From the category archives:
Here’s a cool use of the fresh avatars from The New Xbox Experience (NXE). I originally thought these avatars were going to be a cheesy rip-off from the Nintendo Miis but I was wrong! Now I feel like the avatars and I should stop fighting and make up because there are beautiful songs to dance to. Like Justice’s Genesis above or Daft Punk after the break.
[YouTube] via [MajorNelson]
This guy, featured on Today’s BIG Thing, has combined some great drumming chops with a crazy home made Drum-Guitar controller hybrid to make Dragonforce on Guitar Hero 2 even harder. The video is long but the insanity is captured in the first minute (in case you’ve got the ADD). Thanks to SpankyStokes for the great tip.
[YouTube] via [Today's BIG Thing] via [SpankyStokes]
Now, those that play games constantly know that there is always the problem of not enough exp, items, or money to complete the game safely and easily. With that in mind, the ability to find ways to make it easier on the player is always in high demand. Some might say that these “get good quick” schemes are too easy and are “cheats”, even though most of the schemes are built into the games but just to simple for people to think of until the game’s already out. Now in some games you might be able to find a way to only receive an abundance of money. Like the “money cheat” in the original Fable where you could buy and sell as much as you wanted and make enough money to buy the entire continent. Others would give you two of the three, like Final Fantasy 12’s easy way to make money and exp by killing the same types of monsters for increased loot and the added exp. Sometimes it might take someone a couple of playthroughs to figure out these “cheats”; and other times it might take only 3 hours of play. However for those that look for the way to do things as easy as possible, none was easier to figure out than Fable 2’s “cheat”.
There’s really not much here unless you own an Xbox 360 and have a love for Beta testing fresh software. However, I have both of those things so I signed up as quickly as possible. All they need is your Xbox 360 console ID (find it in the system settings of your Xbox 360). Head to the Microsoft Connect page, sign in with your Windows LIVE ID and join the “Xbox 360 Fall 2008 Preview Program” (or hit this link: Link ).
The wait time should be about a week before you get the e-mail to whether you made it or not but I would fill out the form quickly before the spots fill up.
Update: Sadly, all the spots for the Beta program have been filled. Good luck to everyone that made it in on time.
Remedy, the makers of the Max Payne series, just released this cinematic and mysteriously intriguing trailer for their newest release: Alan Wake. Here’s an excerpt straight from the official Alan Wake site that sums the game up nicely:
What is alan Wake Alan Wake, a bestselling writer, hasn't managed to write anything in over two years. Now his wife, Alice, brings him to the idyllic small town of Bright Falls to recover his creative flow. But when she vanishes with a trace, Wake finds himself trapped in a nightmare. Word by word, his latest work, a thriller he can't even remember writing, is coming true before his eyes.
As long as the sketchy “knee graphics” from the trailer get fixed, this game (exclusive to Xbox 360 and Windows Vista) looks to be extremely promising.
[Kotaku]
“The Neo-Geo was an amazing and amazingly expensive machine and so SNK decided to keep the amazing bit, remove the expensive part and add some pretty annoying loading times by coming up with the Neo-Geo CD. An impressive 2D CD-based powerhouse with a ton of AES/MVS ports that was actually affordable and didn’t need them overpriced cartridges. Apparently, it’s even more so now. Try this Neo Geo CD & 9 games eBay auction and see what I mean. Seller ships worldwide. Grab this for less than 200$, 150 euros or 115 pounds and consider yourself lucky. Grab it for its current price and throw a party.”
This is a Neo Geo CD console from Japan. It includes a Top Loading CD console and 9 CD games. Everything is in used condition with some scratches/scuffs, but everything has been tested and is in good working order. This is a great option if you want Neo Geo gaming without paying for a mint system!
Update: Some lucky SOB snatched it up for only $74 (not including $15 shipping). Well, hit the link anyway for all the games I would have rubbed in my friend’s faces if I’d been smart enough to bid.
