F*CK.

I recently bought Bioshock, and was really enjoying it, but then it started to freeze. A lot. So, I went back to EB Games and exchanged my current copy of Bioshock for a new one yesterday (Sunday), and after talking to an employee there, there apparently have been others that came in to get a new copy because their's was freezing. After playing for around 5 minutes, it freezes again. But wait, it gets better - I try to restart my 360, and there it is, every 360 owner's nightmare, the three flashing red lights. Damn. Normally I would agree with others saying that it is a shoddy hardware issue, but after reading about other people getting the Red Ring of Doom after playing Bioshock, I'm wondering if it is somehow the game or the patch that is causing the problems.

I just got off the phone with Microsoft a few minutes ago, and a box is on its way to me so I can send my 360 in for repair (for free, my 360 was still under warranty... now that I think about it, I haven't even had my 360 for a year yet). Its gonna be 3 to 5 weeks until I get to play again... and this happens the day before Halo 3 is released. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to wallow in self pity.