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by Brian Leahy, Aug 31, 2010 5:00pm PDT

That Xbox 360 wireless controller with the transforming d-pad looks like a nice improvement over the original design. I'll definitely try to check it out at PAX this week.

Gaming News o'the Day

First Mafia 2 DLC hits next week.

Final Fantasy XIV's open beta has been post-poned.

WoW will stop working on PowerPC Macs soon..

BFBC2 gets an "Ultimate Edition" on consoles.

Links from Morning Discussion

Very cool HTML5 / Music concept video. And it's interactive.

Pancake Humper got his SC2 tourney sponsored by SteelSeries!

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WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?

im sitting there playing mafia 2, all of a sudden i hear some sort of fizzle sound. My tv flashed off, my xbox red rings..
now my tv wont turn on, my stereo receiver wont turn on, the 360 wont turn on, and the blu ray player wont turn on. Jesus f'n christ, i hope all this shit isnt fried. Because if it is. DAMN.

what. the fuck.

yes, they are all plugged into a surge protector.

Sep 01, 2010 12:27am PDT

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  Did the surge protector die? You tried plugging directly into a wall? : AgentPothead
  - ^^even if the surge protector works, try plugging the devices into wall : sanchez
- Blown fuse? : Ellissd
- Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude :( : abrasion
- Electricity is no joke : ovrlrd
- Plug your shit back in : rosewood
- Electricity is serious business, but FUCK! : Darkfox76
- rogue EMP : Ovate
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_plpnrrtp8ws9s3jl7dus.jpg Just don't care! : Beady
  - I just shat bricks. : BaronVonChocula
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  Oh man, I really hope it's just the surge.
  
  Sep 01, 2010 1:43am PDT
  
  Oh man, I really hope it's just the surge. : jodiuh
- Solar flare QQ : CoRDS
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  update pls : hankyJR
  - It's standard technique to cut the power when breaching and abducting. : DarkWolf5
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  Sounds like a fuse is blown? I don't know how that'd lead into a red ring on the 360, though. : ramshot
  - the rings are used for all sorts of warnings, not just the common internal overheating problem. : thecray
  - The 360 does show the red ring on a power failure. : master_disaster_17
- Balls touched; streams crossed. : massdev
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  just sounds like the breaker for that part of the house tripped, go find the box and flip it. : 60days
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    If the breaker tripped he wouldn't be seeing Red rings : tboomer2
    - he only saw it when the power went out, now it just won't turn on : OrkO
- Clemente send his regards. : Mad Brahmin Disease