The guys system dies and you say at least he got the game. Not sure I understand the logic there. I'd imagine he would gladly of waiting a bit for the game if it meant his system wouldn't die.
I hope you can get it repaired and returned soon BigTigLSU. I feel for you. I had two bad systems right at launch. The second one was dead on arrival even though it was supposedly the fixed one. My third one has been perfect.