The Live ones are about 2 hours long and can get kind of boring because The One is always a dunce, and choosing a new One after that means you have to sit through another commercial that they've played a million times before in Extended Play. But at least they've started giving prizes away lately. Oh yeah and it seems like a real live experience because they have the host Chris Cashman talking throughout the breaks which is pretty neat.

It is mighty hard to get picked for the Mob, I've been playing since it started and I still only get put in the Crowd. It's kind of unfair right now, you're only supposed to be in the Mob once per Live episode/season and last time there was one guy who won a prize 4 times in one Live game. But I imagine that will all be worked out by the time December hits. Lately I've been getting random network errors, too. Never had problems with the game until the past two weeks, pretty irritating to get kicked out and not be allowed back in due to errors on their part.

Is Chris Cashman hosting the UK version, or is there somebody different?

I think for the UK, the host is James McCourt.

It was fun at first, but then Chris Cashman announced during one of the sessions that this was the Beta (which I knew) and that prizes weren't actually being given away (which I did not know). It didn't matter because I hadn't won anything yet, but for some reason that just killed my interest in the game for now.

It's a lot of fun and I like how you're competing against three others so you actually feel like you win at something compared to the thousands of other users competing with everyone else. It's nearly impossible to come out as one of the top 3 from the crowd though, because the way to do it is to mash one of the answer buttons before the answer even appears so you get more points for it. It's like you're almost guessing even if you know the answer to the question.

I might consider getting it in December when it finally launches.

That's a step up from (Emmy-award winning) Chris Cashman then. Poor Chris can't even get his own picture on Wikipedia, and his Emmy is for some local show he did in the northwest. Besides that, I don't think he's ever done anything noteworthy.

They're giving out prizes now, SuperSonic.

Well I'll be damned, thanks for the info nutty. I might get back in on this.

Surely if you mash the buttons though you just get a lot wrong and get no streak bonus? There were some people playing in the beta games I played the other night with an average answer time of like 0.46 seconds and they managed a grand total of fuck all points and one would imagine, got really fucking bored just sitting there for half an hour mashing a button mindlessly.

And...not any more!

IGN: TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Priced

800 points now because everyone and their dog asked what the fuck the deal was with the 1200 point price on TMNT.

Chalk one up for collective, community wide bitching.

One of the few times when bitching was actually warranted...and I still won't get it at 800 points L O L.

GET A JOB

So, since I can't find it anywhere and suck at google: when the FUCK is episode 2 of Wallace & Gromit coming out for this bitch? I mean, most I've seen is July 2009, and next week will be AUGUST. Also the 4th episode is out on PC. Why so slow, Telltale?

I think it's because of Summer of Arcade.

Lock(-on) and Load!
 

Apparently, Ikaruga might not be the only shmup destined for an encore appearance. According to this IGN article, Taito plans to return Raystorm to the wild this fall. A trailer is also out and about.

Fuck yeah Mushihime-sama Futa(na)ri 1.5

Mushihimesama Futari Ver 1.5 Video Game, TGS 09: Japanese Debut Trailer HD | Game Trailers & Videos | GameTrailers.com

I don't think that's an XBLA title, Play-Asia has it listed as a retail title.

Really hoping it won't be region locked, though I bet it will be.

Looks like Mushihime-sama Futari will not be region locked! This brings us one step closer to Deathsmiles, and will definitely be an insta-buy for me the moment it comes out. It should also prove to be hilarious to finally be able to play the game I've laughed my ass off at watching repeatedly, final boss, non-stop, screen covering spreads on the hardest difficulty.

Except Deathsmiles is already out.

We've gotta hope for a region-free reprint or something. Or say fuck it on the original and turn our hope towards Deathsmiles 2.

Super cool news about Mushihime though. Definitely will be getting that.

Is anyone considering picking up some of the Hasbro Game Night titles this week? They're on sale for half off, which means they're $5 (which is what they should have been priced all along). Titles are:

-Battleship
-Connect Four
-Scrabble (only in US)
-Yahtzee
-Boggle
-Sorry
-Sorry Sliders

I think I'll pick up Scrabble. I could be persuaded to get others if some GFF people were interested.

I'm interested in Sorry, if only to satisfy my insatiable lust for Ludo.

Buying a 360 just to play Ludo is the best excuse ever.

Tritoch, the main complaint I've heard about these games is that if one player drops out/rage quits, the match ends, even if there are other players left. It's best to play with friends. Some of these games (like Scrabble) seem great for recreating the Uno casual gaming experience.

Rock, if you buy a 360 just for Ludo then I will buy it too.

I just picked up Scrabble, so hopefully more of you will too. There are no computer opponents, so if you play alone you just get to lay down tiles for a high score.

I picked up Scrabble, Yahtzee and Boggle today, the last day of the sale. Other than the "one person quits, the game ends" thing, it's fun.

I might get Scrabble today, but I've sort of been neglecting my Xbox since I got a PS3. I'm down for some games though. Just post whenever you guys want to gather people for it.