Root Access Visits The Video Game Expo (VGExpo)

Saturday Jamie and I checked out the VGExpo, or Video Game Expo in Philadelphia. Try as we might, we just couldn't find the Mac gaming section. We did get to see people dressed in some cool (and some not so cool) costumes, and we met some super-young Call of Duty players. Here's our take on the event, the state of gaming, etc.:

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NXE Kills ATV

Today Microsoft officially launched their New XBox Experience or NXE for short. This FREE update (are you paying attention Apple?) includes not only a reinvented GUI and a host of new community and game features, but also the much hyped addition of Netflix streaming. We have yet to try it out on our box, but from what we've seen so far it looks to be full of WIN. So for $300 you can now have a multimedia appliance that will play all the music, photos and videos stored on your PC or Mac as well as stream thousands of Netflix titles instantly, oh and it plays a few games too. We can't help but wonder if Apple TV will survive another year.

E3 Megaton

One of the many things Microsoft announced today at E3 was a partnership to bring the entire Netflix catalog to the Xbox360. We thinks this is huge. As cool as Apple TV is, it's adoption has been rather slow. The reason for this is partially due to the fact that Apple TV doesn't do a whole lot other than stream media from iTunes, yet costs almost as much as a 360. Maybe it's time Apple rethought their strategy with Apple TV. If the money is in selling the content, how about partnering with Sony and building an iTunes Store on the PS3? Because the space under our HDTV is limited and we don't see much need for an Apple device right now.

Exclusive: Interview with the guy who got his Powerbook & Xbox back, thanks to digg

Jesse McPherson came back from the SXSW Interactice festival in Austin, and he was  in for quite a surprise: His Powerbook, Xbox, and flatscreen TV had been stolen. While growing impatient with the "official" investigation, McPherson posted his story on his blog, and submitted it to digg. What happened next was a classic example of the power of community:

Gaming: TDL host in RB6V2 CONFIRMED!

The original title of this post was going to be "LOLCats in Vegas" but after two hours last night trying to get the the kitties to pose for a picture I gave up. Instead I'll be playing through the game this weekend staring at myself. I just wish the developers gave the option of adding some polygon hair!