Acheivements galore!

Heres a bunch of achievements form xbox360a
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Commanders: Attack!
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Scholar 5
Finish Training.
Bravely Bold 5
Finish one online match.
Explorer 15
Collect every secret token.
Tank Commander 10
Own 10 heavy tanks at the same time.
Officer 20
Complete the Standard Campaign.
General 30
Complete the Advanced Campaign.
Warrior 15
Finish all Battlemaps.
Destroyer 15
Destroy 1000 enemy units.
Winner 15
Win 50 missions.
Survivor 5
Win any campaign mission without casualties.
Perfectionist 40
Get 5 stars in every category on all Standard Campaign missions.
Supreme 25
Get the good ending in the Advanced Campaign.
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Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
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Sniper 25
Kill 50 enemies only with bow
Swordsman 25
Kill 60 enemies only with sword
Cyclops Hunter 25
Kill 4 cyclops during your adventure
Arena Master 20
Defeat all enemies in Rubby's Arena
Shadow Soldier 25
Kill 20 enemies with Backstab strikes
Warlock 25
Kill 50 enemies with magic
Thanocide 25
Kill 50 enemies amongst spiders, undeads or ghouls
Archeologist 30
Recover 60% of relics
Adventurer 15
Recover 30% of relics
Crusade Knight 40
Recover all relics
Code of Honor 15
Defeat Aratrok loyally without magic
Demoniac 10
Kill 10 enemies in the form of a demoniac
Difficult Mode 40
Complete the game in difficult mode
Dead Rescuer 20
Save Ishtvan in the Necropolis
Princess Rescuer 15
Save Leanna in the giant spider's den
PaoKaï 9 10
Kill PaoKaï near the Necropolis
Learner 5
Complete the tutorial
The Skull of Shadows 5
Recover the Skull of Shadows in the temple of the Spider Goddess
Mission Accomplished 20
Complete the game
Free the boat 5
Take over the boat in the hands of necromancers
Find the gems 5
Find the gems in the temple of the Spider Goddess
Reach the Necropolis 5
Reach the Necropolis
PaoKaï 5 5
Kill PaoKaï at the temple of the Spider Goddess
Slanted Step 20
Make 5 enemies fall on a frozen ground with the 'Freeze' spell
Executioner 15
Kill 10 enemies under the effects of adrenaline
Explorer 30
Discover at least 42 secret places
Blacksmith 10
Forge 3 different swords during your adventure
Slaughterer 10
Kill 2 enemies at once while under the effects of adrenaline
Funny Moments 20
Push 5 enemies into the void without be spotted by the victim
Physics is lethal 30
Kill 50 enemies using these methods: fire, pick, void and physical object
Weapon Collector 30
Weapon collection complete (Swords, Daggers, Staffs & Bows)
Equipment Collector 30
Equipment collection complete (Armors, Shields, Rings)
Angel of Death 30
[Ranked] Kill 15 enemies before being killed in a ranked match
Blitzkrieg 15
[Ranked] Complete a map in Blitz mode in a ranked match in less than 8 minutes.
Conqueror 10
Capture 3 enemy flags in the same match. Requires at least 8 players.
Conqueror of the light 30
Win 10 Crusades on the Human side. Requires at least 8 players.
Conqueror of the shadow 30
Win 10 Crusades on the Undead side. Requires at least 8 players.
Survivor 20
[Ranked] Not getting killed a single time in a ranked match, and killing at least 7 victims
Revenge 15
[Ranked] Kill the player who has just killed you in a ranked match
Archer 15
[Ranked] Score more than 1500 as an Archer in a ranked match
Warrior 15
[Ranked] Score more than 1500 points as a Warrior in a ranked match
Mage 15
[Ranked] Score more than 1500 points as a Mage in a ranked match
Priestess 15
[Ranked] Score more than 1500 points as a Priestess in a ranked match
Deathmatch 30
[Ranked] Score more than 3000 points in a ranked deathmatch
Messiah of Darkness 40
[Ranked] Kill more than 666 enemies in total for ranked matches
Challenger 40
[Ranked] Win a ranked match 20 times
Local champion 30
Win 20 matches hosted by yourself. Requires at least 8 players.
Crusade 20
Win a Crusade. Requires at least 8 players.
Teammate 20
Win 10 team deathmatches. Requires at least 8 players.
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Poker Smash
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Chain Master 15
Score a 5x chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
Unchained Melody 20
Score a 7x Chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
Self Restraint 15
Get to speed level 7 only making 3 of a kinds and no chains
Pack Rat 15
Unlock all 11 in-game themes
Score of the Gods 30
Score 1,000,000 points
Champ 15
Win 1st place in a player match or ranked match
Chain Gang 15
Score a 3x chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
Chain Monster 20
Score a 24x chain in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
The Thinker 10
Unlock all puzzle groups
Challenge Hand 10
Make a challenge hand in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
All Hands 20
Make every possible hand in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
Triple Smash 15
Make three chains at the same time in Action Mode, Timed Mode or Custom Playlist Mode
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Triggerheart Exelica
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Exelica Normal Ending 10
Complete the game playing as Exelica (Normal Ending).
Crueltear Normal Ending 10
Complete the game playing as Crueltear (Normal Ending).
Exelica True Ending 20
Complete the game playing as Exelica (True Ending).
Crueltear True Ending 20
Complete the game playing as Crueltear (True Ending).
Score 50,000,000 10
Complete the game with a score of 50,000,000 points.
Score 100,000,000 20
Complete the game with a score of 100,000,000 points.
Destroy Faintear (Level 1) 15
Destroy Faintear in the first level.
Destroy Faintear (Level 3) 20
Destroy Faintear in the third level.
No Miss Clear 15
Complete the entire game without losing a life.
No Bomb Clear 15
Complete the entire game without using a bomb.
Hard Mode 1CC 20
Complete the entire game at the highest difficulty level and without using a continue.
Perfect Play 25
Destroy all the bosses and complete the entire game without dying at Normal difficulty or higher.

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Rocketman:Axis of Evil
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Hero of Venus 20
Escape Venusian Space
Hero of Mercury 20
Get Empress Armada off planet Mercury
Hero of Mars 30
Destroy the Axis Of Evil's ultimate weapon
Weapon Specialist 15
Max out one weapon
Well Defended 20
Buy Wicked Armor
Perfect Skill 10
Max out one statistic
Medallist 10
Get a medal on any level
Overachiever 15
Get a gold medal on five different levels
Perfectionist 20
Get a gold medal on ten different levels
Multi Player 10
Complete any level in Online Multiplayer Mode
Big Winner 20
Win three levels in 4-player Multiplayer Mode
Smarter Than A Ball 10
Rescue Empress Armada without being crushed

Marketplace News
Graw 2 Coop Collection-800ms points
Beautiful Katamari demo up for Europe
Rez HD+Chessmaster Live=800ms points each
Other News
-DMC4 to cost less on the 360 in UK
-There will be Brawl shortages due to 75% of Japanese preorders not filled at launch
-Too Human may come out May 6th
VIDEOS
Brothers In Arms:Hells Highway

Tiberium Gameplay

Epic Video: Half life: Full Life Consquences

Its EPIC!

Match Overview:1/29/07

Lets start off with Penny Arcade


Xbox Live Marketplace
-Rez HD and ChessMaster to come Wednesday for 800 points each
-Turok demo live

More Brawl!


For IUP-

Last year when we saw Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, it needed work. The concept was there, but it was going to take time to iron out the kinks. And although the ironing process hasn't stopped -- and won't until the multi-platform simultaneous release this summer -- Unleashed already looks to be poised to be one of the better Star Wars games of recent memory.
To reach this potential, the developer has a few complex technical systems under the hood. Havok is the physics tech, which translates rules for objects on-screen, essentially telling a box to act like a box when it's thrown against a wall. Euphoria is the artificial intelligence tech, which lets the enemies in the game have a behavioral matrix which, hopefully, dictates a desire to stay alive and on their feet by ducking or grabbing ledges. And then there is Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) which makes things like plants, glass and wood behave and react like their real life counterparts. Theoretically, with all three systems "talking" to each other, the developer can concentrate on other aspects such as combat, story elements...and merchandising.

We already knew that principle characters from the Star Wars films will be involved in Unleashed's story -- Vader, Leia, Shak Ti and even Bail Organa -- and that the game will take place between Episode III and Episode IV. As it turns out, the developer is following George Lucas' rules of story telling: love interest, a mentor, redemption, a robot side-kick, etc., so you can expect all of those staples to make an appearance. Your character will also undergo trials and tribulations as Vader's secret apprentice, leading you to become instrumental in certain events which occur in the classic films. We don't know much, other than the fact that your character is involved somehow with the rebellion, but you can probably surmise the rest from there.


The action approach to the game is a step away from the combat in the Jedi Knight games, which some (including yours truly) were making obvious comparisons to when the first details began to arrive. Now after seeing Unleashed in action and nearing completion, there look to be more similarities with recent third-person action button-masher franchises. But third-person action is no stranger to the Star Wars franchise. Star Wars: Battlefront took its cues from the Battlefield series, and that turned out to be one hell of a game. For Unleashed, it looks like the cues are coming from God of War.
The game has quicktime events a-plenty during a rancor battle on the planet Felucia. With the correct combination of buttons, a cinematic shows the hero tossing his lightsaber into the eye socket of a rancor, bringing it to the ground (think Cyclops battles from GOW). You can upgrade abilities (think Athena's blades in GOW), which we didn't get a chance to see in action, by collecting force points when you destroy opponents. At the end of each level you can invest these points into a variety of traits: force powers, combos, talents, increased damage, and extra health, to name a few.

And these upgrades will help a lot, considering force powers will be the meat of the gameplay. Of the many powers available to your character, there are two abilities we've seen the most of: force push and lightning. Push -- as you can see in some of the gameplay videos -- uses the force to literally push a variety of objects, hurling crates (or sometimes stormtroopers) towards enemies. Lightning seems to be the more devastating of the two, especially during the rancor battle -- you can pick up a Felucian native, shock him so full of lightning that he turns into a bomb, and then hurl him at the huge beast.



Other levels, like a TIE fighter construction facility or Raxis Prime (a planetary junkyard), each have their own take on the physics engine's rules. On Felucia, a force push causes the mushroom-like trees to wave back and forth or you can cut them all down. The TIE fighter construction facility allows you to grab TIE fighters out of the air and toss them at enemies, and Raxis Prime has broken engines lying around which you can pick up, use force lightning to reignite, and use as a propellant weapon. But until we get the controller in our hands to find out just how much interactivity there really is in each level, whether these objects are Unleashed's version of Half-Life 2's plethora of explosive barrels, with nothing physics-related happening unless triggered with these specific items, remains to be seen.
It's also hard to gauge the difficulty of the game or the intelligence of the A.I. at this point. Sure, enemies have behavioral patterns in the coding, but in gameplay demonstrations, they don't look to serve as much more than fodder for your character -- which, granted, we've only seen in god mode -- as he travels towards the next quicktime event or level boss. We have yet to see a complete level from point A to B, so how linearly the levels progress is not currently apparent. And with no mention of multiplayer components from the developer, Unleashed still has plenty of curiosities to put to rest before its release.

-Team Fortress Update
-Turok Tking acheivement removed
GameInformer

EA Games today unveiled Battlefield Heroes, an all-new free-to-play cartoon-style shooter that will bring Battlefield-style gameplay to an all new mass audience. Available for download at battlefield-heroes.com this summer, Battlefield Heroes is EA's first title that is offered for free, and features a built-in matchmaking system for fair play. Developed by DICE in Stockholm, Battlefield Heroes is EA's new web-focused free to download, free to play business model which generates revenue through
advertising and micro-transactions.

"Online gaming garners a massive audience," said Gerhard Florin, EVP Publishing Americas-Europe at EA. "People want to play games in new ways, with easier access that is quick to the fun. With Battlefield Heroes, EA brings its first major franchise to North America and Europe with a new distribution model and pricing structure adapted to the evolving way that people play."

Battlefield Heroes is a brand new game from the team behind Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2. It has a very cartoon-style of graphics similar to Evil Genius and Team Fortress II and gameplay will attempt to cater to all skill levels. Although a free game is never a bad thing, we can’t help but wonder why DICE is not “working” on Battlefield 3 (they have two other titles in development). There was a rumor this summer with some leaked specs (80 players online!) as well as possible announcement in January 08. It’s hard to believe this is that announcement, but completely possible. Don’t hold out on us EA!

Battlefield Heroes will be released for the PC as a free download in summer 2008.

-GTA 4 to be released April 29
Enjoy!

A New Blog...A New Day

Today is a momentous day. Today is the day this blog has a companion. Soon(as in VERY SOON) I will launch a new blog. This blog will be integrated into this one, though technically separate(IE,same layout,it will let you see the latest posts at this blog and vice versa). It will be in the more technical world of gaming. It will cover cool apps, and tutorials on how to do various[sometimes illegal] things.
Expect it soon.
EDIT:It's live, but minimal for now. It's Called ShadowNet.

Time waster of the Week:Fancy Pants Adventure World 2

Fancy Pants is a innovative game that lets you plow through huge levels in search of coin-like things,trophies and more. The game is easily one of the biggest flash games ever. It's really something that you can't explain. So go play it already
Kongregate
Newgrounds

Blog Update+The Match Overview:1/28/07

Whew. It's been a while. Due to unforseen circumstances, I have been busy so sorry for no posts. I had one going a couple days ago but was using scribefire and it failed me. If anyone knows some good blog from desktop software please tell me.
So Blog stuff:
-Added some new stuff on the sidebar. So you can stay updated while when I'm online. I'm trying to find someone else to help with the news portion of the blog.
-That said you may have noticed the new poster. He will be posting once or twice a week.
-I plan on adding more feeds in a more condensed manor, and more intergrated music.
-I am making a logo for the site. I want to start to brand the OB.
-Many new sections to come, but entirely based on time.

The News:
Jack Thompson

t's been a while since we've heard anything from the infamous anti-gaming crusader, Miami attorney Jack Thompson -- then again, being faced with the possibility of being disbarred in your home state is enough to really tie a guy up. However, with last week's announcement of a late-April release date for Grand Theft Auto IV came Thompson's mandatory adverse response to the series, and negativity towards Take Two, the game's distributor.

Contained within an email from Thompson were promises to keep this "murder simulator for violence against women, cops, and innocent bystanders" out of the hands of children by contacting "state and federal officials" to warn of the game's immediate danger. Though no immediate threats were made towards Take Two or Rockstar Games, we're sure the fireworks will really start going off by the time GTA IV drops April 29 -- which just happens to be around the same time the outcome of Thompson's Florida Bar trial will be decided.

-from Joystiq
Demos, Demos-A crapload of demos showed up on XBL the last couple days, here are some
Devil May Cry 4-My god this is a must download(buy)
The Club-Yet to try, heard its so-so
Turok-Got a 7.0, so its a pass, considering all the high quality games out there
Turning Point-Its well, disappointing, though I recommend trying it, there is a lot of graphical glitches and the weapons feel slow and clunky.
-Uk Gov targets video games for obesity program.
-Silicon vs Epic Details
SSBB
New details on Story Mode
The roster
-Call of Duty 4 the best-selling game of 2007?
Stay tuned for more!

The Other Team

This month's Villain I want to win: Bowser in Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii.
While he may not be the coolest of all arch-nemeses, he breaths fire, has a spiky shell, red hair, and is tapping into the seemingly limitless power of Grand Stars. As the plumber goes along, destroying his machines, killing turtles and mushrooms, I can't help but notice that some of the things he made are really cool! The first Grand Star powered machine is Bowser Jr.'s, and is basically a massive machine that steps on things. I so wanted to be able to ride it. But instead, you help a plumber rescue an accident-prone princess(again) with the help of living star creatures called Lumas. They eat crystal shards called Star Bits. Some of them, after being fed obscene amounts of Star Bits, transform into new planets or galaxies. Others turn into mushrooms, which Mario then devours. The implications are sickening. Meanwhile, Bowser is using the Grand Stars as power sources to manipulate gravity. Who do you think is cooler?

Next post will look at the heinous acts of some online comic characters, and why it rocks.

The Match Round-Up:1/15/07+Video Round Up

Heres today's Round Up;
Live News:
Turok Demo Up
Rock Band Content(3 new songs)
LIVE Activity for week of 1/7
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles ( based on UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Guitar Hero III
4 Gears of War
5 Rock Band
6 Assassin's Creed
7 Madden NFL 08
8 Mass Effect
9 Forza Motorsport 2
10 FIFA 08

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Omega Five
2 Metal Slug 3
3 TRON
4 Bomberman LIVE
5 UNO
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 2
7 TMNT 1989 Arcade
8 Worms
9 Arkadian Warriors
10 Marble Blast Ultra
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1 Halo 2
2 Battlefield 2: MC
3 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
4 Counter-Strike
5 Fable
6 Madden NFL 08
7 Call of Duty 3
8 Rainbow Six 3
9 Crimson Skies
10 Street Fighter Anniv.

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased that week.

Some Little Planet vids

And another

The Agency Vid

Time Crisis 4 PS3

Other News:
Get help with the hardest of acheivements Linky
Smash Bros Brawl Delayed(again!)
Far Cry 2 coming to PS3+360 as well as PC
The Bourne Conspiracy screens
THQ aquires Big Huge Games Linky
Ea announces "Mirrors Edge" Linky
Help choose the Ninja Gaiden 2 acheivements
Stargate Worlds Screens
A look at Turning Point's Vehicles
Spore is coming to the Mac, as well as COD4
Epic Games buys new Campus

Now go frag someone!

Video Round-Up:1/13/07

This is a Big one peeps.
Lets get started with Army of Two

Soul Caliber 4 CES Interview

Fuels of War:Frontlines Interview

Age of Conan CES Interview(NSFW)

Lionhead Fable 2 Video Diary 4

Space Siege Interview 1

Space Seige Interview 2

And thats All folks!

The Best of XBLA: Undertow

This is a first of my Best of XBLA series. Enjoy!
Also hang out with the devs every Tuesday Night @ 7 Pacific




Undertow a original game by Chair Entertainment is a action packed underwater shooter a la battlefield for XBLA. Gameplay is handled in 2d, but the animations are all motion-captured 3d, and the visuals are stunning. Considering this game costs 800 MS points(10$), its truly incredible. The game is, like many games these days, powered by the versatile Unreal Engine, and the results are truly incredible when missiles are smashing into rocks, players being blown into pieces, lighting flaring, and all the while fully animated backgrounds and water changing with the battle. But what good is a shiny gameplay without good gameplay? And undertow does not disappoint with its furious action that, as previously mentioned, parallels battlefield. In story mode, which is a short but sweet 16 level campaign, you must capture 5 points on the map. The points give you locations to spawn and if you lose them all, its game over. You can win by either draining your opponent of tickets(basically, shared lives by you and your A.I. teammates), or capturing all points.But as you kill enemies, and capture points, you gain, well points. But these points are of the score kind. You can then spend these points on upgrading one of the four classes in the game(infantry, heavy infantry, light vehicle, heavy vehicle, all which drastically change on the different factions.The game features three factions, each with 5 levels, and another...well interesting level that will make you want more. The game is playable via drop-in co-op, via live, system link, or splitscreen, and has three difficulty levels. There is a offline skirmish mode, and of course online multiplayer, which is the true heart of the game. In addition to conquest, there is deathmatch, which is well, deathmatch. Person, or team, to x points wins. The game features around 12 maps, with more to come(and possibly factions, developer promises dlc as long as it is played.) The action si great, and fun with friends. This game will keep you occupied for quite a while. But I have yet to get to the most astounding fact. the game is 49 MB. 49mb. And holy shit is that the most I have ever seen in 49 mb, and sure makes me wonder what they put in Gauntlet to make it 40mb. Must be some crappy coding. Give this a download, and try it for yourself. You'll wanna buy it.

Match Round Up:1/12/07

Ok. I don't know when(or if) theis post will show up, but here we go.

In site news, notice the Twitter to the left?
Thats where the bulk of the action is gonna happen. The stuff will be posted there as soon as find out about it, and likely be recycled with sources linkys and of course, additional stuff. Lets face it. Twitter is damn easy.

Here we go:
-College students attempt all four 3d Zeldas in 48 hours. They have a live feed up at their website as well as updates. Contruibute to their pizza fund, and the rest goes to charity. Give it a look!
-Bioware does SONIC rpg. Christ linky
-Get some tips from the Rock Band devs
-Turok Vid

-IGN's fav games of the year linky
-IGNs ten year anniversary. Linky
I think today feels like a good day for a video round-up. Stay tuned.

Site Spotlight: Mediafire

There are many filehosting services these days, many of course, require you to put up with ads, redirects confusing links, and waits in hopes of getting you to subscribe. Sometimes they ban download managers, require software, limit downloads/download speed or otherwise hassle you. Not Mediafire. It's simple,fast and free. No BS. It is hard to find the donate link, and there is no subscription. Only one limit. 100MB file limit. Otherwise unlimited files, unlimited total space, unlimited downloads of the files, and no req. software. However they say they are developing a tiny app to make uploading more than 10 files at once(any more is difficult to do in a browser). As for the 100MB limit? Using winrar you can easily archive a X GB file into x amount of x MB files in a couple minutes or less. In addition it allows you to put all your files under a free no bs account, organize your files into folders, add descriptions, email links instantly, or share the download for a file, or the whole folder.
That, and it'll go as fast as you can. And you can't argue with 100% free.
Linky

Oh and in other news, I'm going to start experimenting w/ scribefire, so we will see how that works out.

The Match Round-Up:The Holidays Part 1

The OB is BACK!
Sorry again about the lack of posts.
Most of these will be linkless cause a crapload of stuff happened over the holidays

-Bill Gates@ CES gave his last keynote and played w/ Slash. Check it out on youtube.
-GOLDENEYE!!!!One of the greatest FPSes ever known may be coming to XBLA. Finally a classic I enjoy!Linky
-Peggle coming to XBLALinky
CES:
-Lode Runner Preview
-Rez HD Preview
-Poker Smash Preview
XBL Front:
The Club demo up, not for NA
Omega Five and Tron up, both suck.
TBC