Tell me about it! I just got a 360 last weekend(along with a nice new LCD :D ) and this weekend i got on Live so i have a pile of demos so now just deciding which games i wanna go with besides the 3 i got with it(Forza 2,Marvel Alliance & WS of Poker 2008).

Nice. You really got a good deal there - Forza 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance are unbelievably good. Add me to XBOX Live sometime if you want (GT = Wick98.)

I'm really busy with college right now. I have five assignments due this week, but I have two days off near the end of the week (and 4/5 of those assignments will already be in,) so I should have some time to play games. I've got about four or five games rented I need to finish and Call of Duty 4 comes out this week.

Yeah i love all 3 games i have and i will be getting CoD4 also although i will probably struggle with it since im not really getting the hang of aiming with the controller on the CoD 2&3 demos but hopefully i'll get it ;)

I will add you to my list Wick,which isnt really a list yet since i dont have anyone on it :lol:

My tag is: spacemunky49 (spacemunky being my astrochimp alter ego :D )

Anyone know how to disable pop-ups when you're watching movies?

How do you turn on the DVD player's movie with the remote? Nothing I have tried works.

^ not sure what you are asking Deb.

- Hit the guide button on the controller
- scroll down to personal settings
- go to Notifications
- check/uncheck the box for notifications during videos

If I have a DVD in the drive and then turn on the XBOX, there's nothing I can do to make the movie play. I have to physically open and close the drive of the DVD player in order to make the movie play. So what I'm wondering if there's any way to play a DVD that's already in the drive when you turn on the XBOX.

On your opening screen, scroll down to the bottom and you will see the long area that is the dvd/disc drive. Choose it with your remote or controller. The game drive is the top half-circle and the HD-dvd drive (if you have one) is the bottom half circle. Done and done.

OOOOHHHH top half and bottom half, THANKS!!!! :D I went all over looking for a way to play (pressing the play button on the remote should be sufficient). I got all the way to the top of the circle and didn't realize there was a bottom, thanks again! :D

Thanks!

Just wanted to give those of you who bought a 360 addon drive in the last 29 days at Best Buy a heads up - I got one 2 weeks ago, with the 2 free HD DVDs deal, and took my receipt in today and they gave me a 3rd HD DVD ($34.99 or under).

Going to have to go back tomorrow and get a third DVD, thanks for the heads up! :)

As long as they don't give you an issue if you got the free Heroes set if that isn't being offered free any more.
Still, will be worth a try with the receipt. Worst they can say is no.

Went to Best Buy and I WAS expecting an issue because of the free Heroes set. Not a word from her, she just rang up The Departed for free. I was so surprised and glad that she didn't make an issue of it that I waited the 10 minutes while she chatted up with her friends as she rang me up.

Holy synergy, Batman!

--------------
ESPN games can be purchased for download to Xbox 360
Associated Press
Updated: November 5, 2007, 12:40 AM ET
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. has added college basketball and other ESPN programming to the growing lineup of video content available for download to its Xbox 360 video game console.

Microsoft and ESPN said people can purchase complete NCAA basketball and football games, the X Games sports competitions and programs like ESPN's "Madden Nation," which chronicles a competition of "Madden NFL" video game players, from the Xbox Live Web site.

Xbox 360 users can buy commercial-free standard-definition versions of select NCAA games for $3, and high-definition versions for $4.50, within 48 hours of the game's conclusion. ESPN TV shows, like the other TV content on the Xbox Live download site, cost $2 for standard-definition and $3 for high-def versions.

As part of the agreement, ESPN is considering ways to incorporate the Xbox Live online gaming community into its telecasts. ESPN spokesman Paul Melvin said there are no firm plans for how this will be done.

The companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal when it was announced late Sunday.

Ross Honey, a senior director of the media and entertainment group at Microsoft, said action and horror movies are popular genres for the Xbox Live audience, as are "edgier" animated TV shows like "South Park."

"At the end of the day, most of our consumers are young males," Honey said. "You have a perfect match here."

ESPN already delivers live, streaming sports footage to customers of certain broadband Internet providers.

"Delivering content through Xbox 360 is another way that we can connect fans with the sports they have such passion for," said Matt Murphy, senior vice president of digital video distribution for Disney and ESPN Media Networks. ESPN is owned by The Walt Disney Co.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press

I just picked up an elite and it came with Marvel and the racing game. I already ordered Halo 3 and COD 4 is reserved. Any games are must haves that I should take a look at??

Do not forget buy call of duty 4 & get Call of duty 3 (Free) at Circuit City tomorrow. I can't wait till tomorrow get my hand on Call of Duty 4. I'll sale Call of duty 3 to my co-worker for $20ish :)

That is huge. Especially marketing the Xbox brand on ESPN. It will be great if you can get a game off the marketplace that was originally blacked out in your area.

You guys that are going back to get the 3rd HD-dvd...did you just go to customer service or the regular line? What did you say?

The reason I ask is the closest BB to me is the one that originally would not give me the deal and they can be a pain the butt to deal with. Just curious what you said when you got there.

Me too since it was a royal pain in the ass at my BB. :(

I wish my experience was as easy as yours. It worked out in the end for me, hopefully.

Well, I went to Best Buy with my receipt. The first CS person was a little confused and said "you already got 3 free hddvds." I explained that it was 2 seperate offers and another CS person walked over and agreed and explained to the first about the 2 offers.
When she scanned my receipt and the HD-DVD, it wanted to give me the 2 I already had and the new one in my hand free but adjust the price of Heroes up to $65. The 2nd CS person told her to return the hd dvd drive and two movies to a giftcard and then ring them all with the 3rd movie. It worked out and I left with a 3rd free movie. I just have to hope that because the original receipt was used and shows the hd-dvd drive returned that my credit card is retroactively charged the price of the hereos set. If that happens, I will be contacting Best Buy to make them fix it or dispute it with my credit card.

Ugh. What a pain in the ass. That almost makes it not worth the effort.

True... Once she understood what to do, it was easy enough. I just have to keep watch on my credit card for a while. The guy that explained everything to the first girl said my credit card would be fine as they didn't refund to the credit card and re-ring everything. He said since they refunded to a gift card and I purchased everything again, it will be fine.

Yeah no kidding...mine went pretty smooth, but I'm going to be looking closely at my next CC statement to make sure they didn't adjust Heroes up.

Now you people have me worried. What she did is give me a new receipt that showed the drive and the free DVD... no mention of the other free DVDs. I'll have to keep an eye on my statement.

I went to the CS desk and told them that I had bought the drive when there was a get 2 free HD-DVDs deal and it went up to 3, she took the DVD without asking any questions.