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Released last week at the hefty price of 1600 MS points, Watchmen: The End Is Nigh hit me a little bit out of the blue. I’d seen the posts about it on other sites, but never really taken notice of them. I’d heard people talking about the upcoming and now released Watchmen movie yet still I wasn’t tempted. However, a fear of getting left behind in the recent spate of demos that have come onto the the 360’s Marketplace saw me downloading everything and anything I could this past weekend. One of which was said Watchmen title.

Now I must admit, at this point I still haven’t got round to playing all of the demos I downloaded, but Watchmen is one of the few I have played. In fact I’ve played it on PS3 as well as 360 and you know what. I really like it. I know – weird isn’t it?

I’m not a comic fan really and don’t even know who the two characters are that you play in the game but I’ve now played it through 3 times and am seriously considering getting the full game.

So what type of game is it then? It’s basically a 3d take on the old 2d scrolling beat-em-ups that fuelled my gaming passions when I was a younger player in the 80s and 90s. The controls are very simple, you have a light attack, a heavy attack and a throw button and as you progress through the demo you will learn new combos and skills by collecting little grey disc symbol thingies (which I assume is some sort of logo the Watchmen use).

Whilst the graphics are a lot better than most XBLA titles, they’re still average compared to other games you could get for the same reduced price at retail. The sound is pretty good, and there’s some suitably cheesy voice acting to boot. All of this adds up to what should be a very over priced average game. Yet it still appeals. And it appeals enough to make me want to buy it.

The only thing I can put it down to is the nostalgic feelings it revives in me, taking me back to my high school and college days when gaming was a much more simple affair (and far less expensive).

As the most expensive game on XBLA (costing the same as GTA: Lost and the Damned) and £12.99 on PSN this game will not satisfy everyone, but for me, well I think I’ll keep my eye on the Watchmen

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So Dead Rising is coming out on Wii and recently Capcom confirmed that Dead Rising 2 is coming to other consoles, I’m going to attempt to play the  original game on 360 once again.

I’ve tried it twice before and just became frustrated with it, this time however, I’m fully prepared to complete a good portion of the game, then quit and start from the beginning with my levelled up character.

On a side note, I’ve also got Resident Evil 5 coming for 360 this week and I’m a little apprehensive about that too.  Really didn’t like the demo when I played it, but after seeing this awesome trailer for it and hearing numerous reports that people shouldn’t be put off by the demo, I gave in and pre-ordered.

These games SHOULD appeal to me, perseverance is the key I believe. Must….kill….zombies.

Technorati Tags: Capcom, Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, PS3, Resident Evil 5, Trailer, Xbox 360

Recently we’ve both picked up Fable 2 again and have now both completed it. Whilst it was one of the games Microsoft was shouting very loudly about through 2008 before it’s release, once it was released it kinda seemed to get a little lost in the myriad of other holiday titles (notably Gears 2) that came out around the same time and as a result of this it may have been overlooked by a lot of gamers.

Indeed, it was during the holiday shopping period (a  mere month after the game’s release) that you could pick this gem up for less than £20. We at TGP urge all 360 gamers who missed out on Fable 2 to go buy it today, you won’t regret it. It’s the BEST rpg we’ve ever played (and yes, that includes the Zelda series).

You can hear more about our thoughts on Fable 2 in episode 35 of our podcast which you can download from this very page. Enjoy!

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Well i was patient and a good boy and it finally arrived the GTAIV special edition so i thought i would upload a few images so you can see just what it is you get

• A lovely large GTAIV box with Nico box art
• A metal safe deposit box
• The game
• A soundtrack cd
• The art of GTAIV book
• A rockstar games keyring
• A set of keys for the safe deposit box
• A rockstar duffel bag

ITS AWESOME……………. ENJOY

Ok everyone, just in case you missed it GTA 4 is out.

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Posted by Ian

Ok, so everyone knows that TNA wrestling is miles better than WWE and it looks like this pattern is set to continue in the wrestling videogame battles too. Gametrailers.com has the world exclusive new video of TNA Impact the videogame from Midway on their site and we’d like to share that with you on our site.

TNA is coming to consoles this summer and it definitely will be a title I’ll be keeping an eye on.

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Criterion have announced another update coming to their free-roaming speedfest Burnout Paradise.  The update, codenamed “Bogart” will be released at the end of this month and features a huge number of bug fixes and general improvements to the game on both 360 and PS3 (see below).

10 ten problems reported by users that have now been fixed 

• PS3 game can crash when a player is taken down and the player that has performed the Takedown leaves the game.
• The game indefinitely displays “Connecting to Paradise City Servers” if it’s having problems communicating with the rebroadcast server.
• Disconnecting the controller before a race begins can mean that race timings can be manipulated with players who didn’t cross the line first being awarded the win.
• Repeatedly joining and leaving a game with 8 players can cause the game to hang.
• Hammering the A (360) or X (PS3) after unlocking a car can cause the game to hang.
• East Crawford and Watt St achievements cannot be achieved if the player goes online and sets road rules before attempting them.
• Audio distortion when using 5.1 / DTS and looking back at the car.
• Enhanced 360 streaming performance stops instances where the game seems to pause for a second or so.
• Total time driven in player stats would stick at 145 hours.
• VoIP connection problems with 8 player games. This is now live on the Paradise City servers.

The following enhancements will also be added say Criterion

• We fixed Head-on Takedowns as these seemed generally unfair and unrealistic. Unfair low speed Takedowns have now been eradicated.
• Increase online race timer timeout so players have a greater chance of finishing the race.
• Fix drifting bug when drifting and boosting. There wasn’t any real control on the brake so players would grind around the walls of the corners. Giving you all better control of the car.
• Stabbing the boost has too much of a jerky behaviour in the car handling, when in Stunt Run.
• Surround sound fix – Centre speaker was 4dB louder, ruining the mix. The speech has now been positioned correctly.
• Increase the # of search results returned for online games.
• Increase Picture Paradise timer so it doesn’t kick in so quickly.
• Post event ticker commentary is not now displayed for disconnected players.
• Show player the number of Complete Challenges easily by listing X/50 in the Challenges menu.

Other issues that have been fixed

• Instances where Barrel rolls were not registering correctly in Stunt Run.
• Takedowns online were not counting towards the Total Takedowns.
• Some instances where Revenge Rivalries desync & don’t get fixed until players are updated online.
• Some instance where the Host couldn’t change the game access if the game was created through an invite.
• Online challenge issues where the challenge couldn’t be completed if it was started at the exact time that a player left the game.
• Incorrect rivalry updates when European players played against English or Japanese players. Online connection issues.
• Rich presence on 360 didn’t change correctly when there is a change in the game parameters.
• Instances where Friends were not being displayed on the mini map.
• Some online race start points face the players in the wrong direction.

How’s that for a patch eh? Keep your eyes peeled for the update on Xbox Live and PSN.

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Posted by Ian

Gametrailers.com will have the exclusive first video of Resistance 2 on their show this Friday (April 11th).

Along with this they’ll also be showing Darth Vader and Yoda in the upcoming Soul Calibur IV and Star Wars Force Unleashed.

This is good ya?

Posted by Ian

We’ve all heard about how much fun Rock Band is from our American cousins who’ve been playing the game for months now. We brits have had to wait paitently on the sidelines and make-do with Guitar Hero. Well no more! (well, for 360 owners anyway).

Yes fans, EA have finally announced the official European release date for Rock Band as May 23rd. However, they’ve also announced that this is only for the Xbox 360 version of the game and that PS3 and Wii owners are going to have to wait a couple more months to get their freak on as the title is a timed exclusive on the 360.

The game will launch with 67 songs included on the disc, including 9 exclusive to the European version. The DLC that has filled up the US Marketplace will then be made available for download here and EA have promised that future DLC releases will be simulataneous for both the US and European markets.

The full track listing for the game is listed below for your rocking pleasure:

Exclusive tracks

• Blur “Beattlebum” (English)
• Oasis “Rock ‘n’ roll star” (English)
• Tokyo Hotel “Through the Monsoon” (English)
• Muse “Hysteria” (English)
• Les Wamaps “Manu Chao” (French)
• Indochine “L’Aventurier” (French)
• Playmo “New Wave” (French)
• Die Toten Hosen “Hier Kommt Alex” (German)
• Juli “Perfekte Welle” (German)
• H-Block X “Countdown to Insanity” (German)

Non-exclusive tracks

1960’s:

• Rolling Stones “Gimme Shelter”

1970’s:

• Aerosmith “Train Kept a Rollin”*
• The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
• Boston “Foreplay/Long Time”
• Mountain “Mississippi Queen”*
• The Police “Next To You”
• David Bowie “Suffragette City”
• Black Sabbath “Paranoid”*
• Blue Oyster Cult “Don’t Fear The Reaper”
• The Ramones “Blitzkreig Bop”
• Deep Purple “Highway Star”
• KISS “Detroit Rock City”
• Molly Hatchet “Flirtin With Disaster”
• The Outlaws “Green Grass & High Tides”*
• Sweet “Ballroom Blitz”

1980’s:

• Rush “Tom Sawyer”*
• Bon Jovi “Wanted Dead or Alive”
• The Clash “Should I stay or Should I Go”
• Faith No More “Epic”
• Pixies “Wave of Mutilation”
• R.E.M “Orange Crush”
• Iron Maiden “Run To The Hills”

1990’s:

• Foo Fighters “Learn To Fly”
• Metallica “Enter Sandman”
• Nirvana “In Bloom”
• Stone Temple Pilots “Vasoline”
• Weezer “Say It Aint So”
• Smashing Punpkins “Cherub Rock”
• Radiohead “Creep”
• Beastie Boys “Sabotage”
• Hole “Celebrity Skin”
• Garbage “I Think I’m Paranoid”
• Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun”

2000’s:

• The Hives “Main Offender”
• Queens Of The Stone Age “Go With the Flow”
• The Strokes “Reptilia”
• Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”
• OK Go “Here it Goes Again”
• Nine Inch Nails “The hand That Feeds”
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps”
• Red Hot Chilli Peppers “Dani California”
• Coheed & Cambria “Welcome Home”
• Fallout Boy “Dead on Arrival”
• The Killers “When You Were Young”
• New Pornographers “Electric Version”
• Unlockable Tracks:
• Anarchy “Blood Doll”
• Bang Camaro “Pleasure (Pleasure)”
• Crooked X “Nightmare”
• Death of the Cool “Can’t Let Go”
• Flyleaf “I’m So Sick”
• Freezepop “brainpower”
• Honest Bob and The Factory-to-Dealer Incentives “I Get By”
• The Acro-bats “Day Late, Dollar Short”
• The Konks “29 Fingers”
• The Mother Hips “Time We Had”
• Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld “Timmy and the lords of the Underworld”
• Tribe “outside”
• Vagiant “seven”

Track listing originally posted on CVG.com