MetaReview: UFC Undisputed

I have been waiting for along time to get my hands on this game, I have several buddies that have it and say its a riot. If Gamefly would ever increase their inventory and hurry it up a bit, I might be able to join them. Anyways, Metacritic has UFC Undisputed at a metascore of 83, not bad at all. Lets take a look at what some of the more popular reviewers thought of UFC Undisputed.

GamePro: 100
GameSpy: 90
Team Xbox: 87
1up: 83
GameSpot: 80
Edge Magazine gave the lowest score of: 70
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NegaReview: Damnation

Well the verdict is in from Metacritic, Damnation is Awful. I was going to rent this game, but seeing as it has some of the worse scores(a meta score of 37 to be exact) I have ever seen, I think I will pass. Here are what some of the more popular reviewers though of Damnation:

IGN: 25
Official Xbox Magazine UK: 60
Edge Magazine: 30
XGN: 20
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Red Faction: Guerrilla Meta Review

I have had my hands on this game for a couple of days now and I really enjoy the single player, it comes off as an uber Mercenaries type game with great destruction physics. While Im not to fond of the multiplayer, I still would give this game an 8 out of 10. Lets see how others rate this game.

According to Metacritic, Red Faction: Guerrilla has a meta score of 86 out of 100, and if your not familiar with Metacritic, that's a pretty dang good score. Lets break it down for you a little bit, and look at some of the more popular reviewers verdicts.

IGN: 80
GamePro: 100
Game Informer: 90
GameSpot: 85
GameTrailers: 79
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Top Reasons Xbox Originals On Marketplace Are Being Phased Out

Well with the announcement that after one more game release for the Xbox Originals, MS has announced that they do not plan to release any more games. For me this makes sense for a number of reasons.

1. Most people, including myself, can go to a retail game store, amazon, half.com, or other online outlet and purchase the said game cheaper than what MS is charging for it $15 or 1,200 points rather.

2. No access to friends list or any true functionality of the guide is very frustrating.

3. With MS going to be releasing full game downloads of some of our favorite Xbox360 titles via the marketplace, there is really no room/need for Xbox Originals.

In closing, if these Xbox originals would have been $5 cheaper, supported the friends list, and full capability of the guide, then this service would have been unstoppable. But as it is right now, I am glad to see it go.
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Splinter Cell Conviction: Behind The Scenes

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Xbox 360 Here To Stay Until 2015?

In an interview with Venturebeat for VG247.com, Microsoft Executive Shane Kim, Kim states that he firmly believes that the Xbox 360 will have a life cycle of 10 years, giving us 360 gamers at least 6 more years on our beloved console. He states that innovations like Project Natal will definitely increase the lifespan of the current console.

What I take away from this: Just because Shane Kim says that the Xbox 360 will have a life cycle of 10 years, absolutely does not mean that their will not be a next gen Xbox console before then. They are simply following the Sony strategy with the PS2, which is a great strategy to follow. I also must agree with Kim that the innovations to the NXE, Social Networking Capabilities, 1080p Video Service, Radio, Primetime Game Shows, and most of all Project Natal will keep this console fresh and will keep a healthy (abundance) of games coming as the install base will continue to grow rapidly.
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Overlord 2 Demo Availabel on Xbox Live Arcade

Finally a demo from E3 has landed its way on to Xbox Live. Overlord 2 is the sequel to last years original, humorous, and fun game. So go grab the demos, round up your minions, and go raise some hell. You can download it here.
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Mass Effect E3 Trailer

I absolutely adored the first Mass Effect, and Mass Effect 2 is shaping up to be an even bigger, more action packed experience. It looks as if they have fine tuned the gameplay, and it looks as if the action in Mass Effect 2 will be even grander.
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Fallout 3 Point Lookout Trailer

This is a first trailer for the new Fallout 3 DLC entitled Point Lookout that comes out June 23rd. I personally cannot wait for this piece, as a guy who owns all the other DLC for Fallout 3, this will be yet another adventure that I cant wait to embark on.
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Hitler Must Die! Wolfenstein 3D Is Out On XBLArcade.

One of everyones favorite old school shooter is available today on Xbox Live Marketplace for a wallet friendly price of 400 points. I will be getting my hands very soon, cant wait. You can download it HERE.

Review: This game is an excellent buy for only 400 ms points. The gameplay will be familiar to anyone who has played Doom, only Wolfensteins' gameplay and graphics are far more polished. It brings me back to the early 90's when shooters were just starting out, theres something nostalgic yet entertaining about this game. The only thing missing from this game is some multiplayer action, other than that, this is a must have for all Xbox 360 owners.

Verdict: I give this game an 8 out of 10.
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Finally, Perfect Dark Is Coming To XBL Arcade

Major Nelson Recently Tweeted that The N64 Classic from Rare Perfect Dark is going to be coming to Xbox Live Arcade this winter! Major Nelson also stated that this game will run in full 1080p. I personally am very excited to get my hands on this, seeing as it was one of my favorite N64 games, right up there with Goldeneye in my book.
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Xbox 360's New Features Video

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Nintendo Fails To Impress At This Years E3

Well Nintendo just wrapped up their 2009 E3 press conference and I must say, it was very unimpressive. They continued their usual parade of casual games, touting sales figures, and testimonies of women who really enjoy the dsi and Wii. The most unusual announcement was when Nintendos President Iwata announced the vitality sensor, which is some sort of device that hooks on your finger to measure your vitals, Im thinking this is an approach to get into more nursing homes. Iwata really didn't announce how this device is going to be used, when its coming out, price point or anything, color me very unimpressed.

The only high notes of the conference was the announcement of a 4 player Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy 2, a new Metroid Prime game made by Team Ninja, and well thats about it. So with all that said, Nintendo definitely failed to generate any excitement this year, heres looking to next year...
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Joy Ride Avatar Racing Game Will Be Free

The first game from recently acquired BigPark is going to be a free Avatar Racing game by the name of Joy Ride. The game will be free for all Xbox Live Gold Members, and will be available sometime this fall. Whats neat about this is that its free, uses avatars, shareable tracks, game modes, and avatar items.
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Throw up your dukes, Fight Night Round 4 Lands June 25tth

EA Sports has announced that its graphics and game play heavyweight boxer will be at retail on June 25th. I have played the demo (5 times to be exact) and absolutely love this new Fight Night, it features more boxers, better graphics (yeah really), better mechanics, and an all new corner mode that I adore. I will be picking this game up day one, bar none.
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Sound Off!

Sound Off: I want to know what everyone thinks of MS press conference. What did you like the most? What did you like the least? And do you think that Nintendo and Sony can outdo MS this year?
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Who Needs Blu-Ray!

MS says who needs a Blu-Ray add on when we are going to have full 1080p HD movies on demand come this fall. I for one think this is a great move for a couple of reasons:

1. I save money, because if they would have unveiled one, I would have purchased it.

2. Digital Distribution is the way of the future, Discs are going to become more and more obsolete as bandwidth keeps on rising.

So with that said, well done MS, you are giving us gamers exactly what we have asked for.
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Awesome Halo:ODST Controller

This bad @ss controller is going to be included in the $99 dollar Collectors Edition of Halo:ODST this fall. This controller will not be able for purchase outside of the collectors edition, so if you want one you best buy the Collectors Edition.

My Take: Consider me sold on this edition, at $99 it is just too hard to pass up. Thats a game and wireless controller(with an awesome design) for a lower price than what you could get at retail.
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Post MS E3 2009 Press Conference Thoughts

First off let me just say I have officially been blown away. Project Natal is going to be the most innovative device for computer entertainment, ever. I was especially enthralled with Peter Molyneuxs project named Milo, it was simply amazing. Also, Xbox 360 reassured me that they have plenty of exclusives coming our way, games such as: Forza 3, Crackdown 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Splinter Cell Conviction (which also blowed my mind).

As far as multiplatform games, Modern Warfare 2 looked stunning, Kojima announce that Metal Gear Solid Rising would be coming to the Xbox 360, and Rock Band Beatles looked great.

When it comes to the social experience on the 360, MS announced that they have partenered with Facebook, and Twiiter, which will both be on the dashboard come this fall. MS also announced that they have partnered with last.fm for radio streaming on the 360 as well. And one more media related bit, the Zune video library is going to be playable on demand, and in 1080p, which is a major shot at its competitor the PS3.

With so much more information out there, I just cant grasp it all at this point. Microsofts press conference showed us why the 360 is determined to be the all in one home entertainment device that allows us users to do everything in one box, that on any other platform would take multiple devices.

All in all, I give this years Microsoft Press Conference an A+. It was simply amazing.
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Crysis 2 Coming To The 360

Crysis will finally be coming to our beloved 360's , along with the PC, and The PS3. I expect to hear a lot more news about this come tomorrow and possible even today.
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