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Mass Effect Mini: Some Glaring Annoyances
Chris Hunkele sent in a mini-review of his experience with Mass Effect so far and I thought it was important to share it with the group because it helped quelled the “I must have that!” fire in me. The Good Player conversation immersion very cool You select responses in conversation which ultimately effect the path of the game Defiantly [...]
Continue reading...Saint’s Row 2 Details
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Kotaku has the scoop (because Gameplayer AU is dead) on the Saint’s Row 2 details that have emerged as of late. For someone that really enjoyed the original and am happy to see it come back, these deets are looking nice! (Note: SR2 will be a dual-release 360/PS3): The game will be adding a full-story co-op [...]
Continue reading...Ghostbusters Preview
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
We covered Ghostbusters before with a brief segment showing what the gameplay with the proton pack looks like, but IGN AU has coughed up a great preview of the game along with lots of snazzy screenshots. Word on the street is that the tech lead on Ghostbusters is really toughing just how much time they are [...]
Continue reading...XBox 360 Fall Update Features Finalized
Friday, November 30, 2007
Totally lack-luster… looks like Microsoft is trying to compete with Sony’s 2.0 lackluster firmware update (Ripped from Kotaku): Xbox Originals: Download Xbox classics. Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits: Games like Lumines LIVE! available for less. Inside Xbox: News ticker. Enhanced online profile: Let people know, does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Expanded Friends List access: See friends of friends. Enhanced Parental [...]
Continue reading...Rumor List for XBox 360 Fall Firmware Update
Monday, November 26, 2007
Microsoft is going to be releasing a fall firmware update for the 360, and while nothing official has been reported, this is the rumored list so far: Compatibility with 3rd party wireless controllers Compatibility with messenger pad Xbox Live Vision firmware upgrade, sharper image filtering Many more Vision Cam settings Screensaver settings - when away from Xbox 360, screensaver will [...]
Continue reading...Replacement XBox RRoD After 1hr
Thursday, November 22, 2007
As someone who just sent his worthless XBox 360 back for warranty repair because it RRoD’ed, Laurence Hartje sent in a story over at The Boy Genius Report that made my teeth grind. It seems Jibi got his replacement XBox 360 in the mail after his first RRoD, plugged it in and got a whole hour [...]
Continue reading...1000 Achievement Points in a Few Minutes
Monday, November 19, 2007
Ok so apparently all you need is to rent Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth, then start a new game and go stand against a railing and just keep attacking… for some reason the game glitches and just keeps unlocking all the achievements: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv-kv4QJnV8
Continue reading...UPS Employees Have X-Ray Vision
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
A co-worker of mine’s 360 was RRoDing, so he called MS to get the return shipment box. He packed it up and was planning on swinging by the UPS store on the way home to send to back to Microsoft. It turns out we had a UPS delivery today, and he asked the UPS lady if [...]
Continue reading...Assassin’s Creed Uber Spoiler
Monday, November 12, 2007
NOTE: Apparently this movie was hosted on GamePro for an hour before it was taken down, it supposedly exposes an uber-spoiler to the story, so if you plan on getting Assassin’s Creed, do not watch this movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g86OhiMy50 I haven’t watched it, nor do I want to, but I’m posting it for the folks that don’t care [...]
Continue reading...Kmart: $320 PS3, $280 XBox 360, $200 Wii
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Ted Regulski just sent along this smoking link to the NeoGAF forums for a Kmart coupon of 20% off any purchase that basically brings all the major consoles down to the following prices: Playstation 3: $320 XBox 360: $280 Wii: $199 Apparently the coupons are fine to print out and use, take note of the dates on the coupons [...]
Continue reading...Lesbian Love Scene from Mass Effect
Sunday, November 11, 2007
I already love this game, but a lesbian love scene? Here’s my review: 77 out of 10… wait, 83 out of 10!
Continue reading...XBox Red Ring of Death and Why I Love My PS3
Saturday, November 10, 2007
I just had an awesome experience with a good friend and my XBox… let me recap what just occured… Turn on XBox, it logs into XBL Get a Chat request from good friend … Accept Chat … Friend: “Hey, so what made you login to the evil empire?” Me: “Oh, just finished playing the demos on PSN, wanted to see [...]
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