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GeoW 2 does look nice. I'll have to admit I still haven't played the first one though.
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Assault Heroes 2 coming this Wednesday, 800 points.
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chub wrote:Assault Heroes 2 coming this Wednesday, 800 points.
Oooh. That could be nice.
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Penny Arcade game next Wednesday, 1600 points.
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chub wrote:Penny Arcade game next Wednesday, 1600 points.
I thought most reviews had that down as a total piece of shite?
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Muttley wrote:
chub wrote:Penny Arcade game next Wednesday, 1600 points.
I thought most reviews had that down as a total piece of shite?
I look forward to the Rod_S review.
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4/10 in Edge.
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chub wrote:Penny Arcade game next Wednesday, 1600 points.
1600 points! That's the biggest laugh I've ever had from Penny Arcade. Actually it's the only one but...
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Leaked list of Xbox spring update changes: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=140428

These ones caught my eye:
- Better organization of free content on Marketplace.
- Option to delete titles from gamercard with 0 gamerscore and 0 achievements (excludes some titles that will be re-added to launch another title).
- Preload Games Library upon dashboard bootup for faster access.
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chub wrote:Leaked list of Xbox spring update changes: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=140428

These ones caught my eye:
- Better organization of free content on Marketplace.
- Option to delete titles from gamercard with 0 gamerscore and 0 achievements (excludes some titles that will be re-added to launch another title).
- Preload Games Library upon dashboard bootup for faster access.
There is some really nice stuff on there. Many are fairly minor but will improve the overall experience.
Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading.
Sounds like the pre-installing that caused a lot of complaints on the PS3 thread.
Calibration options for motion sensor devices.
Hmm.
Support added for video titles/description to gamercard status.
Careful what you watch ;)
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"wholly unconfirmed list of changes supposedly forwarded from an internal source"

Hmmm.

My number 1 feature request would be an option to reduce the speed of the DVD drive to make it quieter, or ideally copy games to the HD. The rest of it I can live without.
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Yeah, firmware-based HDD caching would be great. The PSP managed to add it on (for the memorystick); I guess technically it's possible.
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- Preload Games Library upon dashboard bootup for faster access.
It's unbelievable they haven't sorted this one yet. I have less than 20 games on the harddrive and still have to watch as one after the other blips into existence.
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I'd take that list with a pinch of salt.

As for the PA game, Edge hated it, everyone else so far seems to think it's ok but not outstanding:

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platfor ... esepisode1
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fog wrote:1600 points! That's the biggest laugh I've ever had from Penny Arcade. Actually it's the only one but...
Didn't we have a thread where people vented their hatred for PA? Didn't that get it off peoples chests to the point they can go back to ignoring it?
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