The 360 thread!

Bane · Post by **Bane** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:21 pm 0

i d0nt care bout the xbox live update i want my space giraffe. so hurry up micr$oft and gime me my pet giraffe GRRRRRR

Bane · Post by **Bane** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:22 pm 0

i d0nt care bout the xbox live update i want my space giraffe. so hurry up micr$oft and gime me my beautiful gorgeous pet space giraffe GRRRRRR

MDY · Post by **MDY** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:27 pm 0

WiredWorm wrote:
Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:I think there's a PS2 shooter called Sylpheed too isn't there?
Yep, thanks for that Lansy and Yak - turns out I wasn't going bonkers.

This confirms that a game called Silpheed was originally released on the PC and MegaCD and then a follow-up came out on the PS2.

Might be worth a look.

The first two were vertical shooters - The new one is more a Wing Commander style shooter - it's not bad actually..

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:02 pm 0

MDY wrote: The first two were vertical shooters - The new one is more a Wing Commander style shooter - it's not bad actually..

If they can give me a decent Wing Commander experience then I will just have to get it.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:07 pm 0

chub wrote:
benedictw wrote:Project Sylpheed demo up on Marketplace.

God knows if this is US only or something
I've never even heard of it.

Linky:

http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/games/p/proje ... edxbox360/

fog · Post by **fog** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:09 pm 0

chub wrote:
benedictw wrote:Project Sylpheed demo up on Marketplace.

God knows if this is US only or something
I've never even heard of it.

I'm sure we were saying how great this looked about 150 pages ago. It's been in development that long

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:13 pm 0

Downloading Sylpheed demo now! I'm really hoping this turns out as good as I'd like it to.

I owned both the Sega CD and PS2 games, and despite neither being very good (and the PS2 version being a Treasure game) I still like the series.

James

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:51 pm 0

Just had word of this:

WAVE FOR WALES

Xbox.com running a multi-world record event (similar to ones they've done in the US), including a custard pie fight.

On the 24th of June 2007, Xbox is supporting the Shelter Cymru and RNLI charities to host Wave for Wales, a huge record breaking event in South Wales.

Wave for Wales will see thousands of people descending on Margam Park in Swansea to break nine World Records in one day, including the biggest custard pie fight, the most rugby tackles in one hour and loads more! Getting into the spirit of the event Xbox 360 will be sponsoring three of these records: Skipping (the most people skipping at once), the longest single file Mexican Wave and, the main event, the biggest Water Balloon Fight in the World ever (!), a record currently held by Xbox in Australia.

Xbox will also be taking over Margam Castle for the day, with Xbox 360 consoles and all the latest titles set up for everyone to come and play. There will also be a 'Game With Fame' on Guitar Hero 2 with a very special celebrity guest!

This is a great opportunity to support Shelter Cymru and the RNLI and have a great day out, so why not come down to Wave for Wales at Margam Park on the 24th of June and get involved!

For more information on the event and how to get there, click here!

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:57 pm 0

Some PGR4 info, screenies and WMV footage (follow the link on the GI.BIZ page)

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25839

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:31 pm 0

Sylpheed is a bit too hard for me, and the controls are a bit odd. Looks very pretty though. There's just so much going on at once, it's all a bit overwhelming.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:36 am 0

Bomberman on wednesday?

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:29 am 0

Securing exclusives the Mircosoft way:

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/06/tak ... ets_5.html

chub · Post by **chub** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:31 pm 0

Flabio wrote:Securing exclusives the Mircosoft way:

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/06/tak ... ets_5.html

So how much is an episode going to cost us, the buying public? 10000 points?

RageMatrix · Post by **RageMatrix** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:37 pm 0

chub wrote:
Flabio wrote:Securing exclusives the Mircosoft way:

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/06/tak ... ets_5.html
So how much is an episode going to cost us, the buying public? 10000 points?

I'm sure theres guidelines for how much developers can charge for XBox Live stuff. Not that it really matters - people will shit money through the face to get at GTA content, assuming IV lives up to its promise and its not "Horse Armour" content.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:58 pm 0

It won't be MS selling the add-ons, so Take 2 can charge whatever they like.

MS will be looking to recoup the investment via the increased sales of the console and games that will result from people that don't have a next gen machine yet plumping for 360 over PS3.

Remember, the platform holder gets a cut of every disc pressed regardless of publisher...