1212010286|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: The World Ends With You|This week, Yahtzee tempts fate and risks insanity by reviewing a JRPG.

|This week, Yahtzee tempts fate and risks insanity by reviewing a JRPG.

||7|| 1211395603|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Painkiller|This week, a Painkiller retrospective.

|This week, a Painkiller retrospective.

||7|| 1210872371|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Grand Theft Auto IV|This week, Grand Theft Auto IV.

|This week, Grand Theft Auto IV.

||7|| 1210262865|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Mailbag Showdown|This week Yahtzee turns the angry, yellow eye on you, the viewer.
Particularly those of you who have sent him email crying about the Super Smash Bros. Brawl review.

|This week Yahtzee turns the angry, yellow eye on you, the viewer.
Particularly those of you who have sent him email crying about the Super Smash Bros. Brawl review.

||7|| 1209770991|Jake|.: Grand Theft Auto IV Review :.|
GTA IV

Just my impressions and opinions on GTA IV, hope you enjoy.|
GTA IV

The wait is finally over and GTA IV has been released, and the wait was well worth it. It takes everything that made the previous titles so good and has increased them ten fold while adding entirely new features as well, creating an immersive and addictive game.

The player takes control of Niko Belic, who has come to Liberty City in search of the American dream, which his cousin Roman assures him he has. What Niko found however is harsh and brutal city thriving with violence and carnage, in which he must survive in by rising to the top by doing whatever it takes.

The main man Niko

The game has the entire classic GTA trademarks such as the car jacking, fast speed car chases, shoot outs and the crazy civilians, but what makes IV stand out from the rest is the realism. Liberty City feels like a city. The pedestrians go about their daily business, meeting friends, answering there phones, shouting abuse to one another, and the city itself looks "lived in". The people react to how you act, push past them and they will shout abuse at you, pull out a gun and start shooting the place up and they will flee, call the cops or take cover.

This in depth city makes the game so much more enjoyable, and the smooth control's help to. There your pretty standard third person shooter configuration but the newly added cover system really changes GTA. Gone are the days off standing in the middle of the street and firing away. Players will have to take cover, and maneuver between it in order to successfully survive shoot outs. Its a lot easy to die this time around, and while the "run and gun" tactic is available; you'll most certainly be killed pretty quick.

Boom!

Of course, vehicles are back and you will notice a vast improvement over them from the previous GTA's. Cars handle a lot more realistically and good driving is a necessity to make it through most of the missions. Each car has its own feel and doesn’t just feel like a different skin and the same box. Cars are more detailed, truly representing there makes and most likely handling like them to. There’s nothing quite like racing through Liberty City full speed with your friends while being chased down by the police, which leads me to the defining aspect of GTA IV, the multiplayer.

Cops 'n' Crooks

The whole of Liberty City is open to you and 16 friends in over 15 different game types. I haven’t played all of the multiplayer modes so far, but i must say the cop's and crook's was defiantly the most entertaining. There are two teams, the crooks goal is for them to get a randomly selected player titled "the boss" to a getaway vehicle on the map, while the cop’s goal is to stop this from happening. The game play is frantic and furious and like I mentioned earlier, the feeling of speeding through the streets while taking out enemy players is great. The fact the entire of Liberty City is open for you to explore online is great, and although I have experienced some lag, it was nothing to make me think any less of this game.

In my opinion, IV is a must buy for fans of the series and anyone that owns a Xbox 360 or PS3. It really raises the bar for free roaming games and for gaming in general. Not to be missed out.||3|| 1209579137|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: God of War: Chains of Olympus|This week on Zero Punctuation, God of War: Chains of Olympus.

|This week on Zero Punctuation, God of War: Chains of Olympus.

||7|| 1208971515|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Super Smash Bros. Brawl|This week on Zero Punctuation, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

|This week on Zero Punctuation, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

||7|| 1208364877|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Condemned 2: Bloodshot|This week on Zero Punctuation, Condemned 2: Bloodshot and the phrase "errant turds."

[Video in Full Article]|This week on Zero Punctuation, Condemned 2: Bloodshot and the phrase "errant turds."

||7|| 1208204431|Jaybuz|Nine page review of GTA IV| GTA IV Review

A whole nine page review by OXM, of the upcoming game GTA IV has been uploaded to windows live drive. View it here.|||11|| 1208029384|AdMiN|Two More GTA4 Radio Station| Electro Choc

Ok so two more radio stations revealed for GTA IV, first one is ElectroChoc with all of Liberty Cities dance music for you to listen to while reeking havok. The second is Liberty City Hardcore, pretty obvious what they play on this one. Hardcore rock.|Ok so two more radio stations revealed for GTA IV, first one is ElectroChoc with all of Liberty Cities dance music for you to listen to while reeking havok. The second is Liberty City Hardcore, pretty obvious what they play on this one. Hardcore rock.

||11|| 1207945388|Jaybuz|Sony Overhaul PS Store @ 14th April|

The revamp comes in response to a survey last year which showed that many PLAYSTATION Store users wanted a better interface and easier navigation. The new design will deliver a hugely improved navigation system, much greater scope for categorisation and a dynamic new user interface. The PLAYSTATION Network will be taken offline for a scheduled maintenance to the network on April 14th between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Pacific Time. As a result there will be no access to the PLAYSTATION Store.

To accompany the launch, the PLAYSTATION Store will see an exciting selection of content available from 17th April, consisting of the launch of the Metal Gear Online Premiere Beta, building up to the launch of the next chapter in one of PlayStation’s most loved franchises, Metal Gear Solid: Guns of the Patriots. Also available will be Warhawk™: Operation Broken Mirror, a great new addition to the hugely popular Warhawk experience and Lair™: Diabolical Dragons Pack and Skyguard Upgrade pack, offering new and exciting features and functions. There will also be a collection of trailers including the latest for GTA IV, as well as a Sega Superstars tennis demo.||8|| 1207944977|Jaybuz|Big GTAIV site update| GTA 4

Rockstar earlyer today added tons of new content to the GTA IV site. Some of the new feature revealed today include New multiplayer modes and details - Two new videos- Two new radio stations/DJs - A mass of flash sites for in-game features and loads of new screens.|Rockstar earlyer today added tons of new content to the GTA IV site. Some of the new feature revealed today include New multiplayer modes and details - Two new videos- Two new radio stations/DJs - A mass of flash sites for in-game features and loads of new screens.

||11|| 1207860367|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: No More Heroes|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee reviews No More Heroes.

[Video in Full Article]|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee reviews No More Heroes.

||7|| 1207442048|Jaybuz|Sam & Max Coming to Wii|

Sam and Max Season One for the Wii will be published by Dreamcatcher in North America and JoWooD in
Europe, with fully localized French and German releases. All versions of the game are currently set for release in fall 2008.|||12|| 1207327282|Jaybuz|Call of Duty 4: Variety Map Pack now available|

The Call of Duty 4: Variety Map Pack (444.46 MB) is now available on Xbox Live for 800 points. "The Variety Map Pack includes four new multiplayer maps featuring a variety of locations. “Creek,” a wide-open village ravaged by combat where concealment is the difference between life and death; “Broadcast,” fight throughout an enemy communications building with confined corridors and wide-open parking lots; “Chinatown,” a foggy downtown district, lit only by a full moon and the neon glow of the city; and “Killhouse,” featuring a desolate training warehouse filled with a variety of building mock-ups and soft and hard cover points."|||13|| 1207155303|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Army of Two|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee tries to cut down on the gay jokes while reviewing Army of Two.

[Video in Full Article]|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee tries to cut down on the gay jokes while reviewing Army of Two.

||7|| 1206552900|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Zack & Wiki|This week on Zero Punctuation, Zack & Wiki and a whole lot of dongs.

[Video in Full Article]|This week on Zero Punctuation, Zack & Wiki and a whole lot of dongs.

||7|| 1206391312|Sam|New Call of Duty 4 maps to be Released|If you're tired of Middle Eastern villages and Russian forests, take heart: Infinity Ward has some shiny new battlefields on the way soon. Last year was a great year for first-person shooters. The arrival of Call of Duty 4 is the icing on the cake. Yet this is not enough, as Infinity Ward have announced that they will be releasing some new maps for download soon.

Currently we only know about 4 maps. The 4 maps that we know of are:

BROADCAST

This map is based on the Iraqi TV station mission, from the single player campaign mode. It has
been expanded on, giving players a much greater and more challenging environment.

[See the rest in Full Article]|If you're tired of Middle Eastern villages and Russian forests, take heart: Infinity Ward has some shiny new battlefields on the way soon. Last year was a great year for first-person shooters. The arrival of Call of Duty 4 is the icing on the cake. Yet this is not enough, as Infinity Ward have announced that they will be releasing some new maps for download soon.

Currently we only know about 4 maps. The 4 maps that we know of are:

BROADCAST

This map is based on the Iraqi TV station mission, from the single player campaign mode. It has
been expanded on, giving players a much greater and more challenging environment.

CREEK

Completely new, this map is not featured in the single player campaign. It is however
designed to look as if it is. This map looks as if it is going to be really great!

CHINATOWN

Chinatown is based on an older map, just refined and edited to fit the 360 and PS3's capability. It is not
featured in the single player campaign. This looks like quite a simple map, with a few streets and surrounding buildings.

KILLHOUSE

This map is based in a warehouse, with boxes and walls as obstacles. This map was also not featured in
the single player campaign mode. It will be a massive change from the current maps, with a strange name to go with it.

We are all looking forward to this release, and they should be available some time in the next few months.||13|| 1206387687|Sam|New Release: Rainbow 6 Vegas 2|

It's time to once again battle terrorists at the heart of the American dream - Vegas, baby! Terrorists are on the move in Sin City and it's up to you to do them in. Many an improvement has been made on the original game to keep your inner tactical shootist happy.

Ubisoft have cranked up the notch on this game, giving it a hell of a lot more to offer than the previous version.|||4|| 1206386251|Sam|New Release: FIFA Street 3|

Join the football revolution with FIFA Street 3. Whether you're hitting the streets in a 'Play Now' game, taking the FIFA Street challenge, or calling out a friend in Playground Picks mode, you can choose from more than 250 of the cream of the crop of world football. The streets of Europe, the urban playgrounds of South America and Asian rooftops are among the exotic locations you can go play in FIFA Street 3.

There's a stylish new look to the game, with grunge style menus, and quite odd looking players. Key features have been exaggerated to give this game its own style.|||8|| 1206385576|Sam| New Release: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games|

The Mario games just keep on coming. But Sonic as well? What sort of game could possibly link these 2 character together? Well, infact, its the Olympic Games.

You're given a choice of many characters from the Sonic and Mario universes - Yoshi, Shadow, Tails, Peach, Luigi and Eggman are just some of the faces you'll be able to play; each with their own set of statistics. As with Mario Kart, there are heavyweights, speed types and skilled characters that all have various abilities.

Many events are featured, but one thing's for sure, it'll give you hours of fun.|||12|| 1206385124|Sam|New Release: Army of Two|

The story is set around Rios and Salem, two war-hardened mercenaries, who are capable of quelling the violence and corruption afflicting vulnerable warzones. Fight alongside your team-mate to become the deadliest two-man military outfit a government can buy. Breakthrough gameplay, with a live or adaptive AI partner, enables you to take advantage of two-man strategies like customisable weapons, vehicles and tactical shooting.

If you're going to survive, you'll have to bring down a vast conspiracy in which the line between the good guys and the bad guys has been obliterated.|||4|| 1206384604|Sam|New Release: Lost the Video Game|

The hit TV series now hits the consoles! The story is based on Oceanic Flight 815 out of Sydney, Australia, which is mysteriously brought down out of the sky and crashes on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

You play a survivor, who himself has his own dark secrets. Your key objective is simple. Survive.|||4|| 1206132446|Jaybuz|Two radio stations revealed| K109

So Rockstar have reveraled another two radio stations. Firstly there is K109 which is just disco music mentioned to be from the time when liberty city was fun and WKTT Talk Radio with the most patriotic news source.

[View the Full Article for flash player]|Once again Rockstar have reveraled another two radio station. Firstly there is K109 which is just disco music mentioned to be from the time when liberty city was fun and WTTK Talk Radio with the most patriotic news source.

[ns=gtaiv.com]||11|| 1206015512|Jaybuz|New Far Cry 2 footage|New Far Cry 2, recent PC footage. It is also coming out for Xbox 360 and PS3.

[Video in Full Article]|New Far Cry 2, recent PC footage. It is also coming out for Xbox 360 and PS3.

[ns=csnation.net]||9|| 1205963005|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Turok|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee goes dinosaur hunting with Turok.

[Video in Full Article]|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee goes dinosaur hunting with Turok.

||7|| 1205358600|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation: Burnout: Paradise|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee takes Burnout: Paradise for a spin.

[Video in Full Article]|This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee takes Burnout: Paradise for a spin.

||7|| 1204932533|Jaybuz|More GTA4 Content! Two radio stations revealed| IF99

So Rockstar have added the music section to there website, here they are. Only two so far more soon to come. The two radio station are IF99 just funky music and the other is Vladivostok basicly russian and ukraine music.

[View the Full Article for flash player]|So Rockstar have added the music section to there website, here they are. Only two so far more soon to come. The two radio station are IF99 just funky music and the other is Vladivostok basicly russian and ukraine music.

[ns=gtaiv.com]||11|| 1204833838|Jaybuz|No plans for Crysis on a console|Colin Robinson from EA has said that there are no specific plans at the moment to bring Crysis to a console. However he did say that it was "not something that we will rule completely."

|Colin Robinson from EA has said that there are no specific plans at the moment to bring Crysis to a console. However he did say that it was "not something that we will rule completely."

[quote]
We also chatted about the market for PC titles in general and he had a very strong sentiment that PC gaming will experience a period of rejuvenation in the coming period.

I really think that PC gaming will experience a renaissance over the next few years. PC games are about pushing the technology and there are titles in the works that are yet to be announced that will see this happen.
[/quote]

[ns=maxconsole.net]||10|| 1204482789|Jaybuz|Left 4 Dead Media Release|Now even more media has been released for Left 4 Dead. IGN had the chance to try the "the infected" side experiencing the variety of zombie bosses in the game as well as learning tactical ambushes. They made an article about what they thought about it and overviews of some of the characters, here. Eurogamer have also put up their first impressions of Left 4 Dead with a playtest they had recently, also getting their hands on the infected side. See this article also for a good interview with good old Doug Lombardi. View it here.

Bill getting attacked by the infected

[View the trailer in Full Article]|Now even more media has been released for Left 4 Dead. IGN had the chance to try the "the infected" side experiencing the variety of zombie bosses in the game as well as learning tactical ambushes. They made an article about what they thought about it and overviews of some of the characters, here. Eurogamer have also put up their first impressions of Left 4 Dead with a playtest they had recently, also getting their hands on the infected side. See this article also for a good interview with Doug Lombardi. View it here.

Trailer

||9|| 1204411135|Jaybuz|Metal Gear Solid 4 Site Launched|Recently the new offcial metal gear solid 4 site has launched, it includes some official wallpapers for the game and countdown timer until the release. There is also a integrated site with details of all of the characters, trailers and some more details about features in the game. There is a demo section aswell but it doesn't seem to working yet.

|Recently the new offcial metal gear solid 4 site has launched, it includes some official wallpapers for the game and countdown timer until the release. There is also a integrated site with details of all of the characters, trailers and some more details about features in the game. There is a demo section aswell but it doesn't seem to working yet.

[ns=maxconsole.net]||8|| 1203542063|Jaybuz|Gears of War 2 Trailer|

Earlier today it was comfirmed that Gears of War 2 was coming in november 2008 and here is the newly released trailer.|Earlier today it was comfirmed that Gears of War 2 was coming in november 2008 and here is the newly released trailer.

[ns=maxconsole.net]||4|| 1203535391|Jaybuz|GTA 4 Widget|Here alittle widget Rockstar made for GTAIV. Contains trailers, screenshots and there official news. Enjoy :wink:

[ns=gtaiv.com]|||11|| 1202998510|Jaybuz|Red Alert 3 is back on PC, PS3 and 360|

Make sure you check out the [link=http://www.ea.com/redalert/main.jsp]website[/link] at EA showing how to join the Beta testers and some screenshots of the game. Also click [link=http://www.commandandconquer.com/cctv_popup.aspx?videofile=http://na.llnet.cdn.ea.com/u/CNC3_TV_Show/BCPTRA3ENGHi.flv]here to view the announcement video[/link]. Apprantly there is a co-op in RA3, so this should be fun. :smile:

[align=left]
[quote=EA]
After a seven-year hiatus, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced the return of Red Alert, one of the most beloved and best-selling real time strategy (RTS) series of all time. Command & Conquer™: Red Alert™ 3, for the PC, Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, takes players on an epic adventure to a breathtaking alternate future spawned by time travel run amok . Developed by EA Los Angeles, Red Alert 3 breaks new ground in the RTS genre, featuring a fully co-operative campaign while bringing back the series’ light-hearted style and classic, action-oriented gameplay.
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=commandandconquer.com]||9|| 1202997867|Jaybuz|Spore Creature Creation Video|New video showing the options of creating a creature in spore. Visit the website here.

[Video in Full Article]|New video showing the options of creating a creature in spore. Visit the website here.

||9|| 1202061892|Jaybuz|Mercenaries 2, Battlefield: Bad Company Delayed|

Another announcement to come out of EA’s recent conference call regarding Q3 earnings was that both Mercenaries 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company have been delayed into fiscal year 2009. In other words, the soonest either title will come out is April 1, 2008.

“We’ve made the decision to move Battlefield: Bad Company and Mercenaries 2 into fiscal 2009,” said John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts. “Both titles are looking great, and we believe with additional polish, we will build a better consumer experience and thereby maximize our economics.”

Riccitiello made it very clear that he would be willing to delay titles to ensure that they were high quality � something gamers will certainly appreciate, especially from a company like EA that is normally pegged as pushing things out the door to make money.

[ns=FileFront News]||1|| 1200606624|Jaybuz|Rumor: Insiders reveal Crysis is coming too PS3 |According to Playstation World UK, studio insiders have indicated that Crysis is heading to the PS3. The title is said to be a port of the PC version with some extra modes and features, so you should think of it more like Crysis 1.5. However, they claim that an Xbox 360 version of Crysis isn't in development due to technical reasons.

|According to Playstation World UK, studio insiders have indicated that Crysis is heading to the PS3. The title is said to be a port of the PC version with some extra modes and features, so you should think of it more like Crysis 1.5. However, they claim that an Xbox 360 version of Crysis isn't in development due to technical reasons.

[quote]
Even before the PC version released, rumours of a PS3 conversion of the stunning Crysis (developed by Far Cry creators Crytek) were rife, and not far off the mark if insiders at the studio are to be believed. The game looks to be a port of the PC original plus some extra modes and features, a kind of Crysis 1.5. Like the PC game you can expect a visual powerhouse; an open-world shooter that begins on a beautiful tropical island before things take a turn for the worse and aliens from a parallel world stake a claim on Earth. Only the mighty Killzone 2 could possibly hold a candle to this shooter. For technical reasons we hear an Xbox 360 version of Crysis isn’t in development. Bet you’re glad you bought a PS3 now, eh?
[/quote]

[ns=maxconsole.net]||8|| 1198091148|Jaybuz|Kane and Lynch: Dead Men demo|

The Kane and Lynch: Dead Men demo is now available on Live.
It is available to all regions except Japan. So get on to xbox live and check it out. :smile:|||4|| 1197721207|Jaybuz|Countdown Till Christmas|Here, now we know exactly how long it is until christmas!

|||1|| 1197314783|Jaybuz|Orange Box released on PS3 this week|

The Orange Box release for the PS3 is approaching all fast and furious like this week. Set for release this week, most stores should have the title in on Wednesday for sale to the masses. Make sure to check your local retailer first before you head out to pick it up though.

Kotaku has a three part preview/review up for the PS3 Orange Box. You can start with Volume 1, then hit up Volume 2, and finish up with Volume 3. The TL;DR version: It's marred with a number of errors, and graphical slow down but still comes off as a very enjoyable experience if you don't have the PC or 360 versions.|||6|| 1197157383|Jaybuz|New GTA IV Trailer "Move up, ladies"|Here's the new trailer for GTA IV, called "Move up, ladies" You can watch the trailer below and you can also see it on xbox.com.

Right click, save as: HD version

[ns=Gaming-Resources.com]|||11|| 1197151215|Jaybuz|BioShock wins game of the year!|

BioShock walked away the award of Game of the Year in Spike TV's game awards 2007. BioShock also scooped best original score while as well as best Xbox 360 game while Halo 3 received two awards for best multi-player game and most addictive video game fuelled by Dew.

[align=left]
PRESS RELEASE: Spike TV Announces 2007 'Video Game Awards' Winners

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners were announced tonight for Spike TV's 5th annual "Video Game Awards," the preeminent celebration of achievement in the gaming world. Talent from across the entertainment world gathered at the Mandalay Bay Events Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to honor the year's accomplishments within the video game community. Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the 2007 "Video Game Awards" will premiere on Spike TV Sunday, December 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).

The night's most prestigious honors were bestowed upon 2K Games' BioShock, as it took home awards for Game of the Year, Best Xbox 360 Game and Best Original Score. Two of the industry's most anticipated releases, Microsoft Game Studios' Halo 3 and MTV Games' Rock Band, garnered two awards each. A full list of winners can be found below.

Viewers were treated to mind blowing, never-before-seen world premieres of gaming's most anticipated releases. Borderlands (2K), Gran Turismo(TM) 5 Prologue (Sony Computer Entertainment America), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Ubisoft) and TNA iMPACT! (Midway) were all unveiled for the world to see.

The 2007 "Video Game Awards" featured memorable musical and comedic performances. Four time Grammy award winners and fresh off receiving five more Grammy nods earlier this week, Foo Fighters rocked the stage, and Kid Rock delivered a stirring three song medley, while comics Patton Oswalt, Ralphie May and Brian Posehn provided nonstop laughs for those in attendance during their performances. The world's leading video game concert series, Video Games Live, made its national television debut. The night also featured award presentations and appearances by Criss Angel, "TNA" wrestling stars Kurt and Karen Angle, actress Tia Carrere, "Chuck" stars Joshua Gomez and Zachary Levi, skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, former NFL star Rocket Ismail, UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, "The Ultimate Fighter 1" winner Forrest Griffin, legendary boxing promoter Don King, MTV reality couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, NFL quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Matt Leinart, rock star Dave Navarro, comedian Patton Oswalt, comedian and Comedy Central star Brian Posehn, and MTV's Tila Tequila.

The show pays tribute to the outstanding achievements of games, designers, animation, breakthrough technology, music and performances of the past year in the world of video games. The awards also provide a forecast of the future of gaming -- including exclusive sneak peeks and world premiere footage of some of the hottest and most anticipated games of 2008 and beyond.
[/align]

[ns=maxconsole.net]||4|| 1197063965|Jaybuz|$5000 robot, operated by xbox 360 controller|Japanse company ZMP commenced selling a two legged walking robot running on Microsoft software last Friday. The $5345 USD robot is 14 inches tall and can even kick a small ball under the influence of the controller as used on the Xbox 360.

|Japanse company ZMP commenced selling a two legged walking robot running on Microsoft software last Friday. The $5345 USD robot is 14 inches tall and can even kick a small ball under the influence of the controller as used on the Xbox 360.

[align=left]
[quote]
ZMP's "e nuvo WALK" is the first biped device to run on this software.

The 14-inch-tall, 5.5-pound robot was demonstrated last Thursday taking a few steps and kicking a small ball. The demonstrator did all this using the controller from an Xbox 360.

The robot is expected to ship in January, and is available online and only in Japan. The price is currently set at $5,345 or ¥586846.73 (Japanese yen).
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=dailyvidette]||4|| 1197063443|Jaybuz|Sony Trys to Cut Down on Firmware Updates|

The man behind the PS3 updates says they are trying to cut down on the amount of times they release a firmware updates. He also said plans are underway to make updating easier and faster and they will probably be rolled out next year.

[align=left]
[quote]
Multiplayer: There’ve been a lot of PlayStation 3 firmware upgrades] and it’s certainly improved the machine. I can’t say that I love every time I turn my system on � well not every time I turn my system on � but when I turned my system on last night to check something needed an upgrade already. I just got 2.0.

Lempel: Right. Right. We’re trying to certainly cut down on the amount of times we do it. But on occasion when we’ve got these good features ready to go, let’s give them out to the consumers. Let’s get them out there. We definitely understand that it does happen frequently and that can be somewhat annoying to some users.

Read on for our full exchange.

Multiplayer: I was wondering if this whole PSP PC store was just a way for you to be able to write a blog post that didn’t involve firmware upgrades.

Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations: [laughs] That was a way so that somebody couldn’t say to me ‘we want the in-game XMB.’ Or that I could just put one out and not hear that.[Editor’s Note: At this point we talked about firmware for a bit, which I’ll cover in a future post]

Multiplayer: It’s coming right? 2-point-something, someday?

Lempel: We hear you. We hear everyone. Yeah. There’s some challenges, but we definitely hear you.

Multiplayer: How many more firmware upgrades are we getting this year, Eric?

Lempel: Oh, let’s see.

Multiplayer: Where are we now? We have a month to go?

Lempel: You might see a couple more this year that will have some cool features. I’ll just say that. We’re hoping to release a couple more and maybe by a couple, one for each platform that will have some good features, some good stuff that hopefully people will enjoy. [NOTE: This interview took place on November 29, the day a new PSP firmware update was issued.]

Multiplayer: I kid you not, I’m considering in one of my Year-End things maybe a run-down of all of the firmware upgrades on the PS3.

Lempel: I think that would be great.

Multiplayer: There’ve been a lot and it’s certainly improved the machine. I can’t say that I love every time I turn my system on � well not every time I turn my system on � but when I turned my system on last night to check something needed an upgrade already. I just got 2.0.

Lempel: Right. Right. We’re trying to certainly cut down on the amount of times we do it. But on occasion when we’ve got these good features ready to go, let’s give them out to the consumers. Let’s get them out there. We definitely understand that it does happen frequently and that can be somewhat annoying to some users.

Multiplayer: The servers do seem to be getting faster. I’ve noticed that. My downloads of those firmware upgrades do seem to be speeding up.

Lempel: Yeah, and the process has been improved a bit. People may not have noticed this, but if you look at the process under a microscope you no longer have to hook up the controller to the PS3. Little things like that to make it easier and faster. We’ll continue to work on other ways of making it easier and faster and we’ll probably roll those out some time next year.
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=maxconsole.net]||8|| 1196448875|Jaybuz|Xbox 360 Fall Update Video|Heres a video of the up coming xbox 360 fall update. Showing all the new features it includes.

See a full list of all the updates at xbox.com.|||4|| 1196116652|Jaybuz|Fall update: Browse friend lists of your friends |The Fall Dashboard update distributed on December 4 will allow users to check out the friends lists of fellow Xbox LIVE members right from the Dashboard. The new default setting on Xbox LIVE will be active with the fall update, enabling members to see the Friends lists of other Xbox LIVE members, unless you block the feature.

|The Fall Dashboard update distributed on December 4 will allow users to check out the friends lists of fellow Xbox LIVE members right from the Dashboard. The new default setting on Xbox LIVE will be active with the fall update, enabling members to see the Friends lists of other Xbox LIVE members, unless you block the feature.

[align=left]
[quote]
Friends of Friends Coming to Xbox LIVE
Published November 26, 2007

Microsoft is making it even easier to expand your Friends network on Xbox LIVE®, starting with the Fall Dashboard Update on December 4. You'll be able to check out the friends lists of fellow Xbox LIVE members right from the Dashboard. With this new feature, members can find old friends or connect with new ones within the community of more than eight million people on Xbox LIVE around the globe and send messages and game invites, as well as compare games and Achievements.

With the prevalence of social media websites such as MySpace and FaceBook, this type of capability has largely come to be expected from consumers as a means to relate in an online community. Xbox LIVE continually seeks new ways to better serve the expectations of its members, which often result in free enhancements made available through the bi-annual Dashboard updates.

Friends List Settings
When the Fall Dashboard update is distributed on December 4, the new default setting on Xbox LIVE will be active, enabling members to see the Friends lists of other Xbox LIVE members. If you'd like to keep your friends list private, you can take the following steps to change your settings beginning today:

Log in to www.xbox.com/fof and select one of the three options available for your Gamertag:

* Everyone (only available to members 18 and older)
* Friends only (available to members 13 and older)
* Blocked (available to all members, and automatic for anyone under the age of 13)

Stay tuned for more information about the Xbox 360 Dashboard Update later this month!
[/quote]
[/align]||4|| 1196114513|Jaybuz|Eidos Announces Deus Ex 3 + Trailer|

Eidos Interactive,today announced the official opening of EIDOS-MONTREAL, its brand new development studio in the heart of downtown Montr�al. Executives from the new studio also announced the exciting new project that will be driven by the new studio: the development of Deus Ex 3. "By developing this game at our new cutting-edge Montreal studio we have the opportunity to really push the boundaries of expectation for Deus Ex 3.” said the MD of Studios at Eidos.

[align=left]
[quote]
“This is a very exciting day for Eidos,” said Rob Murphy, Managing Director of Studios at Eidos. “Deus Ex is one of our finest franchises, often cited as one of the best PC games of all time. By developing this game at our new cutting-edge Montreal studio we have the opportunity to really push the boundaries of expectation for Deus Ex 3.”
[/quote]
[/align]

||1|| 1195945434|Jaybuz|Mass Effect UK Review by IGN|

BioWare's sci-fi epic evolutionises the role-playing genre and delivers a game world as rich and detailed as anything George Lucas has dreamt up.
by Hayden Vaughn, IGN UK

UK, November 19, 2007 - The term role-playing game is probably one of the most abused in gaming. Many so-called RPGs simply don't allow the player to properly embrace the character they're playing. That's one of the reasons sci-fi role-player Mass Effect is so refreshing: it goes some significant way toward making you actually - you know - play a role, rather than flapping behind a thin veil of hammy dialogue and redundant decision-making.

Take Mass Effect's much-touted conversation system for instance: whenever you engage another character, the game hits you with options so wide-ranging and subtle you soon break out of standard game practice - selecting a perfunctory response to progress things as quickly as possible - and start to build a genuine personality for your character.

[Full Review in Full Article]|

BioWare's sci-fi epic evolutionises the role-playing genre and delivers a game world as rich and detailed as anything George Lucas has dreamt up.
by Hayden Vaughn, IGN UK

As an example, within 10 minutes of playing, we were choosing dialogue to fit my guy's face - and the background I had chosen for him, where he was the survivor of a terrible accident in space, one of three options you get at the start. He was curt, no nonsense, a bit blunt, but basically a good guy. Navigating the trees of dialogue here is so deep, so complex you can genuinely shape the game's hero, galactic defender Commander Shepard, into a person. It's a gradual process, but over time it reaffirms your faith in the power of games to tell stories.

In fact the way the dialogue is blended into the game itself is nothing short of sensational. Mass Effect is about a third talking, a third action, a third leveling, making items and skilling up your characters, but the game's structured so carefully you never get a chance to get bored of one bit of it. All the areas of the game overlap - skill up your character's Charm ability, and you can influence conversations; mess up a chat and you're in a firefight.

It's slower paced than most games too, but that's not necessarily a bad thing and it keeps up with much pacier rivals in the crucial area of keeping you rooted to your sofa for hours. Remember, this is from BioWare, creators of the excellent Knights of the Old Republic, and in terms of gameplay Mass Effect doesn't radically shift away from the KOTOR formula of incremental upgrades, item collecting and harvesting, and fantastically complex skill systems. But it's still more than KOTOR; it's KOTOR with a serious adrenalin boost.

Battles are real-time and look pretty tasty, with some neat outdoor skirmishes across moonscapes and shootouts through space stations. Enemies move fast and thankfully your team-mates are pretty smart at staying in behind cover, otherwise it would be rock hard. The first time you get jumped by a Husk - a hideous, drained alien victim who runs up to your team and damages the living daylights out of you - is genuinely scary. When both your team-mates have been downed - you can revive them after fights - and you have to take on three evil roboot Geth with a shotgun, it really is properly white-knuckle. Indeed, this does adrenalin better than 99 per cent of RPGs.

That said, it doesn't pay to fall asleep at the wheel when it comes to skill points, weapon upgrades and other RPG staples. Right from the start you're backed up by two characters (you can swap them later) and have to command your team-mates in battle, and also pay attention to doling out equipment and skills to balance up shooting and 'biotic' - read: magic - abilities. It looks like a third-person shooter - the heavy use of cover gives it a distinct flavour of Gears of War - but even when you're popping headshots at Geth you have to keep an eye on skill points, damage points, armour and the like or you're toast. Even picking between several identical-looking shotguns can be the difference between life and death.

The targeting system and AI are good but sheer aiming skills alone won't get you through - kills only occur when you've got a red lock-on symbol, basically - and your RPG-style team management skills become the most important thing. Even in the biggest fights you'll be doing RPG-style things like accessing big menus of skills every two or three seconds. That's not to say that the combat isn't exciting - it is. It's just that it's RPG exciting, not FPS exciting.

As is traditional with RPGs, Mass Effect is a big game. Simply because the plot's so much better-written than most RPGs you do tend to stick to the main storyline more, but there's a lot to look at and a lot of people to talk to out there. That said, the universe of Mass Effect isn't fluid - inside space stations, you'll have several distinct locations to visit but won't be able to visit anywhere else. In the places you go you're also shepherded towards people who have something to say pretty efficiently, which cuts down on KOTOR's occasional moments where you'd simply talk to every single person you saw until something happened.

In space, likewise, you pick planets you can visit off a galaxy map - a lot of planets, sensibly enough, have environments so hostile you can't touch down - then visit five or six places of interest on them, usually scoring a side quest, a fight, and maybe an item upgrade as you do so. But it's stuck together well enough that it feels huge. In fact the first time you jet out of a space station and realise you can set the navigation controls for dozens of planets you do think, 'Wow, I'm in space.'

It's that sort of 'Wow' that is Mass Effect's big sell. No game has done playable dialogue better than this. No RPG has blended action and stats like this. No space exploration game has given you such an astounding, detailed galaxy to explore. No game has ever delivered this sort of rich, nuanced plot and made you feel so much a part of it. And the best part? This huge, multi-ending epic is just the first part of a trilogy. The only possible response to that is, 'Wow'.

Closing Comments

Mass Effect is a giant leap forward for videogames in terms of storytelling and it’s probably the biggest, most sophisticated game on Xbox 360. But with combat requiring you to dip into menus every few seconds, it isn’t likely to win over the Halo brigade - and with this much dialogue, it’s not going to be your bag if you’re the guy who hits ‘start’ every second in an effort to get characters to stop talking.

[ns=IGN]||4|| 1194789997|Jaybuz|Crysis leaked online nearly 1 week early |A pirate group has leaked the highly anticipated FPS for PC Crysis onto the net almost one week before its official street date. In their list of instructions of how to play their pirate release, they leave a final note which states 'Play and regret that you didn't save money to buy a new pc!'

[ns=Maxconsole]|||10|| 1194789090|Jaybuz|Mass Effect review: Best game ever played.|

The OXM has reviewed Mass Effect and the editor has roared it's the best gamer he has ever played. Consequently, the game is scored at 10/10, being praised for the best ever story told in a game, innovative dialogue and great graphics and gripping action/RPG gameplay. Click here to see the review.|||4|| 1194718676|Jaybuz|No Orange Box until January 2008|EA has thrown out its latest European schedule and it reveals that Half Life 2: Orange Box for the PS3 has once again been delayed. The Xbox 360 and PC versions have both been out since around early October, but Valve said the PS3 version would be released just weeks after, unfortunately this isn't the case. It's now pencilled in for a release on January 17th 2008.

[ns=Maxconsole/gfdata.de]|||8|| 1194704374|Jaybuz|Xbox Live turning five years old|Microsoft is preparing to celebrate next week's anniversary of Xbox Live by letting members go head to head with the creators of a range of multiplayer hits. Microsoft is kicking off the celebrations with the Xbox Live is 5ive promotion in which developers from 17 Xbox Live games will be playing their titles online against Live members. Click here to see more information about the anniversary.

[ns=Maxconsole]|||4|| 1194546816|Jaybuz|Haze IS coming to the PS3 this year says Keighley|According to Geoff Keighley, insiders have told him that Haze will definitely released this year for the PS3, with December 11th sounding like the ideal date for release. He says he has played the game and his thoughts can not be posted up until Tuesday.

PS3 - Haze

[align=left]
[quote]
Back at E3, Sony spent a lot of time hyping up two big third party PS3 exclusives for this fall: Unreal Tournament III and Haze. Unreal Tournament 3 has slipped into 2008 according to Midway (or late December according to Epic), so that begs the question: What about Haze? At one point it was set for release in November, but now EB Games is reporting a launch in early December, with a December 4th release date. Sources close to Ubisoft tell me that the game is indeed coming this year (although I'm hearing December 11th), so it looks like Sony will at least get one third party exclusive out the door. Still, I bet the house that Ken Kutaragi built is kicking itself that it didn't lock up Assassin's Creed as a PS3 exclusive, especially with early review scores like a 9.5 from Game Informer. (I've played the game but my thoughts can't be posted until Tuesday morning).
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=Kotaku]|||8|| 1194453974|Jaybuz|The mighty Mass Effect is just 6.74GB in size|It has been revealed that the huge Mass Effect is just 6.74GB in size which of course is well within the upper capacity specification limits of a dual layer DVD-9. So hopefully this will fill Xbox 360 owners with a bit of confidence in light of various news which suggest that the medium used by the Xbox 360 is too small for future blockbusters.

[align=left]
[quote]
We did get a sneak peek or the main screen on the dev kit and the size of the game is 6.74 GB � well within the contstraints of a dual layer DVD-9. When you see how huge this game is, you’ll see that even future iterations like Mass Effect 2 and 3 with their upgrades will not have a problem with disc space.
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=TeamXbox]|||4|| 1194372412|Jaybuz|Xbox 360 gets yet another near perfect title|

[align=left]
Massess of gaming publications have recently published their reviews on Call of Duty 4 for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The review scores are very similar on each platform which is great news for all PS3 owners too. Three publications have thus far awarded COD 4 a perfect score, while the lowest it has received so far is a mere 90%!
[/align]

Call of Duty 4 reviews
[align=left]
* Official Xbox Magazine 100% - "Simply put, Call of Duty 4 does everything right and nearly nothing wrong. But where it elevates itself above even the best 360 shooters is how all of the good stuff is ludicrously good. The campaign never lets up, while multiplayer is a triple-A affair in itself. [Dec 2007, p.36]"

* GamePro 100% - "I seriously cannot think of a single flaw in CoD4, and trust me, I looked for them. From the amazing graphics to the intense and compelling single-player campaign to the feature loaded and addictive multiplayer, this game has it all."

* IGN 94% - "Though the single-player lacks length, the multiplayer should keep you invested in COD4 for the long winter. This is a truly fantastic multiplayer offering that's as deep as any other online game available."
[/align]

[ns=Maxconsole]|||13|| 1194299420|Jaybuz|Mass Effect features 20,000 lines of Dialogue |Speaking to 'The Star', senior game designer Drew Karpyshyn revealed that Mass Effect has 20,000 lines of dialogue, and to put that into perspective, that is the equivalent of 150-20 movie screenplays according to Karpryshyn.

[ns=Maxconsole]|||4|| 1194297645|Jaybuz|Call of Duty 4 does indeed run at 1080p|Two days ago a rumor was sparked up that Call of Duty 4 on the PS3 can only run at 720p, however the following video confirms that the title can run in 1080p as expected.

[ns=Maxconsole]|||13|| 1194208514|Jaybuz|New Content Available For Crysis Demo|

[align=left]
Enterprising gamers have come up with a way to squeeze all sorts of new and destructive fun out of the Crysis demo by tossing in the game's entire arsenal of weapons and vehicles.

A report on Rock, Paper, Shotgun explains how gamers are continuing to hack the demo, and that the most recent result of those efforts is a new map generated from material found later in the game. The map includes not only guns and explosives, but also tanks, boats and even helicopters, plus an appearance from one of the game's mysterious alien bad guys.

In order to take advantage of this, the new map must be downloaded and extracted into the game. Starting a new game will lead players on the same path as the original demo, up to the discovery of your tree-bound (and well-gutted) associate; soon after that point, however, players will come across a table of equipment as well as the alien enemy, and just past that, the guns and vehicles.

The new map may spoil parts of the game, and all original files should be backed up as adding the new map will render the normal demo unplayable. More information, including detailed instructions and links to the necessary files, are available here.
[/align]

[ns=escapist magazine]|||10|| 1194124002|Jaybuz|Rumor: Call of Duty 4 only runs at 720p |A blog is running a rumor that Call of Duty 4 only runs at 720p based on one gamer's experience. The back of the box claims that it can support up to 1080p but his Samsung Full HDTV can only run the title at 720p. The same person claims that he has tested other full HD games such as Lair and Ninja Gaiden Sigma and they all run fine at 1080p as expected.

[align=left]
[quote]
First off, the reader claims that the game looks absolutely breathtaking, but it only runs at 720p. The back of the box claims it supports 720p, 1080i, and 1080p, but his Samsung Full HD TV is only running it at 720p. His TV has been checked, he is using an HDMI 1.3 cable and the PLAYSTATION resolution is set at 1080p, but the game still only runs at 720p. To make sure it wasn't his TV, he tested other Full HD games, like NBA Street Homecourt, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, and LAIR. They all ran at 1080p like the box indicated.
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=Onaxis]|||13|| 1194114031|Jaybuz|Boston Herlad awards Blacksite: Area 51 a grade A|The Boston Herlad has posted up some form of review on Blacksite: Area 51. Buried in between their telling of their storyline, is a grade A rating and some comments that it plays fun, looks great and is a challenging experience.

[align=left]
[quote]
Before the 2004 election, three Vietnam games reminded us of the parallels between Vietnam and Iraq.

Politics aside, Midway has delivered an entertaining escapade. It’s long and beautifully drawn, sending you scurrying to search and destroy through detailed trailer parks, Nevada neighborhoods and canals.

Online, you can tap into death matches, team death matches, capture the flags, and human vs. alien levels.

In offline solo missions, you save some civilians who refuse to leave their government-destroyed, alien-infested towns.
[/quote]
[/align]

[ns=Boston herald]|||4|| 1193856307|Jaybuz|MGS4 delayed until Q2 2008|Bad news, very bad news... Konami have delayed the release of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots until Q2 2008. Konami had been aiming for a release this winter. A statement from the publisher said "Konami has decided to delay the title's release in order to make further improvements to the quality of the game and provide even greater enjoyment for more customers worldwide.

Konami will continue its efforts to make Metal Gear Solid 4 meet everyone's expectations." Some gaming sites who have been analyzing the line "provide even greater enjoyment for more customers worldwide", think it suggest the game might go multi platform.

[ns=IGN]|||8|| 1193684509|Jaybuz|HD DVD vs Blu-ray a futile war |JupiterResearch believes that the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is confusing customers and poses major challenges for manufacturers as they seek to stimulate mainstream adoption of either. According to their research there is little motivation for consumers to switch to either because of more standard DVD titles being available than on HD DVD or Blu-ray. A mere 24 % of consumers cited HD content as a motivator to upgrade.

They say that HD DVD or Blu-ray aren't competing with each other but with DVD players with up-scaling capabilities. They also say that growth and penetration of broadband means the market for downloadable video content is growing each day.

|||1|| 1193481904|Jaybuz|Xbox 360 with IPTV features?|A gamer received his Xbox 360 back from the Microsoft repair center this week, and while his dash wasn't different to the one that is out currently, his box did come back with some new options that are related to the IPTV service. A TV icon with four text squares replaced the Video Marketplace one and the description of the icon includes being able to use television services, watch live and recorded TV, on demand movies and chat while watching TV.

[align=left]
[quote]
We just learned that Aaron just got his 360 back from Microsoft repair this week. We also know that his dash version isn't any different than the one that is already out (2.0.5787.0) leading us to believe that his 360 doesn't have the Fall update. But the new options are definitely related to the IPTV service as more options were discovered in his 360's settings. Need proof? Check out the two new screenshots we just added. If the sweet, juicy, rumor friendly screenshots that we just received via our tipster inbox hold any water, then everyone can look forward to IPTV being part of the Fall update. Though, remember kids, this is all filed under the "rumor" tag ...
[/quote]
[/align]|||4|| 1193422843|Jaybuz|Crysis demo available tomorrow|

PRESS RELEASE: Nvidia To Host Highly Anticipated DirectX 10 Demo Of Crysis On nZone.com

PC gamers will soon be able to play the most advanced video game ever created. The Crysis demo available tomorrow from nZone.com includes the complete first level of the game, representing about 45 minutes of gameplay.

***Update: Dowload now!***|

PRESS RELEASE: Nvidia To Host Highly Anticipated DirectX 10 Demo Of Crysis On nZone.com

***Update: Dowload now!***

PC gamers will soon be able to play the most advanced video game ever created. The Crysis demo available tomorrow from nZone.com includes the complete first level of the game, representing about 45 minutes of gameplay.

· Crysis was developed on NVIDIA® GeForce® 8 Series graphics processors. NVIDIA programmers
spent more than 5,000 engineering hours helping Crytek add the latest graphics technology to the game.

· Crysis features Extreme High Definition (XHD) support with up to 2560x1600 resolution�roughly
twice the resolution of next-generation video-game consoles.

· The demo will be available Saturday, October 27th from nZone.com. Download here
The final version of the game is scheduled for release in North America and Europe on November 16th, 2007.

[align=left]
[quote=Roy Taylor, vice president of content for NVIDIA]
“Crysis is without a doubt the world’s most advanced game and the most important game to come out since Half Life. We applaud our friends at Crytek and EA for their spectacular achievement. There’s never been a game that looked this good and delivered such an immersive gaming experience. The only question is: Are you ready?”
[/quote]

[quote=Cevat Yerli, Crytek CEO]
“Originally we set two extreme and mutually exclusive goals: 1) pushing the boundaries of interactivity and non-linearity, and 2) achieving a realistic experience where you forget you’re playing a game. With the deep technical expertise of NVIDIA’s world-class support team, we achieved these two seemingly impossible goals, defining the heart of Crysis. We developed Crysis on NVIDIA graphics processors and we recommend GeForce 8800 graphics cards for the best experience.”
[/quote]
[/align]||10|| 1193401006|Jaybuz|Mass Effect Goes Gold|

[align=left]
BioWare has announced that the highly-anticipated Mass Effect has gone gold, and unveiled details of both a limited collector's edition and an exclusive pre-order disk. The collector's edition of the game will a 36-page "Galactic Codex: Essentials," a guide to the universe including a Citadel timeline, information on non-human races, biotics and important locations in the Perseus arm of the galaxy, as well as a separate concept art book and a bonus DVD including numerous documentaries on Mass Effect and BioWare, images, dashboard themes, trailers, ten songs from the soundtrack, demos for other games and more.

Customers who pre-order Mass Effect from participating retailers will also get a bonus DVD which will contain a short introductory documentary, pictures, dashboard themes, three musical tracks and the game demos. The game ships on November 20, exclusively for the Xbox 360.
[/align]|||4|| 1192383829|Jaybuz|Saints Row 2 Info|The latest issue of GamePro magazine (Germany) has a wealth of new and exclusive information on Saints Row 2. The sequel is set 15 years after the original, there will be a co-op mode via both Xbox Live or the local network and the graphics have been improved with more meaningful weather effects.

|||4|| 1192353254|Jaybuz|New Halo 3 maps in progress for Download|Bungie is currently working on new Halo 3 maps for future downloadable content. The two maps nicknamed "Jodrell Bank" and "Moonbase Alpha" are outlined. Jordell Bank is "Team Slayer with Swords and Snipers" and Moonbase Alpha is a map that is suited to to objective games, like CTF and Assualt.

|||4|| 1192353119|Jaybuz|MGS 4 & Final Fantasy XIII exclusivity in doubt|According to internet reports, the president of Enterbain the company behind the leading Japanese magazine called Famitsu has stated that there is no gurantee that Final Fantasy XIII and MGS 4 will be PS3 exclusives as revealed during a speech in Tokyo.

|||8|| 1192323218|Zander|Starcraft 2| Hey Guys, Its Me Zander. Here to give you the info on the up and coming games and what not. Today, I have Starcraft 2. I hope that most of you have played the awesome Starcraft because this sequal is going to be AWESOME. The Game is looking good so far. Look at their site to see all the new and improved units.

www.starcraft2.com

|||9|| 1192272831|Jaybuz|Unreal Tournament 3 Demo Now Available|

The Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo is now available.

The demo for the highly-anticipated team-based FPS includes three maps: "HeatRay" and "ShangriLa" for Deathmatch action, and "Suspense" for Vehicle Capture the Flag, which includes nearly all the Axon vehicles as well as the Redeemer. All three maps can be played locally against bots, or online against humans opponents.

The demo was originally slated to go public at 3 pm EST, but Midway elected to let it go a little early. The file is 741 megabytes in size, and is available from FilePlanet, FileShack. Other sites may be available. Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled for a November release for the PC, followed by early 2008 dates for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.|||9|| 1192128114|Jaybuz|Call of Duty 4 Demo Coming|

Activision will be releasing a demo for its upcoming military shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare later this week. According to the report, the demo will require a Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or Athlon 64 2800+ processor, 512 megabytes of RAM, and a GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9800 Pro videocard; for best performance, Activision is recommending at least a 2.4 GHz dual-core CPU, 1 GB of RAM for Windows XP or 2 GB for Windows Vista, and an Nvidia GeForce 7800 or ATI Radeon X1800 video card.

The latest chapter in the long-running series, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the first Call of Duty game not set during World War II, and also the first to receive an M (Mature) rating from the ESRB. The game is set for release on November 5 in North America, and November 9 in Europe. More details, including a list of download sites when the demo is released, are available at the official Call of Duty website.|||9|| 1191964935|Jaybuz|Crysis Specs Announced|EA and Crytek have released the official minimum and suggested system requirements in order to run Crysis. A minimum set-up requires a 3.2GHz CPU, 1.5GB RAM, 256 MB video card and 12GB of hard drive space (all Vista). The recommended system requires take things up a step by suggesting you have an Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM and a GeoForce 8800 GPU or similar.

|||10|| 1191957337|Jaybuz|Unreal Tournament 3 Demo Coming Soon|

Epic Games has announced that the Unreal Tournament 3 beta demo is close to release, and should be available to gamers later this month. In a post on the official Unreal Tournament 3 forum, company vice president Mark Rein wrote, "Just wanted to give you a heads up that we're getting pretty close to releasing the Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo for Windows. The Beta Demo will allow instant action play against bots as well as online multiplayer. The purpose of the Beta Demo is to test the game on a large variety of hardware configurations and get gameplay feedback from the community. The development team feels they're pretty close to being ready to release this so it could come out this week but for safety sake I'd say it should be out within two weeks."

Unreal Tournament 3 is actually the fourth installment in the series, following Unreal Tournament, UT2003 and UT2004, but is named for its use of the third-generation of the Unreal Engine. The PC version of the game is scheduled for a November launch, but Midway Games recently announced a delay in the PlayStation 3 release, which has now been pushed back to the first quarter of 2008.|||9|| 1191872139|Jaybuz|Half Life 2 Epsiode 2 Trailers|Here are two HL2 Episode 2 trailer that I found on the Orange Box website. (Only 2 more days now!)

(Removed, do you really want to see the trailers now?)|||6|| 1191609434|Jaybuz|It's Official: Bungie Goes Solo|

Microsoft has confirmed that Bungie Studios, developers of the acclaimed Halo FPS
series, has taken steps to break away from the software giant and will
operate as an independent company.

The company said it will retain an equity interest in Bungie and will maintain its publishing agreement for the Halo series, as well as other future Bungie projects. With the conclusion of the Halo trilogy, the Bungie team has expressed a desire to move on to new and original IPs; Microsoft, which owns the Halo IP, is expected to continue the franchise through other development teams.

"Our collaboration with Bungie has resulted in Halo becoming an enduring mainstream hit," said Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Shane Kim. "While we are supporting Bungie's desire to return to its independent roots, we will continue to invest in our Halo entertainment property with Bungie and other partners, such as Peter Jackson, on a new interactive series set in the Halo universe. We look forward to great success with Bungie as our long-term relationship continues to evolve through Halo-related titles and new IP created by Bungie."

Harold Ryan, Bungie studio head, added, "This exciting evolution of our relationship with Microsoft will enable us to expand both creatively and organizationally in our mission to create world-class games. We will continue to develop with our primary focus on Microsoft platforms; we greatly value our mutually prosperous relationship with our publisher, Microsoft Game Studios; and we look forward to continuing that affiliation through Halo and beyond."

Bungie Studios was founded in 1991 and acquired by Microsoft in 2000. Although best known for the Halo franchise, the studio is also responsible for the Myth RTS series, Oni and the critically-acclaimed Marathon Trilogy for the Macintosh. Launched on September 25, Halo 3 earned over $300 million in its first week of release in the U.S. alone, smashing several sales records along the way. Retailers have also reported a significant jump in Xbox 360 sales since the game hit the shelves, more than doubling the weekly average prior to the game's debut.||1|| 1191531525|Jaybuz|Halo 3 Sells $300 Million in First Week|

Halo 3 continues to set new records for videogame sales, earning over $300 million in its first week of release and giving a much-needed boost to Xbox 360 sales. That mark follows its record-setting first-day sales total of $170 million, and continues the game's run as the fastest-selling videogame of all time. The game is also seeing unprecedented levels of play on Xbox Live, with more than 2.7 million members playing the game online in the first week alone, representing 40 million hours of gameplay. Nearly 30 million achievements have been unlocked, and Microsoft is reporting "hundreds of thousands" of new Gold Membership subscriptions since Halo 3 was released.

"Halo is truly a cultural phenomenon, and the launch of Halo 3 is an important milestone for Xbox 360 and for videogames as entertainment and as an art form," said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. "Halo 3 embodies our vision for the future of entertainment, where some of the world's greatest creative minds will deliver a new generation of interactive storytelling."

Retailers are also reporting that worldwide console sales have more than doubled their weekly average prior to the Halo 3 launch. The game, which dominated not only other videogames with its launch but also all previous movie and book launches as well, also set a record as the fastest pre-selling game of all time, with over 1.7 million Halo 3 preorders reported in the U.S. alone.||4|| 1191357921|Jaybuz|Rewindstudios.com!|

Thanks to Sam for the logo!

So I got my own domain name, rewindstudios.com so now it's easy to get to my website. I'm actually getting somewhere now!|||1|| 1190311681|Jaybuz|The Orange Box|The Orange Box is going to be released on October 10th. It includes the games Team Fortress 2(TF2), Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, Half Life 2 Episode 2 and Portal. The TF2 beta was released 3 days ago so go and download the beta from Steam now.

Here's a TF2 Teaser for you.

And a Portal Trailer.

|||6|| 1189497055|Jaybuz|Spoony Experiment Reviews/Rants|
Samurai Zombie Nation Rant

E.T. Review (Atari 2600)

[More videos in Full Article]|
Samurai Zombie Nation Rant

E.T. Review (Atari 2600)

The Thing (PC) Review

Adventures of Bayou Billy Rant

Credits to Jake for the videos.
||3|| 1189437359|Jaybuz|Gamers Download And Play Halo 3|A group of hardcore gamers managed to procure copies of Halo 3, and then proceeded to play the unreleased game online. After Microsoft discovered the players, they were banned from Xbox Live until the year 9999. [Click Full Story]

|A group of hardcore gamers managed to procure copies of Halo 3, and then proceeded to play the unreleased game online. After Microsoft discovered the players, they were banned from Xbox Live until the year 9999.

The gamers were discovered by bloggers on the official Xbox forums, where they were complaining about having their consoles banned from accessing the Xbox Live feature. Towards the beginning of the thread, one of the posters who was wondering why he was banned ended up answering his own question (all grammatical errors are sic the author):

"Do you think they would ban my console because I played halo 3 epsilon yesterday?" wrote "dak Is bak." Another poster named "Scar" who was in a similar predicament, agreed with his theory, writing, "i also played the epsilon yesterday... so thats probably it... is your live account suspended till 9999 also like mine?"

The gamers accessed the Halo 3 multiplayer build, codenamed Epsilon, through a unnamed Microsoft employee, who apparently gave her son an access code to the game. The gamers convinced the lad to give them his account recovery information, in exchange for a phony Project Gotham Racing 4 download code. He obliged and soon the gamers were running his account on each of their consoles, playing Halo 3 weeks before its release, until Microsoft noticed the leak and permanently banned the offending consoles.

Screenshots taken by the Halo bandits have surfaced, as well as video of the gameplay. One writer summarized the events and subsequent fallout, saying, "Halo 3 is just too big to be contained."

The gamer who perpetrated the hack goes by "CaptBansheeKiller," and corresponded via email with The Escapist. He's angry at Microsoft and can't understand their punitive actions in the context.

"Come on, it's Halo 3," he wrote.

||4|| 1189095535|Jaybuz|Zero Punctuation Awesomeness|

Devil May Cry 4

Sim City Societies

COD 4

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles

The Witcher

Crysis

Silent Hill Origins

Super Mario Galaxy

Mass Effect

Guitar Hero III

Assassins Creed

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

Clive Barker's Jericho

Zelda Phantom Hourglass

MoH Airborne

Super Paper Mario

Orangebox

Tabula Rasa

Halo 3

Peggle

Manhunt

Tomb Raider Anniversary

Zero Punctuation: Bioshock

Zero Punctuation: Psychonauts

Zero Punctuation: Heavenly Sword and Other Stuff

Zero Punctuation: Darkness Demo (PS3)

Zero Punctuation: Fable

Yahtzee is a British-born, currently Australian-based writer and gamer with a sweet hat and a chip on his shoulder. When he isn't talking very fast into a headset mic he also designs freeware adventure games and does the occasional feature for Australia's Hyper Magazine. His personal site is www.fullyramblomatic.com

[ns=escapistmagizine.com]||7|| 1188159907|Jack|HL2 Episode 2 almost out|I don't know about you guys but I am looking forward to episode 2, it is almost
out, coming out in October, so not long now! :smile:|||6|| 1187895327|Jaybuz|Boy Fries Himself with Hot Hot Xbox 360|Dumb, dumb, dumb. Apparently, a 14 year-old North Carolina boy was almost killed trying to keep his Xbox 360 from overheating. According to local news, the boy's mother found her son unconscious after he attempted to submerge the console in a pan of water. "When I left to go next door he was playing a game but when I got back he was laying on his back on the floor and unconscious," she said. The console, wrapped in plastic and tape, was still plugged in.

The kid has read online that he could keep his 360 from over heating by cooling its power supply. By the time the ambulance showed up, the boy had regained consciousness. Thankfully, when the ambulance arrived, the boy had regained his senses. He was rushed to a nearby hospital and suffered small burns on his hand and foot.

Kids remember: No matter what the internet says, electricity and water are NOT friends. They're not even on speaking terms.|||4|| 1187549181|Jaybuz|New Reviews section added|I've added a Reviews section next to Home.
Requested by Neal. :smile:

Removed|||1|| 1187453400|Jaybuz|BioShock Details|

Released!

Bioshock is gonna be so awesome it is suppose to be
the best FPS for 2008, here are some details... [Click Full Article]|

Released!

Bioshock is gonna be so awesome it is suppose to be the best FPS for 2008, here are some details.

BioShock is a revolution in the shooter genre that will forever change the expectations for the FPS. Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. BioShock is the Shooter 2.0.

After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn.

Special Features

[align=left]

Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting
unique items critical to your very survival.

Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and
environment.

Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city,
empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities.

Explore a living world powered by Ecological A.I., where the inhabitants have interesting and
consequential relationships with one another that impact your gameplay experience.

Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city,
highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game.

Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you
exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture... or save them?

[/align]||4|| 1187370099|Neal|.: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Review :.|

I got Vegas yesterday, after hearing it was a pretty neat game on reviews and that, I gotta say it really is. Starting with two game modes 'normal' and 'realistic' I chose normal because realistic didn't really make sense, if it's realistic it could be either hard or easy depending on your enemy's skill I suppose but they must mean realistic as in very hard. I'm no good at following storys but to me it seems as if theres some drugs and money theft with a load of Mexicans and no you dont start off at Vegas as its mexicans your hunting its Mexico where you start, then later you go to Vegas where all the close combat action is.

I really like the combat in the game though, it's all very realistic as every shot you make has to be in cover else you'll get shot, the cover system is very sweet as you can hide behind almost anything "hide-able" and shoot any way you want to whilst there. After every level you get to re-kit in a mini armory crate, the weapons are all the modern ones and fully customizable with scopes, lasers, iron-sights, flash bangs ect and over 50 weapons I think.

Everything in the game is ace with yourself yet there is downers with your team mates, they will co-operate in taking cover and that but sometimes when you order them to go somewhere or follow you they will just blatenly stand in the middle of the road and get shot at, though there is very good things you can do with your team like order them to stand next to a door then press either "V, B or N" - V to blow up the door n clear the area, B to flash the area then clear and N just to barge in and clear.

The graphics are VERY impressive and my Nvidia Fatal1ty 8600GT plays all settings on highest very smooth and looks VERY realistic, with a nice frame rate to go with it.

Over all its a great game, very tactical as all Clancy's games are I would say a 89 out of 100 - A great tactical shooter. :laughing:

||3|| 1187211600|Jaybuz|Happy Birthday Neal!|A special happy birthday animation!

|||1|| 1187206064|Jaybuz|Finally! Hosting!|Maybe i'll actually be getting free hosting from the
guy at GMod Fanatics. He has a website and forums here.

No longer active|||1|| 1187205900|Jaybuz|Halo 3 - Multiplayer Clips|All the good clips you will want to see from the new video released
by Bungie, showing some Halo 3 multiplayer action.

|||4|| 1187205554|Jaybuz|New Graphics Card|

I'ver order a new graphics card today, it's a SAPPHIRE X1650 PRO.
It's a ATI card so i'm going to see what it's like compared to the Nvidia card I have. The reason I brought
it was because of CNC3 getting low FPS. So i'll see if it helps.|||1|| 1187205375|Jaybuz|Little Big Planet|Cool game coming out for PS3 called Little Big Planet, heres the video.

|||8|| 1187202789|Jaybuz|Command and Conquer 3|Best game ever Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. I've always been a
fan of the CNC series. Just got it today and it's great. Heres a video:

|||9||