So I thought I would do a bit of nerdery here and put my Xbox Live gamertag:

Don’t let my score fool ya, I’ve been playing games for ages, all the way back to pre-windows CGA Dos crap. I urge my other fellow Buk heads to post theirs, and if anyone wants to add us, please do!

The gamertag was a stroke of genius on Xbox’s part. Being able to easily show friends and the world what I have played, how thoroughly I played the game, who my friends are, etc. adds a level of ‘bragging’ and fun that I didn’t expect I would be so amped on.

And the coolest thing is when you’re playing the game, when you do something that’s ‘achievement’ worthy, you get a little pop-up that tells you that you’ve gained some points, and your gamerscore goes up. I love that shit! When I see it happen, especially when I am not expecting it, it’s such a pleasant surprise. All gamers talk shit, and love to rub their accomplishments in each others’ faces. Now there is tangible proof of said ass-kickery, and it rocks.

Another ‘trophy’ of sorts one can spread with their friends is the amazing system that Halo has built into their site & game. It’s a genius move of a game developer spending tons of time and resources tying their game into their site, with actual things people want to use. I’m going to post about that soon, and show some great shots of Robert, Ben and I blowing each other up in game, at super hi-res. –DAN