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Old 10-09-06 | 04:27 PM
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I just tried the FIFA 07 demo. It looked great and the music was really good. In fact, I would mind having a CD of that soundtrack. Anyway, I didn't know how to properly control the player but it seems like it would be kinda fun one one learns how.

I'm not a sports fans so for me that's sayin' somethin'.
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Old 10-09-06 | 04:38 PM
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Has everyone here deleted all the stuff that came with the 360 Hard drive yet? I kept some of the videos but I'm also about to delete the crappy music.
I deleted everything except for the one Cold song. I thought about keeping the Titanic featurette, but I decided to delete it after noting that it takes up almost a full gig. I watched it, found it relatively interesting, figured I'd never watch it again, and then deleted it.
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Old 10-09-06 | 05:12 PM
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I don't doubt it, especially after it hit fatwallet. I couldn't convince myself to order anyway as I already had one with 2 of the games.

Even if it wasn't posted there. It would've got cancelled.
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Old 10-09-06 | 08:44 PM
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How many players will Live hold for F.E.A.R.'s online features? And does anybody know what the features will be (Co-Op,Deathmatch,etc.)? Same goes for Splinter Cellouble Agent? Thanks in advance......
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Old 10-09-06 | 09:43 PM
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Im pissed. Been getting the red lights lately and dont have a warranty. Guess Im done with videogames for a while.
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Old 10-09-06 | 09:49 PM
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Has everyone here deleted all the stuff that came with the 360 Hard drive yet? I kept some of the videos but I'm also about to delete the crappy music.
Deleted everything Nov. 21, 2005 about an hour after hooking up the system.
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Old 10-09-06 | 09:55 PM
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TNAJason you could just've easily done this:

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...x+360+features

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http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...x+360+features
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Old 10-09-06 | 10:05 PM
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Caught this update on Phantasy Star Universe over at cag.com,I don't think it's been posted yet:

SEGA is proud to announce the start of the Open Beta for Xbox 360 on October 11th!. This will be the first chance to play the newest addition to the long running Phantasy Star series. The Beta test period is expected to run until October 18th and will allow participants to play through a portion of the online game. We encourage users interested in the Multiplayer aspects of Phantasy Star Universe to check out all there is to see in the Beta environment!

Getting started is extremely easy! If you want to participate you must have an active Xbox Live Gold account. The Beta will be available for download on the Xbox Marketplace between October 11th and October 12th. Once you have the beta downloaded, you'll be able to play immediately! Once online, we highly recommend the following activities to get the most out of this Open Beta period:
http://www.phantasystaruniverse.com/news_beta.php
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Old 10-09-06 | 10:23 PM
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Is Phantasy Star Universe going to be like that Final Fantasy 360 game where you have to pay additional fees each month?
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Old 10-09-06 | 10:25 PM
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I haven't been able to figure that out. Some versions of Phantasy Star required a fee, some didn't.
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Old 10-09-06 | 10:35 PM
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wtf. I just got the 3 red lights and system wont even load all the way. It just beeps and freezes then the lights come in. Took out the harddrive same problem. Unplugged all cables same problem. As I am on the phone finalizing my address to ship me the box it started working again. For 20 minutes straight I had the red lights. I guess I will see how it works for the next few days even if the box arrives.
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Old 10-09-06 | 10:39 PM
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Im also on the phone finalizing them shipping me out a box for replacement. I didnt even know about the new replacement plan when I made the first post!!! Is it possible for me to now get an extended warranty after this one is replaced?
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Old 10-10-06 | 05:13 AM
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Is Phantasy Star Universe going to be like that Final Fantasy 360 game where you have to pay additional fees each month?
$10 monthly fee.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/737/737962p1.html
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Old 10-10-06 | 06:54 AM
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I'm also slightly hesitant about vehicles in the game. If there are adequate counters to vehicles and they take a bit of cooperation to use effectively then i can live with them. However a vehicle should be very scared of running into at least one of the character classes (one should have mines, or rockets, or some other way to totally destroy vehicles). With 24 people in a game the maps will presumably be a good size and vehicles might be nice to traverse from one side to the other in time to get into the action. I just hope they don't allow situations like in Halo when one team has both Banshees and the rockets and gets a huge advantage on the other team.
Well being that we all play together couldn't we just say "no vehicles"? Wouldn't that easily solve the problem with all the people that dislike them?
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Old 10-10-06 | 07:01 AM
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Except after West snipes me for the nth time you can be bloody sure if i can drive a mounted howitzer to chase him down i will

Actually i wonder if in "custom" games you will be able to turn vehicles off? We just might have to learn to contend with them for the "matchmaking" games.
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Old 10-10-06 | 07:30 AM
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COD3 is gonna be awesome. Vehicles can't ruin that; Just blow em up with the bazooka
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Old 10-10-06 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by gmal2003
Im also on the phone finalizing them shipping me out a box for replacement. I didnt even know about the new replacement plan when I made the first post!!! Is it possible for me to now get an extended warranty after this one is replaced?
Note that you won't get your system back. You will get someone else's refurb. Check it over closely and if you don't like it call them back immediately. My replacement had a crack in the case and I didn't notice until a couple months after I got it. Needless to say they won't fix it.

I'm sure MS will gladly take your money for a warranty.
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Old 10-10-06 | 08:03 AM
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Looks like IGN is starting a new weekly(?) feature where they track what games everyone is interested in. I guess, by your account and what you are watching, wish list and whatnot. The list is across all platforms, but so far the list is pretty interesting:

Here are the top ten games across all platforms for the week of 10/1/2006 - 10/8/2006:

1. Halo Wars (X360)
2. Assassin's Creed (X360)
3. Gears of War (X360)
4. BioShock (X360)
5. Alan Wake (X360)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
7. Mass Effect (X360)
8. Fable 2 (X360)
9. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (X360)
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)

Eight 360 titles and two Wii titles? Wow. Zero PS3 titles. How can you look at that list and not think the 360 is the perfect system to own? Even the "all the 360 has is FPS and racing games" dissenters have no angle for that argument this time around:

1. RTS
2. Action
3. TPS
4. FPS
5. Action

7. RPG
8. RPG
9. Action-RPG
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Old 10-10-06 | 08:40 AM
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2. Assassin's Creed (X360)
4. BioShock (X360)

2. Action
4. FPS

Assassin's Creed isn't a pure action game since it will have platforming, climbing walls, exploring cities, etc. I would say it is action/adventure somewhat like the Prince of Persia games.

I believe Bioshock is actually a FPS/RPG like Deus Ex and System Shock 2.

I am surprised that no PS3 game made that top 10 list though. I thought everybody wanted Metal Gear Solid 4?
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Old 10-10-06 | 08:48 AM
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How can you look at that list and not think the 360 is the perfect system to own?
Number of Japanese 360 Games on that List = 0

Sorry, that's the deal-breaker for me. I know they're coming eventually though.
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Old 10-10-06 | 09:06 AM
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I am surprised that no PS3 game made that top 10 list though. I thought everybody wanted Metal Gear Solid 4?
Not really suprised by MGS4 when you notice that Halo 3 is not on their either. The reason why I would imagine is because neither is slated for release for about another year, FALL 2007.

Now I would agree that I am suprised not a single PS3 title whatsoever is on their when you do have 2 Wii titles. Perhaps Sony truly has begun to lose their grip on the dominance they once have. While I do not think MS will win this time around it may be more of an equal share in the market which is huge for MS.
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Old 10-10-06 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Schloob1
Not really suprised by MGS4 when you notice that Halo 3 is not on their either. The reason why I would imagine is because neither is slated for release for about another year, FALL 2007.

Now I would agree that I am suprised not a single PS3 title whatsoever is on their when you do have 2 Wii titles. Perhaps Sony truly has begun to lose their grip on the dominance they once have. While I do not think MS will win this time around it may be more of an equal share in the market which is huge for MS.
No GTAIV either. I would have expected to see Mario Galaxies up there as well. They probably only keep the list to games that have a somewhat firm release in sight. That wouldn't make sense though since Halo Wars is on there and not a single shot of game footage has been shown. A top 20-25 list would probably be more appropriate since there are 5 systems counting the handhelds.

I'm shocked by the PS3 angle as well. IGN is just one site, obviously, but probably the biggest and home to the younger crowd whom are generally PS fans. It is baffling.

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Old 10-10-06 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Schloob1
Not really suprised by MGS4 when you notice that Halo 3 is not on their either. The reason why I would imagine is because neither is slated for release for about another year, FALL 2007.

Halo Wars is not due out for a long time either, but it came in at #1 on that list. I just assumed Halo Wars made the list over Halo 3 since it is a brand new game while Halo 3 is "just another sequel".

I didn't think of it before, but I am surprised too that Resistance: Fall of Man didn't make the list. Isn't Resistance supposed to be Sony's big system seller for launch? I know that game is receiving a ton of hype.
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Old 10-10-06 | 09:26 AM
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That wouldn't make sense though since Halo Wars is on there and not a single shot of game footage has been shown.

Fable 2 is also on the list, and not a single screenshot or video of actual footage of the game has been released. I would say Fable 2 is a year away from release at best.
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Old 10-10-06 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by kgrogers1979
Halo Wars is not due out for a long time either, but it came in at #1 on that list. I just assumed Halo Wars made the list over Halo 3 since it is a brand new game while Halo 3 is "just another sequel".

I didn't think of it before, but I am surprised too that Resistance: Fall of Man didn't make the list. Isn't Resistance supposed to be Sony's big system seller for launch? I know that game is receiving a ton of hype.
Ton of hype does not equal interest. The hype I see is from industry people(aka Sony), I don't hear/see a lot of regular people discussing it. Unlike Halo Wars where everyone was discussing it. But what do I know.
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