The 360 thread!

[anosou]

Not for me it isn't.

I've just had to find it by browsing for all games beginning with "A". If you aren't on "New Releases" on XBLA then you're as good as invisible so shit like this could seriously damage sales and potentially sink a small developer.

NXE sure was money well spent.

EDIT:
And now that I've found it, there is only the option to download the trial and not buy the full game. I can obviously buy it from within the trial, but this whole system really is piss poor.

You can't even buy it from within the trial, or at least, most people can't. It's a known problem... bit stupid though.

As is the fact that people who do have the game are reporting you only get half of it, and the rest will be DLC. That might put the brakes on me buying it, if it's true.

Since there are so many good breakout-clones out there I don't think many will bother really..

[Marius]

Perhaps a silly question...but is the 360 region-free? I just read the review for the US verion of Tales of Vesperia. Me want

[chub]

Perhaps a silly question...but is the 360 region-free? I just read the review for the US verion of Tales of Vesperia. Me want

Some games are region free, some aren't. Tales of Vesperia isn't unfortunately. We have to wait until June for the European release (I think it was June).

[PVB]

Perhaps a silly question...but is the 360 region-free? I just read the review for the US verion of Tales of Vesperia. Me want

VG+ is a good place to check if games are region free:

http://www.videogamesplus.ca/default.php?cPath=446_470

[Ratsoap]

Go on I give up. Where is Arkanoid? If it isn't somewhere obvious then I'll never find it on NXE's shit interface and it isn't on the new releases list.

Game Marketplace > Arcade > New Arrivals

Not for me it isn't.

I've just had to find it by browsing for all games beginning with "A". If you aren't on "New Releases" on XBLA then you're as good as invisible so shit like this could seriously damage sales and potentially sink a small developer.

NXE sure was money well spent.

EDIT:
And now that I've found it, there is only the option to download the trial and not buy the full game. I can obviously buy it from within the trial, but this whole system really is piss poor.

I had real difficulty finding it in the on the box, I had to go to the web marketplace and tell it to download that way.

[fog]

Not for me it isn't.

I've just had to find it by browsing for all games beginning with "A". If you aren't on "New Releases" on XBLA then you're as good as invisible so shit like this could seriously damage sales and potentially sink a small developer.

NXE sure was money well spent.

EDIT:
And now that I've found it, there is only the option to download the trial and not buy the full game. I can obviously buy it from within the trial, but this whole system really is piss poor.

You can't even buy it from within the trial, or at least, most people can't. It's a known problem... bit stupid though.

As is the fact that people who do have the game are reporting you only get half of it, and the rest will be DLC. That might put the brakes on me buying it, if it's true.

Yeah I tried and couldn't buy it last night...luckily. I've just checked up on what you say and it does appear that 800 points only gets you half the game with the final 2 levels costing an extra 400 points. What a con.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Ratsoap]

I agree it is a bit shan, but each episode has 30 levels, so I don't think it's that bad value. For someone of my skill level, it's unlikely I'd ever need to buy the extra.

[fog]

I agree it is a bit shan, but each episode has 30 levels, so I don't think it's that bad value. For someone of my skill level, it's unlikely I'd ever need to buy the extra.

Same here skill level wise. I just don't like the underhand way in which it's been done. "Full game 800 MSP" only tells half the story...in more ways than one.

[ravuya]

Agh, I just got an RROD on mine. After almost four years of faithful service, my 360 Pro has bitten it and has a coffin on the way.

Sucks because I just bought an armload of games for the little white bugger. This had to have been one of the longest-running original machines without getting a red ring of death.

[PVB]

Arcade: Star Trek: D•A•C
Content: Star Trek: D•A•C
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan or Korea
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Arcade: Texas Cheat'em
Content: Texas Cheat'em
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Portugal
Dash Text: Texas Cheat'em – the poker game that gives you the ability to win just like the pros - by cheating! With a treasure trove of tricks hidden up your sleeve, there's no such thing as a "bad hand!" Bamboozle the competition, bag their cash, and bluff your way into poker history!


Game Add On: Fable II: See The FutureContent: Fable II – See the Future (Premium)
Price: 560 points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,LANGUAGE,SEXUAL THEMES,USE OF ALCOHOL,VIOLENCE] Strange new quests, new dog breeds and a vision of your future await you in this premium download. Murgo, trader of highly unusual and magical items, has returned to Bowerstone, and he has brought with him objects that will transport you to worlds and quests no Hero has ever faced before. Bring colour back to the world, dress up in creature costumes, compete in a new combat arena and find out what awaits you in Albion’s distant future. If you have the See the Future (Premium) pack and want to play co-op as normal, your co-op partner will need to download the Fable II See the Future (Free) or (Premium) pack. To enjoy the complete See the Future experience in co-op play, both players must download the See the Future (Premium) pack.


Demo:SBK 09 Demo
Content: SBK 09 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in North America or Asia
Dash Text: [PEGI: 3+] Live the ultimate experience of the SBK World Championship® with SBK™09, the official game! Choose among the riders and test you skills on all the atmospheric conditions. Ride on Kyalami track and get ready for the most exciting motorbike racing competition on the planet!

[Misfit]

Game Add On: Fable II: See The FutureContent: Fable II – See the Future (Premium)
Price: 560 points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,LANGUAGE,SEXUAL THEMES,USE OF ALCOHOL,VIOLENCE] Strange new quests, new dog breeds and a vision of your future await you in this premium download. Murgo, trader of highly unusual and magical items, has returned to Bowerstone, and he has brought with him objects that will transport you to worlds and quests no Hero has ever faced before. Bring colour back to the world, dress up in creature costumes, compete in a new combat arena and find out what awaits you in Albion’s distant future. If you have the See the Future (Premium) pack and want to play co-op as normal, your co-op partner will need to download the Fable II See the Future (Free) or (Premium) pack. To enjoy the complete See the Future experience in co-op play, both players must download the See the Future (Premium) pack.

Which reminds me. Where's Flabio?

[The Caffeine Kid]

That sounds like a lot more fun than Knothole Island (which I didn't get).

It's a shame I already traded in Fable II at CEX for Mass Effect and other game.

The Colosseum could be pretty interesting.

[Flabio]

Been taking a break from the forum. Back now though, nowhere finer to go to poke fun at Eurovision...

[PVB]

Glad to see you back.


Crackdown Premium Theme Preview


Crackdown Theme
I just got word that a Crackdown NXE Theme is coming to Marketplace tomorrow. I’m a big Crackdown fan, so I was pretty excited when I was able to get a preview of what it will look like as well.

Here are the details as they’ll appear in Marketplace tomorrow MORNING (15/5/09) after 0700 ET/0300 PT

If you are a Crackdown fan, be sure to download the Agility Orb sound file. It makes a great message tone for your mobile phone!

Content: Play More Crackdown!
Price: 240 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Germany
Dash Text: Two years later, Crackdown is still an awesome game. Here’s a new Premium Theme in celebration of its sheer awesomeness. Why not dust off your copy, give your friends a nudge, and go stir up some mayhem in Pacific City?

Edit: Updated region availability
Posted: May 14 2009, 03:09 PM by Major Nelson

[chub]

I just took a look on XBLM and noticed there's a Tales of Vesperia demo on there now. I don't know if it's the same one the US got about, erm, a year ago?