Official Xbox 360 Post: For those who CARE, COD4 patch is now available

geez this thread seems dead



i guess MS has some type of special announcement planned for tomorrow...what could it be?

Some big, unfortunate news for NFL 2k fans...
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[h2]EA extends NFL license into 2012 season[/h2]
Posted Feb 12th 2008 1:15PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News

Today, industry powerhouse, Electronic Arts announced that it would be extending its exclusive licensing agreement with the National Football League and NFL Players Club until the end of the 2012 season, leading into early 2013. Sports gamers may remember 2004 when EA purchased the exclusive rights to produce NFL licensed games from under the competition, namely 2K Games. The Madden series from EA continues to be a successful brand, as the 20-year-old franchise has accounted for over $2 billion in sales alone. After the announcement, former Xbox head honcho turned EA Sports president, Peter Moore said, "Game quality is our top priority, and we're committed to pushing our gameplay innovation, connecting football fans via rich online experiences and delivering the most visually stunning sports games on the market." To be honest we're when someone going to buy the license for the lucrative Curling market, that's like an excuse to print money.

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[h2]DMC4 for Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in UK[/h2]
Posted Feb 12th 2008 11:45AM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News

It's been said that the most important thing in this generation of hardware is exclusive software that helps differentiate one console from another. While Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have had their share of exclusive third-party titles (of varying quality) the most talked about issues stem from titles going multiplatform. Such was the case for Devil May Cry 4, which when announced for the Xbox 360 and PC sent Sony loyalists into a maddening spiral of rage. The incentive for publishers to distribute once exclusive titles across multiple platforms opens the flood gates of potential profits (Read: monies) and that excuse seems to be paying off for Capcom. According to a report from Gamesindustry.biz the initial sales figures of DMC4 favor the Xbox 360 version in the UK claiming 61% of the title's total software launch sales while Sony and the PC share the remaining 39%. While we think it's great to have quality releases from Capcom in this generation for the Xbox we doubt anything they do can ever make up for Dino Crisis 3.

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Ehh to me NG2>>MC4.

Originally Posted by nnarum

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[h2]DMC4 for Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in UK[/h2]
Posted Feb 12th 2008 11:45AM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: News

It's been said that the most important thing in this generation of hardware is exclusive software that helps differentiate one console from another. While Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have had their share of exclusive third-party titles (of varying quality) the most talked about issues stem from titles going multiplatform. Such was the case for Devil May Cry 4, which when announced for the Xbox 360 and PC sent Sony loyalists into a maddening spiral of rage. The incentive for publishers to distribute once exclusive titles across multiple platforms opens the flood gates of potential profits (Read: monies) and that excuse seems to be paying off for Capcom. According to a report from Gamesindustry.biz the initial sales figures of DMC4 favor the Xbox 360 version in the UK claiming 61% of the title's total software launch sales while Sony and the PC share the remaining 39%. While we think it's great to have quality releases from Capcom in this generation for the Xbox we doubt anything they do can ever make up for Dino Crisis 3.

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I doubt that anyone can really say they're surprised. Played through a few missions at a friends place and it's pretty wild. Especially the openingcut scenes.

anyone still play street fighter? i havent played since they reset the stats back when it came out...i imagine nothing but top ranked players still playit...i guess its time to find out and get my $!* kicked...

edit- damn, not one single match available online...guess nobody plays it anymore...

and rez HD is a trip...

I still play the Anniversary Collection once in awhile, but not online just with some friends that want to play it.

My disc tray wont open anymore, I called and now I have to send it in again. This is wack arnold 4real

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[h2]Rumor: EA brings Monopoly & Scrabble to XBLA[/h2]
Posted Feb 12th 2008 4:15PM by Xav de Matos
Filed under: Rumors
360Sync.com noticed some interesting language from an EA press release earlier today, specifically the line:

"EA also is developing new Monopoly and Scrabble [emoji]174[/emoji](in North America) titles for multiple platforms, as well as other titles that will be announced later this year."

Wait a second, could that mean that EA will be bringing Monopoly and Scrabble to XBLA? While no one is talking, we think it would be an amazing idea. Seriously people, Monopoly on Live is teh hotness.

Monopoly

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Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Multiplayer Details
Written Tuesday, February 12, 2008 by David Creech

Tim Cummins at Ubisoft confirmed that the official release date for Vegas 2 is March 18th. The achievements are still not officially available (although we aresearching for them) and they were unable to confirm or deny if the PC version would have achievements.

However, some additional details are available on the Rainbow Six Vegas 2 multiplayer experience. There is some pretty good stuff, such as the recognition ofthose who earned Elite in the first game, improved team chat, and reduced loading times. Team Leader also looks like a pretty cool new multiplayer mode.

Max # of players:
360 - 14, Dedicated Server 16

No map editor.
Ever hear someone tell you, "I'll take your whole team on"? Multiplayer matches no longer have to be balanced. For example, you can now have agame of 7 vs 2 (Player Match only). No host migration. No split screen online. No multiple "squads" per team.

Join In Progress - You now have the option of allowing players to join in the middle of a multiplayer map and play right away instead of waiting until the endof the match. You can toggle this option if you want joiners to wait until the end. No party-invite.

Menu Interface - Vegas 1 fans will be happy to know that when in a full room, you can now swap teams without asking someone to leave and re-invite them back.As mentioned in Part 1, you now have 4 slots for custom preset equipment templates: Assault, Recon, Demolition & Sniper. Whatever weapons and gadgets yousave on each template will always be there as you freely swap between them. From the multiplayer menu, you have the following:

Launch Game (host only)
Change Team
Outfitting
Match Settings (changeable by host)
Players
Options
A.C.E.S.
Statistics

Communication - While your team is talking, your HUD will display the person's name on the top left, showing you who is talking.

Sprinting & Bullet Penetration - Sprinting and Bullet Penetration is available in all modes. Please refer to Part 1 for more information.

Host Control in Ranked Matches Improved - Ranked Matches are a competitive area where players go to affect their statistics. Therefore, we have certain"fixed" settings that cannot be modified by the host in order to create a fairer experience:

- Join In Progress: Disabled
- Game Invitations: Disabled
- Friendly-Fire: Host Control
- Host cannot kick players under any circumstances; In Lobby & In Game.
- Automatically kick a player after 3 Team-Kills
- Lock Teams: Host Control
- Host cannot force a player to change teams
- Auto-Swap Teams: Host Control
- Game cannot start until there is an even number of players on both teams. (ex: 3v3, 4v4)
- Require a minimum number of 4 players before starting the game.
- Modify respawn setting: Disabled; therefore this setting is disabled from the CREATE MATCH and MATCH SETTING screens altogether.


Radar (Overhead Map) - Can be toggled on or off and is auto-saved to your system. You can set this under multiplayer OPTIONS.

Kill Cam - When enabled, the camera will look to the location from which the killing shot came. Kill cam can be toggled on or off under multiplayer MATCHSETTINGS.

Loading Time - As mentioned in Part 1, fans will be happy to know that there are no longer 2 loading screens prior to joining a multiplayer map. Loading timeshave been drastically improved.

Rankings - Vegas 2 will reward returning gamers with enough XP to make the first rank, as well as extra gear to help you on your mission. If you are areturning Elite (or completed story mode on realistic difficulty) you will be rewarded all the benefits that veteran gamers get and more.

XP Cap per match - There is none! Depending on how well you play (A.C.E.S., Team Kill, Suicide, # of Kills, etc) you can earn up to and over 1200 XP (which wasthe cap limit in Vegas 1). Mind you, it takes a lot of skill to earn over 1200 XP per match.



Multiplayer Modes

Team Leader (NEW): Eliminate the enemy team's leader and their team while protecting your own leader. As long as the Team Leader is still alive, all otherteam members can respawn to aid the team. Once the Team Leader is killed, there will not be anymore respawns for the team. However, if the Team Leader killssomeone on the opposing team, they will no longer respawn whether or not their team leader is alive or dead.

Total Conquest (NEW): A revised version of Conquest mode, Total Conquest is an intense back-and-forth game where the tide can turn at anytime. Capture allthree satellite transmitters and hold them for the duration of the countdown. If a satellite is interrupted the countdown resets.

Deathmatch: Free-for-all combat with no mercy. The player with the most kills wins the match. Respawns optional. Renamed from Survival & Sharpshooter.

Team Deathmatch: Two teams compete by hunting each other to see which team will rack up the most kills. Respawns optional. Renamed from Team Survival &Team Sharpshooter.

Attack & Defend (There are three game types depending on the map)

A&D - Item Extraction: The Attackers must reach and pick up a briefcase, then bring it to an extraction zone. The Defenders they must prevent this fromhappening. The match can also be won by eliminating the opposing team. C4 cannot be attached to the briefcase. The Defenders cannot pick up the briefcase.

A&D - Hostage Rescue: Two hostages are placed in different areas of the map. To win, the Attackers must successfully locate and escort the hostages to theextraction point. The Defenders must prevent the attackers from escorting the hostages to the extraction area.

A&D - Demolition (NEW): One team must pick up the bomb and successfully detonate it inside one of the target sites. The other team must prevent this fromhappening by finding the bomb and defusing it. In other words, there is a role-reversal where the attackers become the defenders (arm bomb then protect itduring the countdown), and defenders become the attackers (defend target sites then defuse it when armed).

Well, i just sold my 360 to my roomate...now I find out Banjo Kazooie 3, and this Lost Odyssey are coming out? SMH at me. I'll just man up and get theElite.

BTW, what studio is doing Lost Odyssey? I'm at work and have no sound.

Lost Odyssey came out today right?
I think it's made by former Square employees and some other guys at Microsoft right?
and wasn't Banjo Kazooie 3 announced a long time ago.

Originally Posted by jblackcat13

Lost Odyssey came out today right?
I think it's made by former Square employees and some other guys at Microsoft right?
and wasn't Banjo Kazooie 3 announced a long time ago.

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Tomorrow... I was looking at Kmart today to see if they would slip and put it out early...
Nope, I'll be getting mine tomorrow...

why the hell are all the big games coming out on Wednesday now? i swear they used to come out on tuesdays?

has anyone else hears about this underage games thing that's supposed to happen next week?
someone told me you can report people 12 or under for playing mrated games

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why the hell are all the big games coming out on Wednesday now? i swear they used to come out on tuesdays?

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They did... I hate they do it on Wednesday now too

Originally Posted by hoosiers4life

Also, we have 3 or 4 consistent Fifa players on here, we need to find a couple more and get a league going, no 5-star teams

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i'm still always playing fifa, i'm down for a league but the last time we tried that it slowly fizzled out and nobody ever played theleague games i'll take Lyon if you want to start up another one

also you heard anything about roster updates? since the transfer window closed and everything I figured they'd have them out by now

you guys should start a thread if you want to find the fifa players here ^^^

Originally Posted by jblackcat13

Lost Odyssey came out today right?
I think it's made by former Square employees and some other guys at Microsoft right?
and wasn't Banjo Kazooie 3 announced a long time ago.

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it was announced but not a specific date. xbox dude said holiday 2008. the bad news is they axed the marvel mmo

Rare need to stop messing around and make that Killer Instinct 3. They been on some BS since they left Nintendo.

Anyone know when Samurai Showdown 2 is being released on Xbox Live Arcade?? I don't need the exact date, but if anyone knows the month when it will bereleased, or something. Info that it would be coming out on live arcade has been around since fall of 2007. I have some microsoft points saved because I'mwaiting for this game.

Why do i have random XBLA trial games downloading. il be doin sumtin and it says chess master finished downloading, Rez HD finished downloading , many otherstoo i jsut had it happen a minute ago, its like the 5th trial XBLA game that downloaded without me doing anything...?

there is a selection or something that says dl all arcade games as they become available. You must have that on. Go through your account settings or throughthe arcade and try to turn it off.

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Why do i have random XBLA trial games downloading. il be doin sumtin and it says chess master finished downloading, Rez HD finished downloading , many others too i jsut had it happen a minute ago, its like the 5th trial XBLA game that downloaded without me doing anything...?

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On the dashboard go Games -> Games Library -> Auto Downloads -> Off

Has anyone else downloaded the map editor InfinityWard is pimping out on CoD4? I dl'd it but haven't opened the program yet.

finally...
only thing i dont like is the claymore and c4 kill cams cause now they know where i hide them

Great News! The new feature patch I talked about last week (with new Kill Cams, Host Migration, and other new features) for the Xbox 360 has finished it'sinternal testing and development and has officially been sent off to Microsoft for Certification. It's only a matter of Microsoft putting it through thecertification paces and it will be available for download for all Xbox 360 players.

If you forgot, keep reading to re-cap on all the new features this patch brings to players.

As for the Playstation 3 version of this patch, it's currently finishing up it's final internal testing (which I'm expecting to go very quickly)and should be heading off to Sony for it's own certification in the near future, I'll post that and full details on what that includes when that timecomes.

New Kill Cams
We've added new Kill Cams for everything. So now those "%!#!" grenades that seemingly come from no where, you can see that a guy threw it overthe house, it hit a tree branch, bounced off a rock, into a tiny window, where you happened to be pointing out of, and say…… whoa. Follow behind RPGs andM203's kill cams, claymores, Airstrikes where you can follow the bomb from the plane until it hits you.

Host Migration:

Now you won't have to be dropped back by yourself when a host leaves. Instead, everyone will stay together, a new host will be assigned, and the game willauto-start back up. Keeping everyone together, no more re-inviting, re-joining games because some host leaves. This has been a tall order and something thatwe've put a lot of work into which has allowed us to really optimize online play all around not just specifically with Host migration.

Improved Sniper / ACOG Accuracy:

Sniper and ACOG scopes have been tweaked and are really improved. I use to not snipe at all (mainly because I'm a horrible sniper), but now it's somuch more fluid and natural, while still having the same difficulty to use, it has no more "%!# I know I hit that guy!" moments.

Upgraded Spectator Cam:

Now when you're in spectator mode you can follow them in 3rd person, switch to their first person view, or rotate the camera in a full 360 degrees aroundwhoever you're watching.

Quick Mute Option

Users will now be able to quick mute players on the fly by pulling up the scoreboard in-game or via the lobby by simply going to their name and hitting themute assigned button. As quickly as calling in and designating an airstike. So no longer getting killed while trying to make your way through the Xbox bladesfor the mute option so you can shut up the guy who always seems to find it funny to sing into his mic or cover up for his lack of skill by telling you how toplay Domination his way.


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