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Maybe you're just pissed about Jim Sterling's opinion on one of the most beloved video games of and most played since the late 90's, Half-Life. Yeah, he might need a good spanking for that one... but he can be funny and we're the ADD generation, so we'll forget and continue our musings. Besides, the best dicks and asses make for the best comedians, and porn, no homo. I had a dream once that Anthony Burch, no shit, was a total ass to me because I was the new guy, that and I was totally sloshed puking everywhere and spilling bong water. I only find it weird that it didn't actually happen.

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-Ian

So anyone who reads gaming blogs by now has probably heard of the great deal of RockBand Special Edition + RB2 for only $79 from MTV. When ordering it says "up to 14 days" to process your order, which is a bitch, but anyone with a bit of patience could wait two weeks for a good deal, right? Well, I asked the sttus of my order and here was the response in an e-mail...

"
> Unfortunately, Rock Band Special Edition for Xbox 360 is currently out of
> stock. We have placed this item on back order and expect it to become
> available for shipment within 30 days. As soon as the order ships; you will
> receive a tracking information via email.
"

So, knowing that expectations are the mother of all f-ups, and they need 14 days to process a simple order, I doubt on ever seeing my shipment, especially within the next 30 days. Granted it's MTV, a network who has given as much devotion as making children mindless idiots in this decade as they did in the 90's. I just want to be a mindless idiot playing fake instruments made for mindless idiots on my idiot box. What's the hold up? Oh yeah, MTV.