The Old XBOX Megathread

[Shorty]

i hope some of you are on halo tonight. i feel like playing for a while.

[Cactus Drags]

I'm game if anyone else is about.

[sahyder1]

Let me know if you guys are playing.....eventhough I suck

[Cactus Drags]

Blitz The League is the cheapest bastard game ever. Rubberband AI at it's finest/worst. It's an enjoyable game, but I'm sick of getting gipped just because I'm winning with less than a minute to go. I guess the answer is to try and build a bigger lead in the first three quarters, but it's hard when your team pretty much sucks, and I don't seem to be abe to make a great deal of money after a win.

[Thatz]

What do you guys think of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance? It came for free with my 360, and after over two months without touching it, I got bored and thought I'd check it out. I was surprised, it's actually kinda fun. It's nothing amazing, but it's fun to play as all of the different characters. I think I might actually try to make it all of the way through it, I've got nothing else to do until MLB 2k8 comes out in a few weeks.

Edited February 9, 2008 by Thatz

[Cactus Drags]

AD got it ages ago. It's pretty cool, but there's not a lot of replay value once you're done with it really.

[apsham]

I got it cause it was used for 9 dollars at the game store, and I quite like it. The slow, but purposeful leveling is pretty awesome, as are the little touches. I wanna get all the costumes and origin missions.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Someone has to explain to me how I invite people to play a game with me. How would I go about inviting, say, Kaney to play GHIII with me?

[-A-]

Create a Private Game and get to the character select screen, then press the Guide button and go to your Friends section, highlight the person you want to invite and press 'X'.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Riiiiight. I get it.

[XXXCMPunkXXX]

Ok I have a question. I just used my debit card to purchase a 3 month gold membership on Xbox Live and I was wanting know if when those three months are up will I automatically be billed for the nexth three months or will it give me the option of cancelling my membership?

[Captain Eo]

Np, unless you have automatic renewal set.

You can check this by using the account information on your 360 dashboard.

[XXXCMPunkXXX]

ok question answered once a mod comes along they can lock this

[Guest Kou]

Wonderful, wonderful.

[VerbalPuke]

Yeah, Marvel Ultimate Alliance was a lot of fun. I actually just recently beat it, despite having the game since April of last year. It's a great multiplayer game, with a nice roster of super heroes to choose from.

Also, I've been wondering about Bio-Shock, why is it the shit? I haven't played the game but have seen nothing but rave reviews for it, and I'm curious as to why folks like it so much.

Edited February 11, 2008 by VerbalPuke

[Guest Kou]

It's got a very good story and atmosphere and excellent use of music. That and it's not Halo.

[-A-]

Awesome, the Reader's Champion at the Daily Record newspaper in Scotland is going to do a story on the myriad ways Microsoft fucks over its customers with regard to the 360 and Xbox Live in particular. If you've got any issues or complaints that you want addressed, you can e-mail her at: readers_champion@aol.com or write to her at: Lesley Campbell, c/o Daily Record, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA.

Apparently Microsoft can and do record any and all voice chat and correspondence over the Live service. I can understand that during games where abuse might need to be monitored, but they can record and store private voice messages as well. Imagine if a telephone company was doing the same, there'd be an outcry, and when it comes to private messages I can't see how Microsoft is anything other than a carrier that we've paid to convey messages.

[Guest Kou]

I don't mind that they record everything I say, but then again if they actually looked at what I say to mock 14 year olds on Saints Row then Ellis and I would be banned.

[apsham]

I really hope people aren't sending private information THAT valuable over XBOX Live.

[Captain Eo]

You also don't even have to be a Gold member to send private voice mail.