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  • Sony attacks Xbox 360 content policy

  • monkeywithnoeyes 05/09/2011

    "Microsoft's third party guidelines dictate that all games released on the Xbox 360 must launch "at least simultaneously" with other systems and must have "at least" the same features and content. It reserves the right to block release if those guidelines aren't met." - sounds like they're "protecting" their 360 install base rather than "inferior technology".... which is surely a good business Reply +1

  • Molyneux: Fable Journey no melee, guns

  • monkeywithnoeyes 13/08/2011

    so stupid trying to force a game around what quite obvious by now isnt a gaming platform. Kinect is simply too limited to be able to disregard a controller all together.

    The real shame here isnt that the fable licence is being contorted to the unrecognisable, its that Lionhead have ip's that could actually make use of kinects very few strengths. Why have they not been focusing to offer us Black&whilte? a god game that could have an advantage offered to it using controlless controls.     Reply 0

  • Why iPlayer isn't on Xbox 360

  • monkeywithnoeyes 08/08/2011

    basically Microsoft are stuck on thinking how they can get away with a charge. The fact that it's available on pc as well so theres no interest in having it else where becomes moot when you look at the numbers on the ps3 version.

    Scrambling for anything that adds more value to an already questionable subscription service. Party chat will only get you so far...     Reply +7

  • DICE: no plans to annualise Battlefield

  • monkeywithnoeyes 04/08/2011

    battlefield under different names does not a new game make. Ofcourse they'll annualise it.. they have been and will continue to do so. EA looks at call of duty with envy.. what publisher wouldnt? they want to take a piece of those sales at any cost. Reply 0

  • Wilshere and Rooney on cover of FIFA 12

  • monkeywithnoeyes 29/07/2011

    i thought they had a special deal with city? or did i just make that up? Reply 0

  • EA Sports: "Absolutely a time" for subs

  • monkeywithnoeyes 26/07/2011

    we all hate the thought of a monthly sub for fifa... yet most of us still pay £30+ a year for an annual update. Isnt that just the same as paying £2-4 a month already?

    We're already cogs in the machine.. subs WILL happen     Reply -1

  • Writer Ed Stern dissects Brink

  • monkeywithnoeyes 26/07/2011

    so the point of this article is to tell us you didnt do you job because you thought you were above it? and we're expected to feel what?? why on earth would this guy think this interview would be a good idea? Maybe you should put this omission on your cv.. makes as much sense. Reply 0

  • Blur was "like bacon with cornflakes"

  • monkeywithnoeyes 22/07/2011

    you cant blame advertising it was all over the place. You dont remember the mario kart characters getting destroyed by the real cars in the ad? I remember seeing it all over the sites Reply 0

  • monkeywithnoeyes 22/07/2011

    i really liked blur.. not sure failed, i dont think its cause people "dont like" cars with weapons.. if that was the case mario kart wouldnt still be so huge - and a more "adult" version of that no doubt sounded good on paper. It certainly wasnt lack of advertising either. It may have been the release window, and it simply being a new franchise.

    Is the online still alive for the ps3 version?     Reply 0

  • Freddy Krueger DLC for Mortal Kombat

  • monkeywithnoeyes 22/07/2011

    ok thats actually pretty cool Reply 0

  • Tech Analysis: Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta

  • monkeywithnoeyes 11/07/2011

    bit of a mixed bag for me. It still looks nice but at this stage the textures just look sharper when moving from it to UC2's multi..maybe its the level selection for the beta (i dont personally believe the cargo airstrip one is graphically impressive at all..and looks quite muddy).

    I have to be honest and say visually speaking i was more impressed with the gears 3 beta. Now before i get tears of rage coming my way in the form of loads of thumbs down i'm quite sure UC3 will look nothing short of stunning when it hits. The beta visually's just not floating my boat as much as i thought it would. And somebody needs to do something about Drakes ever growing chin.     Reply +1

  • Sony makes PSN Pass official

  • monkeywithnoeyes 07/07/2011

    not so great if you're renting games. Hopefully more games that have a multiplayer focus will offer multiplayer demo's Reply +1

  • Fable: Journey was 4 months old at E3

  • monkeywithnoeyes 28/06/2011

    its so annoying as the potential for a kinect inspired fable game is obvious. Casting spells using hand gestures fine i can deal with that. But where kinect could really shine is by keeping the rpg elements that were once in this franchise and using it to interact with NPC's simular to how the milo demo played out.

    MS wanted a core game for kinect.. well the message at E3 seemed to by that core games equal a combination of kinect and pad.. so why the hell doesnt this game? If i've got the engery to throw my arms around for hours then i've got the energy to rest a controller on my lap when not truelly exploring fables universe     Reply 0

  • Next Xbox reveal at E3 2012 – report

  • monkeywithnoeyes 28/06/2011

    makes sense for a 2012 reveal.. get it out late 2013 and get the year advantage over sony again who by 2014 will no doubt be aiming to push out the ps4. Worked well for MS last time... ofcourse last time they were more focused on GAMING. Who the hell knows what this new 360 will be..maybe it will be a balloon on a stick Reply +11

  • Mortal Kombat DLC season pass unveiled

  • monkeywithnoeyes 20/06/2011

    should try putting a demo on live.. that would probably get more people to buy the game leading to more people buying the dlc. Although i'm no marketing genius. Maybe expecting people to buy dlc before its been shown will work just as well. Reply +1

  • Codies ends PC, PS3 GRID online play

  • monkeywithnoeyes 17/06/2011

    finally a positive for paying a gold sub Reply -4

  • Witcher 2 PS3: dev "would love" to do it

  • monkeywithnoeyes 13/06/2011

    game was developed for a gamepad from the start.. Reply +4

  • BioWare: Kinect an "additional platform"

  • monkeywithnoeyes 13/06/2011

    why cant this work with just a normal mic again? Reply +1

  • Nintendo won E3 "hands down"

  • monkeywithnoeyes 10/06/2011

    Microsoft- Fast paced strong start.. Throwing big name titles in the form of ME3, MW3, Gears, Ghost recon, and the very first showing of Tomb raider. Went steadily downhill with too much focus on Kinect, and the realisation that "core gaming" amounts to "on rails" gaming when using it. Ended one of the only new unknown titles of E3 - halo 4.

    Sony - Plodding start..delayed by 30mins, montage happy, and then a respectable appology over psn that felt abit too stretched out. Uncharted demo was too slow paced for E3..and the far more impressive trailer was a far better showing. Forgetable focus on the move. And the majority of the conference spent on the PSV - with still only Uncharted being the standout. Thought it was building up to a big reveal at the end.. offered nothing.

    Nintendo - Very slow paced. Started with an awkward disrespectful translated presentation. Ocarina of time being offered to us for the THIRD time..and no real surprises for the 3DS. Then followed a muddled confusing console reveal that didnt actually reveal a console. So confusing was it that most were left thinking the controller was the console, didnt know if it was sold seperately, and have no idea of price and release. They had no games to show..just promises. This year was to soon to announce a console that has no software to back it up. Alot felt cheated.

    In my opinion MS "won" E3.. for the simple fact they showed some titles we hadnt seen before, and had a big name reveal at the end of their conference (regardless of how obvious it may have been)     Reply -3

  • PSN Welcome Back content now available

  • monkeywithnoeyes 04/06/2011

    so many error messages... managed to sign up for plus and thats about it. The games arent even in the menu list anymore Reply +2

  • Resistance 3 UK demo release date

  • monkeywithnoeyes 02/06/2011

    good way to make sure you dont sell as many games. But it's ok, we all know that sony hates money and its Microsoft that are the evil money hungry corporation... or is it that MS just know how to run a business?

    Whats the point of a demo again?     Reply 0

  • Microsoft outlines future of Xbox

  • monkeywithnoeyes 01/06/2011

    i look forward to seeing what else they announce to add value to gold subs that we in the UK cant take advantage of Reply +3

  • Scheduled PSN maintenance 1st June

  • monkeywithnoeyes 01/06/2011

    well the stores not back for me. And PSN went down at around 3am - i was playing demons souls and because it signed me out it also threw me out of my game, which was annoying.

    PSN has been down ever since.. so no idea how some can be accessing the store, especially when sony themselves havent announced its back     Reply +3

  • UK Dirt 3 sales: Xbox 63%, PS3 37%

  • monkeywithnoeyes 31/05/2011

    wonder if they'll "reward" 360 gamers like other publishers do when the 360 version sells alot more than the ps3 one... by offering ps3 extra content on the disc Reply 0

  • No competitive advantage with COD: Elite

  • monkeywithnoeyes 31/05/2011

    the tv analogy kind of falls apart though when you have to consider it would be like buying a new "tv" every year just to watch those "free" channels.

    And i already pay a xbox live sub to get those "free channels".. whats that? like a tv licence?...whats my broadband bill? sucker tax?     Reply +4