So I've been downloading quite a few games off of Xbox Live recently and I have to say, the idea of downloading cheap games that might not match up to current gen graphically is awesome. Yes these games are often ugly compared to graphical powerhouses like Gears of War, but they offer some pretty awesome gameplay for a low price. It's been a blast playing Doom again and discovering Shadow Complex. I finally get to try Monkey Island (I didn't have a pc when this first came out) and have discovered a few cheap time killers like Avatar Golf and 3 on 3 NHL. I'm looking forward to discovering more hidden gems from Smaller developers and indie developers. Besides Netflix this feature is probably the most used on my 360.

Now on to Mass Effect 2. I just downloaded an update patch for what was already one of my favorite games and I have to say, I am quite pleased. For Bioware to take the time to address issues like the speed of the scanner for the scan minigame several months after the release of ME2 is quite commendable. Now the planet scanning is only a minor diversion instead of a slow-paced tedious chore. I did notice however that this new patch makes the game a lot more prone to glitches than it was so I'm not so sure if the trade off was worth it. The patch supposedly addresses the issue of the game being unplayable without access to the dlc you have downloaded (which I think it's ridiculous you have to be online to use your dlc in the first place), but at least now I don't have to start a new game if my internet goes down. All in all I'm very pleased with all the effort Bioware is putting into this game. This is definitely one of my favorite series and it's nice to know the guys who made it care so much about it they're willing to work extra just to tweak some of the things they didn't like about it.

Well, that's about it for my random babling. I effectiveley killed time while waiting to take my kid to school. Until next time goons.