CelShady's blog

I admit it, I bought a Zune. I've been anythingbutipod.com since the beginning, and I'm happy to report that the Zune isn't falling short of my expectations. It does everything that my buddy's iPod does, and then adds a couple of things like wireless music sharing and a radio tuner. Not bad for a first try, I have to say. I also have a few friends who are part of the phase 2 beta, and I know that there are more good things coming in future updates to the firmware. 48 hours into it, I"m still not having my classic that-was-a-stupid-impulsive-buying-decision. Good on me.

This really has nothing to do with gaming....  I'm big into music and I just found this fantastic band called "The Kooks."  If you're digging modern indie/rock, do yourself a favor and check out their new album "Inside in/Inside out."  Wicked stuff.

There's been a fair number of comments on EA's contribution on XBox Live rencently.  You can now purchase unlocks for things that you could technically unlock by just playing the game long enough - be it a new golfer in TW07 or the best car in NFS: Carbon.  People have been bitching about how EA's charging for free content, but you know what?  If you're dumb enough to pay for it, so be it!  I have no patience for people who complain about optional purchases.  Fine, you may think that it's a retarded thing to do, but you cannot say that it's an unfair thing to do.  If someone wants to pay fo

Microsoft just announced at X06 in Barcelona that a port of Doom (hi res, I believe) is coming to Live Arcade today. The game supposedly has both coop and online deathmatch. Pretty sweet!