I don't even want to play Gears of War ranked matches anymore, I mean what's the point when I all I can see now is how broken the ranking system is. Okay okay I am trying to get a couple of achievements on there like 100 boom-shot kills but it doesn't mean I can't enjoy my time on there, but I really can't. Why is it that because other people are quitting during the game I am the one getting penalised for it by not receiving any stats from the game? I have played about 5 or 6 games today and only have 1 of those to show for it, so when I'm aiming to climb up the leaderboard how exactly am I supposed to do it when only 1/5 games are being counted.

If this is the same in Gears of War 2 in November I don't think I will even try playing it because in my opinion it's complete b/s.

/rant over

Labels: 360, gears, war, xbox

I never realised how good the Halo community is until I went on the site earlier tonight, I think Microsoft should attempt something like this for the whole of the 360. Although it would be a mammoth of a task to build and maintain I think it would be worth it, if all 360 games had the ability to save the stats to your xbox.com profile and recent online game play videos to your 360 and then allow you to upload screenshots to your profile I would use the site probably about ten times the amount I do now.

My Bungie.net Profile

Labels: 360, bungie, halo, xbox

Alkaline Trio - Private Eye
Alkaline Trio - This Could Be Love
Allister - Somewhere On Fullerton
As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
Atreyu - Bleeding Mascara
Avenged Sevenfold - Strength of the World
Billy Talent - Red Flag
The Blanks - (anything)
The Bled - You Know Who's Seatbelt
The Bled - Porcelain Hearts and Hammers
Blindside - Pitiful
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer
Boysetsfire - Requiem
Bullet For My Valentine - Suffocating Under The Words Of Sorrow (What Can I Do)
Coheed & Cambria - Delirium Trigger
Comeback Kid - Wake the Dead
Darkest Hour - (anything)
Dropkick Murphy's - Tessie
Eighteen Visions - Tower Of Snakes
Exit Ten - (anything from "This World They'll Drown")
Funeral For A Friend - Bullet Theory
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
Hopesfall - Icarus
Hundred Reasons - Kill Your Own
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - (anything from "Collision Course")
Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Still Remains - White Walls
Still Remains - The Worst Is Yet To Come
Trice - (anything)

Labels: 360, music, rock band, xbox

Thursday brought me Rock Band from Play.com so it came in 2 full days, which I think is outstanding free delivery. Although I was almost annoyed as the game itself arrived in normal Royal Mail post and was then followed by the instruments (luckly) 5 minutes later by Parcel Force.

Labels: 360, music, rock band, xbox

Play.com have the instruments (Band in a Box) for £99.99 and the software for £39.99, with 5% varisty card discount its about £133 with free delivery which is about the same as most places are selling just the instruments.

Labels: 360, music, rock band, xbox