Dead Nation is almost done!

_Bear said:

Oh and whats with the extra skinny Skeletor skins? Is that a cheat?  It's really hard to hit those guys.

I think you can get those skins as you level up.  I think it's a pretty high level, like Steel's fat suit.

SteelAttack said:

Ahhhh, nothing beats getting shit for free. Downloaded Infamous and Wipeout on my main account, and I'm currently DLing SSD HD and Dead Nation on my US account. Still have to log onto my european account to get that Ratchet game to fulfill my free shit quota. Too bad I don't own a PSP.

No PS One classics for free to PS+ users?

Pimpin' the system.

Wish I'd got around to making my Hong Kong/American account before PSN went down. I was just about to make the Hong Kong one when it did.

Damn, now I have to wait forever for Dead Nation to INSTALL.

And now I have to install a FUCKING update!   So slow.....lol

phantom_leo said:

I've Downloaded and Installed Dead Nation, WipeOut, Under Siege and Wizardry all in the last two hours...

...My Store seems to be running smoother than ever!

Once I stopped playing it started downloading faster, but it still took a couple of hours for Dead Nation.  It took about three and a half for Infamous.

There is a new Red Faction movie on SyFy right now!

Nobody missed much, the Red Faction movie was dull and boring.

Played a lot of Black, great graphics. Criterion and Factor 5 were like tech kings last gen. Some of the textures are pretty bad if you go about inspecting things but in generaly in normal gameplay its great. I am a framerate whore, so I actually would place this above Riddick, Half Life 2 and Doom 3 in the graphics department. (Xbox versions of course) And it weren't for Goldeneye Wii's superior animation and some weather effects I would put it above nearly every Wii shooter I have played - Metroid Prime 3 is not a FPS.

Controls are pretty damn solid, a bit slow yes but accurate nonetheless. The game could use a freaking map and the levels are a bit linear but no more so than something like Half Life 2. Weapons are meaty and explosive. The game seems to have a lot in common with Wii Goldeneye, I know there is some interchangebility between the UK studios of Eurocom, Rare, Criterion and Free Radical so maybe there are some ex Black staff members at Eurocom.

Things the games have in common are a similar art style, descructible environments, the RPG guys, similar silenced weapons, weapon reload blur and tons of other little things I can't remember off the top of my head. Goldeneye is much better because of the AI, stealth mechanics and fantastic level design. Speaking of stealth the devs give you silenced weapons which are pretty much useless because there is no map or radar, the levels are not designed for stealth and because worst of all, the enemies are all dead eye shots who can spot you from half a mile away. You really need a sniper rifle on you all the time but so far they only have it on one level which is a shame.

Other than that the levels are too long and there is no mid level saves so they drag and drag and drag. Nothing I hate more than being forced to play just to reach a save point. Also the live action, acted cutscenes are beyond lame and difficult to follow too.

Still this game is really, really solid, it came out before COD4? It seems to do much of what that game did but lacks the memorable set pieces and heroic atmosphere. I like this game, did it sell poorly? Why no sequel?

Oh yeah and most Black screens are upscaled PC shots cause the game has jaggies, the screens do not. That said, it still looks great.

_Bear said:

Do we really need another expensive accessory? That we might use for 1 or 2 games then put on the shelf forever?

Ask Robio

aspro said:

I've never seen the appeal in anything IO has made.

travo said:

When are you gonna get that 360 of yours online?

I don't think it will happen. I have the wireless dongle but the reception is no good.