I will keep this short and sweet: I grew up with his music defining my life. Amazing artist, good man. Shame people will remember him for something he probably never did instead of his amazing decades worth of music. RIP Michael. You will be sorely missed.

PS: If you are going to post anything at all negative about him as a comment, save yourself the trouble. This is not a discussion piece, and I am not interested in people wanting to bash him or his music right now. I will entertain debate about him later should you want to be a jerk.

My 360 is back. Sent it out April 30th, and I got it back May 13th. So two weeks from ship to return. Not too bad IMO, and I got a new system (3-2009) back finally, not just a refurb. So nice! Happy gaming to all.

Just completed Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions on PSP. It took 99+ hours (it stops counting after 99 so I am not sure), but I finished with all 5 characters in my core party at level 99 with 99 exp (level cap). After hitting that, I just walked through the last three Lucavi like nothing. Next up on TRPG on PSP is Disgaea: SAfternoon of Darkness, and since I am a level grinding fiend (see above), I have been assured by many people and reviews that I will be right at home on Disgaea.

I also started Valkyria Chronicles, and I must say, I am loving the gameplay, and the game is fantastically beautiful. Really glad the game was recommended so highly on SW that I picked it up. Great TRPG with a twist. After VC, hopefully I will be able to start on Disgaea 3, but I want to complete Disgaea on PSP first before playing 3.

Oh well. Its summer, and I have 3 great TRPGs to play. Life is looking swell, with some other fantastic games lined up along the side to give me variety. Man, great time to be a gamer, no matter what side you fall with, so enjoy it!