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AUMM

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finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...
 

Wingznut

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Originally posted by: AUMM
finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...
COD2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Condemned: Criminal Origins are the top 3, imho.

 

jlmadyson

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Originally posted by: AUMM
finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...

Yes, Cod2 one of the best graphically I've played to date on a console and very good overall on gameplay.
 

jlmadyson

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Originally posted by: TheShiz
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: Udel
Try Quake 4. I don't care what anyone says, its a ton of fun. The mutiplayer is great too. In case you guys haven't heard about this. 10% of all 360 games at Best Buy.

holy crap thanks for that! I am going to get DOA4 today for $50

i take it math is not your best subject?

Actually if you click on the coupon it is $10 off not 10% off so he would be right at 50 lol.
 

Udel

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Originally posted by: jlmadyson
Originally posted by: TheShiz
Originally posted by: purbeast0
Originally posted by: Udel
Try Quake 4. I don't care what anyone says, its a ton of fun. The mutiplayer is great too. In case you guys haven't heard about this. 10% of all 360 games at Best Buy.

holy crap thanks for that! I am going to get DOA4 today for $50

i take it math is not your best subject?

Actually if you click on the coupon it is $10 off not 10% off so he would be right at 50 lol.

Yea, my mistake there. Also, they don't seem to care if you use one on everygame you buy there. I got Quake 4 for $40 and PDZ for $40 using two of those babies. Just print out a bunch and stock up on some games. They are good till the end of this month.
 

AdamSnow

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I had a problem with my controller... Called MS, registered my unit over the phone... had a controller NEXT DAY. and I was talking to them at about 8:00pm Tuesday night... when I got home Wednesday at 5:00pm, there was a package...

talk about service.
 

TheShiz

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Originally posted by: AdamSnow
I had a problem with my controller... Called MS, registered my unit over the phone... had a controller NEXT DAY. and I was talking to them at about 8:00pm Tuesday night... when I got home Wednesday at 5:00pm, there was a package...

talk about service.

funny, i read somewhere that someone who had a controller problem was told by the microsoft rep to take it to wal-mart and exchange it, even though they didn't even buy it at wal-mart. guess the lesson is if you get an answer you don't like from MS customer service, try again til you do.
 

BornStar

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Originally posted by: Muadib
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: Rage187
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Does anyone know what it means when the ring on the controller rotates? I was playing PDZ online and it kept on doing it. It was a little distracting.
battery is low.
That's what I was just going to suggest.
But according to the panel that slides in when you press the Xbox button (or whatever it's called) said I've got 3/4 bars left. What's the deal with that?
I had that happen too once. Turn off the 360, then turn it back on using the controller, and all should be well. It worked for me anyway.

I had another problem briefly last night. When I turned the 360 on, I had no picture, but the sound worked. I thought I was screwed, because I knew there was no way anything was loose, but I checked anyway. I was going to turn it off for the night, but decided to power cycle it, and just like that, all was well.

I'm paranoid now though, and plan on running the DOA4 demo for 10 hours of so today. I never registered my 360. Will Microsoft give me grief if I need a repair? You can bet I'll be registering today when I find out what my gf did with the box. She better not have trashed it.
Well, I just replaced the battery with a rechargeable one from MS and plugged in the play and charge cable and it's still rotating. Any other ideas? I'm getting a little concerned.
 

Wingznut

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Dec 28, 1999
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Originally posted by: TheShiz
Originally posted by: AdamSnow
I had a problem with my controller... Called MS, registered my unit over the phone... had a controller NEXT DAY. and I was talking to them at about 8:00pm Tuesday night... when I got home Wednesday at 5:00pm, there was a package...

talk about service.
funny, i read somewhere that someone who had a controller problem was told by the microsoft rep to take it to wal-mart and exchange it, even though they didn't even buy it at wal-mart. guess the lesson is if you get an answer you don't like from MS customer service, try again til you do.
Either that, or what you read is inaccurate. Which is probably likely, since I've never heard a bad story about how MS handles defective products.
 

AdamSnow

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Originally posted by: BornStar18
Originally posted by: Muadib
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: Rage187
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Does anyone know what it means when the ring on the controller rotates? I was playing PDZ online and it kept on doing it. It was a little distracting.
battery is low.
That's what I was just going to suggest.
But according to the panel that slides in when you press the Xbox button (or whatever it's called) said I've got 3/4 bars left. What's the deal with that?
I had that happen too once. Turn off the 360, then turn it back on using the controller, and all should be well. It worked for me anyway.

I had another problem briefly last night. When I turned the 360 on, I had no picture, but the sound worked. I thought I was screwed, because I knew there was no way anything was loose, but I checked anyway. I was going to turn it off for the night, but decided to power cycle it, and just like that, all was well.

I'm paranoid now though, and plan on running the DOA4 demo for 10 hours of so today. I never registered my 360. Will Microsoft give me grief if I need a repair? You can bet I'll be registering today when I find out what my gf did with the box. She better not have trashed it.
Well, I just replaced the battery with a rechargeable one from MS and plugged in the play and charge cable and it's still rotating. Any other ideas? I'm getting a little concerned.

Just looked in the manual... it states that a rotating ring means that it's lost temp. connection with the XBOX...

Mine is doing it too... that's why I looked... Havent tried replacing the batteries in mine yet, but I'll see if that does anything... I checked to make sure there was nothing in the way of the unit, but haven't had time to try again...
 

CVSiN

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Jul 19, 2004
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Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: AUMM
finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...
COD2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Condemned: Criminal Origins are the top 3, imho.

I agree with CoD and PGR3 but Condemned sucked major ass..
rented from gamefly returned in 2 days... stupidest FP game ever...

Kameo beleive it or not is a fantastic game.. definately worth the rental at least.

 

jlmadyson

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Aug 13, 2004
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No PS3 surprises from Sony

Rumors have circulated around the CES floor from certain manufacturers in the Blu-ray camp that the PS3 will cost as much as $800 and will be released in early 2007.

Wooh, couldn't see myself dropping $800 on a PS3. I've enjoyed the PS2 but $800 is a stretch for me. On the other hand if this is the only viable solution for Blue Ray as far as cost then it may have some life to it.
 

Wingznut

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Dec 28, 1999
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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: AUMM
finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...
COD2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Condemned: Criminal Origins are the top 3, imho.
I agree with CoD and PGR3 but Condemned sucked major ass..
rented from gamefly returned in 2 days... stupidest FP game ever...

Kameo beleive it or not is a fantastic game.. definately worth the rental at least.
Yeah, Kameo is a very good game.

Maybe Condemned wasn't for you... But the overwhelming majority really liked it, including the reviewers. Maybe you were just too much of a scaredy-cat to handle it!
 

CVSiN

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Jul 19, 2004
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Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: AUMM
finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...
COD2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Condemned: Criminal Origins are the top 3, imho.
I agree with CoD and PGR3 but Condemned sucked major ass..
rented from gamefly returned in 2 days... stupidest FP game ever...

Kameo beleive it or not is a fantastic game.. definately worth the rental at least.
Yeah, Kameo is a very good game.

Maybe Condemned wasn't for you... But the overwhelming majority really liked it, including the reviewers. Maybe you were just too much of a scaredy-cat to handle it!

that POS wasnt scary at all.. FEAR was scarier than that.. the game was poor it gave me a headache just to play it and it didnt engross me in the story at all..
i mean WTF is a cop doing KILLING homeless/druggy people and why are those same homeless people doign attacking a cop thats looking for dead birds and a serial killer..
i mean common id sooner beleive Quake was real than this garbage..
the story sucked... the atmosphere and AI were lacking.. voice acting and controls were both HORRIBLE. very repetitive never once got into it the way I got into FEAR oR HL2 or even DOOM3 and D3 was a poor game as well.
 

Queasy

Moderator<br>Console Gaming
Aug 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: jlmadyson
No PS3 surprises from Sony

Rumors have circulated around the CES floor from certain manufacturers in the Blu-ray camp that the PS3 will cost as much as $800 and will be released in early 2007.

Wooh, couldn't see myself dropping $800 on a PS3. I've enjoyed the PS2 but $800 is a stretch for me. On the other hand if this is the only viable solution for Blue Ray as far as cost then it may have some life to it.

Yeah, but what would the quality be in comparison to stand-alone Blu-Ray players? The PS2 was a horrible player in comparison to most stand-alone DVD players at the time.
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Originally posted by: Muadib
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: Rage187
Originally posted by: BornStar18
Does anyone know what it means when the ring on the controller rotates? I was playing PDZ online and it kept on doing it. It was a little distracting.
battery is low.
That's what I was just going to suggest.
But according to the panel that slides in when you press the Xbox button (or whatever it's called) said I've got 3/4 bars left. What's the deal with that?
I had that happen too once. Turn off the 360, then turn it back on using the controller, and all should be well. It worked for me anyway.

I had another problem briefly last night. When I turned the 360 on, I had no picture, but the sound worked. I thought I was screwed, because I knew there was no way anything was loose, but I checked anyway. I was going to turn it off for the night, but decided to power cycle it, and just like that, all was well.

I'm paranoid now though, and plan on running the DOA4 demo for 10 hours of so today. I never registered my 360. Will Microsoft give me grief if I need a repair? You can bet I'll be registering today when I find out what my gf did with the box. She better not have trashed it.
Well, I just replaced the battery with a rechargeable one from MS and plugged in the play and charge cable and it's still rotating. Any other ideas? I'm getting a little concerned.

Just looked in the manual... it states that a rotating ring means that it's lost temp. connection with the XBOX...

Mine is doing it too... that's why I looked... Havent tried replacing the batteries in mine yet, but I'll see if that does anything... I checked to make sure there was nothing in the way of the unit, but haven't had time to try again...

There's a button on the front of the 360 that you can push to regain/reset the connection between your 360 and the controller. This has happened to me a couple of times and simply pushing that button fixes it.
 

Wingznut

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Dec 28, 1999
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Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: CVSiN
Originally posted by: Wingznut
Originally posted by: AUMM
finally got my x-box premium from BB..... whats the best game out right now? i was thinking COD2...
COD2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Condemned: Criminal Origins are the top 3, imho.
I agree with CoD and PGR3 but Condemned sucked major ass..
rented from gamefly returned in 2 days... stupidest FP game ever...

Kameo beleive it or not is a fantastic game.. definately worth the rental at least.
Yeah, Kameo is a very good game.

Maybe Condemned wasn't for you... But the overwhelming majority really liked it, including the reviewers. Maybe you were just too much of a scaredy-cat to handle it!
that POS wasnt scary at all.. FEAR was scarier than that.. the game was poor it gave me a headache just to play it and it didnt engross me in the story at all..
i mean WTF is a cop doing KILLING homeless/druggy people and why are those same homeless people doign attacking a cop thats looking for dead birds and a serial killer..
i mean common id sooner beleive Quake was real than this garbage..
the story sucked... the atmosphere and AI were lacking.. voice acting and controls were both HORRIBLE. very repetitive never once got into it the way I got into FEAR oR HL2 or even DOOM3 and D3 was a poor game as well.
Sorry that you didn't like it... But keep in mind that you are definitely in the minority here.

By the way, AUMM... There are about seven different demos (including Condemned) available for download on Xbox Live. Be sure and check 'em out!
 

Wingznut

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Originally posted by: CNET
Microsoft featured at its booth a hands-on demonstration of SiN Episodes, the episodic sequel to the eight-year-old futuristic PC shooter SiN. The first episode, Emergence, will be available this spring, with additional episodes coming out every few months. Each episode is expected to cost between $15 and $20 and will provide approximately four to six hours of game content. SiN Episodes uses the Source engine with Havok physics, so objects and bodies will fly and fall realistically. The games feature a dynamic difficulty system that Microsoft claims can adapt to gamers' play styles and skill levels. Microsoft is planning to release SiN Episodes on Xbox Live Marketplace as well later this year, for use on the Xbox 360.
Actually, CNET may have this wrong... So, take it with a grain of salt.
 

purbeast0

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Sep 13, 2001
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Well I just caved and got DOA4 from Best Buy ... only cost me $2.49 out my pocket

$62.49 (after taxes) - $50 gift card - $10 off coupon = $2.49 cash out the door!

I gotta put a few games on the FS/FT thread though as well. Anyone interested in PDZ ? I'd trade it for a memory card.
 
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