,000 gamerscore plateau. I don't know why this became a goal but it did. It took a year and 5 months but I finally completed my quest. It took 135 days to go from 40,000K to 50,000K with an average gain of...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 09-30-2008
RROD Update

I posted earlier about the Red Ring of Death . Less than 24 hours after the issues started I have a brand new Xbox Elite back up and running. I had purchased the additional 2 year warranty from Best Buy when I originally bought the console. This has turned out to be a very good investment. I went to...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 08-03-2008
Red Ring of Death x 3

Well once again I am a victim of the dreaded Red Ring of Death . For those of you unfamiliar with the term it basically means that my Xbox 360 has fried.... again. This time my beloved Elite system froze in the middle of a Soul Calibur 4 session. Yoda was dominating for what it's worth... Then I restarted...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 08-02-2008
Xbox Live Fall Update - E3

Today at E3 Microsoft previewed the upcoming fall Xbox Live update. And what changes there will be. The interface is obviously moving towards more of a Mac/Vista look and feel. Gamercards are still around as will your gamerscore, but my first question is what will happen to all of those 1000's of Microsoft...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 07-14-2008
Game of the Week - Ninja Gaiden II

One of my all time favorite games was the original Ninja Gaiden on the NES. I still remember the opening cut scenes ... that was all about the story that you needed to know... you knew it was time to start slashing away. I felt the same about Ninja Gaiden II & III on the NES as well. When I first...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 06-10-2008
40,000+ gamerscore

Yesterday marked the passing of the 4 0,000 gamerscore plateau. It took 151 days to go from 30,000K to 40,000K with an average gain of 66 points per day. So I thought I would take a moment and archive some fun facts from this latest points quest. 1) Consecutive Days Played Streak - 23 2) Retail Titles...

Posted to TheBlackFin - Thoughts from Tom Edwards (Weblog) by tom on 05-18-2008

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