Patters

So to start my Xbox 360 (which I purchased in the January of 2007) stopped working (the Disc drive died), I could have sent it in to get repaired, but instead I proceeded to buy an elite(Wednesday the 23rd of September 2009), due to the fact it was cheaper than buying the repair, a bigger HDD, and the 2 games it was bundled with: Need for Speed: Shift and Tiger Woods 2010. So I went to a GAME (Why they need to shout it I know not) in Manchester, then proceeded to buy the console. I then travelled home on the bus, then recovered my Gamertag and transferred my DLC and XBLA titles licences to my new console, which al went really smoothly, so fast forward 6 days I download the demo for Super Street Fighter 2 High Definition Remix, which for some bizarre reason came up with a disc read error if I tried to play it, so I deleted it and re-downloaded which failed and I thought no more of it. This was until Yesterday, I had a disc read error on a brand new copy of the Halo 3 complete multiplayer experience, then later on I the evening when playing an excellent few games of Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer, during which these games I had two disc read errors, this was when I started to get worried, having this many errors only a week after purchasing, I not only suspected but was fairly sure that The console I had was a dud. So this morning I turned on the Xbox to test it, then for some reason the HDD believed it needed to be formatted, so after trying it in my old console I was forced to Format, the same error message came up, I needed to get a replacement. Then I called up the shop from which I had bought the original console, checking that I could get a replacement, which was all fine. I then called up Microsoft asking whether I could get a second licence transfer from the broken elite to the new one, after about 40 minutes of explaining my situation repeatedly They said they needed the serial number of the replacement, then gave me a reference number so I didn't need to go through every thing again. So to GAME I went, and an exchange I obtained. So when I got back home I called Microsoft again, saying I had all that they request I get hold of (replacement console, Proof of exchange, etc) then the person I was talking to got confused thinking I didn't need the licence transfer, then finally after I resorted to basic communication, I got the point across. So finally I was asked to send a copy of the proof of exchange to a support email address, which I have now done, now I apparently will receive a reply within the next few days as to when I have rights to the stuff I bought.

old wrappers were better.

From Destructoid. NOOO! I love Indestructible. Other stuff seems cool

OK update time. Have had a few calls from Microsoft in the last few days, a few of which I haven't been able to do anything with whatsoever, both of which were when I was unable to access my console (in the University of Manchester's School of Mathematics and a bar), so they called me back about half an hour ago, asking for several pieces of information to complete the transfer of my licences: the first of which was the Console's ID number, the second was my gamertag (the first time they asked for it and finally a couple of pieces of content which I am unable to access offline, which I chose Splosion Man and Shadow Complex (weirdly, with these being relatively high profile titles, the person had no idea how to spell them). Now I am waiting for a final piece of correspondence to confirm that the licence transfer has been completed. All in all it has been a reasonably smooth process, if a little slow. I had heard bad things about the Microsoft customer support (except for RROD), but they seem to be the horror stories.

Bobby?

fixed:blink:

unfortunately not, these people exist, hopefully they will never breed though. Are any other European thumbs looking forward to the release of Blaz(I refuse to pronounce that blaze)Blue? I was talking to a guy in the manchester gamer base who has an import copy, and he was giving it a hell of a lot of praise.

One thing that irrates me a little with H3 and ODST is that the sheer amount of invisible walls, opposed to those in H1 and H2. Particularly the latter, playing the game a lot just to climb around looking for the Skulls.

Not that much really, I really like when they go into sound and music discussion (with reference to gamess) as that is one of the most important if not the most important thing for me. Oh it also made me like something about GTA 4, which I hated before the thumbs sessions. It's also influenced me to get a hell of a lot of indie games, actually play Farcry 2, replay Mass Effect and by Civ 4 complete (still need to play that).

The game is like punching yourself in the face, but you can't stop- Ign.com

You know what a friend likes the trailers for both this and Dragon age, seriously how the fuck... I think he is broken in the head. Also I agree Miffy, but then again I'm weird.

I have to do a second run through of Odious tea, with my save file no existing anymore, legendary seems like the best option.

Yeah, I went to the apple shop yesterday, to ask what I could do; they suggested I get it repaired by a 3rd party. I might try and call up their customer services and refer them to that law, The Ipod itself is in good condition, bar a slight dent and surface damage. I meant electronics.

Well the amount of bad luck I have had with technology in the past month has been ridiculous having had a laptop, ipod, an xbox and some other random technology die on me. As well as the newer 360s using less power than the old ones. I also don't like opening things that come sealed.

As there was neither a fire truck or an ice cream van, in all seriousness, I don't drive and I'm not carrying a 360 over 2 miles.

Yeah.

Yeah I can see where you are coming from. Cosmetically I think that the module for the Graphics card, etc should have been flat on the side in a similar fashion to the Optical drives and PSU. The thing itself as a good mass at over 21Kilograms too.

Cracking games, probably the best GTA I have played, particularly the last race, being first for half of it then being "taken to the park" by james putting me back into 3rd Then realising when Actionshakespere and Miffy finished that I needed to to (at that point I was 5 or so minutes behind) On my last lap James and Thunderpeel shooting my "deathproof" car till it was on fire then me attempting to take them down by braking into them next to the wall, and bailing, it nearly worked and looked spectacular. then being over taken by Jon for James to take him out again giving me third (just). Phantom races should be a regular occurrence. On another note my week old 360 is fucked, the harddrive is dead, and the disc tray is reasonably dodgy. Going to take it back today.

That was insane.

or both???

BST (pretty much the same thing but accounts for the clock changes).

Usually we do a few deathmatches, races and cops and robbers. That's all really.

Yeah, I think this looks pretty good and unique now, but give it a year and there will be a load of copycats and everyone will be sick of it. They won't. I feel the same way about internal LEDs and case windows, but people still seem to love them.

Dan is so awesome he is terrible.

I'm up for it. Especially now I have a 360 that works.