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WBC 360: Water Balloon Challenge Gallery

Joel — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:44:27 EDT

The final tally was 2,921 participants. Pending certification from Guinness, that should be a new world record. More »

Xboxers Break Water Balloon Record

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:54:46 EDT

The Xbox Water Balloon Challenge saw more than 2900 gamers convene on the beaches of Sydney, Australia to celebrate last month's launch of the Xbox 360. Some 50,000 water balloons were tossed by the worldwide crowd, matching the sell-through figure of Xbox 360's in the Australian region. More »

Xbox 360 Is Made of People!

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:55:41 EDT

It's people. Xbox 360 is made out of people. They're making our console logos out of people. Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle for food. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them! Oh wait. This isn't so bad. This is just a cool snap from the Xbox 360 Water Balloon Challenge that Joel "Mr. Executive" Johnson attended in Australia. More »

Microsoft Can't Spell (Part II)

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:23:05 EDT

To promote the upcoming water balloon fight (check Joel's liver's coverage), Microsoft Australia has done-up their site. One glaring problem, MSoft: sucky grammar. We're not ones to point and snicker, but even Crecente knows the difference between "your" and "you're." We're still working on teaching him "its" and "it's." More »

WBC: Hands on with... Street Fighter II!

Joel — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:25:50 EDT

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4:30PM Sydney Time, Friday - Today was a day for adventure, as we game journalists– Ha, just kidding. We nerds with websites were herded onto a bus and schlepped to Microsoft's Sydney office for lots of talk about Xbox 360's penetration in the Australian market. (In fairness, there is some emo kid here shooting video for a Mexican television show—exa tv?—who doesn't look like a nerd. He does look like an emo kid, however; We all bear our own burdens.) More »

WBC: Hard Questions Need Hard Liquor

Joel — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 21:10:21 EDT

9:30AM Sydney Time, Friday - There was some 'bottom fermenting' going on last night, because my ass put a stank out on that dance floor, if you know what I mean. And what I mean is I stood motionlessly on the periphery in bars drinking far too many lagers and pilsners, of which the Australians are overly fond. (I did get a hold of some Cooper's Sparkling Ale, though, which was not without molecules I found a pleasing match to my nubs. Thanks, James!) More »

WBC 360: Upside Down Internet

Joel — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:07:05 EDT

1:30ish Sydney Time, Thursday - This poor, backwards country. I'm surprised they have the internet at all. More »

WBC 360: Touchdown!

Joel — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:22:48 EDT

5:08PM EST Wednesday / 7:10AM Sydney Time Thursday - Twenty-four hours later, I am in Sydney. The first three people I have spoken to—a woman standing in line at the currency exchange, the girl working the exchange counter, and my taxi driver—have all been supreme twats. It's like I'm back home in New York. More »

WBC 360: Why Airplanes Should Have Wi-Fi

Joel — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 19:09:16 EDT

This is the first in a series of entries by Joel Johnson, who is currently in Australia on Microsoft's dime to write about the Water Balloon Challenge. Hence, 'WBC 360.' More »