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On March 30th, the day where the mapathy symptoms were supposed to go away it seemed that the very servers that would contain and support the Modern Warfare 2 stimulus package have failed us all; mostly. I took the time to download my package first thing on Tuesday and let the whole day pass believing that there would be challenges and boy talk about challenges! Based on the reports and twitters from all over the world this was an epic fail. Here are some of the challenges that some faced:

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In this episode we discuss: In this episode we discuss: Halo Reach , MW2 Mapathy, Xbox's new USB Storage, XBOX 360's 250 Gig HDD, Splinter Cell Conviction and much more. To Join the conversation dial 347-994-2513.



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From what I have gathered Halo Reach's ranking system will be slightly different from the previous halos and will look more like a time vested system a la Modern Warfare-ish. Here's some info from the recent bungie update:

Rank - Rank as you knew it in Halo 3, is dead. The concept of Rank has been revamped and divorced entirely from Trueskill (more on that in a few paragraphs) and the concept of EXP (at both the Global and Playlist levels) has also been discarded. 

In Halo: Reach, Rank is a global, cross-gameplay-mode-encompassing representation of the time you've spent in the game. So whether you're a Campaign-only guy, or a Matchmaking-only girl, or you swing both ways, you're going to be seeing that Rank advance as you keep playing.

Rank will increase over time as players earn more Credits. Credits are the lifeblood of the Player Investment system and they can be earned in all of Reach's gameplay modes, through a number of systems. 

Finishing games and Winning Games in Matchmaking - For the purposes of the upcoming Public Beta, this is going to be a significant source of earning Credits. There are very clear constants in the ways that Credits are earned in Reach across game modes and at the heart of those constants is Time. In the long run, the majority of Credits will be earned from this bucket.

Commendations - Commendations are persistent, aggregating awards that will advance through gameplay. When players are progressing Commendations, they're going to be earning Credits - and when Commendations reach milestones, players will earn a bunch of additional Credits. Most importantly, Commendations serve as virtual scouting reports with information on what type of a player someone is, what weapons they use and what tricks they bring to the table. Commendations in matchmaking won't aggregate specific actions - like say, a Sniper Headshot - but instead, a Headshot. The Beta will have a small subset of Commendations at very limited levels of completion.

Challenges also contribute to Credit earn (among other things), but there's a question coming up about those later, so I'll save it.

Achievements - Spoilers! There will be Achievements in Reach and completing an Achievement will give you some small amount of Credits.

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For more information on the new ranking system and changes check out the full update here.

It is unfortunate but it is true and although the account was restored again to its rightful owner (Major Nelson), his account was recently hacked and youtubed. Please be mindful that this vid contains explicit language. Check it out after the break.

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This information was pulled directly verbatim off the IW Forums. Read on.

If you’re an Xbox Live player on Modern Warfare 2, there are some big updates hitting tomorrow (March 30th) in the early morning.

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If there is any movie out there that I am excited about, it is definitely this one. The anime is great and I hope the movie will be even better. Check out the trailer after the break.

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The new  Sonic is looking lovely. I cant wait for it to come out. It's been a while since Sonic had a game out. At least it feels that way. For more screens go here.

I went to the XBLM and saw a listing about MW2 and It read like this:

The best-selling Xbox 360 game of all-time just got bigger, with more epic multiplayer content, first on Xbox LIVE! The Stimulus Package delivers 5 additional action-packed multiplayer maps featuring a variety of locations: "Bailout," a multi-level apartment complex; "Storm," an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery; "Salvage," a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars. Two legendary fan-favorites from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare return, including "Crash," a war-torn urban environment; and "Overgrown," which features a massive dry creek bed. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Klei and EA is bringing you "Shank".

Check this out. Its the Super Street Fighter IV Cast alphabetized.