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[KHarmon]

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE!!!! Was shopping for something for my son's birthday and was looking for some PS2 games that he didn't have and I spied something that I thought was going to be released just for PS3. Guitar Hero Metallica is out for PS2. That will be one of his presents as he loves to play GH and Rock Band probably more than I do!!!!

[ffman]

Just picked up a game for the Xbox 360 which I've been trying to find for a good while:

The Orange Box - contains Half-Life 2, HL 2 Episode 1/2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.

A few months ago I could find it at Wal-Mart, but this was before I had my Xbox 360. Now the local Wal-Mart doesn't carry it at all. Today after exchanging old college books I found it at.....the campus bookstore! It was priced $10 above the regular retail price ($30 rather than $20), but five games (four for me....I don't do online yet) for $30 is good.

[cardinal]

I don't know if you mentioned it but Left 4 Dead is a really fun game to play.

L4D's multiplayer is sooo fun.

Go to nintendo8.com now and feel free to thank me later

That's cool. It's not as good as it could be though because a lot of the games don't work well. (if they do work.)

Games I'm playing right now:

Dragon Quest VIII - PS2
FarCry - PC

and I only play this occasionally since I already beat it, Resident Evil 5.

[cardinal]

The Orange Box - contains Half-Life 2, HL 2 Episode 1/2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. 

I have TF2 and Portal. They're both great.

[ffman]

I don't have Live so I won't be playing TF2. But, I rented HL 2 for the Xbox years ago and never completed it. I look forward to playing through it again along with Epi 1 and 2. Kinda excited to give Portal a try too.

I have TF2 and Portal. They're both great.

[cardinal]

I don't have Live so I won't be playing TF2.  But, I rented HL 2 for the Xbox years ago and never completed it.  I look forward to playing through it again along with Epi 1 and 2.  Kinda excited to give Portal a try too.

Oh, I have it on PC so I don't have the problem of Live (which I don't and will never have)

Does anyone else play online games on PC or do you guys all do consoles online? (by online I mean COD, Counter-Strike, World of Warcraft etc. not mini games)

[historian1974]

I have played this a few times. It is pretty fun.

http://www.battlefield-heroes.com/

There's a deal going on at Gamestop right now that you can trade in a PS2 and any three games to get $100 off a PS3. They have another deal that you can trade in anything and get and additonal 30% bonus toward a Wii.

[Dynasty1254]

So did anyone watch/hear about E3? It's a really big game conference in LA where Sony, MS, and nintendo show off their upcoming games/systems. Some of the highlights for me were modern warfare 2 getting demoed,new psp, metal gear solid finnaly coming to x360, a new halo announced and L4D2. Sony and MS also showed off motion control things. What did you guys think of the announcements/demos?

[ffman]

E3 had some big announcements altogether.

Don't know what to think of Project Natal by Microsoft. It could lead to potentially amazing things but personally, I want an old-fashioned controller when I PLAY a GAME.

I read up on a few great games that will be coming out....I was most amazed by some on the Wii. New Metroid, two new Marios, Red Steel 2, etc, etc.

I'm waiting for Bioshock 2, Mass Effect 2, and CoD MW 2 for Xbox 360 the most though..

[Zimbow]

E3 had some big announcements altogether.

Don't know what to think of Project Natal by Microsoft.  It could lead to potentially amazing things but personally, I want an old-fashioned controller when I PLAY a GAME.

I read up on a few great games that will be coming out....I was most amazed by some on the Wii.  New Metroid, two new Marios, Red Steel 2, etc, etc. 

I'm waiting for Bioshock 2, Mass Effect 2, and CoD MW 2 for Xbox 360 the most though..

I caught bits and pieces of it tonight. I loved the previews of Assassin's Creed 2, Ghostbusters, Forza Motorsport and Mass Effect 2. More than likely, I will probably be buying Ghostbusters when it debuts and renting or borrowing the others.

Cody, you need to expand your video game experience and invest in Live my friend. I'm on almost everyday sitting there puttering around on NHL 09 endlessly.

[Cades]

Grabbed UFC: Undisputed about a week and a half ago, boy is that game fun when playing with other people

[ffman]

I've really never watched UFC, but I played the game with mvpujols#5 last weekend - fun!

Grabbed UFC: Undisputed about a week and a half ago, boy is that game fun when playing with other people

[cardinal]

Some of the highlights for me were modern warfare 2 getting demoed,new psp, metal gear solid finnaly coming to x360, a new halo announced and L4D2.

Metal Gear Solid on 360.....*sigh*...seriously? See, that's why I hate Microsoft. MGS was and should always be a PS only franchise game. Imagine how mad halo players would be if that game went to PS3. (except Halo is a god awful game and MGS is legendary)

on a side note:

L4D2 looks awesome, and the new PSP looks terrible. Nintendo will always dominate any competitor in hand held combat.

[ffman]

Halo is a great game - two completely different genres.

The same thing happened with Final Fantasy XIII.

You can't blame Microsoft - it's the game creator's decision where it goes. One of the older MGS games (Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance I think) was ported to the Xbox a while back, so this isn't a first.

Metal Gear Solid on 360.....*sigh*...seriously? See, that's why I hate Microsoft. MGS was and should always be a PS only franchise game. Imagine how mad halo players would be if that game went to PS3. (except Halo is a god awful game and MGS is legendary)

on a side note:

L4D2 looks awesome, and the new PSP looks terrible. Nintendo will always dominate any competitor in hand held combat.

[Solid133]

Halo is a great game - two completely different genres. 

The same thing happened with Final Fantasy XIII. 

You can't blame Microsoft - it's the game creator's decision where it goes. One of the older MGS games (Metal Gear Solid 2:  Substance I think) was ported to the Xbox a while back, so this isn't a first.

Oh thats disappointing that even FF 13 will be on both now. Hopefully God of War 3 will stay PS3 exclusive as that is the game I'm most looking forward to this year

[Zimbow]

God of War III and the God of War franchise will forever be with PS3 and Sony. As for Halo, personally I only play when my friends are online. They (Bungie) come out with cool games for double exp from Thursday til Sunday which are always fun. MGS is a sweet series, when money is laid in front of certain people or companies, they will usually take their franchise hits. If Halo were to go to PS3 it wouldn't make me not play it anymore considering there is nothing I can do about it.

[ffman]

The only games I can't see going multi-platform are Nintendo's exclusives, especially Mario/Zelda. Of course, many probably thought the same thing about Sonic years ago.

[Solid133]

The only games I can't see going multi-platform are Nintendo's exclusives, especially Mario/Zelda.  Of course, many probably thought the same thing about Sonic years ago.

Oh man I miss those days, nothing compared to Sonic and Sonic & Tails on Sega Genesis

[Dynasty1254]

Metal Gear Solid on 360.....*sigh*...seriously? See, that's why I hate Microsoft. MGS was and should always be a PS only franchise game. Imagine how mad halo players would be if that game went to PS3. (except Halo is a god awful game and MGS is legendary)

on a side note:

L4D2 looks awesome, and the new PSP looks terrible. Nintendo will always dominate any competitor in hand held combat.

Agree completely on the PSP. The joystick looks very awkwardly placed and the design is just plain ugly when slid open. And still no dual joysticks, way to go Sony. The price doesn't help either, $250 for 5 year old tech in a new case.

The MGS thing though is where I disagree. I for one, as a guy who only owns a 360, would not mind at all if Halo went multi-platform. In fact I would love to see exclusives done away with entirely and have one console and games, online services, and media that would work on one platform.

Oh thats disappointing that even FF 13 will be on both now. Hopefully God of War 3 will stay PS3 exclusive as that is the game I'm most looking forward to this year

This is something I don't get. Will millions of other people enjoying the same game on a different console somehow make the game less enjoyable for you?
And by the way God of War III = a March 2010 release at earliest.

[ffman]

That's a good idea theoretically but it would never work. No competition = significantly higher prices and no reason for a high quality effort or innovation.

The MGS thing though is where I disagree. I for one, as a guy who only owns a 360, would not mind at all if Halo went multi-platform. In fact I would love to see exclusives done away with entirely and have one console and games, online services, and media that would work on one platform.