Video Games...Discuss Them

[Saya]

huge news

Indeed. :P

If you want some more information, Square Enix is having their press conference right now and you can see the liveblog here:

http://kotaku.com/5025033/livebloggi...ess-conference

[D_Davis]

Wow - MS really brought the games. I like how they just started the PC with games.

I am totally jonsin' for Fable 2.

The co-op in this looks amazing. I love those "ambient orbs."

What a fantastic idea.

[Dukefrukem]

man these events make me want to go and complete every game i havent finished yet asap.

[megladon8]

Wow - MS really brought the games. I like how they just started the PC with games.

I am totally jonsin' for Fable 2.

The co-op in this looks amazing. I love those "ambient orbs."

What a fantastic idea.

How was the first "Fable"?

[D_Davis]

How was the first "Fable"?

Good if you approach it without the hype generated before hand. It is a solid action/adventure game. I'd give it a 6 or 7/10.

[D_Davis]

Gears 2 looks very impressive.

[Dukefrukem]

Good if you approach it without the hype generated before hand. It is a solid action/adventure game. I'd give it a 6 or 7/10.

i need to play this asap.

*Wondering if anyone wants to do a game-swap on here*

[Saya]

MS really delivered with this conference. And I think even more suprises are coming, one of those is probably the announcement of the new Bungie game tomorrow. There is a countdown on Bungie.net.

I was also kinda suprised at the lack of Too Human in the conference, because it still is a 360 exclusive.

[D_Davis]

i need to play this asap.

*Wondering if anyone wants to do a game-swap on here*

I recently picked up the Platinum Hits, Lost Chapters version for like $15. Totally worth it.

The game failed to deliver in many promised areas, but what is there is good.

[Dukefrukem]

I recently picked up the Platinum Hits, Lost Chapters version for like $15. Totally worth it.

The game failed to deliver in many promised areas, but what is there is good.

in a store or on Amazon or something?

[D_Davis]

Holy shit...Final Fantasy 13 is coming to the 360 as well!

Wow. That is insane.

[D_Davis]

in a store or on Amazon or something?

In a store. Gamestop. It was used.

[Dukefrukem]

In a store. Gamestop. It was used.

score... $11 on amazon shipped. thanks for making me buy this!

[Saya]

Oh yeah, if there wasn't enough awesome news already, they also announced the official tracklist for Rock Band 2. :lol:

Here it is:

OFFICIAL TRACKLIST

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

Bonus Tracks

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

[D_Davis]

score... $11 on amazon shipped. thanks for making me buy this!

Just don't hold it against me if you don't like it!



I played through it twice. It's short enough to do this.

[Dukefrukem]

Just don't hold it against me if you don't like it!



I played through it twice. It's short enough to do this.

I won't. Im big into tons of stuff. Don't worry.

[Skitch]

Good if you approach it without the hype generated before hand. It is a solid action/adventure game. I'd give it a 6 or 7/10.

I really liked it, but I was oblivious to the hype. I came to it long after it was released. Its biggest fault was it didn't have enough power behind it to run it proper. Hopefully the new system will have to balls.

[D_Davis]

I really liked it, but I was oblivious to the hype. I came to it long after it was released. Its biggest fault was it didn't have enough power behind it to run it proper. Hopefully the new system will have to balls.

True. The loading between map sections is the game's biggest fault, IMO.

It has a unique feel to it. Quite a bit different than many RPGs.

[D_Davis]

What do you guys think of the Avatars?

I don't know....

I don't understand them...

[Saya]

The only thing I'm not really digging at the moment is the new look of the Xbox 360 dashboard. I'm not a huge fan of those avatars. I really like the simple look of the current dashboard.

Edit: Ah posted at the same time. :P

I'm not a fan either. They look like a mix between Nintendo Mii's and the Sony Home users .

[D_Davis]

I hate those stupid marketing pictures all these companies use showing a bunch of hip people or a hip family sitting on a couch having fun.

Show the games, people!

[D_Davis]

The only thing I'm not really digging at the moment is the new look of the Xbox 360 dashboard. I'm not a huge fan of those avatars. I really like the simple look of the current dashboard.

Edit: Ah posted at the same time. :P

I'm not a fan either. They look like a mix between Nintendo Mii's and the Sony Home users .

Yeah - just give me a simple interface. The original dashboard is fine.

I don't care about playing with virtual dolls, unless it's my character in WoW or Diablo...

[D_Davis]

The Live Party system is pretty sweet.

I do like the features they are bringing to live, just not the new look.

[Saya]

Yeah - just give me a simple interface. The original dashboard is fine.

I don't care about playing with virtual dolls, unless it's my character in WoW or Diablo...

Yep, exactly!

This Netflix announcement is also nice for American 360 owners:

Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies and TV Episodes to the TV via Xbox LIVE

Exclusive agreement creates game-changing home entertainment experience; more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes will be available to watch instantly at no additional cost to paying subscribers.

LOS ANGELES, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An exciting new home theater experience is coming to living rooms this holiday season. At the E3 Media and Business Summit, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Netflix, Inc., the world's largest online movie rental service, today unveiled an exclusive partnership to offer consumers the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system. Xbox 360 will be the only game system that lets users instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix. This movie watching innovation will be available to Xbox LIVE Gold members who are also Netflix subscribers and will let those users enjoy streaming movies from Netflix on Xbox LIVE at no additional cost.

A growing library of more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes will be available from Netflix when it launches on Xbox LIVE in late fall, with more choices added over time. Through this agreement, along with the existing Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store, Xbox 360 will be home to more movies and TV shows on demand than any other device connected to the TV. Xbox LIVE quickly and easily connects consumers and their friends to the entertainment they want -- with no PC required for viewing.

Netflix on Xbox 360 is an important component of the new Xbox experience, a new generation of games and entertainment experiences that will be available on Xbox 360 consoles this fall. The new Xbox experience, also announced today at the E3 Media and Business Summit, represents the first time in history that a mass-market consumer electronics device has been re-invented through free software, giving people more fun and intuitive ways to interact, play and enjoy entertainment content.

"Watching movies at home will never be the same. Netflix on Xbox 360 is an entertainment first, and we are bringing friends together with the best in entertainment content like no other device in the living room," said John Schappert, corporate vice president of Interactive Entertainment LIVE, Software and Services Business at Microsoft. "We are creating a completely new social entertainment experience, and Xbox 360 will be the only video game system where you can access your library of instantly streamable movies from Netflix and turn any room into a virtual movie theater."

From the Netflix Web site, members simply add movies and TV episodes to their individual instant Queues. Those choices will be automatically displayed on the TV screen via Xbox 360 and available to watch instantly. Once selected, movies will begin playing in as little as 30 seconds. In addition to instantly streaming movies to the TV, Xbox LIVE Gold members can fast-forward, pause and rewind, all using either their Xbox 360 Controller or Media Remote. In all, the user interface creates a highly personalized experience that puts viewers in control.

"Netflix and Xbox 360 are a perfect combination, the leading online movie rental service and the leading games and entertainment system joining forces to create an all-in-one entertainment experience with content for everyone," said Reed Hastings, chairman and CEO of Netflix. "For Netflix, it represents an important step forward in making instantly streaming movies on the TV more broadly available to our members."

The library of movies and TV episodes that will be available for instant streaming from Netflix via Xbox 360 includes scores of Academy Award winners and nominees, episodes from a number of popular, currently running and classic TV shows, and 24 of the movies rated by the American Film Institute as the greatest ever.

Today, Xbox LIVE members can also download movies and purchase TV shows from the industry-leading Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store, currently packed with content from more than 45 networks and studios. The Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store offers more than twice the high-definition content than the nearest cable provider and more than 6,000 hours of TV shows and movies.

[D_Davis]

Holy crap, that new Galaga game looks sweet.

Portal Sill Alive!

YES!

Wow - this may be MS's best PC yet.