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I have too many games. Everyone reading this knows that. I am trying to play some ofmy back catalog that extends over several years. This does not necessarily mean that I will be spending an entire week playing a game, nor does it mean I will beat the game! However, this will be a great method of me exploring a game that is in my collection that I have never played, or revisited in a long time. It also will help to determine if I should keep the game, or sell/trade it off. If you have played the game mentioned, I encourage you to comment with your thoughts, either positive or negative about the title. Obviously, if everyone says “It’s terrible.” I will still attempt to play the game and give an honest review at the end of the week. I’d like to hear your thoughts on this, please leave a comment.

This week is Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. I love the older Castlevania games, but I have not played either this title nor the PS2 Castlevania title. This has been sitting on my shelf for years collecting dust, and it’s finally time to give this one a shot. Despite the mixed reviews, hopefully I can find some saving grace to keep it on my shelf. Hey, at least the cover art is pretty cool!

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XBOX announced awhile back that they were going to be implementing avatars for XBOX Live users.  These avatars look strikingly similar to Nintendo’s “Mii” system that is used for characters on the Nintendo Wii.  Well after performing the update on my XBOX 360 last night they walk you through the process which is almost identical to making a Mii on your Nintendo Wii.  As you can see, that is what I came up with.  (Tell me that is not a Chandler shirt!) The cool thing is, they are promising to add more clothes, facial expressions, and accessories for your avatar in the future.  I hope so, because the only thing about the Miis that I found lacking, was the lack of options.  Overall the new dashboard is great, the new addition of being able to stream my Netflix movies via my Xbox 360 is amazing, and I hope Sony is taking notice, because this blows anything out of the water that they have to offer currently. -C