New Years Eve -Steve
O.K. the Xbox Giveaway is now in full swing....We are giving away 3 Xbox gaming consoles, including one game and an extra controller. We will give away one Xbox gaming package every Friday for 3 weeks. All the same rules apply...etc. etc. etc. So get your ass in the contest and try to win something.

This contest is being brought to you by the coolest people on the planet, Asia Carrera and [H]ard|OCP...imagine that. Without either one of them, this giveaway wouldn't have happened.

Weekend Stuff -Steve
I have decided to hold the Xbox Contest after the first of the year... in the meantime, my kids and I have been playing on our Xbox a LOT. My son and I are 3/4 the way through Halo in co-op mode and having a blast. Kinda freaky though hearing this from your son..."Uh Oh, I'm low on health...shoot me dad". One complaint I do have, the Xbox controllers are a little too big for kids hands. 

Tues 12.25.01 -Steve
Where ever you are, no matter what you celebrate the heartfelt feelings are the same . . . Merry X-mas to everyone from Hypothermia.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

It has been another AMAZING year for me here, thanks to all of you. We opened the "family gift" last night...the Xbox so we could really wear the kids out before bedtime. Ended up getting my ass handed to me by my 6yr old son in DOA3 and my daughter tearing me up in Project Gotham Racing. I am almost scared to even challenge my wife in anything. Gotta love X-mas...

Holiday Weirdness -Steve
O.K., are you guys ready for this one?? Here's my freaky ass Christmas story... and I do mean freaky. My X-mas present from Asia arrives yesterday via the US Postal Service. I hear a knock on the front door, and there is our mailman standing there with a package from Asia Carrera. By now...my mailman KNOWS I get mail from Asia Carrera...and her address. The package is 12" x 8" x 5" ( guessing ) and has a lot of tape on it...I try to take the package...and this is the conversation that ensues: 

Me: Hello....ahh a package.
Mailman: Sir...you need to be very careful with that package....
Me: umm, why is it a bomb <laugh>...I know the person that sent thi....
Mailman: <cuts in> well, the package fits the profile of an "unsafe package"....<mad about bomb comment> 
Me: ?????
Mailman: <keeps right on talking> ...notice the excessive tape?? and there is obviously cardboard in the package to prevent us from seeing into it clearly.
Me: ...hang on ... hang on... you guys look into my packages??? what the....
Mailman: ...<still talking>.......with increased security Mr. Lynch <uses the ol' name trick> we examine all packages.
Me: <annoyed>... look man, this isn't Anthrax.. if any white powder falls out... it's MEANT to be inhaled...trust me.
Mailman: ...stares..... blank......more stares....
Me: ... <straight faced> WELL, I appreciate the warning....and in the future, I will make sure all my PORN deliveries are clearly marked. But THANKS!!!
Mailman: <beat red> um, yess...ugh...sir..and..ahh... happy holidays!!!

Weekend -Steve
Well, the Killer Gaming Rig #5 is finally on it's way to the winner. Our winner, "JT" wished to remain anonymous and even got a little upset that I was gonna mention his hometown of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Oh well....

We will be firing up the X-box giveaway right after X-mas as well as a few others  starting real soon too. More interview action on the way...and as always, lot's of the lovely Asia. Happy Holidays...

Wed 12.19.01 -Steve
We have word back from our KGR #5 winner. . . details will be finalized today, and I will post a little info for you all when I have it. Something else came in today. . . my X-mas card from Asia. Mmmmm, I have to admit, the whole "Naughty and Nice" routine works very well with her in it. Here's a peek at the nice side...wait till you see the Naughty Side!!!!

KGR #5 Update -Steve
We are still waiting for the winner to respond, YES the contest stays open until the winner responds... in the case of default ( no response from winner ) we draw another name. I know a handful of you have been wanting to know... so there it is. I like to give people ample time to respond...but fair is fair, and I will draw another name soon if we do not hear back from the current winner.

Weekend -Steve
Well.. we talked about the next contest a little bit, so here is a little more info for you. I will put up 3 Xbox Gaming Consoles for grabs, brand new in the box...with one game. There is a catch to the "one game" part though. I picked up Halo, Project Gotham Racing and DOA 3 for this contest...the winners will receive ONE of these games with their console, but you will have no choice over which game you get if you win an Xbox. Cool??

Big huge thanks goes out to Hypothermia's Honey Asia Carrera and my other [H]ome [H]ard|OCP for sponsoring this giveaway...without them, this wouldn't be happening. It took an act of God to locate 3 decent priced GOOD games too...sheesh. No kidding I ended up at KBToys (where I almost got in a fight with some 80yr old lady, she ripped Project Gotham Racing right out of my hands), CompUSA and Babbages . This contest will kick off soon, and the winner selected before New Years Day.

Thu 12.13.01 -Steve
Today is the last day to enter to win the Killer Gaming Rig #5. It has been a long time coming...and certainly had some bumps along the way, but it has made it. GET YOUR ENTRIES IN!!!! See below for link and system specs.

Tue 12.11.01 -Steve
A little interview action jumping off here at Hypothermia again. Today in the hotseat we have American McGee. American was good enough to sit down and answer a handful of questions that we've been dying to ask for the last few years... true to Hypothermia form, you may learn more about American McGee's cooking habits than you will about his upcoming project!!! Have a look....

Weekend Goodness -Steve
I have the American McGee interview in the editing room, and ready to roll. I have an awesome New Years giveaway coming up courtesy of [H]ard|OCP and the lovely Asia Carrera. We are gonna have 3 Xbox game consoles to give away for our New Years celebration. Schweet...sponsored by Asia Carrera and [H]ard|OCP. And since I am on the subject of Asia, how about a few more picture Asia sent for us to gaze at...

KGR 5 Deadline -Steve
I have had contest stuff basically on hold as I finished up the KGR 5, after the Enermax Power Supply totally destroyed most of the original components for the KGR5, it took some serious ass busting to get this together. Just so you all know, If you own an Enermax Power Supply, you have NO WARRANTY if it fries your parts. That is why there is no warranty info in the box or on their site. We lost over $1,000.00 worth of parts and all we got was this from Enermax...so beware.

The KGR 5 has the following components: 2GHz Pentium4 running at 2.4GHz, 1GB RAMBUS, Intel i850MD motherboard, ATi Radeon 8500, Creative Labs Audigy, two 40GB IBM ATA100 HD, Pioneer DVD, Plextor 16x10x40 CDRW, Logitech cordless Keyboard & Mouse, Klipsch Surround Sound Speakers, Sylvania F97 19" Monitor, Misc. Cooling from COLDCPU, New Heatseeker Black Lian-Li Custom Watercooling Case from OCH ( as seen here ).

The last day for sign-ups will be on Friday December 14th so that I will have time to make sure the winner has the KGR 5 in time for Christmas. So get in it to win it...ENTER HERE!!!

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