...or I could save 400 points and find one of the local channels that runs a shot of a fireplace with Christmas music 24/7. There usually one one starting Christmas Eve.

lol @ stuart ~ I also agree with chronoswing. Needs moar cowbell, human sacrifice, avatar roasting or something.

Aww C'mon! Should be free

We were studying the Fireside Poets (Emerson, Longfellow, ect.) in my English class so my teacher (my favorite teacher) made a sideshow in Power Point of a bunch of fireplaces (because she probably doesn't know what a gif is) and put it on the projector. She suggested we just stare at the fire for a second, and after a while, a picture of that guy from Twilight came one the screen. It was awesome. Even my friend who hated the movie because she thought it was too far from the book laughed hysterically.

Well, if the fireplace glowed with shading and lighting, this would totally be worth 400 points.

If the fire logs deteriorated, and there were variations on types of wood, It'd be a total 800 point buy.

As it stands, i'd price this at 250 points.

Also, can we get a review of this? Are these guys aware of Jim's review challenge?

OK, this kind of bothers me.

I spent 11 months creating the XNA Community Game Snake360. It has 300 levels that can be played in single-player or co-op modes, ranging from really easy to really, really challenging. It also has survival mode, two battle modes for up to 4 players, Internet Ranking, special modes for kids... easily 10+ hours of gameplay. The graphics aren't that great and I'll admit that, but the soundtrack is excellent and the gameplay is top-notch. Anyone who enjoys arcade-style games should love it. The multiplayer is great at parties, to boot.

Snake360 costs 400 points. The same as this... fireplace.

I am running contests RIGHT NOW with $450 in MS Points and LIVE Gold subscriptions as prizes, including a "race" contest to clear 90% of the single-player game. The contests have been open for two weeks now and nobody has completed the 90% race yet. I have done this in 5-6 hours, so I know it's possible.

I have submitted news about the contest to several major gaming sites and blogs--including this one--SEVERAL TIMES. None of them will run the story or even contact me to ask about it. Last I checked, gamers like contests and prizes...and yet nobody on the editorial board of those sites feels this is newsworthy.

Now, on the front page of this very blog, viewed by millions of people, there is a story about a fireplace "game." I feel like promoting my contest is impossible, and yet... this.

(If any of you, for some reason, feel like learning more about Snake360 or the contests, you can visit www.snake360.com.)

here's a link

Destructoid's XNA Community Review Challenge

Basically, you buy the game for Destructoid and they give you a real deal, full on review. PLEASE do this!

Yeesh, pretty bad, no relfective flame light on the area and no sparks to go along with the snapping sounds.

It looks really crappy...The fire doesn't even generate shadows.

For 400 points I expect something that at least looks good. This is a waste.

@yyr:

I'm going to mirror Tubatic's suggestion and say try the Game Review Challenge. Snake360 is one of the few I have not tried yet (I have no excuse, other than my 360 is now packed up for Vacation times), but judging from your description, there's a lot more to it than I originally took for and am interested in investigating further.

Yeah you just look at the fire place but the wood isn't o fire.

I bet MS secretly issued this is to counter the wii's fish tank screen saver.

It costs money? @_@ You guys know that you can get like.. a DVD of that for like $2.99? Why does it seem that a lot of things on XBLA isn't worth the loot they want for it?
(I'm not talking about a community made game like the one yyr made, I'm talking about the yule log) Oh and if I like the game I've downloaded I gotta pay for a gamer pic? I can't just make one... Sigh...

This is good, because my 360 generates enough heat in my room to feels as if there is a fire somewhere in it.