dude i canceled gamefly earlier this year because of this same shit - if you send games back to fast they will put a hold on your queue and make you think something is wrong in the mail, when they just have not sent the game out. but, gamefly will save you a lot of money.

honestly, i am seriously considering switching to gameznflix

[Edited on October 24, 2006 at 11:01 AM. Reason : asdf]

10/24/2006 10:52:51 AM

I really want a good RPG for Xbox. I already have Oblivion for the PC, so I don't need that. I need something like a KOTR III or something along those lines.

10/24/2006 1:28:14 PM

^for 360? Enchanted Arms is a decent turnbased RPG

10/24/2006 2:40:17 PM

interesting that the IGN wishlists had 0 ps3 games on it. half and half wii/360.

[Edited on October 24, 2006 at 3:29 PM. Reason : for last week. do the kiddies fantasies not bode well for ps3?]

10/24/2006 3:29:10 PM

cause theyre all already on 360...except for like 3 and none of them are like HALO was when xbox came out.

10/24/2006 3:36:29 PM

i actually had to read that sentence 3x before i got it. not that it was overly confusing, but i just didnt get it based on my assertion. you are correct however.

10/24/2006 4:25:59 PM

Quote :

"^for 360? Enchanted Arms is a decent turnbased RPG"

Are you serious? I thought the same but it was the biggest waste of money... horrible characters, horrible voice acting, horrible plot... uhg and don't get me started on the gay dude. I played 20 hours forcefully, and finally just traded it back in towards GoW.

10/24/2006 5:01:52 PM

^well i did rent the game so maybe that helped

the gay dude dies fairly quickly and the graphics are pretty nice overall...i got 1000 achievement points in about a week's worth of playing

10/24/2006 5:03:54 PM

Yeah I wish I had rented it, but it was an impulse buy.

I honestly thought a 5 yr old could have written a better story though, and while I enjoyed the battle system, 1/2 the time I just ended up using the auto-attack feature because there were do many random battles.

10/24/2006 5:06:41 PM

oh yeah i definitely used the "auto" attack as much as i could except for the final bosses

reminded me a little of the Breath of Fire games (turn based RPG) so i got it

story was pretty weak and there was too much dialogue but you could just keep hitting Green and skip through

tiger woods and tony hawk demos both look nice...probably have to trade in tiger 06 and tony hawk american wasteland for the new ones

*also there is some support skill you can equip later in the game called 'Encounter Evade'

avoids all random battles...good stuff

[Edited on October 24, 2006 at 5:12 PM. Reason : .]

10/24/2006 5:11:50 PM

The new THPS definately looks good, I have enjoyed the demo... even if I still can't get the hang od the Nail the Trick stuff that well.

Tiger is always fun, and easy enough to have anyone play... personally I am really holding out for Gears, Rainbow 6 Vegas, and maybe NFS:Carbon or FEAR.

10/24/2006 5:17:31 PM

nfs carbon looks nice...demo of that also available

10/24/2006 5:18:56 PM

Thats the one of the greatest things about XBL, the demos help you decide if games are worth getting.

10/24/2006 5:44:43 PM

and if they all suck you can buy an XBLA game

10/24/2006 5:45:33 PM

Like Geometry Wars, which is one of the best games of all time.

10/24/2006 5:48:44 PM

marvel alliance for 43 shipped availible on play-asia.com

region free

10/24/2006 6:19:30 PM

Quote :

" EA selling in-game money for Godfather 360 Slate of new offerings for mob-movie-based game lets players unlock weapons and thugs, as well as the in-game money to actually purchase them for use. By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot Posted Oct 24, 2006 10:07 am PT Electronic Arts has released its first wave of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of The Godfather, and gamers are likely to find the offer at hand a little more refusable than the ones that normally come from Don Corleone. Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb details the new slate of downloads on his blog, and a couple of items stand out from the pack. First of all, the $50,000, $100,000, and $250,000 in-game money packs each increase the player's bankroll at the cost of 40 Microsoft points ($0.50), 75 Microsoft points ($0.94), and 150 ($1.88) Microsoft points, respectively. Each pack can only be downloaded once. Virtually impoverished gamers may be drawn to download the packs, as the Xbox 360 version of The Godfather apparently lacks the cheat code for free money that can be found in the PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PlayStation Portable versions of the game. Player who need something to spend their downloaded money on can then pick up five different weapon packs for 100 points ($1.25) a pop that each open up the ability for the player to purchase one high-powered weapon from a specific in-game arms dealer. That power comes at a price, however, as the most expensive of the weapons, the level 4 Tommy Gun, will set players back $750,000 in-game. For 250 Microsoft points ($3.13), gamers can add the hired assassin to their list of employable crew members. However, the assassin still has to be paid $10,000 in-game to join up. Other downloadable Godfather content released today includes a free MobFace apparel bundle available for a limited time that includes two hats, two glasses, and a leather jacket. There's also a Favor Pack for 250 points ($3.13) that adds three favor missions to the game, provided the player has fulfilled in-game prerequisites. Finally, gamers interested in the whole cannoli can download The Don Collection for 800 points ($10) and get all of the released content at a discount of 465 points ($5.81). A Level 4 Weapons Bundle-which includes all five of the weapon downloads--is also available for 400 points ($5). "

10/25/2006 8:54:13 AM

that Mobface leather jacket is like some varsity jacket

10/25/2006 9:34:41 AM

since toysrus is having that by 2 get one free thing I went and picked up Splinter cell, Madden 07, and Saints row. I think I'll open splinter cell anyways but Im gonna hold on opening madden or saints row and maybe trade em for Gears of war and something else. madden smackdown How is that new superman game lookin?? marvel utilmate alliance?? Im not so sure about the new Star Trek game coming out but I may end up gettin it anyways

10/25/2006 2:37:01 PM

gay guy is best character ever in an rpg. ive only played ofr about 30 mins though. READY FOR THISTH...YAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

10/25/2006 6:17:56 PM

anyone make a european hotmail account and download the demo for rainbox six vegas?

10/27/2006 1:39:25 PM

anyone played splinter cell yet? i got it but havent opened it yet...

10/28/2006 1:10:48 PM

DASHBOARD UPDATE TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW

Quote :

"Beginning the morning of Tuesday October 31, owners of the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be able to download a free system update that will provide more than 85 new features and enhancements, including support for native 1080p games and movies, faster Xbox Live Arcade game list display times and even more choices when it comes to video playback options. "

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/1030-novemberupdate-completelist.htm

10/30/2006 12:36:11 PM

less than 2 months until I'm joining you guys

10/30/2006 1:21:36 PM

Quote :

"Play video from storage devices such as USB flash drives, Xbox 360 Memory Units, etc."

porn porn porn

10/30/2006 1:27:40 PM

releases for the next 2 weeks:

FIFA Soccer 2007 – 10/31/06
F.E.A.R. – 10/31/06
Need for Speed: Carbon – 10/31/06 ($40 at sears this week, look at the ad)

Fuzion Frenzy 2 – 11/7/06
Call of Duty 3 – 11/7/06
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 – 11/7/06
Gears of War – 11/7/06

[Edited on October 30, 2006 at 1:49 PM. Reason : yeah]

10/30/2006 1:49:00 PM

thats an awesome list...too bad i dont have time or money for them

10/30/2006 1:52:36 PM

Games I will purchase this year:

COD 3
Rainbow Six Vegas
Gears of War

10/30/2006 11:42:14 PM

Current: NCAA '07, courtesy of TJB627, Tiger Woods '06, Dead Or Alive 4 courtesy of another roommate

NFS: Carbon... mine on my birthday, Wednesday
Gears of War... when it finally comes out and the DOA:4 supplier provides yet again

and of course, 'Lo 3 in '07

10/31/2006 12:42:46 AM

saints row massive update

Quote :

"General # Enabled 4xAA (anti-aliasing) for 480i standard-def and 480p resolutions (was 2xAA). # Enabled 4x anti-aliasing during initial player creation screen. # Added player options to enable v-sync during cutscenes and/or gameplay, with warning that it will affect framerate. # Fixed widescreen formatting issues in certain resolutions. # Fixed issue where button icons would sometimes not appear during tagging activity. # Fixed problem where camera could rapidly rotate around player when exiting vehicle. # Added dialog reminding player to save before final mission in the game. # Fixed rare crash bugs due to variants and fast shader constants. # DLC - Car dealership now skips paint selection for car if the car has no color data. # Fixed issue when signing out of a gamer profile on The Wheel Woman unlock screen. # Added missing audio tracks to music stores, including "Pickin' Boogers" # Added long sideburns and four other missing hairstyles to Shear Intensity salons Multiplayer # Improvements to the way the game handles packet loss and bandwidth management between players. This addresses issues commonly cited as "lag", and general synchronization problems between the players' clients (vehicles/players warping around, etc). # Various bandwidth optimizations. # Fixed connection issues with gang servers (done server-side, update not required). # The system for rating a player's quality-of-service has been improved, and made less conservative. This means you'll see many more matches with 10-12 player limits. # Fixed "clothes stealing" exploit. Stolen clothes will be deleted, legit clothes will be unharmed. # Various changes to Matchmaking phase, to get players in the game faster. # Team-based, non-Gang games are now required to have even teams. Gang matches still allowed to be off-by-one to allow easier matchmaking, since single people cannot be matched-in. # Fixed issue that could cause the Blinged Out Ride vehicle to get stuck inside the garage when the driver disconnects. # Fixed crash that could happen during server migration. Fixed rank reporting errors in Leaderboards for Team Gang Brawl and Team Big Ass Chains. # Fixed problem where end of games stats display could be improperly sorted. # Fixed issue in server migration where statistics would not be properly updated for the newly elected server. # Fixed issue where incorrect server was elected for game size. # Fixed issue where car could get stuck in a chop shop or get pushed out of the level and destroyed. # Added caching to pimp hat and multiplayer chains to reduce delay when they are loaded. # Fixed problem where PC could become bald after importing from single- player savegame. # Fixed problem where multiplayer garages had problems with client vehicles colliding at the entrance with an invisible mesh mover. # Item sync improvements. # Fixed problem that could prevent twelve people from getting into a match due to not having enough security associations. # Points stored in Big Ass Chains are now being reset between games. # Fixed issue where gang stats retrieval could fail and not be retried. # Addressed "standby" hack where a player would temporarily disconnect their network connection to move around without others seeing them. # The proper number of custom vehicle choices now appears for the Hustlin multiplayer level. # Gang sizes limited to 100 members. # Fixed cases where gangs match but not all players get into the game. Only servers with sufficient bandwidth are selected to host a match. # Fixed bug where multiplayer garages had problems with client vehicles colliding against unseen geometry. # Big Ass Chains points scored stats are now reset between games. # Fixed bug where player would have pipebombs in inventory but would not be able to throw them. # Fixed problem in Protect Tha Pimp where a player would respawn at the beginning of a round in observer mode. # DLC - Always display name of level server has selected, even if client does not have that level downloaded."

if that packet issue works, then this game is gonna get madd online play

10/31/2006 12:51:41 AM

just got the update...not bad, nothing majorally changed

10/31/2006 9:06:03 AM

Quote :

"DVD Player Optionally disable notifications from Xbox Live while watching DVD movies. Improved support for audio streams on incorrectly authored DVDs. Better handling of unreadable discs. Updated count-down timer. HD DVD player support. Added zoom support for non-anamorphic content. Added support to Family Settings to block Unrated Content"

we'll see

10/31/2006 10:48:12 AM

I just recently purchased a 360 because I felt it was a waste owning a nice HD tv playing PS2 on it. I really like the system now, surprisingly however it has taken some time getting used to the controller versus the PS2 version.

I have a couple questions and comments.

-Has anyone tried GamezNFlix? I guess it's like Gamefly but you can rent movies too. Was thinking about trying it out but wanted to see if anyone else had an opinion.

-I have 2 games that were scratched, is there any way to repair them or maybe have new ones replaced from the manufacturer?

-Last thing is a comment...does Microsoft make a ton of money or what? They charge an arm and a leg for the system, games and accessories (granted it costs a lot to make this stuff)...and then charge for online use (granted running these servers can't be cheap)....then charge you to purchase Market Points to DL games and stuff. Is it me or are we too rich for our own good? I'm mean I make good money now but I have a Cell, Cable, Internet, Sirius Radio, 360 account and also play WOW and thinking of doing the online rental thing. I guess if I was smoking, drinking, and go out every weekend it would probably be the same amount of money but man we live life pretty good IMO.

This was strictly an opinionated comment but I thought I'd bring it up.

[Edited on October 31, 2006 at 1:47 PM. Reason : because]

10/31/2006 1:46:32 PM

Quote :

"-I have 2 games that were scratched, is there any way to repair them or maybe have new ones replaced from the manufacturer?"

basically no, they wont take back games or anything, only place that will is ebgames if you bought like a scratched disc warranty for the game when you bought it...you could try one of those disc scratch removers?

Quote :

"-Last thing is a comment...does Microsoft make a ton of money or what? They charge an arm and a leg for the system, games and accessories (granted it costs a lot to make this stuff)...and then charge for online use (granted running these servers can't be cheap)....then charge you to purchase Market Points to DL games and stuff. Is it me or are we too rich for our own good? I'm mean I make good money now but I have a Cell, Cable, Internet, Sirius Radio, 360 account and also play WOW and thinking of doing the online rental thing. I guess if I was smoking, drinking, and go out every weekend it would probably be the same amount of money but man we live life pretty good IMO. "

i have had no problem letting them charge $400 for the system and $60 for games, thats nothing really compared to the crap sony is trying to pull. as far as charging for xbox live arcade games and marketplace points, i dont have a problem with that either, thats all optional stuff. lastly, paying for xbox live doesnt bother me at all since its service is superior over anything that sony has put out.

10/31/2006 1:53:44 PM

A problem I had was when espn came out with all of those games that were $19.99 and it pissed off all the other companies because they couldn't make as much money

You can only make so much profit

that being said, I will own an xbox 360 this xmas along with 3 or 4 games, subscription to xbox live, and probably a subscription to either gamefly or gamezwhatever so I don't have to pay $8 a game to rent at BB

[Edited on October 31, 2006 at 2:17 PM. Reason : .]

10/31/2006 2:10:38 PM

Try using one of the disc-dr things that you can buy at EB to fix the DVDs. I heard that has worked for other people.

10/31/2006 5:39:48 PM

hugh difference in saints row online play now

11/1/2006 4:57:09 PM

Quote :

"I have 2 games that were scratched, is there any way to repair them or maybe have new ones replaced from the manufacturer?"

Here's a tip to anybody who owns a 360 if they don't already know this

I have had my 360 for about a year and began buying the ~$3 warranties because some of my games would get scratched for seemingly no reason, and $3 isn't much when you're already paying $60 plus tax...but one thing a worker at EB Games told me, which I have begun to do and it really helps, is when you are done playing a game...don't just turn off the 360...first go to the Dashboard...apparently if you are playing a game and cut it off, the disc motor immediately stops spinning and it drops the disc...the disc is still spinning, so it ends up coming to a stop from the friction of the disc tray...apparently if you go to the Dashboard first, it "properly" spins down the disc...if the scratches you have had are in a circular pattern, chances are something like this happens...only drawback is if a game locks up, you cant really go to the Dashboard...also don't really move the console while a game/movie is being played but that should go without saying

11/1/2006 5:12:18 PM

google checkout + gamefly dollars = cool. i dont feel like continuing my subscription, but im enjoying enchanted arms (only a lil bit into it htough, bout 6hrs, it say 24%). came out to be 25 shipped. can fetch more than that on ebay.

11/1/2006 6:38:57 PM

Anyone else having trouble downloading the Rainbow 6 demo?

11/1/2006 10:23:09 PM

nope, its downloading for me...ill be trying it later, ive heard its good if you really have liked the rainbow six series...

11/1/2006 10:51:28 PM

demo downloaded and played it briefly...seems way better and alot cooler than graw was...i didnt plan on buying it but ill probably have to atleast rent it or something

11/1/2006 11:49:54 PM

with the update, demos seme to download quicker

i guess its cause gold members get shit a week earlier now

11/2/2006 11:10:26 AM

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/858/858064/vids_1.html

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/858/858062/vids_1.html

in-game advertising run wild

11/2/2006 6:46:39 PM

I finally got the R6:Vegas demo. Definitely going to buy this game on Nov 20th.

11/2/2006 8:03:49 PM

^^I sure do want to eat at the BK Lounge now...

[Edited on November 2, 2006 at 9:54 PM. Reason : ]

11/2/2006 9:54:11 PM

so is anyone getting anywhere on Tiger Woods? I am finding it hard to improve my characters power. definitly a much harder game this year.

also, first shots of mlb 2k7

11/2/2006 10:52:29 PM

^i did the entire tiger challenge before starting the pga tour...all my stats are 100% and more with the modifiers...i did it all on "balanced"...probably should moved the difficulty up to the hardest, but it was hard at first but once i got to the last round of characters to beat, i was winning by 3+ holes...

11/2/2006 11:11:23 PM

so what do you guys think of the tv&movies thing they're coming out with

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/20061106-moviestv.htm

11/6/2006 11:25:03 PM

more power to um. hdd space might eventually become an issue though.

11/6/2006 11:30:25 PM