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I got my first taste of the Legends of WrestleMania videogame tonight and while it’s full of nostalgia, it’s not a terrific videogame so far. Sure, there’s footage of a young Vinnie Mac in a tuxedo and that’s pretty funny in and of itself, but essentially the game is a nostalgia trip first, and a game second.

While the graphics are nice, the wrestling interface is shallow compared to the average Smackdown vs. Raw title, and the game spends almost as much time showing clips from old WrestleManias that you can play out, as it does actually letting you play the game.

And the modes are few and shallow. Of course, last November’s Smackdown vs. Raw wasn’t worlds deep, either, come to think of it. THQ seems a bit aimless, lately, to be honest. Maybe I’ll like the game better after playing it a bit more.

And here I thought – and hoped – I was immune. But no such luck. After about three years of faithful service, my Xbox 360 has offered up the much-feared Red Ring of Death to me. And just in time, I believe, for Microsoft to stop fixing the problem for free. Wonderful, eh?

As of now, my 360 is less fun than picking out patio furniture covers. All it does is blink red. I’d heard of this happening and even though I had a “first wave” 360, I honestly believed I’d remain immune from this crap, since it hadn’t happened yet.

Wrong-o. Always count on something to break AFTER it is out of warranty coverage.

Looks like my PS3 is about to become my ONLY friend for a while…