EA related companies always send out the best swag. I received a functional 1941 Zippo lighter replica in the mail today from Pandemic Studios as part of a PAX invite for Saboteur. I guess this makes up for the fact that I never received brass knuckles for The Godfather 2.

The Sony PS3 is my platform of choice for this generation of video game consoles, yet I find myself complaining about many aspects of it. While I do feel the PS3 is superior to
the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, we're simply still looking at too many problems for a console that has been out for a couple years now.

My primary complaint about the console has to do with the extremely slow download times. Downloads on the PS3 wired or wireless seem to be much slower than what you'll find with the Xbox 360. I have tried everything from relocating access points to upgrading my router, yet nothing seems to work. My final thought on the topic is that Sony needs to upgrade their servers. I'd even pay a monthly fee for better service...

All systems should have backwards compatibility to play PS2 games. If you were fortunate to get your hands on an early system, you are one of the lucky ones. Backwards compatibility should be standard with all consoles these days.

A big complaint I have that many other gamers share is the fact that not all games have trophy support. Fortunately, all current games are required to have trophies, but that doesn't solve the problem with older titles. Developers should be encouraged by Sony to go back and add trophies to their games. This would benefit the gamers by giving them recognition for the games they have played and it would also boost sales of older games. We'll probably never see this happen, but I can always dream.

Finally, I would break system and game updates into smaller downloads. The way things are currently, it can take anywhere from 5 minutes to more than an hour to update a game or the system. The terribly slow process of updating the system is made worse by the fact that you have to keep turning your controller back on to keep it going. This needs to be addressed by Sony.

I could probably rant on more issues, but those are the primary problems I have seen during my time on the PS3. No system is perfect and it does take time to work out all of the bugs. At this point in the game, I expected more changes that what we have seen...

My Nintendo Wii had been collecting dust for months. With all the fun PS3 and 360 games out there, I really felt no need to fire the little system up. That has all changed for me in the past month since I was diagnosed with Type-2 Diabetes. For several months, I had been feeling weak and basically out of it. This explains why I wasn't very active on the net or even my own blog for some time. I was finally diagnosed with the disease about a month ago and already feel like a million bucks. The medicine and a new diet have certainly helped out. I've also dropped 45 pounds in about 30 days. Most of that is due to the diet, but some due to playing active Wii games about an hour a day. I also have been exercising on the side, but I am certain that the Wii is just what I needed to get my blood flowing. Some people claim the system has minimal exercise value, but I disagree now.

The funny thing is that I always ignored people in the past who claimed the Wii had exercise value. For me, it has become a great way to basically get my blood flowing and ready for some real exercise. Being an Army vet, I'm hoping push-ups, sit-ups and walking will be enough to get myself back in shape. I'm hoping that my current Wii addiction doesn't wear off. While I still consider the PS3 as my system of choice, the Wii is starting to become more and more appealing.

While surfing the site earlier, I see the craziest ad that somehow seemed out of place. I was kind of upset when I first got on Wii Fit and the thing turned my Mii into a fat guy, but this could be the final straw. It seems like everywhere I go, I keep running into random "fat" ads...

I'm not really complaining though. I clicked on the ad just to see where it would take me.

Someone just sent me this video link on Twitter and I haven't seen it on any gaming sites. My mind has also been so warped by this evil internet that I'm not even sure what NSFW really is anymore, but I'm pretty sure this is not safe for work, but not too nasty.

Video description: "Le Sexoflex performs their hit single, "Marriott Cock Squat," at Dragon*Con 2008. Featuring Miss Lady Flex, Princess Genius, Peep Peep & Vas D".

For whatever reason, I felt like posting this but I'm too tired to really know what I think about it. I guess what bothers me the most about the video is the guy on the escalator at the end with the weird mullet-ish haircut.

***Updated: I decided to edit the person's name out of this post.***

I just received the most random email and am not really sure how to reply. Maybe the Destructoid community could help me out a bit. Here's the basic deal: A couple years ago, this guy named Stuart ****** was randomly attacking Destructoid on Digg.com for personal gain. I jumped on him in forums and even made a blog post on one of my random free blogs. This is one of those blogs I started and then forgot I even had. The primary reason I was upset is that I was hired by Ziff Davis and this was the guy who basically inherited the blog I wrote for and ran it into the ground by plagiarizing articles and attacking other sites.

Here's the email:

"Dear William,

If this is the same "Kezins" from the blog located at http://kezins.wordpress.com, then I'm sure you remember me, Stuart ******, from the overrated Digg/1pStart/Destructoid fiasco quite a bit of time ago. As you probably know, I am no longer affiliated with 1pStart or any of the surrounding media demeaning the Destructoid name. The writers of 1pStart at that time and myself who came came up with the post no longer pursue the original notions, thoughts, and/or evidence that was submitted to Digg.com.

My internet presence is now affiliated with many small sites that are not related to any sort of constructive journalism towards Demonoid. Because of this, I ask you to retract the post located here:

Web Link

When Googling my name, this post comes up in the results, and can possibly look negative to someone not knowing the whole story. I know this is the internet, and there are many stray and unrelated pieces of information about almost any individual. However, due to the positive and developing credits of my name, I simply ask that you to delete that post and anything that could come up in a search for "Stuart ******".

I respect you and your colleagues for writing and providing counter-evidence against our post, but I feel as if it is not relevant anymore. I hope your projects are going well, and perhaps you will get a kick out of the fact that I visit Destructoid on a regular basis.

Thanks for everything.

Stuart ******"

Should I delete a post because it's not relevant? Normally, I'd go ahead and delete it because this is honestly old news, but something simply irks me about this message. I saw the post "Stuart ******'s Real Form" no longer exists on the site here, and it's probably because no one really cares about the****** fiasco anymore. I don't even care anymore. I'm asking people here to drop me some opinions. Should I just delete this post or ignore the email? I was also ticked off that they continued using my "Kezins" name on 1PStart after I left and ****** gave me a hard time about it. My other option is to just do some random post showing the entire story. It's actually quite good and would probably make this guy look even worse...

In the end, I feel like deleting the post would be dishonest, even though it's a post and random blog spot of mine I didn't even remember. I also feel like this dude will keep randomly popping up to annoy me if I don't. It's certainly a weird spot. Any help?