i burned the game again using 1x mode and it worked..i guess using 2x mode has a risk when using recordnow max. i have noticed once in a blue moon on mine that it will say job completed successfully when it was burning process was at 88%. but when i burn at 1x, i never ever get that wierd response. im gonna try nero to burn some ps2 games and see how that works at 2x. i might leave recordnow max just for my movies and nero just for my ps2 games