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1. broken 360 = happyness?
   

   Player Chronicle -- Posted on Mar 14 2008

   I found this on yahoo's main page and had to post!
   
   Broken Xbox turns into gamer's dream come true
   By Mike Smith
   
   
   Xbox 360 hardware failures aren't exactly unusual, but when Halo fan Nathaniel sent his Xbox 360 to Microsoft's warranty repair center, he got back a little less than he was expecting.
   
   Although Nathaniel's Xbox began life as just a regular, launch-edition console, he'd customized the case with original artwork from noted Halo fan artist Luke McKay, signatures from Halo development team members, and other unique scribblings. In other words, it was a one-of-a-kind -- so when it broke, he was understandably nervous. But after being assured by Microsoft support staff that his precious artwork would be safe, he sent the broken console in for repair.
   
   When it came back, to Nathaniel's horror, it had been scrubbed clean. His collectors' item had become just another garden variety console.
   
   
   Gamer hits the jackpot!
   One week later, Nathaniel's story took a turn for the awesome. Halo's creator Bungie spotted blog postings about his sad story and set about seeing what they could do to make it up to this loyal fan. So while Nathaniel still doesn't have his unique Xbox 360, he does have a huge grab bag of hard-to-find Halo memorabilia -- including a model Master Chief helmet signed by the studio staff and a copy of the game's soundtrack autographed by its composer, Martin O'Donnell -- to make up for his loss.
   
   "Bungie has far surpassed any response I could have anticipated," said an overjoyed Nathaniel in a public statement
   
   ( now i looked at the pics..and he also got master chief poster...bungie team jacket..etc. etc.) awesomeness! ^_^

   
   

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Kupo_Cakes has 5 comment s on this chronicle.

1. graynation
   Posted On Apr 04 2008

   so does microsoft do this a lot w/the high failure rate of the 360's?

2. HAX9000
   Posted On Mar 24 2008

   Update to that story!! Microsoft felt bad about him losing his stuff too so they sent him a 360 with all sorts of new games, extra controllers AND his new box signed by the 360 team and Bill Gates!! Talk about hitting the microsoft lottery!

3. Gamer4Life
   Posted On Mar 24 2008

   Damn i wish i was him....that would be great....bad at first but great

4. Andy
   Posted On Mar 18 2008

   Ahh.. I totally saw that!!
   That kid made out like a bandit..
   
   We should all try that

5. BEN
   Posted On Mar 14 2008

   That would be a horrible/sweet week, huh? haha. Glad to see this worked out and I'd like to see the final product...