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I haven't noticed any washed out colours either. Bought mine off gameplay.com for £10 iirc :)
leowyatt
30-01-2007, 15:23
Could be interesting (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/759/759434p1.html)
leowyatt
03-02-2007, 15:55
It's (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/02/mass-effect-release-date-spotted-on-official-xbox-site/) coming!!!!!!
EDIT: Ah it appears it isn't :(
Davey_Pitch
03-02-2007, 16:03
Mass Effect is one of the few games I'll be pre-ordering, it looks amazing and if previous Bioware releases are anything to go by, it could well be the best RPG of all time.
Mass Effect is one of the few games I'll be pre-ordering,
Same here. That and Blue Dragon are the main two games I plan to get on launch rather than wait till there's price drops.
Not sure on a release date for Blue Dragon but I was hoping one would be out for March but doesn't look like it anymore :/
Mass Effect is one of the few games I'll be pre-ordering, it looks amazing and if previous Bioware releases are anything to go by, it could well be the best RPG of all time.
If it's half as good as Jade Empire or KotOR it'll be a winner, if it exceeds them it could be a game of the year contender.
Amazon has this down as being released March 30th, Play has it as May 25th and Gamestation has it as November 1st. :shocked: Got a feeling Play are closest but I'd love Amazon to be right. :)
Davey_Pitch
04-02-2007, 01:01
I'm guessing on a May release as well. Forza 2 comes out around then so it could be a great month for games if Mass Effect comes out then as well.
I really hope it's not November :( I need a new 360 RPG fix!
Not really that bothered about Forza 2 as I wasn't hugely keen on the original, might rent it though. I actually have very little clue of many new 360 games coming out this year for some reason. I must be slacking :p
Just spotted this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Fable-2-Xbox-360/dp/B000FNJ0EO/sr=1-3/qid=1170551844/ref=sr_1_3/026-0210240-6936478?ie=UTF8&s=videogames) on Amazon, I prey to god it's true, Fable 2 due out 30th June!! Doubt it is, but I can live in hope. :D
I must be slacking :p
:poke: Pull ya finger out woman, achievements to be got. ;D
:p
I've only got 2 since Friday :eek:
And ooh I hope Fable 2 comes out in June, just in time for the summer. :D
Creature
04-02-2007, 13:38
:p
I've only got 2 since Friday :eek:
And ooh I hope Fable 2 comes out in June, just in time for the summer. :DI haven't got any since the start of the week :(
I haven't got any since the start of the week :(
But you're the biggest achievement whore of them all on here :shocked: :p
Davey_Pitch
04-02-2007, 19:18
I got 1000 points on Madden 06 in a day or so, time to send it back and hopefully get another easy one :)
My Mum's now played Quake 4 and Doom :D She's very crap at both but she had good fun trying :D
Creature
04-02-2007, 22:47
But you're the biggest achievement whore of them all on here :shocked: :pYup, but i've been at home most of the week with only one monitor and I cba to keep switching cables. Normal service will be resumed soon.
Yup, but i've been at home most of the week with only one monitor and I cba to keep switching cables. Normal service will be resumed soon.
Ahhh I had that problem, which is why I bought the second monitor :embarassed:
leowyatt
16-02-2007, 10:18
Well attempted more Saints Row last night. Have become addicted to mayhem, especially when I have unlimited rockets it makes shooting down the helicopter so much fun. I actually completed level 7 for the Los Carnales and was £750k into level 8 when the xbox crashed last night :(
Davey_Pitch
16-02-2007, 11:09
Sucks dude :( I love Mayhem, it's one of the 2 mini games I've actually completed all the levels for (the other being insurance fraud), it's great fun just blowing stuff up :D
Not sure I'm gonna go back and finish all the activities now you know, kinda lost my momentum a bit with the move and have Zelda and Enchanted Arms to play through.
I did finish all the Hitmans though and I'm proud of that, they were a right pig :D
Davey_Pitch
16-02-2007, 11:19
I know I'll go through most of them eventually, when I get bored and have nothing left to do. The thing is, with Crackdown out next week, Guitar Hero hopefully next month, and my rentals, that may not be for some time ;D
leowyatt
16-02-2007, 11:20
Well I'm 1 car away from completing the chopshop activities :( still can't find the damned thing
I never even started chop shop, it remains the one I'm really not looking forward to, as I imagine it's similar to Hitman.
leowyatt
16-02-2007, 12:08
I never even started chop shop, it remains the one I'm really not looking forward to, as I imagine it's similar to Hitman.
Well i really really enjoyed it, just finding some cars was really difficult. My best suggestion would be is to attempt it after all the gangs are done. If you need to find a car and have a customised one in your garage, drive round in that and you'll find they appear more regularly.
I'm still searching for mine with not much luck :(
I've not touched Saint's Row much but I do like it and intend to play it more soon. Taking it with me this weekend so might get a chance then. :)
How are you finding Enchanted Arms Daz?
The camp **** is annoying me already, and I only played a quick 15 minutes ;D
Not sure I like the way dialogues are played out, though I'm sure the Japs lap it up. The battle system and encounters in general will make or break it for me I reckon.
I just didn't notice the camp bloke :embarassed: I must be odd ;D
Not wishing to spoil anything but he won't bother you too much soon ;)
The dialogue issue is a bit odd, you do get used to it though. And you're right, it is the battle system that does it I think. It just feels more strategic to me than in some other RPGs.
Which is why I think it'll hook me, I do enjoy the strategy of battles. Which is probably why I enjoyed FF8 so much, mastering the junction system for various scenarios just had a little more to it for me than materia combinations did. Not that I didnt enjoy that of course :)
*mutters*
Materia > Junction :p
*takes off FF7 fanboy hat* :D
It was better from an accessibility and gameplay point of view, but it ultimately wasn't as flexible as the junction system ;) Though with that flexibility came a level of complexity which I can understand some people did not prefer.
Nah you're right :/ The junction system was easy to perfect though and get 100 of everything. But then again you could argue the same of the materia system with mastering them.
I'd say FF10 had it right with the sphere grid personally.
Aye. Easy to understand (once you gave it a try), with enough about it to satisfy the stat maxers (which I'm not thankfully, I'd still be playing it now :D).
I'd still be playing it if I hadn't sold it. I tend to get a bit stat max-ish if that's a word :D
The camp **** is annoying me already, and I only played a quick 15 minutes ;D
Not sure I like the way dialogues are played out, though I'm sure the Japs lap it up. The battle system and encounters in general will make or break it for me I reckon.
And you're right, it is the battle system that does it I think. It just feels more strategic to me than in some other RPGs.
The dialogues haven't really bothered me much, but I do agree about Matoko being hugely annoying. :)
Like Jen, I really enjoy the combat system, in a way it reminds me of chess where you have to sometimes plan 3 or 4 moves ahead.
Currently over 65 hours in, but I've probably spent a good 15-20 hours in the casino. ;)
Chess is a good analogy I think :)
Always wise to spend plenty of time at the casino ;)
leowyatt
28-02-2007, 13:13
it seems (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/768/768276p1.html) DDR has been released
In the US, with a region lock, boo! There's no word of a Europe release yet. People dont even seem to think it'll be called 'Universe' over here for whatever reason. Something to do with publishers :dunno:
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 12:10
After our conversation on the way back about Fable 2 Davey I thought I'd ask if anyone has seen the Fable 2 demo? It looks ace, the companion is going to be sweet :D
I was hearing bits about Fable 2 in the car, definitely want to get it. :)
I didn't really play Fable as much as I should have so I might play it again soon.
Glad to see more RPGs on the way :D
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 12:17
Have you seen the video demo Jen?
Not yet, just read about it.
I'll have a look now though.
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 12:23
i'll be watching it in about an hour or so :) saw the first couple of minutes but will watch the whole ting later
I've just downloaded it but going to wait till I have some lunch to watch it. :) As for once I actually have some work to do ;D
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 12:45
As for once I actually have some work to do ;D
Good Lord!!! :shocked: :jawdrop: :p
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 13:35
Well have just finished the video and I have to say it looks excellent. I think it will work really well, though I kinda think I might end up only playing 2/3 of the game and stop before anything horrid happens.
Looks very cool :)
I hope they manage to pull it off as I remember Fable 1 was going to be amazing and although great, it wasn't quite the revelation it was meant to be.
The dog definitely seemed to invoke emotions in me so I reckon they're onto a winner there.
I've got a lot of respect for Molyneux's work (Actually I'd love to have his brain :D) so I'll definitely be buying it, probably pre-order it in fact.
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 14:51
Aye another game going on pre-order for me :)
Just seen the video from Bioshock of the player killing a Big Daddy, this is another game that looks frickin sweet :D
That'll be another video to look at later on then ;D
Really should have paid more attention to the GDC :embarassed:
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 15:01
360.ign.com all you need :D
EDIT: if you need insider content, I'm sure if we ask Davey nice enough he'll be able to provide ;)
Davey_Pitch
12-03-2007, 15:05
Indeed I can, though only when I'm at home, damn council proxy :(
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 15:07
Indeed I can, though only when I'm at home, damn council proxy :(
bummer, you seen the big daddy vid?
Davey_Pitch
12-03-2007, 15:15
Not yet, I'll watch it tonight when I get in :)
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 15:22
ok cool, let me know if you thought ick with the ball thing too, you'll see what I mean ;)
Bioshock looks pretty impressive with some nice DR style moments, but not sure if it's my kind of thing yet.
Was very pleased however to see that a woman's involved in the development.
Of course, all good development projects need a healthy flow of coffee.
;)
:shocked:
I'll remember that for next time I see you :p :evil:
/takes DVI adapter out of the post bin
Noooooooooooo..........bugger I lose :(
I'm sorry, the correct response was...
"Erm....... Coffee? :D"
You wouldn't like my coffee :p I've nearly killed people with my coffee :cool: (yes it's a strange thing to be proud of but hey it's a gift).
leowyatt
12-03-2007, 17:54
I'm sorry, the correct response was...
"Erm....... Coffee? :D"
aslong as it wasn't hot coffee ;)
http://aceybongos.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!34EFB79E92974FD2!3313.entry
Stick with it to the very end :D
Should change the title of this thread really, its just become 360 ramblings :D
;D That looks really cool :D
Starting to get quite used in C&C3 for the 360, originally I was going to get it for the PC.
This thread probably should just become ramblings I think :p It's gone all over the place. :D
http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/HP/3-/3229557/Splinter_Cell_4_Double_Agent/Product.html
Splinter Cell 4 - £18 delivered. My shopping list is already populated but I'm sure that'll tempt someone :p
Yay it's not me this time :D Was never keen on the Splinter Cell series :p
However...
;D That looks really cool :D
Starting to get quite used in C&C3 for the 360, originally I was going to get it for the PC.
Starting to get quite used?! WTF was I talking about? :( It wasn't even in the middle of the night. I worry about my sanity sometimes :/
You're a student. Assume you were drinking ;)
Though on a related note, the release date for the 360 version was put back a couple of weeks.
I hope I was :( I still can't quite figure out what I meant ;D
I saw it's been delayed till April time iirc. Probably for the best in my case. I'm running out of games to trade in :p
leowyatt
11-04-2007, 12:36
Just been looking at xboxyde and seen some awesome videos and images of upcoming games.
Seen a DMC4 video, that looks sweet :)
This (http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4190_en.html) looks interesting I'll be watching this as I hope it brings something new to the field, more like a stealth WW2 game could be good.
Have never seen anything of this (http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4105_en.html) game but looks like it could be good. I do get echos of Oblivion when looking at the screenshots, but we do get dragons :D
Oh and some more (http://www.xboxyde.com/news_4188_en.html) screenshots for Alan Wake :)
Saboteur I hope will be excellent. There are so many similar world war games out there it could do with a change of direction.
leowyatt
11-04-2007, 13:06
Was just reading this (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/779/779282p1.html) as somehow I can get access to ign now. Looks like it could be very good.
GH3 out by the end of the year too.
leowyatt
11-04-2007, 15:11
Oh meant to ask has anyone tried the Virtua tennis demo? OMG it's hard :D
I tried VT3. I got pwnd and depressed so I wasn't inspired to buy it. I loved 1 & 2 back on the DC playing with mates.
leowyatt
11-04-2007, 15:38
The best I've done on VT3 is coming from a set down to loose on deuce on the 3rd set :(
Will go back to the demo later on in the week. Certainly enjoying it, it seems hard but with practice you get really good at it.
Davey_Pitch
11-04-2007, 16:04
I was the same Leo, got pwned the first time I played the demo but with practise I was winning every time. It's just a case of anticipating where the shots will go so you can be there early and hit your shots in the correct place. With practise I was finding it quite easy :)
leowyatt
11-04-2007, 23:09
Well have just played the demo again and it's offical I rock! :cool:
Just need to perfect my serve :)
I'll have to have a go at it soon I think :)
Rather scarily for me, I'm finding it hard to settle to a game at the moment :shocked: Spent half the afternoon playing Hexic and Bejewelled 2 instead.
Didn't seem worth creating a new thread for this.
Backward compability list has been increased in an update:
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/04/19/BackCompatApr07.aspx
Do wish they'd support Taito Legends :( Bubble Bobble's the only reason why I've still got an X-Box although now I've got a PS2 I'm tempted to sell the X-Box as I've got Bubble Bobble for the PS1.
Davey_Pitch
19-04-2007, 22:57
Get in, about time they put Mercenaries in there. When they get Pirates and The Warriors added I'll have no reason to keep my original Xbox any more.
Would have thought they won't be long away :) The Warriors was a fairly new x-box game wasn't it?
I hardly own any X-Box games now, just Kotor 1 and 2, Jade Empire and Taito Legends I think. Not 100% sure as I left them in Stafford.
leowyatt
20-04-2007, 09:16
Well the full VT3 game arrived the otherday and I've been playing with my created player and my world ranking currently stands at 207 \o/ go me!
Davey, I'd highly recommend you getting this as a rental, Kitten has expressed an interest playing it too. I'd never thought I'd find a tennis game fun to play but this is good. The training levels are cleverly done, the tennis academy really teaches you good techniques.
Highly recommended title from me!
Davey_Pitch
20-04-2007, 09:36
I've got it on the PC and it's very enjoyable, just waiting for my rental copy to come as well now to knock off as many achievements as possible :)
leowyatt
20-04-2007, 09:36
cool, le tme know when you have got it and me, you, Kitten and Lynnie can play doubles :D
Been shopping for arcade games Davey? There's a few in your sig :)
Davey_Pitch
20-04-2007, 12:25
I've not actually played the ones in my sig, so I'm not sure how they got there. Did you play any arcade games after we were there for the weekend, before I pulled my profile back? It might have autoloaded my profile and put them there for me instead.
Not with you signed in, no. Though it's possible I guess, just having them on my console might have registered them against your Gamertag.
I bought Pac-Man last night after all this talk about the new tournament. Not because I think I have a chance (imagine how many hardcore Pac-Man players there are out there!), just because it kinda gave me an urge :D
waka-waka-waka-waka-waka-waka
I can't believe how quickly you got the achievements :shocked:
Never even looked before hand but they're **** easy. Got that 170 in well under an hours play. The last achievement is a challenge though, something you'd never really attempt in normal play - Eat all 4 ghosts, 4 times in 1 round. IE, eat all four ghosts each time you eat a power pill :eek:
Ouch :shocked:
I want to get galaga sometime, used to love that on the c64 I think it was.
I had lots of fun going back to Contra in the week, the old arcade games really age well, so easy to pick up and have a laugh. Played it online a couple of times but cant find anyone quite on the same level as me to beat the co-op complete achievement. I can get to the end boss on my own single player, so just need someone reasonably competent so together we can crutch each other to the finish line.
After that it's complete the game in 1 credit, and complete the game in sub 12 minutes.... :/
I played it for about 5 mins a while back and was shocking at it :embarassed:
There's quite a few arcade games about now I'd like to get at some point, some good entertaining games for short amounts of time.
Raar! Co-op completion and 12 minute finish in one game :cool: Dont have the patience to complete it in one credit so that'll probably be it there :p
:shocked:
I'm impressed :D
Random Q - How did you get the 10 4 player wins on Uno Jen? Lots of ranked matches? I've left this unlocked for months and wanted to finish it off, but I keep getting involved in player matchers that drop people all the time :/
Lots of ranked matches, I figured they'd be more likely to hang around :)
It still took me around 16-17 matches to get the 10 4 player win achievement as people kept dropping out, but didn't take me a huge length of time.
Was quite relaxing too :D
Oh yeah, total brain switch off. Just takes ages with the scoring on, I prefer to switch it off.
Dont suppose 2 other people here have it? Would probably only need 10 minutes to blast through some no scoring rounds :)
I'm not sure :/
I'd be up for it though :)
I mainly did it because one afternoon I was ill and bored and it was the most relaxing game I could find. :D
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13310/Mass-Effect-Delayed/
Nooooooooo. I want Mass Effect this summer :(
That's actually not too bad for me, dont think I'd be able to afford it anyway with other things on the horizon ;D
Only good thing I can think of for me is it might mean I have a new TV by then, but still :(
Davey_Pitch
23-04-2007, 14:28
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13310/Mass-Effect-Delayed/
Nooooooooo. I want Mass Effect this summer :(
Damn proxy. When is it delayed till?
Pro-G is reporting that Mass Effect has been delayed until September. This was confirmed to the British publication by Microsoft UK's Andy Irving, Xbox and Games PR Manager. Although the game never had a solid release date, it was expected to arrive in July.
We are waiting now for some Microsoft representative from the U.S. to confirm this news. Stay tuned.
September :(
Davey_Pitch
23-04-2007, 14:36
A bit disappointed, but with Forza 2 arriving next month I would never have enough money to get both. Now I can get Forza 2 and spend the next few months playing that and Guitar Hero, then get Mass Effect in September. I'd rather they waited and got it right than release a piss-poor effort just to appease everyone (which we know they'd never do).
I'd rather they waited and got it right than release a piss-poor effort just to appease everyone (which we know they'd never do).
I agree with that bit admittedly :)
Still disappointing though as I have no interest in Forza 2 and can't afford GH2 anytime soon.
Ah well, just have to throw myself into PS2 RPGs I think :D
leowyatt
23-04-2007, 14:39
Forza 2, heard you mention this quite a lot Davey, I'll be looking it up on IGN but fancy telling me about it and why I should buy it? :D
Davey_Pitch
23-04-2007, 14:53
Well, I owned and loved Forza Motorsport on the Xbox, and the sequel looks just like a sequel should be - bigger and better. I loved the original as it had a fantastic selection of cars (hundreds to pick from), a real reason to buy and own dozens of them (certain races could only be played in very specific cars), you could spend hours tweaking your cars to get the settings just right for every track, of which there were plenty. Not only that, but that were lots of driving aids you could turn off and on, including a racing line which goes green when you should put your foot down, and red when you should be braking. As it's a pretty realistic racer I found that very handy as I'm very much from an arcade racer background so 100+MPH powerslides round nairpin corners were common for me, something you simply cannot do in Forza.
For me, it was like Gran Turismo only a lot better. I'm hugely looking forward to the sequel :)
Edit: Forza 2's website (http://forzamotorsport.net/) confirms there are 310 cars to pick from. I'd post the list, but it's a long one :D
Edit 2: Any game which has 8 different Skylines (my favourite car) is always good with me :D
Edit 3: A comment from the game developers which most driving fans will really appreciate.... "Trust me, at Professional, the AI is very very tough (but fair! no rubberbanding going on here). " Thank god for no catch-up logic!
leowyatt
23-04-2007, 15:07
Ok sounds good, I'll certainly keep an eye out for it :)
Matblack
23-04-2007, 15:12
Anything will be better than bloody PGR
MB
Davey_Pitch
23-04-2007, 15:19
Anything will be better than bloody PGR
MB
It's got a Mini Cooper S ;)
Another thing I really liked in Forza is the way you upgrade your car. Every car had a class, ranging from Class E to Class S (the supercars effectively). Some races are open to all, but most are restricted to at least a certain class of car. Now say you find a Class E car that you love in terms of handling, using the upgrade system you can improve the cars speed, acceleration etc until it becomes a Class D car (or higher, I remember jumping 2 classes several times). You can then use that car in the Class D races. You can also take the upgrades out if you later want to use it in another Class E race. Forza 2 looks to have improved on the upgrading section as well, which can only be a good thing :)
Has it got a clio?
NFSU2 did ;D Only game that did I think.
Creature
23-04-2007, 15:26
It has the sports clio.
leowyatt
23-04-2007, 15:27
Has it got a clio?
2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS
Oooh I'm impressed :D
Still not really my kind of game though, might rent it but I'll rent most things.
leowyatt
23-04-2007, 15:31
It appears there might be a demo out this month, or so a scan on xboxyde.com said.
Davey_Pitch
23-04-2007, 15:49
It appears there might be a demo out this month, or so a scan on xboxyde.com said.
Early this week if the Forza 2 developers are correct, they've said they're aiming for this week :)
Matblack
23-04-2007, 15:56
I want a MINI Cooper S upgraded to Supercar class :D
MB
leowyatt
23-04-2007, 16:02
Early this week if the Forza 2 developers are correct, they've said they're aiming for this week :)
ok cool, I'll keep an eye out
Davey_Pitch
23-04-2007, 16:59
I want a MINI Cooper S upgraded to Supercar class :D
MB
In one of the developer diaries he's taken a D Class 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex to an S Class monster, so I'm sure you could do it with the Mini Cooper S :)
http://aceybongos.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!34EFB79E92974FD2!3964.entry
2 more arcade games this week, again. Pinball was initially uninteresting to me until I read you can control the flippers with hand movements and the vision camera. Hello eyetoy! Will demo that with real interest.
The other one could be cool too, a Lemmings-esque game that modernises well is a no brainer for something like Live Arcade,
Forza 2 - June 8th!
http://aceybongos.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!34EFB79E92974FD2!4046.entry
Davey_Pitch
26-04-2007, 11:32
Aye, pushed back 2 weeks, gutted. It was original slated for the 25th May, which would have been ideal as Lynne goes away for 5 days on the 26th, and I could have had it all to myself (I'm having a holiday at home). I'll just have to boot her off the TV on the 8th instead.
I need a 360 :/
Anybody reckon second hand prices will drop when the Elite is out?
Maybe a little on ebay, but not substantially, and not until it's out over here anyway (a date for which hasn't been announced).
If you keep an eye on Amazon.de, you can get a premium for ~£200 with the exchange rate. Cores even cheaper if you can be arsed sourcing your peripherals afterwards (the only real one you need to function is the hard drive, but all the wireless gubbins are nice to have).
Never thought about getting one in from another country. Is it OK to do that? No problems with warranty, power supplies or region coding, etc?
So long as you buy in Europe you'll have no problem with region coding, and you'll need a 3pin power lead, but just your standard kettle jobbie will do.
See here (http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61690&highlight=xbox+amazon) for the last time the price dropped, and people who took advantage :)
They weren't yesterday :p;)
They were posted in another thread yesterday :)
Thanks for the thought though :)
It's not so much the money right now, it's the priorities. We need to make sure stuff for the house is bought first, then the Xbox can arrive :D
Admittedly it was off topic :p In the dash update thread iirc :)
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 09:04
Just saw these (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8294904@N08/) picutres and have to say I'm wondering if I'll stick with VGA with our HD TV :D
The reference settings really do make a difference on VGA, but I never had any colour washing problems on component. Fwiw I have mine set on intermediate, not enhanced, as it's just too rich then - too dark in the darks. It needs comparing now on the new dash really.
Demo of Blacksite was released today:
http://thexboxdomain.net/2007/05/11/blacksite-area-51-demo-now-available/
Never heard of it before, but I'll have a punt at the demo after seeing that trailer. Looks quite cool.
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 14:11
Aye I'll download the demo tonight myself, wasn't there an Arcade game called Area 51? Always had women with big jubblies in the game and as artwork?
Can I ban myself from a thread?
No, but you can remove your access to this forum :D
Tell you what, why dont we swap telly's until you get one? :D
It makes the day you finally get one so much sweeter if you suffer a bit first ;)
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 14:49
Demo of Blacksite was released today:
http://thexboxdomain.net/2007/05/11/blacksite-area-51-demo-now-available/
Never heard of it before, but I'll have a punt at the demo after seeing that trailer. Looks quite cool.
Demos are never a bad thing, I'll get that tonight and take a look at it :)
Aaahhhh, these things keep on haunting me. Guy over at AV Forums has a 3 month old Premium with GOW for £200 :/
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 14:57
that is a bloody good price
*Mrs Doyle* - "go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on "
;D
Aaahhhh, these things keep on haunting me. Guy over at AV Forums has a 3 month old Premium with GOW for £200 :/
Great price that. I'm sure we could find you some gold live between us as well to keep you going for a while. I know I've got a month at least knocking around.
It's not me you have to convince ;D
He's also selling the wireless adaptor for £35. Reckon I could do a nice deal for the pair.
And I've got a mate I can borrow a few games off.
The adapter sells for double that in the shops. Bargaintastic.
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 15:02
I know I've got a month at least knocking around.
You get a month anyway don't you?
Go on :D It's an excellent price :)
When you register your Gamertag with a console. I lost my months free because I registered my Gamertag on xbox.com before getting the box.
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 15:06
It's not me you have to convince ;D
She's only ickle, put it on a top shelf somewhere and she'll never find it ;D
I could hide it on top of the TV ;D
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 15:08
I could hide it on top of the TV ;D
Job's a good 'un then, what you waiting for? :p
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 15:10
We'd need photos of the hiding place too ;) oh and picture of Piggy tryin to reach it ;D
Think of it this way. You're going to get one eventually anyhow. This deal is particularly cheap thus you'll save money if you buy it now rather than later when it's not there anymore. ;)
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 15:16
If you can do it now I'd seriously suggest you do it. As you saw buying a core and the HD would take you over £200 anyway and you get all the good stuff in this package including the great game that is Gears :)
High def cables (which you'd otherwise pay for), wireless pad (which you'd pay for eventually)....
No headset with the core either, is there?
Nope :) And of course, as Leo says, the hard drive.
Do they still ship a remote with the premium these days?
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 15:22
I didn't get a remote with mine
Do they still ship a remote with the premium these days?
Nope :(
Shame, as it's really useful. Well, for me anyway, but I use it for all my vids of course.
I'm going to buy one once I get everything set up properly so I stream videos to the 360. Think they only cost about £10, less if you get the mini remote.
The girl from Del Pigmo...she still say no :/
Last time I let her buy a new dress and shoes for a while :p
But if you buy that, you save money and you could use that money on new shoes and clothes for her :D
Worth a try isn't it? :p
The good thing about the web at the moment is there's always bargains to be had if you look long enough, so I'm sure you wont pay much more in the end :)
Shame though, wont see an offer this good for a while.
Mmmm, £250 for Prem Pack, Wireless and Delivery.
/strokes chin
He's not budged much on the price for both then by my reckoning? 200 for the console, 30 for the wireless, 20 for delivery.
To throw another spanner in the works:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deal/30435/xbox-360-premium-console-4-games-ex/
That is a good deal, if you like the games.
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 15:58
shockingly good deal!
Nope, he's not budged on price but then it was only my first stab. If I were to go in harder I reckon I could do a bit better.
Matblack
11-05-2007, 16:27
it was only my first stab. If I were to go in harder I reckon I could do a bit better.
FNNNNAAAARRRRRRRR!
MB
Piggymon
11-05-2007, 17:49
Just buy it FFS !!!
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 19:29
Just buy it FFS !!!
woooooooo!
To be fair to Sinead, we did talk about this the other day and I said I'd wait until we'd done more on the house. But we've had another look through the budget along with some other money that is coming back to us and.......
....a 360 will be on it's way soon :D
I'm now talking to another guy who's got a pre-flashed 360 Premium Pack, £190 delivered. I can pick up a wireless adaptor at a later date. Just asking him a few questions and then we're ready to go.
Always a risk with the flashed drives. You never know what MS could do at a later date.
I'm happy to chip the Wii, but the 360 does a lot for me beyond games and personally I dont want to chance it.
Yeah, I know what you mean. But then I read a few forums about this so would know it's at risk before going online. I could stay offline and re-flash it back to standard before going back online.
How is the flashing process done out of interest?
Dunno, I've not got that far yet ;D
It seems all are fine even after this latest dash update though so no need to be too hasty yet :)
leowyatt
11-05-2007, 22:54
Excellent news Desmo, look forward to seeing on xbox live soon :)
Oh aye. There was speculation this update was delayed because they were trying to break the recently released newer version of the hacked firmware. Quickly became clear it didn't :)
I plan on trying to warezzzz the Live for Windows stuff, blag some GS that way ;D
Davey_Pitch
11-05-2007, 23:40
Nice one Jamie, looking forward to kicking your ass on Forza 2 when it comes out :D
I plan on trying to warezzzz the Live for Windows stuff, blag some GS that way ;D
Same here :D Mainly for Halo 2.
Be good to see you on x-box live soon Desmo :)
leowyatt
12-05-2007, 12:15
Well what did everyone think of the blacksite demo? I thought it wasn't bad, AI team mates worked well but I just couldn't get out of the habit of running at stuff and trying to take cover by pressing A ;D
might be worth a punt on rental when it's released.
The 360 hath been ordered.
:D
Which deal did you go for?
Matblack
12-05-2007, 13:00
Loving GRAW2, if you liked the first one I think you'll like this one too :)
MB
leowyatt
12-05-2007, 13:58
The 360 hath been ordered.
what did you get???
Piggymon
12-05-2007, 15:59
Des here. Can't be arsed to log in :p
Pre-flashed premium for £190 delivered :)
The guy seems to know his stuff after I had a chat with him and he says it's been fautless.
I can pick up wireless and more controllers at a later date as and when needed.
leowyatt
12-05-2007, 18:43
Awesome, did you get any games?
leowyatt
12-05-2007, 19:30
Ok i'm trying to avoid watching the Eurovision song contest, does anyone fancy some MP stuff? Coop gears, Crackdown? anything!!!!! :D
Save the poor bloke!
He thought I'd be a safe bet and I wasn't ;D
*wanders off to watch Eurovision even if it is sad :p*
Awesome, did you get any games?
I will also include Oblivion, Gears of War, Dead Rising, Virtua Tennis 3, GRAW 2 on disc.
:D
I'm sooo close to buying a wheel for forza 2 :).
It's a shame you can't buy the Logitech G25 for it...
Although the standard MS wheel is supposed to be good.
leowyatt
13-05-2007, 09:40
I will also include Oblivion, Gears of War, Dead Rising, Virtua Tennis 3, GRAW 2 on disc.
get in my son, get in!
On a random note, that Blacksite demo was quite cool. Kept running out of ammo though, had to bludgeon the last alien with my gun :D
I've been reading lots about people can't get the 360 to work on my TV via VGA. Most say it's an xbox problem as quite a few TV's suffer from it apparently.
However there are quite a few who can get it working and it seems they all have a 1009 firmware on the TV. So, I toddle off into the TV service menu to see what I'm running....1009 :cool:
I'll have to see if the theory is correct.
It's worth noting that they changed a lot of VGA stuff under the hood in the current dash - colour washing has vanished, at least on my panel.
Wont yout TV do 1080p over component?
Got the Wii running through component so would rather keep it free if I can.
It seems the latest update hasn't solved peoples issues like they were hoping it would. I've got my fingers crossed that my firmware is fine :D
Bought the steering wheel in the end, think my setup compliments it ;).
http://www.cliff-jodie.co.uk/stuff/forza-setup.jpg
LOL cliffy! Bet the chicks love it as you pull up in your pimped out Primera ;)
It's in the post today :D
Hopefully will arrive tomorrow although I'll probably miss the post in the morning so will grab the card and collect on Thursday morning.
What's your gamertag again dude? I'll add you later :)
Excellent :D
Do I have to add you guys too or does something pop up in my dash?
It'll come up and you just have to accept ala MSN etc. :)
If you log in on xbox.com the requests should be there. I often log into the site just to send messages etc.
Cool. Just added you guys via website :)
\o/
Roll on when you have the 360 :D
I now have a Japanese gamertag. The adverts are amusing :D
/random
For the Tenchu Z demo? Annoying that its JP only.
For the Eternal Sonata demo, Tenchu wasn't out when I looked, I'll grab that later :) After I have a stab at getting Aegis Wing that is.
/registers yank Live account
Ah forgot about that. Are they easy to make? I really wanna try Tenchu, and now look at these ads :D
Yeah dead easy :) The guys on BGB (http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/?p=2024) outline what you have to do. I have a Jap live account registered to a .co.uk hotmail address, impressive border controls there MS ;D
Gonna do the same for a US account later.
Davey_Pitch
16-05-2007, 10:25
Ah forgot about that. Are they easy to make? I really wanna try Tenchu, and now look at these ads :D
Really easy, just make sure you get a Jap postcode from the net before you start, it'll pull you up if you put in any random postcode.
I only played Tenchu for a few minutes, but I reckon with about 20 minutes play you'd have most of the controls laid down. A = jump, X = attack, they're the two important ones anyway :D
I downloaded Eternal Sonata overnight but probably won't get a chance to play it till tomorrow night now.
Not bothered about getting the free arcade game, I only wanted it for the points :p
Sweet. Japanese tag made :D Big demo day for me. Tenchu, Eternal Sonata, Viva Pinata, Pirates, that FPS, and when it appears, Halo 3 \o/
Dont download Viva from your Jap account, unless you're fluent :D
I've downloaded Pirates of the Carribean, but not played it yet.
I used to own Viva Pinata and got bored fast so no point there. And Halo 3 I'm not hugely interested in but I'll get it in the next couple of days as a few people I know are obsessional about it.
Davey_Pitch
16-05-2007, 11:15
I'll get the Halo 3 beta when I get Crackdown back off Leo, but I'm not overly bothered about it. I'm sure I'll play it at some point.
I've got a feeling I'll play it for an evening, think 'yeah it's alright' then suffer hundreds of Halo 3 game invites every time I turn my 360 on. :D
Dont download Viva from your Jap account, unless you're fluent :D
That could be awesome. Japanese pinatas. Sugoi!
Davey_Pitch
16-05-2007, 12:41
I've got a feeling I'll play it for an evening, think 'yeah it's alright' then suffer hundreds of Halo 3 game invites every time I turn my 360 on. :D
Just block Kronologic now, save yourself the trouble later ;)
:D
I might well do, never talk to him anyway!
Got a few people from x360a but they're fairly nice and chatty anyway so don't mind that, they're just good at inviting me at the worst possible time.
Who the hell is ChocolateTeapot making a friend request? ;D
Ah right :D
I'll add you via the website now :)
http://lime.quickshareit.com/share/picture34b923.png
Hahaha. Everyone looking for the Halo 3 beta... including me :(
Mine's the same :D
Might get the opportunity myself soon, borrowing Crackdown off a guy I work with.
Wasn't it meant to be up already?
Mine seems to be full of people playing other stuff so guessing they've given up ;D
It was, but for whatever reason isnt :)
Apparently theres an issue with Crackdown. Some people believe its the new DLC has fudged something.
If you want a knee jerk test, you could disconnect your hard drive and find out.
I'll steer well clear for a bit then :D
Had chance to play Aegis Wing yet Jen? Pulled it down but might not get chance to play it tonight.
Not yet, got parents up at the moment helping me pack! Andit'd be rude to just sit playing games watching them pack ;D
Might get a chance later tonight though hopefully :) I'll stick them in front of the tv or something :D
Well if you get bored why not check out this webcam of someone refreshing for the Halo 3 beta (http://www.rithum.com/). Sweet cheese balls from Hades WHAT THE HELL!?!
Well on a brief play through while knackered, I suck at Aegis Wing :D
But I always suck at side scrolling shoot em ups. I like to call it a talent :p
Well if you get bored why not check out this webcam of someone refreshing for the Halo 3 beta (http://www.rithum.com/). Sweet cheese balls from Hades WHAT THE HELL!?!
HAHAHAHA, Mental :D
Halo 3 beta seems to be up now.
Going to have a quick go at downloading it before the virgin media guy turns up to disconnect me.
Well no card from the postie yesterday so I maybe I'll get carded today. Only problem with that is I will have to pick it up Friday morning and then Friday afternoon I've got a bunch of misfits coming to stay so I can't play with it until they've all buggered off :(
I'll play it with you :D
Obviously it'd be a terrible sacrifice ;)
Beta's downloading, and fast too.
Yeah only took me about 45mins although that was at 8am.
Loaded it up to check it works but not played a game, and just packed the 360 away so have to have a go later on tonight if I'm still concious :D
Thanks to that JP account I now have the Armored Core 4 demo \o/ 5 demos, 1 beta and Pokemon to enjoy later... Phew :D
Just got my 12 month Gold Live sub :)
£26 :D
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