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Mapathy

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:29:33 -0700

http://www.mapathy.com/

new maps on 30th March

not for me,as i don't have the game anymore

no price or how many maps,i'll post when i find out

Activision Fires Iw Bosses

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:47:49 -0700

okay,maybe their wives are fine,and i made that part up

Infinity Wards is not a happy camp right now,seems like they have had a run in with Activision

the outcome....Jason West and Vince Zampella the heads of IW,were called into a meeting and never seen again,LOL..both of them were sacked

i think everyone knew there was unclean air between Activision and Infinity Wards...especially when Activsion had plans for a MMO COD title,only for Infinity Wards to say that their titles wont be MMOs....i wouldn't be surprised if this had something to do with 'Modern Warfare' title pretty much taking over the 'Call of Duty' title,at one point MW2 wasn't even going to be known as a COD title

although it has to be pointed out that Jason West and Vince Zampella have not officially been named as being fired

Statements from either party is probably expected

anyway anyway...the web is a buzz of this,here is Kotaku's take

http://kotaku.com/5483492/scandal-hits-cal...vs-what-we-know

QUOTE

Good morning, world. While most of you slept, drama struck Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty series, with allegations of "insubordination" from publishers Activision and the rumoured departure of the studio's two top men.

The news first hit yesterday afternoon, when G4 reported that IW heads Vince Zampella and Jason West had met with Activision, after which neither were seen from again by staffers and "a bunch of bouncer-types" showed up outside Infinity Ward's offices.

The situation between the developer and publisher had been described as "tense" for some time.

Things got interesting a few hours later, when updates to Jason West's Linkedin page revealed that he had ceased employment at the developer.

And then got really interesting when an SEC filing from earlier in the day revealed that Activision had launched an investigation into some allegedly iffy conduct at Infinity Ward, including "insubordination" and "breaches of contract" that affected "two senior employees" at the studio.

That's everything we've heard, so far. Fascinating stuff for the innocent bystander. But what do we actually know?

What's Been Rumoured

- That IW bosses Vince Zampella and Jason West have been fired. Neither the pair nor Activision have issued statements regarding the issue, so the nature of their employment (or departure) is yet to be confirmed; remember, the Activision SEC filing only mentions "two senior employees", it doesn't name names. Indeed, we haven't heard anything from Zampella regarding the situation.

- That Activision sent security guards to the Infinity Ward offices. Who those men are, who sent them and more importantly, what they were doing there have yet to be determined. All we have are reports that they were "bouncer-types", nothing more.

What We Know

- The Activision SEC filing is legit, and is concrete information. They are serious allegations, and will probably result in a major lawsuit.

- Jason West no longer works at Infinity Ward. His Linkedin profile page is legitimate, and clearly states that he ceased employment at the studio in March 2010. We just don't know why/how he no longer works there.

That's it. Be sure to separate the two when considering the situation, as things are still incredibly murky. We will of course update you (and this post) throughout the day as we hear more on the situation.

1100/1100 For Bioshock 1,and You Can Too

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:55:10 -0700

so,i have been replaying this game and i finally got 1100/1100...yes i hear you say 'wow Metal you are so great'

i know,i know...the main two Achievements were the 'seriously good at this' and the 'Brass Balls' achievements

those achievements are 'Seriously good at this' is completing the game on hard..and 'Brass Balls' is completing the game on hard without using any Vita Chambers

so,how can all but one man be so spectacular i hear you say?

well,its a con

play the game on easy,making sure you don't use Vita Chambers,make some saves as well

now,when you get to the bad guy at the end of the game...you have to press A to take the ADAM out of him,then fight him and then repeat....when you are down to the last jar of ADAM and you press A(for which is gonna be the last time) to take it,as soon as you press A..

go to options,scroll down to difficulty(it should be on easy),press Left so that it changes to hard,and then press Start to come out of the options screen,do NOT press B to come out of the options screen,make sure its the start button

then your character will take that last ADAM,and the end cutscene will happen,along with those 2 achievements unlocking

for some people,you can just go straight ahead and load up an old save if you have one before you fight him,and follow the instructions,it didn't work for me as i must of used a vita chamber at some time,so i ran through the game again(takes about 5 hrs if that),and then got the achievements

i also got the avid inventor achievement,which there is no cheat for....just make sure you search everywhere for items you can use on inventions,hack the machines and use the clever inventor tonic,so that all the ammo you can invent will only need 1 item each of the 3 needed..and you should be good to go

thanks to xbox360achievements.org for this

hey look,a youtube vid(don't watch if you haven't completed the game before as there are spoilers)

Halo Reach

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:09:53 -0700

most of you probably know by now that the Halo Reach BETA is set for may 3rd for those who bought HALO ODST(and kept it!)

thats not what i wanna talk about

there is a new VidDoc on the Marketplace showing the making of Reach,and although i am not the biggest HALO fan,but it looks bloody amazing,i can only imagine HALO fans drooling at that video

the graphics really do look a 1000 times better than Halo 3

even the box art looks cool!!

for those who don't know...and i am not an expert... Reach is the prequel to the HALO games,and the downfall of the Spartans(yes i thought of the downfall of the Jedi as well)

that plot alone,makes it much more interesting for me than the current stories in the Halo games
(online i am not really bothered,LOL)

it showed a few characters from the game,a blue suited female Spartan had a Robotic arm,and there was also a Spartan with a skull type image on his mask,kinda like Ghost from MW2

here is a gif for you if you want it,LOL

you can download the video from XBL,it runs for just under 8 minutes and the size is roughly 300mb

however,you don't need to do that,just watch it on youtube below,and see why i am quite excited about this game

Bioshock 2 Review

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:37:15 -0700

so,Tuesday was one of those days where a game comes out all around the world,yup,it seems Bioshock 2 sees itself in the same league as Call Of Duty:Modern warfare 2,Halo 3 or Grand Theft Auto 4

well,we'll see

before we begin,i have played roughly half,maybe 3 quarters of the single player(i dunno,10 hrs shall we say) and 4 hrs roughly of Multiplayer

(and no,there is no subtitle 'Sea Of Dreams' thankfully)

SINGLE PLAYER
remember the story to Bioshock 1? plane crashes into the sea and survivor swims to a nearby lighthouse and discovers the underwater city of Rapture?...yeah?,good because i can't be bothered telling you anymore(i did a speed run of it over the weekend)

i will give you a bit of the story for Bioshock 2,but not much as most of it seems like a spoiler

this game is NOT set 10 years after the first..lets get that right,there is a prologue that is set 2 years(or perhaps a year as its New Years Eve 1958>>>1959...yes the very same New Years Banners you saw in the first game)..and then the rest of the game is set 10 years AFTER that...so its like 9 years..so there...they pretty much missed The Beatles anyway

you play Delta,one of the first Big Daddy's of Rapture,who has lost his Little Sister,and Bioshock 2 is pretty much a journey trying to reunite the two,even though throughout the game you are wondering if it really is the best thing to do...Sofia Lamb is the enemy this time round,and she was the one who split you apart in the first place,she is kinda like an Andrew Ryan and Atlas combined...a bit of a bitch

The areas of Rapture for Bioshock 2 are totally different from the first game,and this time you have a few more people to talk to you over the Radio,and you wont be walking to different districts,you will be taking the train(yeah they hid that well in the first game didn't they?)..and here's the snag..you can't go back to old areas once you have finished,so make sure you have got everything,got all the little sisters of that level etc..because you can't come back to grab them if you missed them.The Levels are pretty massive,and can get quite confusing also,how the people of Rapture lived here and didn't get lost in this maze is beyond me

(the train that gets you about Rapture)

now,as you are a Big Daddy,you can steal Little Sisters from other Big Daddy's..as long as they are okay with it that is,and the only way they will be okay with it,is if they are dead..so,kill a big daddy,'adopt' the little sister and let her ride on your shoulders/back,and then go hunt some dead bodies so that your little girl can suck their blood(ADAM)...which you will get a share of when she has finished,to buy yourself some lovely plasmids

and no,she doesn't wield a gun,or she isn't the brains of the outfit like Mad Max Beyond Thunderdomes Master Blaster

when she has found a dead body that has ADAM in it,you have to protect her from splicers who come out of hiding,then when you have finished with the little sister,you can harvest or save her,and drop her off into the nearest vent...all this is side story stuff,only one level and 3 little sisters are needed for the story

There is a new Big Daddy as well,the usual Rosie and Bouncers are there,but now there are Rumblers...with a big Rocket Launcher on its shoulders........Tip:-Telekinesis makes fighting this beast very easy

one more thing,every now and then one of the new bad guys(gals)in the game comes at you....Big Sisters

(she has you in her sight)

remember Resident Evil 3:Nemesis,the bastard would chase you down and you had to fight it at certain intervals throughout the game?...same thing here,tough fights..and they really don't like you

there are other enemies as well,we know about Splicers-Houdini,leadhead,thuggish,spider...well now there are Brute Splicers,big guys and again very tough

in fact,i am playing on Normal and i am having a really hard time,at first i was coasting,with finding lots of stuff everywhere(i have been looking for Audio Diaries you see)..so ammo and health was plenty,but about half way through it ups its game..and its very frustrating now

hacking is still there,only this time to hack machines you just have to press the A button at the right time in either the blue or green and out of the red

(see simple,only it gets tougher later on,with also Blue parts that if you hit,you can get a bonus from the machine you are hacking)

....cameras and turrets can be hacked safely away from them as you get a Hacking gun,that you shoot at your target and then,instead of getting shot or spotted,you can then 'remotely' hack it round the corner

the graphics although they look pretty much the same as Bioshock 1,they have been improved in places,like the plasmids,and the HUD is a little different now,as you can wield a weapon and a plasmid at the same time

(yes....i think we all have realised that the Big Sister is really Michael Jackson)

anyway,some levels look very bright and cheery and happy as though they have been taken right out of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory(Gene Wilder version obviously)..and some levels are very dark and gloomy

About the story of Rapture-be Warned,if you decide not to go after the Audio Diaries,then you really are missing out some of the cool side stories of the game....even if you do miss some,they are still great to hear,and not all is needed to follow these side stories

some tell of the continuing downfall of Rapture,some are strange revealing stories of the people you know..and some are of a very different topic

eg:-one guy had his daughter kidnapped and came down to Rapture from the surface to find her...his story continues on his search on other audio diaries and they are quite cool

(kids for sale..who needs the internet..or an earthquake.. ahem)

anyway..all that you really need to know

did you like the first game?..then you will pretty much like this,it plays pretty much the same with the few differences i mentioned...only its harder(IMO)..the story is really hotting up,and i am looking forward to playing the rest of the game

did it deserve to have a worldwide same day release?..yeah why not,if it means Metal gets his games sooner then i am all for it,and i don't see why it shouldn't be in the same class as those 3(mw2,Halo3,GTA4) games anyway

MULTIPLAYER

but wait...there's more
take two bottles into the shower?.etc etc

remember that most of us wasn't all that keen on the idea of multiplayer?..yes okay...it was me who wasn't that keen on Multiplayer,well....i stand..er..sit corrected

i am surprisingly having a lot of fun with online play

okay

you have 10 maps,these maps are a decent size,and have multiple floors,and you will straight away recognize a lot of levels...Arcadia,Fort Frolic,Farmers Market,Neptune's Bounty..that's right,they are from the first game(and they have some maps from the second),and they have done a pretty cool job transferring them over to be online maps

but i am getting ahead of myself here

you start of with a prologue(its like the online game is a mini story)where you have your very own base of operations(your own apartment)..this is set on New Years Day 1959,when the riots start..and you are now part of those riots that bring Rapture to its knees

(getting peppered like this is normal...just make sure you are not stood in the line of fire of that turret behind you!!!)

in your apartment then,you can select your online player/splicer..with various masks to wear and more get unlocked as you go along

then your set up.....2 weapons,2 plasmids,and 3 tonics

my set up

weapons(these can also be updated)
Grenade Launcher
Machine gun

Plasmids
Incinerate
Geyser Trap(make people woosh into the air and twat their head on the ceiling)

Tonics
Speedy Recovery(to make your health recover quicker)
Expert Researcher(when you have killed someone,you can research their dead body to get a better chance against them)
Security Evasion(makes turrets harder to target you)

your health recovers after being hit over time,but your EVE to power the plasmids,doesn't,however there are many EVE Hypo's spread throughout the maps for you to pick up

you can also rig a vending machine to be a trap and blow up when someone of the other team touches it

then there are things called Trials,which is COD territory,where you get XP from getting certain amount of kills with certain weapons or Plasmids(see bottom right here for update on the trial)..or doing certain things,getting a kill while jumping etc etc

(you don't need to kill the daddy with this trial,just landing an electric shock on him(or in the water he is standing in this case),makes your counter go up....when the daddy turns round,this guy is dead!!)

the games are the usual...Deathmatch,capture the flag,conquest,Team Deathmatch but just named differently

i was a little disappointed in there only being 2-10 people per room,but after playing...10 really isn't that bad a number

as always Civil War(Team Deathmatch) is the game mode i usually play most of..the games last for 10 minutes with red and blue team(Atlas' Team Vs Ryans Team)...and during that game,a Big Daddy suit will appear at a random point so that a member of a team can get into the suit and cause chaos...(which isn't fun if a guy on the other side gets into the suit and your team are getting thrashed anyway)

you Rank up,you unlock stuff and you get new messages back at your apartment(which is a great place,nice view of the city and your own Bathysphere)..you have a record player that plays christ knows,and a newspaper stand to see how well your friends are doing online...and a TV where Andrew Ryan at the beginning tells you whats going on

there is also a Tape recorder on your couch that tells the stories of the online players who you can choose,they all have their own story making the online play all the more 'canon' shall we say to Bioshock/Rapture's story

its all much better than i thought it would be,and even surprised myself at playing quite a healthy dose of it

Overall,you should be perfectly happy with just the single player of Bioshock...Multiplayer however is a pretty impressive bonus

9 Metal Orphans out of 10

Lego Star Wars 3 Announced

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:14:50 -0700

its to be called Lego Star Wars III:The Clone Wars

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/22057/LucasA...-Star-Wars-III/

they are really fleecing the Clone Wars of late

QUOTE

LEGO� Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some fan-favourite characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.

i take it this is taken from the latest CG TV series,and not the Clone Wars Cartoon that i have on two volumes of DVD(and fucking loved!!)

Xbox Original Games No More Online Play!

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:03:09 -0700

Microsoft have announced that all Xbox original games played either on the original Xbox or through the 360 one way or another(download or backwards compatible)...will end

so that means we will no longer be able to play star wars battlefront 1 or 2 online

fucking unacceptable!!

April 15th will be the last day ...i say we get a SWBF night in before then...but it will have to be SWBF1 or on the original xbox for me,because i tried playing SWBF2 on my 360 a week or two ago,and yet again it wants to charge me for the DLC that i have paid and downloaded about 10 times already

other games,of course will be going the same way

Halo 2
Counter-Strike
Burnout 3
Burnout Revenge
Ghost Recon
Call of Duty 2
Dead or Alive Ultimate
Doom 3
Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Battlefield 2
Forza
Rainbow Six 3
Call of Duty 3
Mechassault 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Crimson Skies

i thought the games no matter xbox 1 or 360 were just played over LIVE and it was us who provided the P2P,so it comes as a surprise that they have been able to do this,i just thought it was one big service...that service being Xbox Live...not xbox 360 live or xbox 1 live

kotaku

QUOTE

Microsoft announced tonight that online play for original Xbox consoles and titles - including those played on an Xbox 360 - over its Xbox Live service will soon be discontinued.

The axe will fall on April 15, and will bring an end to years of online play for games like Halo 2 and...whatever other original Xbox games people still play these days.

With this being 2010, it's not really that big a surprise, but Microsoft's explanation for the move certainly raises an eyebrow or two. Xbox Live's Larry Hryb writes:

I wanted to let you know that on April 15, 2010 Microsoft will discontinue Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games playable on Xbox 360. Our first step in this process will be to turn off auto-renewals for those members who only use Xbox LIVE on a v1 Xbox. While I can't comment on the specifics, this change will allow us to continue evolving the LIVE service with new features and experiences that fully harness the power of Xbox 360 and the Xbox LIVE community. We did not make this decision lightly, but after careful consideration and review we realize that this decision will allow us unprecedented flexibility for future features.

Wonder what it is they're adding to Live that made them boot original Xbox support? A bigger friends list, perhaps?

UPDATE: Xbox Live's Marc Whitten has provided a little more background, writing:

QUOTE

Dear Xbox LIVE Members,

On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. I want to start by saying this isn't a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community.

Seven years ago we laid out our vision for the connected console when we launched Xbox LIVE. We believed then that the power of the Internet to connect people would revolutionize living room entertainment. It started with amazing multiplayer games, and we've since seen that bet pay off again and again with the launches of Xbox 360, Marketplace, Netflix and powerful social features like Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. None of this would have been possible without the success of LIVE as a multiplayer gaming network.

There's no greater example of the power of the Xbox LIVE community than the "Halo" franchise. "Halo 2" has had an amazing run on LIVE, with a dedicated community more than five years after launch and well into the next generation of consoles. It has fundamentally changed the way we play video games. And while it's difficult to see that run come to an end, the "Halo" franchise continues to act as the benchmark for multiplayer gaming in this generation, with "Halo 3," "Halo 3: ODST" and soon "Halo: Reach" on Xbox 360.

Your Xbox LIVE community has grown to 23 million strong. And as we look down the road, we'll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360. To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games. We will contact the Xbox LIVE members directly impacted by this change and if this includes you, I encourage you to check your LIVE messages and associated e-mail account over the coming weeks for more details and opportunities. We view you as a partner in this process.

We'll share more details soon, but in the meantime I want to assure you that the best is yet to come for Xbox LIVE. I believe we'll look back on 2010 as a landmark year in gaming and home entertainment, and I couldn't be more excited about what we have in store with "Project Natal" and LIVE. The LIVE community is the driving force behind everything we do, and it's because of the community that ground-breaking experiences on Xbox continue to be possible.

See you on LIVE,

Marc Whitten

Batman Arkham Asylum 2 This October?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:07:35 -0700

According to Warner Bros' German branch the game is listed to be due in October
Warner,however have denied all and pulled the info
bats 2 for October?

what you reckon?,are you ready(or will you be ready)if the game was/is to be released in October?...i know that i crave some more

i do hope that they can come up with a new Title than Batman:Arkham Asylum 2,especially if the rumours are true that it takes place in the city,as that wouldn't really make sense

the Original Batman AA game was released in August of last year,so just over a year for the sequel(if it is to be October) isn't too big a thing..and i am sure Square Enix would love to benefit from taking over Eidos

here is the 1minute 30 seconds trailer that we saw last year

Transformers: War For Cybertron

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:05:49 -0700

even though this doesnt show gameplay, this looks like it could be pretty badass (plus its not following a film,)

Fallout:new Vegas

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:21:25 -0700

there is gonna be a start of info starting to trickle in about this game,i for one am very much looking forward to it,Fallout 3 was amazing

all i know is that it still has 2010 release date

so i am gonna start dumping the info i find here in this thread

this is the front cover of issue 57 of OXM on sale 11th Feb,this is not i don't think an actual picture from F:NV,but they have just stuck in a Vegas Sign on a Fallout 3 pic...i think anyway(looks that way)

however info(nothing official yet)
copied and pasted

multiple characters with multiple background stories for you to choose between

QUOTE

It seems that Obsidian is interested in creating a variety of background stories that the player can choose from in a manner similar to that seen in Dragon Age: Origins.

It appears that one of them will be labeled Lone Wanderer and will allow for full customization of the character while another one, called Chinese Agent, will cast the player in the role of an infiltrator who was caught by the atomic attack and now lives on as a ghoul. The level cap is said to be harder to reach, with no character able to be a jack of all trades, and new Perks will be introduced to reflect the various backgrounds and to show off new player abilities.

well,you know what that means......multiple playthroughs!!which i am so-so about,they would have to be completely different for me to enjoy playing as another character,and then there is the matter of length of a single playthrough because of this.Fallout 3 you could easily put in over 100 hrs...more of the same?...i hope they don't fall into Call of Duty trap,where they just extend the games length(okay we are talking online with COD) by making the level cap higher,i hope the story will at least take us most of the way toward that cap

FWIW-Dragon Age,you had 6 characters to choose from which meant the opening 30-60minutes were different,the rest of the game pretty much the same whoever you were...not really wanting another game like that TBH

oh,and this isn't in anyway a sequel to Fallout 3,this is a spin off,another story in the same universe so they say

Vehicles

QUOTE

Obsidian is also introducing vehicles to Fallout mainly because of the wider area New Vegas is set to cover. The player will not be able to get around if they do not get access to one of the rather scarce means of transport scattered around. Players will be able to meet other vehicles on the road as well as giant scorpions and other enemies. New Vegas, true to its nature, will also allow for the player to engage in a bit of gambling and some gladiatorial arena fights.

Vehicles would be pretty cool i guess,as long as the landmass IS big for you to travel about in...however,not that Borderlands the game was bad,but i hope they don't stray to much into that Territory and make it more like Mad Max 2(or 'The Road Warrior' in the U.S. whatever you called it)...like Mad Max 2,you could have Diesel/Gas as nice bargaining chips

Bethesda,who are Publishing this time round have declined to comment on any of these rumours

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Rumor-Mill-...ds-131139.shtml

Obsidion have made only half a dozen games to date,so i am a little nervous....they made KOTORII...but i heard it was LucasArts fault for rushing them that that game was buggy as shit and had half the ending cut out and didn't make sense...lets hope Bethesda don't make the same mistake by hurrying them up!!

Ea To Close Various Game Servers

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:41:02 -0700

i hope you don't play these games anymore as EA are shutting down their servers that run them,starting on 2nd February

here are the games that are affected

QUOTE

February 2, 2010 Online Service Shutdown
UEFA Champions League 07 PC and x360
Facebreaker x360 and PS3
Fantasy Football 09 x360 and PS3
FIFA 07 PSP, PS2, PC
Fight Night Round 3 PS2
Madden 08 Wii
Madden 08 PC
Madden 09 Xbox1
Madden 09 Wii and PSP
March Madness 07 x360
NBA 07 PSP, x360
NBA 08 PS2, PSP, Wii
NBA 09 Wii - Europe only
NBA Street (2007) PS3 and x360
NCAA Football 08 PS2
NCAA Football 09 PS2
NASCAR 08 PS2
NASCAR 09 PS2
NASCAR 09 PS3 and x360 - Europe Only
NFL Tour PS3 and x360
NHL 07 PSP and x360
NHL 08 PC
Tiger Woods 07 PC
Madden 09 x360 and PS3
Madden 07 Xbox 360

April 1, 2009 Online Service Shutdown
FIFA 07 Xbox
Madden NFL 07 PlayStation Portable
Madden NFL 07 Xbox
Madden NFL 07 PC
Madden NFL 07 PlayStation 2
Madden NFL 07 PlayStation 3
Madden NFL 08 PlayStation Portable
Madden NFL 08 Xbox
NASCAR� 08 PlayStation 3
NASCAR� 08 Xbox 360
NBA LIVE 08 PC
NCAA� Football 08 Xbox
NHL� 08 PlayStation2
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 06 PC
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 08 PlayStation Portable
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 08 PlayStation 2

July 1, 2008 Online Service Shutdown
Arena Football�: Road to Glory PlayStation 2
Burnout� Dominator PlayStation Portable
FIFA 07 PlayStation Portable Asia
NCAA� March Madness� 07 PlayStation 2
NCAA� March Madness� 07 Xbox
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault� PC
MVP� 07 NCAA� Baseball PlayStation 2
NASCAR� 2005: Chase for the Cup�
NASCAR� 07 PlayStation 2
NASCAR� 07 Xbox
NBA LIVE 06 Xbox
NBA LIVE 07 PlayStation 2
NBA LIVE 07 PC
NBA LIVE 07 Xbox
NCAA� Football 07 PlayStation 2
NCAA� Football 07 Xbox
NCAA� Football 07 PlayStation Portable
NFL STREET 3 PlayStation 2
NHL� 07 PlayStation 2
NHL� 07 PC
NHL� 07 Xbox
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 06 PlayStation 2
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 07 PlayStation 2
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 07 PlayStation Portable NA
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 07 PlayStation Portable EU
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 07 PlayStation Portable Asia
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 07 Xbox
UEFA Champions League� 2006-2007 PlayStation 2
UEFA Champions League� 2006-2007 PlayStation Portable NA
UEFA Champions League� 2006-2007 PlayStation Portable EU
2006 FIFA World Cup� 360

February 21, 2008 Online Service Shutdown
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 08- The Daily Tournament feature is currently out of service for an indefinite period of time, but Play Now and Session Matches remain active.

September 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown
Arena Football for PlayStation 2
Arena Football for Xbox
FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox 360
FIFA Soccer 06 for PC
FIFA06 for PC
FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation 2
FIFA Soccer 06 for PlayStation Portable
FIFA Soccer 06 for Xbox
FIFA World Cup 2006 for PC
FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation 2
FIFA World Cup 2006 for PlayStation Portable
FIFA World Cup 2006 for Xbox
Fight Night Round 3 for PlayStation Portable
Fight Night Round 3 for Xbox
Madden NFL 06 for Xbox 360
Madden NFL 06 for PC
Madden NFL 06 for PlayStation 2
Madden NFL 06 for PlayStation Portable
Madden NFL 06 for Xbox
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for PlayStation 2
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects for Xbox
MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for PlayStation 2
MVP 07 NCAA Baseball for Xbox
NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for PlayStation 2
NASCAR 06 Total Team Control for Xbox
NBA Live 06 for Xbox 360
NBA Live 06 for PC
NBA Live 06 for PlayStation 2
NBA Live 06 for PlayStation Portable
NCAA Football 2005 for Xbox
NCAA Football 2006 for PlayStation 2
NCAA Football 2006 for Xbox
NCAA March Madness 06 for PlayStation 2
NCAA March Madness 06 for Xbox
NFL Head Coach for PC
NFL Head Coach for Xbox
NFL Head Coach for PlayStation 2
NHL 06 for PC
NHL 06 for PlayStation 2
NHL 06 for Xbox
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox 360
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 for Xbox

November 1, 2007 Online Service Shutdown
Burnout Revenge for Xbox
Burnout Revenge for PlayStation 2
Need for Speed Underground for PlayStation 2
Need for Speed Underground 2 for PC
Need for Speed Underground 2 for PlayStation 2
Need for Speed Most Wanted for PlayStation Portable
Need for Speed Most Wanted for Xbox

Previously Shut Down Online Service
TimeSplitters 3: Future Perfect
Armies of Exigo for PC
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent for PS2
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent for Xbox
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent for NGC
Madden NFL 2005 for PS2
Madden NFL 2005 for Xbox
Madden NFL 2005 for PC
NASCAR 2005 for PC
NASCAR 2005 for PS2
NASCAR 2005 for Xbox
NFL Street 2: Unleashed for PS2
NFL Street 2: Unleashed for Xbox
Tiger Woods 2005 for Xbox
Need for Speed Underground 2 for PS2
Medal of Honor Rising Sun for PS2
MVP Baseball� 2005 for PC
MVP Baseball� 2005 for PlayStation 2
MVP Baseball� 2005 for Xbox
FIFA Soccer 2005 for PS2
FIFA Soccer 2005 for Xbox
FIFA Soccer 2005 Demo for Xbox
FIFA Soccer 2005 for PC
EA SPORTS� Fight Night Round 2 for PS2
EA SPORTS� Fight Night Round 2 for Xbox
NCAA� March Madness� 2005 for PS2
NCAA� March Madness� 2005 for Xbox
NBA LIVE 2005 for Xbox
NBA LIVE 2005 for PC
NBA LIVE 05 for PS2
NBA STREET V3 for PS2
NBA STREET V3 for Xbox
NCAA� Football 2005 for PS2
Need for Speed� Underground 2 Demo for PC
Need for Speed� Underground 2 for PC
Need for Speed� Underground 2 for Xbox
NHL� 2005 for PS2
NHL� 2005 for Xbox
NHL� 2005 for PC
Total Club Manager 06 for PS2
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 2005 for PS2
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR� 2005 for PC
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE� 2004-2005 for PS2
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE� 2004-2005 for PC
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Battlefield 1943 600 Points Today Only

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:25:25 -0700

today being New Years Eve sees Battlefield 1943 XBLA game to be just 600 points

if you didn't get this game when it was 1200 points...get it now,still a great game

the 600 point deduction is for today only so act fast

EDIT;Kotaku are reporting its 600 points and Major Nelson is reporting that its 560 points,whichever it is,its still a good deal

Lego Indiana Jones 2 Demo Now On Xbl

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:11:37 -0700

you read the title,now go download it

http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/12/23/...na-jones-2.aspx

425 mb in size

report back here for your impressions please

Just Cause 2..anyone Interested?

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:42:41 -0700

did anyone play Just Cause 1?

it was a good game,free roaming open world,quite large and set in South America somewhere,by far the best thing of the game was taking any old aircraft and taking it up as far as it could go and then jumping out....the scenery the peace and quiet while you are falling was really quite something....but of course that wasn't the main aim of the game..you were a special agent of some sort and you had to take down various crime lords,i got to about level 16 of the first game and my game came across some kind of bug that prevented me from advancing ...shame

Just Cause 2 looks like its gonna be all of the first one with more(hopefully no bugs),with fully controlable parachutes

check out this trailer first

now,if you have time give this a watch,this is the vid this is the vid that got me excited for this game

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction To Have Co-op?

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:36:28 -0700

just been sent this vid. I know nothing about splinter Cell, but even i know that SF is in Splinter Cell conviction. but in this Vid we 2 new guys
is this another Campaign element?

Bioshock 2 Achievements

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:55:49 -0700

ahh good,multiplayer achievements..bah..so,that's 1000/1000 out the window(not that i have all the achievements for the first game)

the multiplayer achievements also show that you rank up in Multiplayer...not sure why that surprises me,but it does

and also notice that there are quite a few similar achievements from the first game(collect all audio diaries,beat the game without using a Vita-Chamber,dealt with every little sister,fully research a splicer etc)

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Bought a Slot 5
Buy one Plasmid or Tonic Slot at a Gatherer's Garden.

Max Plasmid Slots 10
Fully upgrade to the maximum number of Plasmid Slots.

Upgraded a Weapon 10
Upgrade any weapon at a Power to the People Station.

Fully Upgraded a Weapon 10
Install the third and final upgrade to any of your weapons.

All Weapon Upgrades 20
Find all 14 Power to the People weapon upgrades in the game.

Prolific Hacker 20
Successfully hack at least one of every type of machine.

Master Hacker 20
Hack 30 machines at a distance with the Hack Tool.

First Research 5
Research a Splicer with the Research Camera.

One Research Track 20
Max out one Research Track.

Research Master 20
Max out research on all 9 research subjects.

Grand Daddy 25
Defeat 3 Big Daddies without dying during the fight.

Master Gatherer 30
Gather 600 ADAM with Little Sisters.

Fully Upgraded a Plasmid 10
Fully upgrade one of your Plasmids to the level 3 version at a Gatherer's Garden.

All Plasmids 20
Find or purchase all 11 basic Plasmid types.

Trap Master 15
Kill 30 enemies using only Traps.

Master Protector 15
Get through a Gather with no damage and no one getting to the Little Sister.

Big Spender 15
Spend 2000 dollars at Vending Machines.

Dealt with Every Little Sister 50
Either Harvest or Save every Little Sister in the game.

Against All Odds 30
Finish the game on the hardest difficulty level.

Big Brass Balls 25
Finish the game without using Vita-Chambers.

Rapture Historian 40
Find 100 audio diaries.

Unnatural Selection 10
Score your first kill in a non-private match.

Welcome to Rapture 10
Complete your first non-private match.

Disgusting Frankenstein 10
Become a Big Daddy for the first time in a non-private match.

"Mr. Bubbles-- No!" 20
Take down your first Big Daddy in a non-private match.

Mother Goose 20
Save your first Little Sister in a non-private match.

Two-Bit Heroics 10
Complete your first trial in a non-private match.

Parasite 10
Achieve Rank 10.

Little Moth 20
Achieve Rank 20.

Skin Job 20
Achieve Rank 30.

Choose the Impossible 50
Achieve Rank 40.

Proving Grounds 20
Win your first non-private match.

Man About Town 10
Play at least one non-private match on each multiplayer map.

there are also 17 secret achievements that i haven't listed here as they are not yet known

Erections At Stand By!(swbf3)

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:49:09 -0700

its in Development

Star Wars Battlefront 3 that is

http://kotaku.com/5425347/casting-director...-in-development

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When Chris Marazzo (pictured), a casting director, listed on his personal website that he's casted more than 200 projects - "including most recently Star Wars: Battlefront 3 with LucasArts" - he probably didn't have this kind of response in mind.

However, the fan site Battlefront3.net noticed, got in touch with Marazzo, and lo and behold, the guy replied. And confirmed to them that the game is in in development. Here's his quote to BF3.Net:

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Thanks for getting in touch. The Original Title was Battlefront 3 but it evolved into Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. However Battlefront 3 is also in development. It was by far the most fun and coolest casting I ever worked on.

What's more, the site member who contacted Marazzo said "he may be able to dig me up some Battlefront 3 storyboards, by the end of the week!"

Very interesting indeed. I've emailed a contact with LucasArts to apprise them of this rumor and ask if they want to comment. Anything they say that's updateable will go back here.

Battlefront 3 is in Development says Battlefront 3 Actor [Battlefront3.net via VG247]

True Crime

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:44:05 -0700

the third i believe of the series has been announced,the first one which i played and i didn't really like was in the streets of LA(it was actually called True Crime:Streets Of LA)..and the second was True Crime:New York City

this one,at the moment is just known as True Crime,and is based on the streets of Hong Kong

Spec Ops The Line

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:37:16 -0700

a new Spec Ops game ,the franchise has about 7 or 8 titles already starting in 1998,but there hasn't been a Spec Ops game since 2002

1st trailer is so-so quality,second trailer is different trailer

Crackdown 2

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:24:33 -0700

now you can't really tell from this trailer but it for me doesn't look as cool as Crackdown 1,as the first had Cel shaded look,this one seems to of done away with that

it still looks like its gonna be fun...but not sure whether it will feel like Crackdown