Video Games

For all the PC gamers, the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars demo should be available later today.

For all the PC gamers, the Enemy Territory: Quake Wars demo should be available later today.

Cool, I'll have to grab that...I remember seeing a preview movie a couple of years ago that looked pretty crazy...

Oh no!! All my pointless nerdy posts are gone :'(

Time to start over .. finished Twilight Princess on the Wii (finally) and the ending was crap!!

Also the last boss battle was a joke!! Took me like 10 minutes to finish it and only lost four hearts :icon_rolleyes:

Wheres the challenge?

I've been finding that heaps in games lately Courtz - Bioshock, The Darkness, Overlord, all had sucky final boss battles that were pretty damn easy.

Yeah same.

Seriously games used to be so much harder and it would take you days to figure out how to beat a boss, these days it's piss easy, it's not as satisfying completing a game when a five year old could finish it.

:icon_exclaim:

Skate sounds pretty awesome. More reality based than Tony Hawk.

IGN gave it 9/10

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/818/818832p1.html

I played the demo and it takes a lot of getting used to, but I can see it being loads of fun, especially the movie maker...

J u ever played advance wars dual strike on ds? Should arrive this week and it alwatys gets awesome reviews. Keen to get an opinion

Illegal Halo 3 gamers get 8,000 year ban

 :laugh:

Several Xbox 360 gamers have had their Xbox Live accounts and consoles banned until 12 December 9999, after getting hold of a pre-release version of Microsoft's highly anticipated Halo 3 shooter.

One of the gamers, known as 'Scar', then went on to the official Xbox forum to complain that his account had been banned.

The user said that he had been updating the game Uno at the time, but did later admit to playing the illegal version of Halo 3.

It seems that a release build of the game's code, dubbed Halo 3 Epsilon, which should have been restricted to developers and testers, was leaked to the public.

But, as the user has to be connected to the Xbox Live service to play the game, it quickly became apparent who had gained access.

There is speculation on the forums that the ban will be lifted before the specified date, but as it stands these users will have to buy a new console and create a new account before they can use their consoles online again.

They will still be able to play games offline. Halo 3 is due for release in the UK on 29 September.

J u ever played advance wars dual strike on ds?

Yeah, it's not bad, although not really my cup of tea.

I like resource gathering and base building in my RTS games and AW doesn't really have that, but it's quite challenging, especially at later stages.

I've got friends who absolutely love it though, especially multiplayer.

PRE-PURCHASE THE ORANGE BOX NOW, PLAY TEAM FORTRESS 2 BETA NEXT WEEK
Pre-Purchasers Also Receive Peggle Extreme!

September 11, 2007 -The Orange Box-featuring Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as the complete Half-Life 2 experience to date-is now available for pre-purchase via Steam, a leading online platform for the distribution of PC games. Those who pre-purchase the PC edition via Steam before October 10th will save 10% off the $49.95 regular price and get exclusive access to the Team Fortress 2 beta.

The Orange Box, penned by IGN as ".the package which could legitimately be called the deal of the century," features three highly-awaited new games by Valve: Half-Life® 2: Episode Two, the second installment in the Half-Life 2 episodic trilogy; Team Fortress® 2, the sequel to the game that put class-based, multiplayer team warfare on the map; and Portal, the game that blends puzzles, first person action, and adventure gaming to produce an experience like no other.

To bring gamers up to date with the Half-Life 2 universe, The Orange Box also includes Half-Life 2, the best-selling and highest-rated action game series of all time, and the episodic debut Half-Life® 2: Episode One. Customers who already own these titles will have the ability to conveniently "gift" them to a friend upon official release of The Orange Box.

Starting September 17th, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam can download and activate the beta release of Team Fortress 2 (TF2). This year's most anticipated online action game, TF2 delivers new game types, a signature art style powered by Valve's next generation animation technology, persistent player statistics, and more.

As a special bonus, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam will also receive a copy of Peggle Extreme. PopCap and Valve have teamed up to create a special edition of the game cited by MSNBC.com as one of the "Top 5 Most Addicting Games of All Time." This first ever collaboration is themed around content from Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal which will positively result in Extreme Fever!

Available at retail on October 10th in North America and October 12th in the rest of the world, retail copies of The Orange Box will be offered for an estimated price of $49.95 on the PC and $59.95 on the Xbox® 360 console systems. The 10% pre-purchase discount also applies to these versions at participating retail outlets.

For more information about The Orange Box, please visit http://www.steamgames.com/

Just a word to the wise...

Today's exchange rate is absolutely fantastic, with US$44.95 being about A$55

If you buy this via Steam, you'll save at least A$35 on the actual box.

This package will probably retail at around A$80 or more...

Just a word to the wise...

Today's exchange rate is absolutely fantastic, with US$44.95 being about A$55

If you buy this via Steam, you'll save at least A$35 on the actual box.

This package will probably retail at around A$80 or more...

FUCK YEAH CANT WAIT FOR TF2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


re discussion about game endings and bosses, some are real easy but there are still some hard ones. eg gears of war on the 360 when you play it on the hardest difficulty, you have to shoot or nade him or whatever a shitload of times before he dies. i counted 24 headshots with a sniper rifle. (a headshot normally kills most other enemies instantly by blowing their brains to bits)

FUCK YEAH CANT WAIT FOR TF2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


re discussion about game endings and bosses, some are real easy but there are still some hard ones. eg gears of war on the 360 when you play it on the hardest difficulty, you have to shoot or nade him or whatever a shitload of times before he dies. i counted 24 headshots with a sniper rifle. (a headshot normally kills most other enemies instantly by blowing their brains to bits)

That guy drove me insane, a proper bastard to take out.

I thought Ninja Gaiden was infuriatingly difficult towards the end too.

I thought Ninja Gaiden was infuriatingly difficult towards the end too.

Towards the end

I got up to the third boss and gave up... that game was damn hard!

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As a special bonus, those who pre-purchase The Orange Box via Steam will also receive a copy of Peggle Extreme. PopCap and Valve have teamed up to create a special edition of the game cited by MSNBC.com as one of the "Top 5 Most Addicting Games of All Time." This first ever collaboration is themed around content from Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2 and Portal which will positively result in Extreme Fever!

I'm pretty sure I got roost HOOKED on peggle last night mwuhaha!

Your right, if i purchased the Orange box (which includes Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 so i just found) id probably spend more time playing Peggle.  Peggle FTW!

 Just about to do some online Falcon 4.0 flying with an ex F-16 pilot.

 

 

Your right, if i purchased the Orange box (which includes Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 so i just found) id probably spend more time playing Peggle.  Peggle FTW!

its all about TF2!

anyone got system requirements for TF2? Can't look @ work.

I'm pretty sure I got roost HOOKED on peggle last night mwuhaha!

Added: Trashy (probably) and mum. More people to become addicted soon. Mwuhaha! Peggle Peggle Peggle!

anyone got system requirements for TF2? Can't look @ work.

@ a guess... i would say if u can run Halflife 2 or CSsource, u'll be fine 

enjoying Advanded Wars. Getting pretty hard now too. Need more bombers! Lookin forward to the new Zelda on DS too. The japanese version on ebay is tempting lol

anyone finish armadillo run?? dude at work cracked it...took him a while tho...he admits he has no life 

anyone finish armadillo run?? dude at work cracked it...took him a while tho...he admits he has no life 

I have. Took me a while too, but sometimes you just have to stop for a while, and come back to the harder levels with "fresh eyes", so you can figure out a solution.

How are you going?

i havent played it in months, its on my sisters pc and i havent put it on this one yet...might do it soon

I thought Ninja Gaiden was infuriatingly difficult towards the end too.

Just started playing Sigma on the PS3.
First boss rates up there as harder than most final bosses in games these days.
Just finished the Darkness previous to this, a game basically devoid of any bosses. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it pisses me off when I come up against a bullshit boss who counters and counters and counters and it just seems to be a case of you getting lucky with a couple of shots or hits or whatever. I'm all for boss fights if they involve thinking and skill, not trial and error, life after life, till you get lucky. 'Shadows of the Colossus' for example. Imagine if every in-game boss had that much intricacy involved in beating it. Admittedly SotC is basically a 'boss game', but God of War has been heading down that glorious path of worthy and involving boss fights, and Devil May Cry has been doing it for years (difficulty level absurd also). Basically what I'm trying to say is this... games don't need bosses, but if they have them they should give you a sense of satisfaction when you beat them, not just relief that you've finally broken through after 11 continous hours of button mashing! What are some of the shittest ingame bosses you guys have encountered in this trend?

Doom II...now that was a boss...took ages to figure out that you had to shoot at that mark on the boss's head.

I reckon Id then took boss battles to new heights in Quake...taking down Shub Niggurath was cool how you had to wait and line up the floating blocks to telefrag the bastard...and the lava guy that you had to electrocute...that's how its should be! Puzzle style!

Fresh in today - altho some not released till thursday 20/9

Warhawk & Heavenly Sword PS3

World in conflict - PC

NHL 2008 - xb360
Halo 3 Controllers & Consoles

Super Paper Mario - Wii

something for eeeeverybody!! 

anyone who plays online into clan gaming?

my gears of war clan (looking for love) just racked up another win last night and is now ranked 16th in the country. slowly clawing our way to the top 

http://www.aussiexbox.net/clanladders/ladder.php?ladderid=10

Fresh in today - altho some not released till thursday 20/9

Super Paper Mario - Wii

Oooh yay

In other news, Sonic on PS3 is the crappiest game I have ever played .. well it's up there.

Shit graphics, shit gameplay = shit game

Woo... Star Wars on the Wii!!!

(been sitting on this secret for months!!!!)

LucasArts to Unleash the Force on the Wii in Spring 2008

Star Wars™: The Force Unleashed™ Coming to Nintendo's Platform with Exclusive Duel Mode

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Sept. 18, 2007 - LucasArts today revealed that Star Wars™: The Force Unleashed™ will come to the Wii™ home videogame system from Nintendo next spring, offering owners the unique chance to live out their Jedi fantasies by wielding the Wii Remote™ as a lightsaber while using the Nunchuk™ controller to torment foes with their Force™ powers.

The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The game's expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.

The Wii version, in development by Krome Studios, will also add an exclusive duel mode in which players can compete head-to-head with their friends to determine the ultimate Jedi Master.

"The Wii is a great platform for The Force Unleashed, because the console's motion-oriented controllers really bring the game to life," said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts. "We've worked hard to make the Wii version of the game unique in order to truly let you unleash the Force."

Still undefeated at tennis on the Wii at work. Today it was Meryls turn to feel my wrath. Gun serve for a 65yr old

anyone got diddy kong racing on the DS? is it exactly the same as the original or does it have some new courses?

sonic rush adventure looks like come classic sonic action, none of that crap 3d, strictly left to right scrolling action

anyone got diddy kong racing on the DS? is it exactly the same as the original or does it have some new courses?

sonic rush adventure looks like come classic sonic action, none of that crap 3d, strictly left to right scrolling action

sonic is poo. i returned it. it swapped from bottom to top screen every second and made me dizzy and shit, couldnt keep up with it.

is that sonic rush adventure that came out this/last week? video ive seen of it looks wicked, i reckon i could keep up with it... used to cane sonic on the sega.

is that sonic rush adventure that came out this/last week? video ive seen of it looks wicked, i reckon i could keep up with it... used to cane sonic on the sega.

oh i thought you meant on DS.

not sure what one you're talking about but i got it on DS a few months ago.
i used to love sonic back in the day too.

yup, on DS - here is the new one... only just came out apparently. it does switch screens a lil bit, but nothing seizure inducing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJUv364D4Ms

hey guys check this out, dave chapelle doing a grand theft auto skit

fucking hillarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hqOcShVwLQ

 

 Welcome to 2004 

 Funny as though. Go Dave!

sonic is poo. i returned it. it swapped from bottom to top screen every second and made me dizzy and shit, couldnt keep up with it.

I told you it was shit

Oh and DiddyKong racing is fun!! All the courses I think are the same though as the original one on N64, but there are a few mini games were you have to use the touch screen.

Get Yoshi's Island for DS, it's hella fun

for those with abc2

Good Game
8:30pm Tuesday, 25 Sep 2007

Good Game: The Show For Gamers By Gamers

Good Game returns on Tuesday, September 25 at 8.30pm on ABC2, and for the first time will be backed up with a new main-channel timeslot! Gamers can now get their news, reviews, previews, developer interviews and weekly dose of gaming culture Friday nights - just after jtv on ABC TV. You'll also find the show online as video on demand at abc.net.au/goodgame.

Hosted by Junglist (Jeremy Ray) and Bajo (Steven O'Donnell), and now in its third series, Good Game will continue to provide Australian gamers with an intelligent and entertaining analysis of the game scene in Australia and around the world.

Episode one will feature reviews of Halo 3 - the biggest entertainment release of the year and Heavenly Sword - heralded as the most cinematic game ever.

During the break the Good Game team attended the most prestigious gaming event in the world, E3. It gave Good Game the opportunity to meet and film the industry's most creative and influential game developers, and to have a sneak preview of some of the upcoming releases.

Series three will bring you all of this, along with your Good Game favourites including: celebrity and gamer challenges, retro games, industry interviews, technical advice, and gaming tips.

abc.net.au/goodgame

Also showing on ABC
 - 12:15am Friday, September 28
 - 12:15am Friday, October 5
 - 12:15am Friday, October 12

I told you it was shit

Oh and DiddyKong racing is fun!! All the courses I think are the same though as the original one on N64, but there are a few mini games were you have to use the touch screen.

Get Yoshi's Island for DS, it's hella fun

Seen the reviews for that, which are very very favourable. Keen to check it out. Hangin out for Zelda though!!(preachin to the choir here i know:)

Seen the reviews for that, which are very very favourable. Keen to check it out. Hangin out for Zelda though!!(preachin to the choir here i know:)

I cannot praise Zelda enough Yeah I can't wait for it to come out, only a few more weeks

http://au.gamespot.com/video/932377/6146537/the-legend-of-zelda-phantom-hourglass-official-trailer-1

Definitely reccomend to get Yoshi's Island though!!

Hosted by Junglist (Jeremy Ray)

Gotta say this is a pretty decent show, and Junglist is actually into dnb too 

Found this to be pretty cool for a collector's edition...

http://www.amazon.com/World-in-Conflict-Collectors-Edition/dp/B000SSSY5C

That new game World In Conflict Collector's Edition actually has a chunk of the Berlin Wall with it!

Though what's to stop them from just pouring a slab of cement out somewhere and breaking it up into chunks and saying it's authentic Wall I don't know but it definitely rates as one of the best gimmicky, useless extra collector's bits I've seen with a game yet! Much cooler than the usual scale die cast model game character crap!

Tonight ushers in the beginning of another epic week of Dead Rising. Hot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX1vT5I-iIg



Hitler going nuts about his chipped X-box being found out

Are there two different paper mario games for the wii? Kmart has it on sale for $69 which is pretty cheap for a brand new game.

picked up a nintendo ds lite yesterday



got mario kart which is cool, and the new sonic rush adventure on preorder which comes in this week. meant to be way better than the older sonic rush thats out at the moment.

spent a little bit of time last night playing wirelessly against maja which was loads of fun

New Simpsons game trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mSAIs0AA_w

Mr. Sparkle!

picked up a nintendo ds lite yesterday



got mario kart which is cool, and the new sonic rush adventure on preorder which comes in this week. meant to be way better than the older sonic rush thats out at the moment.

spent a little bit of time last night playing wirelessly against maja which was loads of fun

yer how cools that. Have played lauren a fair bit like that and wi fi-her in aberfoyle park, me in flinders park.Be cool if there was a way you can talk to each other though, get my Gary Paytonesqe trashing on!

Picked up Super Paper Mario on the weekend and also pre ordered Fifa 08 for the PS3

Fifa 08

I played the demo and it's the same old same old.

PES FTW!

I played the demo and it's the same old same old.

PES FTW!

Yes but it's on my PS3 Plus I need to have one game to play on my Playstation as there aren't any other decent games out there.

Yes but it's on my PS3 Plus I need to have one game to play on my Playstation as there aren't any other decent games out there.

Downloaded the demo of Fifa from the US PSN store. Ukk!!! Seriously, please consider waiting til Pro Evo 2008 comes out in Nov!!! I promise you won't regret it. I play Pro Evo 6, a PS2 game, on my PS3 because even that is a far better game then anything EA have put out so far, Fifa 08 included.
Recent downloads I have played.... Skate demo- sick game, will buy
                                                Sega Rally Revo demo- garbage. Sorry fanboys!
                                                NBA 08 demo- (Sony, not EA) looks pretty interesting. Some cool modes
                                                Stuntman: Ignition demo- worth a few rentals

Downloaded the demo of Fifa from the US PSN store. Ukk!!! Seriously, please consider waiting til Pro Evo 2008 comes out in Nov!!! I promise you won't regret it. I play Pro Evo 6, a PS2 game, on my PS3 because even that is a far better game then anything EA have put out so far, Fifa 08 included.
Recent downloads I have played.... Skate demo- sick game, will buy
                                                Sega Rally Revo demo- garbage. Sorry fanboys!
                                                NBA 08 demo- (Sony, not EA) looks pretty interesting. Some cool modes
                                                Stuntman: Ignition demo- worth a few rentals

pro evo has always been better than the fifa games though
im hanging for the new pro evo coming soon, the 360 version has camera support so you can create your own characters/teams and can map your face to the player.

also..................HALO3 COMES OUT TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pro evo has always been better than the fifa games though

Yep! And once the hardcore pro evo fans out there knock up some good option files to make all the team licenses legit there's absolutely no reason to go near the steaming turd that FIFA is...my god EA Sports have really fallen off over the years...they used to be number one for sports games, I reckon the only one they make that's better than the competition now is NCAA Football and Madden.

...my god EA Sports have really fallen off over the years...they used to be number one for sports games, I reckon the only one they make that's better than the competition now is NCAA Football and Madden.

Skate is an EA game. It is a fucking tasty experience playing that game after eating Tony Hawks for dinner for the last 7 or 8 years. I'm not hating on the Birdman by any means, but imo EA have finally beaten someone else at their own game instead of getting their ass handed to them on a platter like with the soccer, NBA, NHL games etc.

I'm a fan of both Fifa and PES

Fifa 06 was a brilliant game, but Fifa 07 wasn't very good at all... hopefully 08 will be better.

PES 6 was it's brilliant self, but removing the ability to edit teams / kits / player names was a real let down. Hopefully it comes back for PES 7

PES 6 was it's brilliant self, but removing the ability to edit teams / kits / player names was a real let down. Hopefully it comes back for PES 7

The editing function was only removed from the 360 version of the game. PS2 (an inferior machine) still had the editing ability... hence my up-to-date option file!
It certainly looks like everything we loved about the Pro Evo series (editing included) will be found in the upcoming Pro Evo 2008. Game sure looks dope. Maybe I've just gotten too used to playing this beautiful game (pun intended), but playing Fifa 08 seemed like a major stepback for even EA's series. Personally I think the best Fifa to come out in a while was the World Cup edition in 2006!
On another note, Sony's NBA 08 looks to be very interesting, if not as immediately playable as 2K's NBA series. It almost looks like a b-ball RPG, with experience points and rewards and shit like that. The most exciting thing for me though is the NBA Replay mode. Basically you gotta re-enact certain game situations, much like a classic match mode, but with a twist. The games you will be trying to mimic will have occured in real life the week before and in order to succeed in the challenges you have to make certain 'big' shots from the exact same area of the court that it took place in the real NBA! Sick!!! I've played a short version of this in the demo and this mode alone is making me consider a purchase even if the gameplay isn't quite as polished as the NBA 2K series.

Added: Trashy (probably) and mum. More people to become addicted soon. Mwuhaha! Peggle Peggle Peggle!

hhahaha its still quite possibly the gayest game ever! bjorn the unicorn!! :P

DS is rockin so far... battery life is wicked, given it a battering and it hasnt had to recharge yet...

The editing function was only removed from the 360 version of the game. PS2 (an inferior machine) still had the editing ability... hence my up-to-date option file!
It certainly looks like everything we loved about the Pro Evo series (editing included) will be found in the upcoming Pro Evo 2008. Game sure looks dope. Maybe I've just gotten too used to playing this beautiful game (pun intended), but playing Fifa 08 seemed like a major stepback for even EA's series. Personally I think the best Fifa to come out in a while was the World Cup edition in 2006!
On another note, Sony's NBA 08 looks to be very interesting, if not as immediately playable as 2K's NBA series. It almost looks like a b-ball RPG, with experience points and rewards and shit like that. The most exciting thing for me though is the NBA Replay mode. Basically you gotta re-enact certain game situations, much like a classic match mode, but with a twist. The games you will be trying to mimic will have occured in real life the week before and in order to succeed in the challenges you have to make certain 'big' shots from the exact same area of the court that it took place in the real NBA! Sick!!! I've played a short version of this in the demo and this mode alone is making me consider a purchase even if the gameplay isn't quite as polished as the NBA 2K series.

that sounds awesome

"Jordan, the shot, over Ehlo- GOT IT, GOT IITTTT!!!"

JUST GOT MY COPY OF HALO3

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

there were only a few copies of non presolds left at ebgames as today is the release day, so after i rang i literally had to run to rundle mall from my work to beat all the other nerds to it

that sounds awesome

"Jordan, the shot, over Ehlo- GOT IT, GOT IITTTT!!!"

That mode does sound wicked...but as Q refers to it has to have some classic plays as well as running the ones from the previous week. Another good one would be that Larry Bird shot from the corner and over the backboard...

halo3 - best FPS ever, nothing else out atm comes remotely close

That mode does sound wicked...but as Q refers to it has to have some classic plays as well as running the ones from the previous week. Another good one would be that Larry Bird shot from the corner and over the backboard...

haha "NOW THERES A STEAL BY BIRD!!!!"

That mode does sound wicked...but as Q refers to it has to have some classic plays as well as running the ones from the previous week. Another good one would be that Larry Bird shot from the corner and over the backboard...

The classic plays mode is included outta the box. The up to date week by week shit will be downloadable as the weeks progress in the NBA calender. Looks like a must have for you fellas!
Soz for the edit, but thought I should include this:
http://games.internode.on.net/filelist.php?filedetails=11829
Download that shit!

Oh well picked up Fifa last night, and went to play it but had to update my PS3 Also got Fight Night so I will try that out later aswell.

Only two weeks to Zelda Phantom Hourglass

Oh well picked up Fifa last night, and went to play it but had to update my PS3 Also got Fight Night so I will try that out later aswell.

Fight Night is pretty good fun. Fucks up your thumbs though!!
As for Fifa, at least you can play in the A-League man! Fuck up Muscat for us!

sonic is poo. i returned it. it swapped from bottom to top screen every second and made me dizzy and shit, couldnt keep up with it.

shoulda listened to ya.

it got rated 9/10 here but i got bored of it heaps quickly.

got it late yesterday afternoon, probably gonna take it back today and trade it in.

any other suggestions? really wouldnt mind something with some fun mini games to play wirelessly with maja.

yoshi's island?
mario 64? (maja already has new super mario)
wario?

STILL WAITING FOR MY PACKAGE OF HALO3 AND SUPER PAPER MARIO FROM AUSTRALIA POST!!!

I thought they stopped horse and carriage delivery in the 1940s!

I blame Spanky.

shoulda listened to ya.

it got rated 9/10 here but i got bored of it heaps quickly.

got it late yesterday afternoon, probably gonna take it back today and trade it in.

any other suggestions? really wouldnt mind something with some fun mini games to play wirelessly with maja.

yoshi's island?
mario 64? (maja already has new super mario)
wario?

Don't get Mario 64, it's a good game but controls are fucking annoying.  I got bored of it pretty quick, the only reason why I got it was because I loved Super Mario 64 on the N64!!

Yoshi's Island is worth it, if you want to do wireless games get Pokemon Pearl and Diamond, let's you battle people across the world hehe

Mario Hoops is alright aswell

STILL WAITING FOR MY PACKAGE OF HALO3 AND SUPER PAPER MARIO FROM AUSTRALIA POST!!!

I thought they stopped horse and carriage delivery in the 1940s!

I blame Spanky.

 

 Where is it coming from?

  3-5 business days from within Australia normal delivery. More than 5 days something is up, have you checked your local Post office?

 Do you have a tracking number? You may need to contact the sender to see if has been sent via a trackable product

 Oh and there are no guaranteed delivery times for anything other than Express Post.
 Thanks for calling

 *hangs up*

 Damn there are some retards calling today 

 

 

Yoshi's Island is worth it, if you want to do wireless games get Pokemon Pearl and Diamond, let's you battle people across the world hehe

Mario Hoops is alright aswell

i refuse to buy anything pokemon

i refuse to buy anything pokemon

But Pokemon rocks!!

It's fun to battle!! I won't stand here and listen to another bad word about Pokemon *puts earplugs in* :razz:

But Pokemon rocks!!

It's fun to battle!! I won't stand here and listen to another bad word about Pokemon *puts earplugs in* :razz:

I'd rather be anally raped by a 130 kilo bikie named Vlad then watch/play Pokemon. Same goes for Dragonball Z. Awaiting flamage. 

:P I'm with Courtz! Pokemon rules!

we're gonna buy these:

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If your older than 12 then liking anything Pokeman related is really rather sad & pathetic.

If your older than 12 then liking anything Pokeman related is really rather sad & pathetic.

fifa 08 is pretty good on the wii.. been playin as adelaide united

fifa 08 is pretty good on the wii.. been playin as adelaide united

It's even better on the PS3

can you flick the contoller up or down to take a shot? i think not

can you flick the contoller up or down to take a shot? i think not

Much like how real footballers use their hands to control their shots! 

fifa 08 is pretty good on the wii.. been playin as adelaide united

oh yeah lookin forward to having a crack at this

Anyone been gettin into TF2 yet? I will be as soon as I get some money together for a new video card... can't fuckin wait!!!

saw a video of tf2, looks mad... might get into it in future

currently cranking gears of war on the recently acquired xbox 360.. co-op is awesome 

got point blank for ds. wack. got bored of smashing the stylus against the screen and swapped it for mario hoops. need to up the difficulty as i clocked in over 1000 points in my first game while my opponent barely made it over 100

Anyone been gettin into TF2 yet? I will be as soon as I get some money together for a new video card... can't fuckin wait!!!

TF2 is awesome! Very fast paced, and laugh out loud funny.

And Half Life Episode 2 and Portal are available preloading now, so I'll be able to play on Oct 10!

So keen for Portal... looks crazy mad!

yep i cant wait for tf2, not long now!

I think it officially comes out today... not that I can play it yet

even on 360?

oh also - for the 360 fans, halo3 jumped straight to no1 selling game in japan, the homeland of nintendo and sony 

http://au.gamespot.com/news/6180460.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=multimodule&tag=multimodule;picks;title;4

Not sure about that, the Orange Pack thingy is released today according to a TF2 site i checked out yesty.

lol whats it like khem?

Orange box certainly didn't come out in australia today..... not in retail shops anyway - and 360 is late this month i think... 24 or 17 or something...

its good fun, you get points for dribbling the ball on ? blocks kinda like in mario. would be way cooler if i didnt have to use the stylus but its a fun game.

Orange Box is out in the US on Oct 10. Steam just popped up and told me


For those who want to keep Guitar Hero III Song list secret shouldn't highlight below...

Those who want to see what you can rock out to (apparently... these aren't all confirmed) just highlight the text


Tier 1:
Foghat- Slow Ride - CONFIRMED
Poison- Talk Dirty to Me - CONFIRMED
Pat Benatar- Hit Me With Your Best Shot - CONFIRMED
Social Distortion- Story of My Life

Encore: Kiss- Rock and Roll All Nite - CONFIRMED
Co-op Encore: Beastie Boys- Sabotage - CONFIRMED

Tier 2:
Mountain- Mississippi Queen - CONFIRMED
Alice Cooper- School's Out - CONFIRMED
Cream- Sunshine of Your Life
Heart- Barracuda - CONFIRMED

Boss: Tom Morello- Guitar Battle
Encore: Rage Against the Machine- Bull's on Parade - CONFIRMED
Co-op Encore: The Strokes- Reptilia - CONFIRMED

Tier 3:
The Killers- When You Were Young - CONFIRMED
AFI- Miss Murder - CONFIRMED
The Who- The Seeker
Priestess- Lay Down - CONFIRMED

Encore: Rolling Stones- Paint It Black - CONFIRMED
Co-op Encore: Red Hot Chili Peppers- Suck My Kiss - CONFIRMED

Tier 4:
Black Sabbath- Paranoid - CONFIRMED
The Sex Pistols- Anarchy in the UK - CONFIRMED
Sonic Youth- Kool Thing - CONFIRMED
Weezer- My Name Is Jonas - CONFIRMED

Encore: Pearl Jam- Evenflow - CONFIRMED
Co-op Encore: Blue Oyster Cult- Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll - CONFIRMED

Tier 5:
The Dead Kennedy's- Holiday in Cambodia
Scorpions- Rock You Like a Hurricane - CONFIRMED
Aerosmith- Same Old Song and Dance
ZZ Top- La Grange - CONFIRMED

Boss: Slash- Guitar Battle
Encore: Guns N Roses- Welcome to the Jungle - CONFIRMED
Co-op Encore: Bloc Party- Hellicopter

Tier 6:
Santana- Black Magic Woman - CONFIRMED
Smashing Pumpkins- Cherub Rock - CONFIRMED
White Zombie- Black Sunshine
Tenacious D- The Metal - CONFIRMED

Encore: Stevie Ray Vaughn- Pride and Joy
Co-op Encore: Matchbook Romance- Monsters

Tier 7:
Slipknot- Before I Forget
Disturbed- Stricken
Queens of the Stone Age- 3's and 7's - CONFIRMED
Muse- Knights of Cydonia - CONFIRMED

Encore: Living Colour- Cult of Personality - CONFIRMED

Tier 8:
Slayer- Raining Blood - CONFIRMED
Eric Johnson- Cliffs of Dover
Iron Maiden- Number of the Beast - CONFIRMED
Metallica- One - CONFIRMED

Boss: Lou- Guitar Battle
Encore: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Bonus Tracks:
An Endless Sporadic- Impulse
Backyard Babies- Minus Celsius - CONFIRMED
Bret Michaels Band- Go That Far - CONFIRMED
Die Toten Hosen- Hier Kommit Alex - CONFIRMED
Dragonforce- Through the Fire and the Flames - CONFIRMED
Fall of Troy- FCP Remix
Gallows- In the Belly of a Shark - CONFIRMED
The Hellacopters- I'm in the Band - CONFIRMED
Heroes del Silencio- Avalancha - CONFIRMED
In Flames- Take This Life - CONFIRMED
Kaiser Chiefs- Ruby
Killswitch Engage- My Curse
LA Slum Lords- Down N Dirty
Lacuna Coil- Closer - CONFIRMED
Lions- Metal Heavy Lady
NAAST- Mauvis Garcon
Prototype- The Way It Ends
Revolverhead- Generation Rock
Rise Against- Prayer of the Refugee
Scouts of St. Sebastian- In Love
Senses Fail- Can't Be Saved
The Sleeping- Don't Hold Back
The Stone Roses- She Bangs the Drums - CONFIRMED
Superbus- Radio Song

Oct 18 for Aus i believe

This is the controller for Ace Combat 6 on the xbox360

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 not bad

  indeed!

wah wah wah

Bought 'Skate' for PS3 today. Been playing it for about 8 hours now! Really fucking addictive. Just gotta try and get a better line next time! Tony Hawk won't sell another game to me from this point on! Controls are crazy intuitive. Very hard to get the hang of straight away, but give it time and you'll be pulling off Christ Airs like no one's business!

Skate is like Thrasher skate and destroy from ps1 days i think... or maybe ps2.. pretty sure ps1.. made pulling off a decent trick rewarding, rather than pulling of a 9215832592385923859 million trick combo - Skate gets my vote!!

New nfs Pro street is also looking good, might finally be the answer i've been waiting for from NFS series.. all hangs on how realistic they've been with the drifting imo..

had heaps of fun on the wii

may need to look at getting one

very easy to pick up and loads of fun, even if excessive movement is required

i like the wii but seem to get over the games very quickly, ie il like it for a day or so but after that its like meh

mind you im not talking about lengthy games like zelda etc

picked up phantom hourglass the other day. havent played it much yet but its pretty good so far. probably the best looking ds game on the market at the moment.

yer ill be grabbin that this week i reckon. Can get it at EB if ya trade in a couple games.

just finished playing COD4 demo - i'm calling out game of the year right now. hands down.

1.4gb - worth every mb downloaded

yeah sweet! pre ordered it the other day along with assassins creed. i cant get over the amount of quality games coming out in the next couple of months.

Also got the Unreal3 demo - for any fans of gears of war, this is a must have, looks identical, but with Unreal skins - my poor PC struggles with it tho... might be time for an upgrade...

Orange box
Assassins Creed
Unreal 3
Call of Duty 4
Nba2k8
Need for Speed Pro Street

all out within the month

Finally got my copy of Halo 3!!! 

But because it took so long, and even though it was all Australia Post's stuff up, they sent a whole heap of other junk with it... a yo-yo, a Tony Hawk Cap, a Stuntman T-shirt, and some other bits...

DVDCrave rock!

I've been playing cabelas trophy bucks. It's like big buck hunter, but on ur pc.

great little time waster. 

I may be 6 months late but fuck me i love Gears of War, i need a real torque bow to play with 

thats just on consoles yeah?

i think xbox360 only...

how fucking brilliant is it mate

have you played it online yet? playing it online is soo addictive
if your on xbox live add me pappas99

not online yet (not my xbox).  Should be happening in next new months though so i will, cheers

oh god all i hear about at work is "GEARS" dude at work is gonna hit 20,000 kills this week!!!

its all about halo 3 on live. wow this is fun.

got that too sick game...

fps (& tps) ftw...

if u like gears of war - Unreal 3 - playin the demo for the last week.... unbelievable!!!! if only it had the community following Halo does.. it shits all over it, looks so much better, much deeper game, more weapons, movement abilities, vehicles, game modes, maps - only thing lacking is single player story, it has one, but halo's is better. But for multiplayer... Unreal = win. Just needs more support on consoles, only out on PC this year.. but lookout next year for 360 & PS3 versions

Any console/PC owner MUST however get Call of duty 4 out 7/11, ignore the franchise associated with it if u didn't like the older ones, its unlike any of the previous games.. simply amazing, they've nailed it in every aspect.

played U3 on pc and i dont like it as much, mind you i still burn the torch for BF2.  Ill have to check it out when it hits consoles

cant fucking wait for that one!

Yeah I played the demo and it was awesome...the tank rocket launcher bit was crazy, the missiles flying straight up then boom! Only thing I hated was they put in the usual 'enemies swarming your location and you have to kill them all before they (a) cross a certain invisible line or (b) blow something up' objective. Fuck they shit me! They have had them in every COD game so far and they suck! The NPC's on your team are useless sacks of shit and you end up having to run around like a headless chicken taking care of all the fronts, they always take me forever to pass. Give me some meaty objectives, storming areas whatever, just dont give me those!

 Is it gonna rape my PC?

 Fuckin loved COD 2

really? i found in that area (i presume u mean defend the tank) i only had 2 cover one side, and my NPC's took out the whole other 3rd i wasn't covering, infact, i didn't kill anyone in front of the tank, only to the right where u move onto later - thought my teamies did well, even headshot some dude that was bout to nade me

And no, my rough PC specs are
*don's nerd goggles*

Pentium 4 3.2ghz
2Gb Ram
6800GT AGP
Audigy soundcard

and i'm running it in 1024X1280 on mostly high specs, turned smoke & some lighting features down but not off, but was still amazed @ how good it looks! Multiplayer is a different kettle of fish, so we'll wait to see, but that being said, there's a shitload of stuff going on in singleplayer to create that "intense" environment which multiplayer doesn't have

Veteren mode in single player is crazy, u pop your head out or run into the open, and u'll get nailed in 2secs flat.. and if u hide in cover for more than 5secs, they hurl grenades into your cover (which u can conveniently ditch back if it lands close enough)...ridiculously hard, but i love it, i've played enough FPS that i only play on hard now. the auto checkpoint system is good, not too long a distance before it save for you and quick easy restart with little to no loading time if u die.

i've said it once.... game of the year...

*takin fraps of single player, will post soon*

 Cool, I might be able to run it with lower settings!

COD4 looks cool. But I'm looking forward to getting my hands on Medal of Honor: Airborn. Wasn't a fan of MOH series, i hate any game that has a predetermined path that must be taken. Games like Operation Flashpoint where there is 1 very large map and you can go anywhere you like. Obviously you still have missions that are in certain areas but you decide where and how you will try and accomplish that mission. From what I've seen and heard about MOH:Airborn, it sounds alot like this. You drop out of a plane and land where you want... a mile out from the target or even on a building top, smack bang in the middle of everything.

been trying to get online, running bridged from the wireless connection on my pc. Bloody windows wont let me bridge a wireless and a regular ethernet connection for some stupid reason. Any ideas why?

haven't heard great things bout this game... was good in theory - but end result was a bit rubbish, apparently there's these massive invisible walls u can't parachute past and the outer city has had little to no detail put into it, so it looks rubbish as u fly in - just comments people have made, give it a crack tho!

lol
damian?

yep got that too, so much fun online, esp in big team vs matches. so much carnage and action its pretty intense

  yep!!

buyin a ps3 tonight or tomorrow.

what games should i look at?

the only guy i know thats taken time off work to play video games to work towards insanely stupid online achievements (ie 10k online gears of war kills)

all that work, and im still better than him 

FPS: Resisitance (for online play)
RPG: Elder Scrolls Oblivion (I hate RPG's, but this game fucking owns your life!)
Action: Ninja Gaiden Sigma (only if you haven't played it on another console though)
Sport: NBA 2K8
Driving: Colin McRae Dirt (Fuck Motorstorm, the bikes suck dick)
Downloadable Game: Super Puzzle Fighter 2: Turbo HD Remix

If ya buy any of these games you shouldn't be disappointed. There are other great games out (The Darkness/Heavenly Sword) that are probably worth a rental, not purchase, due to their short length. I also bought Skate, because it's pretty good fun just skating around trying to find new places and tricks to perform. Haven't even attempted the career mode yet!

bought dead rising today for the 360

never knew you could have so much fun with a lawnmower!

Try these out -

Warhawk - hands down best online game on ps3 (be wary its online ONLY)
Heavenly sword - not heaps long but amazing to show off your new purchase - lead chick character is stupidly hot too
Colin MCrae dirt & download the Gran Turismo HD demo
Ghost Recon 2 & Oblivion are awesome also
definately jump on the online store, some cool demos
then Nov 7 - Call of duty 4. no ifs or buts. buy this game.

next couple of weeks, stax of games coming out, a total of 65 by the end of the year for the ps3 alone

Got home last night at 9:30, put Halo 3 on and thought I'd just play it a little bit coz I was stuffed...

Midnight rolls around and I'm like "Where did the time go!!!"

Such an awesome game!

I downloaded sonic on my phone this morning

next week is the london gaming festival. not sure if im gonna get a chance to go to anything tho.

just watched the teaser trailer for street fighter IV. looks wild.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/26656.html

Omg, picked up my Zelda on Saturday I am so in love with this game, it has blown me away, graphics excellent (for a DS game), gameplay is awesome, how they include using the touch screen & microphone is freaking sweet aswell, and it still has a classic Zelda feel, oh lordy how I love this game *hugs*

Signed, fangirl

it will do that to you mate

i finished it for the first time over the weekend, on legendary, took me 3 weeks of solid work (its hard on legendary)

now i can enjoy and focus on multiplayer online.

OMG SOLDIER OF FORTUNE 3!!!

pffttt, banned in Australia. Have already spoken to a number of colleagues(ok, fine, old clan members) who will be getting it online anyway. Game on!

If it's the same one I watched it's mainly a video cutscene and doesn't show any actual game footage

I'm a little unsure about this actually ..I really, really, really, really want them to keep it 2D, but it's a pretty sure bet they'll make it 3D which completely sucks in my oppinion. I honestly think the Alpha series was the pinacle of fighters; absolutely gorgeous sprites and backgrounds, really nice animation and the best fighting system to date. None of this side-stepping around your opponent bullshit or levels that move around so much it's almost like a platform game.. just straight up, solid fighting.

Still, it's a Capcom game, and Capcom are the king of fighters, so having said all of that it will still probably rock

Yeah, I'm a little sick of this happening, and once I move to Melbourne and have some time on my hands because I'll be lonely and have no friends I'm not writing for dB or 24Seven so much any more, I'm starting a website to raise awareness of Australia needing an R18+ ratings for videogames.

in that situation mate, though illegal to be sold here, could it be bought from OS and a server run?

yes! street fighter IV must be 2d... or i'll cry

and i have Orange box in my hot little hands.. finally!!!

Yeah, I know people who got Manhunt, Getting Up Under Pressure and such that way...

As long as the game is PAL and Region Free, it should run (for consoles... For PC it doesn't matter what version you get)

The only problem is getting it through customs. Sometimes they check, sometimes they don't.

If Crysis gets banned, I bet thousands of people will do it...

I quite liked EX + Alpha on the Playstation...it was in 3D but pretty much played like the originals...pretty good!


And with the banned games...when you can get *cough* mods *cough* torrents are your friend...I got Getting Up for my Xbox like that, cool game and yes Aussie censors suck...Ruddock is a tool...and be warned if Family First get any more sway in the upcoming election we are all in for a world of hurt, movie goers as well...

i've been playing skate on xbox 360 so much doper than any of the tony hawk games

EX was a really good  game, you're right. Like I said before, Capcom are the dons of fighters and I'm sure however they decide to make it will still result in an awesome game.

I guess having the game in 3D would be fine, but having it done with beatifully drawn sprites would just make it perfect. It adds to the whole feel of the game ..the novelty of "ooh look it's in 3D and I can move along the X and Y axis" wore off years ago too, I don't see any real point in it for a game like SF. If SNK can keep it 2D for the Metal Slug series then Capcom can do the same for the SF series!

And again ..it just looks BEATIFUL

I agree with you definitely...surely with the gfx as advanced as they are they can get it looking literally like a crazy anime film come to life...as long as the sprites have heaps of animations so they look really lifelike in movement. That's always been the problem with 2D sprites for me...not enough frames....

just picked up half life 2 orange box, cant wait to check out tf2 tonight

Fuck TF2.........Peggle!!!!!!!

Plus that Portal game looks like fun!

was playing SKATE at a mates before. Fucking hard to get used to, but so much more realistic than tony hawks.

Akuma/Shin-Akuma/Evil-Ryu always my fav - Street fighter Alpha 3 on PSP still best version out there i reckon!!!

Alpha collection on the PS2 is pretty cool, using the PSP is actually really easy as a controller, i rate it!! firing up Portal now!

For all those NBA fans, 2k8 delayed on all systems

havent checked out portal yet

but i can safely say TF2 is sooooooooo much fun!

i feel like its 2001 all over again when i used to play team fortress classic for hours on end!

Portal honestly made me motion sick last night - i had 2 stop playing, wicked game tho - i think it'll be a case of people either getting it... or not, cos u really gotta think sometimes. actually really funny too - the computerised voiceover girl, that talks you thru the levels is classic - she keeps promising cake if u complete all 19 levels

TF2 does rock - still sussing out all the classes & how best to play them

right on man!

once you get used to it though it's off the proverbial

finally got xbox live yesterday. was up for most of the night playing halo 3 & gears of war online. fucking sick games.

my gamertag is: FiendishWarrior if any one wants to add me.

should be picking up orange box in the next few days aswell. cant wait to play team fortress 2.

nice one mate il add you
yes halo3 and gears of war are very addictive online. THE 2 most popular console based games online atm. My gears of war clan is currently ranked 3rd best in australia 

speaking of clans, anyone whos got halo3 lemme know if your interested in joining an official australian clan, me an a mate have just started one up.....calling it 'Commandos' 

Just been playing the Guitar Hero 3 demo.

Yes, it's more of the same, but it's just so much fun that if they changed it too much they'd wreck it.

Ritters is loving Super Paper Mario on the Wii... She's even been skipping neighbours to play it

Just playing PES 2008 on the PC...yes yes sweet PES

It's here! And finally most of the Aussie team look authentic now! Neill in particular is spot on...and he's long been a 'generic' face in PES, good to see they're getting more recognition now!

Gameplay is sick...now if only my PC gamepad was more like a PSX one....

whoa whoa whoa...... Pro Evo Soc is on PC?

Yep...must have been released earlier than next-gen consoles cos I know it's out on ps2 overseas already. Chances are the copy I got was leaked slightly before release date as well...most new PC games seem to appear in 'all the right places' before they're released somehow...

You need a decentish PC though...I'm running it quite nicely at 1024x768 on an Athlon 64 3000+, 7600GT, 2 gig ram...hardly a piece of shit but nowhere near cutting edge...

I'll prefer playing it on my mate's PS3 when it's out but I've been hanging for it and couldn't wait once the opportunity presented itself, hehe...

ah nice mate, cheers for that

fuckign nice one

cant wait to get it on 360 in a couple weeks, ive got the demo it feels and looks very nice

for the halo fans, tonight il be on nova fm at some stage between 7:30-10 playing in a halo deathmatch competition. friend won a nova comp during the week which allows her to go into this deathmatch playing halo3 against 3 others for 10 mins, and the winner gets a plasma tv and xbox360! considering she doesnt play video games she told them she was working and asked if a mate can fill in they said yes. so naturally she called in the big guns! should do well, finished it on legendary and regularly play online and beat/do well against the hardcore gamers

so who gets the prizes if u win???

not me lol i said just buy me beer if i win

im just doing it for the glory, and to be on radio!

plus she's the one that won the trivia challenge and got the chance to be in the competition

shit!!! good luck mate

Did ya win Harry?

http://au.gamespot.com/video/915692/6181011/super-mario-galaxy-official-trailer-3

looks like fun

looks sweet as. i cant get over how crisp that graphics look. if it was in HD id honestly think that was on a 360 or ps3 even.

nah spewin i came second

some xbox geek (more than me lol) from pt pirie won by 2 kills

we were pretty even, in the grand final deathmatch (5 mins) i was startin to get the better on him, then he got a couple lucky kills an got up on me then got on a ghost (flying vehicle) which was the only vehicle in the level, and it was a big level so he just kept flying away and staying away from me so i couldnt kill him and had to chase him. bit of a dirty tactic but what can ya do. by the time i killed him an blew up the ghost there was only 1 min left

was still fun being on radio and being in the studio chatting with the show hosts on the air

got xbox live crankin today.. mad fun! have a 1 month trial of live gold.. right in the middle of exam period. add me fools gamertag bezz86

Ah well...not much to do in Pirie I reckon...

Surely you won something decent for second?

nova cap t shirt and copy of halo3 for 360

im giving them to kristen (the girl i played for), she doesnt have a 360 but should be able to sell halo for $90 or so on ebay at least lol

Still playing Phantom Hourglass on my DS, still love it, even though as time goes on Zelda games get easier and easier

my xbox fucked up on me while online last night. now i gotta send it in for repairs. you think they would actually have fixed this problem in 360's now.

what happened to it?
ive had mine 9 months and been playing online that long too and mines never missed a beat

i was about to start a match on halo 3 and then it made this fucked noise and those 3 cunty red lights started flashing. so i turned it off hoping that it would boot up ok but it was fucked. rang xbox support this morning and they said i gotta send it in for repairs free of charge. fucking devo. im gonna be without it for 2 weeks!

last night me and my mate beat paul rodriguez in a game of s.k.a.t.e of off this 6 stair gap took a while but i was happy

took me around a week of casual playing to get to the end of new super mario on the ds... still been playing it a bit as luigi, just picking random levels... cool game but it was all over a bit too quickly...

just played tf2 for the first time. No idea what i was doin but good fun non the less

im in love with this game. i didnt think it was that great when i first started playing it, but once you learn the maps a bit and get used to the classes again to do well its so addictive. i love being sniper on defence and soldier on offense. spent about 10 hours playing this over the weekend i rekon

super mario theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXjsoZG9mxQ

played NBA and FIFA on wii on the weekend... sick games heaps of fun even though i was beaten  i would rate FIFA over NBA i think NBA would be a lot easier to master than FIFA imo. The more i play the wii the more i want one.

Anyone played PE soccer on ps3 im at a cross road at the moment time to upgrade??

ilbe grabbing that on 360 when it comes out thurs 

yer, seems pretty addictive doesnt it. Me and Skinny were playin it for hours, usually him as  a Heavy, me as a medic. Much ownage:P

metroid prime 3 and call of duty 4 both out this week. cant fucking wait.

Some gold for the TF2 heads...these guys must be dedicated!

No pc single player for tf2 yeah?

correct - definately a multiplayer only - stupidly addictive tho

Cod4 - simply amazing....  its just so intense!!!! never actually felt like i was in a warzone before, can't rate this game high enough & the multiplayer is sick too, gonna get into that more later

*offtopic PC help needed* - some strangeness has happened when i had 2 re-install windows on my pc on a different drive cos my main one corrupted, my 2 partioned hard drives, my main drive(which XP corrupted but i haven't formatted cos i want all the files) has rolled back a few months and i can't see any files created in the last 3 months, music, pics, programs.. anything!!!! If anyone knows a good file recovery or a solution to why i can't view them -  i've tried a couple programs but can't work them out/they find nothing to recover

spewing I have no net at home at the moment...

PES 6 won't load my profile unless I'm online, so I can't play my league. I had Villa at 4th heading into the finals season!

Also means no TF2, Halo 3, or COD 4

Just bought COD4 for PS3. Will post up if there's any issues relating to framerates and shit if I notice them. Fucking Pro fucking Evolution fucking 2008 fucking is out tomorrow as well. Called in sick for work already! 

dude lemme know how it is.... so keen to get it

a mate of mine got it this morning so i went round for a suss. it certainly lives up to the hype. the whole game is so detailed and polished. its unbelievable. cant wait to get my 360 back so i can crank it.

 

i'm getting fifa on wii this weekend i reckon.

check this dude out. he is selling his entire collection of games and consoles.

http://videogames.neocurve.com/list.aspx

Got it this morning. Played one game. Pretty disappointed to be honest. The frame-rate during replays etc is fucking shocking. Gameplay seems to be following the Fifa style. In fact, having played both on PS3, there isn't really much difference at all. Even though I'm a huge Evo head, I would recommend you either wait til the next installment (bullshit I know!) or buy Fifa 08. My opinion may change, I hated Pro Evo 6 when I first played it, but now rate it as perfection. I'll stick with Pro Evo 2008 for now. Time to start a Master League!

gutted im definately an evo man also and to date they have always left FIFA for dead.. cheers for the heads up..

Yeah, unfortunately it's Konami that's shortening the gap, not EA!

I've been playing PES 6 all this week on PS2 at work at lunchtime... 8 of us around a big screen TV is heaps of fun!


Nah man, EA have taken a turn and are actually starting to make decent games. Look at Skate and how that trumps Tony Hawk.

FIFA 06 was a pretty decent game. FIFA 07 was difficult for them because they wanted to change everything for the new consoles but didn't have the time to deal with it properly, so turned out shit - although on PS2 it was really good.

FIFA 08 addresses all the problems of 07 and keeps the good things, and produced a kick ass game by all accounts. I even got that just from the demo, and am keen to pick it up... just after every other friggin' game


I'm grabbing PES tonight so will let you know if the same thing happens on the 360, but from all reports it freaking rocks.

But PS3... there's your problem. Get a 360 or get it on PC.

Games ported to the PS3 will always* have a bad frame rate because the PS3 is a pile of shit code base is so radically different to the others that processing bottlenecks will cause bad framerate in 7/10 cases.

*edit: well, at least until Sony provide developers with better tools...

My first post in this thread......

Does anybody know where the cheapest place to get a Wii from is, or is the price pretty much standard everywhere?

Gonna get one for the kids for xmas.

pro evo's have NEVER been got on playstations theres your problem. i got the 360 version today going to give it a test run with 2 mates tonight

looking forward to the dual xbox live multiplayer (ie  me and a mate can play online against 2 other ppl) rather than the last pro evo where it was only 1 vs 1

First of all I didn't quite understand your post but if you were saying that Pro Evo has never been good on Playstation then you are seriously deluded! The series started on PSX and the premium PES experience each year has always been the PS versions! No question! I owned PES5 on Xbox and even I admitted that it was so much better on the PS2...the controllers work better with the game (the white/black button placement on Xbox was shit compared to the shoulders) and the gfx looked better and the game ran smoother despite being a less powerful console.

As for PES 2008 I can't comment yet but I imagine the experience will be similar on all platforms...I have played it on PS3 and thought it wasn't as bad as everyone has made it out to be!

And regarding the 2v2 multiplayer, I read somewhere that it's not included in online PES 2008 on any platform...that really sucks, I loved playing 2v2 matches with Keyser against other fools on the PS2.

The amount of options and little details they actually removed from this year's version compared to PES6 is unacceptable! Wow, they added diving but they took out plenty of great little things I liked, man of the match star, detailed match reports, etc.

Don't get me wrong it's still a good game but my word they had better sort their shit out for PES 2009!

Probably wouldn't be much cheaper unless you found it second hand. You could try JB Hi Fi though sometimes they have stuff on special.

*ahem*

So is *ahem* a shop?

Where is it located?

well said old chap

i am the *ahem* - i manage eb games marion i thought u knew this and was hoping ahem would prompt your memory, my bad!!

Absolutely no frame drops or slowdown on Xbox360...

Like I said... PS3 is a steaming pile of turd because Sony aren't releasing the right tools for it to unlock it's full potential.

the back of the game box said single player 1-4, xbox live 1-2 whereas the old pro evo said online 1 only so im assuming it is. havent tried it yet

I'm getting a DS for chriiistmaas!!

Been playing Guitar Hero 3 online with Maz and Dan all morning... Heaps of fun, especially battle mode...

I gotta practice... Maz owned me!!! 

After playing PES a little more and watching replays rather than skipping them, I have noticed a little slowdown in the framerate...

Seems to happen the longer the session is, well on Xbox360 anyway, so maybe that's why I didn't notice it at first...

Aha! 

Top game, I'm really getting a feel for it now, gameplay wise - I hated it at first and wished they had just left PES6 gameplay but put a gfx update on. Still finding absolute glaring omissions though, beats me why they fucking took out so many good options. After the wicked customisation of the last Master League where you could choose difficulty settings, how much cash you get etc. this bites the big one. Me & Keyser couldn't even make up our all-star teams we used to battle it out with because now your ML has a set amount of pissweak cash and you can't build the dream teams with 1000 measly credits.

im loving the gameplay. the AI is so good, alot better than the previous pro evo where they were almost predictable. one thing ive noticed the refs are alot harsher with slide tackles (almost always a yellow at least), and shooting is improved you can score bombs from outside the box easier, your keeper is shitter and will drop the ball alot more often than previous games, and also the game 'feels' a bit slower (but smoother) in terms of speed of the game

I'm not really into games any more but....

My mate bought a NTFS format Xbox 360 for AU$350 over the internets.
Can't buy the NTFS games here but you can download the NTFS games more easily and they still work multiplayer. You just have to get the machine chipped.
The NTFS games get released earlier too.

I hear that COD 4 is quite good.

Sounds like the way to do it.

Yeah the scoring is definitely easier, most games are big goalfests, the keepers tend to parry and spill the ball out all the time now resulting in easy tap-ins, I guess it has upped the realism a bit because in PES6 it was like they had glue on their hands the way they used to snatch absolute rockets out of the air. Another thing I've noticed is there is way less injuries now, I've only seen 2 I reckon in 30+ matches and both times they walked it off.

Award for the funniest bug so far has got to be the goal celebration where this player runs straight through the ad-boards and the stands into white 'null' space outside the stadium...like the old 'no clipping' cheat on Doom...hahaha

Nah, I reckon that goal line save made by a centre-back with both his motherfucking hands has got to take the cake! Seriously had to do a double-take and watch the replay to make sure it wasn't the goal keeper! The only thing I would laugh at more is if it happened in a real-life game! Fucking hilarious!!!

You mean NTSC, the US system right?  Buying a used 360 off the net (whether is PAL or NTSC) sounds pretty dicey to me - especially if it has had modded bioses to play burnt games.   I would rather get a new one and do the modding myself so I know what has been done.  Your mate could easily run in to warranty problems given the 360's failure rate and end up with an expensive paper weight.

Can't you get a cheapo brand new model of the 360 now for around the $400 mark anyway?  I reckon I'll get either a cheapo PS3 ($600?) or a 360 this christmas.

It was new and he did get it modded here.
Modding usually voids warranty I suspect.

But he gets games easier (more NTSC torrents on the net) and EARLIER.

When I was a gamer those 2 things were very important to me.

problem with that is you cant play online, otherwise you get banned. Most games now are geared towards online play moreso than single player.

Mmm ok I just figured a modded 360 would play burnt PAL or NTSC games anyway.  Thats what my Wii does.   

Still if the 360 dies for some reason (which is a good chance) does he send it back to the US?  That would be fucked.

http://www.dropshots.com/Titan7170#date/2007-11-10/23:46:50

sick graphics... the nukes are insane!

Exactly. You can't even play most new PC games over LANs anymore without having purchased copies, even when hacked.

And I don't buy the whole "I want to play games sooner" lie - if you want to play games sooner then get a Jap/US console and import. Otherwise admit the truth that you just want to get games for free - why fucking lie about it???

COD 4.... Oh my Fucking God...   

I haven't put the thing down since Last Friday... 

hmmmm
I unashamedly made 2 referenced to this.



If it wasn't clear enough take a second look pal.
torrents... downloads.. ahem
wink wink nudge nudge
say no more, say no more guvvner

Incidentally he has been playing these games online with no problems.

been playing metroid prime 3 non stop the last few days. such an awesome game. the controls are sick. anyone with a wii should go and pick this game up as soon as you can. best wii game out there at the moment no doubt.

Got the Witcher from marion today. We'll see how it goes. Sinny you need to get your computers fixed. Hell chaos in there today hey.

yes... biggest software retailer in the world and we run pentium 3s 

EB suck nuts @ keeping in touch with current technology for their own store POS.


and you just got Witcher cos it has a high level sex scene didnt u!

Assassin's Creed comes out next week... delayed - again.

It has a high level sex scene? Gotta clock it soon then. I'd never even heard of it but it looked awesome so i got it. Pretty damn good so far.

fired up cs: source today coz i'm supposed to be studying for exams... ah nostalgia. Can't believe how many people still play it!

Ive been hooked on settlers heritage of kings.
I vowed once ive completed it, Im going to make my way back to soundforge and fruity loops 

i reckon my next purchase will be either

mario party ds : http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/827/827955p1.html

the simpsons game : http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/833/833419p1.html

tony hawks proving ground : http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/828/828223p1.html

looks like a lego batman game is on the horizon too... http://uk.media.ds.ign.com/media/896/896279/vids_1.html

any of you wii owners getting or have guitar hero 3? id steer clear of it if i were you, unless you like to play music based games in mono 

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/11/wii-guitar-hero-iii-outputs-only-mono-sound/

Good thing I hate Guitar Hero.
Dummania/Guitar Freaks all the way for me.

I have been playing heaps of Super Paper Mario since my boss bought me a Wii for my b'day. So much fun...

*cough*

Konami Digital Entertainment is aware that some players of PES2008 are experiencing "stuttering" by their machine when playing on PS3. (This does not occur on other formats). After checking the matter we have found that the problem is primarily taking place where the user is not playing the game in high definition.

The solution to this problem is to play the game on an HD TV (high definition screen).

PS3 Pro Evo Busted, Konami Offering Advice

PS3 will be able to play Divx in a future Sony update.  I am guessing the 360 will follow suit.  Sweet, might be able to finally unplug the Xbox 1 running XBMC!   

http://kotaku.com/gaming/hell-yes/divx-confirms-ps3-divx-support-322015.php

Which one to get?  I'm leaning toward the PS3 because it runs quieter, has a nicer media interface.  Although the 360 can play back ups already and is likely to have a better homebrew scene...  Games seems pretty identical after this Christmas (I never really got in to Halo).

I read that too. Stupidest piece of gaming advice ever imo. Are Konami gonna subsidise players for these screens? Haha

Sweet. Can you browse the local network with a PS3 like you can with XBMC? I haven't really used a PS3 yet.

Yep PS3 and 360 can browse a network but only play their respective file formats natively (360 plays Windows Media shite etc). 

There are ways to stream divx and basically any other format currently using programs such as TVersity but from my experience its a little cluncky and needs you always running the resource hungry software on the computer that you are browsing the files from.  The picture resulting isn't as good either.  You can even stream to the Wii using the Orb software but the result is pretty shite.

Hey Skinny what are the chances of bringing the game back if I have my receipt? It runs like shit on my computer even though I meet the minimum specs. And yes all the graphics settings are as low as possible. I'm running an athlon 64 3200 and a 7300 so it should work.

now her Bdays past, fkn huge ups to Dan for helpin me out with Laurens Wii. Much appreciated dude, and she loves it!

Oh my god COD4...

 

no worries happy to help! i've got some wii game goodness to try out on the weekend as well something COD4 related that may interest u Q, AWOL from Tf2.. not good enuf!


i concur.

i'm playing it in Veteran mode... - i must have restarted bout 300 times, so glad the death-respawn time is quick even in single player. but its extending the game life triple for me cos each mission takes so long, some people reckon single player's only 6hrs long... veteran mode fixes that problem!

Fav. mission so far - raining hell from that AC130 hercules gunship... it just like the youtube video i've seen of some Us chopper smoking some insurgents, so realistic and my GOD so much fun!


yeah man, easy done - bring it in with your receipt or even without and i'll hook ya up with a refund.. or exchange, u choose.

Too bad most of the stuff around (that I get anyway) is encoded in XviD...hopefully they support that as well...far too many commercial products finally embracing video compression only support DivX...annoying

Kinda wish I got COD4 for 360...

I was far better at multiplayer on console than I am PC.

Also I wouldn't have to download it twice, download new directx, video and sound drivers...

Yay I have the game working finally, boo I can't download anything else this month!

I'm far better at everything on consoles than on PC. For some reason I just hate playing games on my PC unless they're games that use one mouse button or something, like Peggle. Glock hit me up with a shitload of sick games that I haven't even touched because I can't be bothered. There just ain't no feeling like sitting in front of the TV with a PS controller in hand and having an all-nighter gaming session. Just can't do it infront of the computer!

 Mouse & keyboard is the bomb for FPS gaming imo

how else would you play?

 console and hand held controller ie PS3

I would whole-heartedly agree if all it took was the mouse and awsd. However, I can never get my head around the other commands (ie. 1-9 for weapons, / for leaning, space for jump, > for hanging upside down from a pipe, @ for cowering in a corner, etc etc). I guess I find it too complicated. Much easier for me on a gamepad (especially if you can customize so every game has the same layout) where you only really use your two thumbs and two fingers, not every single digit on both hands. I is a n00b!!! I guess I got spoiled by Timesplitters 2 on PS2. Ever since that game I have felt that a PC is no longer necessary to enjoy a FPS. Having said that, there are shitloads of games (Half Life, Fear, Rainbow Six Vegas, Dues Ex) that absolutely suck on consoles. I reckon this is because they were PC first and the developers figure that because they have so many keys on a keyboard they might as well use them! When mapping these controls to a gamepad they become illogical and cramped which in turn is cruel to the gamer.

Hate to break it to you, Rainbow 6 Vegas and Deus Ex were designed for console...


I think FPS have come a long way on consoles.

Sure, keys and mouse are faster and more accurate, but given that action has actually slowed down in FPS then it's not so much an issue anymore.

Fuck! To be honest I wasn't really sure about Rainbow 6 Vegas, but Dues Ex? Wow, consider me suprised!

deus ex invisible war was designed for console, original deus ex wasnt

Usually anything which supports Divx also runs Xvid by default as its basically an open source clone.

I can't stand using a controller for FPS, not even an option for me. It's why I've never gotten into games like Halo.
I'm way too used to pressing buttons to get movement, swapping to an analogue stick is really confusing.

Where did the mouse & keyboard combo originate from? I'm pretty sure it was Quake with the mlook command in the console.

Yeah first time I started really testing the mouse/kb combo was definitely Quake. I had tried it on Build engine games (Duke3D, Shadow Warrior, Blood) before that but it didn't work very well as it wasn't a true 3D environment, plus those games auto aimed anyway so you didn't really need it!

Yeah Duke was just pgup look up, pgdown look down. I'm pretty sure Quake was the same by default, but it didn't take long for ppl to start using +mlook and keyboard.

yeah i was gonna say - Deus Ex was a classic PC only title!!


only just saw this.....

yeah good call

with a lot of non inhouse devs releasing top notch games with no problem, that instantly nullifies that argument. claiming something is shit cos u don't understand it - its like half the class figures out a maths problem and you guys are left scratching ur heads spitting paper @ the smart kids cos u just can't do it. @ least the ps3 consoles are actually functioning *cough*3redlights*cough* and coming up with some awesome new features ie. Divx support, PS3eye, remote play/media access for PSP & next year, digitalTV tuner addon!

moving on -

some cool things the new PS3 eye can do!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27384.html - main trailer

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27860.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27862.html

If you're going to talk games to me, you better be ready to back up what you're saying...

I've worked on PS2, PSP, PS3, Xbox, Xbox360, Wii and PC games. I have the programs and documentation given to developers from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. I've used them on a daily basis. I know which is hard to use and which is simpler to use. I know the levels of support given to developers from each company.

Sony suck. And I'm not the only one who thinks that, either in this company nor in this business.


Like WHO?

Midway - http://kotaku.com/gaming/great/midway-struggling-with-blacksite-ps3-314569.php
Konami - http://kotaku.com/gaming/pro-evo-2008/ps3-pro-evo-busted-konami-offering-advice-321870.php
Infinity - http://kotaku.com/gaming/broken/infinity-ward-fixing-ps3-cod4-online-321454.php
EA - http://www.gamesradar.com/us/ps3/game/news/article.jsp?releaseId=200605031743109055&articleId=2007102415756171038&sectionId=1006

Want me to go on???

PS3 games consistently get rated lower than their Xbox360 and PC counterparts (compiled from metacritic - ones in bold are the games which scored lower on PS3) And it's nearly always because of graphics or multiplayer.

Name | Year | PS3 score | Xbox Score
Assassin's Creed |2007| 85   |    84
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare |2007| 95   |    95
DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road |2007| 83   |    83
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The |2007| 93   |    94
Fight Night Round 3 |2006| 83   |    85
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock |2007| 82   |    85
skate |2007| 85   |    86
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 |2007| 85   |    86
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas |2007| 86   |    89
Virtua Fighter 5 |2007| 85   |    91

It's so bad Sony is pleading with developers to stick with the PS3
http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=142068

Developers will stick with them if they give them access to the tools Sony itself use.

And yes, I agree 100% with you that Microsoft fucked up with the manufacturing... but I don't see how that relates to the support that developers are given.

video games are fun



the end

Fuck yeah!

There's a new Ghostbusters game coming out and it looks awesome!!!

Teaser Trailer: http://www.ghostbustersgame.com/uk/index.html

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ive spent a ridiculous amount of time playing tf2 over the weekend. so addictive. has anyone got the 10 kills with 1 sentry achievement? i cant seem to get it, i can never get past 5-6 kills without some soldier blowing up my sentry

Word!

anyone know where i can buy a year's xbox live subscription with a headset for cheap?

have been an engineer once. Very, VERY ordinary lol

i like the engy, u just gotta remember to sit back & think bout sneaky spots for ur sentries etc, and remember u have fuck all health lol - heavy still rocks it for me, looove how crazy he goes when u start racking up kills - good to see humor in a game for sure!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/11/the_cal_marching_bands_amazing.html
best thing ive ever seen hands down

you know what i just thought would be fucking cool?

If you had a flight sim that is connected to google earth, and as you fly around it automatically imports the terrain into the game, so you can literally fly around the world! that would be fucking awesome.

You mean like the one that comes with Google Earth??

http://marco-za.blogspot.com/2007/08/google-earth-flight-simulator.html

 Flight Sim X uses tiles from Google Earth as well

well there ya go.

Bought Assassins Creed today. Hope it's good. Been fucking hyped up enough. Now I can't wait for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune!

yeah i picked that up as well as mass effect. havent had a chance to play em yet.

http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/home/home.php

FALLOUT 3
Autumn 2008

 

It's about time though

  going out to Bethesda
looks like this will be a worthy continuation

This is a wicked game that basically runs on GURPS rules (cool + realistic mechanics)

Just finished Mass Effect.

For all the technical problems the game suffers from - the graphical glitching and the sometimes awkward AI - it's still one of the best games I have played.

I just had to keep playing it until I finished it.

Up there with Bioshock for story and the way it's told. Maybe even surpasses it.

playing portal on ketamine is an interesting experience. we started from the beginning and got up to the 3rd to last level before we were 'unable' to play anymore lol

great game though

For the flight sim enthusiasts amongst you...

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i prefer this one:

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http://www.f16simulator.net/wb/pages/en/news.php

join the fuckern air force then liam 

OMG i want a playstation 3 so i can play Folklore

nah i keep getting shot down already, don't think i'd last long in real life

Rock Band pumps up the volume . 
By Clement James      22 November 2007 10:22AM       

Former Guitar Hero developer Harmonix has unleashed its latest musical offering.
 
Rock Band Special Edition Bundle is now available at retail stores across America for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3.
 
Whereas Guitar Hero allowed users to play the guitar, Rock Band challenges players to put together a band with lead and bass guitars, drums and vocals.
 
Rock Band includes 58 tracks and spans every genre of rock from alternative and classic to heavy metal and punk.
 
The game allows users to play as a band or individually and claims to offer an infinite number of ways to play each song.
 
The Special Edition Bundle features a Fender Stratocaster guitar controller, an electronic drum kit, real drum sticks, a microphone and software. The Xbox 360 bundle also comes with a USB hub for easy plug-in access for all instruments.
 
Rock Band is scheduled for release on the PlayStation 2 on 18 December in North America and will ship in Canada on 17 December for Xbox 360, PS3 and PlayStation 2.

Looks like the 360 will be the first to natively support Divx (and by Divx, meaning Xvid). 

http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/11/30/december-2007-video-playback-faq.aspx

On another note, playing Mario Galaxy today has been fucking crazy.  Haven't enjoyed a game this much in a long time!

Nah, PS3 supports divX too...

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/11/13/divx-support-coming-to-the-ps3-soon/

good to hear. havent picked it up yet due to lack of funds but very keen to get it this week. mario is the man.

 Have had fuck all time lately to play games!

 Doh!

First Street Fighter IV info!  Awesome styled 3D graphics with the classic style 2D game play. 

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164756

Been playing Skate all this week.

Fucking awesome game. So intuitive and fun.

Cranked up some GHIII too and discovered my guitar is completely fucked.

I picked up Super Mario Galaxy last night can't wait to play it.

i'm a bit suprised that everyone let this slip under the radar

new gtav trailer

http://media.rockstargames.com/06ladies12/trialer3/vid.flv
http://media.rockstargames.com/06ladies12/trialer3/640x360.wmv
http://trailers.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/2924/t_gtaiv_moveupladies_watermarked_h264.mov

has anyone got one of these for their ds?

http://www.ozmodchips.com/r4-ds-r4ds-p-25.html

yeah downloaded it the other night on the xbox live marketplace. this game is starting to look very polished indeed.

Nope but I have bought stuff from that store before their gear is good - they pick the best stuff to import.  From what I've read, that R4 card is the way to go.

Personally I don't (I'm a not a ) but I know a couple of people who do and really like it.

Gotta buy a Micro-SD card with it as well though, which basically doubles the price they've listed.

maja suprised me by buying me a copy of bubble bobble for the ds. probably wouldnt have bought it myself... not too keen on the new school version but it does have a copy of the original game on there which i used to cane as a kid. been having loads of fun playing it.

bubble bobble rocks it

gosh i cannot wait to get an xbox...just so i can play Star Wars Unleashed!!! *excited*

will be my first console purchase EVER!

sorry, just got excited after looking at the site...http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed/

I LOVE the sound of that!

Can any one remember a show on channel 7 called Control Freaks??? I got a job with the dudes that make it! I get to play all the new games and shiz! they even did work on the new GTA V trailer

bastardi!

I picked up Link's Crossbow Training last night

Anything that is connected to Zelda I must have!!

I've played it... 

(well, the PS2, PSP and Wii versions )

finished portal whilst messy over the enchanted weekend, ended up loving the ending. such a great game with a different style.

We downloaded Gran Turismo 5 Prologue for PS3 and Burnout Paradise Demo for Xbox360 at work today.

GT5P - hmmmm... well, it looked great, and if you like GT then you'll love it (I never liked the game - the car physics always felt too heavy for me, and I'm not a sim racer anyway) but it had framerate drops... not good for a flagship title, even if it is the demo. But if I remember correctly GT4P had a similar issue...

BP - lots of smashingly good fun! It's Burnout in a free roaming world - make your own path through the city to find the other drivers and take them down... it's awesome - I'm definitely going to buy the full version.

THERE IS A WII VERSION!!!!!!!!??????????????// When did it come out??!!!!

It's not out yet... Still in development (they all are)

Super Mario Galaxy is friggen awesome

woo awesome news!!!

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http://games.internode.on.net/content.php?mode=news&id=2370

Kids - beware. Not only does Father Christmas have a list of naughty and nice (which we're assured he checks two times), but parents are getting in on the act, too.

If you've been telling your parents exactly what you want for the holiday season (and think there's a fair chance you'll get it), don't go doing something silly that will get you in trouble, like... oh... getting caught smoking pot on your dad's patio. Such behaviour is likely to result in your father taking the copy of Guitar Hero III for Wii that he'd bought for you, and selling it on an online auction site, to teach you a lesson.

This is what happened recently in Canada, with a man known only as k_lid recently discovering his 15 year old son hanging out with a couple of mates, getting high. Rather than a "conventional" punishment (grounding, no pocket money, extra chores), this primary-school teacher decided to teach the boy a next-gen lesson. Sitting under the Christmas tree was a copy of Guitar Hero III, waiting patiently to be unwrapped. k_lid picked up the box, removed the festive wrapping, and sold the thing online.

The game has a Canadian retail price of around C$90... k_lid's copy, after receiving more than a bit of attention from the media, sold for US$9,100.01, to an Australian bidder. Before you ask, the money will not be going to his son, with k_lid suggesting it will go to "good, fair use," and that he "may use some of it in a more philanthropistic context". He's also aware that a less well-meaning person may have made a high bid with no intention of paying, in which case, he will not send out a second chance offer, instead giving the game to his son (that said, the winning bid was from a long-time member of the site, who boasts a 98%+ positive feedback score).

k_lid wrote the following message on the auction page:

    Here's the deal:

    So I spent who knows how many hours of my life trying to get "Guitar Hero 3" for the Nintendo Wii for my 15 year old son who has been begging for it since he was born (well not really but he's wanted it for awhile). So after waiting in lines and going into every game store in the city over the last 2 weeks (practically being laughed at when I asked for guitar hero 3) I finally got lucky and got one at EB Games (they just got a shipment of them 25 minutes before I walked in!).

    So I was so relieved in that I had finally got the Holy Grail of Xmas presents pretty much just in the nick of time. I couldn't wait to spread the jubilance to my son.

    Then, yesterday, I came home from work early and what to I find? My innocent little boy smoking pot in the backyard with 2 of his delinquent friends.

    Now I know santa applies the "naughty or nice" paradigm to determine who gets what on Christmas. My son (Isaac) hasn't exactly been Mother Teresa this year (he got suspended for fighting in the spring, among other things) but I thought I could still justify getting him this present. Maybe it would make him stay home more and "rock out" on this fake guitar thing. He pretty much spends all his free time at his friend's house playing it anyways (while high on marijuana, I would imagine).

    Anyways, I am now finding it hard to justify rewarding him with this gift after he so greatly disappointed me. I know smoking a joint isn't the end of the world, but if you can convince me that he deserves the gift, then I will end the auction. You will have to be very convincing. I am an elementary school teacher and I know that rewarding bad behavior is just asking for more of the same...

    After I caught him getting high on my patio I did the typical yelling, screaming, kicking out the friends, etc... but I had not decided on a suitable way to punish him. As of the time of me writing this, he does not know I got him Guitar Hero 3. I will show him the auction once it is posted and we can watch it finish together. Sort of a "Father-Son bonding experience". While I doubt this will keep him from ever smoking pot again, I think it will make him think twice before doing illegal (well I think pot is still illegal in Canada) drugs on my property.

    I am still considering getting him a game for his Nintendo. Maybe something like Barbie as the Island Princess or Dancing With the Stars. These games are in stock everywhere I go, and I know he will just love them.

    Merry Xmas Isaac. I hope you've learned your lesson. –Father.

 

The funniest thing about this is - the game won't work on an Australian Wii

The game may not be worth much, but the sentimental value is through the roof!

Been crankin some old skool Trasnport Tycoon & Syndicate lately... I need a fuckin upgrade ASAP!!!

oh man the new gta trailer almost made me cream my pants

im gonna have to take a month off work when this comes out seriously

  I took a few days off work 'sick' when San Andreas came out

 I wish I had a PS3 or X-bpX 360.

Whenever big games come out, there's always about 5 people at work off on any given day.

If you go to xbox.com and look up their gamertag, you can see if they're playing 

I just discovered that I can run The Secret of Monkey Island on my Nokia N95 8GB

A guy I know that works with timboh took a week off to get all the gears of war achievements, and took 2 weeks off when halo3 came out lol

street fighter 4 video trailer: http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-75281.aspx


i looked it up online and it got a rating of 3.6

apparently on level 30 (out of 100 levels) of the new school edition of the game, you cant get past the level unless you beat the big boss. only problem is that no big boss appears on this level, and this happens 100% of the time!

it said the only reason to get this was for the old school version, and thats all ive been playing. its fun and addictive, the only thing i hate is that you cannot continue... so far ive managed to get almost half way through but without being able to continue its gonna be hard work to get all the way through it.

 Khem have you actually liked any DS games so far?

yeah! i play it every day! the classic version of bubble bobble is rad. i finished mario kart to the point where i unlocked all the races and karts and characters and reverse race mode. pretty keen on diddy kong so i can get some more racing action... i finished super mario as well, then started playing it as luigi. there are loads of fun mini games on super mario too. sonic was the only one i didnt really like, so i took it back and got mario hoops. maja has a couple of games that she wont let me play cos ill finish em before she gets to play them... hehe

How the fuck did you do that?!?! Would it work with my 6110?
Equal best game in the world, along with LeChuck's Revenge.

yeah I got LeChuck's revenge too
Curse of Monkey Island Works on my phone

go to http://www.scummvm.org/
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php
and download the "Symbian S60 version 3 binary" version

load it to your phone using the Nokia software
then download the game(s), copy to your phone's memory, run the ScummVM program on your phone and it's easy

it just works and the sound works too!

gettin an xbox 360 fri

all ill say is thanks Dan. Your a great, great man:)

awww I used to love that game!! damn motorola

Some Motorolas use the Symbian OS and it should work on those

check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scummvm
or http://forums.scummvm.org/index.php

nice one
make sure you get on xbox live too!

 

sooo, when do people reckon ps3 will go down in price?

just wondering, cos i'm trying to decide if i should just not bother and get an x-box 360 instead...

You can get a 40gig PS3 for around $700, and it's also a BluRay player so I would go with that.

I love my PS3, I don't know if they make the 60gig ones anymore?

the 40 gig one's don't play all dvd's though do they?

not so sure about them to be honest. would have to be the real deal or nothing (or x-box)

Hmm not sure about that, I thought it did

X-Box 360 is probably just as good, I only promote Sony because I'm a Sony girl, I haven't even used the BluRay on my PS3 though yet, discs are too expensive.

I guess it depends, if your going to mainly use it for gaming X-Box might be the best way to go, especially if you can't justify spending that much.

I just can't wait to see GTA on PS3

edit/ heres a review on the 40gig PS3 http://www.ohmike.com/2007/11/12/ps3-playstation-3-40-gig-review/

 I think the 40 gig one would be fine for you mate. What do you want to use it for? (other than games)

AFAIK all PS3s play all DVDs.

There are some blu-ray discs PS3s won't play (standard 1.1 discs) because the PS3 hasn't upgraded it's firmware to play 1.1 discs, but that will change soon enough.

$598 for 40gb ps3 - gogogogogo!

My PS3 won't play HD discs though

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/29075.html

he's back!!!! lets hope this time this actually gets released............

oooooooer. might be calling you about this mate!

 
 I also saw a deal at Game where you can trade in a working ps2 + 10 games and get the 40 gig PS3 for $299.

 That's pretty fkn good if you ask me, there would be some fine print though I reckon.

Um, that's because HD DVD is an entirely different format... it's like trying to put a VHS into a Beta machine.


They *might* have to be full games - not "platinum" titles, but generally trades involve any working game.

one xbox 360
Nba 2k8
Forza Racing
Viva Pinata

$158.00



sweeeeet:)