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Did anyone else get pissed off trying to sign into Xbox Live over the Holidays? It was so frustrating have time off work to stare at a non-functional xbox and not play new games!

Turns out that Microsoft actually felt sorry for users and is making a peace offering. Check this out:

Dear Xbox LIVE Members:

Sincerely,
Marc Whitten
General Manager, Xbox LIVE

Pretty sweet eh? What’s a good Arcade game to grab?
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A four-year-old from Fleetwood, Lancashire, has peed on his older brother’s console in what may be the ultimate bad Wii joke. Tot Ellis Emsley was apparently upset as his brother played with his new Christmas gift and ignored him, reports Metro.

The father of the boys, Darren Emsley, had coughed up ?250 for the console for six-year-old Danny’s Christmas present. However, his little brother wasn’t as overjoyed at the addition to the household, and became jealous of the console.

The boy’s mother, Kerry, explained, “It seems Ellis got fed up with Danny being obsessed with the Wii and refusing to play with him. He was told it was his turn on the Wii next, but he took it a bit too literally and used his secret weapon to sabotage the machine.”

The Wii is now, unsurprisingly, not working. Meanwhile, Darren is weighing up the chances of the ‘little accident’ being covered by their home contents insurance. He mused, “It must surely be counted as a leak.”

Article via GameSpot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php

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John Madden called Colts Darrell Reid’s Bombing the biggest hit he’d ever seen in his life, and Madden has obviously seen tons of NFL hits. Nothing like having a 6-2, 288 pound freight train running
down hill right at you. The second impressive thing about this
hit is that Chris Henry’s head didn’t pop clean off. He got right up and walked away like it was nothing.

Did any of you catch that hit? Holy crap! I almost came out of my seat when I seen the Reid Bombing. I know that it if that was me, I would STILL be laying there. Autopsy would show that my bones instantly turned to powder and every meal that I ate this past year would be resting in my underwear.

For those of you that don’t know who Darrell Reid is, check out his personal website here and also his profile over at Colts.com.

And now for the goodstuff. Check out the Reid Bombing clip…

Pardon me while I add this event to my library of nightmare content.
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Well after years of reading Battlefield news and competing with Planet Battlefield for traffic with my past BF fan sites (heheh), I have finally joined the PBF Staff.

I was brought on board for content and my first article just got published called "Battlefield 3 Daydreaming". The articles are focused on me, Brow and my letters that I write home to the audience or whomever cares to read. The series is properly dubbed "Letters from the Front".

The articles will contain humor, jokes and show the lighter side of Battlefield related news and content. With the upcoming Battlefield Bad Company and possible Battlefield 3, be sure keep checking back here and there for the announcements.

If the articles go well and get a good response, expect more creativity from yours truly over at PlanetBattlefield.com.

Special thanks to ^Scott^ for the opportunity!

You check out my first published article here: http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/…Articles.Detail&id=13
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I just need one more day off! Its been a busy Holiday and we still got one more to go through before a whole new year starts. Since I have been really busy…playing video games…expect to see more postings after the new year blows over. I will have one suprise announcement to make later but I can barley type right now…trying to get over that Xmas break hangover.

Hope you all had a good Christmas and enjoy the New Year! See you on the flip side and enjoy the little 2008 toon that I did the other day.
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Its go time! Forgotten Hope 2 is finally released and ready for download. Well…kinda. For the past 2 hours, their site is not accesible so there is no way to get to the client files.

I have found a couple of links that may be of some help though: http://www.fmjworld.com/images/FH2.rar and/or http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Forgotten_Hope_2_Client

Get to dowloading and I will see you on the Forgotten Hope Battlefield!

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I’ve been meaning to post this for awhile because I’ve had the monitor for about 4 months now and loving every minute of it. Not only does it kick much ass to draw on the screen, but its huge! I got the 21 inch screen maxed out at 1600 x 1200 pixels which gives me plenty of room for work.

” Wacom introduces two additions to the Cintiq family to give you options for working directly on screen. The Cintiq 12WX and the Cintiq 20WSX join the Cintiq 21UX as versatile interactive pen displays that combine the advantages of an LCD monitor with the natural feel and superior performance of Wacom’s patented, professional pen technology. ”

Its actually work/job issued so I don’t get to do exactly what I want with it. I love cartooning, but that won’t go over well cartooning in the workplace. I mainly use it for cleaning up product photos, designing fabrics and patterns and some other graphic tweaking.

” Pixel-level pen accuracy provides highly precise cursor control. The Cintiq Grip Pen features 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen tip and eraser for precise image editing, accurate brush control, and selective application of effects and filters. The result is an amazingly smooth, responsive on-screen experience that mirrors a traditional pen-on-paper feel. Additionally, the cushioned, contoured barrel of the pen has been designed to minimize grip effort for hours of comfortable use. ”

This thing is awesome. I used an older version of a Wacom tablet, but its much better to actually draw on the screen. It takes less eye and hand coordination and I can really let my creative juices flow.

Another good thing about it is that the monitor can rotate and set flat on the desktop for easier use. Check out the video below for a demo.

Everyday I try to set about an hour aside to play around and learn how to master the tablet with different techniques, etc. Some of my favorite software that I love using the Wacom with is:

ArtRage 2 – Simple, stylish painting on your computer
http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html

SketchBook Pro – An innovative freehand drawing and painting program
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=6848332&siteID=123112

EverNote Plus – A digital note pad
http://www.evernote.com

Flash CS3 – Perfect for vector art and illustrations
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/

Check out this video to see it in action. ( This is NOT me )

When I update, you can check out some of my Wacom work here: http://www.webturd.com/photobrow/main.php?cmd=album&var1=artsy/

I’ve got 2 smaller Wacom tablets that I need to get rid of…any offers?
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