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Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Michael Ramos — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:20:57 -0000

Nothing for me here, I own castle crashers and orcs is getting a sequel

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Michael Ramos — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:19:51 -0000

You had to find people on a forum for minecraft because games are not made available to the public. You play with friends or friends of friends due to the nature of the game..

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Steve — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:59:18 -0000

Just XBLA backlog. There haven 't been any good deals since Christmas so. 5 months isn't to bad on beating 55 games. Thats just beating them via story, not completely 100% Achievement Wise.

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Onyx Primal — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:16:08 -0000

Picked up the Magic DLC.. I either have everything else or its not my kinda game.

Re: Minecraft turns quick profit; Polytron questions MS policies [Updated]

Dialiga919 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:57:08 -0000

exactly, fortresscraft gets all the updates they want, why cant minecraft?

Re: Minecraft turns quick profit; Polytron questions MS policies [Updated]

Dialiga919 — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:53:22 -0000

ahem, as I state clearly that the so-called game "fortresscraft is granted as many updates as they need, but everyone has to realize this is MINECRAFT, fortresscraft is a cheap ripoff of minecraft with better graphics, minecraft deserves more than that and should get updates, heh, cant wait to hear what microsoft has to say when thhey reach 2 million copies, then we will get minecraft the way its like on the pc. SUPPORT MINECRAFT FOR FUTURE GAMERS!

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Danny Richards — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:44:02 -0000

First reaction was: holy crap i want all of these. But then i thought, do these games have an active online community? Will i be able to find people to play with, or do i have to trawl online forums to find like minded people? I mean i even had to do that with a game like Minecraft, (find people on forums) and that game is insanely popular. It gets on my nerves, the matchmaking on xbla is so bad and nobody sticks around. It really ruins the appeal of a game when you lack people to play it with, especially if its a game which boasts plenty of multiplayer features.

Re: Awesomenauts Guide – How to succeed in Awesomenauts

DudeBro — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:32:32 -0000

Obviously you and/or your team got cocky and started feeding them kills. Play smart and the game won't say that.

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Tylerh1701 — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:58:21 -0000

125 to 70 is pretty impressive. Is that your total backlog or just your XBLA backlog?

Re: Joy Ride Turbo spooling up on May 23

Alexander DudokdeWit — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:52:52 -0000

Not free to play? Why originally say it if you can't keep to your claim?

Re: Joy Ride Turbo spooling up on May 23

Kyle Aufderheide — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:40:09 -0000

I wanted to play the original, but not with Kinect, so I find this game quite welcome. I'm a sucker for kart racers too

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Steve — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:34:48 -0000

Well picked up Iron Brigade, And since the DLC is only $2.50 i picked it up as well. Still yet to beat Trials HD due to my HUGE backlog of games, but picked up that DLC as well. Truthfully i have been enjoying Microsofts bad DOTW. Gave me time to get my Backlog down from 125 to 70 :)..

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Tylerh1701 — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:27:00 -0000

Might grab the Iron Brigade DLC, but you guys cautioned that it's not very good in single player, which is how I would play it. So I'm weary.

Also thinking about Worms, but my gut feeling will be PASS on that too. So very possible I don't end up with anything this week.

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Tylerh1701 — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:53 -0000

It's a weird one, especially for an arcade game. I played it for about an hour and was feeling really overwhelmed with all the menus and customization options.

Re: The Walking Dead: Episode 1 review (XBLA)

Leeanne Beach — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:59 -0000

I really love the game! I beat the first Episode a Little fast tho. I'm too excited to continue the next episode. Tell Tale did a great job. I love how you are a new person mixed in with the characters from the comic and show. The great thing about this is that it lead me to another game that i'm obsessed with now too. Its called I Am Alive. No zombies, but same apocolyptic deal. Only thing is i wish they would make games where you can play as a girl. I know the demographic is mostly male.. but give a gamer girl a break here. Halo Did it why not some RPG apocolyps games? :)

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

Frank Meijer — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:01 -0000

Finally my chance to pick up Iron Brigade. I don't buy a lot of games at 1200 points. For 600 points it's a steal.

Re: More XBLA deals with Microsoft Publisher Sale

cain141 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:50:29 -0000

I didn't find fusion genesis very interesting...

Re: Awesomenauts Guide – Yuri

cain141 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:19:10 -0000

Leon is really true yuri killer...

Re: Sega Ages Online collections revealed

Ben Helliwell — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:00:47 -0000

Any news on the release of the Monster World Collection? I saw the original date was late April, I guess it slipped past that?

Re: Gotham City Impostors checked into Arkham Asylum

DarkSynopsis — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:22:27 -0000

Nice to see this game getting free maps! Just got back into the other day after not playing since launch since I had so many problems joining with a party and even just joining alone but that all seems to be fixed and loving the game! New Maps always welcome :)

Re: Minecraft sells over one million copies in less than a week

Ghostheart202 — Tue, 15 May 2012 06:27:48 -0000

Wow. Minecraft shouldn't have any trouble beating that 2.8 (or near-abouts) Castle Crashers record. I must admit that I chose Trials: Evo in the poll (which has a respectable 560k on the leaderboards) but it was crushed by Minecraft.

Re: Awesomenauts Guide – Yuri

Jack — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:58:32 -0000

Without a Leon on the opposing team, Yuri is unstoppable (Froggy can't really effectively chase Yuri down). He can just lick the turrets from the get-go in a safe position and lock down an entire lane, and his time warp can be upgraded to heal cores if losing! The mine strategy is also very annoying to play against.

Re: Awesomenauts Guide – Froggy G

Jack — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:38:29 -0000

Would love to see a general build order for froggy, he's the only character I have trouble using.

Re: Awesomenauts Guide – Leon Chameleon

Jack — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:26:18 -0000

The build in that picture seems too generalist.
For tongue I went with range/silence/lifesteal,. To be honest I never put a single point in there until the other 3 skills are maxed out. And the game should be long over at that point. Tongue could be useful in the low-grav map with the limited space to maneuver.

With stealth I go with mask/pinot/bomb. The mask is a cheaper alternative to chainsaw in case of stingy opponents.

No contest on the blade, that's the way to go to squeeze out every point of melee damage. I have seen some very good Leon players using the lifesteal/slow though, it's a slower build but gives you a more balanced character.

For general upgrades walking speed is a must, I used to have regen but I only pick it up mid-to-late game, and by that time the outcome should be decided. So I dropped it for the instant cash, with it you can take stealth at the start, make the rounds in the middle and come up with enough for backstab.

I don't veer off from my skill template, but I do switch the build order depending on the situation. If the other team is not as good, start maxing out ambush damage; if the opponents are equally skilled, hold the 2nd attack speed upgrade and pick up walk speed first; if you're losing, take the health upgrade early; if you don't have the funds because the other team is stingy, then take the cheaper mask upgrade over slash damage. Leon's going to be a little bit squishy earlier, so it takes a combination of out-maneuvering the opponents and using stealth effectively.

To me Leon is the ultimate ganker, sure he can help push, but there are better classes for the job. The best way a Leon can help his team is by punishing the opponents for overextending, so to my build focuses on maximizing damage. Leon can work well with Voltar, but the bulk of the responsibilities still falls on the Voltar player.

Re: Awesomenauts Guide – How to succeed in Awesomenauts

Jason King — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:03:47 -0000

Here's my problem with Awesomenauts scoring system. Im on the Red team and have 4 towers left, the Blue team only has one tower left that is nearly destroyed, a voice starts up and says "Blue Team dominating!" . Really? There is too much emphasis on killing other players and not enough reward in destroying towers, both in points awarded and the fact that with one almost destroyed tower left against 3 full health and 1 over half health the AI thinks the blue team is dominating.