The 360 thread!

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:42 am 0

You expected quality journalism from IGN?

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:45 am 0

Bubba wrote:Ahh, didn't realise you could spoof the identifier or a firmware like that - presumed it was a function of whatever Xtreme firmware you were using.

No, you can make any drive report as any other. Not sure if you can do it without banning, but...

Bubba wrote:At the moment he's playing Halo 2 from his original disc and that seems to be working fine. I've been holding off flashing it back, but I'm not sure if they've gone for a simple "hash the firmware" type check because surely if they'd done this then it would have been "insta-ban" for anyone with an extreme firmware, even if playing originals.

I don't think they can actually read the firmware (on some of the drives, at least) - they're handicapped by their own security measures. I'm betting a sudden change in drive response will cause the banhammer to drop though.

Bubba wrote:Incidentally Stone, have you seen this: http://rbjtech.bulldoghome.com/pages/rb ... XClamp.htm - yet another theory why the BGA soldering might be failing. Looks a bit drastic to me though!

Yep, done it to two mobos. Neither worked

Might need tweaking but I ran out of nuts...

Bubba wrote:I suppose the golden rule at the moment is "don't buy a 2nd hand 360 without checking it on Live", or make sure wherever you buy it from will take it back if it's banned.

Pretty much. Or trade it in at Game...

Stone

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:49 am 0

Yak wrote:Fuckwitted reporting there, pure and simple.

Indeed, just lazy journalism to be honest- much easier to say it's like 'x' or 'y' than try to actually describe what it is...

Personally having played SG i'd find it hard to truly describe - but it was f*cking ace fun and for me that is the most important thing.....

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Tue May 29, 2007 5:38 pm 0

Mad Tracks tomorrow

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:05 am 0

Spirit wrote:Mad Tracks tomorrow

Weird thing i've just noticed - I don't normally get to play the new release on Wednesday morning as it doesn't come out until i've gone to work.

Just signed in and sure enough when I check for new content it's not listed - but when I go into the Live Arcade Blade and select Download Games there's a huge image for Mad Tracks which I selected. It's now downloading!!

So it seems although it's not yet listed you can still grab it by using the various banners which are on XBLM.

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:11 am 0

Checking out the demo now. Mad Tracks isn't listed in New Arrivals, but it's right there in the All Arcade Downloads list. Weird, but I'll take it.

-edit- And now it's not any more. Even weirder.

James

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:18 am 0

I like DiRT, but I only really get along with the hill-climb stage. Shame as the single-player probably revolves around doing everything

Lovely menu system, though. Looks great in HD

Stone

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:38 am 0

Stone wrote: Lovely menu system, though. Looks great in HD

Its a fab way of taking attention away from the fact its loading.

The Captain · Post by **The Captain** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:27 pm 0

Wow! Mad Tracks is utter, utter shit.

Micro Machines but MORE SOULLESS. How is it possible?

legion · Post by **legion** » Thu May 31, 2007 12:56 pm 0

The Captain wrote:Wow! Mad Tracks is utter, utter shit.

Micro Machines but MORE SOULLESS. How is it possible?

I liked it for short time I played it last night and bought the game.
4 player local multiplayer party game for under Â£7

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:00 pm 0

The Captain wrote:Wow! Mad Tracks is utter, utter shit.

Have to admit that it didn't do much for me.

It was similar to Re-volt - but then Re-volt 'worked' because of the outlandish courses. To be fair the demo really doesn't give any clues as to wether later levels are any more interesting than the deathly dull trial level you get to play on.

The Captain · Post by **The Captain** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:08 pm 0

Heads up! Demo download for 'Hour Of Victory'. More to follow.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:29 pm 0

Demo: Hour of Victory
Name: Hour of Victory Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia
Dash Details: Play the highly anticipated demo for WWII action shooter, Hour of Victory.
Size: 937.6 MB (approx)

Dead Rising: In Game Content
Name: Pure White Suit Key
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Germany
Dash Details: Download this key to the locker containing the [Pure White Suit] outfit to access the costume in the game.

Name: Stripe Key
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Germany
Dash Details: Download this key to the locker containing the [Stripe] outfit to access the costume in the game.

Name: Accountant Key
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Germany
Dash Details: Download this key to the locker containing the [Accountant] outfit to access the costume in the game.

Call of Duty 3 Bravo Map Pack
Name: Call of Duty 3 Bravo Map Pack
Price: 800 Points
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Details: The Bravo Map Pack unites three new multiplayer maps with two classic PC maps from Call of Duty and Call of Duty: United Offensive. Storm hilltop abbeys, maneuver alleyways for the perfect ambush, or battle in the nighttime shadows of a riverside town in three never-before-seen maps. Gare Centrale, one of the original Call of Dutyâ€™s most popular maps, brings its unique layout of warehouses, water towers and a train depot to Xbox 360 for the first time. Marseilles delivers United Offensiveâ€™s exciting blend of vehicles and vast, open combat to next-gen.
Size: 950.3 MB (approx)

Edit: There is now a trailer up on marketplace that shows the map packs.

chub · Post by **chub** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:36 pm 0

The Captain wrote:Heads up! Demo download for 'Hour Of Victory'. More to follow.

I tried this demo yesterday. It's yet another WWII game in the Call Of Duty style, only a year or two too late. The demo is quite buggy too, with many sound issues, and I kept getting stuck on bits of the scenery when crouching. One to miss I would say.

Personally I've come to realise that I'm just not interested in these WWII FPS games anymore. Is it really 'highly anticipated' like the description says?

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:37 pm 0

chub wrote:
The Captain wrote:Heads up! Demo download for 'Hour Of Victory'. More to follow.
I tried this demo yesterday. It's yet another WWII game in the Call Of Duty style, only a year or two too late. The demo is quite buggy too, with many sound issues, and I kept getting stuck on bits of the scenery when crouching. One to miss I would say.

Personally I've come to realise that I'm just not interested in these WWII FPS games anymore. Is it really 'highly anticipated' like the description says?

The demo was pulled, so maybe there's a new version up now?