Cube Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 We don’t make any money when someone rents it, and we don’t make any money when someone buys it used - way more than twice as many people played Gears than bought it. I'm fairly sure that Gears of Wars 2 sales benefited a lot from people who got the original second hand or borrowed it from a friend.
Gizmo Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 On the other hand I'm going to borrow GoW2 from a friend instead of buying, having bought GoW1 and only enjoyed the campaign. Don't really wanna spend full price and only enjoy half the game.
Ollie Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 I've been playing Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, it's rubbish but I'm loving it. I can't really explain, it reminds me of Mystical Ninja on the N64 a bit. Will the next game be any better? I sure hope so.
Aalborg Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 BK XBLA is up, for those with codes wtf!?? I havent been mailed a code yet.. hmm.. maybe they mail you the code when they ship the game..
Hero-of-Time Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 wtf!?? I havent been mailed a code yet.. hmm.. maybe they mail you the code when they ship the game.. Yeah im still waiting for mine. I imagine you will get the code after they ship Nuts & Bolts as many people abused the Fable II Pub Games offer
BeerMonkey Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 did ANYONE get smackdownvsraw 09 ?! if so thoughts?
Serebii Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 Mine's now processing, but no e-mail sent with BK code
spirited away Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 Awesome, got a brand new console from the repair centre.
Dante Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 Gamingconfidential - A trusted source working as a customer service rep for Microsoft has revealed that there will be some bad drama when the Xbox 360's Fall update hits on November 19th. He says the update could bring the dreaded "three red lights of death" issue roaring back to life. The rep said that there has always been an influx of calls from owners of bricked Xbox 360s after every major Xbox 360 software update. Most of the complaints come from owners of launch consoles. "The slick move by Microsoft here is that it's releasing the update on the 19th, just a couple of days after the extended warranty period for launch Xbox 360s end. The owners of these units are headed for some pretty tense times in the weeks to come,"" he said.
Ganepark32 Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 ^ If that is indeed the reason why they are waiting till the 19th to release it, they could well find themselves with a few lawsuits on their hand. Purposefully waiting for the warranty period to void before sending out an update that could RRoD launch consoles which haven't had problems yet. Don't think the International Watchdog or the Trading Commerce would take kindly to that.
That Guy Posted November 11, 2008 Posted November 11, 2008 Would be fucking typical if mine goes. I had a problem with my last Xbox but it didn't Red Ring. I've had this one for nearly 2 years now. The warranty is from your last repair isn't it? I finally caved and bought a 120GB hard drive. I'm definitely going to need it to install games, as the drive is just far too noisy to play stuff like Banjo, Viva Pinata and Fable 2. So crappy that Microsoft have had £160 of my money for a wifi adapter and a hard drive for this thing now...
Noodleman Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Avoiding the official threads because of spoilarz and the like. But can someone sum up if Gears 2, Fable 2 and Fallout 3 are worth getting. I enjoyed Gears, Fable and Oblivion so I assume I will be good to go when I get back home next year.
Hero-of-Time Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Avoiding the official threads because of spoilarz and the like. But can someone sum up if Gears 2, Fable 2 and Fallout 3 are worth getting. I enjoyed Gears, Fable and Oblivion so I assume I will be good to go when I get back home next year. Gears of War 2...YES! Fable 2...YES! Fallout 3...I dont have a clue as I havent played it but probably YES!
Bren Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 ^ If that is indeed the reason why they are waiting till the 19th to release it, they could well find themselves with a few lawsuits on their hand. Purposefully waiting for the warranty period to void before sending out an update that could RRoD launch consoles which haven't had problems yet. Don't think the International Watchdog or the Trading Commerce would take kindly to that. Launchin an update that may cause an existing and well known problem that was there before the update, dont think thers a lawsuit their personally. Is their anyway a software update could brake the hardware? Just wonderin
BeerMonkey Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 my 360 has just been picked up by ups to the peeps that have recently had RROD how long did it take from pickup date to getting it back for you?
Ganepark32 Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Can anyone tell me what the hell has happened to Halo 3 online? I decided to have a go on it and all the modes have changed. There's now Big Team playing unless you have the heroic and legendary DLC (I have the Heroic but can't be bothered downloading the legendary). But why? They've just ruined it. I loved going on and joining Big Team matches for either slayer or whatever with the vehicle levels but now it's all changed and I can't do it. Any why after I finish a match and return to lobby does it keep coming up with the diamond shape thing and sayign recruit? edit: ^ mine took just shy of 2 weeks
BeerMonkey Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 edit: ^ mine took just shy of 2 weeks cheers for quick reply : peace:
Dan_Dare Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Can anyone tell me what the hell has happened to Halo 3 online? I decided to have a go on it and all the modes have changed. There's now Big Team playing unless you have the heroic and legendary DLC (I have the Heroic but can't be bothered downloading the legendary). But why? They've just ruined it. I loved going on and joining Big Team matches for either slayer or whatever with the vehicle levels but now it's all changed and I can't do it. Any why after I finish a match and return to lobby does it keep coming up with the diamond shape thing and sayign recruit? edit: ^ mine took just shy of 2 weeks They revamped the ranking so you get a per playlist medal based on exp, then revamped all the playlists. BTB has been replaced by Squad Battle. It's much better.
spirited away Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 my 360 has just been picked up by ups to the peeps that have recently had RROD how long did it take from pickup date to getting it back for you? 11 days, and I got a brand new console.
Ganepark32 Posted November 12, 2008 Posted November 12, 2008 Thanks Dan. I'll have a look at it in a min or two. I loved playing the big team matches. Just wished they had kept those as it was awesome. But I'll have to move on and try the new stuff. edit: Ok, not really liking the changes to Halo 3's online. Seems to take longer to get hold of players, even though there are less. And that's another gripe.... the Squad Battle only allows for 12 players, which would seem adequate, but when you think that they had 16 players on Big Team matches prior to the revamp, it seems kidna sucky especially on Sandtrap. Having a huge dilemma. I was all set to go and buy Mirror's Edge on Friday but now with all the talk of GoW2 and after having played CoD: W@W, I don't know which to get. I want something to play online and Halo 3 is getting a bit stale. Argh........ Damn you publishers! Too many games out in the last few weeks. *shakes fist* it shouldn't be this hard to decide.
Sooj Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Hey quick question, I just started playing Oblivion for the 360(bought it at launch haha), 47 hours in and I haven't even started the main story yet, level 18 or soemthing like that. Anyway awesome game but just a little problem, I want to increase my conjuration, illusion and mysticism minor skills which are currently at level 10, 10 and 15. I just don't know how to do it. So anyone got any tips? cheers
Dan_Dare Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 edit: Ok, not really liking the changes to Halo 3's online. Seems to take longer to get hold of players, even though there are less. And that's another gripe.... the Squad Battle only allows for 12 players, which would seem adequate, but when you think that they had 16 players on Big Team matches prior to the revamp, it seems kidna sucky especially on Sandtrap. It's because there are less, dude. Less players = less choice for the system, and longer waits for suitable hosting. and for me 6v6 is waaaaay better than 8v8. All I ever saw in BTB was laggy shitfests with no coordination, stupid players and tedious slogs of objective games going nowhere. of course you don't have to agree with me. The versatile nature of Halo MP caters for a whole spectrum of tastes.
Sooj Posted November 13, 2008 Posted November 13, 2008 Just to say that no worries, I just found a way to level up. Had to visit the discount spell store in the Imperial City :P
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