Oddball Update

Next week, on or around December 4th, Microsoft will be pushing out the December 2007 dashboard update to Xbox 360 owners. The Xbox Team today has posted the official changelog for the update, so you can see exactly what we’ll be getting.

I’m completely enthralled by Mass Effect, the new sci-fi adventure game for the Xbox 360. It’s simply one of the most engaging single-player experiences to hit the Xbox this year, along with BioShock.

I received my refurbished Xbox 360 back from Microsoft today, right on schedule.

My wait for a replacement Xbox 360 may be coming to an end. Today my serial number was updated at the service tracking site, and it’s a real Xbox 360 serial number.

Holy balls. I’ve just spent about three hours playing BioShock. It is…well, there are no words for what I am feeling.
Can I have my 360 back now? Pleeeeeease?

BioShock has finally arrived! The Limited Edition packaging (pictured) is huge, and the Big Daddy figurine is quite heavy — overall it’s a pretty solid package for only $10 extra.

Fascinating. Just as BioShock is ready to drop, now this: PC Gamer UK has apparently confirmed rumors that System Shock 3 is in development by Electronic Arts’ Redwood Shores studio, makers of the mediocre PC game The Godfather.

Crap. My 360 died.
As I posted not long ago, a playable demo for BioShock was released just yesterday, but was downloading with maddening slowness.

First off, a playable demo of BioShock has just been released to the Xbox Live Marketplace — so if you can get your console online, grab it and see if the game lives up to its roots.

BioShock, the long-awaited “spiritual successor” to what is perhaps my favorite PC game of all time, System Shock 2, is due to hit the street in just two more weeks.