Happy New Year 2008

Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy new year 2008 (woa I didn't update www.bet4all.gr for a happy new year but i do in my blogg :p )

I wish the best to all of you who visit us, please comment our oppinions!

Another freebie from Nintendo

After the free wriststrap offer for the Wii, Nintendo is at it again. This time, they are offering a free jacket for the Wiimote to all existing Wii owners. All new systems sold at retail outlets are supposed to include this as standard.

Sure to prevent a few accidents with your new 40" LCD screen (... maybe! :) ).

For readers in Greece, visit this page for your free jacket. Now if only Microsoft and Sony would pay as much attention to our tiny part of the world ie. start accepting Greek-issued credit cards on their online stores, etc. :-<

Dear Play.Com

My Dear play.com,

You seemed to mistyped(intentionaly?) the price of the legendary bundle of halo 3.
In case you were just checking the market i gotta say this shit was fat.
In case you mistyped the price then i gotta say "Curse those Fat Fingers!"
Specifically the price of the legendary package initially was at 229 pounds , 359 euros.
Here is some footage of this event which made me say loud wtf

and at the same point of time.. the price in Gamestop...

Beyond the fact that the prices are .. kinda normal now eventhough still more expensive than the US version ( as always EU is always fucked, the price atm is 130 pounds which means ~ 200 euro => ~ 240 dallars?) the game it self does not worth this amount of money since its an iteration and nothing more... So i d say go for the basic version and save your money for better games which are about ( december?) to hit the stores.

PS. Stranglehold owns

Back again! (XBOX 1 is dead?)

I admit it, it's really been a while since my last post, however i think that no-one misses my posts :p

When the xbox 360 hit the market in November of 2005 it created a development orgasm for this console from respective companies, however an elegant move to dumb xbox 1 has been lurking around, and it wasn't just my thought, I've been checking for releases for XBOX 1 but at all the sites I looked I found only tombstoned games.
It is my ideology not to dumb my old gaming consoles, to me the XBOX is a very good machine which can survive time at least for two years more.
I still enjoy playing games on XBOX, there are some games that I would like to finish but hadn't the time to, but also there are some posibilities like media streaming that make this machine quite versatile for the home theater!
Also did I mentionend that is quite silent in contract with XBOX 360? Well it is.

I'm now curious to find out how much an XBOX is priced at ebay, i'm sure there will be people who stil buys them, the last time I checked for xbox games in SuperStores (Malls) they were low priced at 15 Euro, so i grabbed a handfull of them!

It's a pitty to see something so good to be dumped from it's creators, now you can't even find a controller at the shops, i'm holding mine as long as it lasts.

To Wii or not to Wii?

Hi all, thats my first blog here thanks to George my dear Cuz who threw me the invite.

So my xbox360 was sold, it was a swift decision to get rid of the thing since i was the only one playing and my time is very limited atm. I am now only left with my gbasp,ps2 and my upgraded pc to feed my gaming needs...

Thing is though that my pocked feels ichy to my skin and i may spend some money this fall for a brand new wii..

I know , i know, the graphics suck, thats not the point in getting another console atm though...

You see.. when i get a new game i most of the times show it to people around me... may that person be my fiancee or my parents / friends i want them to participate if they have the skills / interest in that game. On the other hand consoles such as xbox360 were most of the times away from what my fiancee ( yes thats the No1 priority to play with my console atm) likes to play.

Its an undeniable truth that the Wii is closer to most of the people than the other consoles...
In some games the skills needed to play a game are already there ( see Sport games where you swing your tennis racket etc) . In other consoles you need to know where each button is and what each button does etc... which tbh its a gamer's attribute.

In anycase, chrismas is not that far and i have my fingers crossed for a good package by Nintendo.

We ll see.

PS. I also gotta hit the bed (o_-)

Happy XBOX 360 Owner

I've got my XBOX 360 last monday, it was an anniversary present from my wife.
I have to say that the machine itself literally ROCKS!!! But it's not only the hardware and it's potential but the complementary services that surround the package.
XBOX Live is full with content and it's user friendly REALLY!
Online gaming is a breeze and amusing, what can I say? People at Microsoft really took care about their product and have proven that they have the means and brains to provide a complete product which will change the aspect of Home Entertainment and not gaming only.

More to come....

It's been a long time....

Hello People,

It's been a loooong time since my last (also first) post, so I'm going to give a little more time in my schedule for my blog posts.

I was wondering why should I use this place for writing my thoughts, I already have a website and three more underway, why do I need a blog?

However after brief meditation I concluded that the question is easily answered, your digital reflection which will stay for ever on the network (the blog) is something memorable and keen, why not? So I'll give it a try.

The place I lived my childhood

I'll try to be objective and sincere, also I will not try to bias people with my opinion.

Please bear with me, I'm mixing my first posts now, but just to give you a brief taste, they will have to do with digital entertainment and digital life and leisure, I'm a techie so wait some good reviews here from time to time...

Media Center Solutions will be listed here, especially software and some hardware, things that have been tried and dried under test!

The journey will be great.....

Being there.... Done that !

So you think you're pretty smart huh ?
Also you think that you are a psychic ? Then answer me how many fingers am I having behind my back, now and tommorow at 16:00 ! ;-p

Well I was just kidding, this is my first post in this blogg, my friends are welcome to comment after sending me an e-mail, other people are also welcome but only if registered in blogger.com.

Well there are many things that are whirling around my mind, give me some time to organize them and we will have a nice post in a few days.... till then....

Short Hair !