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The task at hand was simple in theory - complete legendary from start to finish in one sitting.  Digilearner rounded us up a team of members from 360friendspot which included him, myself, Johndg, and Tommy Da Gip.  Unfortunately Tommy had other obligations and couldn’t be our fourth gunner.  Just when we thought we were going to be a 3 man show ReaperHybrid joined the party making us complete.  Reaper all ready finished the story, and I am close to the end myself - but both on lower difficulty levels.  John and Digi had only played the first chapter in the story thus far.

We figured while we were at it we might as well collect those pesky glowing skulls along the way - and for the most part we did great at it.  Unfortunately as the night went on you could see that fatigue was starting to set it, we all were discussing the next skull that had to be collected after finishing off a scarab - but after finishing him we just kept going completely forgetting the skull. 

Reaper and myself finally got to the point that we needed to get some sleep - before we had to face the attack of our wives in the morning, but we said we would go at the end of the current chapter (6 for those of you keeping track).  Of course, because we had planned to leave at the end of this chapter, for the first time we actually started having difficulty surviving, it seems like we all just kept getting destroyed over and over, and we were never going to finish.  I blame the fatigue, keep in mind this was the 3rd night in a row that I was up till 3-4AM playing and the kids are always up at 8am at the latest.

Finally we finished up the chapter, but unfortunately not the fight - hopefully we can get the team together again later tonight and finish it up - legendary style.

 PS. Sorry you missed it tommy!

Another xbox all nighter, and this time (no suprise) its a Halo 3 all nighter.  Same as always, simply play the game until you can’t play anymore, take pictures, blog about it, and most importantly let Trixie know - she tends to give out prizes like I won on a Gears Of War All Nighter

Also don’t forget as long as you register your tag (before Sept 30th) playing during this all nighter enters you into the Unite To Fight Play and Win.  Which includes prizes for random particpants including the following:

• One (1) Daily First Prize: An Xbox 360™ Halo 3 Special Edition Console
• One (1) Daily Second Prize: A Special Edition Halo Zune™ Player
• Ten (10) Daily Third Prizes: A Halo 3 Accessory Pack consisting of a Halo 3 Wireless Headset, the Brute Wireless Controller, and Spartan Wireless Controller
• Six (6) Daily Fourth Prizes: A Halo Graphic Novel
• Five (5) Daily Fifth Prizes: A Special Edition Halo 3 Faceplate
• Fifteen (15) Daily Sixth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points
• Fifteen (15) Daily Seventh Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points
• Fifty (50) Daily Eighth Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points
• Sixty (60) Daily Ninth Prizes: 100 Microsoft Points

I was contacted by the engineer of the Speed Freek product available from Kontrol Freek.  He asked if I would be interested in giving the Speed Freek a try and write up a little review of the product, which I glady accepted.  Unfortunately for him, i recieved it just in time for the Halo 3 release - so I haven’t gotten to give it enough time for a full review.

Last night I started gathering some times on Forza Motorsport 2 time trials based on my best times on a track over a course of 10 laps.  Giving me time to get familar with the controller again, the track, and the car’s handling.  I plan to do the same exercise with the same cars, same number of laps, with the speed freek attached - to see if it can improve even my rather poor skills in racing games.  I have a few other racing games, and perhaps even some non-racing games in mind if time permits.

I plan to have the review completed and available before the end of this weekend, depending on how busy I get with the family, and the after-hours work I am doing to cover an upcoming trip - it might be delayed a bit, but I think its doable.

Don’t forget about this sale if you are interested in buying any of the following

• Bankshot Billiards 2 (300 points savings)
• Frogger (100 points savings)
• Hardwood Spades (100 points savings)

also for those of you in the giving mood - feel free to buy me a copy of Bankshot, or Hardwood Spaces - I all ready purchased frogger a while back.

Microsoft was fully aware that we all will be playing Halo 3 for this arcade wednesday and decided to switch it up a bit instead of release a new game - they are doing another one of those awesome clearance sales on some current arcade titles.  The best part is, I actually don’t own one of these games - does someone want to buy me a copy of bankshot billards 2?

What: Sale on Arcade Goodness
When: 09/26/07 @ 8 PM EST - 10/02/07 @ 7:59 PM EST
How Much: Varies see below

Bankshot Billiards 2 900 Microsoft Points (normally 1200 Microsoft Points)
“Bankshot Billiards 2” improves upon the original with nine different game styles: classic 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Cutthroat, Euro 8-Ball, 14.1 Continuous, 3-Ball, Trick Shots, Time Trial, and Golf.
For more details on “Bankshot Billiards 2,” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/b/bankshotbilliardslivearcadexbox360

Frogger: 300 Microsoft Points (normally 400 Microsoft Points)
With enhanced artwork building on the original title’s style, modernized sound and music, and all new play modes, you won’t want to miss out on “Frogger” on Xbox LIVE Arcade!
For more details on “Frogger,” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/f/froggerlivearcadexbox360

Hardwood Spades: 300 Microsoft Points (normally 400 Microsoft Points)
The game where a trick IS a treat, “Hardwood Spades” is multiplayer card game that offers customizable backgrounds, card faces, card backs and tables.
For more details on “Hardwood Spades,” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/hardwoodspadeslivearcadexbox360

Also coming this Wednesday is “Bomb-Up Pack 2,” the second add-on pack for “Bomberman Live,” available for 250 Microsoft Points. For more details please visit www.xbox.com/livearcade.

Keep an eye on the marketplace this weekend where you can get your hands on free car to expand your huge selection of cars in Forza 2 - a 2007 SEAT Leon Cupra.  Additionally for 400 MP ($5) you can add 10 additiona vehicles to your forza 2 lineue.

• 2006 Audi R10 (#8 Audi Sport Team Joest) Prototype
• 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Hemi
• 2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
• 2006 Honda Civic Si Coupe
• 2007 Honda Civic Type-R
• 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
• 2006 Lamborghini Miura Concept
• 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (997)
• 2007 Saturn Sky Red Line
• 2007 SEAT Leon Supercup

check out the screensots at the Gamerscoreblog Flicker Account

So most of the people know me, know that I am no stranger to tattoos, and on my way into work I was thinking about the week long celebration for Halo 3’s release.  Now I know that some might think there is no room for another Halo 3 advertisement with things like Halo 3 Slurpees, Game Fuel, Halo 3 Accessories, Halo 3 Console, Halo 3 Commericials, Halo 3 Zune, and much much more - but I beg to differ.

As you can see in the tattoo pictures, my left arm and a small portion of my right leg has been claimed - but I have plently of other marketable space for halo 3 advertising - please contact for location and pricing rates.

First off, let me get this out of the way right up front:This is not the ‘fall dashboard update.’

Today the team is releasing a minor system update via Xbox Live. Over the next few hours, when you sign in to Xbox LIVE, you’ll receive a prompt to accept this mandatory update. What’s in this update? Much like the update last month, the only thing this minor release will do is prepare your Xbox 360 for the Big Button Pad that is being released this holiday. Why do we need to release this update now? Simple: The certification team needs time to test the new controller against the retail hardware/software combination before it hits stores.

One more thing: no new features beyond this big button pad support are included in this update and, once again, this is not the ‘fall dashboard upgrade.’ When I have firm details on the next major update, I will share them.

http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/09/20/xbox-360-system-update-september-07.aspx

you know I always wondered what do the non-internet  xbox 360 owners do for these kind of updates.  Say I live in the middle of the woods without broadband (in fact not long ago the area i live in now did not have broadband) - if i bought Scene It and since I dont connect to live I would not have this, or any previous updates - how would I be able to play the game?

I finally put the time into finishing Super Paper Mario on the Wii.  I still haven’t played a ton of games on the Wii, but I have to say that I really did enjoy this one.  Then again I grew up on the NES and mario, so maybe I am somewhat biased.  Now that I have finished this and returned it to gamefly - I might have to spend some time on the game I originally bought the Wii for (The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess) if I can pull myself away from the Xbox360 long enough

Fanboy is reporting that if you play halo 3 before the street date you will be banned from xbox live. Even playing the game while not connected to xbox live will get you a ban, the time a game is played is logged by your console and next connection to live will get your account banned.

Of course at theliveeye.com we have a few members that have been playing Halo 3 since 9/17, some of which are online now…..so whens this ban hammer coming?

Just looking at the Xbox.com forums you can see there are ALOT more people than we are tracking playing the game as well.

Let’s not forget early copies are sent out for review often so are they going to filter these out of the ban list - or are game reviewers going to get the banhammer for doing their jobs?