I shouldn’t have to tell anyone this, because everyone already owns Mass Effect 2. If for some reason you don’t, then keep reading. If you do own it, like I suspect everyone does, you may continue on your merry way.
Amazon has both the Xbox 360 ($40) and the PC ($30) versions on sale and even the special edition for the PC ($38). So if you are still reading this, it means you don’t own the game, and you should click the corresponding link below to order it NOW!!
Looks like a fun game, the controls will be different from the normal Wii integration which makes me sad, because Wii controls on Metroid: Corruption was a lot of fun.
What does everyone else think?
Well the Modern Warfare 2 Simulus Package is out and not without a few hiccups.. if you can call it that.
Here we are last night, all waiting in anticipation for the maps to be released, 11pm rolls by (was reliably informed that they would be out 11pm Sydney Time) – no maps.. grrr.. so we play some more and every couple of games check for the maps.
Just after midnight they show up! woohoo lets download! 329mb slowly comes down. OK lets play!
Sorry, we can’t play, Microsoft forgot one little thing.. to play the maps MW2 needed the Title Update. Going into MW2 at this point was really slow, hanging the Xbox, black screens or just no go. We ended up playing some Private Matches Free-4-All on Rust. How many times did I shoot KingRoc in the back.. anyway that story is for another day.
Then we see the twitter updates coming from MajorNelson – these are over a 4-5 hour period.
“The Stimulus Package needs a Title Update and it didn’t go out properly. We’re pushing it out now – it won’t be long. #MW2 (via @thevowel)”
“I’ll have another update in about 30-mins. Until then, you may see some weirdness if you try to d/l the map pack or update.”
“If ur getting “Can’t download the update” that’s us putting the latest update in place. Excuse our dust, we’ll be done ASAP.”
“The MW2 Title Update is now live! It may take a few minutes for everyone worldwide to get it – our apologies for the delay. #MW2”
Title update is live and can be downloaded, but wait there is more… Matchmaking is now totally broken! MajorNelson fills us in again via Twitter..
“Matchmaking is in a bad state on Xbox LIVE right now. We’re working on it and will resolve it as quickly as we can. #xboxlive #mw2”
then finally..
“#XboxLIVE matchmaking and #MW2 are in a much better place now and I see many of you playing. We’re still cleaning up a few loose ends.”
FYI RT @XboxSupport: Matchmaking across #XboxLIVE is fixed! You may still have trouble purchasing and we’ll let u know ASAP when fixed.
I went to bed way before this, though it was still 2am, so I woke up this morning, turned on, Title Update came down and…. Oh look it’s Overgrown! Let’s see if this matchmaking fix has worked.. checking <50 ping, checking <60 ping, checking <70 ping, checking <80 ping, checking <90 ping.. and so it went – took about 3 minutes or so to find a match – granted it was 7am, so hopefully when more Aussies are on this arvo and tonight, that should be fixed.
The ping checks are a bit crude, but if it works who I am to complain – a bit of waiting is way better than one dirty red dot!
So that was the night of Stimulus! You would think that MS would know better with such a massive release – this DLC will be the fastest and most downloaded in Xbox history by a long way – but considering there have been other major releases in the past (GTA4 anyone?) – you would expect alot better from MS. It’s all fixed now, so all good.
So notes on my limited playtime on the Stimulus Package.
1. Overgrown is really overgrown this time round and the foliage is much more lush! 😀
2. There are only 2 playlists for the Stimulus package and in those, the game type is random. This has to change, I am not a fan of Search and Destroy and Capture the Flag. I hope this changes in the future.
3. Double XP is only on the Stimulus playlists.
Have fun everyone! You know what I will be doing tonight. Msg me if you want to play tonight, you can join the Capsule Computers crew as we head deep into Stimulus and Double XP!
** NEWS FLASH **
FourzeroTwo has just posted an update that the Stimulus maps and Double XP will be integrated into all playlists tomorrow!
It is almost here! April 13th US & 15th for AU is quickly aproaching, get those pre-orders in while you can. Gamestop is offering a silenced shotgun if you pre-order from them. (Though if you actually try to do that in modern warfare 2 you would know that it doesn’t work too well)
There is also a special edition Xbox you can get with the game.
Remember about a year after Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas came out, there was talk about the hot coffee mod, and finally it was proven to truly exist? Then remember how there were many class action lawsuits placed against Take-Two Interactive because of this hidden sex mini-game? Well if you were one of the many people who filed a benefit claim against Take-Two before the deadline two years ago on May 16th, 2008, you will be receiving a little stimulus to your gaming budget in the mail.
Depending on the amount of detail you provided in your response to Take-Two Interactive, you will be receiving anywhere from $35 to $5 in the mail respectively. Those who will be receiving $35 were those that still had their receipt for the game, and sent it in as proof. While those at the $5 range had to literally prove nothing to anyone, and just say that they had the game.
The official letter from Take-Two Interactive is quoted below:
Dear Eligible Claimant:
Although the court hearing this action decided not to certify a settlement class, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. will voluntarily fulfill all properly-submitted claims.
By depositing the attached check, you will release any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, including unknown claims, arising out of your purchase or use of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game, against the Defendants, their officers, employees and representatives, and all persons or entities that designed, manufactured, supplied, advertised and marketed Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. You also will be deemed to have waived any and all rights that you have under any law or regulation that would otherwise limit the effect of this release to claims actually known or suspected to exist at the time of execution of this Settlement Agreement, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, to the extent deemed applicable, which provides as follows:
1542. “GENERAL RELEASE-CLAIMS EXTINGUISHED. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”
Sincerely,
GTA: San Andreas 1st Edition Settlement Administrator
For those who don’t remember, San Andreas originally was rated MA and was fine for retail release at all stores, however after this modification was found out on a modded PC version of the game, the ESRB re-evaluated the game and rated it “AO” meaning Adults Only, effectively removing it from all retail stores.
If you were to have sent your original game into Take-Two, instead of just a receipt, they will return a fixed version of the game with the new AO labeling and the removal of the hot coffee data from the game itself.
So even though it’s taken a long time, a lot of people who might have even forgotten that they sent anything into Take-Two Interactive, will be receiving checks in the mail for free money that they didn’t even know was coming? Did anyone here mail in their case? I sent in the receipt for my game, and hope to be seeing the check arrive any day now. Ironic that those who sent their receipts, will be receiving money, as well as keeping the original game. While those that sent their game in, will only be receiving a fixed version.
Nintendo have announced the price point for the newest member of the Nintendo DS® family. Nintendo DSi™ XL will be available in stores from 15 April for only AU$299.95!
With the largest screens in the Nintendo DS family, Nintendo DSi XL comes in two stylish colours: Burgundy and Bronze. Nintendo DSi XL is not just about it’s wider viewing angle, it also comes with bonus pre-installed software too!
For further information, please view the attached media release.
Nintendo Announces Nintendo DSi XL price point
Who’s gonna be picking this up on the 15th of April ? I know MasterAbbott will be 😉
Rockstar have announced a list of Achievements & Trophies for Red Dead Redemption on both Xbox 360 & Playstation 3. Here is a more complete list of all the public in-game accomplishments that can be unlocked and added to your Achievement & Trophy collections (There are also 13 Secret Achievements & Trophies that you’ll need to wait until May 21st to try to figure out and unlock).
Achievements & Trophies in tex format
New Screenshots below 🙂
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Austin Overpowered
Complete Twin Rocks, Pike’s Basin, and Gaptooth Breach Hideouts in Single Player.
Bearly Legal
Kill and skin 18 grizzly bears.
Buckin’ Awesome
Break the Kentucky Saddler, the American Standardbred, and the Hungarian Half-bred.
Bullseye
Get 250 headshots in any game mode.
Clemency Pays
Capture a bounty alive.
Evil Spirits
Complete Tumbeweed and Tesoro Azul Hideouts in Single Player.
Exquisite Taste
Purchase a rare weapon from a gunsmith.
Fightin’ Around the World
Knock someone out in melee in every saloon in the game in Single Player.
Friends in High Places
Use a Pardon Letter with more than $5,000 Bounty in Single Player.
Frontiersman
Obtain Legendary rank in any Single Player Ambient Challenge.
Go Team
Be on the winning team for four consecutive victories in any team based game in public matches
Gold Medal
Earn a Gold Medal Rank for a combat mission in Single Player.
Have Gun Will Travel
Complete all Hideouts in a single public Free Roam session
He Cleans Up Well!
Obtain the Elegant Suit.
High Roller
Win over 2,000 chips in a hand of Poker or Blackjack.
Hit the Trail
Get from Blackwater to Escalera before sundown in a public Free Roam session
How the West Was Won
Reach the top rank for multiplayer experience.
In a Hail of Bullets
Kill 500 enemies with any pistol or revolver in any game mode.
Instinto Asesino
Complete Fort Mercer and Nosalida Hideouts in Single Player.
Long Arm of Marston
Kill 500 enemies with any rifle, repeater, or shotgun in any game mode.
Man of Honor / Chivalry’s Dead
Attain highest Fame rank and either highest Honor rank or lowest Honor rank.
More than a Fistful
Earn $10,000 in Single Player.
Most Wanted
Maintain a max wanted level for 10 minutes and escape alive in a public Free Roam session.
Mowing Them Down
Kill 500 enemies with a mounted weapon in any game mode.
No Dice
Complete a game of Liar’s Dice without losing a single die.
People are Still Strange
Complete 15 tasks for Strangers.
Posse Up!
Create a posse and get the maximum number of members
Red Dead Rockstar
Kill a Rockstar or someone with this achievement in a public multiplayer match.
Redeemed
Attain 100% in the Single Player Game Completion stat.
Slow on the Draw
Get 10 assists in a single Hideout in a public Free Roam session
Strange Things are Afoot
Complete a task for a Stranger.
The Gunslinger
Get a headshot while in Expert Mode in Single Player.
The Quick and everyone else…
Be the top scoring player in any three consecutive FFA games in public matches
Unnatural Selection
Kill one of every animal species in the game in any game mode.
What About Hand Grenades?
Get a ringer in a game of Horseshoes in any game mode.
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Look! It’s a video! Everyone loves videos!
Wow! That looks really cool! In the beginning it looked kinda slow and boring but then it sped up and became pretty hectic didn’t it?
Well, the developers of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet have announced that the game will be coming to XBLA. They have not stated a release date, nor have they stated an estimated price.
To find out more, go to their site here…
CERGY-PONTOISE, FRANCE – 29 March 2010 –NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S.., announced today that Dead to Rights™: Retribution has gone gold for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. A reimagining of the multi-million unit selling crime-action series, Dead to Rights: Retribution puts players in control of two playable characters, vice cop Jack Slate and his canine companion Shadow, as they fight to uncover a conspiracy that threatens to destroy Grant City. Deadly on their own, Jack and Shadow are even more formidable as they team up in this no-holds-barred neo-noir journey.
Gameplay in Dead to Rights: Retribution is brutal and relentless, with a seamless combat system that allows players to fluidly transition between third-person shooting, hand-to-hand combat and AI partner control. Jack has a myriad of tools available to him that can be used in any combination, offering a wide variety of choice in how he can dispatch enemies in any combat situation. Players will also have the ability to play as a ferocious canine, Shadow. At various points in the story, the gameplay switches up as players take control of Shadow, interjecting a completely different style of combat than Jack’s. Shadow utilizes his heightened senses to stalk enemies with his stealth abilities and tears enemies apart with his visceral attacks.
Developed by Volatile Games, Dead to Rights: Retribution will be available on the 23rd of April. For more information, please visit http://www.deadtorights.com/ or http://www.namcobandaigames.eu/
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Pre-Slim editions of the PS3, will unfortunately soon be losing Linux OS support with an upcoming patch release on April 1st. The update v3.21’s only reason for release in all intents and purposes is to remove the feature “Install Other OS” from the old styled PS3s.
This update is not a required update, though if the update is not applied, users are not able to use the PSN, or play any games or blu-ray movies that are developed past the update. So honestly the update is pretty much required for nearly all, if not all PS3 users.
Patrick Seybold, the SCEA’s Senior Director Corporate Communications & Social Media has stated that the reason for the update is “because of security reasons.” As well as allow users of the PS3 to “help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCEA and its content partners on a more secure system.”
Ironically those with the Slim-PS3 have no worry for this, because this feature was not included in the slim versions. Though my question is what exactly are the security reasons for this update and why would they be removing this feature now. There has been Linux support ever since the PS3 was released, and to drop support now? What could their reason be? Does anyone here on Capsule use a PS3 with Linux?
