Since Epic’s game, Gears of War, debuted on the 360, there has been an 80% increase in Xbox Live! users in November. Though there is a 48 hour Gold trial included with the game, the 80% increase in users is still insane. Gears of War was the only game, even if for just a week, that managed to throw off Halo 2 from the #1 spot of played games on Xbox Live!. Since Halo 2’s release in 2004, there has not been a comparable increase in Live! users.
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New Oblivion expansion out
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Knights of the Nine, the new expansion pack for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is now out. The expansion adds a new playable faction, the Knights of the Nine, as well as some other minor things to the game, increasing the already very lengthy game by 10-20 hours. The expansion is out for the Xbox 360 and the PC. The price is 800 MS points on Live!, and 10 dollars for the PC. Knights of the Nine will come by default with the PS3 version of Oblivion.
[url=http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/the-japanese-super-safe-wii-safety-manual-218939.php]Kotaku[/url] has managed to get their hands on the odd safety instructions that are included in the Japanese manual. Some are rather interesting, and really funny. I’m kinda dissapointed that I can’t pour orange juice on my Wii, or ash with my cigarette all over the console. Nice job making a next generation console Nintendo!
Before [i]Blood Money[/i], I didn’t really get into the [i]Hitman[/i] franchise. I always found it a bit complicated and hard (yes, I was a complete noob back then), but as a fan of sneaking games (which is what you mainly do in [i]Blood Money[/i]), I couldn’t just go by this game.
[i]Blood Money[/i] is one of the best games on the 360, even if it’s a multiplatform title. The game itself is about 10 hours long, and there are dozens of reasons why you should replay the game. Thanks to the unlockable achievements, the longevity of this title is increased greatly. Achievements are fun, and unlike many 360 games, they are not tedious. The secret achievements are probably the most fun to get (and they are usually worth a lot of points too). You can play the game a million ways, and it’s likely that two replays will be different (unless you deliberately do the same thing as in your previous play through). You can go in like Rambo and kill everyone and hope to live more than 5 minutes, or you can go in, use stealth and deception to earn the ultimate reward: the ranking of Silent Assassin. With Silent Assassin rankings you get quite a bit of a bonus at every level, not to mention achievement points after a certain amount of rankings collected.
There is some story involved in the game, told from flashbacks, with the “epilogue” mission being in the present. The story is mainly about how someone has infiltrated the ICA, Agent 47’s agency, and members of it are eliminated. Soon enough, only 47 is left. Can he survive this deadly manhunt?
While the graphics were great, I didn’t exactly soil myself from beauty. It certainly looks much better than previous generation versions of the game, but it’s nothing great. The music is pretty good, especially during the intro scene. It has a nice soothing feeling to it, which is pretty interesting, considering you are going to have to kill a LOT of people during the game.
[i]Hitman: Blood Money[/i] was an awesome experience. There were so many ways I could do a mission, and there are so many things I still have to try out that I can not abandon this game after one play through. I suggest that you buy this game immediately, and always try something different if you choose to replay. If you have not tried a previous [i]Hitman[/i] game, but you like games like Splinter Cell or Thief, then you will adore [i]Hitman: Blood Money[/i].
Crysis delayed
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The anticipated shooter, Crysis, has once again been delayed. This new delay pushes the game back from April 2007 to an unknown date. According to developer Crytek, they want to spend more time on both single and multiplayer elements of the game to create an truly excellent game.
