Much like the Red Faction franchise, THQ has decided not to pursue the MX vs. ATV franchise any longer. This announcement came from THQ today as it outlined its future plans. The latest game in the franchise, MX vs. ATV Alive, was the subject of THQ’s experiment of releasing a low priced game at retail that was to be supplemented with downloadable content.

My Xbox 360 was purchased in 2008. Even though the Xbox 360 website said my serial number indicated my console was out of warranty, I knew you had extended all Xbox 360 warranties for three years after the date of purchase. Armed with this knowledge I called customer service to dispute this matter. The gentleman who answered the call was polite and accommodating. After answering a few easy questions, he proceeded to send me a shipping label with detailed instructions on how to send my console back for repair.

Last Monday (January 25, 2010) I was at one of my local GameStop stores waiting for the midnight release of Mass Effect 2. In between discreetly staring at the weird hairstyles of other customers and playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I decided to take a look at the wall of new and upcoming releases. Did you know Splinter Cell: Conviction has been out for months? Neither did we.

Just when you thought it was safe to make the switch from Sony to Microsoft, it’s happening all over again. Complaints are spawning around the net that the latest version of the Xbox 360, the Elite, is failing in similar fashion to its predecessor. Videos are being uploaded to YouTube, disenchanted gamers are preparing Gates more »