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This is one of the hotter topics currently filtering about the internet. Sony is apparantly accused of write protecting their disks to ensure that no game of theirs can be sold or loaned after already having been placed onto one specific individual console. Im no Sony fanboy by any stretch, and no matter how much I hate Sony as a corporation, I see no truth whatsoever to this rumour and I will explain why here.

With regards to the esrbs rating systems and methodology of choosing their ratings, supposedly all content is to be passed by the esrb before ratings are chosen. The current "scandal" is Bethesda softwares Oblivion nude mod. It is the main rationale for the esrb bumping the rate up from a t to an m. I believe that the developer did release all information that they had available. I cannot comprehend that something as simple as a method for creating characters that involves nude modeling would have been something that would have required the esrbs notification.

Okay, working at any video game store will teach you a lot of things about the industry. One of the things that I personally would like to address is the LACK of knowledge that we have about the playstation 3. I recieved I dont know HOW many calls yesterday ranging from "do you have it in stock" to "what are the launch titles". Sony hasnt announced ANYTHING! The PSM magazine that stated that it was coming out in november at xxx dollars? Sony heads have already come forward and stated publicly that, and I quote

It seems to me as though most of the historical based war games seem to forget that there were wars both before and after ww2. Had it not been for a few twisting my arm to get cod2, I never would have purchased it since theres been how many games out that have focused on this era of combat? How many times can we actuallly take the beaches of normandy before the germans watching the beaches just throw down their guns and say "enough"?

Those of us that have kids are truly blessed. Those children that have us for parents are also equally blessed for having parents that are not against video games. I remember as a child wishing that my father would understand my intricacies with mario, zelda, and samus. There are so many video game magazines out there that we all subscribe to, have added to our favorites and more. We seasoned gamers have so much of an edge on our children that its a miracle and I wish that my parents had taken to this level of understanding back when I was a child.

Ive spent a lot of time playing online since first acquiring my xbox. Too many hours on halo2 and feeling lost on other games online features (or lack thereof). It astonishes me that halo 2 has stayed at the top of the xbox most played online since release. It also surprises me that someone has not done something as simple as just following bungies lead. Even with the advancements on the xbox 360s dashboard, its still a shadow of the masterful setup that bungie gave us.

The coming of the virtual console,

What initially started my thoughts on this obviously was the whole uproar over being charged for themes, gamerpics, and of course, the hottest item of debate, the horse armor for oblivion. I find it very surprising myself that a lot of companies seem to "not know" what they should be charging for a product over download. What these people have in front of them is an opportunity for independent thought. Before you place something up for download, ask yourself these questions.

Well, first blog and I have to do it on a gaming site. Well, all things considered even, we all have to start somewhere, so Ill give you an ideas as to what Ill be posting here.

My thoughts on different games and issues pertaining to the games

My thoughts on the gaming industry in general

Any other specific or non specific rants that I would like to vent on.