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3rd XBox dies in horrible Blimp Accident, Helium scattered everywhere
Posted on Feb 21st 2010 at 01:54:20 AM by (slackur)
Posted under General, LAN Gaming, Xbox 360, Fire Beasts

Well, it was all just a matter of time, I suppose.  One of our LAN 360s finally red-ringed for the umpteenth time, and after being in the shop three times already, I'm giving up on it. 

We were a few waves into a night of ODST Firefight, and suddenly a huge fireball blew up from our 3rd LAN setup and incinerated Walter and three bystanders.  Firefighters worked fourteen hours to contain the emerging Balrog but were also consumed in the end and now the flame elemental is destroying Pittsburg.

Actually it just locked up, but with 360s notoriously kicking over your grandmother and stealing your ice cream when you start to trust them again, I thought I'd imagine it a bit more dramatic.

So now I have to decide if it's worth looking to pick up another box, since Friday Night Firefights and other weekend LAN gaming are a house staple, or be fiscally responsible and just ask friends to bring their own extra time bombs. 

Since I often buy more than one LAN-able copy of games for multiplayer, I'll probably just stick it out for now and stay with two machines.  Any other suggestions?

By the way, if you live in the northeastern part of the U.S., there's a knock at your door and you smell something that is not entirely unlike smoky plastic, stay on the couch and glare knowingly at your own 360.

*also, for all of the Sony Fanboys that'll type '360 sux by a PS3', I'll have you know I had to buy another one of those already because of a faulty Blu-Ray drive that was out of warranty.  This current HD generation has not impressed me in terms of reliability.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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