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* Ratchett and Clanks sells a whopping 97,000 copies in first week! - 3
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http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/e0c2b7ea4f8bca94?hl=en
* Warner may be Blu-Ray exclusive next year - 2 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/5e0bd27485f6bd6a?hl=en
* how to drop your weapon in halo 3 - 1 messages, 1 author
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* HD-DVD player at Walmart tomorrow for $98.97 - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/3bae30b0fd86aa0f?hl=en
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TOPIC: Ratchett and Clanks sells a whopping 97,000 copies in first week!
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/e0c2b7ea4f8bca94?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 7:47 pm
From: Jordan
On Nov 1, 7:34 pm, "Tom" <no...@nothere.com> wrote:
> Yes, I was just at Meijer's (local Wal-mart type store locally), then Best
> Buy and both had it for the usual start off price of $59.99. I didn't even
> see what you were talking about at either store.
I haven't been shopping for it because I'm not in to flight/combat
sims, but I was at Fred Meyer's and they had this in their case:
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=200302
Until you mentioned it and I ran the EB search I didn't know a
"straight" version existed. I thought it was like the copy of Steel
Battalion that I bought back in the day (what a great game... MONSTER
controller though...)
http://www.estarland.com/images/Extra_Product_Images/Hardware/xbox_steelbattalionex.jpg
- Jordan
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 7:56 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N
On Nov 1, 2:45 pm, The King of Gaming <king.of.gam...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> On Nov 1, 8:59 am, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > On Oct 31, 5:23 pm, The King of Gaming <king.of.gam...@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Oct 31, 3:47 pm, elro...@pop.uky.edu wrote:
>
> > > > Wow, you PS3 fanboys must be proud.
>
> > > > Hey, if it had sold another 20,000 it would have matched the sales
> > > > numbers of the mega-hit "Ace Combat 6" on the 360.
>
> > > > Your console is definitely on its way with powerhouses like this one.
> > > > MS should be surrendering any day now.
>
> > > > -Eric
>
> > > How many 360s are out there compared to PS3's again, Xbot loser? How
> > > much longer has the 360 been out than the PS3 again, idiot? It's
> > > amazing how many Xbots live in the fantasy world...
>
> > While your criteria does need to be considered when talking about
> > current attach rates, the fact that the Xbox 360 had an attach rate of
> > 3.9 games per console in the United States during its launch window
> > also needs to be considered in the age-to-age comparison you find more
> > fair and telling. The Playstation 3 never achieved that high an attach
> > rate despite matching the hardware sales rate in the first year.
>
> What the hell kind of Xbot nonsense is this?? HE'S the one you need
> to tell this to. All I'm saying is that consider the user base of the
> console. 97,000 copies of R&C given the install base is impressive by
> any standard, which you damn well know.
>
> I thought you were only defending your beloved RMZ troll and the Doug
> Jacobs Troll, but apparently you will bend over backwards to defend
> even the stupidest of Xbots. If so, you're going to be a very busy
> man.
LOL
When was I defending him?
In any case, yes, the sales of Ratchet & Clank can't be ignored. You
might notice I haven't been one of the morons going on about how
Ratchet & Clank means nothing.
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 8:07 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N
On Nov 1, 10:26 pm, "Tom" <no...@nothere.com> wrote:
> <carlahomo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:1193942619.585452.39880@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
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> > On Nov 1, 10:29 am, "Tom" <no...@nothere.com> wrote:
> >> <carlahomo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >>news:1193926143.295742.213470@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
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> >> > On Nov 1, 9:57 am, "Tom" <no...@nothere.com> wrote:
> >> >> <carlahomo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >> >>news:1193924112.361107.39570@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> >> >> > On Oct 31, 5:54 pm, "alvinstraigh...@hotmail.com"
> >> >> > <alvinstraigh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >> >> >> Who gives a crap about sales records? The fact remains that
> >> >> >> Ratchet
> >> >> >> is a AAA title, and blowns the claim that Ps3 has NO good
> >> >> >> exclusives
> >> >> >> out of the water. Pathetic that you losers have to desperately
> >> >> >> find
> >> >> >> some way to trash all PS3 titles. Last time I checked, Warhawk,
> >> >> >> Heavenly Sword, Folklore, and Eye of Judgement all received great
> >> >> >> reviews. Xbots will realy be sobbing when the greatness of
> >> >> >> Uncharted
> >> >> >> comes out in a month.
>
> >> >> > Actually most of those got pretty mediocre reviews.
>
> >> >> > Warhawk was the only one to even crack an average over 80% on
> >> >> > metacritic.
>
> >> >> Oh fucking please! Heavenly Sword is an 8.1 on Gamerankings and 7.9 on
> >> >> Meta
> >> >> (averages out and Meta uses a funky translating scoring system when
> >> >> converting an alphabet scoring system to a numeric). Ratchet & Clank
> >> >> is
> >> >> 9.0
> >> >> on Meta and Gamerankings.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> >> > Oh please what? Like I said, with the exception of Ratchet & Klank,
> >> > all those titles received mediocre scores.
>
> >> You said ONLY Warhawk was the only one to crack 8.0 and HS ranks rights
> >> there, you fanbitch!- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Your reading comprehension is terrible. I said Warhawk was the only
> > one to crack 80% on metacritic and that statement is a fact. So go
> > fuck yourself.
>
> R&C cracked 90% and you said (out of what was liste in the OP) that Warhawk
> was the only one to crack 80%, and you didn't specify "other than ....", so
> go fuck yourself
Oh come on... even I knew he wasn't including R&C on that list. He was
responding to this quote from alvinstraight: "Last time I checked,
Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Folklore, and Eye of Judgement all received
great reviews."
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TOPIC: Warner may be Blu-Ray exclusive next year
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/5e0bd27485f6bd6a?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 8:19 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N
On Nov 1, 9:36 pm, "CellFish" <nomores...@forme.com> wrote:
> "The alMIGHTY N" <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:1193933729.873102.292670@o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
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> > On Nov 1, 11:57 am, "CellFish" <nomores...@forme.com> wrote:
> >> "The alMIGHTY N" <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote in
> >> messagenews:1193928237.176377.43820@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>
> >> >http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Warner_Mulls_Change_in_...
>
> >> > My apologies if this was already posted. I just read it a few moments
> >> > ago.
>
> >> > If Warner were to become a Blu-Ray exclusive studio, that would pretty
> >> > much seal the deal because Warner is by far the biggest next-gen
> >> > format releaser of all the studios and has an excellent portfolio of
> >> > titles.
>
> >> I would agree about that. Warner being exclusive on Blu-Ray would weaken
> >> HD-DVD considerably. I still love movies from Universal and Paramount
> >> studios though.
>
> > I'm pretty sure I have favorite movies from all the different studios.
> > On the Blu-Ray side, it's hard to ignore the Spider-man movies, the
> > Terminator movies, the soon-to-be-released Aliens films, anything from
> > Disney, and other similar major titles.
>
> > Whether any specific person likes them or not, they're still going to
> > be huge movies that will sell well, relative to the size of the
> > market.
>
> > Once those dual-format players hit reasonable pricing levels, this
> > whole format war will be irrelevant.
>
> It turns out that Warner is not favoring Blu-Ray at all. In fact, they let
> their Blu-Ray license expire last night on October 31st. Apparently, they're
> set to announce exclusivity to one format or the other by the end of the
> year. Hopefully, it will be HD-DVD.
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Warner_Mulls_Change_in_High-Def_Strategy/1123
The greater install base for Blu-Ray and the lower prices for set-top
players are things Warner obviously can't ignore.
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 8:29 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N
On Nov 1, 9:59 pm, Jordan <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Nov 1, 6:36 pm, "CellFish" <nomores...@forme.com> wrote:
>
> > It turns out that Warner is not favoring Blu-Ray at all. In fact, they let
> > their Blu-Ray license expire last night on October 31st. Apparently, they're
> > set to announce exclusivity to one format or the other by the end of the
> > year. Hopefully, it will be HD-DVD.
>
> It wasn't so long ago that that was the rumor. HD-DVD exclusivity:
>
> http://hidefdvdempire.blogspot.com/2007/09/will-warner-bros-go-hd-dvd...
>
> Can you imagine the hue and cry if, say, the Harry Potter franchise
> was HD-DVD exclusive? Or the upcoming Blade Runner set? (One more
> month! Yay!)
>
> For the record, it would seem that Warner does favor HD-DVD. More of
> their movies are on HD-DVD than Blu-Ray and there are Warner titles
> that can ONLY be had on HD-DVD. If it's true that their Blu-Ray
> license has expired then it sounds like they're ready to jump. Maybe
> they're holding out for some Sony payola.
>
> - Jordan
Correction: Warner *favored* HD-DVD. They've publicly stated that they
would release all movies now HD-DVD only on Blu-Ray as well.
In any case, Warner Vice President Dan Silverberg reaffirmed the
company's commitment to Blu-Ray at the October 29 Blu-Ray Festival in
Los Angeles. The only format in question for them is HD-DVD although
Silverberg didn't actually say that they were dropping support - he
just said that the company was reevaluating a dual-format approach.
A loss of Warner Bros. for either side would be devastating. The
company is by far the biggest supporter of both formats. It's not just
Warner Bros. movies, either... Warner owns New Line which means that
one side could potentially get The Lord of the Rings as an exclusive
in addition to the Harry Potter movies - those two are by far the two
biggest franchises.
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TOPIC: how to drop your weapon in halo 3
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/da8a8fbe7865a406?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 10:01 pm
From: "Alai"
"silentpig" <psufreak485@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1193971473.251176.171770@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> this is how to have no weapons in halo 3
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1YPqRIAKTY
Thanks, that was fun to see. I also saw in Gametrailers about acquiring 9
gold skulls? Are these things documented somewhere in the game for us to
know to try looking for them?
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TOPIC: HD-DVD player at Walmart tomorrow for $98.97
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/3bae30b0fd86aa0f?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 1 2007 10:30 pm
From: RMZ
On Nov 1, 8:51 pm, Jordan <lu...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Nov 1, 5:22 pm, Trevor Smithson <trevor_smith...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Just in case the storm this has caused on the Internet has passed you
> > by:
>
> >http://holiday.ri-walmart.com/?section=secret
>
> > I think this is a better deal than the 360's add-on drive. The only
> > downside I can see is a lack of 1080p output, which is irreleveant if
> > your TV has a good deinterlacer.
>
> Best Buy is matching the price:
>
> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/more-%2499-hd-dvd-player/best-buy-matching...
>
> K-Mart (WTF? Yes, K-Mart) announces they are going HD-DVD only:
>
> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/format-war/kmart-going-hd+dvd-exclusive-ex...
>
> - Jordan
Yeah.... No one is declaring any winners yet.
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