"Will you shut up and leave if we give you three months free of Game Informer?"

I just renewed last week and my buddy gave me stack of back issues I didn't have. At my Gamestop, the kids are alright.

Same here. I look forward to unadulterated nerd-convo of pretty decent quality during my monthly visits. They seem to be principled as well. Guess it depends on the individuals?

Also, I really like Game Informer. They often participate in a "Video Games Weekly" radio show on Sports Radio station here in the Twin Cities.

They're going to finally show Master Chief's face in Halo 5. (They already did it, dude.)

WUT

Halo 4 Legendary ending.

WUT

"Will you shut up and leave if we give you three months free of Game Informer?"

I just renewed last week and my buddy gave me stack of back issues I didn't have. At my Gamestop, the kids are alright.

My letter made it into an old issue, where I complained that their walkthrough for Crash Bandicoot was completely inaccurate (it was). They printed it, and responded by saying they do the walkthroughs from early builds they are given which can change, and that my "gaming kung fu must be weak" if I needed a walkthrough anyway :-p

"Will you shut up and leave if we give you three months free of Game Informer?"

I just renewed last week and my buddy gave me stack of back issues I didn't have. At my Gamestop, the kids are alright.

It's cool, although I grow tired of being the answer guy sometimes, or batting back every negative Destiny rumor that gets spread as fact on the internet. And sometimes there has been tension in that I just don't have time to play with everyone who wants to play. First world problem, I know.

Friend just asked about getting Destiny PS4 special bundle. While talking about it, he was nervous because the 'guy at Gamestop' told him point blank "Bungie is leaving Destiny, handing it off to the guys that do those Deadpool games" (High Moon)

Oh boy.

- M

I actually had a series of emails back and forth with Gamestop's Canadian customer service department last year after I publicly twitter-shamed them over the total BS being spouted by their employees. On 3 or 4 occasions, I heard retail staff in 2 different locations use the same scam to trick people into purchasing their extended warranties.

The line was "games today are bigger and more complicated than ever, and they often require software updates. Sometimes these updates cause problems that can prevent you from playing the game properly. But if you have our warranty, you can return your copy and get a new one".

At one point, I really did become "that guy" who told them off in front of a whole lineup of customers.

I said "does the PS4 have a blue-ray burner in it?"

"no..."

"That's right... it doesn't have the physical components needed to write information on to a disc. Not only that, PS4 and Xbox One discs are not even re-writable. Its physically impossible for anything you download to somehow effect the disc itself. So if someone downloads a patch and it does cause problems, it has nothing to do with the disc."

"I guess..."

"So then how will exchanging it for a new disc help?"

"Uh..."

"If a patch causes a problem, it exists in the software install. It has nothing to do with the disc."

"That's what I thought, but it happened to a friend of mine..."

at which point I said "that's bullshit" and left. I was more than a little proud that a few of the people in line behind me left as well :)

Great job! I know they're under pressure to sell warranties, but that's total dishonest BS.

It's cool, although I grow tired of being the answer guy sometimes, or batting back every negative Destiny rumor that gets spread as fact on the internet. And sometimes there has been tension in that I just don't have time to play with everyone who wants to play. First world problem, I know.

Friend just asked about getting Destiny PS4 special bundle. While talking about it, he was nervous because the 'guy at Gamestop' told him point blank "Bungie is leaving Destiny, handing it off to the guys that do those Deadpool games" (High Moon)

Oh boy.

- M

Sometimes I think the internet is the world's largest game of "Tell your neighbor."

I've got a buddy at Gamestop. He's just a kid but he bends over backwards to help me. I'm always amused at how loud the employees are there. They are helpful, but they also interject any old thing into the conversation you're having with the guy who's helping you. The atmosphere always strikes me as if they're taking a break from a LAN (and maybe they are!). They seem to know a lot, but anything they say about something I know a lot about seems a little off, which makes me doubt everything. It's the usual crap. The guy who wrote the story got fired. (No.) They're going to finally show Master Chief's face in Halo 5. (They already did it, dude.)

I enjoy interacting with them though, in the same way I like watching puppies play.

Funny about tech--I've worked at a software company for 16 years, and always felt alone as a gamer IRL, weirdly enough. I certainly knew people in the (rather big) company who were gamers, and I was sure there were more, but for the most part there didn't seem to be many Bungie gamers.

I used to be able to walk around those game/computer conferences and be left alone, now I gotta slow down and wait for the gimp in order to cut lines.

- m

I resemble that remark!

;)


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It's cool, although I grow tired of being the answer guy sometimes, or batting back every negative Destiny rumor that gets spread as fact on the internet. And sometimes there has been tension in that I just don't have time to play with everyone who wants to play. First world problem, I know.

Friend just asked about getting Destiny PS4 special bundle. While talking about it, he was nervous because the 'guy at Gamestop' told him point blank "Bungie is leaving Destiny, handing it off to the guys that do those Deadpool games" (High Moon)

Oh boy.

- M

I actually had a series of emails back and forth with Gamestop's Canadian customer service department last year after I publicly twitter-shamed them over the total BS being spouted by their employees. On 3 or 4 occasions, I heard retail staff in 2 different locations use the same scam to trick people into purchasing their extended warranties.

The line was "games today are bigger and more complicated than ever, and they often require software updates. Sometimes these updates cause problems that can prevent you from playing the game properly. But if you have our warranty, you can return your copy and get a new one".

At one point, I really did become "that guy" who told them off in front of a whole lineup of customers.

I said "does the PS4 have a blue-ray burner in it?"

"no..."

"That's right... it doesn't have the physical components needed to write information on to a disc. Not only that, PS4 and Xbox One discs are not even re-writable. Its physically impossible for anything you download to somehow effect the disc itself. So if someone downloads a patch and it does cause problems, it has nothing to do with the disc."

"I guess..."

"So then how will exchanging it for a new disc help?"

"Uh..."

"If a patch causes a problem, it exists in the software install. It has nothing to do with the disc."

"That's what I thought, but it happened to a friend of mine..."

at which point I said "that's bullshit" and left. I was more than a little proud that a few of the people in line behind me left as well :)

Funny about tech--I've worked at a software company for 16 years, and always felt alone as a gamer IRL, weirdly enough. I certainly knew people in the (rather big) company who were gamers, and I was sure there were more, but for the most part there didn't seem to be many Bungie gamers.

I used to be able to walk around those game/computer conferences and be left alone, now I gotta slow down and wait for the gimp in order to cut lines.

- m

I resemble that remark!

;)

Funny about tech--I've worked at a software company for 16 years, and always felt alone as a gamer IRL, weirdly enough. I certainly knew people in the (rather big) company who were gamers, and I was sure there were more, but for the most part there didn't seem to be many Bungie gamers.

I used to be able to walk around those game/computer conferences and be left alone, now I gotta slow down and wait for the gimp in order to cut lines.

- m

It's cool, although I grow tired of being the answer guy sometimes, or batting back every negative Destiny rumor that gets spread as fact on the internet. And sometimes there has been tension in that I just don't have time to play with everyone who wants to play. First world problem, I know.

Friend just asked about getting Destiny PS4 special bundle. While talking about it, he was nervous because the 'guy at Gamestop' told him point blank "Bungie is leaving Destiny, handing it off to the guys that do those Deadpool games" (High Moon)

Oh boy.

- M