The 360 thread!

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Tue May 15, 2007 6:53 pm 0

I can assure you, the Shrek marketing machine makes Pirates 3 look reserved, even understated.

James

Meow · Post by **Meow** » Tue May 15, 2007 10:52 pm 0

Free Aegis Wing coming out tomorrow.

While it was originally spotted on the Entertainment Software Rating Board earlier this year, Microsoft kept mum on its Xbox Live Arcade game Aegis Wing until today, when it dropped a couple of smart bombs about the side-scrolling shooter.

First of all, Microsoft said the game would be free to download for all Live Silver and Gold users for a limited time. Second, it's going to be released this Wednesday at 2 a.m. Pacific time. Finally, the game is the product of a trio of students, conceived during a summer internship with Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade division and developed in conjunction with Carbonated Games (makers of Uno for Live Arcade).

Aegis Wing is a cooperative shooter where four players can take on an alien menace in experimental starships online or offline. During battle, players can join their ships together, letting one handle the piloting while the others fire away with superweapons accessible by attaching ships.

Aegis Wing is rated E for Everyone. Check back soon for more coverage of Microsoft's side-scroller.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ ... 70714.html

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:07 pm 0

Free: Providing you live in North America.

Major Nelson: No clue at all why its NA only.

Internet: Fuming.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:16 pm 0

benedictw wrote:Major Nelson: No clue at all why its NA only.

Because someone forgot to submit it to PEGI most likely.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:28 pm 0

Flabio wrote:
benedictw wrote:Major Nelson: No clue at all why its NA only.
Because someone forgot to submit it to PEGI most likely.

Wouldn't affect Japan or Aus though, would it?

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Tue May 15, 2007 11:33 pm 0

benedictw wrote:Wouldn't affect Japan or Aus though, would it?

I would've included them if I could've remembered the name of their ratings bodies

I think it's CERO for Japan, buggered if I can remember the Aus one though.

Tael · Post by **Tael** » Wed May 16, 2007 4:30 am 0

Flabio wrote:I think it's CERO for Japan, buggered if I can remember the Aus one though.

OFLC, as in OFficialLy Cunts.

Meow · Post by **Meow** » Wed May 16, 2007 5:03 am 0

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is now playable on the Xbox 360 Marketplace 1/2 hour of game play....I will download this tomorrow me thinks

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed May 16, 2007 7:07 am 0

Bungie has just announced the release date for the eagerly anticipated Halo 3 for the North America and Europe.

North American gamers will be able to play the game September 25, 2007, two days into the originally projected "Fall 2007" launch window. European gamers can expect the game the following day, September 26.

This announcement comes on the eve of the release of the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta for those gamers who bought Crackdown earlier this year.

chub · Post by **chub** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:13 am 0

One annoying thing, for me anyway:

Viva Pinata demo:
Availability: Available to Xbox Live Gold members in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States

But not Finland.

If demos come out in Europe, why can't they come out in the whole of Europe at the same time? Especially for games that have been out for ages. It can't be a ratings thing as it's 'family-friendly' Viva Pinata. I just fancied a go, but I can't. I don't understand!

turk182 · Post by **turk182** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:08 am 0

Pirates... , Looks pretty ...but but but the camera it gives me headaches... ahhhh , surely its not coming out like that?

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:30 am 0

So, I hear there's some Beta game up for grabs...

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:56 am 0

Tuur wrote:So, I hear there's some Beta game up for grabs...

Just tried. Crackdown auto-updated but the download the beta said 'come back later'.

Word on Aegis Wing:

Aegis Wing was developed by three Xbox LIVE Arcade interns over a few months last summer and completed by Carbonated Games. The Xbox LIVE Arcade team agreed to release the game to allow the interns to experience game development from idea generation to distribution. Because the game was developed as an intern project, it didnâ€™t go through all the steps for a global XBLA submission, so the decision was made to invest in securing ratings and ultimately distribution only in North America (US, Canada, and Mexico).

At this time, there are no additional plans for further distribution.

Apparently it downloads and works FINE with a fake US account.

Edit: Worked here and its a really fun bullet hell type shooter.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:57 pm 0

Just 3 more minutes (according to Bungie.net) until the beta launches.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:00 pm 0

I just checked, it's still not there.

Bungie says...

Crackdown Delay: We Know!
Posted by Frankie at 5/16/2007 5:22 AM PDT
With any luck this will be a short delay. People enetering the Beta through other methods - Friends and Family, Rule of Three and so on, are unaffected.