Hero-of-Time Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 So im on mission 19 with Nero and once again I have to go through that stupid board game rubbish and not only that but I have to fight bosses for a 3rd freaking time. Im so glad I waited a year and only paid a tenner for this.
Dante Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Microsoft will embark on a significant cost-cutting initiative in 2009, which might begin as early as this month, to offset a global slowdown in sales. However, sources tell Jim Goldman of CNBC, the cuts will largely be handled through attrition and the non-renewal of contract employees, rather than through a rumored, sweeping layoff. Rumors of a broad workforce reduction at the world's largest software maker have been swirling since a blog post last week purported to show that Microsoft was preparing to lay off as many as 15,000 employees, or 17 percent of its workforce. A Microsoft source tells Goldman that the speculation is "grossly exaggerated," but added that "any company not paying careful attention to headcount in a climate like this is nuts." Calls and emails to Microsoft Saturday morning were not immediately returned. One of the units already seeing cutbacks is Microsoft's sagging browser business. A report in the Seattle Times says 180 contract workers were told last month that their services would not be renewed. Just yesterday, researcher Net Applications reported that Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser registered 68 percent market share in December, down from 74 percent in May. www.msnbc.msn.com Treasure's Maegawa: Microsoft Asked For Radiant Silvergun On XBLA Talking to Gamasutra as part of an in-depth new interview, Treasure CEO Masato Maegawa has revealed that Microsoft asked it to remake classic shoot'em-up Radiant Silvergun for XBLA -- though Treasure hasn't yet decided whether to do it. Originally released to arcades and the Sega Saturn in Japan in 1998 Radiant Silvergun was the precursor to Treasure's other revered shoot'em-up, Ikaruga. Though the game never saw a Western release, it has developed its own cult following, part of its appeal owing to its expensive import pricing and rarity, but also due to its unique weapons systems, which forgoes power-ups in favor of offering seven different weapons accessible at any time. With the popularity of downloadable console games, Maegawa reflects on the possibilities of re-releasing Radiant Silvergun on a console service, commenting, "I think we'd definitely like to see it out there. But the situation around that game is a bit different from Ikaruga, so I don't know if we'd see it on [Xbox Live]." "Microsoft actually asked us if we could put it out," he says. "We're thinking about it, certainly, but it's not as simple as just saying 'OK, let's put it up.' I mean, sure, with Ikaruga, we released it as-is without having to do or add a great deal to the game, and it was popular and well accepted for what it was." "But if you play Radiant Silvergun nowadays, it's certainly aged in assorted ways, and I'm not sure they're all good," he adds, laughing. You can read the full Treasure interview with CEO Masato Maegawa on the company's future and celebrated releases, like Bangai-O and Ikaruga (no registration required, please feel free to link to this feature from other websites).
Guest Jordan Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Anyone else played You're In The Movies? Me and Letty played it last night. Lots of effort required, camera doesn't work well unless you have a completely blank wall behind you.
Hero-of-Time Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Anyone else played You're In The Movies? Me and Letty played it last night. Lots of effort required, camera doesn't work well unless you have a completely blank wall behind you. Just what kinda movies were you guys making??!!
Guest Jordan Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Well... "Everyones Super" and "MADE OF MAN" were two of them :p
Ramar Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Well... "Everyones Super" and "MADE OF MAN" were two of them :p They don't sound like PG titles to me.
Ganepark32 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 I decided against getting You're In The Movies when I saw you didn't get Burt Reynolds with it. But seriously, just didn't appeal to me much. Reminds me abit of playing the Eyetoy games and I sort of enjoyed them so perhaps I'd enjoy this. Also, I don't know if many have it but does anyone who has CoD:W@W on the 360 notice that it looks worse than CoD4 at many points? It's an alright game but it does look a bit worse for wear than CoD4. And I hate how they have set it up so you have to complete it on Veteran to get the achievements. I'm doing it on Hardened, on below veteran, and I'm getting virtually nothing. Ridiculous.
nightwolf Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Out of curiousity how much do you lot pay for gold xbl? I've been looking around and the cheapest was £35 for a year, Dan Dare said he'd got his for £25.
Chuck Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 I decided against getting You're In The Movies when I saw you didn't get Burt Reynolds with it. But seriously, just didn't appeal to me much. Reminds me abit of playing the Eyetoy games and I sort of enjoyed them so perhaps I'd enjoy this. Also, I don't know if many have it but does anyone who has CoD:W@W on the 360 notice that it looks worse than CoD4 at many points? It's an alright game but it does look a bit worse for wear than CoD4. And I hate how they have set it up so you have to complete it on Veteran to get the achievements. I'm doing it on Hardened, on below veteran, and I'm getting virtually nothing. Ridiculous. Its been the same for every Call of Duty. itll be pretty hard to get all of the small achievements but you should get the level achievements.
Dante Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Xbox Records Best Christmas Ever in Euroland, Over 8 million Units to Date Xbox® today revealed sales data showing Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period ever in the brand’s six-year European history, with sales of Xbox 360™ almost double those of Christmas 2007[1]. Eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)[2] up to the end of 2008, widening its lead over PlayStation 3 in the region to more than one million and setting the scene for further growth in 2009. GfK-ChartTrack data shows that Xbox 360 was the fastest-growing console of 2008, with sales in the fourth quarter of 2008 over double that of the same period in 2007, spurred on by a mix of value, great games and entertainment, and the recently-launched New Xbox Experience. Chris Lewis, Regional Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business EMEA, said: “Christmas 2008 was a resounding success for Xbox 360. 2008 saw us grow faster than any of our competitors and we over-achieved in sales during the crucial Christmas selling period. We reduced the entry-level Xbox 360 ERP in September, understanding the need for great value, and European consumers have responded enthusiastically. With eight million consoles sold since we launched, and consistently out-selling PlayStation 3 in EMEA, we’re poised to build on this success in 2009. This success was only possible through our partnerships with retail and with publishers, with whom we’ve worked closely to build a strong ecosystem in the region and to bring value to our shared customer base. As we move into 2009 and an uncertain economic climate, we continue to be committed to offering the right blend of gaming and entertainment experiences at the right price.” Nick Gibson, Founding Analyst, Games Investor Consulting, said: “Microsoft appears to have enjoyed an excellent end to 2008 in Europe. According to GFK Chart Track data, the Xbox 360 recorded in excess of 100% growth in December sales compared to 2007 across the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, well ahead of any other console. It also recorded comfortably the highest rate of year-on-year growth for the final quarter of 2008 overall.” Nick Parker, Founder and Games Analyst, Parker Consulting, said: “I have seen early returns for the December 2008 sales data indicating that Xbox 360 has shown a significant sales increase year on year and furthermore is ahead of its nearest rival in terms of lifetime consumer hardware sales in the EMEA region, with an installed base of over eight million units.” - Ends - [1] Sales figures are Microsoft estimates based upon GfK-ChartTrack data [2] EMEA region includes: UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, South Africa, and UAE
Aimless Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Out of curiousity how much do you lot pay for gold xbl? I've been looking around and the cheapest was £35 for a year, Dan Dare said he'd got his for £25. The cheapest place I know of is this website, who are apparently trustworthy. I haven't used them myself yet so I can't vouch for them personally, but £27 for a year (£29 for 13 months) is the best price I've seen discounting misprices, vouchers, or other opportunistic savings.
Guest Jordan Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 The banner on that site has a backwards controller... Well, the buttons and the left analogue are the wrong way around. It hurts
Goron_3 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 The banner on that site has a backwards controller... Well, the buttons and the left analogue are the wrong way around. It hurts LOL that's actually hilarious! haha oh god i'd be pretty careful using that site..
Aalborg Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 dammit... Fallout has just left a big empty hole.. nothing I play can hold my attention like that game.. but I think I have seen what I need to see in that game.. but maybe ill play it through again for the hacking and speech achievement at some point oh and the weaponsmith
Guest Jordan Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 dammit... Fallout has just left a big empty hole.. nothing I play can hold my attention like that game.. but I think I have seen what I need to see in that game.. but maybe ill play it through again for the hacking and speech achievement at some point oh and the weaponsmith Do you have Oblivion? You might enjoy that.
Shorty Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 dammit... Fallout has just left a big empty hole.. nothing I play can hold my attention like that game.. but I think I have seen what I need to see in that game.. but maybe ill play it through again for the hacking and speech achievement at some point oh and the weaponsmith I noticed you only have 100/1000 gamerscore for Mass Effect, maybe you should go back and give that another try? Brilliant game, I still prefer it to Fallout 3 I think.
Ganepark32 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Mass Effect is a brilliant games. Finished it twice and started a third file but don't think I'll play it through again just now. Got rid of Dead Space on 360 today. Had had my fill of it after finishing it and don't really want to get all of the achievements. I may get it again in the future to play it through again as it was a really good game. But, having got rid of it I picked up another copy of The Orange Box. Such an awesome game and at £14.98 you can't not buy it. Got it for some Team Fortress 2 action as I always enjoyed that and it'll be a little better than CoD:W@W online. So there'll be some long nights spent playing it again and spamming the Yanks with the MEDIC! call on the Heavy.
Babooo Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 I might get myself a copy of the Orange Box as well....especially if they're going for cheap. I've already borrowed the game and completed all the titles but all of the games were so damn good that I have to have a copy of these masterpieces for myself.
Ganepark32 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Just as I remembered, it's still quite hard to get a decent connection on Team Fortress 2. Managed to get a couple of decent matches but I got called away from them so had to stop playing.
McPhee Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 I believe there's an update on it's way (finally) with a load of network fixes and the extras that the PC version has gained since release. The lack of updates has been caused by disagreements between Valve and Microsoft. Valve don't want to charge for the new stuff but MS won't host it for free, hence the whole thing has taken a while. In the mean time they've written some network fixes for the update (these will be free). Still, it's far better on PC :p
Ganepark32 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Yeh, that was one of the main reasons I got hold of it again. Wanting to try the updates that they'll give us. Although it seems like anyone like myself with the 360 version is going to have to wait a hell of a long time before we can get our hands on them. Anyone with the PS3 version should just buy the PC version as they won't be getting any. It is quite bad for online matches though. I joined some tonight that had a 3 bar strength connection only to start playing and have it jumping all over the place. Bit hit and miss but I did have some good matches and one strange match where whenever you jumped you floated up extremely high and don't know why it happened. Just ruined it really as my team had built turrets up above the other teams base. Still, the Dustbowl level, with 16 players, is one of the best bits of online coop/shooting available. So much fun.
zhiangX Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Can I transfer xbox saves with a system link cable from a sofmodded xbox to a regular xbox? I'm talking about the original xbox. I would just put the sofmod installer deluxe files on my memory card and transfer, but I can't find the stupid thing. Thanks.
Aalborg Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 I noticed you only have 100/1000 gamerscore for Mass Effect, maybe you should go back and give that another try? Brilliant game, I still prefer it to Fallout 3 I think. yup.. It just didn't click with me at the time but i will give it another go in a while.. and yes I have oblivion.. but it was doomed from the start as my first xbox360 kept on giving me the old "Disc dirty or damaged" message.. made some games unplayable.. so maybe ill have a go at that also
Caris Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Yeah i loved it, was ranked 87th in the world too But i really don't like 2, it seems a lot more like Tony Hawks.
CooInTheZoo Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Fable 2 or Fallout 3? I'm put off with Fable 2 because it looks like the type of game I'll love for a day, then never play again. I'm pretty bad these days, I need something consistently fun to hold my attention. Fallout 3 looks pretty damn depressing, and a lot like Oblivion (which I disliked...) aside from that, they both look like amazing games... arrrghhh!! Don't you miss the days you could pick up anything off of the shelf in Whoolies' and find something to love about it?
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