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Whats up everyone. I'm Steve if you haven't already guessed. And I do a lot of crap with gaming apparently. I used to host over at XBL Radio but I decided to start my own show up as well as my own site. So I started up a new podcast called, "The Gamers Pub." This show is about beer and games because thats what I know and enjoy best. The show comes out once a week on Monday mornings, you really should check it out, www.thegamerspub.com. The best thing you can do is just let us know what you think about the show, because after all, it is for you gamers out there. Besides that I also run the website, Platform Nation. Now this site is a little bit different then others. Platform Nation is a collaboration of several gaming podcasts who decided it would be best for our gamers, the podcasters and the rest of the gaming community if they came together to share efforts. Together we have a larger voice in the community for the gamers that we strive to speak for. We share the same forums and for the most part, share the same listeners. After all, we are a community, not a network. We have a shared set for forums for all the sites, forums.platformnation.com where we might not all have the same listeners for all the shows but the forums provide us with a place to bs with gamers from all different prospectives or ways of life. We seem to always have contests going on over there as well as weekly Saturday Night Gaming Nights where the community gets together for some friendly fragging or whatever else we are playing that day.

Here are some pics for you all to see what I'm about

Our gaming night pre-reqs


Me with the D-toid Robot


World of Conflict girl


Sword of the New World girl with the guys from XBL Radio


Husky Hog with us on some Halo action


I was invited to the Crackdown Community Event at Microsoft


And lets finish it of with my sexy wife

So thats me, I guess. I'm just a regular gamer who records myself talking and puts it out as a show.



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Best Buys Hidden Halo 3 Tax
Steve519 | 5:58 PM on 08.12.2007 6 comments


Best Buys Hidden Halo 3 Tax

With the release of "the most anticipated game of the year" right around the corner, retailers know that consoles and accessories will jet of the shelves. So what better way to join the celebration then by adding a Halo 3 dollar tax to many Xbox 360 accessories?

While other retailers are pricing the 360 add-ons at Xbox.com's MSRP, Best Buy thinks adding three dollars to that is the perfect theme to tie-in the Halo Three launch. As many devotee gamers will pop-in to jump-in, why would they suspect they aren't getting the best buy?

Now obviously, I'm only speculating the reasoning for the price increases, but the amount of flabbergastation flowing in my veins is very unsettling. I have been a loyal Best Buy customer for as long as I can remember with purchases including all three computers I've ever owned + my $1,700 fridge, just months ago. Even my vacuum cleaner! I have their credit card and am a member of the Best Buy Rewards program (since it first started with a $10 fee and when it was more rewarding before they changed it). So will I continue to shop at Best Buy? Only if their name lives up to it. And the way things look now, I best be shoppin' elsewhere.
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Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2007 18:03
Neonie
This is why i buy my crap from Ebgames.

[url]http://www.ebgames.com/Default.asp[/url}
Founder's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2007 18:19
Founder
If you buy these things from Xbox.com then they'll add the shipping. $5 right there. Buy it in a store they'll add a couple more bucks, it all equals out in the end. But if you can find a better deal, which I'm sure you can I wouldn't mind a post. ;)
Coonskin05's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2007 18:40
Coonskin05
thats fucked up
Chilijohn's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/12/2007 20:00
Chilijohn
This is nothing new @ BB. They were selling the 1600 Microsoft Point cards for $5 above MSRP for a full year after release if memory serves me correct.
bmaupin's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/13/2007 01:17
bmaupin
Yeah, I work at BB and I'll tell you we make ALL of our money off accessories and little off the core products. Have you ever wanted to pay $35 for 6ft USB cord?

But hey, my discounts great, $10 Monster Cables FTW!
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