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purbeast0

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woohoo! I just beat my OLD high score in Geometry Wars!

I'm at #57 on the leaderboard right now with 1.42 million. I know the # will slowly go down though heh.
 

Vin0134

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Anyone know a good Xbox 360 forum? I find myself wanting more and more information to read on the 360 and right now this is the only source of info for me.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: Vin0134
Anyone know a good Xbox 360 forum? I find myself wanting more and more information to read on the 360 and right now this is the only source of info for me.

You can go check out the official forums at Xbox.com and there's also the forums at TeamXbox.com for starters.
 

Wingznut

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Vin0134
Anyone know a good Xbox 360 forum? I find myself wanting more and more information to read on the 360 and right now this is the only source of info for me.
You can go check out the official forums at Xbox.com and there's also the forums at TeamXbox.com for starters.
TeamXbox is a bit better... But they are both full of 360 fanboys.

 

JohnAn2112

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Has anyone played a decent game of DOA4 online without any lag? It seems like everytime I jump online, I can't even play it because it's so laggy. This sucks. This was the one game I was looking forward to the most on 360.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: JohnAn2112
Has anyone played a decent game of DOA4 online without any lag? It seems like everytime I jump online, I can't even play it because it's so laggy. This sucks. This was the one game I was looking forward to the most on 360.

The first time I played online it was bad. The worst part was that everytime I left that lobby and tried to find a new one I kept getting put back in that same laggy lobby. I went back and played the Story Mode for a while longer and tried again later. I ended up finding a lobby with little or no lag. It has been hit or miss since then. It seems like it only takes one person and the entire lobby will lag.
 

Yreka

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Has anyone found a cheaper wireless solution than the $100 M$ adapter yet?
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: Yreka
Has anyone found a cheaper wireless solution than the $100 M$ adapter yet?

You can use any usb or ethernet wireless adaptor.
 

Queasy

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Heh, remember the guy that filed a class action lawsuit against MS claiming 360 defects? MS unsurprisingly filed a motion to dismiss.

The lawsuit brought by a Chicago man displeased with the Xbox 360's overheating problems is due to be heard on January 10th, but Microsoft are trying to get it thrown out of court before it even begins. It seems that Robert Byers hasn't even contacted customer support about the problems with his own 360--and it's not even clear his 360 is malfunctioning. He may be bringing the lawsuit on the strength of others' complaints, which will make for an interesting argument in court.

In the motion to dismiss, Microsoft notes that "Significantly, Plaintiff omits the fact that his Xbox 360, purchased in November 2005, is still covered by a 90-day warranty, under which Microsoft agreed to repair or replace it, or issue a refund. In fact, Plaintiff does not allege that he contacted anyone at Microsoft about the alleged defect, let alone that Microsoft refused to honor the terms of its warranty. Moreover, Plaintiff does not allege that his Xbox 360 ever malfunctioned. He alleges only that "members of the class have experienced malfunctions" with their Xbox 360s - not that he has.
 

Zim Hosein

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According to reports obtained by Gamasutra, a number of subscribers to the North American GameFly video game rental service have received messages regarding an Xbox 360 hardware fault that potentially scratches game discs, making them unplayable.

The issue has previously been discussed at length on a number of fan websites, with the problem being particularly pronounced if users move the Xbox 360 while it is in use. However, some consumers are reporting that their Xbox 360 hardware will scratch discs without being moved.

The disc scratching problem is evidently widespread enough that GameFly has prepared a 'form letter' to send to all consumers who return Xbox 360 discs with defects on them, commenting:

"We have received reports that certain XBOX 360 consoles have caused damage to GameFly videogames. Unfortunately, we have been notified that you recently returned a damaged XBOX 360 game.

As a precaution, we have removed all XBOX 360 games from your GameQ. Please contact Microsoft at 1-800-4MY-XBOX. Please do not rent XBOX 360 games until you have resolved this issue.

In the future, should GameFly receive XBOX 360 games from you that have been damaged, you will be charged a replacement fee."

Representatives from GameFly had not returned calls inquiring about the extent of the problem by press time. Microsoft itself has previously commented to VNUNet regarding post-launch Xbox 360 technical issues: "We have received a few isolated reports of consoles not working as expected. The call rate is well below what you'd expect for a consumer electronics product of this complexity."

GameFly Rental Service Relays Xbox 360 Disc Scratching Problems :Q
 

jlmadyson

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Yreka
Has anyone found a cheaper wireless solution than the $100 M$ adapter yet?

You can use any usb or ethernet wireless adaptor.

Not sure about that. I tried using a usb wireless adapter and it didnt work. Think it has to be MS certified. I maybe wrong about that just couldn't get the one I had working with it.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: Yreka
Has anyone found a cheaper wireless solution than the $100 M$ adapter yet?

You can use any usb or ethernet wireless adaptor.

Not sure about that. I tried using a usb wireless adapter and it didnt work. Think it has to be MS certified. I maybe wrong about that just couldn't get the one I had working with it.

Probably something like that. The old Xbox wireless adaptor is supposed to work as well.
 

TheShiz

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just want to comment on how crappy the online co-op mode in perfect dark zero is. everything is fine except it drops games a lot, and what makes no sense is the person i am playing with is talking the whole time, so the drop had to be less than a second, and the game figures that is enough to make the level start all over again. I really think they could have done a better job with this. if one player drops, that's it for a co-op mission, really crappy whoever programmed it.

 

IrocZman223

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Are these becoming more widely available? I just watched 2 auctions go for less than $475 on ebay. On both auctions the reserves were not met. I think its funny. Anyway, on a serious note, when are these supposed to become available on the shelves everyday?
 

TheShiz

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no one knows, if you want one try calling target when they open as they seem to get some each week. or type "xbox 360 tracker" in google and watch that website to get one online. I would guess they should be on the shelves everyday in a month or two, but as of right now they are still selling out across the country when stores get new stock.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: IrocZman223
Are these becoming more widely available? I just watched 2 auctions go for less than $475 on ebay. On both auctions the reserves were not met. I think its funny. Anyway, on a serious note, when are these supposed to become available on the shelves everyday?

They're making it to shelves more frequently now it seems but they are still selling out quickly. I don't know when you'll see some just lying around.
 

Wingznut

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Everytime I log on, quite a few of you are playing DOA4... I wasn't going to pick it up, but it seems rather popular.
 

Muadib

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Originally posted by: jlmadyson
FYI: Here are couple of coupons for 10% off video games at bestbuy good through 3/06.

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Can these be used to purchase Xbox live? My free month is history, and I want some of that DOA4 action.
 

Zim Hosein

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Hackers have cracked the Xbox 360 puzzle game Hexic HD in order to discover more about the inner workings of Microsoft's new console.
Files from the puzzle game have been extracted, burned to disc, and booted from a standard Xbox 360 console. The game can also be run on PC.

Hackers crack Xbox 360 game Hexic HD :Q
 

jlmadyson

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Eb Games has these titles listing for shipping for January:

College Hoops 2k6
Top Spin 2
Alan Wake
Tomb Raider Legend
Test Drive Unlimited
Dead Rising

Out of these I think I'll pick up Tomb Rader: Legend although I have always liked the series they have always got my blood boiling lol. March looks like it will be a big month for releases also Full Auto towards the latter part of February.

Added: March expected game releases:

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Burnout Revenge (360 version)
Gears of War
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Splinter Cell 4: Double Agent
Ghost Recon 3: Advanced Warfighter
The Outfit

Heh, want 4 or 5 of those. March is going to be rough on the wallet.
 

BornStar

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Originally posted by: Wingznut
Everytime I log on, quite a few of you are playing DOA4... I wasn't going to pick it up, but it seems rather popular.
I rather enjoy it but I have to admit that it's tough. Granted, I've never been very good at that genre.
 
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