Gears of War 2 "Combustion Map Pack"
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Team Fortress 2 Updates
That's right! After waiting for forever the 360 version of Team Fortress 2 will finally be getting some much needed attention.
Valve has finally announced that the maps, class upgrades, and new levels that were released in the PC version will be coming soon. Finally a reason to pick this game up again!
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Search Club Live Prizes Back!
Microsoft's Search Club Live has now returned it's high priced prizes to the collection with only a small number of them having the "Limited Time!" tag below them. Previously this year, as we reported, LSC removed all prized above the 5001+ ticket mark, and some below it as well. Some of the removed prizes included the Xbox 360 controllers, the Xbox 360 console, Windows Vista Home, Microsoft Office Premium, and many Xbox 360 titles. Most, and some new ones, have returned to club live's prize mall. For how long? Microsoft has not reported how long these prizes will remain up, or why they were even removed in the first place. The best bets for why they were removed was known fraudulent activity by a larger population of users, and/or they ran out of stock due to the Holiday's.
So hurry and get those tickets, we do not know how long the prizes will last!
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Star Ocean :The Last Hope Multi-Disc
The game hits store shelves March 3, across 3 discs. Hopefully they do a better job packaging the game than they did with Lost Odyssey. That game came with the worst packaging ever.
On the left is how the game shipped. On the right is how it should have shipped. Hopefully Microsoft doesn't make the same mistake twice.
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Resident Evil 5 Demo
The Resident Evil 5 Demo is available right now! In Japan that is...if you're not living in japan, don't fret. You can still get your hands on the Demo.
All you have to do is download the five files on this site, install each piece into the same folder, extract the files, and burn them to a disc. Place disc into you system and have fun killing zombies!
For those who hate paragraphs, here's a list:
- Download files to a folder.
- Open one and extract all files.
- Burn extracted files to a CD or DVD. (May even be able to use a flash drive...haven't tried that yet.)
- Place in 360.
- Go to your Demos and it should appear.
- Have fun.
- Leave a comment.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (CoD:6)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been announced and is expected for release in Fall 2009. This game will be developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision, as usual. Infinity Ward has stated they have no intentions to ever return to WWII, anytime soon, if at all. No word from Treyarch, but it seems we will be on a Modern-WWII yearly rotation from now on. I personally cannot wait for my modern guns again, and a great single player! Wait, did I say that out loud?
Source: http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/12/03/activision-announces-guitar-hero-5-new-tony-hawk-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-more-at-in-game-ad-conference/
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Avatar "Pack" Released
The new avatar "pack" for the Xbox 360 has been released for free via Xbox Live. You cannot really call it a "pack", as there is only a hat, gloves, jacket, and boots. Microsoft says there will be more avatar clothing releases soon for free. It is unknown if Microsoft will start charging for avatar clothing packs after a few intial releases. Major Nelson says that they hope to double the amount of avatar clothing choices within 6 months, as to price...we do not know.
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Coming This Week...
- Fallout 3 Review for the Xbox 360
- Fable II Review for the Xbox 360
- Latest News
- Best Selling Games During the Holiday
- Podcast Episode 1
- We are looking for more writers! Email us at lavathing@rochester.rr.com with the Subject Line "VGToday Application".
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Banj-Kazooie Hits the XBLA...Finally
Banjo-Kazooie for the Xbox Live Arcade has finally been released today! After two delays of nearly three weeks, the game has hit the XBLA. The game is priced at it's expected 1200 Microsoft Point($15.00 USD) tag. The game features new, updated graphics, HDTV support, easier control scheme, and possible future DLC for the title. Note, this is NOT a new Banjo-Kazooie title, it is the original 1998 title that was previously on the Nintendo 64. There are no additional story elements or missions added to this version, and there is not any expected or announced by Rare. We have already downloaded our copy and will have the review up for this game this weekend.
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Saints Row 2 Review
When people think of open-world games the first game people think of is GTA. I mean why not? It's a great game series that sells very well. And as with any media that does well, there WILL be those who copy it. And in the case of Saints Row 2, that may not be such a bad thing.
The game begins very simply. After the events of the first game, (You take over the city as a gang member of the purple clad Saints, and then you explode on a boat...yep the first game had a horrible ending) you awake after being in a 10 year coma. The catch is...you're in prison. The game says that you were horribly scarred in the explosion from the first game, and that your body was rebuilt using plastic surgery. This is where you create your own character with the best character creator seen in any game yet.
The possibilities are endless. A 6'2 man with a muscular build, the face of Michael Jackson, sounds like Britney Spears, and walks like a pimp. Seriously, it can even get that weird. I decided to recreate Pvt. Agustus Cole*Train* from the Gears Of War series.
Once you finally get control you escape from prison, and the bulk of the game begins.
Gameplay
Saints Row 2 uses a generic third-person camera, while it isn't anything new, it gets the job done, most of the time. You go through the game much the same way as you do in GTA games. Drive around the world doing missions for different people in your conquest to retake the city, and build up your gang, and protect your turf. Between missions the game forces you to do some side missions to unlock "Respect Points." This annoyed me more than anything, if you want to just do a quick play through the main missions; Too bad, you can't. The side missions go from fun to just plain stupid. One of them has you being a bodyguard to some celebrity or random guy/girl. While people run at them with weapons, and you have to defend them. While it may not be "fun" it's not long, so just do a few rounds of an activity and get some RP so you can play a few missions in a row. The main missions themselves are alot of "Go here", "Kill this guy", "Break this", "Protect this", and "Blow this up", but they're different enough to keep from getting boring.
There are tons of vehicles in the game. Cars, Trucks, Vans, Helicopters, Planes, Motorcycles, and they all are easy to drive. They aren't ultra heavy like the ones in GTA, and the damage isn't as detailed as Burnout, but it still looks and feels decent.
Story
Not much I can really say about the story. It's about the equivalent of a TV movie, not bad, and not good...just enough to keep you interested without being overly engrossed in the story. The city has changed alot since the first game, but there are still some familiar places. The voice acting is good, and the jokes will make you laugh.
Multiplayer
The game sports 2 multiplayer modes. Versus, and Co-Op. Versus is fun. Fun but I couldn't see myself playing it over all the other games I have. The Co-Op is the best part of the multiplayer. Being able to play the whole game Co-Op at any time, with two completely different character, and the game even scales the amount of enemies to keep the game from being too easy due to the added fire power. Unfortunately the Co-Op only works on Xbox Live, no splitscreen play.
Final Verdict
The game is a definite buy for those who liked GTA: San Andreas, those who bought GTA:IV who though it was too serious, people who laugh at poop jokes, and anyone who wants to take over Stillwater again. For the rest of us, it's a rent.
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