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Have pity on a poor man who faces the conundrum of having to play Rock Band late at night, but at near unlistenably low levels so as not to wake up his family. And when not gaming, I'm sure it would make a great headset for my podcast recording, as well as a convenient way to indicate to others that I don't want to talk to them at this exact moment.

Being a one-handed gamer (I have only a thumb left on my right hand after an accident) I think stuff like this is pretty cool. And good thing we amputees have a good sense of humor or I might of had to hurt some of you. ;)

I own 13, if you could those Buzz Quiz Show buzzers:

Full size wooden Rock Band Guitar
Plastic RB Guitar
2 RB Mics
RB Drums
Hori Fighting Stick
PSEye
Wireless keyboard
Bluetooth headset
4 Buzz buzzers

Speaking of tethering, I just posted a video on my blog showing how you can unlock the feature. Pretty cool. Someone has a PHP script up, you hit the site, download the profile and it works. All you need is an iPhone.

So at least one of these games can be a reality. ;)

http://beancast.us/profiles/blogs/enabling-tethering-on-your

The trouble I have with SAG and AFTRA (unions representing voice workers) is that they negotiate under the assumption that the talent is the primary reason for me buying the ticket or a game or whatever.

While this is certainly the case for blockbuster films that feature a star's face, in most cases the actor's participation is irrelevant to my decision to buy. He or she just contributes to or decreases my enjoyment of the product based on his or her performance.

What I'm getting at is that the compensation model sought by unions assumes that the actor plays a significant role in making the entertainment product profitable. And in most cases this is simply not true. It's the combination of all the talents involved creating an enjoyable product. And in the case of video games, the lion share of the work is done by the programming and art team, so they should enjoy a majority of the profits.

And going further, when royalties come into play my head totally explodes. There is NO other business that continues to pay you royalties for work that you did in the past. Every legitimate business model out there pays you for services rendered with no future obligation. The only exception is, again, in a case-by-case basis where someone has the fame to license their identity for use. The idea that entertainment union members can continue to draw profits from a production that they neither risked investment in nor continue to work for is just plain ludicrous. It's a system designed to "keep the dream" alive for mediocre wanna-bes who dream of stardom.

That's my very strong opinion. Sorry for the rant.

I saw this in their podcast a couple days ago. I thought they were making it an early Christmas present and got really excited. Then...PSYCH! Next year still.

And then all through the house. Every creature was wailing. Yes even my mouse.

Bob

I'm sick and dying.

*cough*

And since I will be dead by the release date anyway, what's the point of me getting this code and seeing what I will be missing out on after I'm gone?

*cough* *cough*

Red Bull Racer and his "XBOX slam" is the bomb. He's one of the guys we hang out with over at http://videogameoutsiders.com/forum

How 'bout the meme about gamer sites making readers jump through hoops to get their hands on LBP codes. Talk about life imitating art!

The only trouble is, what would you win? You're already playing the game if you're making a level. Maybe as a twist, you could win a chance to post on one of the gamer sites.

This is getting confusing.

I lost my game save in the trophy patch from Sony. And at that time Criterion said that trophies would be retroactive. So I've worked my tail off only to find that I'm back at the beginning again!!!!

I agree that I love what they are doing in this game and certainly I understand if it doesn't work. But they REALLY should have said something sooner. There's simply no way they just discovered this yesterday. They must have known it wouldn't be possible for weeks.

This is especially disenheartening, considering how much effort I just put into my 40x stunt run and 20x burnout awards.