HAY GUYS

***FatsDomino*** · May 4, 2006, 11:00 PM

Sounds like a plan! Give me a holler if there is such a violation and I'll ban them from this thread. =)

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Solis · 07:19 AM

Kilroy · Local time: May 10, 2006, 11:24 AM

Nice to see the shiny plastic look has somewhat disappeared from Mass Effect... And nice star wars-eque alien. Very exciting screenies!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Chairman Kaga · Local time: May 10, 2006, 09:40 PM

I really like the artistic style of Viva Pinata. Beautiful eye feast!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

**Fluffykitten McGrundlepuss** · Local time: Jun 20, 2006, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by Solis

Upgrade your computer, noob!

Actually, my connection's about as bad as yours, but it should only take around 30 seconds to load all those pictures. I can reduce the sizes if people want though, they just look most impressive at full quality.

I know you posted this before the new picture rules so I've editted your post so the pics are now URLs. In future though, please stick to thumbnails and links for images that big.

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Kilroy · Local time: Jul 14, 2006, 08:13 PM

Posted in the update thread:

Quote:

Microsoft recently announced that it will be releasing downloadable games in the middle of the week as part of its Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays program. The company revealed the first five games on the promo's schedule but didn't venture beyond that, ending with Pac-Man on August 9.

Now it appears that a fortnight after gamers are gobbling up ghosts and feeding on power pellets they'll be gambling on inside straights and reading players' tells. On Xbox.com, the product page for Texas Hold 'Em shows a release date of August 23, a date that has been confirmed for GameSpot by a Microsoft rep.

Gamers won't be able to play for money, but that shouldn't bother too many because the game itself is free, making it the second free game for the Xbox 360 after Hexic HD (available gratis on the optional 20GB hard drive). Card sharks will be able to play standard games, tournaments, and various scenarios, as well as create their own poker variants for up to eight players.

That made me think. Would Xbox Live actually gain or lose something, if you could win "money" in games? As I see it, games could get a whole new competition element, with betting and so.

Anyways, now I get the oportunity to try out this "poker" thing...

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***Jurassic Park Chocolate Raptor*** · Local time: Jul 20, 2006, 11:27 AM

Wagering money is a bad idea. There really is nothing else that needs to be said about that, but I just can't see it working out for the best.

However, if they held tournaments and the winner got something like 1000 MSP or whatnot that wouldn't be too bad.

Anyway, poker kind of loses all it's fun when you can't read the other persons's facial expressions. The entire point is how well you can bluff.

I was speaking idiomatically.

T1249NTSCJ · Local time: Aug 19, 2006, 12:46 PM

Since this is a 360 discussion, how about recommending some titles worth a purchase. I'm pretty close to getting my hands on COD2 for $30 at most brand new from a buddy of mine and well what else is there worth playing? One can only play Uno for so long.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

***Jurassic Park Chocolate Raptor*** · Local time: Aug 19, 2006, 02:02 PM

Chromehounds....and...uhh...Chromehounds?

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SketchTheArtist · Local time: Aug 19, 2006, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by T1249NTSCJ

Since this is a 360 discussion, how about recommending some titles worth a purchase. I'm pretty close to getting my hands on COD2 for $30 at most brand new from a buddy of mine and well what else is there worth playing? One can only play Uno for so long.

Hitman has great replay value if you're a perfectionist and liked previous chapters in the series. Dead Rising is a no-brainer, the replay value is through the roof. As for awesome games with not that many replay value, QUAKE 4 and CONDEMNED are some of the best FPS I've played in a long time.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Grundlefield Earth · Local time: Aug 19, 2006, 08:37 PM

And yet since when has Condemned been a FPS. Sure its first person, but not everything first person is a shooter.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Sad Panda · Local time: Aug 20, 2006, 02:26 PM

Hitman, Oblivion, Saints Row(When Its Out).

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Kilroy · Local time: Aug 20, 2006, 07:04 PM

Oblivion, Hitman... Aaand, I really can't recommend anything else. Saints Row is nothing but a GTA look alike. If that kinda game floats your boat, go for it, but it really isn't that spectacular.
I'm working my way through Chromehounds, so it's a bit early for me to either agree or disagree with Skills.

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**Fluffykitten McGrundlepuss** · Local time: Aug 21, 2006, 08:56 AM

Originally Posted by Mad Monkey23

Hitman, Oblivion, Saints Row(When Its Out).

Hi there.

You're fairly new so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt this time. Generally though, we try to encourage discussion in threads at Gamingforce. Whilst those might be your favourite games, you didn't tell us why you like them or why we should get them. Lists are no use to anyone without a bit of justification.

In future, please try to add a bit of content to your posts or you might end up saddened and disheartened when they all get deleted.

All the best,

Your pal, Shin.

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Sad Panda · Local time: Aug 21, 2006, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by Kilroy

Oblivion, Hitman... Aaand, I really can't recommend anything else. Saints Row is nothing but a GTA look alike. If that kinda game floats your boat, go for it, but it really isn't that spectacular.
I'm working my way through Chromehounds, so it's a bit early for me to either agree or disagree with Skills.

Saints row was started a year before GTA: SA started getting created. I just finished chromehounds last night on soldier. Now i'll have to finish the rest. :doh:

How ya doing, buddy?

***Jurassic Park Chocolate Raptor*** · Local time: Aug 21, 2006, 12:40 PM

The point of CH is not in the single player.

And Saints Row's development cycle timeline really has nothing to do with how shitty it turned out to be. It's really piss poor. When the most fun a game gives you is in the character construction part in the first 5 minutes of the game, you know something's wrong.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

T1249NTSCJ · Local time: Aug 22, 2006, 03:11 AM

I'm not really into GTA type games, I think they're overrated but that's just me.

I'll give Blood Money, CH & Oblivion a look, although I've been meaning to ask if Oblivion is online playable? :eyebrow:

Also I should bring up this interesting bit of news. First it was the DS Lite and now it's the Xbox vision camera. Yep, Toys R Us broke release date once again so those interested should find this article useful.
I've come across a few gamers on Uno with their cameras all setup and the quality isn't that bad. With Texas Hold Em out soon, can anyone say strip poker. :lolsign:

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***Jurassic Park Chocolate Raptor*** · Local time: Aug 22, 2006, 01:41 AM

Random UNO players getting flashed with my hairy nutsack comin'.

It's a shame though that your picture that you take for your gamerpic can only be your "friend" picture, as opposed to your gamerpic.

Almost EVERY site mentions that that would be a bad idea because of mass genitalia though. So I guess I'm turning into that stereotypical Xblive faggot afterall.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Kilroy · Local time: Aug 23, 2006, 01:13 PM

Hey dudes. Just wanted to tell anyone awake at this hour, that Eurogamer has a live text feed from Leipzig. There're rumors about a Forza Motorsport 2 demo and such =o
Clickmeohgodclickme!

How ya doing, buddy?

Infernal Monkey · Local time: Aug 23, 2006, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Eurogamer text thingy

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 gets its own extended trailer, now. To be perfectly honest, it looks like a slightly prettier version of the PS3 game.

"Xbox 360 is the home of next-gen football."

Real news at last! PES6 and FIFA 360 will be next-gen exclusives for 12 months.

This is going to be an unbelievably gigantic advantage in Europe. =o

There's nowhere I can't reach.

**Fluffykitten McGrundlepuss** · Local time: Aug 23, 2006, 07:37 PM

It saddens me how many of my friends fall into the stereotype of European gamers only playing football games and racing games.

At least they could try something different once in a while.

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mtora83 · Aug 26, 2006, 11:35 AM

Is there any way you can get XBox Live contents for XBOX360 without having to sign up for XBOX Live?

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Grundlefield Earth · Local time: Aug 26, 2006, 12:20 PM

No you have to sign up to get a silver account. And anyways you want a Gold account no matter what you are thinking inside. Trust me.

I was speaking idiomatically.

***Jurassic Park Chocolate Raptor*** · Local time: Aug 26, 2006, 01:02 PM

Yeah, if you own a 360 and don't have Live, something is wrong with you. A Silver account is free and lets you download both premium and free content, but Gold is extremely inexpensive and makes almost all of your games that much better through multiplay.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

mtora83 · Aug 26, 2006, 06:56 PM

I see. Thanks. I dont need to play online, I just want the games and the new updates. BTW, you can play games like Street Fighter 2' Hyper Edition without going online after downloading it, right?

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