Uncompressed Episode 52
Lots of things going on this week on Uncompressed. Confirmation of the Xbox 360 Elite, and an analysis of Gamestop’s profits are just the tip of the iceberg. From Blackberries and Kwik-E-Marts, to the Questing of Puzzles –continue reading below for all of the links to this weeks topics.
Also, we want to increase audience participation (we know that you are out there). Do you have ideas on how to stir things up a bit? Write us.
News
- Microsoft poised to ramp up video distribution with an interesting addition to its board.
- Harry Potter book 7 cover art released.
- 7 Eleven getting on board with the new Simpsons movie. All syrup squishies for everyone!
- Gamestop makes a ton of money by ripping off consumers and developers… Yay?
- CONVERT!
- Circuit City joining CompUSA in cutbacks.
- April fools from Google: Free Broadband.
- Non-DRM’d music coming soon? I really hope this catches on…
Gaming
- Crackberry to get even more addicting with the addition of games.
- Confirmed: Xbox 360 Elite.
- Sequel to NiGHTS coming soon to a Wii near you!
- GRAW 2 will eat your Xbox.
- For those about to rock… We salute you!
No YouTube this week, but there are a couple Penny Arcade comics that go nicely with this week’s topics. PuzzleQuest. PuzzleQuest II. Gamestop Hates you.
That does it for episode 52, thanks for listening! 
April 4th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Hey Thom - Did you turn off your Wii Connect 24 yet? lol
April 5th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Hey Sean, for that 10 year dynasty thing in nhl 07, just sim through the seasons, takes maybe an hour, thats what i did after finishing my first season.
April 5th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
Thanks SullyArcade!
I got an hour to kill this weekend, so I will sim the seasons for sure! I hope one of my guys gets the MVP as I think that would complete all achievements, no wait I have to score 5 goals with one dude, but I got a solution for that
If you ever want to meet up online and play a round of Hockey I am game
Tony/Thom - I just got the XBOX 360 GH game and the controllers, it came with a nice little GH gig bag should Mich and I take our show on the road! When Rock Band comes out, the U* crew needs to form a band, so save your money Tony for the newer Xbox!
I am excited about the Achievements system working with GH on the 360, I am going to crush this game in 3 days and see where I stand amongst the L337.
April 6th, 2007 at 6:55 am
Im sure I will get an Xbox eventually.
How is your GH controller? I was hearing there were two versions, one has a faulty whammy bar, the other one is ok. Have you had any problems?
April 10th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
I am on the fence about the new GH Xplorer controller. I have two of them and I feel like there is a slight lag on the whammy bar, but when you shred as fast as I do, there is no time to whammy! I only wish the Xbox GH controllers were wireless, I dislike the cords as I have to move my system and it gets annoying.
Mich on the other hand does not feel the same as I do and likes the new guitars. She whammy’s away with no worries and apparently no lag as she continues to kick major arse, mostly mine.
There are a few new songs that I kinda like and the graphics are much improved. Overall I like it over the PS2 version but I also picked up MLB 2K7 Baseball over the weekend and I think GH might get the backseat for a little while. Play Ball!