The Ring 3 - Red Ring of Death (Trailer!)

You missed me, didn't you? Just say you did. It doesn't really matter if you're lying, as long as you're convincing. I missed you. I'm lying. I didn't think of anyone for the past 6 months. Except "Banekitty", my level 70 (finally!) Tauren Druid. FOR THE HORDE! She's feral spec, btw, and loves to tank Heroics. Especially since the latest patch.

For those of you who are confused, in RL (real life) terms, I got addicted to World of Warcraft. But now that Wrath of the Lich King is pending, I have gotten off my butt to tell you a little story about something that's affected over 33% of you spectacular XBox 360 owners. It's called the Red Ring of Death, and last spring it took down our 360 Elite like a lowbie noob in Gurubashi Arena. (I told you not to go in there - that treasure chest isn't alone!)

For more details, check out my latest video, "The Ring 3". And if you do come across this nasty defect, don't bother with blankets and prayers, simply call Microsoft and they will trade it out for a shiny refurbished one in no time. Cause if they don't? Well, they have trained us in urban, post-apocalyptic, stealth and wartime combat... so I don't think they really want to test us, now do they?

Want to test video games??

If you live in the LA area, you can totally be on my call list to test the latest video games! You must be able to attend a testing in the LA area during the week. Please send me an email at taraochs@gmail.com with the following details - and do it quick, I already have two testings lined up for this week!!

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Phone:
Email:
What consoles you own (from PC to XBox, and including handhelds)
Your three favorite games (current)

These sessions offer compensation of free games and often cash as well! It's a lot of fun and I have all kinds of games that need testing, so don't hesitate to drop me a line, even if you're just a beginner or casual gamer!

The Guitar Review LIVES!

Here I go (FINALLY) posting another review. Do you want my excuse as to why this took so long? Can you say MMORPG? Yup. It was inevitable. Along with a new laptop with optimum processing speed comes the ability to play Warcraft. You didn't seriously think I was going to be able to hold out once I knew my Mac would run the game, did you?

But inevitably, I was humiliated after trying to run my first instance, and so I return to you, my faithful XBox friends. Here is the latest installment of "What's In My Box?" I did a little comparison study of the guitar games. I think you will likey.

Here's the thing about the great schism which created Rock Band and left GH3 painlessly intact - IT WAS A GOOD THING. One game now honors the skill and art of air guitar gaming, while the other pays tribute to the fact that most of us just want to play, and don't give a flying hoot about scores and rep. Well, there was the one guy who insisted that we didn't give up a song because we would lose our hard-earned fanbase. But that just makes him a prime candidate for the beer run. :)

Rockband vs Guitar Hero 3

That's what's next, fools! I will shoot it this week and hopefully have it up in the next few days. I wanted to add a little more production value, maybe show you some hot new girls, and put together my own clever in-camera effects. But in the end it may just be a cute review from a girl with boobs. We'll see. I'm getting to it! Sheesh! I had to go snow-boarding and surfing this weekend. Yes, I did. Look, you asked for a well-rounded, ideal girlfriend, so in order to be your everything, I have to put in a little extra party-time. Now, don't start arguing with me. It's your fault you suggested I start playing Mass Effect BEFORE I had the RB vs GH3 review finished. You know I'm going upstairs right now to finish just one more level and then I can start taping my review. Don't look at me like that! Alright, fine. I swear I'll do it on my very first ever console, the TI. Now you know I'm serious. Here's a pic of me in the snow.

In my Spare Time

When not playing video games, I am sleeping. What a short post.

OK, so also on Friday nights I do improv. Just in case you want to see me live and funny and you are in LA. Here it is:

Fridays at 9pm, ACME Comedy Theatre of Los Angeles takes on the tough questions that LOST won't answer! Hilarious on-going comedy show gets 'deeper' into the real mysteries of the island.

LostAway Island
Fridays, 9pm til April 4th
ACME Comedy Theatre
http://www.acmecomedy.com/
135 N. La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 525-0202

This ain't your Gilligan's Island

Halo 3 Review!

It's finally up, my little chickens! Your patience has been rewarded with yet another review by a girl who plays games. I swear! Except that in the process of trying to get this baby published, I haven't been able to play anything new - you know how addiction starts. And of course with my new MacBook comes the ability to play a certain online sensation known as the World of Warcraft. GREAT. Nice knowing you! So next up, I think, is going to be a ridiculous comparison of Guitar Hero 3 and RockBand. It will, if all goes well, be my first review which will include other hot girls. OK, settle down. I know what you want and of course you're gonna get it, but first you really must behave.

Say, while you are watching the Halo 3 review, why not subscribe to my channel? The reviews should be coming more regularly now. Yeah, that sounds like a great idea...

I also need to credit a source, in my review. If you want to know how to see and learn more about "finding the skulls," visit Halo3Planet.com. Those guys are serious!

MacBook Blitz

OH you sexy thing. Waiting for your Halo 3 review so patiently - well after its sales have dropped down to like 5th best selling game in the U.S. I'm sure you've already somehow pre-bought Halo 4 and Halo 3.2: the Afterbirth and Expanded Themed Arenas. Alas, I can only excuse myself by explaining to you that I had to update the gear. My previous faithful IBook calmly informed me it would no longer be editing anything, thank you very much, and that I could kindly stick my footage up my... yes, IBooks talk. They don't do much else after five years of good behavior, though, so I had to get the new deceptively similar MacBook. A tank dressed up as a bunny. This baby is so powerful I can Google the future. By the way, the Patriots are in for a surprise, and your next birthday is going to be SWINGIN'.

So thanks for your patience. The reviews will be coming much more quickly now; although I'm not overly ambitious, I AM hoping to shoot for about one a month. Halo 3 should be up within the next 24 hours. Go ahead and get ready. I would recommend taking off your pants and then putting them back on with your underwear on the outside. And then send me a pic.