Happy Halo-ween

Here's a little halloween treat for you guys.

Gamer Cards

To customize your gamer card, go to xbox.com and click on "my xbox." Apparently, they will update themselves once we start playing games on the 360.

Battlefield Tips

Here's a link to a pretty detailed set of game facts and tips for Battlefield. Looks like it was created for the demo so there's nothing about setting up games, etc. Great gameplay tips though.

Update: I just read another post that said there's an update to download that helps the lockup/buzz problem.

Halo 2 is Still King of the Hill

Here's the scoop. Fore those who have read this rant via email, please excuse me, but I wanted to get as much mileage as possible from all these key strokes. The game play in Battlefield 2 did not disappoint me, but the online interface is horrible. Moreover, I am fairly certain that there is no way to set up a private game for just our group. The game play is perfect for having some tight cohesive team play, but there is no ready room before you launch to assign roles for a mission or an easy way to get everyone on the same page once the game has launched. You can hear your teammates when they are close to you, or use the white button to talk to your whole team -- much like H2-- but the game demands a super fast pace to capture objectives that prevents a good attack plan from being made. In the end, once the game starts you feel like you are on your own. The vehicles are great. I played 4 of the many maps. I think there may be as many as 12, with rumors of more downloadable maps in the works. The maps are really good. The Maps are very three dimensional, with great places to snipe, lots of cover, and different terrain. We played on one map that had a large bay and canals, and the patrol boats were super fun. We had four guys in one and made a run around the back of the map fragging lone enemies on the way, and ran the boat up on the beach and took the base in seconds. The Tanks, helicopters and jeeps are well done, as well as the weapons and different individual unit types. In the end, the game has huge potential, but the online play just is not there. I'm guessing that the lack of private games as an option stems from the fact that EA hosts the games on its own servers. I would be much happier to have a 16 player max via peer-to-peer and be able to set up private games, than have the additional 8 players. I am not giving up on the game. There is the ability to make a clan, and there may be a ready room in the clan matches, but cannot feel disappointed about the game. Halo 2 is still the King of the Hill.

Timo

New Xbox Live Endurance Apparel

No more skipping a match to use the restroom...

Battlefield Buildup

Here's one more teaser before Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is available on 10/25 (ships on 10/24 so I'm assuming it'll be available in stores the next day). Dare I say this will be the title that surplants Halo 2 at the top of Xbox Live's top 25?

Got Tokens?

It's starting to look like the Live Arcade feature on the 360 is going to be the sleeper hit of the console, especially for aging gamers like ourselves. And it'll be even more fun if we can play while video chatting -- a feature that's supposedly possible. Joust has already been confirmed as one of the games, but now a huge list of publishers has been released and the potential for more retro classics making their Hi-Def return on 360 is very good. One of my favorite old-school video games was Star Castle. What former token-eater would you like to play on Live Arcade?

On Any Given Night

You could be lucky enough to play Halo 2 against this idiot.

We need Free

The 2130 needs Free! Hope you had a great trip Free. Show us the Free & Tenlin warm water surfing pics. Free update is good. A Free-less 2130 is lacking the postests with the mostest.
Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeedom