If you are one of the heavy followers of this site that I see in my stats all the time, then you probably have noticed some down time here at Punkster812.tk. Well I am happy to say that this was not my fault, and actually, the real website is still down. The web hosting company I am with recently did some huge upgrades, one of them being nameservers. Well I dind't need much space or bandwidth for my site senses it's pretty much all HTML/PHP so I have a small account which doens't allow me to change DNS settings. There for when they did the final switch, my site went down. I called them a couple days ago and they said they made some changes and it should have fixed it yesterday. Well I checked it this morning before I left for work, still down. Luckly, I have an entire back up of my site as well as a Linux server with Apache and PHP installed. So if speeds are a little slow, it's because it's coming from my house and I am sorta a bandwidth hog.

Many people out there do not have a XP Media Center Edition computer and so you could never stream video to your XBox 360. And with the recent update, you can still only stream special .WMV's. Well now thanks to TVersity you can stream pretty much any video file to your XBox 360; including the popular amoung download site, AVI. If you have a complex network with shares, it can be sorta difficult to set up, but there is pretty good walk through guides to help you through it. Plus this program isn't just for XBox 360, actually that wasn't even the purpose of the program. If you do anything with videos, you might want to check out the program. Because this program can stream to many devices, pretty much anything UPnP related, including D-Link's DSM-320RD.

As I mentioned, Sunday was the release of the Nintendo Wii, and I was one of the thousands here in Denver that waited in line for the new Nintendo in 32 degree Fahrenheit weather for about seven hours. But my wait was nothing compared to the people who got a PS3, and even some of the Wii waiters were in line for a day and a half. But I have to say, it was worth it.

There was something I wanted to post on my last one, but I forgot all about it last time. The thing that I always thought would be awesome but thought impossible, is coming. What is this thing that I think would revolutionize the way we do just about everything? Wireless power. Imagine sitting there in your chair with wireless Internet and wireless power. No cables, no cords. Just convenience. Don't think it's possible? Well it's true, it is being designed by people over at MIT. Check out this article on Slashdot or you can also check out the news article that the news originated. And until it becomes a reality, sit back and wish.

Many, probably actually the majority, of people who waited for a PS3 were those who wanted to turn around, sell it on EBay for way more than they bought (which I am sure pissed Sony off sense they are selling at a loss). Some of the sells were huge, the largest official one I heard from a news channel was for $8,000, but most averaging around $2,000. I checked today for what the Wii was going for, and unfortunately it doesn't look like Wii sellers are being as successful with profits as most aren't even over twice the normal cost with most of them going for $400. That has to be due to the fact that Nintendo had many more consoles in stores compared to PS3, that is also probably why no one got shot for their Wii. Unlike the PS3 where there was a story of someone getting shot and a few of people being held up after walking out with their PS3.

Well the news came sooner than I expected from Microsoft. I will do a quick some up of what is happening. On December 4th, there will be a Halo 3 comercial done in CG during Monday Night Football and will be on the Live Marketplace shortly after. Then sometime next Spring, Bungie will release new Halo 2 maps... but only for XBox 360 users and Microsoft Studios will have a price on them, yet to be determined. Sometime before Halo 3 is shipped, probably around Spring, there will be a public demo/beta of Halo 3 multiplayer that will be used to give us a taste of what's to come and to do some testing on Bungie's end. And for you PC gamers who don't own an XBox, you can finally play Halo 2 (on a Vista computer) early next year which will have a custom level editor. If you are craving to see some of in game quality of Halo 3, check out the screen shot at the bottom of the page.

Well the XBox 360's add on HD-DVD has only been out for a couple of days and already has it been torn apart and drivers written for it to play movies back on Windows XP. You can check out all the insides of the new toy plus grab the drivers from here.

And if you have been keeping up with PS3 news and how much they have been trouble with Blue Ray then it's no suprise that there will be a shortage on launch date. EB Games/Gamestop have already announced that there will be customers who pre-ordered that will not be receiving them and they are even having their employees wait until second shipment because of how many they won't be receiving.

As for me, I will be waiting at some store waiting for the Wii like a little kid. Just a reminder to everyone that wants to pick up a Wii of their own, it comes out this Sunday. I am just reminding everyone because I know it snuck up on me.

Bungie has some important information coming up next week according to their Weekly What's Update. Here is the quote directly from Frankie:

If you thought there was a lot of Halo information last week, wait ‘til next week. A bunch of stuff is going down to celebrate the 5th anniversary of a little game we like to call Halo. In November 2001, Halo launched alongside the Xbox console, and the rest is history. Next year, Halo 3 will conclude the story arc begun all those years ago and next week, we’ll take a long lingering look at the series to date. There will also be some pretty BIG surprises and maybe announcements. Who can say?

Also check out 1up.com's write up on the new Halo 3 multiplayer maps.

I would like to thank everyone who called, e-mailed, or wished me happy birthday on myspace. And thank you everyone at my work for the surprise today, the cake was awesome. I had a wonderful birthday and it was nice to hear from everyone.

So do to a shipping error that happened, I didn't get my copy of Gears of War untill tonight, and from what I have played, it seems like it's going to be an awesome game. What I have noticed so far is that it sure isn't for young ones.

I will be in Casper for the next couple of days, so I wouldn't really expect an update till at least Sunday night, unless something REALLY big happens, or I get some free time and hop on my Dad's computer. So to keep you entertained for the next couple of days, here are some links:

• TeaGames.com
• RedVsBlue.com
• Penny-Arcade.com
• CtrlAltDel-Online.com
• HomeStarRunner.com
• 360insider.net

Gears of Wars is in EB Games and Gamestop stores tomorrow, and will be in all other stores November 12th.

Wii Bundle

And so here Wii are. Less than two weeks and counting until the most innovative product the video game industry has seen hits the streets.

This Thursday evening (CST), November 9, your opportunity to get in on the excitement arrives when the Wii Bundle becomes available for purchase online at GameStop.com. You'll get the best games, accessories and more in one convenient package delivered right to your door - all for under $699 plus tax and handling.

Quantities are extremely limited and there will be a limit of 1 Wii bundle per household, limited to US delivery only. Ordering a bundle does not guarantee shipment at launch and orders will be shipped on a first-come, first-serve basis. The bundle will be removed from the site as soon as we have reached our expected quota.

I am not sure if I will pre-order online sense I am not guaranteed one on launch, and I am impatient when it comes to my video games. But at the same time I am sure you will save a little bit of money if you do one of their bundles with the games and all.

In music, the CD that I was most surprised with this year and have just recently fallin in love with was by a band called The Lawrence Arms. This band has something to them that just rocks, I haven't enjoyed a new CD like this for over a year. If you are interested in taking a look at them, check out their web site thelawrencearms.net or you can check out their music at myspace.com/thelawrencearms. And your last option for checking them out is just down below, their music video for The Devil's Takin' Names. If you decide to pick up their CD, might I suggest the best place for Punk Rock/Ska, Interpunk.com.