Microsoft Battles Overheating on a Global Scale

"Aside from jokes about overheating Xbox 360s, Microsoft's popular gaming console isn't often associated with global warming. But earlier this month, the tech giant and a small group dedicated to making video games that improve the world teamed up to change that. The two organizations are launching a yearlong contest that challenges college students to make an Xbox 360 game about global warming."

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

This was approved quick.

[Maddens Raiders]

this is going to turn into the Comedy Club real quick. (that photo of Gore is epic.lol)

[Bill Gates]

This is clearly possible for XBOTS. They already have a lesson in things overheating and BLOWING UP...HAHAHAHAH

[Lyberator]

HAHAHAHAHA. LOOK AT ALL THE PS3 FANBOYS IN HERE BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO PLAY ON THE PS3!
Edit @ dantesparda - What am I doing right now? I'm actually playing co-op in crackdown with my friend going for my stunt ring achievement. What are you doing? Notice how when you go into the ps3 section and look at some of the articles that are just for that section you don't see 360 fanboys nearly as much as you do ps3 guys in here. Why is that I wonder?

dantesparda- I know he's not doing the same thing because he's in a section for a console he doesn't own and could care less about what the news is for the ones he does own. And I completely agree with you on the flame wars going on in every section. But you know what? All it takes is one immature jackass to say some stupid sh1t and get people going. Stay in your own sections and their wouldn't be as much of a problem. If you don't own a certain console or aren't planning on getting one then stay the hell out of that news section. Why should you give a rats ass about what the news is for the people who actually own the product. Thats all I was getting at. They would rather see the 360 lose than the PS3 win and the same is true in reverse.

[dantesparda]

Then what are you doing Lyberator? why aint you playing? And speaking of Global Warming. God damn is it hot out here today.

And p.s. i cant play my 360 cuz the fvcking thing broke on me the 29th of May. (2nd one dead!) But i know, i know, its not that 360's breakdown because of MS's faulty manufacturing, NO! its because i didnt put my 360 in a fridge to keep it cool.

^^^ Lybi
Then how do you know he is not doing the same thing? And no i havent noticed. All i've noticed is how both of you's (360 fanboys and PS3 fanboys) are just always fighting it out on this site over stupid sh!t, with both sides saying stupid sh!t all the time. Its ridiculous and downright childish. And for god sake people, its only a video game system people. Its just games

Update to Lybi
I agree that all it takes is one guy to start it all, and i agree that you shouldnt be coming over to the other side just to start sh!t, But there is just to much hate between the fanboys on this site, to much animosity. So i doubt it will ever stop. There is only one way to stop it and its not going to happen and that's too have everybody on this site not tolerate it. But that wont happen. You have two factions on this site. 360 fanboys and the PS3 fanboys. And its a war to them. And it wont end. Also, i own a 360 but im interested in knowing whats going on with the PS3 and the Wii and the PC. And i want them both prospers too (im not worried about the PC, cuz the PC is king in my book). So word of advice, try not to let it get to you to much, cuz its never gonna end

[toughNAME]

lmao so true
too many PS fanboys on a 360 article....sad

[bilal]

you deserve a lot of bubbles....really have a good sense of humor..

the other two people who were really funny were Kaz & Ken but didnt hear from them in a long long time

keep up the great work....no matter how many xbox fans burn alive after reading your posts (we have plenty to spare)

[MoonDust]

wow.

[THE_JUDGE]

snore........snore....... What? The worlds still here and we add one more lame video game to it??? What is this world coming to????

[Machety]

I really dont know how can a big company like MS made such a big mistake. Sony made mistakes but MS is taking your money and is giving something that wont last a yeah. I am sorry, but I rather pay $600 for a PS3 than $200 for a 360 because I want quality. If the XBots here dont agree with me then they are saying that The overheating problem with the 360 is just a myth.

[THWIP]

This has NOTHING to do with the 360 overheating, failure rates, or anything close to it. The title was just a lame attempt to draw people like yourself out into making asinine comments.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Sony is selling you a games console and giving you Blu-Ray movies

[tehcellownu]

the 360 should be banned its the cause of global warming!!

[THWIP]

...An Inconvenient Game. :o

[Boink]

that deserves a bubble:)

[nobizlikesnowbiz]

You should be banned from commenting because your all flaming turds!

How can you all say that M$ is sh1tting on their consumers. I know they have hardware issues. At least they acknowledge it and are working to fix it. What did Sony do when my 2nd PS2 crapped out? Nothing! Buy a new one! Thats what they said. How you people can rip on M$ and turn around and say that Sony didn't f**k you also is beyond me.

I know I just wasted my time typing because you ignorant f**ks don't care, your just on a hate-trip. Even when you read the above, which has been said numerous times by dozens of people, it's like it doesn't even register to your fanboy heads. Tell me, is it just blind faith or ignorance?

[PSTripleOG]

GIVE UP!!! The 360, i mean 180 will not last another year...hahahahahahahahahahahah ahhahaha

(Edit) julianwan, No SHlT..... and yes its a bad joke haha 180 still blow'sssss

[WANDA]

if you're not serious, then haha,

but if you are???
how can the xbox even come CLOSE to dying in the next year to three?
halo 3 is not xbox's apocolypse, i thought quite the contrary
that outta give the system at least a few months?

ahh nevermind you must be joking

(edit) PSTripleOG, OOO haha the 180 (make fun o' names) hahaha. oooo man.
that was a good one.
maybe xbox just should have been like sony: XBOX1 XBOX2 XBOX3 XBOXPORTABLE

[nobizlikesnowbiz]

You can really tell what kind of people populate this site when idiotic comments like yours get nothing but 'agrees'.

Congrats people that agreed with him, your I.Q. just dropped.

[Rooted_Dust]

I think it's best to be a skeptic. I haven't completly bought into man-made global warming yet. There are some facts that show humans contribute only .02% of green house gas. Don't let environmentalism become a religion, where anyone who raises questions is instantly branded a crazy-person or a heretic.

[snoop_dizzle]

though i don't completely believe everything. Niether do i with the other side. I do try to stay middle ground in that issue.

However if really we are facing such a big issue with global waring, will are efforts really work at at?

I mean if we really screwed up the environment as much as many say, can we really make a noticeable difference?

[The Snake]

Maybe not a noticeable positive difference, but we can still make it worse by not doing anything.

[Omegasyde]

With that kind of thinking on a mass scale...
i.e. " I don't care because it won't effect me in my lifetime"
Is truly selfish.
If we don't take care of it now, it will become a bigger problem later. This is not just some "idea" that we can procrastinate until its 125F degrees in the winter. Kudo's to any company that is atleast trying.

[PS360WII]

how would a game like that be any good? I guess you could make a sims game out of it maybe... but would be kind of boring with all the rules and regulations that you would have to tie in with everything.

Plus how did Gore ever become spokes person for global warming. His house uses twice the amount of energy than the standard american home. Bush's house is more eviromentally friendly. Tale of Two Houses was the title I read this info on if you want to check on it.

[WANDA]

al gore also donates millions of dollars towards research for alternative energy.
his movie (obviously recognizable) sparked worldwide interest in global warming.

so he has a high electric and heating bill?
i can forgive him, cause as far as i see it, the man doesn't want to conserve energy, he just wwanst to get it from the sun, or those little hamster wheels from THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE

[tomfoolery]

aim pistols in their mouths then pull the triggers.
But keeping them on ignore works just as well.

[PS3n360]

There are idiots on both sides of this flame war. Things are getting out of hand on this site and i notice personal attacks appearing from the one bubble wonders out there. The fact that there are avatars of people p1ssing on the Mart who are allowed to be here is proof that the mods on this site are more interested in hits than promoting gaming and its pathetic. It is time to leave this site and find one for gamers not hatefull children with no brains or love of video games. We all need to grow up and get on with having fun. I wonder what will happen to this world when a group of people that have gaming in common and should be friends are treating each other with such vile disrespect.

[snoop_dizzle]

i just can't wait until we are out of the beta phase.

Then we can stop people from commenting for 24 hours if they continue to use personal attacks.

We need to start reporting people. Not for the heck of it though. But if they attack anyone.

[Boink]

if reporting works, I constantly see see the same people over and over spouting the same.

I mean if it's just fanboy rhetoric then fine, you can love your console. but when it's just insulting the competition and blatant offensiveness more needs to be done.

also, I still wish there was a way to automatically ignore those with 1 bubble.

and anyone who actually gets voted down to 1 bubble I think should lost contributor status, maybe a bit harsh, but I think a contributor should be a bit more mature...

[tomfoolery]

doing this,I mean what steps can be made to stop those making
personal attacks?

[nicodemus]

I wonder if the game will have "an over-representation of factual presentations," as Al Gore admitted about his own movie.

[JIN KAZAMA]

these xbots have turned into such MS zombies that they are okay with their system crapping out on them. They are actually fine with it, and saying, "oh, i am just waiting to get my 360 back because it crapped out on me". Like its a normal thing for a console to just blow up on them. Thats how brainwashed these xbot zombies are.
The PS3 is a MUCH MUCH more complicated piece of hardware, and you dont hear any news of PS3's over ehating and stuff. Its just ridiculous at how dumb these xbots are. They actually are fine sending the system back multiple times because it blows up on them.
PS3 is cutting edge, and reliable.
PS3 is a Honda, 360 is a Ford.
PLAY B3YOND.

[snoop_dizzle]

did you even read the article?

[WANDA]

my xbox aint a honda? and your ps3 ain't no ford.

more like lexus->bentley (in any order, dun hat)
honda's are cheap-o cars man, reminds me of a mickey avalon song, "more junk in her trunk than a honda, i know you want to do the jane fonda"

don't cheapen your system hahaha

[toughNAME]

all sony fanboys....relax

[snoop_dizzle]

supposedly we will be able to shut up a person for 24 hours at a time if they have a anything offensive to say.

So sadly we might just have to wait.

I guess you'll have to just go through and systematically ignore people you deem offensive.

I really like this site and i don't want people to screw it up.

I generally don't click the ignore button for people, but i might start doing that a lot more. Not for fanboysim as much as personal attacks.

[bilal]

you got to be kidding me.... this fanboy comments and offensive remarks is the best thig about this site and this is the only thing that is keeping this site alive...otherwise after reading the news you wouldnt be here for much longer....

its people like theMart, Jin Kazama, Bill Gates, nobizlikesnowbiz... that in the end keeps the experience fun no matter what.....

it is very easy to give politically correct and boring comments like yours and many others e.g. deep ....you dont say what you actually want to say just to keep those bubbles which are useless anyway....(even though most of us know where u are coming from..or anyone else)

[snoop_dizzle]

lol.

Anyways dude, i do basically say what i want to say.
I like to have intelligent conversations with people, and want to see whats happening in the gaming world.

Sure flame wars can be fun but after a while its just the same exact thing every day.

[Boink]

intelligent fanboy debates are fine, but useless insulting with no grounds (ps3 sucks, xbox blow, etc..) are getting old.

the 24hr ban seems like a nice idea, I hope it adds though, first ban = 24hrs, second ban 48 hrs, etc...

[tomfoolery]

and JIN KAZAMA just made lucky 13.
Adios Sony troll!