Penalized!
Both Microsoft and GameStop have made it their solemn duty to royally shaft the Limey Immigrant (that’s me, if you hadn’t noticed) and as much as I would love to write about it here in blistering detail, I will instead be writing about it on a fairly high-profile gaming website as an introduction to a regular column about the joys and pitfalls of being a UK gamer moving to the US. Hopefully the first edition will be up sooner rather than later, but I imagine I’ll have finished writing it by the end of the weekend. Suffice to say, Microsoft are complete and utter idiots, GameStop moreso.
Which reminds me, I should really write something for RealVG. I haven’t had much in the way of inspiration in that area, and as most of my gaming thoughts these days have been concerning my immigration, and as that area of thought is pretty much reserved for my as yet unstarted column on That Other Website, I haven’t been particularly inspired to write anything for RealVG. Which is disappointing.
We went to the Midnight Launch of the final Harry Potter book last night. That is, we went at around 6pm but left at just after 9pm because we were all very, very tired. Dad and Linda have ordered their book elsewhere anyway so we were largely there for the atmosphere and the experience. It has to be said that Muggles are an interesting folk. Y’know. Mentally. But they’re fun, at the least.
July 21st, 2007 at 11:51 am
Learn: Stop calling organisations idiots.
July 21st, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Response: No. But in this instance I will clarify - the people who run the Xbox division and set their policies are idiots. GameStop are idiots for turning away nearly $800 worth of business.
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:29 am
That’s not very nice to call a bunch of people idiots when you don’t know the reasons why they have such policies. If you take such a general, insultive tone in your work your audience will reduce because people will think you’re just a lout. The moment you resort to cursing, the point you are trying to make will be more clouded.
The following isn’t directly related to your post but it’s in the same vein, and I haven’t got anywhere to publish it, myself. A few minutes ago we were looking at videos of rough collies on YouTube and my mum and dad complain about any of them that have straight, pointed ears rather than ones that are flopped over. I say it doesn’t matter, they don’t have to be standard if they’re just a pet. They say “Yes it does,” I say “No it doesn’t,” they say “Yes it does!” I say “No it doesn’t.” Then they shout and dad says “Yes it does because it makes them look more harsh!” Point taken? Nooo. I could have argued, pointing out that saying docking dogs’ tails is pointless and then saying a rough collie’s ears must be flopped over is silly. But they’re my parents and they know best.
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:31 am
You haven’t explained why GameStop are idiots.
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:32 am
I would love to elaborate here as to why, exactly, GameStop are idiots. But I can’t. I have to write about it on the other website instead. It’s sort of a Contractual Obligation thing, but without the Contractual. Ethical, probably. I don’t like promising someone something and then delivering it earlier, somewhere else, in a much less refined form.
Suffice to say, when I do get around to explaining why GameStop are Idiots™, I will provide a link here to the article in question. For now though, I shall sit here and eat my Hot CHocolate flavoured Pop Tarts.
July 22nd, 2007 at 3:13 pm
It’s not the sort of thing I’d call exclusive. In fact, I wouldn’t fill a column with it.
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