March 2006 - Into the mind of Gerlach

My NYC Xbox360 Press Event Write Up!

I said I was going to have a write up and here it is. Thanks to Fred, from Xbox Users Group, as he helped me (greatly with the write up). My writings skills...arent my best skills. Thanks again Fred. Now read up!

Published Fri, Mar 31 2006 7:22 PM by gerlach

GRAW Demo has gone Live!

The GRAW demo has gone live. You can find it under the marketplace. Go to demos, and then go to "all new demos....". Will be the top one. (I am awaiting word from Major to see if there are any region restrictions). Size: 358.94mb Edit: Live in all regions...

Published Thu, Mar 30 2006 12:56 PM by gerlach

The Xbox Team updates the BC list! - Updated

Ok...it may be a short update, but an update none the less. The three titles that have now been added are: Star Wars Battlefront 2 Black (from EA) Winning Eleven 9 I was told that the update JUST went live. Major Nelson also states that some games were...

Published Wed, Mar 29 2006 8:06 PM by gerlach

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for the Xbox360 demo has been released!

Well, here it is finally..but better late than never. I am currently downloading it. When Major posts, ill link ya there. But, to confirm, I am downloading it right now. Edit: Word from Major

Published Wed, Mar 29 2006 6:06 PM by gerlach

Xbox Users Group ahead of the curve again.

So, I posted about the new features that the Xbox team premiered today in the "My Xbox" portion of Xbox.com. Within hours, XUG was already able to successfully integrate the new add friend feature into their gamercards. You can see it over to the right...

Published Tue, Mar 28 2006 12:36 PM by gerlach

Are you a silver member, going on live for the first time?

Well, join up with an Xbox Live Ambassador. I will be taking part in this free weekend as an Xbox Live ambassador. I will be playing for a couple of hours each day, and will be showing some silver members around, so they can get the hang of everythign...

Published Tue, Mar 28 2006 9:15 AM by gerlach

Xbox.com has an upgrade, and you may just LOVE it!

The Xbox team rolled out an update early this morning. They updated parts of Xbox.com to make it run smoother...but also added a feature that the community has been wanting since the first day we were able to see our friends list. Yes, that right...you...

Published Tue, Mar 28 2006 8:43 AM by gerlach

I just watched C-Span

Yes, I am 19, and I just watched CSpan. Is something wrong with me? No... Mark Cuban was on. I truly like the ideas of this man. He has a similar mentality to me. The way I see him, is that he says what he wants to say, and nothing less. That is the way...

Published Sun, Mar 26 2006 11:41 PM by gerlach

Couple of hours with the March Vista Build.

So...I installed last night with no problems (Thanks again Brandon for the mounting directions/application!). I spent a couple of hours on it this morning. And right off the bat I noticed a couple of things. The performance has gone up alot. Atleast on...

Published Sun, Mar 26 2006 9:59 PM by gerlach

The Community is Really Looking Foward to Texas Hold Em.

I posted the 2 pictures I took of the game a couple of days ago...and I have been watching the traffic. A TON of traffic from XBLarcade. But...while that is great...I have watched the 2 or 3 forums that I see hits coming from, and...the community is really...

Published Sat, Mar 25 2006 11:50 AM by gerlach

FIA releases new 2008 season rules...and freezes engine development!

So, apparently, FIA has told teams that the engines they submit on June 1st of this year, will be what they will use for some time to come. A freeze on engine technology, a single tyre supplier and four-race gearboxes are among the major changes to Formula...

Published Thu, Mar 23 2006 2:22 PM by gerlach

My new music obsession: Nine Inch Nails

Got into them with "With Teeth"...and was talking to some NIN fans I know, and they recommended I buy some of the older stuff. Ceesar, on the Xbox support team, recommended I purchase "Pretty Hate Machine"...man, that is a GOOD CD. I also purchased "The...

Published Thu, Mar 23 2006 12:49 PM by gerlach

Texas Hold Em for the XBox Live Marketplace

I was going to wait for my write up for XUG about the NYC event (I know, slightly late), but...I dont want anymore thunder to be lost. John Porcaro posted a picture first, but I took 2 about a week ago. Teaches me to do a write-up quicker. Please visit...

Published Wed, Mar 22 2006 8:55 PM by gerlach

Having trouble with the Hard Disk Drive and Oblivion on the 360?

The developer posted a quick fix to that issue. http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=273721

Published Tue, Mar 21 2006 5:52 PM by gerlach

Greg Couch on the steroid Issue.

First, I should say who Greg is. He is a columnist for the Sun Times. I was looking around Yahoo! Sports and I found his article, and decided to give it a little read. Man, do I agree with him 100%. This is defintly worth a read about the issue. [ Italians...

Published Tue, Mar 21 2006 2:38 PM by gerlach

Microsoft to Triple Xbox360 shipments!

The time has come, and MS is ready to ship 2-3 times the amount to retail outlets per week. [ Bloomberg News ]

Published Tue, Mar 21 2006 11:53 AM by gerlach

New Blog Header

Anyone want to create a blog header?

Published Mon, Mar 20 2006 9:53 PM by gerlach

Xbox Live Maintence

Xbox Live will be undergoing maintenence on March 21, from 2-5 PST. Major has a posting at Xbox.com Now, I was told this from the team. It is ONLY MAINTENENCE. No extra features , no magic downloads...so...no rumors should come of this, right? Correct...

Published Mon, Mar 20 2006 8:34 PM by gerlach

This may be news to some!

Ok, so I was skimming through the comments over at MajorNelson.com about the "Artist of the Month" press release. And 1 thing really scared me. The amount of people complaining (yes complainig) about a free service to get music and music videos. Ok, so...

Published Sun, Mar 19 2006 8:37 AM by gerlach

Xbox Users Group Launches Gamercard Service!

Stonyarc is doing more amazing work within the XCDP program. For Xboxusersgroup.com, they have launched a service similar to that of mygamercard.net, but with their own style. You can see my gamer card, generated by Xboxusersgroup.com, located at the...

Published Sat, Mar 18 2006 10:09 PM by gerlach