GWAVE5259d ago

But buying stuff for your virtual "HOME" is worthless I thought...

darthv725259d ago

it is the monitor from halo. I got it free with halo waypoint. He is a cute little ...thing. Flies around my head from time to time. I would like them to make it so you can have multiple "optional" items at the same time. My avatar also has a guitar but I can't have both at the same time. I would like to see my avatar play the guitar while the monitor flies around.

TotalPS3Fanboy5259d ago

Microsoft is at it again, trying to rip off the consumers.

lh_swe5258d ago

Well what about the totally stupidly overpriced items in Home? I'd say on that front both are equally intent on snatching some cash from the consumer.

I definitely don't condone this, the ones that want this are kids and kids make hasty decisions without considering the consequences.

UltimateSin5258d ago

See, i'm a consumer whore so I intend on guying everything. If that monkey flings poo, i'm sold.

vhero5254d ago

Hahaha they turning the console into a kids toybox and charging you through the nose for it. I used to think the wii was aimed at kids but OMG MS bit the bullet with this one. Big mistake though is kids havn't got cash to spend on this crap.

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FCOLitsjustagame5259d ago

Can I win one...maybe in Fable3. So where are these avatar awards that can be won. I am waaaaayyyy too cheap to actually buy any of this crp.

Johnny Jiron5259d ago

I dont even have any Halo games anymore but downloaded it cause it was free and once done it gave me 343 Guilty Spark. Yeah they really need to start throwing in some more things...I mean whats the point of buying any of this stuff? Can't really have direct control over any of it. I'd be more interested if all this stuff could be used in a Home-esque type setting, but until then none of this stuff should cost a single penny.

Speaking of which whatever happened to that free racing game? Hell the indie section makes more use of the Avatars with golfing and the weird drop game. Even DiRT2 made them a in car dashboard accessory...which is pretty much all they are right now.

Leathersoup5259d ago

Keep on dreaming. Avatar awards were something MS did just to get people interested. They have no intentions of giving anything away free. Bend over and give them your paycheck.

hatchimatchi5259d ago

let me guess, this is cool but eyepet is still stupid?

cyborg69715259d ago

Why must ms constantly lose it's credibility as a hardcore gaming machine. Come on pets seriously think about it someone got paid to come up with this crap. Just let me play online for free already.

taylork375259d ago

Unless MS is making you buy them, why does it really matter? PS3 can follow the leader and add Twitter and Facebook, but MS is making the 360 less "hardcore" because you can add pets with your avatar??

LostChild5259d ago (Edited 5259d ago )

Didn't take them that long to turn this idea, it into an reality. It's only been four mounths. I would be flatter and all but, I just found out my original post with this same idea has been deleted from xbox.com for some reason.
http://forums.xbox.com/2838...

Good thing I keep tabs on ideas I pitch.

Ideas for the Avatar Market Place.

-Remote control props:

Starwars: X-Wing/Tie fighter
Forza3: 350z
Ace Combat/Hawx: F22 Raptor
Call of Duty: Tank
Tranformer: Optimus Prime

-Musical:

Saxophone
Violine
Flute
Banjo
Bugle

-Electronic Assessories

Zune/Ipod
Cellphone
Laptop

-Fun items:

Balloons
Roller skates
Supersoaker
Boomerang/Frizbee

-Country related items

Various country flags
Famous land mark buildings

-Seasonal items

Snow Ball (Avatar throws at tv screen)
Halloween Punkin
New Years party noise maker
Santa hat w/toy-bag

-Animated Avatar Pets

Snake
Monkey
Puppy
Parriote
kitten
Wyvern

-Game related Avatar costumes/clothing

Dante's jacket (from Devil my cry)
military outfits (from Call of duty)
Marvel Universe costumes (From marvel comics)
Ryu/Ken clothing (from Street Fighter)

-Avatar Sports full clothing

Basket ball
Football/Soccer
Hockey
Baseball

Can't wait to hear they been working on the Animated Pets Idea for 2yrs. I need a laugh right now.

Bnet3435259d ago

I can't believe you actually care about that stuff. The fact that you suggested it makes me hate you. Stop giving Microsoft ideas. :P

LostChild5259d ago

I am actually against the avatar stuff. The pricing on those things are just nuts. I gave those ideas before the Avatar Market Place was fully up and running. I was in the preview/beta program. I thought half of this stuff would end up free, or cheap. But that turned out to not be the case.

taylork375259d ago

@Kigmal

Its just more stuff for Sony to copy later....(facebook, twitter, netflix,trophies, PSN).

Stop being a fanboy and let people enjoy what they want to enjoy.

FFXI1015259d ago (Edited 5259d ago )

So it is ok for you to support M$, calling M$ the leader saying Sony is copy their move and telling other people to stop being a fanboy, but is not ok for others to support Sony?

You are ****ing retarded.

rob60215259d ago

Sony's actually mentioned working on pets for home for some time, they wouldn't be 'copying' MS. Although some of you might have some vested interest in wanting it to look that way.

FCOLitsjustagame5259d ago

$ony.

I love how people pretend that $ony doesnt care about money. If that were true that would be sad for gaming as they would quickly go out of business. More competition the more new ideas the better.

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OtherWhiteMeat5259d ago

Your pet would surly die from the Red Ringworm of Death.

cyborg69715259d ago

But make sure they are spayed or neutered first.

GWAVE5259d ago

Doesn't matter. They'll mail you a virtual shipping label, ask you to provide your own box, and send you a new pet in 4 to 6 weeks if you send the dead body of your old pet in.

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 1h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken20h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 12h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 12h ago (Edited 1d 12h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt23h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken20h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 18h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 17h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 17h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies1d 7h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.