smturner68

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Dean wrote books about the xboxes. He wrote..."Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution"
And..."The Xbox 360 Uncloaked:: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Next-Generation Video Game Console"
I did a search on him on msn and the first wikipedia summary was this...
"Dean Takahashi is a journalist working for the San Jose Mercury News as a technology commentator and consumer electronics reviewer. He also wri...

6373d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

I bought two ps3's at Walmart to get 20 free movies. They were ALL rang in and overriden to be free. (you guys probably know about the super secret sale the Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving at Walmart, where if you buy an 80GB ps3, you get 10 FREE bluray movies instantly...plus still get to mail in for 5 more free.) I got one at two different stores. Then I sold the ps3's on ebay since I've had my own since the first week they were out. Anyway, every single Bluray movie on that best...

6403d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Weak in what way? I'd bet I am stronger than you, both physically and mentally. If I'm not, my boyfriend, who is 6'2" and almost 300lbs, a big farmboy, is MUCH stronger than you, and just about 90% of the population. OH, he's gay too.
What is funny here, is it still seems that people learn this homophobia, just like I did, when I was a kid. I didn't think I knew any real gay people. Then, I figured out I was one of them! Guess what, EVERYONE that I meet that was homophobic, ...

6409d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

There is that crap all of the time online. But, I think they call anyone that. However, now I have a gamertag that implys my sexual orientation.
My gamertag was inspired by an ex co-worker. His gamertag was "yourmomwasgood" So, my gamertag is "Ididyerpappy" So basically, if they mess with me, I'd just say something like, 'yeah, I suck D, but so does your daddy, and he liked takin' it up the A from me!" So, although this banter is nonproductive, I just thi...

6409d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Ok, let's talk about the Walmart special.
I got off work at 11pm Friday night, I live about 45 minutes from work. I stopped at a Walmart 7 miles west of me on the way home. I asked about the special...they were clueless until the asst. manager scanned an 80GB ps3. It said, "override 10 free bluray movies" or something like that. One other dude was there for the sale. He stayed overnight. I thought about this deal, and went home since I already have a 60GB ps3 and have s...

6411d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Darn, I was gonna go get a part time job to subsidize my gaming habit, so I figured that working there might give me an employee discount or something, but if they only make less than 1/4th my regular job's pay, then screw that. I can see it now, getting a check for 20 hours of work, and have it be 80 dollars. OMG! I just worked an extra shift tonight at my xray job and made $299.04.
Yeah, if those guys work for that little, I guess Gamestop gets what they pay for.

6411d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Me, my brother, and sister got the Pong console when I was either in 2nd or 3rd grade. That was considered by us as AWESOME! Then, we got the Atari 2600, the Atari 5200, I skipped the NES, when I was about 21 or 22, I bought a Genesis, then the SNES, then Sega CD, then the Atari Jaguar, then the Sega Saturn, then I skipped the Playstation, but my nephew got one. I won a N64 and Zelda at a contest at work, along with a TV/VCR combo(I was good in sales.) Then, I bought a Sega Dreamcast. I ...

6414d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

I was waiting for someone to correct that triple layer misinformation. I love the hd-dvd format. I've got the add on for the 360. I am buying one for my sister for Christmas. I'm buying my dad a toshiba player for Christmas. Even if they end up wanting some movies that are on Blu-ray, they can at least see how nice the video quality of HD is. It's a start. I have the ps3 also. I like Blu-ray, but it does seem lacking somewhat in features. One thing, with upconverting being so good(I ...

6418d ago 4 agree3 disagreeView comment

If I couldn't play games, I wouldn't be able to read about them, because I'd be jonesin'. I'd have to have a schedule of constant stimulation, and lots of money. One weekend, skydiving, next, white water rafting, etc. And having hot men for tour guides...ones that put out for me and my boyfriend.

6418d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

She probably realizes that it's some punks. I imagine that she isn't cowering in a corner, but that the company itself has decided to protect her...or do what they feel is protecting her.

As far as being liberal, I don't think it's necessarily liberal to treat women with respect. That should apply to all men.

I wouldn't bet that she's gonna come up with some psychologic damage nonsense that you imagined.

The "nice art" comment is ju...

6418d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Yeah, two things are obvious. Jade is the game's producer, and she is pretty to many people. Sex does sell. Of course they thought that she'd be a good face for the game. But then again, she's a person, and doesn't deserve such crap. Now, all of the sudden, because you feel she's not worthy of 'whatever' you decide to run her down because she 'probably' wasn't good in class. You even called her the class bimbo. You're a sexist. Period. It seems that you don't like a woman doing what ...

6419d ago 1 agree1 disagreeView comment

I like men, but I think JokesOnYou is straight. Regardless, sexual preference of a few gaming fans doesn't change the fact that the Fallout Developers prefer the xbox 360 authoring tools/game development platform.

6419d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

That's like saying, "I wish I had a different biological mother." The end result wouldn't be anything alike. If Bioware made 'the game' it would be Mass Effect.
Maybe you should say, I wish someone at Bioware came over to help these guys figure some of these issues out! LOL

6419d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Snittolo says, "It is something that will never change, so we all just better start getting used to it."

Well, I know what you're saying, but instead, I will embrace this commonly used phrase, "If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the problem." Don't make excuses for these people. I know that it's always a good idea to try to understand where opposing people are coming from and understand their point of view, and even try to imagine why...

6419d ago 0 agree1 disagreeView comment

Hey, Radzy, you said " UBISOFTS FAULT !!!!!!!!!
they (ubi) , in one way shape or form exploited her, because face it "sex sells". "

This is a copout. You're not too bright, but not entirely unusual. Some football players at our U of Iowa just got busted for raping a woman too. So, anyway, according to your logic, when Epic games used Cliffy B to pimp their Gears of War game, and to use him, as the producer of the game, to be the 'face' and spokes...

6419d ago 8 agree2 disagreeView comment

Hey Wil4hire. You bring up the point that boys talk like retards to each other, trying to outdo each other with their taunts. That is definately NOT acceptable for an excuse. Neither is hiding behind anonymity. NOBODY should disrespect a woman like that. How would you like it if someone drew your mother or sister in this fashion? It's plain unacceptable. Who cares if your precious "gaming community is going to take a hit" for this? For you to defend it, you are embracing the...

6419d ago 8 agree4 disagreeView comment

Yeah, Aris, the lady from the Gamestop recording called me Thursday night, and told me it'd be in before noon on Friday. I thought... How am I gonna buy the rest of the Christmas presents I have to get yet!? I guess I have to use the darned plastic on this one. Once I get this, and get my Mass Effect in the mail, I'm gonna make a big pile of the new games I have to play, then cry because I won't know which one to start. I just finished Half Life 2 from the Orange Box...I started COD 4(sho...

6419d ago 0 agree1 disagreeView comment

Yo Mama, what exactly is wrong with this article? It IS news. It's not some blog rant like some people post. Oh, wait, I do see something wrong, which bothers me whenever I notice it. It's that Bloodmask came up with his own skewed title for the article. I think it's best to use the same title as the article that is being referenced. The sourced artice was called, "Analysts: October strong, despite higher expectations"
This irritates me when Sony fanboys do this(and ...

6419d ago 2 agree2 disagreeView comment

which version is better!
I think it's about time that a thread about a new game doesn't turn into the "mine is better than yours" BS. At least we can all enjoy the game and call 1UP stupid. OH, and don't get me started on that Shane.
Regardless of this review, I've been waiting for this game, and I am getting the Limited Edition. It has to be.

6423d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

I think so anyway. Like, Mario Galaxy is released the 13th, Assassin's Creed is the 14th. I happened to go to Walmart after I got off work at 11pm(got to Walmart around midnight.) Anyway, I saw them opening boxes of stuff dated the 13th...So, I got the Hd-dvd of Ocean's 13(slightly better audio than the blu-ray, so I chose Hd-dvd) and Mario Galaxy, along with that wrestling game. I ended up just getting Mario since I don't really feel like going to Gamestop in the morning.

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