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Burnout Paradise – Big Surf Island

xerocube — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:00:33 +0000

Criterion Games is releasing the latest expansion to Burnout Paradise on June 11th, 2009. This pack with be available for both XBOX 360 and Playstation 3.

This will be the first, and hopefully not last, map expansion to the, already expansive, game. Gamers will be treated to 15 new events and an additional 10 online freeburn challenges. For those treasure hunters, there are another 45 billboards to crash and a bunch of smash gates.

For the 360 folks, there will be 5 new achievements:

Smash n’ Grab – Drive through 20 Island Smash Gates
Surf Boards – Smash 15 Island Billboards
Island Explorer – Find all 15 Island Events
Crash TV Air Time – Get at least 4.5 seconds Air Time from the Ski Jump
People Person – Complete all 10 Island Freeburn Challenges. These can be completed by 2 – 8 players

For the PS3 folks, an additional 10 trophies are up for grabs:

Drive through 20 Island Smash Gates
Smash 15 Island Billboards
Land 5 Island Mega-Jumps
Jump through Deese’s Donut
4.5 seconds of Crash TV Air Time
Complete a 750 yard drift inside the Inspiral Car Park
Complete your first Island Tour
Find all Island Events
Complete all 10 Island Freeburn Challenges
Smash all 45 Island Billboards

Price? Rumors have it listed at 1000 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live and $12.99 (€12.99|| £9.99) on the PSN. Should be good times ahead… I’ll see you on the island!

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“Extended Play Download Days” through October 2008

xerocube — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:29:28 +0000

Microsoft is running an “Extended Play Download Days” promotion between now and the end of October. This includes downloads for various games, including: Oblivion, Mass Effect, and Guitar Hero 3. The obvious gems are the Shivering Isles DLC for Oblivion and the track packs for Guitar Hero 3.

Beautiful Katamari also makes this list with 8 discounted items; bring the DLC from ludicrously expensive to just overly expensive. But if you have been on the fence for these items, this is your time to jump in.

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Weekly 360 Game Night #4 – Recap

xerocube — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:16:34 +0000

Week #4 of the Weekly 360 Game Nights. Here we are a month later and still going fairly strong for our group. This week’s game was Burnout: Revenge. Three members of our group joined the festivites: DirtpileFox, PelicanSteve, and Archbishop Xero. Archbishop Xero hosted the bouts.

The ranked goodness began with a series of 1 Round matches. PelicanSteve boosted his way to an easy victory the first match. Dirtpile won the second match with a .2 second win over Archbishop. And in a stunning turn of events, Xero pulled out a win on the third match thoroughly disappointing PelicanSteve. We raced and wished for a new car: The Krispy Kreme Racer (hot doughnuts NOW!).

Then things took a turn for the more interesting. The room piled up with random racers from around the world. Spyder888, ThwartedVash, and (ironically enough) BagODohNuts (and others) competed throughout the evening. Once Vash was cleansed with a little ointment, DohNuts found out that we weren’t actually out to get him.

There was no Takedown Fest tonight… and no achievements awarded, that I am aware of.

For those keeping track, some statistics:

PelicanSteve:
- Matches Played: 10
- Matches Won: 3
- Total Takedowns:<10
- Medals: Team Rankings Leader
- Memorable Moment: Breaking into the Top 10,000 in the World Rankings.
Archbishop Xero:
- Matches Played: 10
- Matches Won:1
- Total Takedowns: <15
- Medals: Captain Obvious
- Memorable Moment: Krispy Kreme Racer…
DirtpileFox:
- Matches Played:10
- Matches Won:1
- Total Takedowns: <10
- Medals: The “A for Effort” Medal
- Memorable Moment: Cleaning up his $#@^ing foul mouth, $#% Damm!#

On a sidenote: Bran started her own game night this evening. Branching out with the Wii, she laid some cooking smack down in Ratatouille. Being a single player game, there was not mucht rash talk, but suffice it to say that the TV received quite the verbal beatdown.

For those keeping track, some statistics:

BrandyWine:
- Hours Played: 2
- Slides Dominated: 2
- Stars Collected: > 250
- Medals: Sous Chef
- Memorable Moment: Finally learning how to survive the drain pipe slide.

See you next Wednesday. Game of the Night: Halo 2. Backup games: Gears of War, Bomberman Live, NCAA Football 2008

What games do you want to see in the coming Game nights? Leave a comment and let us know!

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Weekly 360 Game Night #2 – Recap

xerocube — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:14:19 +0000

Week #2 of the Weekly 360 Game fest has come and gone. Last night, the game of the night was Burnout: Revenge.

The festivities began as PelicanSteve hosted the first match. It was an all out race to the finish (where else would we go?) between him, Archbishop Xero, and SlippyWeaselz. Racing through the back alleys of the Motor City warehouses, the mountainous hill of the Alps, and the inner city tracks of Asia Minor – the group hustled through many exciting races. Round for round, PelicanSteve stole the pole and never relented… finishing with 3 First places rounds. The results of Match #1: PelicanSteve (12), SlippyWeaselz (10), Archbishop Xero (8).

Match #2 started with a bang as the same group launched out of the gates, not towards the finish line, but into each other. The Takedown Wars had begun. PelicanSteve and Xero, having learned from previous matches, came to bat with the Low Rider (medium weight). Slippy came to the gunfight with his sword, the (superlight) Indy car. The carnage persist for 25 minutes as the combatants trudged around the track, blowing each other up as many times as possible… Many civilians perished during this race… and in the end, we accrued 200+ takedowns. Race results: PelicanSteve, Archbishop Xero, SlippyWeaselz.

For those keeping track, some statistics:

PelicanSteve:
- Matches Played: 3
- Matches Won: 2
- Total Takedowns: ~80
- Memorable Moment: Forcing Archbishop Xero off the freeway into a concrete pillar… exploding into a fireball… down three stories… into oncoming traffic. Found to be genetically predisposed to liking chicken.
Archbishop Xero:
- Matches Played: 3
- Matches Won: 1
- Total Takedowns: ~80
- Memorable Moment: Shot PelicanSteve 30 feet straight into the air for the takedown. Backed into SlippyWeaselz… exploded… credit went to Pelican.
SlippyWeaselz:
- Matches Played: 3
- Matches Won: 0
- Total Takedowns: ~70
- Memorable Moment: Took out the Low Riders by driving underneath them. Ordered takeout chinese: Orange Chicken.

See you next Wednesday. Game of the Night: Halo 2. Backup games: Gears of War, Catan, and Worms.

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