The Xbox 360 went down a storm when it came out in 2006 and gained a large amount of fans. But the console has had anything but a smooth ride. This article attempts to answer the question “What problems can I expect with my Xbox 360?”

There have been a number of issues with the Xbox 360 since it’s release, some more problematic than others. Perhaps seen as the most troubling was the fact that Xbox 360’s used to, and occasionally still do, simply give up the ghost. They work one minute and the next, nothing. This seems to have happened to a number of customers and was heavily reported, especially in 2007. Many complained that Microsoft put little or no effort into fixing the issue and left customers with the bills. This problem does appear to have cleared up, though there are still the odd case of it happening, especially with the older consoles.

Another problem highlighted early on was that the Xbox seemed to be very noisy. If you played games at a low volume, it was almost impossible to hear over the console noise. Again, there does seem to have been a bit of progress with this, with fans now probably on average 50% quieter than before. You hardly notice it in a large room, however in a smaller room you will find that it can be noticeable, though if you have the game music / sounds on, you soon don’t notice the sound.

A problem I’ve definitely noticed is that games do sometimes crash when initially loading. I’ve occasionally had to start the same game up two or three times before it will actually run. While this doesn’t cause any real issues, it is very frustrating, especially if you just have the time for a quick game.

A last problem, recently highlighted by UK Watchdog, was that discs can be easily scratched in the Xbox. I had a problem with a new game that I bought at Christmas, when it was put in the console and there was movement near the console, the game was scratched to hell and just wouldn’t work at all afterwards. It’s definitely worth looking at where you put your console and how you place it. If you place it on a table, basically anywhere but the floor, and on its side (not upright) you should find you have no problems at all. It only seems to becoming problematic when it is disturbed by heavy movement.

Microsoft do seem to have fixed some of these problems to an extent, though some of the more minor issues do remain. Maybe they will fix them on a newer model and make us fork out more to get one. I do love the Xbox 360 and prefer it to the PS3, so I’ll probably be one of those who gets roped in by this. This is a largely negative article but it’s more so people know what to expect if something does go wrong, rather than put you off the console, which really, on the whole, is excellent.

The question of what a woman really wants has been explore in many plays, articles, stories and even in Hollywood blockbuster film staring Mel Gibson. For some reason, the question of what a man really want does not get asked much. If that question is asked off men of today, the answer will be different from answers given by men or say a generation ago.

The same will be true for Women if the question of what a Woman really wants is posed to Women of a generation or a few generations apart. In the olden days, Women are know to warn their young daughters to be wary of men showing them too much interest, they tend to round off such talks with something along the line of “there is only one thing a Man wants from you” referring to men just wanting to bed a girl.

Though things has moved on a bit, mother are more likely to warn their daughters to use condom when having sex rather than ask them not to have sex at all. This bring us back to the question of what a man rally wants. Perhaps the answer to this question will depend on the generation of men the question is aimed at. Men of a few generation ago probably just want to have sex but things seem to be very different now.

A survey by Playstation comparison site PS3 price compare which post the question now online “what do men of now a days really want” seem to end up with an answer similar to “we just want to be left a lone to play with our video games”.  PS3 Compare concluded that 72% of men prefer computer games to having sex. I think its now completely safe for mothers of young ladies to review that age old saying that “only thing a man want from you is sex” because that is not longer the case judging from the result of PS3 Compare survey.

For those men out there who still prefer to have a beautiful woman in your arms or on your bed to playing with consoles you can find thousands of lovely ladies looking or men at UK Dating site . So that you do not have to choose between you woman and your console quite a few of our female members love computer games as well.

Electronic Arts announced today that Need for Speed(TM) SHIFT, the all-new authentic racing game in the Need for Speed series, will hit stores in the UK on September 18 2009. Need for Speed SHIFT brings a true driver’s experience to some of the world’s most iconic racing tracks, including the storied Brand’s Hatch in the UK. The game also features the largest roster of high-performance cars in Need for Speed history including race cars such as the Pagani Zonda, Porsche 911 GT2 and Lotus Elise.

“With Need for Speed SHIFT, EA set out to create a racing game that pushes the genre and delivers something never before seen in a Need for Speed title,” said Patrick Soderlund, Senior Vice President at EA Games Europe. “By focusing on the driver’s experience through the first-person view, we are able to capture the high-speed intensity and gripping emotions of racing.”

EA’s Need for Speed SHIFT thrusts players into the loud, intense, and athletic experience of racing a car from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the all-new brutally disorienting crash dynamic. EA’s Need for Speed SHIFT features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.

EA’s Need for Speed SHIFT is being developed by Slightly Mad Studios in collaboration with Black Box and Patrick Soderlund. Slightly Mad Studios includes developers and designers that worked on the critically acclaimed games GT Legends and GTR 2. The PSP version is being developed by EA’s Bright Light studio.

Need for Speed SHIFT will be released on PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system, PC and PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) in fall 2009. Go to eagames.co.uk/game/need-for-speed-shift for more information.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Sky are pleased to announce that Go!View, the official PlayStation Portable (PSP™) video-on-demand service in the UK and Republic of Ireland, is now live.  From today, content spanning TV, movies and sport will be regularly added to this new service for PSP users to enjoy in addition to their usual gaming experience.  With everyone who registers for the service at www.goview.tv receiving a free month’s subscription, there’s no better time to be a PSP owner!

Go!View makes portable, video-on-demand a reality, now PSP users are able to easily transfer content to their PSP via a PC. Through agreements with distributors and broadcasters including Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, BBC Worldwide, Sony Pictures Television International, NBC Universal International Television Distribution, National Geographic and Sky Sports, Go!View can offer PSP users an excellent range of content. Programming will range from US dramas such as library series’ of Lost and Desperate Housewives (produced by ABC Studios) to hit UK shows such as Doctor Who and Top Gear (from BBC Worldwide) through to FA Premier League football action and blockbuster movies.

Comedy, Sport and Entertainment Packs are available by monthly subscription, whilst selected movies and TV series can be transferred via the rental service on Go!View. Subscription packs are priced at £5 (€7) for 1 pack, £8 (€11) for 2 packs and £10 (€14) for all three packs and users can trial all three packs free for a month.  Rental TV is available from £1.50 (€2.00) per episode and a range of movies is available from £2.50 (€3.20) each.

This initial launch phase will see the Go!View service constantly growing from now through the autumn. ‘We are working with our content providers to secure a quality range of programming and ensure that PSP™ owners are getting the best possible service on-the-go and on-demand.’ said Alison Turner, General Manager, Go!View Entertainment UK

The Sims Bustin out is a game that once you start playing you will not want to stop it has many challenging tasks and makes you see how much has to be done just to achieve one of them. Playing in Bustin out mode is excellent as you have a number of tasks to do and you don’t have to stick to only one of them, you have a number of houses that you may choose from and then you can work from there. Free play mode is absolutely brilliant as there is so much to do and you realize that you have to start from the bottom and work your way up, and there is a lot to do just to earn one promotion and makes someone of a young age realize just how much you have to do to make it to the top even though in real life there is a lot more overall I give this game a 4 and a half star rating

I have always enjoyed playing Grand Theft Auto Games and San Andreas has been my all time favorite because of the storyline and  the features and the large amount of detail in the game. I eventually completed the game and then after realized that the game isn’t actually that hard. There are many missions that it would take some many attempts to complete but after a while you develop a technique and see that the missions aren’t that hard. The very last mission is not hard but you just have to be careful as there are a lot of people standing around that can easily target you. Overall I would give the game a 5 star rating as it has incredible detail and when you compare it to the game that was released before it Grand Theft Auto Vice City you see that the game has been improved immensely.

an AI simply known as “The Controller” and dictates nearly everything that goes on in this world. The two major corporations, Mirage and Crest Industries, fight for dominance and control over Layered’s land and assets. All is not right with The Controller however and odd things happen that might even go so far as to suggest that the logic system is failing…

Like Armored Core and Armored Core 2, you are given a trial mission to see if you are talented enough to join the mercenary group dubbed Global Cortex. New features within Armored Core 3 include consorts (additional allies that can be obtained to assist you in a mission), detachable weapons (thereby lessening your total weight and increasing speed), and a new Core classification; Exceed Orbit (EO) which sacrifices the power of Overboost and allows you to deploy a built-in, autonomous weapon on your Core.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Get any enemy

Buy a chaingun, then stand in one place and fire. You should kill the enemy very quickly.

Equip the fastest leg part (petal) and the machine gun with 1000 ammunition. In the battle arena, strafe around your opponents until they run out of ammunition. This takes time, but it works. You can also equip the best generator you can. Do not worry about AP, as they will not hit you that often.

To defeat literally anyone in the Arena (even Exile), equip the following parts and go to the reservoir. Immediately turn left and go as quickly as possible to the platforms sticking out of the reservoir wall. Try to use over-boost as much as possible. First, boost up to the lowest one, second from right, and from there boost to the next one, to the right. Once you land on that platform, turn on your extensions and blast away. If you are fighting Ace, he might land on your platform and shoot you or stand there and recharge his energy. He will probably fly up again and go out of bounds by flying too high. The recommended parts are as follows.
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Like previous titles, Zeus focuses on the building and development of a city in ancient times, this time Ancient Greece. It features some changes to the Caesar III engine, most notably the new housing blocks, now dividing “common” and “elite” housing from the start, and more detailed walkers. (Wikipedia) CHEATS Press Ctrl + Alt + C, then enter one of the following case-sensitive codes to activate the corresponding cheat function. Codes +1,000 Drachmae Delian - Treasury Win current scenario after a few months - Ambrosia Strike specified location with fireball - Fireballs from Heaven Towers shoot cows - Bowvine and Arrows Dairy workers wear cheese costume - Cheese Puff Unlimited food - Fishy Sound effects - SoundFrags GAMEPLAY HINTS Shoot cows from the sky Enable the Bowvine and Arrows code followed by the Fireballs from Heaven code to shoot cows from the sky. Hero’s Hall Sometimes a Hero’s Hall must be built in certain places. For example, Theseus’ Hall needs to be built by the palace, surrounded by walls and have good appeal. On maps where space is at a premium this can be difficult to accomplish. To get around this, after you have filled the requirements to summon the hero, and while the hero is on his/her way to the city, you can demolish the hall and any of the structures you had to build to meet the requirements. Then, rebuild the hall anywhere that is connected to a road. The hero will not care and will serve your city as usual. source

Multiplayer shooters have advanced stupendously since the likes of Doom and Quake. Contextual actions, unlockable weapons, team and objective based combat, physics, sprawling maps, class systems and a slew of other complexities have been crammed into modern frag-fests.

Nevertheless, there are still a few features and concepts we’d like to see perfected before the inevitable next step involving wires poking out of our brain stems. Potentialities like Call of Duty 5, Halo 4, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 and Half-Life 3 will undoubtedly offer things we’ve never even thought of, but here are a few humble suggestions that we have considered. Easier said than done, right? Probably. Read the rest of this entry »

Hellgate London is notable because it’s from the same folks who brought us Diablo. Diablo was a Mexican holiday game where you would try and bowl pumpkins down a bowling alley while trying to knock over bottles of Tequila. No it wasn’t. Actually Diablo was a top-down-perspective dungeon crawl that was very popular. Why was it so popular? I’m not sure anyone sent out a survey to find out, but if I were to guess it would be that the game had low system requirements, online multiplayer, and unique items. The later being attractive to players since their characters could be fairly well customized and interesting. Somehow this combination made the game a huge success. I’m sure everyone has their own reasons why they liked the game as well, but I just wanted to hit on those basics to give you an understanding of why Hellgate: London doesn’t work like Diablo did so many years ago.
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