Tom Edwards

Dead Space - Pre-Release Copy

2008-10-11T03:51:00Z

Today I received a copy of Dead Space from our friends at EA Redwood Shores (Thanks MJ & JA). And all I can say is WOW it was worth the wait!!! Oh and did I mention that it was a PS3 copy and not a 360 copy? Shocking I know!?! Community Server powers the Dead Space gaming site and I have been eagerly anticipating this title since we first became involved with it. It is definitely worth the wait. Dead Space is different than any other EA title I have ever played. I am also a fan of any series...(read more)

50,000+ Gamerscore

2008-09-30T19:19:00Z

Since April 23rd, 2007 I have been on a collision course with this goal. I wanted to pass the 50,000 gamerscore plateau. I don't know why this became a goal but it did. It took a year and 5 months but I finally completed my quest. It took 135 days to go from 40,000K to 50,000K with an average gain of 74 points per day. So I thought I would take a moment and archive some fun facts from the beginning and this latest and final points quest. I look forward to finally playing only games I am interested...(read more)

London & Intel

2008-09-23T14:47:00Z

What do London and Intel have in common? Well I find myself in London during one of the largest announcements that Telligent has ever made. Today we officially announced that Intel Capital, Intel's global investment organization, has made a $20 million dollar investment in Telligent. You can read the full press release here . This is significant as Rob points out in his recent post as it will allow us to quickly scale our sales & marketing divisions as well as fund additional product development...(read more)

Hockey Anyone???

2008-09-11T22:00:00Z

This is in some ways the best time of the year. Football is back (Go Sooners!!!), fall is in the air, the latest Community Server release is forthcoming and the release of the latest iteration of the NHL 2K hockey franchise (NHL2K9) is now available. We have been playing the NHL 2K hockey franchise since 2006. We have gone through 2006, 2007 and 2008 . For the record the team of Rob Howard and myself hold the lifetime edge on the team of Dockendorf & Cunningham . So the initial foray into NHL...(read more)

Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

2008-09-03T15:42:00Z

Thanks to our friends with the Microsoft Automotive team I had the privilege to join them for this past weekends Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix . I have never attended an IRL, Le Mans Series or an SCCA SPEED World event so I got to experience all three in one location. It was a great event! Being a guest of Microsoft meant that I got to experience the same amenities as the employees with a trackside chalet to watch the race as well as paddock access to view the cars up close and personal. It was great...(read more)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo

2008-08-24T23:19:00Z

I have to say that it takes a lot to get me excited about a game title. But nothing has gotten my attention more recently than the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed . This has the potential to be one of the best Star Wars titles ever released. I have talked about it before ... but recently the demo arrived on Xbox Live and I have to say I was blown away. The simplistic control scheme and the destructible environments make it a definite pickup. Be sure to check out the demo. The game...(read more)

O Canada

2008-08-21T14:07:00Z

Last week I traveled to Vancouver on business and as usual there is an interesting story from the trip. We initially flew into Vancouver to meet with Electronic Arts and various clients but we had also scheduled a meeting in Seattle (Roughly 2 hours away) so we jumped into the rental and drove towards the border. We arrive at the border crossing and did not realize that we were in the "Nexis" lane which is equivalent to a FastPass into the US. So the line was roughly 40 minutes long and...(read more)

Episodes of a Dad - Part 3 - Pikachu

2008-08-10T02:44:00Z

I knew it was a matter of time until this day would come. I just did not think it would come this soon. I consider myself a decent gamer, 45,000+ gamerscore, but on this day my 6 year old son absolutely obliterated me on Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Wii. It is not just today either. The domination started a few days ago and the competition has been building. He has mastered the little yellow powerhouse known as Pikachu. Who would have known that a 1'4", 13 pound furry fantasy animal would...(read more)

Call of Duty 6

2008-08-07T02:18:00Z

Activision has announced Call of Duty 6 will drop in 2009 and your favorite and mine Infinity Ward will be at the helm! This is interesting news as Call of Duty: World at War (aka Call of Duty 5) has yet to release and does not have a ship date. No word yet on what timeframe COD6 will take place in. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!...(read more)

RROD Update

2008-08-03T17:00:00Z

I posted earlier about the Red Ring of Death . Less than 24 hours after the issues started I have a brand new Xbox Elite back up and running. I had purchased the additional 2 year warranty from Best Buy when I originally bought the console. This has turned out to be a very good investment. I went to Best Buy today and took just the power brick and the console sans hard drive. I was very happy with the results as I wanted to keep my current hard drive and not bother with the possible data transfer...(read more)

Red Ring of Death x 3

2008-08-03T04:00:00Z

Well once again I am a victim of the dreaded Red Ring of Death . For those of you unfamiliar with the term it basically means that my Xbox 360 has fried.... again. This time my beloved Elite system froze in the middle of a Soul Calibur 4 session. Yoda was dominating for what it's worth... Then I restarted with the same result. After a few more cycles I cleared the cache and by the 4th title it would freeze upon initial boot. Then I started to hear the familiar pre-RROD grinding sound start to...(read more)

Apple Customer Service

2008-08-02T14:29:00Z

I have been very satisfied with both generations of iPhones to date. But when there is a problem I have been even more impressed with Apples customer service. A few days ago I dropped my new 3G on the hard floor at work. I have dropped my iPhones numerous times and the worst that has happened is a dent or a scratch. But this time the phone landed face down on the floor and shattered the glass like a windshield hit by a Mack truck. So that somewhat impedes your ability to use the phone as glass shards...(read more)

Episodes of a Dad - Part 2

2008-07-18T21:00:00Z

Today was our last day in Dallas before our vacation to Destin, Florida. You know, a day to get everything packed and ready for the fun in the sun to come. But today was one of those days that you could make a really funny movie out of or just break down in angst and defeat. When you have kids, you know there will be great moments, your sons first soccer goal, your daughters first dance recital, etc... There are also those days that seem to never end. This was one of those days. It all started a...(read more)

Xbox Live Fall Update - E3

2008-07-14T23:30:00Z

Today at E3 Microsoft previewed the upcoming fall Xbox Live update. And what changes there will be. The interface is obviously moving towards more of a Mac/Vista look and feel. Gamercards are still around as will your gamerscore, but my first question is what will happen to all of those 1000's of Microsoft points I spent on Themes and Gamerpics??? Next they are going the Wii route by introducing avatars that can potentially be included in upcoming game titles as well as more community feel by...(read more)

270

2008-07-14T22:40:00Z

Why 270? What does it mean? Why is it the title of this post? This number is very meaningful to me. Well at least today it is. You see 270 represents the number of days between the last shutout in our office hockey competitions. The last time it happened, October 19th, 2007 it was a very shocking event as I would put the % of games that end in a shutout at less than 1%. Now today it has happened again. Rob Howard and I beat the team of Scott Dockendorf and Kevin Cunningham 3-0 to record the second...(read more)