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Why Are Accessories A Problem For Microsoft?
That Gaming Site writes: "Since the launch of the Xbox 360, consumer's have been greeted by various Xbox 360 Accessories, many of them will seem way over priced for what it really is, like the harddrive's. Many gamer's already know why the accessories' are priced like that, not because of greed, but because of how the device is manufactured....." Hit the jump for the full story and to leave feedback
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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That Gaming Site writes: "Since the launch of the Xbox 360, consumer's have been greeted by various Xbox 360 Accessories, many of them will seem way over priced for what it really is, like the harddrive's. Many gamer's already know why the accessories' are priced like that, not because of greed, but because of how the device is manufactured....." Hit the jump for the full story and to leave feedback
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 7:14 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Gears of War 2 not coming to PC
In an IGN interview with Cliff Bleszinski, it was revealed by Cliff that Gears of War 2 would not be coming to the PC. The point of interest came up in a question about Gears 2's "Linked Achievements" and the Achievement portability with an account from Games for Windows Live. When prompted about a PC version of Gears 2, Cliff spilled the beans: "Gears of War is a great franchise first and foremost for Xbox 360, and therefore we're focusing on that platform for Gears of War 2. We've decided we're not going to do a PC version this time around."
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 2:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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In an IGN interview with Cliff Bleszinski, it was revealed by Cliff that Gears of War 2 would not be coming to the PC. The point of interest came up in a question about Gears 2's "Linked Achievements" and the Achievement portability with an account from Games for Windows Live. When prompted about a PC version of Gears 2, Cliff spilled the beans: "Gears of War is a great franchise first and foremost for Xbox 360, and therefore we're focusing on that platform for Gears of War 2. We've decided we're not going to do a PC version this time around."
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 2:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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PAX 2008: Ryan Payton on Kojima, Japan
The former English-speaking face of Metal Gear Solid 4 talks about his duties on the game, the real reason Japanese gamers aren't buying the Xbox 360, and more.
GameSpot.com – Aug 30, 2008 1:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The former English-speaking face of Metal Gear Solid 4 talks about his duties on the game, the real reason Japanese gamers aren't buying the Xbox 360, and more.
GameSpot.com – Aug 30, 2008 1:23 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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New Game Releases for the Week of August 31, 2008
Gamerdeals.net writes: "The highlights this week include Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PC), Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360), Vampire Rain: Altered Species (PS3), and FaceBreaker (Xbox 360, PS3). Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of August 31, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 12:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Gamerdeals.net writes: "The highlights this week include Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PC), Infinite Undiscovery (Xbox 360), Vampire Rain: Altered Species (PS3), and FaceBreaker (Xbox 360, PS3). Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of August 31, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 12:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Gears Of War 2 Official Achievement List Announced today
Microsoft and Epic Games have announced the near-complete list of achievements that gamers will be able to collect while they kick Locust ass in Gears of War 2 both offline and over Xbox LIVE*. The action blockbuster 'Gears of War 2' will reach Australian shores on November 7. In addition to the standard retail version (priced $AU99.95 RRP), Gears of War 2 will be offered in a Limited Collector's Edition ($AU119.95 RRP) through participating retailers.
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 09:31 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Microsoft and Epic Games have announced the near-complete list of achievements that gamers will be able to collect while they kick Locust ass in Gears of War 2 both offline and over Xbox LIVE*. The action blockbuster 'Gears of War 2' will reach Australian shores on November 7. In addition to the standard retail version (priced $AU99.95 RRP), Gears of War 2 will be offered in a Limited Collector's Edition ($AU119.95 RRP) through participating retailers.
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 09:31 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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My Xbox 360 Has Become Abusive
Ripten writes: "These stories are getting a bit stale, aren't they? Not stale enough, apparently, or maybe it's just not important for Microsoft to fix their shit. You see, my latest Xbox 360 is dead. I purchased a new Arcade version in January after my then current 360 was assassinated. I've been using it since then until it started freezing, at which time I moved it to the other television and used it solely for movie-watching. Less than eight months later, it does nothing but blink red and laugh at me. My relationship with the 360 has become abusive. I try to remember only the good times we had and pretend that the times he hit me are long gone. The 360 keeps telling me that he's changed, and I believe it because I love the 360. Then, for no reason, the 360 gets mad and throws me down a flight of stairs, I call the police, and the 360 goes into rehab for 2 weeks. Then he shows up at my door, gift-wrapped, and we go back to doing all of the fun things that made me love him in the first place. Every time we get together, though, I'm always fearful that he will slip into his abusive ways. Sometimes the 360 will freeze during a game, and I reset it hoping that I will see green lights and not red ones. Sometimes I turn it on and see no lights for a few seconds, and I get scared. I never know when the 360 is going to hurt me again."
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 08:48 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Ripten writes: "These stories are getting a bit stale, aren't they? Not stale enough, apparently, or maybe it's just not important for Microsoft to fix their shit. You see, my latest Xbox 360 is dead. I purchased a new Arcade version in January after my then current 360 was assassinated. I've been using it since then until it started freezing, at which time I moved it to the other television and used it solely for movie-watching. Less than eight months later, it does nothing but blink red and laugh at me. My relationship with the 360 has become abusive. I try to remember only the good times we had and pretend that the times he hit me are long gone. The 360 keeps telling me that he's changed, and I believe it because I love the 360. Then, for no reason, the 360 gets mad and throws me down a flight of stairs, I call the police, and the 360 goes into rehab for 2 weeks. Then he shows up at my door, gift-wrapped, and we go back to doing all of the fun things that made me love him in the first place. Every time we get together, though, I'm always fearful that he will slip into his abusive ways. Sometimes the 360 will freeze during a game, and I reset it hoping that I will see green lights and not red ones. Sometimes I turn it on and see no lights for a few seconds, and I get scared. I never know when the 360 is going to hurt me again."
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 08:48 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Japanese Xbox 360 Drought Looking Dire
Kotaku.com writes "No relief in sight for the 5000 or so Japanese gamers who might be on the weekly hunt for an Xbox 360. With a limited supply, those looking for a Microsoft brand console on which to play a copy of Tales of Vesperia or a second game will be left wanting until such time as supplies are replenished. That means that only 3500 Japanese gamers could get their hands on a 360 this past week. Just heartbreaking to see demand kind of (maybe) outstripping supply like this."
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 02:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Kotaku.com writes "No relief in sight for the 5000 or so Japanese gamers who might be on the weekly hunt for an Xbox 360. With a limited supply, those looking for a Microsoft brand console on which to play a copy of Tales of Vesperia or a second game will be left wanting until such time as supplies are replenished. That means that only 3500 Japanese gamers could get their hands on a 360 this past week. Just heartbreaking to see demand kind of (maybe) outstripping supply like this."
N4G.com – Aug 30, 2008 02:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Dork talk: Stephen Fry is wowed by the magical WiiLast week I looked at the remarkable rebirth in the fortunes of Nintendo, a renaissance engendered by two products - the DS, a pocket gaming device, and the Wii, a larger living-room machine.The Wii arrived in Europe last year and demand has been allowed massively to outstrip supply, causing howls of anguish from those who, like Veruca Salt and me, always want it now. You can buy a basic Wii from any old Woolworths, but the Wii-Fit add-on is still made, as the saying has it, from purest unobtainium.Wii is white and dinky. It connects to your TV by ancient Scart connectors, for heaven's sake, eschewing 21st-century HDMI. Its graphics, power and storage capabilities are nothing like as impressive as those on a PlayStation or Xbox, it can't even play back basic DVDs - but it has a USP that makes up for all that.The Wii Remote is the magic wand that transforms the Wii into the most exciting mass-market device for years. Filled with accelerometer, sensor and motion feedback technology, this pointing device (about the size of a late-80s mobile phone) is strapped to your wrist like an épée (sometimes with its companion piece, the fearsome-sounding nunchuk) and within minutes it is an extension of your body. You play tennis with it, you pick things up, put them down, putt, swat, bowl, swipe, climb, jump, run and fly, all with waves of the wrist. It seems like magic at first. This is a gaming system that can make you sweat with effort and have your heart pound with honest exertion, rather than dampen you with the usual hot, sick sheen of fear that attends conventional video-game experiences with their unrelenting panic and din.Nintendo has supplemented this exercise element by launching the Wii Fit, which features a "balanceboard" on which you can do yoga, step aerobics and ski slaloms, and have your BMI calculated, achievements logged and stamina challenged. At the moment this item is rarer than hen's teeth and I have yet to try it. But no matter, the basic version can give you a daily workout regimen. I started with a physical age of 63 (according to their calculations) and have managed in a week to bring it down to 58. I expect to be a rorty 17-year-old with accompanying acne and attitude in time for Christmas.For me and millions of others, anything approaching walking, running or lifting for fitness has always been out of the question on account of the way time slows down so mercilessly. But if our health-giving routines can be made part of some witty, graphically impressive, compelling game, think what this could do for the health of the nation.The Wii allows Wi-Fi connections to the internet and the inevitable proprietary Market Place whence software can be downloaded. Users can also design an avatar called a Mii for themselves and their online or flesh-and-blood playing partners. The Wii only truly comes into its own when you play with someone else. The first thing you have to do when you buy a Wii, therefore, is purchase at least one more remote. Don't be fooled into buying the add-ons that turn the remotes into simulacra of baseball bats, steering wheels and tennis rackets - these are a pointless waste of money.If your wife, mother or lover has a china ornament you have always hated, make sure it is within a 10-yard radius of the TV and you can be sure it will be smashed within a fortnight. Another Wii service for which we can all be truly thankful.Nintendo's recrudescence is yet further proof that the market (ie the population) wants machines that don't frighten, but befriend. The snarling roars of the feral Xbox and the brutal PlayStation are impressive, but Nintendo understands that while play does involve competition, territoriality and rehearsal for war, it also involves silliness, laughter and fun.Acronyms of the weekScart That 21-pin connector we Europeans used for connecting videos and DVDs to TVs before HDMI (explained last week) and Component Video took over. Stands for Syndicat des Constructeurs d'Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs.USP Unique Selling Point, but you knew that.BMI Body Mass Index. Something horrid made up by doctors to make me feel ashamed.Related StoriesEditorial: In praise of ... internet mappingGames preview: Hellboy: The Science Of Evil and Driving Theory TrainingGames newsBobbie Johnson on fixing a slow-running laptopSam Wollaston is underwhelmed by the Chevrolet Epica LT 2.0VCDi
The Guardian – Aug 29, 2008 11:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Left 4 Dead for Xbox 360 Using Dedicated Servers on Live
After spending a day at Valve's offices playing Left 4 Dead for the premier episode of the next season of the 1UP Show, the 1UP crew came away with a truckload of new info on the Xbox 360 version of the game. Without a doubt the biggest news is that Valve will be running dedicated servers on Microsoft's Live online service. And while they didn't indicate how many exactly they'd have going, they did imply that they'd have everyone covered, as in when you played online, you'd be on a dedicated server, period. That alone should go a long way toward making the game a great online experience, but they haven't stopped there. Splitscreen play will also allow you and a friend to play together on Live from one 360, and you'll be able to slice the screen whichever way you like -- horizontally or vertically. Keeping on the online bonanza, writer Chet Faliszek said that Valve plans to get the DLC rolling much more quickly with Left 4 Dead than it has been able to for Team Fortress 2. Plans already in the works call for new campaigns, weapons, and boss infected (the game's zombie enemies). In addition, there were strong hints at a flamethrower coming not long after launch.
N4G.com – Aug 29, 2008 7:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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After spending a day at Valve's offices playing Left 4 Dead for the premier episode of the next season of the 1UP Show, the 1UP crew came away with a truckload of new info on the Xbox 360 version of the game. Without a doubt the biggest news is that Valve will be running dedicated servers on Microsoft's Live online service. And while they didn't indicate how many exactly they'd have going, they did imply that they'd have everyone covered, as in when you played online, you'd be on a dedicated server, period. That alone should go a long way toward making the game a great online experience, but they haven't stopped there. Splitscreen play will also allow you and a friend to play together on Live from one 360, and you'll be able to slice the screen whichever way you like -- horizontally or vertically. Keeping on the online bonanza, writer Chet Faliszek said that Valve plans to get the DLC rolling much more quickly with Left 4 Dead than it has been able to for Team Fortress 2. Plans already in the works call for new campaigns, weapons, and boss infected (the game's zombie enemies). In addition, there were strong hints at a flamethrower coming not long after launch.
N4G.com – Aug 29, 2008 7:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Good Evening, Mr. Bond. Will it be the Wii or the 360?
GotGame writes: "It's been circulating the rumor mill for over 2 years now: Goldeneye 64 will be coming to XBox Live Arcade. And why shouldn't it? Considering Rare (the developers of the original Nintendo 64 title) has been a first-party developer for Microsoft since September '02, it seemed an obvious inevitability. While this has yet to be seen though, it does spark the question, "What about the Virtual Console? Goldeneye 64 is a Nintendo game!""
N4G.com – Aug 29, 2008 7:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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GotGame writes: "It's been circulating the rumor mill for over 2 years now: Goldeneye 64 will be coming to XBox Live Arcade. And why shouldn't it? Considering Rare (the developers of the original Nintendo 64 title) has been a first-party developer for Microsoft since September '02, it seemed an obvious inevitability. While this has yet to be seen though, it does spark the question, "What about the Virtual Console? Goldeneye 64 is a Nintendo game!""
N4G.com – Aug 29, 2008 7:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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