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Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell

23 January, 2007

As promised, Xbox Live Gold members can this morning say hello to a playable demo of Real Time Worlds' Crackdown.

At 1.24GB it'll certainly take a healthy bite out of your 360 hard disk, but then it does feature co-operative online play in addition to a single-player trial.

And of course it's free, although if you're only an Xbox Live Silver member then you're out of luck - you'll have to wait another week to get your A buttons on it.

The full version of Crackdown, exclusive to 360, is due out on 23rd February in Europe. And, as has been much publicised, certain copies will be able to act as keys to get you onto the Halo 3 multiplayer beta this coming spring.

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Mentalist(air)
23/01/07 @ 11:44
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get it now, it's brilliant!
S.J.Rogers
23/01/07 @ 11:45
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I am stuck at work...

Bugger...!!!!!
L42yB
23/01/07 @ 11:52
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free crack? crack...? cracker..? wezza crack? gimme! but downloads only in june...

/stumbles off
lennon
23/01/07 @ 11:53
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Damn it I have an FA CUP replay to go to tonight!!! Grr.

/wonders if misses would be able to figure out how to download it?
the_dudefather
23/01/07 @ 11:54
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omg gta ripoff, i mean its all macho bullshit shooting and jumping with big cars and guns, where is the originality these days we need more games like okami and ico to make the world a better place not all this hyped up shooting crap, at least gta is tongue in cheek and was cool before it sold out to the man, this whole game is a mico$oft way of making money by selling a halo demo at the end of the day

//turns off auto opinion EG comment submitter

looking forward to playing this, looks really good

Vin
23/01/07 @ 11:56
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Dudefather wins, close the thread.
Dizzy
23/01/07 @ 11:57
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o O... but ... but.. I am playing Burning Crusade like mad ;)
sharpfish
23/01/07 @ 12:04
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downloading now!!!!!!!!!!!!
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asphaltcowboy
23/01/07 @ 12:06
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Stuck at work! Then going to the gym, then going to see Rocky!
Can't wait to play this! It looks so much more interesting that GTA!

GAH!
Yossarian
23/01/07 @ 12:06
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I'm at work :(

but I saw 'coming soon' boxes in GAME with the Halo 3 beta sticker on them :D
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 12:13
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Grr being upgraded to 8 meg line hope the line is currently going @high speed only live 400 meters from exchange! lol) but went down to 0.3meg last night (from 7.2meg!) while fluctuating! lol

Anyone got this yet really been looking forward to it!
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Carpathian
23/01/07 @ 12:21
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I'm in the "stuck at work" clan too. Grrrr.

That'll teach me to keep looking at this thread and compounding the frustration !
JoeyBean
23/01/07 @ 12:35
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In Work too - Another 8 hours till I get to download this Bad Boy
AtomicBanana
23/01/07 @ 12:35
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I'm in the 'lazy student bastard' clan myself. The game is pretty fun, nice solid engine and fun to make stuff explode :P Can't wait to put it through it's paces on co-op, still waiting for my mate to download it now.
lambtron
23/01/07 @ 12:40
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"Can't wait to put it through it's paces on co-op."

Yeah I've played and liked it. Think it will really shine in COOP.
S.J.Rogers
23/01/07 @ 12:42
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Must give up work, win the lottery and then spend the rest of my life playing computer games and dating Lisa Snowdon.
lambtron
23/01/07 @ 12:43
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Sounds like a plan SJ :D
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 12:44
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36% complete - come on shitty pipe! lol
link'sdad
23/01/07 @ 12:48
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Anyone elses download speed from XBOX live turned to crap these last couple of months, takes a freakin age to download anything when it used to be pretty rapid?
Scurrminator
23/01/07 @ 12:48
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been playing it at work for the last week (see the forum for thoughts) and it's really very good, a lot of fun in coop!
S.J.Rogers
23/01/07 @ 12:52
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That due to the amount of people with 360's now...

When i got one over a year ago there were so few people with one it ment that download speeds were RAPID..!

Add eating alot of curry to my previous life plan.
Dizzy
23/01/07 @ 12:57
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"Anyone elses download speed from XBOX live turned to crap these last couple of months, takes a freakin age to download anything when it used to be pretty rapid? "

Live is using a system where content is cached on local servers as close to your ISP as possible, so speeds are usuallly good if you wait a few days when all the servers have received content. (download) Speeds are bad if content is not cached because the available bandwidth is limited, priority goes to bandwidth for gaming.
korruptor
23/01/07 @ 13:02
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Thought that was chico time for a minute.
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:03
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now upto 59% so not sure what speed thats wortking out at but seems reasonable download speed
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BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:08
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Rough maths

1240mb x 23% (diff between posts with relaitive times)/16mins = 17.825 Mb's a minute.

or about 297kb's per second.

Sounds OK to me.
Darren
23/01/07 @ 13:16
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I got someone at home to start downloading the demo for me while I'm at work so hopefully by the time I get home, it'll be sat there on my Xbox 360's HDD waiting for me to play it! :)
captainrentboy
23/01/07 @ 13:22
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Dammit all,I got rid of my hdtv just yesterday (I'm wanting a bigger one)but I've got to wait another 10 days for the new one to be delivered,my first impression of Crackdown has to be on a 20" 4:3 piece of poop running through composite :(
(Not intended to be offensive to folk who play on a tv like that continuously by the way)
Doe anyone know what's happening with the H3 beta keys?I asked in another thread but was bloody ignored.Will the boxes actually be marked on the outside,or is it a golden ticket type scenario?
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:40
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Possibly one of the biggest selling points of the Xbox 360 game Crackdown is the fact that a lot of the the boxes of the action-driving hybrid game will include a prestigious Halo 3 Beta key. We already know that a selected amount of Crackdown copies will contain the beta keys set for the US, but according to GAME, the UK's largest video games retailer (unless they have made a mistake of course), every single copy of Crackdown they sell will include a Halo 3 Beta key. It is being sold as "Crackdown with Halo 3 Beta Access" on their website and the terms and conditions state "Requires Xbox Live Gold Subscription and Hard Drive. Beta comes on all Crackdown discs".

http://xbox360.qj.net/All-UK-Crackdown-c...
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:41
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Buying a copy of Crackdown for the Xbox 360 (that's specially marked), can get you a Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta key. It's nice to see Microsoft using Halo's popularity to promote software developed by other companies (Real Time World in this case). For all of you who are looking forward to playing Crackdown, this is some incentive to pickup your copy as soon as the game releases in February 2007.

http://www.tech2.com/india/news/xbox360-...
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:41
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Perhaps EuroGamer could do a bit of journalism and find out?
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:43
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Minimum Requirements Includes an invite to participate in the coveted Halo 3 multiplayer beta program when it becomes available. The Halo 3 multiplayer beta should begin in spring 2007. Hard drive and a valid Xbox Live Gold subscription required to participate in Halo 3 Beta test.

from play.com
Carpathian
23/01/07 @ 13:44
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"I got someone at home to start downloading the demo for me while I'm at work so hopefully by the time I get home, it'll be sat there on my Xbox 360's HDD waiting for me to play it! :)"

That, Darren, is a very good example of either lateral thinking or impatience ;o)
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BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 13:46
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grr downloads just finsihed an sat here eating a bacon buttie! lol decisions decisions!
thefishmonger
23/01/07 @ 13:51
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do you still get 1 month of Gold membership free when signing up a new xbxo live account? If yes, then grab the demo that way!
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 14:08
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Is one of the symptoms of epilepsy an inhuman speed of reading text? If not the warnings a bit fast isn't it? lol

Seem to be getting all Nintendo esque. Next it will be telling ya to play it jogging on the spot to get fitter! Which I always do anyway ;-)
thinktank
23/01/07 @ 14:20
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trkdies 6to tyype jogginfhg

/fails
lambtron
23/01/07 @ 14:34
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I think you may have misunderstood...

Re-read what he wrote.
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 14:59
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WOW Awesome

Everything I hoped it would be. Run an gun spot on. Can grab any ledge (though strangely not the bars from side of advertising hoardings?). Sounds like the voice over is done from the guy who did the Starship troopers film; at any moment I expected him to ask me if I would like to know more! lol

Bridge the gap to GTA? I do not think I will ever be able to run around a virtual city again without massive leaps! lol

Only tried single player, has a 30 minute limit once your level increases to a certain amount I think (seemed to on first play) which sounds like ages but was no where near long enough! lol would have gone out an bought it right now if I could!
absolutezero
23/01/07 @ 15:05
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Just had a proper sit down play with the game, combat is a bit scrappy and I wish there was more melee animations apart from the kick.

Other than that it was fantastic, I took out 2 generals before I ran out of time. Never touched the races yet, both kinds. Found a bunch of hidden markers.
in5ane
23/01/07 @ 15:15
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Bah, another demo where I need to decide what stuff to delete to make enough room for download!

I'm sure I speak for every human being alive that the 360 would benefit from a bigger HD. Hurry up MS!
Kiigan
23/01/07 @ 15:49
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Co-op and lvl 4 agility = awesome.
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 16:22
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Just maxed out the agility - great speed an height, loved it.

in5ane - I was like that until Gears of War started fking up all the time - found out it was the hardrive - formatted it - as recommended at various places on the net. Cleared the problem right up - but lost all my saves!! Apart from gears of war strangely, seemed to save my stuff online i.e. chapters completed etc all other stuff disappeared. Not sure I can face going all the way through Fight Night again for the last 100 points! lol
Jabbaa
23/01/07 @ 16:31
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This has really surprised me. Wasnt expecting a lot from it and the inclusion of the halo beta seemed like a desperate measure to shift copies of a piece of tat. However after playing this demo, its great! drive around gta style or, much more fun, power up agility and jump about rooftops like a spunkless-spidey. Had 3 goes through so far, got a mate downloading now to try out co-op. Almost hope MS dont keep pulling games like this out the bag or I am never going to clear my overdraft.
sharpfish
23/01/07 @ 16:39
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It downloaded fairly decently for me (better than PES demo did when that was launched). Only given it a quick try, gfx are nice (kinda cell shaded-ish), love the funfair area (a soft spot), didn't have much time to delve into gameplay yet.

I think the main character runs a bit funny and I kept trying to take cover (too much Gears Of War has made these things seem more irksome). Feels far better than Saints Row did on first impression.

Must.. play.. more...
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 16:42
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I did think EA had effectively prevented anyone else from using RenderWare for any future projects, was this agreed before their(criterion) acquisition or have EA changed their stance?
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prettyboytim
23/01/07 @ 16:44
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Has anyone got to the top of Agent Tower yet? So far I've got about half way up, but as I only get to play the 360 at work, I've not been able to spend an obsessive 3 hours on yet...

The most fun is climbing buildings.
sanctusmortis
23/01/07 @ 16:55
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Grr. And me with my 360 currently off the network as it's downstairs on the clearer TV... suppose that's the final incentive to swap the TVs over. Having read Scurrminator et al's demo thoughts over the last week, I NEED THIS DEMO.
lambtron
23/01/07 @ 16:58
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Did anyone notice in the attract video there's a bit where a guy blows up a car with a rocket launcher and then the flaming body flies out and he shoots the flaming body with another rocket.

Man that guy must have slept with his mum or something :D.
BadBoyBonner
23/01/07 @ 17:08
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Ya can get a sort of mortar canon from killing the agent on the beach, an that seems to set (bad) people on fire plenty!

Not found rocket launcher yet. Did the first race (do a u turn right out of the tunnel) didn't result in much happening.

Will have another "crack" at it!
Eighthours
23/01/07 @ 17:29
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This is set to prove the power of Marketplace. Watch those pre-orders go through the roof.

A title that would have sold bugger-all in November is now going to fly off the shelves, thanks to this demo and the Halo 3 beta. Microsoft have done very well in raising people's awareness of this potentially killer title.

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