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Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:
benedictw wrote:And coming this week to live arcade:

Aegis Wing

for the grand price of ZERO marketplace points.
“Aegis Wing” will be available for free to all Xbox LIVE® Silver and Gold members in North America for a limited time.

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Corrected for anyone in North America ;)
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I don't see the problem with Aegis Wing. We've got a post on the exact same page as the expressions of aggravation saying how easy it is to get Japanese content, is US any more difficult to get? I'll grant it's inconvenient and annoying, but not quite :evil: territory.

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Snakey wrote:
Guru-Meditation wrote:
In IGN they said something about being cheap on the graphics to improve the driving engine and keep it at 60fps. The fps gain was worth more to them than the graphics.
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Finally, someone who knows how to write a game.[/quote]

My problem with Forza is the inconsistency of the graphics, not the fact I think that they could have made it more whizz-bang. Whatever telemetry data the 360 is having to deal with, the tracks could look a hell of a lot better. If in order to keep frame-rate consistent (which I believe should be the main aim in a racer) then they had to abandon the idea of making the tracks at all interesting, then I think this is misguided - or lopsided, or something. Stylise the tracks, make them four colours, but don't make them dreary. It is not a question of horsepower, just artistry.
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Jamesac wrote:I don't see the problem with Aegis Wing. We've got a post on the exact same page as the expressions of aggravation saying how easy it is to get Japanese content, is US any more difficult to get? I'll grant it's inconvenient and annoying, but not quite :evil: territory.
Unfortunately M$ is supposedly going to start cracking down on the territory restrictions. Sucks for travelers and importers, who probably comprise less than .01% of the 360's userbase. Aegis should be free to all.

That was definitely a sweet little bit of news. That Solitaire game wasn't going to do it for me, and while I'll play that Halo 3 beta, I have a feeling it won't do much for me.
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The Captain wrote:If in order to keep frame-rate consistent (which I believe should be the main aim in a racer) then they had to abandon the idea of making the tracks at all interesting, then I think this is misguided - or lopsided, or something. Stylise the tracks, make them four colours, but don't make them dreary. It is not a question of horsepower, just artistry.
Ah - well if that's the case then yes, I agree with you - I haven't checked it out yet so I assumed the tracks were not complex, but nice. You're right, there's really no need for them to be 'dreary'.

Although having said that, I always thought the same about the GT games, but it didn't seem to bother anyone else. Lovely cars - shit everything else, IMO.
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Prince of Persia is coming to XBLA in early summer: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13493/Ori ... ve-Arcade/

It's had a lick of paint too:

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I think the last time I played this was on the Atari ST. It looked a bit different back then!
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Ohh, pretty :) Hope it plays like the original :D

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Jamesac wrote:I don't see the problem with Aegis Wing. We've got a post on the exact same page as the expressions of aggravation saying how easy it is to get Japanese content, is US any more difficult to get? I'll grant it's inconvenient and annoying, but not quite :evil: territory.
MS have said that they are now cracking down on stuff like this BUT they've only just put that in the system and NOW they're putting a game out in one area?

My guess is that this is a test of that system. Either to flag all the accounts downloading it and/or to flag all the accounts playing it.

I'm going to wait before using my US account to download it - might just try and use a US proxy.
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Demo: Pirates of the Caribbean (Not US)
Demo: Viva Pinata
HD-DVD update.
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The HDDVD update is out? About fucking time.
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HGFB wrote:The HDDVD update is out? About fucking time.
Which includes:
Major Nelson wrote:Added option for user to select from the following audio output formats via TOSLINK or HDMI:
o Digital Stereo (2 channel PCM)
o Dolby Digital 5.1
o DTS 5.1
o WMA Pro
Added "Dynamic Range Control" toggle for digital audio output
Improved HD DVD networking support
Improved HD DVD title compatibility
Improved performance with MPEG-4 AVC / H.264
1080p via HDMI is supported on the Xbox 360 Elite with HDCP compliant displays
Improved parental controls
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Bubba wrote:Ohh, pretty :) Hope it plays like the original :D

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Hmm, interesting. If it plays like Sands of Time but 2d then that would be rather cool I suppose. Thank god for demos :)

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Flabio wrote:There's apparently a demo of Trusty Bell up for the Japanese. Lucky bastards.
Played it and liked it. I thought it would be a "Tales-of" kind of game but actually it strongly reminds me of Baten Kaitos. I love the music :)
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Post by Flojomojo »

benedictw wrote:Demo: Pirates of the Caribbean (Not US)
Happy now? :lol:

Is it just me, or is the pirate marketing machine faster than any that has come before? To me, it seems more fast+furious than any Star Wars or Shrek crapfests that have come before.

Then again, it's probably just me. I still think Pirates 2 is a "new" movie.
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