Awesome Redux

After managing to actually get into Windows XP I switched back to Catalyst 5.2 drivers which took care of everything besides Unreal Tournament 2004 (which crypically requests that an Office XP disc be placed into the CD/DVD-ROM drive). That was until last night when my computer spontaneously crashed, and any subsequent reboot has reintroduced me to the same error screen I was getting after installing the Catalyst 5.3 drivers. There's no hardware problem present but I may have someone I know who is A+ certified take a look. I'm glad that I managed to get a decent amount of CSS and HL2DM in for the past couple of weeks. With the schedule I have through May, this probably is not going to be solved as expediently as it should be.

Surprise News: According to this GamePro scan, Soul Calibur III is PlayStation 2 exclusive. I had honestly expected to hear at some point that the game would be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 2 simultaneously next year (probably at or around the PS3 launch date). But another great 3D fighter this year works for me, and after the across-the-board praise Tekken 5 has been met with, I'm hopeful SC3 gets the series back on track. Soul Calibur II was a massive dissapointment for me, and I'm glad they're going to be focusing on improving the gameplay and feature set rather than cramming a bunch of gay "special" characters into it. Rumors persist that "Hyrule Blade" is being made, a game that will run on this engine but will use characters from the Zelda universe. So if a homosexual elf in Soul Calibur II wasn't enough for most people, this should satiate their lust quite well. Ofcourse, that all depends on "Hyrule Blade" actually existing, which would largely depend on whether Namco is actually wising up or if this is just a massive fuck up on GamePro's part.

God of War releases today (or for EB customers in the North East, whenever a bunch of asshole store managers feel like opening the box that was shipped to them). I doubt I'll find a retailer intelligent enough to actually sell it to me today, so I'm hoping to pick it up before the end of the week. The reviews have been nothing short of phenomenal so far, and even with the current amount of console games I still need to play, my PC going shithouse should afford me some time to spend with the other electronic contraptions in my life.

Some feminina in my math class was complaining of back pain. She has a really nice rack. I've heard that some females have breast reductions to alleviate back pain, so there could be a connection there.

Career Advising: I want the last ninety minutes of my life back.

I'm out of commission until the havoc that Windows XP and ATI's drivers are bringing upon my PC has been vanquished. Over and done.