The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[StealthShot]

That's nuts in itself that it has the horsepower to play those games seems tempting.

 

[Derrville]

Wow I didnt know the PSP 2 had PS3 like graphics and shizz

 

[Twigg4075]

Hopefully all three Dead Space games will have an online pass that will make them unplayable unless you buy new.

You can be assured of that.

Speaking of Kotaku, their fanboyism for Apple products reached an all time high the other day. They posted an article of how the newest Apple trackball is "the best controller ever made". Seriously?

Also, can someone clarify for me how the Gamestop Power Up Rewards work? Do you have to use your points and redeem them for coupons or what? Do your points work towards new games or just used?

 

[Twigg4075]

That's what I was talking about with weird controls in SR1. Who uses A to accelerate in any other 360 game?

I think it's because they modeled the first two games almost completely off of GTA, down to the control scheme. I mean, who also uses X to jump? There are alternate schemes that I amy try but they all seem crappy.

The cheevos in two are pretty dumb too. Most of them are tied to co-op and the multiplayer modes that obviously no one plays anymore. God I hate that shit. Plus the side activities are so excrutiatingly difficult. I would love to 100% the game, and I'm sitting at 70% now, but I just don't see it happening. Once you get up to level 4 of most of the activities it's just a joke. Everything from the mayhem to the celebrity protection just makes me want to gouge my eyes out they are so hard. It's almost like you HAVE to play them in co-op to have a chance. The celebrity protection in particular pisses me off to high hell. The game tells you that if you quicly tap LB you will just throw an enemy in the direction that you are facing and if you hold it you will grab them as a human shield and then you can direct the throw. I've tried just tapping the button countless times and can never get it to work. And it would be useful when five "fans" all come running at the celebrity at the same time.

Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City Rated for PS3



http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1217020p1.html

I only care if they are HD remakes.

 

[IamMedellin]

Report: Microsoft Phasing out Microsoft Points
According to publishing agreement between Microsoft and mobile developers, MS Points could be on the way out.

Microsoft Points have long been a point of contention for Xbox LIVE gamers, requiring you to buy into the system before you can purchase much of the content available through the service. Users have been critical of the point system, which can be confusing to gamers simply looking to buy their games and content without the rigmarole of purchasing points, and frustrating when unusable points are left over.

Over the years, the use of Microsoft Points has spread beyond Xbox LIVE to other Microsoft services, including Zune Marketplace, Games for Windows, and Windows Phone. The system is engrained in just about every section of Microsoft's online purchasing presence, but that might not be the case for much longer.

It appears that Microsoft might be phasing out the system in favor of straight up money transactions. Inside Mobile Apps is reporting that by the end of 2012, real world money will be used for all transations moving forward. Any outstanding balances will be switched over to the account's local currency. The site cites publishing agreements between mobile developers and Microsoft, warning devs to plan accordingly for the upcoming change.

While this is lodged firmly into the rumor camp (Microsoft has given the standard "we do not comment on rumors or speculation" response), we can't imagine too many Xbox 360 gamers would be bummed out of Microsoft got rid of Microsoft Points.

http://www.insidemobileapps.com/201...its-virtual-currency-system-microsoft-points/

 

[killgod]

that would be awesome

 

[BrntO4Life]

I think it's because they modeled the first two games almost completely off of GTA, down to the control scheme. I mean, who also uses X to jump? There are alternate schemes that I amy try but they all seem crappy.

The cheevos in two are pretty dumb too. Most of them are tied to co-op and the multiplayer modes that obviously no one plays anymore. God I hate that shit. Plus the side activities are so excrutiatingly difficult. I would love to 100% the game, and I'm sitting at 70% now, but I just don't see it happening. Once you get up to level 4 of most of the activities it's just a joke. Everything from the mayhem to the celebrity protection just makes me want to gouge my eyes out they are so hard. It's almost like you HAVE to play them in co-op to have a chance. The celebrity protection in particular pisses me off to high hell. The game tells you that if you quicly tap LB you will just throw an enemy in the direction that you are facing and if you hold it you will grab them as a human shield and then you can direct the throw. I've tried just tapping the button countless times and can never get it to work. And it would be useful when five "fans" all come running at the celebrity at the same time.

Well, I should be able to help you with SR2 once I get through SR1. Also, I bought the co-op mission DLC for SR1, so we should play that at some point.

 

[JayDizzle]

Yup, plus I never took the time to do all of the character's personal missions which I meant to. I remember trying to fight the one mage chick's mom who turned into a dragon and getting my ass beat so I never tried again haha.

You don't really get anything from that fight other than the key to her house and some XP.

I just lied to Morrigan every time I did the sidequest.

The best one is Shale's though if you got the Stone Prisoner DLC... more Thaig fighting and you get some more story about how Golems are made.

 

[Twigg4075]

Well, I should be able to help you with SR2 once I get through SR1. Also, I bought the co-op mission DLC for SR1, so we should play that at some point.

Wait, was that on sale? Did I miss that?

I actually never played through the co-op missions in the first one. I think I played through one with a buddy but that's it.

 

[BrntO4Life]

Wait, was that on sale? Did I miss that?

I actually never played through the co-op missions in the first one. I think I played through one with a buddy but that's it.

No, but I had a ton of free points from the XBL Rewards program so I used them.

 

[Twigg4075]

No, but I had a ton of free points from the XBL Rewards program so I used them.

How much are they?

 

[BrntO4Life]

How much are they?

The Gankster Pack is 400 points. Looks like it's only one co-op level, too.

 

[Twigg4075]

The Gankster Pack is 400 points. Looks like it's only one co-op level, too.

Ok, I do remember that. I'm not sure I want to spend $5 on ONE level.

How many does the game have? I thought it had at least a few.

 

[BrntO4Life]

Ok, I do remember that. I'm not sure I want to spend $5 on ONE level.

How many does the game have? I thought it had at least a few.

I don't know. NCAA12 has sidetracked me from playing it lately.

 

[Twigg4075]

I don't know. NCAA12 has sidetracked me from playing it lately.

If there are cheevos I wouldn't mind running through them today if you want? I might even buy that pack. It shouldn't take very long.

Also, it would be sweet if we could at least do the side missions in SR2 together.

 

[BrntO4Life]

If there are cheevos I wouldn't mind running through them today if you want? I might even buy that pack. It shouldn't take very long.

Also, it would be sweet if we could at least do the side missions in SR2 together.

I can't tonight - work. Possibly sometime later in the week.

 

[IamMedellin]

Hackers Brag That They’re Banning Innocent Battlefield 3 Users

The people at the game-hacking site Artificial Aiming can't stand the anti-cheat service Punkbuster. One of their members is going on the offensive today—aggressively.

One junior member says he and his anonymous hacking team are banning innocent Battlefield 3 users—"framing" them, as they put it—to show their disdain for Punkbuster, a service that PC players of the popular first-person shooter are compelled to install when they start the game.

The hackers have narrowed their target to Battlefield 3 users who are playing on servers that are tied into the cheat-detecting service GGC-Stream.

"We are bringing back the unerring of punkbuster back for a 3rd season," Artificial Aiming user anonpbspoofer boasted in a forum post yesterday.

"We have selected ggc-stream as the target since they have the most streaming bf3 servers and makes it very easy to add fake bans. In 2011 we hit them with a mass ban wave and now were are banning real players from battlelog while ggc-stream is totally unaware. We have framed 150+ bf3 players alone."

The results are a torrent of complaints on the Battlefield forums, on Reddit and in our tips box from Battlefield 3 users who were set up with seem to be bogus bans.

"So it looks like the hackers/cheaters are unhappy and are now targeting innocent people?," one user wrote on an official Battlefield forum thread entitled "Punkbuster got hacked. We got banned"

"This is...immoral," a Reddit user wrote. "And something NEEDS to be done about it, ASAP."

The Battlefield Twitter hasn't acknowledged a hack but did run a notice about Punkbuster errors a few hours ago: "We are aware of this concern and are looking into it, now. Thanks for being patient."

An EA spokesperson told Kotaku they are looking into the matter. We've not heard back from Punkbuster yet.

Only PC users appear to be affected, as Punkbuster is not integrated to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game.

The anti-Punkbuster hackers very much want credit for this and want to prove they're doing the bans, so they're posting images. Here's one of a supposedly framed user:

http://kotaku.com/5878798/hackers-brag-that-theyre-banning-innocent-battlefield-3-users

 

[JayDizzle]

And they wonder why they receive such distain from the general public.

For every good thing the hacking community does, a hundred instances of this shit show up and it hurts everybody

 

[JBregz]

Hackers Brag That They’re Banning Innocent Battlefield 3 Users



http://kotaku.com/5878798/hackers-brag-that-theyre-banning-innocent-battlefield-3-users

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[Twigg4075]

Fucking assholes. So they're mad that they can't cheat?:rofl: