October 2006 - Posts

• Sony Reduces Number of Launch PS3s in Japan!

  More manufactoring problems have been cited as the reason for the number of PS3 to be reduced from 100,000 units for Japan to 80,000 units for Japan on launch. No word yet if these problems will affect the North American launch (I wouldn't doubt if that Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:16 PM by John | 0 Comments

• Xbox 360 Fall Update Releases on October 31st!

  The fall update for the 360 is going to be released tomorrow and has about 85 new features or fixes. Streaming of wmv's from almost any source is a pretty neat feature, but it would be nice if we had built in added support for Divx/Xvid videos (Other Read More... Posted Monday, October 30, 2006 1:00 PM by John | 1 Comments

• THROWDOWN!

  I came across an article the other day that was posted on Joystiq about an advertisment that showed a "factual" price comparison of a Xbox 360 to a PS3. The advertisment has some of the most creative marketing I have ever seen, and any respectable gamer Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:16 PM by John | 0 Comments

• Gears of War PROMO Event at Gamestop!

  **UPDATE** I know this is some last minute news, but that is just another reason why you need to check the NOLAFF site OFTEN (as in several times a day) so that you don't miss out on local news like what I am about to post. Gamestop has a promotional Read More... Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:23 PM by John | 0 Comments

• No NOLAFF until 2007 :(

  I spoke with the Days Inn yesterday and found out that they are still doing some renovations and are using the meeting areas as storage. This will be going on through all of November. December is already filling up with Christmas parties, so thats out. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:10 PM by Chad | 3 Comments

• Xbox Live Down for Update.

  Just in case you had not noticed the Xbox website has been down for the last 24 hours. The reason Microsoft gave for it's being down was for maintenance and upgrades. This is NOT the fall console upgrade that we have all been looking forward to, (It is Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:37 AM by John | 0 Comments

• Attention all Star Wars fans!

  Chad Vader rocks! Imagine Darth Vaders brother as a grocery store night manager. This rocks! There are 4 episodes in all and I would love to see more. If you want to see it, you can watch them all on Youtube starting here . Read More... Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 7:08 AM by Chad | 0 Comments

• Forums update.. " Moderate " Issue

  I know some of you are getting " this post has to be approved before it can be posted " msg. I have tracked down the problem and corrected it. If there is still a problem let me know. Again sorry I know it sucked for a while, because it was only happening Read More... Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:58 PM by Sal | 0 Comments

• Busy Pre-Order Week for Gamestop!

  Finally the next generation of console gaming is almost fully complete. This past Wednesday (October 11th), and this Friday (October 13th) the PS3, and the Nintendo Wii became available for Pre-Order at Gamestop. If you don't work at Gamestop then you Read More... Posted Friday, October 13, 2006 9:10 AM by John | 3 Comments

• 38 out of 40 Guitar Hero II tracks confirmed!

  Mtv had some kind of special interview or whatever with the makers of Guitar Hero and their HD cameras accidently taped and then revealed a ton of the tracks and the artist that are going to perform them for Guitar Hero II (Which will be on the Xbox 360)! Read More... Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:50 PM by John | 6 Comments

• Microsoft to cripple PC's running pirated versions of Vista?

  I just read over at Engadget that MS will cripple pirated versions of Vista. If you haven't been keeping up on Vista, MS plans to put all of the (I think 8 right now) different versions of Vista on one DVD. When you are installing the software and enter Read More... Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:42 AM by Chad | 1 Comments

• GameRail, the Nationwide Private FIBER Network for Gaming Traffic ONLY.

  A new company called GameRail has come along with what could be one of the best solutions to internet gaming lag. There are several things that can cause game lag, (server end, client end, hardware) but the one that for the most part is out of your control Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:01 PM by John | 7 Comments

• YouTube videos that'll make you want a Nintendo Wii!

  I saw this on Digg earlier. Its a video of game clips for the Wii. I'm actually more excited about the Wii than I am the PS3. Zelda and Mario look pimp, as always. The "party" type games look pretty cool as well. You can check out the clip right here Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 04, 2006 8:03 AM by Chad | 1 Comments

• PS3 Problems Cause Stock Drop?

  Sucks to be Sony. I have no doubt that the PS3 will be a great gaming machine, but how much better will it be over the 360? Either way, Sony's stock took a dive this week when rumors were leaked at the Tokyo Game Show that the PS3 was locking up and had Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:28 PM by Chad | 7 Comments

• Battlefield 2141 demo on Oct. 14th!

  I know that we have a lot of Battlefield junkies out there and I'm sure that most of you are aware that the next installment will be released on Oct. 18th. Well, if you can't wait, you can download the demo a whole 4 days before you can buy the game. Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 03, 2006 10:24 PM by Chad | 12 Comments

• Don't Forget to Re-Register!

  Just a reminder that YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-REGISTER in order to take advantage of the new features the site has to offer. Please do not forget that the new site allows several custom account settings such as avatar uploads and new signature fields. Please Read More... Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 8:33 PM by John | 0 Comments

• Welcome to the New NOLAFF Site!

  Well it has been no secret that we have been working on a new NOLAFF site for sometime. The new site is finally ready for it’s unveiling. After many years of the same site (that was setup in a matter of hours and was only meant to be a temporary site) Read More... Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 4:36 PM by Sal | 8 Comments