http://www.bangsblog.com The gadget update from Bang Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:54:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "It's not going to be a big hit in Japan," said 26-year-old Kentaro Okamoto, one of the first Xbox 360 buyers. "I buy every new game console... but normally Japanese customers only buy a machine when it's made by Sony or Nintendo." Hard-core gamers overlap with heavy computer users and many ... http://www.bangsblog.com/16/xbox-360-sells-few-units-in-japan/ "A Chicago man who bought Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 has sued the world's largest software maker, saying the new video game console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat and freeze up. The proposed class action claims that in Microsoft's bid to gain share in the $25 billion ... http://www.bangsblog.com/15/man-sues-over-xbox-360-glitch/ British media is reporting that the Xbox 360 has virtually sold out in the UK where more than 200 gamers queued for hours in the rain for the midnight launch of the console at Game's flagship store in London's Oxford Street Just like it happened in North America, the first Xbox ... http://www.bangsblog.com/14/uk-sells-out-of-xboxs/ Electronic Arts faces a lawsuit in the California Superior Court, San Mateo County, based on the claim that the publisher stole an idea for a game feature that was later incorporated into Madden NFL 06. Pernell Harris, owner of Virtual JAM, said he met with EA in late 2003 to discuss ... http://www.bangsblog.com/13/oops-ea-getting-sued/ The reports of the bugging out xbox 360s are not going away. I was reading an online forum today and here is what some people were saying: You would think these people would have known better. Never buy the first releases of a new product. By this time next year the ... http://www.bangsblog.com/12/xbox-bugs-still-popping-up/ So I was reading on some news site today that apparently a walmart in the US had a deal on some very low end obsolete HP laptops. Remember the Apple iBook sale that one of those schools had and they were $50 and people got trampled? A similar situation here. It ... http://www.bangsblog.com/11/laptop-craze-makes-people-go-wild/ I only have one thing to say: What is going on? If you've been following the news you'd see stories all over about people mugging each other, beating each other up - scrapping on the floor.. all over a $300 piece of plastic. Why can't people get over hype and ... http://www.bangsblog.com/10/xbox-mania-violence/ So here's the deal. I have received an email from a friend. Apparently there is a company giving away free Xboxs. I have the details here. Check it out below! It's free to enter so take advantage of it. Click Here to get your 360 http://www.bangsblog.com/9/a-free-new-xbox-360-make-your-friends-jealous/ So my buddy Rob was telling me he bought a 360 yesterday, while he didn't even want one. He was trying to buy Civ 3, when he saw a 360 in the window. Well here is his story: So I walk into a video game store looking to buy Civilization 3 ... http://www.bangsblog.com/8/hilarious-xbox-360-story/ There are reports that Xbox 360s are glitching in the US and Canada. Apparently it's not a really low number either. How typical of Microsoft. Anyway here is a paste of the CNN article: Some owners complained that their systems were crashing during game play, sometimes with error messages popping up. "It's ... http://www.bangsblog.com/7/xbox-360-bugs-glitches/