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Bad company this Summer
2008-03-19 16:55:00
DICE has revealed that delayed war title Battlefield: Bad Company is now aiming for a summer release. Senior producer Karl Magnum aired the news on the latest Major Nelson podcast, but said he could offer nothing more specific at the moment [Source Eurogamer.net]
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The Rainbow is here
2008-03-19 16:49:00
Well thanks fo ShopTo.net my copy of Rainbow 6 Vega 2 dropped through the door this morning, and I've been having a quick play. OK so Single player .. Honestly? Pretty much more of the same so far. There seem to be more daylight missions though and less dicking about in a Casino get your ass shot off. However, the hardness level is still as steep as ever and even on the middle difficulty, some bits are fricking hard. Multiplayer - not any yet. But as predicted, there is the dedicated server option that, based on my connection speed, lets games up to 16 players be hosted - nice :D You also getto add your little XBS tag if you want to ;-) It should be noted though, that some of the MP maps seem to be re-hashes of old ones. I've not played any yet, but I've seen: Import/Export Killhouse Presido All of which, I think, were form older RS games Finally, for those that do get the game, a little easter egg ... When you go into the Exclusive Content option, and register an account wit...

Condemned 2 Demo on the Marketplace
2008-03-16 22:04:00
Dam I missed this one .... SEGA has announced the immediate availability of a Condemned 2 playable demo for Xbox 360. The demo, available now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace , is set mid-way through the game's first level and gives players the chance to step into the shoes of former Serial Crimes Unit investigator, Ethan Thomas. [Source: Videogamer.com]
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How to chose a 360 with a Falcon chipset
2008-03-16 21:58:00
How do you determine whether yout new XBOX 360 contains the much wanted Falcon chipset? Well you can start by checking the box ..... The cardboard box has a little flap in it so you can see the manufacturing date, and you want later than 9/2007, but an even easier way to see is on the outside of the box it says HDMI (yes even for the premium), and the power rating is 175 watt instead of 208 watt for the older model. This is also displayed on a sticker on the outside of the box [Source: Paul Tallett] Bear in mind that the newer Falcons only use 175 watts instead of the 208 watts its predecessor consumes. It also has HDMI and is much quieter to run.
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COD 4 new map - sneak peak
2008-03-16 20:35:00
As most of you know, team Infinity Ward is jumping head first into the DLC pool by bringingtfour new multiplayer maps to the Call of Duty 4 community sometime this Spring. One of the four new CoD4 maps being a remake of the uber popular CoD2 map Carentan, now prettified, set in Chinatown and is called ... Chinatown [Source: XBOX360Fanboy]
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Some crazy COD4 gun drumming
2008-03-16 04:57:00
Holy cow - this must have taken AGES to cut and edit. respect to you:
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Alone in the Dark - looking good?
2008-03-16 04:44:00
Just come acrosss this game trailer for Alone In The Dark . Some bits look like in egine, and in which case, it looks pretty awesome. What do you think? Any Alone in the Dark fans?
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More Forza 2 DLC coming
2008-03-16 04:38:00
Just for Twister Turn 10 has been busy as a beaver as of late, releasing new vehicle packs and new racetracks for Forza Motorsport 2 over the past few months. And, lucky for us, March will be one of those grand Forza 2 DLC months with the announcement of the upcoming March Car Pack [Source: Turn10]

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 only 2 player COOP
2008-03-16 04:29:00
Seems like the 2 in Rainbow Six Vegas not only signifies the second installment of this game, but also the number of players set for some COOP action. The drop from four-player to two-player co-op was made because the single-player levels couldn't easily support four. "Having more then four Rainbow bodies would have simply not fit in many places, so we had to move down to two." States Phil Therien (RS:V2 Game designer) during an interview with Eurogamer.net Wow - I didn't know that, I thought it would be four player again. 
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The Escapist does Burnout Paradise
2008-03-16 04:19:00
In true Escapist style:
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GTA IV Multiplayer details
2008-03-16 04:14:00
There are 15 multiplayer game modes in GTA IV. PSM had an opportunity to play 7 of them. The rules of each game are determined by the host. Multiplayer supports upto 16 players. Your online character is fully customizable. You can alter his race, sex, hair, clothing etc. The game modes featured are as follows: 1. Hangman's NOOSE 2. Car Jack City 3. Bomb da Base 4. Bomb da Base II 5. Mafia Work 6. Team Mafia Work 7. Deathmatch 8. Team Deathmatch 9. Turf War 10. Cops N Crooks 11. Race 12. GTA Race 13. Deal Breaker 14. Free Mode 15. ???? In Race and GTA Race, the host gets to decide which vehicles are involved, and the number of laps to be played. You can shoot and throw molotovs from the window, and even steal your rivals' car. In Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, the host gets to decide the number of pedestrians, the amount of traffic, the intervention of p...
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120Gb Hard drive for 80 quid
2008-03-16 02:57:00
Good old Play.com is getting some love at the moment from XBOX Snippets. Their latest item of interest is a 120Gig Hard Drive for £79.99 That is £40 off the RRP.
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Battfield bad company huuummmm
2008-03-15 10:40:00
ok as you all know i have to rely on the net and yourselves for game info... but whilst looking for the clips of battlefield i looked at EA games and to be honest it gives no info away otherthan you can blow up 90 % of stuff...what else can you do then ????? check out the vid on play.com or look here
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Video games are bad!
2008-03-15 02:29:00
....and can cause people to kill people, but only when the murderee owns the game not the murderer. Check out this article for some bonkers  views on video games causing violence. http://www.stateofgameplay.com/?p=19 
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HD-DVD dirt cheap.
2008-03-14 19:36:00
Fire sale now full steam ahead!  Ok, it's a dead format but some of these prices are hard to resist.  I'm sure there'll be a market for these on ebay for some time yet, you'll be able to sell them and maybe even make some profit they are so cheap now. Amazon have Heroes s1 for £21.97 delivered. Heroes Play again, 3 HD DVD movies for £20.  And if you keep picking from the offer selection it reduces them all to £6.66.  Play 3 for £20 Argos have the HD DVD add on for £34.99 Hd Dvd Player Keep your eyes peeled for 300, The Matrix and Planet Earth, they're still to drop.
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Burnout Paradise - £24.99 @ Play
2008-03-14 01:33:00
Nice price.
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GRAW2 goes legacy
2008-03-13 18:14:00
GRAW2 is soon to get a Legacy version of the game. This new Legacy Edition will feature all of the previously released GRAW2 downloadable content adding an additional 32 multiplayer maps, new game modes and new weapons to the classic (see: older) GRAW2 experience [Source: XBOX360Fanboy]  Play.com are currently listing it for £24.99 which doesn't seem to bad considering all the DLC that comes with it. However, it might be cheaper to pick it up secondhand and buy the DLC of the marketplace - Maths anyone? 

N+ to become N++
2008-03-13 12:18:00
N+ co-creator Mare Sheppard told IGN today that Metanet plans to release three downloadable expansion packs, each containing about 200 levels, in the months ahead. The first pack will likely contain some easier levels and some co-op multiplayer levels and could hit Xbox Live Marketplace as early as three weeks from now [Source: IGN] As if 200 levels were not enough, have some more :) 

Why Army of Two is region locked
2008-03-13 12:14:00
Super slow connections are what prompted the region blocking. Using a deterministic (peer-to-peer) network model enables the game's synchronized gameplay animation, but requires parity on both systems. If a slow connection is thrown into the mix, "the person with the worst connection brings down the whole group to his/her worst connection level," explained Schneider. "While not generally a problem for COOP (since most people play coop with friends) when playing in Versus mode 3 people can be highly adversely affected by one player with a bad connection. We use the region lock to minimize the likelihood of this occurring." The game's Asian version is an entirely different beast. Due to territory requirements, players of that particular version can't shoot the bodies that are inevitably strewn across the battlefield [Source: Jopystiq] Ha - Asian players can't shoot dead bodies! Does that include T-Bagging as well then? 
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Burnout Paradise Map
2008-03-12 19:55:00
HiRes version is here.
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Army of Two and no USA
2008-03-12 11:50:00
I have noticed a few times when looking at my friends list, that those playing Army of Two, the title is followed by an EU. I did wonder why but now I know. Taken from the EU Manual ... “NOTE: The online game modes in Army of Two are not cross region compatible and is only supported between PAL discs” [Source: Sarcastic Gamer] Basically, if you are in the PAL region, then you will not be able to play againts gamers from the USA. Nice - well for some people, that may be an advantage.

Biosohick 2 announced
2008-03-12 11:43:00
Publisher Take-Two has announced the results of its first quarter, showing sales of $240.4 million and losses up to $38 million, as it announces that BioShock 2 will be released during fall of 2009 [Source: Gamasutra]  The fall of 2009!! Wow that is a long long way away. I wonder if it will get pushed back to the next next gen consoles 

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 - Clan Pack @ Game
2008-03-12 00:30:00
Four copies of the game for £120/£30 each. Could be good for some of you lads who live closer together down south. (That wasn't a pun about inbreeding before anyone starts! ;) )
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Condemned 2 slips
2008-03-11 15:09:00
SEGA has told Eurogamer that the release date for PS3 and Xbox 360 title Condemned 2: Bloodshot has slipped to 4th April. It follows similar news from last week that saw the brutal first-person action title slip from mid to late March. [Source: Eurogamer] 

EA to go GTA?
2008-03-10 17:56:00
You may be aware of this, but EA (our favourite publisher) is looking to take over Take Two Interactive. Take Two own the rights for the 2K sports titles, which is obvioulsy a competitor to EA so this is the main motivation for their take over. However, it just so happens that with Take Two comes Rockstar which in turns brings .... Grand Theft Auto. So, relish in the prospect that the GTA series could soon be under the mamouth EA umberella - gulp! 

Price Cut this Friday - Official
2008-03-10 17:53:00
So it is official - The XBOX 360 console family will get a price cut this Friday , 13th March: The Xbox 360 Premium, which includes a 20GB hard drive and one wireless controller, will have an ERP of €269.99/£199.99 – a saving of €80/£50 on the current ERP. The Xbox 360 Elite, which comes with a massive 120GB hard drive enabling consumers to store huge quantities of content downloaded from Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace as well as their own music, will have an ERP of €369.99/£259.99 – a saving of €80/£40. The Xbox 360 Arcade console, perfect for those wishing to make their first foray into the gaming and entertainment world of Xbox, will have an ERP of €199.99/£159.99 – a saving of €80/£20 [Source: Gamerscoreblog] 
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COD4 patch making things worse?
2008-03-10 14:35:00
As you may know, the new COD4 patc h is out and supposed to be causing some issues. One of the new features was host migration, a feature that would select a new host if the existing one leaves. Some gamers over at geekpulp having been having this issue to, and here is where the problem stands. It seems that when the host leaves, the new host is often being passed to a American based player, leaving groups of non-American gamers ending up on laggy American hosted servers. Great for them but not for us. Robert Bowling form Infinity Ward has stated: I understand that the odds are typically stacked against some of our more remote players to be selected as host. We’re currently looking at options available that might help out with those odds and I’ll keep you updated on it. So they are working on a patch ..... so update the patch they have just released. Don't you just love that Microsoft Quality assurance. [Source: geekpulp]
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Microsoft confirms BluRay support
2008-03-10 14:08:00
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, recently pledged their surport for BluRay devices it seems. Talking at Mix08 Ballmer stated: Microsoft will work with the Blu-ray next-generation DVD format in some form following the demise of Toshiba's HD-DVD, which Microsoft previously supported. "We've already been working on, for example, in Windows, device driver support for Blu-ray drives and the like, and I think the world moves on. Toshiba has moved on. We've moved on, and we'll support Blu-ray in ways that make sense." [Source: SeattlePI]  It doesn't exactly say that this includes the XBOX 360 though. 
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New SKU and with BluRay?
2008-03-10 13:55:00
A writer at Trusted Rreviews claims a "rock solid" source told him that Microsoft WILL be replacing the 20GB hard drive on the standard Xbox 360 with a larger 60GB version. Dates are not nailed down, but my source says Microsoft wants it done and dusted before the end of its financial year which translates as our Q2. Hmm - not that bothered as I already own a 360, but the more interesting and yet annoying suggestion is that: the company is also toying with the idea of introducing a new 360 SKU and given that hard drive and connectivity variations are already covered it would seem that the most logical conclusion is a model with a built-in Blu-ray drive. An external drive makes sense too, but with the format war over it wouldn't explain Microsoft's hesitation and while it goes against the company line that the 360 is primarily a games console (verses the PS3's media centre ambitions) the collapse of HD DVD may well mean it at least wishes to give users the option Althou...
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Mass Effect DLC out now
2008-03-10 13:46:00
Microsoft has released the Bring Down the Sky downloadable content on Xbox Live. It costs 400 Points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.80) and offers-up an uncharted world to plod around. Or an asteroid station, if you want to be picky. [Source: Eurogamer.net] 
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