Firestorm
Apr 11th, 2009, 01:06 AM
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/04/exclusive-400-360-elite-bundle-with-halo-3-and-fable-2.ars
"No one schedules meets in junk yards unless they want to be killed," I say, looking at the hulking piles of scrap steel that surround us. The mole sighs, and lights a cigarette.
"If I wanted you dead, I would have..."
"Killed me by now, I know. You did spike me the last time we met, and I felt terrible for a week afterwards. What information do you have for me?"
The Mole leans against what looks to be an old Camaro, and looks thoughtful. "What I gave you in that dart wasn't a sedative. Not really." He takes out a vial of an evil-looking brown liquid, and throws it to me. I catch it, and the biohazard symbol glares at me from the glass.
"What would have happened if I had dropped this?" I ask. The Mole shrugs.
"To you? Nothing, not anymore. To the city... it would have been bad. But you're a gamer, I trust your reflexes. Let's get away from weaponized [redacted] however, and I'll give you the information I came here to share. Soon the 360 Elite model will come with two games, Halo 3 and Fable 2. Even better? The bundle won't go up in price. So you'll get two great titles for your $400."
I nod, that's a very good deal. There have been rumors about the Elite being phased out for different special editions, such as the Resident Evil bundle we broke the news on, and this would seem to confirm that information. The Mole says we should have this rumor confirmed by the end of next week, so we should know very quickly if his information is accurate.
I have faith though, and the Mole saunters away without fuss. Before he leaves, he gives me an envelope. "That one's about Sony," he tells me. "Open it over the weekend, I think you'll be very interested in the information." Two big scoops in one week? The Mole delivers.
The Sony thing we'll know about either tomorrow or Sunday. The ars technica mole has been right 100% of the time so far. His leaks have always been about price drops and new hardware SKUs. It could be the PSP-4000 (unlikely imo, they'd wait until E3 for that), PSP price drop, new PSP-3000 bundle, PS3 price drop, new PS3 hardware configuration AGAIN, or PS3 bundle.
"No one schedules meets in junk yards unless they want to be killed," I say, looking at the hulking piles of scrap steel that surround us. The mole sighs, and lights a cigarette.
"If I wanted you dead, I would have..."
"Killed me by now, I know. You did spike me the last time we met, and I felt terrible for a week afterwards. What information do you have for me?"
The Mole leans against what looks to be an old Camaro, and looks thoughtful. "What I gave you in that dart wasn't a sedative. Not really." He takes out a vial of an evil-looking brown liquid, and throws it to me. I catch it, and the biohazard symbol glares at me from the glass.
"What would have happened if I had dropped this?" I ask. The Mole shrugs.
"To you? Nothing, not anymore. To the city... it would have been bad. But you're a gamer, I trust your reflexes. Let's get away from weaponized [redacted] however, and I'll give you the information I came here to share. Soon the 360 Elite model will come with two games, Halo 3 and Fable 2. Even better? The bundle won't go up in price. So you'll get two great titles for your $400."
I nod, that's a very good deal. There have been rumors about the Elite being phased out for different special editions, such as the Resident Evil bundle we broke the news on, and this would seem to confirm that information. The Mole says we should have this rumor confirmed by the end of next week, so we should know very quickly if his information is accurate.
I have faith though, and the Mole saunters away without fuss. Before he leaves, he gives me an envelope. "That one's about Sony," he tells me. "Open it over the weekend, I think you'll be very interested in the information." Two big scoops in one week? The Mole delivers.
The Sony thing we'll know about either tomorrow or Sunday. The ars technica mole has been right 100% of the time so far. His leaks have always been about price drops and new hardware SKUs. It could be the PSP-4000 (unlikely imo, they'd wait until E3 for that), PSP price drop, new PSP-3000 bundle, PS3 price drop, new PS3 hardware configuration AGAIN, or PS3 bundle.