Everyone should stop buying things at GameStop, especially pre-orders and used games. The truth is GameStop is owned by Banes and Nobles and they are out to "Stop Games" that's why they buy every other video game store and take everything good out of them. to make matters worse, they are making an average of 125% income on used games and if people don't come to get their pre-orders for a month after the game comes out, the money placed on it goes to the company. Sure, they make $0.00 on new games but if you buy new games you should know that most of them have been opened and either played in-store or actually brought home by employees who are allowed to “sign out” games which is basically renting new games and then re-selling them as new. Sometimes they get re-shrink wrapped and other times they just get the “floor-copy” treatment where the game is left behind the counter and the case on the shelves. There is a lot more I could warn you and/or tell you about but I'll leave you with GameStop is a very shady business, I only know all of this because I was once the manager of a GameStop.

Here is a short list of AWESOME game stores bought by Barnes and Nobles:
Funcoland
Software Ect.
Babagges
EBgames


here are some follow ups.

FERRARIDUDE990 wrote:
EB Games isnt that good either. They always try and make me buy stuff whenever I go in


ME: "GameStop has owned EB since almost 2 years ago.
Also, the corporate offices write-up stores that don't get a good percentage of “pre-orders” and/or used game sales"




FERRARIDUDE990 wrote:
Yes I am aware of that. Us Luminoth Temple members were following that up while it happened. What's your point?



ME: "My point is; now that Barnes and Nobles owns them, they HAVE to follow the same rules and regulations as GameStop, GameStop offers them so EB has to because they are the same company now. That’s why they offer that stuff so hard; the corporate offices are extra strict with EB because it's the latest acquisition so they have to try harder to sell the required amounts. All businesses have their "profit" areas and that is Barnes and Nobles' you can't fault either of them for it, they are just offering. If it bothers you, say “No” it’s not hard. I do agree that the employees shouldn’t be required to ask 4 times, that is ridicules. That is up there with keeping the shelves in perfect alphabetical order all day, insane."



FERRARIDUDE990 wrote:
Plus, EBGs wouldnt let me buy Red vs. Blue because it had no rating



ME: "If you are under 18, it's a law to not sell unrated and rated R products to you. I’m glad you got mad at them for not breaking the law."



NINTENDOGUY7500 wrote:
gamestop is actually like an offshoot eb games, just there bot exclusive to malls. its the same store basically so if u want to hate gamestop hate eb too.



me: "Neither EB nor GameStop has EVER been exclusive to malls. I don't know where you get your information and why you haven't read the previous posts where I explained that EB is GS now.

EB wasn't bad until GS bought it. GS is really a Barnes and Nobles company. GameStop existed first, stop spouting ignorant comments please, it doesn't help the conversation."

I will be changing my image set every week from now on. this week, I choose to be "Generic" because I feel that way...

thanks to Ponsardin I went on a search to lean the methods to track yourself and be friends with yourself. it took me exactly 53 seconds.

I will explain how in 3 easy stepps.


first, take this URL and put it into an empty web browser. javascript:track_contact('YOUR NAME HERE','track');

second, replace the your name here with your user name.(leave the ' marks)

third, hit enter or click go and you will be tracking yourself.

you will then recieve a PM, open it, do what it says and "track member" and voiala; you are your own friend.

need proof? here, look at my contacts.

I started tinkering with gimp again. I have decided to follow up on making full profile make-overs. I hadn't done one in almost 2 years and figured I'd be rusty so I did mine.I did a Gundam Wing: Endless Duel theme. let me know what you think.


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I have the origionals left (nameless) and a few alternate versions (different characters and/or images/actions) if anyone is interested. I will also take requests for SNES/genesis era and earlier games or series' I'm only doing a few for practice before I start charging money so get your request in fast!

in other news,
I'm making a KC points FAQ for [url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/yugiohnightmaretroubadour/index.html] Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubadour[/url] and it should be done soon.
I have started a review for [url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/strategy/yugiohtheduelistsoftr/index.html] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses[/url] which I'm taking my time on.

my Gamefaqs contributer page is up to 17 reviews and 1 IMG, I hope to get that up at a later date, they are way to strict.

I have updated my myspace profile stuff, I usually do it every other friday, why leave the same stuff too long?

I have finally updated the site I have, it's now my collection oriented website. contains collection forums for movies, comics and video games. also has a large wrestling fan section.


since I finished 4 games last week, I managed to review my fave of the bunch, RLH

to everyone whos blogs have gone un-posted in during the last few days, I'm sorry, I've been somewhat busy.

I just started playing Vandal Hearts and Deathrow and when it's not over 90 degrees out, I've been slowly finishing Pokemon Colosseum

if there was anything I forgot to mention or just something you'd like to ask, feel free to say it, I'm an open book.

I'm just throwing it all out there!

my collection pics

the side not normally seen on camera

my IGN collection, it'll never be finished, their tech support isn't as swift as the GS crew.. my wishlist on there is better though.

my Gamefaqs contributer page, most of my stuff is being prosessed so only 1 thing is showing right now...

my myspace, I'm not usually in a habbit of giving this out...


A site I have, My collection oriented website. contains collection forums for movies, comics and video games. also has a large wrestling section.


my GS collection is currently at 1713, it's getting very close to what I acctually have, enough so that I'll call it official.

I have just past the 4k post mark

I will have 115 reviewss hosted on gamespot by next week.
RLH that makes 113

I've given up on doing anymore UPIP thingies, I get sidetracked too easily... I apologise.

after much debate with cirtian people (you know who you are) I'm just posing the lyrics to the song, see for yourself.

That's great, it starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aero plane and Lenny Bruce is not afraid. Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn - world serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs. Feed it off an aux speak, grunt, no, strength, Ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height. Wire in a fire, representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site. Left of west and coming in a hurry with the furies breathing down your neck. Team by team reporters baffled, trumped, tethered cropped. Look at that low playing! Fine, then. Uh oh, overflow, population, common food, but it'll do. Save yourself, serve yourself. World serves its own needs, listen to your heart bleed dummy with the rapture and the revered and the right, right. You vitriolic, patriotic, slam, fight, bright light, feeling pretty psyched. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
Six o'clock - TV hour. Don't get caught in foreign towers. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn. Locking in, informing, book burning, blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle, light a votive. Step down, step down. Watch your heel crush, crushed, uh-oh, this means no fear cavalier. Renegade steer clear! A tournament, tournament, a tournament of lies. Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.
The other night I dreamt of knives, continental drift divide. Mountains sit in a line, Leonard Bernstein. Leonid Brezhnev, Lenny Bruce and Lester Bangs. Birthday party, cheesecake, jelly bean, boom! You symbiotic, patriotic, slam book neck, right? Right. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine...fine... (It's time I had some time alone)


a note I should mention, those are the offical lyrics, but if you listen to every corus "It's time I had some time alone" is said in all of them not just the last... anyway, for those of you waiting for my other top 10 list, it's on hold untill I find some more resorces. enjoy this instead.

part 1 contains shows that lasted more then 1 season.
in no particular order, my top 10 fave shows that made more then a season.


Seven Days, A Sci-Fi action/drama show that made 3 seasons of brillance. the premice was to use roswell alien tech to send a guy back in time 7 days to prevent bad stuff from happening. this show kicked butt. it was originally aired on UPN then moved to Fox and only changed 1 character the whole time.
find out more here


Invisable Man, A Sci-Fi action/drama show that lasted a few seasons, I'm not sure how many. it was originally aired on sci-fi channel in their friday lineup. the premice was based around the ability to turn invisable because of a gene pilfered from bigfoot, the downside was that injections were needed to not become insane. was sort of like a buddy cop show.
find out more here


the 4400, a show for whatever reason is still on the air so there isn't much to say about it.
find out more here


news radio, A comedy show that contained a great cast, even after the switch in the middle of the series the cast was still great.
find out more here


just shoot me, a comedy that had me in stiches a lot. it had a long run and an almost great cast. one of the better written comedy shows.
find out more here


Family Guy, a cartoon that I loved when it first aired on fox's kill slot in late 1996 but only caught popularity from the mainstream in 2002 when cartoon network picked it up.
find out more here


The Real Ghostbusters, A cartoon series that I'd have to say IS my fave of all time. it's responcible for all my collections, interests and life paths. I love this show, when is the US getting DVDs?
find out more here


Star Trek (all of the series') a series that started in the 60's and went right into the 2000's where ironically the origional series took place (not really, it was close though)
find out more here


The Twilight Zone (both series) Rod Sterling was a genius ahead of his time. the remade series with Forest Witiker was good too.
find out more here


The Outer Limits (both series) pretty much the same as the twilight zone but moree outlandish, entertaining more then thought provokeing.
find out more here

some honerable mentions that almost made it are...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel
ER
Scrubs
Lost
Fastlane
SNL
Mad TV
TMNT
Thundercats
Transformers
The Critic
Futurama
Monty Pythons Flying Circus
Home Improvement
Smallville
Supernatural
Dead Zone
Get Smart
Press Your Luck
X-men
Mutant X
Spider-man the animated series
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (and every other one from that to whenever they stop making them.)
Taxi
X-Files
Battlestar Galactica (all of the series)
Incredible Hulk
South Park
and some others I couldn't remember the names of...


I'll put part 2 up next week

the featured "community spotlight" of the week is none other then self admited nintendo fanboy Happy_Cloud

he is THE fanboy stereotype, he attacks systems, companies and games just for not being nintendo.... man I hate that kid..... how in the blue hell did he get the spotlight, he should be burried in a dark  hole definitely not illuminated....


I'm dissapointed by you gamespot...


in gaming news: I've made it to the last level of warhawk, the password system is sort of stupid.... San Fran rush 2049 is really dissapointing me, it's got a nice multiplayer though....

I'm so taking my ex-DM to court now, I found out today when I went to pick up more dreamcast games and the manager told me, I can switch the 2 games I baught yesterday that didn't work but I can NEVER return as it will get him fired, apperently I'm not allowed in ANY gamestop or EB within the district. the DM passed it around with my description. it's funny the lengths people go through to hide secrets. the manager only knows it has to do with why I was FIRED which I think is hallarious since the DM told the state "I walked out, thus quit" so where does does this leave me? I have no where to buy games anymore. I think it's time I leave the state for good. but first I must sue the crap out of said DM. I can't wait to hear what his excuses will be. I've never been banned from anything ever and I'm honestly shaking and felling ill, good thing my PC is in my bathrooom....

at any rate I got some dreamcast games...
Railroad Tycoon II - complete, ok condition
Speed Devils - mint & complete
Max Steel - mint & complete
Razor Freestyle Scooter - near mint & complete
Toy Commander - mint & complete
House of the Dead 2 - near mint disc only(has a few scratches, plays fine)
all Dreamcast - total $19.51

I'll take any advice I can, I really need some legal advice and life advice right now...

I must be loosing my touch...

Jade Empire Review

Saiyuki review

if you like them or agree with them, please click the agree button on them.

I'm trying to finish warhawk but I'm having a tough fight... as for DBZ legends I can't use mat saturn ATM as I found out my memory card has been curropted :( and SSABC, I'll play that sometime this week...

as always there are still open slots in my playlist.
I will accept the first game nominated for each system I own and is currenty hooked up....
Dreamcast - San Fransisco Rush 2049
DS/GB/GBC/GBA -
Neo Geo Pocket Color -
N64 -
PS1/PS2 - Warhawk
Saturn - Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu
Game Cube -
XBOX - Fatal Frame
NES - Sesame Street: ABC
SNES -
Genesis -
Turbo Grafx 16 -
Game Gear -
Apple II -
Atari 2600 -
Colecovision -
Intellivision -
Virtual Boy -
Ereader -
Mobile -
PSP -
DS -

after I beat a game, I'll review it and the next objective will be available to request. (in iny way you wish)