Did you hear? Microsoft is pulling the plug on Xbox Live support for original Xbox games, like, tomorrow, so we thought it'd be a good idea to say goodbye in style. Specifically, in the style of playing some Halo 2! So tonight, Wednesday, the 14th of April, we're asking readers to log on and frag with us!
I'll be online at 7PM ET, ready to rumble; merely send me an Xbox Live message (Gamertag: KnifefightYaDad), and I'll do my best to get you into the game, as space permits. Tell your friends, tell your mom and, uh, tell your mom's friends! This is the last time we'll get to play together before the servers are shut down tomorrow.
Note: You may want to download all of the extra maps before joining us online, if you don't have them already. It'll save time and hopefully get us gaming together as soon as possible.
Finally, we're hoping to turn X3F Game Nights into a regular thing, so if you keep showing up, we'll keep hosting -- all you have to do is ask!
What: Multiplayer Halo 2 send-off Where: Your house (or wherever your Xbox is set up) When: Wednesday, April 14 at 7pm ET until ... dark! Why: Because Xbox Live won't support original Xbox games after April 15 How: Jump into Halo 2, send KnifefightYaDad a message and wait for the invite
#pokemon
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#ea
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#level5
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#gearsofwar
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#dudehuge
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#wii
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#hollywood
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#japan
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#iphone
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Jele describes the development as akin to a kid in a candy shop, unable to pick just one item and instead choosing everything. While that sounds nice from a quantity perspective, we're hoping things play out as well in the quality department when the game finally arrives at retail in a couple weeks. Either way, at least there's a murderous dog, right?
#xbox
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#hollywood
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Click to XPAND.
In a surprise late night announcement, 2K Games has revealed that 2K Marin (responsible for BioShock 2) is working on a re-imagined version of XCOM. Like the first BioShock game, this "strategic" and "suspense-filled" first-person shooter will debut exclusively on Xbox 360 and PC.
In XCOM, players will play an FBI agent "tasked with identifying and eliminating the growing threat" from an "unknown enemy." If it stays true to the original franchise, expect aliens, global conflict, and lots and lots of dead, incinerated humans.
#2k
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#iphone
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#clips
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Hey, did you ever want to see what it would be like for your fat, obnoxious uncle to take a stab at "the Call of Duties?" Well, you're going to have to undertake that quest on your own. But we've got the next best thing: Family Guy's Peter Griffin trying to play Modern Warfare 2. It's like every single stereotype about those 'rents that just don't get it rolled into one minute-long segment, which you can check out past the break.
#playstationnetwork
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