Official Video Game Thread

[Kccitystar]

I managed to get my PS3 back from Sony, just wondering how many are online with the Triple, lol

if you are, post some PSN usernames!

[BigRog]

No Spring Update for Xbox 360

According to Whitten, XBLA titles that have been out for more than six months, have a Metacritic score of less than 65%, and have a conversion rate of less than 6% will be eligible for desliting. Microsoft will give three months of notice before these titles are removed.

Whitten also told us that there would be no spring dashboard update for Xbox 360 owners this year, saying that resources were instead focused on “building the proper infrastructure and scale for the service.â€......

link has more info

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=c...=10620&Itemid=2

[wrigleyville33]

Okay guys get this. My brother a couple seconds ago just called me to tell me he couldn't buy gta for me at this gamestop. (I got my brother to go buy it for me because I'm too young hehe) So my 19 year old brother walks up to the counter to buy forenza motor sport 2 (for him) and gta (for me). The cash register wouldn't let him get gta because he thought my brother's i.d. was a fake. My brother walked in with a virginia tech shirt on and drove to the stupid store. So my brother was pissed and walked out of the store. This whole thing is pathetic because when he bought gta at virginia tech, the guy didn't even ask for his i.d. The whole subject about id'ing buyers is stupid, because anyone can buy that same game online.

[BigRog]

Technically, they have no right to refuse to sell him the game based on a theory that the ID was fake. He could call and get someone in trouble for the bullshit he was put through.

[timay]

I went to buy beer in NY last night (stupid no sunday or after 9 beer sales in CT) at this store just over the border on 95 in Harrison, NY at this place I have been to dozens of times, never checked my ID before ever until last night, the guy says to me "ok wheres your real ID", I say this is my real ID, well the problem was my ID is flipped (In CT your drivers liscence is vertical instead of standard horizontal until you turn 21, I just turned 22 in March), anyways I fight with the guy until the store owner comes up looks at the card also thought it was fake, I told them call the cops in here I will prove it, needless to say they finally believed me and I left the store all pissed. If there were other liquor stores or corner stores around I would have left but being pressed for time I didnt have time to search, anyways end of rant, you can have your thread back.

[RaysFTW]

I went to buy beer in NY last night (stupid no sunday or after 9 beer sales in CT) at this store just over the border on 95 in Harrison, NY at this place I have been to dozens of times, never checked my ID before ever until last night, the guy says to me "ok wheres your real ID", I say this is my real ID, well the problem was my ID is flipped (In CT your drivers liscence is vertical instead of standard horizontal until you turn 21, I just turned 22 in March), anyways I fight with the guy until the store owner comes up looks at the card also thought it was fake, I told them call the cops in here I will prove it, needless to say they finally believed me and I left the store all ****. If there were other liquor stores or corner stores around I would have left but being pressed for time I didnt have time to search, anyways end of rant, you can have your thread back.

That type of liquor better have been worth the hassle. lol

[seanzarelli]

Technically, they have no right to refuse to sell him the game based on a theory that the ID was fake. He could call and get someone in trouble for the **** he was put through.

Actually, Gamestop can refuse to sell the game to an underaged person.

[wrigleyville33]

Yeah my brother did go to Gamestop. Anyways GTA is an amazing game. The effort the devs put into this game is simply incredible. Like when its raining, you see people running with newspapers over their heads.

[BigRog]

Actually, Gamestop can refuse to sell the game to an underaged person.

yes, so can any store. What they can't do is tell you your real ID is fake and then refuse to sell it. I have seen that happen and lets just say the manager wasn't too pleased with the employee.

[SESbb30]

can somebody give me some tips on how to beat flirtin with disaster and green grass and high tides on expert on rock band? those are the only 2 songs i have left to beat in career mode. btw, its on guitar.

[wrigleyville33]

I'm calling it. Sports game of the year 08. http://www.crashthenet.ca/event09/index.ph...ntent/exclusive

[RaysFTW]

I'm calling it. Sports game of the year 08. http://www.crashthenet.ca/event09/index.ph...ntent/exclusive

From the link you just sent, it looks like a sick-*** game. I actually am considering purchasing this game.

[wrigleyville33]

Yeah hockey games are the best video games on the market.

[Sandlot]

We gotta play some CoD4 this summer guys.

[BigRog]

Nah I retired it. Lack of fun. Orange Box Team Fortress 2 FTW.

I lent CoD to my brother

[DJEagles]

Nah I retired it. Lack of fun. Orange Box Team Fortress 2 FTW.

I lent CoD to my brother

The BigRog speaks! You must now all retire your COD4. All hail the supreme leader!

...In all seriousness, did anyone download the trailer for COD: World At War.

Looks fantastic.

[ixcuincle]

Yup , looks nice. Seems to be some South Asian backdrop or something.

http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=35412

[timay]

[sarcasm]well thats great, COD is doing something new and exciting, getting away from modern warfare and going back to WWII.[/sarcasm]

Wonderful.

[BigRog]

The BigRog speaks! You must now all retire your COD4. All hail the supreme leader!

...In all seriousness, did anyone download the trailer for COD: World At War.

Looks fantastic.

I was talking about my own experience and not telling anyone else what to do

The new trailer looks phenomenal. I love the WWII theme way more then Modern Warfare.

[therhino]

My NFL Tour review: http://football-freaks.com/forums/index.ph...=0entry212404

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[BigRog]

Alright, Some news from E3

E3 2008: Complete Rock Band 2 Set List Revealed

Today at the Microsoft Press Conference, Harmonix and MTV Games revealed the set list for the upcoming Rock Band 2. The names of the songs were obviously extremely hard to read, but thanks to IGN.com, we have the complete list of songs that will be featured in the game. Keep in mind that also officially announced today, although we've heard wind of it already, is that all of the tracks from the original Rock Band will be forward compatible in Rock Band 2. Therefore, you'll be able to add all of those songs directly into your Rock Band 2 setlist, along with any previous and future DLC. Did I mention that every song on the disc is a master recording? Without further ado, here is the complete Rock Band 2 setlist, complete with Artist, Song Title, and Decade:

1. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock - 1970s

2. AFI - Girl's Gone Grey - 2000s

3. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know - 1990s

4. Alice in Chains - Man in the Box - 1990s

5. Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man - 1970s

6. Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy - 2000s

7. Bad Company - Shooting Star - 1970s

8. Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want - 1990s

9. Beck - E-Pro - 2000s

10. Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl - 1990s

11. Billy Idol - White Wedding Pt. I - 1980s

12. Blondie - One Way or Another - 1970s

13. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue - 1970s

14. Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer - 1980s

15. Cheap Trick - Hello There - 1970s

16. Devo - Uncontrollable Urge - 1980s

17. Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain - 1990s

18. Disturbed - Down with the Sickness - 2000s

19. Dream Theater - Panic Attack - 2000s

20. Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf - 1980s

21. Elvis Costello - Pump It Up - 1970s

22. Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way - 1970s

23. Foo Fighters - Everlong - 1990s

24. Guns N' Roses - Shackler's Revenge - 2000s

25. Interpol - PDA - 2000s

26. Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song - 1980s

27. Jethro Tull - Aqualung - 1970s

28. Jimmy Eat World - The Middle - 2000s

29. Joan Jett - Bad Reputation - 1980s

30. Journey - Anyway You Want It - 1970s

31. Judas Priest - Painkiller - 1990s

32. Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son - 1970s

33. L7 - Pretend We're Dead - 1990s

34. Lacuna Coil - Our Truth - 2000s

35. Linkin Park - One Step Closer - 2000s

36. Lit - My Own Worst Enemy - 1990s

37. Lush - De-Luxe - 1990s

38. Mastodon - Colony of Birchmen - 2000s

39. Megadeth - Peace Sells - 1980s

40. Metallica - Battery - 1980s

41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Where'd You Go - 1990s

42. Modest Mouse - Float On - 2000s

43. Motorhead - Ace of Spades - 1980s

44. Nirvana - Drain You - 1990s

45. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky - 1960s

46. Panic at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon - 2000s

47. Paramore - That's What You Get - 2000s

48. Pearl Jam - Alive - 1990s

49. Presidents of the USA - Lump - 1990s

50. Rage Against the Machine - Testify - 1990s

51. Ratt - Round & Round - 1980s

52. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away - 1990s

53. Rise Against - Give it All - 2000s

54. Rush - The Trees - 1970s

55. Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye - 2000s

56. Smashing Pumpkins - Today - 1990s

57. Social Distortion - I Was Wrong - 1990s

58. Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot - 1980s

59. Soundgarden - Spoonman - 1990s

60. Squeeze - Cool for Cats - 1970s

61. Steely Dan - Bodhitsattya - 1970s

62. Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me - 1970s

63. Survivor - Eye of the Tiger - 1980s

64. System of a Down - Chop Suey - 2000s

65. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - 1970s

66. Tenacious D - Master Exploder - 2000s

67. Testament - Souls of Black - 1990s

68. The Donnas - New Kid in School - 2000s

69. The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat - 1980s

70. The Grateful Dead - Alabama Getaway - 1980s

71. The Guess Who - American Woman - 1970s

72. The Muffs - Kids in America - 1990s

73. The Offspring - Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Separated) - 1990s

74. The Replacements - Alex Chilton - 1980s

75. The Who - Pinball Wizard - 1960s

76. Abnormality - Visions - 2000s

77. Anarchy Club - Get Clean - 2000s

78. Bang Camaro - Night Lies - 2000s

79. Breaking Wheel - Shoulder to the Plow - 2000s

80. The Libyans - Neighborhood - 2000s

81. The Main Drag - A Jagged Gorgeous Winter - 2000s

82. Speck - Conventional Lover - 2000s

83. The Sterns - Supreme Girl - 2000s

84. That Handsome Devil - Rob the Prez-O-Dent - 2000s

E3 2008: Gears of War 2 Gets Release Date & New Mode Announced

Cliff Bleszinski during the Microsoft Press Conference stated that Gears of War will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 on November 7th worldwide. Cliff also announced that Gears of War 2 will have a 5 player co-op mode called "Hoarde" where 5 players team up to take on wave after wave of Locust.

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Some news for you 360 owners....

E3 2008: Final Fantasy XIII Announced

Well, I would have laughed off this before the conference, but hell no, its true... Final Fantasy XIII is heading to the Xbox 360. Wow... Just wow!

Sqaure Enix ups their relationship with Microsoft as they confirm that the previous Playstation exclusive is 360 bound. More details, news when we get wind of it.

E3 2008: The New Xbox Experience & Fall Dashboard Update

For those of you that watched the Microsoft Press Conference, you were probably as blown away as I was by what they had in store. Not only were the games showcased absolutely fantastic, but they revealed something very big coming to us later this year. Released during the Fall Update this year, we will get an entire new Xbox Live experience with a completely revamped Dashboard. What does this Dashboard mean to our Xbox Live experience? Keep reading to find out every single detail that was revealed during the press briefing, as well as some details that weren't mentioned.

Avatars - Very reminiscent of the Wii's style of Mii, the Xbox 360 is taking a step in personalizing your Xbox Live experience. Each member of Xbox Live will have their very own Avatar which will be personally customized by the individual. These look to take the place of your gamer picture to give you a new identity on Xbox Live. Here are some brief details regarding this new feature:

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Certain titles will have your Avatar inserted directly into the game.

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Personalize your avatar completely, from their hair to their clothes.

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Your Friends List will show all of your friends Avatars.

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In the Community Channel, all of your friends online will be shown with their corresponding Avatar.

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You can potentially win items from certain games to be used on your Avatar.

Party System - One of the most talked about improvements we have wanted to see was a way to have more than two people in a voice chat at a time. What did Microsoft do to answer this? They went above and beyond to bring us a new way of interacting with our online friends. These are just some of the features that we know about with the upcoming party system:

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Supports up to eight people at a time.

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Voice chat, share photos, watch movies, play games, and much more with your online friends.

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Netflix subscribers will have access to 10,000+ movies and tv shows streamed through Xbox Live. You are able to share these videos and watch them with your party.

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Do everything with your party. You will be able to seamlessly change from playing a game to sharing photos without ever leaving your party.

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Works with all Xbox 360 titles, not just upcoming games.

Xbox Live Primetime - A completely brand new and creative item being added to your Xbox Live experience is Xbox Live Primetime. Many more details about this intriguing feature will be revealed in the future, but here is what we know so far:

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Play along with the entire Xbox Community in popular game shows, as well as other yet to be seen games.

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Microsoft has entered into a partnership with Endemol, who is responsible for popular shows such as Big Brother, 1 vs. 100, Deal or No Deal, and Fear Factor.

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1 vs. 100 will launch alongside Primetime, in which you can take the role of the 1 or the 100 in answering trivia questions. Avatars will be used in-game.

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Games will include everything that XBLA and Retail Games would have, including Achievements and Leaderboards.

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You'll play the games in real-time, so everyone will be answering each question at the same time.

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Some shows will even feature a live host.

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The ability to win real prizes.

Xbox Live Community Games - Also launching this Fall is Xbox Live Community Games, which is the channel for the user-created games from their XNA software. We got a small taste of some of these creations earlier this year and were quite impressed with some of them. A few of the games shown include Colosseum, Hot Potato, and Word Soup. We're not sure yet whether or not these games will include achievements, but we'll be sure to let you know any details when we find out.

Play games directly from your Hard Drive - Yes, you heard that correctly. Just after the announcement of the new 60 GB model, they make the announcement that you'll be able to actually copy an Xbox 360 game directly to your Hard Drive and play it from there. Don't think you'll be able to rent a game, throw it on your Hard Drive, and be able to play it whenever you want. You'll still need the Xbox 360 disc in your drive to play the game. So, pointless, right? Not at all. Your disc drive won't spin at all, which could add a longer lifetime to your console, but most importantly, it will drastically cut down on load times.

Download from the Marketplace on Xbox.com - You will now be able to access and make all purchases from the Xbox Live Marketplace directly from Xbox.com. Once you do so, it will download directly to your console. If you're not home and want to download a movie or game so it'll be ready when you're ready to watch or play it, just browse to Xbox.com and download it. Pretty nifty.

Xbox Guide Support - Upon seeing the new interface of the Dashboard, you might be crying that you'll no longer have the blades that you've come to know and love. Don't worry, they're not going away. You'll now be able to access these at any time with the use of your guide button. What does this mean? You'll be able to access everything while you're in game. Playing some Gears of War 2 but decide you want to play an XBLA game for a bit? You'll be able to launch it directly instead of going all the way back to the Dashboard.

VGA Display Support - In addition to the 1080p via HDMI that they instituted awhile back, you will now be able to get resolutions of 1440x900 or 1680x1050 through VGA or 16x10 with HDMI or VGA.

Now, that's not everything that will be included in the Xbox Experience update that we will be seeing later this year. This is just the details that they wanted us to know about, and we're positive that we will be seeing more juicy details as the update draws closer. What else would you guys like to see? Post all comments below on these incredible new details.

Other Xbox 360 Games announced at E3,

A second Viva Piñata

Lego Batman

Fable 2

Scene It 2

Notes,

Bungie has a press conference Wed at 3

Some Xbox Arcade games announced where Geometry Wars 2, Uno Rush, 1vs100 live and a south park game scheduled for 09

[BrooklynNets24]

the new dashboard is sick and finally we can have more then 1 person in a private chat. Also the netflix add on is cool too since i have a netflix account

[BigRog]

Ya, the only thing I am not to fond of is the avatars. There is about 20 dollars worth of gamer pictures I wasted.

[wrigleyville33]

Sweet now we can have an mvpmods chat room on live. Do they have any words on the ultimate fighter game? I probably won't play it, but it is supposed to be pretty cool. I'm also scared gears 2 is going to be like the same thing.

[evil1182]

I can't wait for NCAA '09 tomorrow. Although it has a ton of bugs.