We should have a "random ****" thread in this forum imo

[rubbrband]

Between this and the some of their other sketchy business practices I think EA is definitely committing unfair business practices. I doubt the government will do anything about it though unless someone important raises a big stink. The right of the consumer to competitive goods and services in the utilities market or even computer OS market is much more important than any realm of the entertainment market. I for one won't be buying any EA games anytime soon.

[AceLuby]

I haven't bought an EA game for a while. They have shoddy business practices, buy smaller companies to remove competition, and are constantly showing they will do anything that will give them a bigger profit margin. When I saw how bad Madden '07 was on the PS3 I knew right then and there that they have no pride in what they do.

[goofyballer]

Originally Posted by AceLuby

I haven't bought an EA game for a while. They have shoddy business practices, buy smaller companies to remove competition, and are constantly showing they make ****ty games.

I just like to buy good games and don't really care who makes it, yet I don't think I've bought a single EA game since Tiger Woods '07 despite the fact that they own 94% of the video game market. Hrm, wonder why...

(edit: except Mass Effect, but EA really had nothing to do w/ that)

[rubbrband]

It is much easier to boycott when such a huge % of their games suck. They still have some diamonds in the rough like skate or madden. I would be much less likely to stick to this if they were microsoft or blizzard/activision who put out kick ass games I can't ignore.

[rubbrband]

Check out this vid

http://media.gear.ign.com/articles/8...11/vids_1.html

[lippy]

I need some AV help.

I just bought an XBox 360, an Xbox 360 HDMI cable and a new TV (LG 42in 720p, open box, good deal).

So, I plug the 360 into the TV w/ the HDMI cable and it works just fine the first time I play. I may of fiddled with some of the video settings, I'm not sure.

Then, I turn it off, and a few hrs later I plug in a network cable and boot and I don't get any sound/picture in either of my HDMI inputs on my TV.

I can play using the stock AV cable, but I'd really like to get it to work w/ the HDMI cable. I have no idea what I could of done to stop it from working?

Suggestions?

[goofyballer]

I did see this post but don't have any great ideas, sorry. Is your other cable unplugged while using HDMI? Is there a setting somewhere on the 360 where you need to tell it to output through HDMI or 1080p or whatever?

[rubbrband]

So I found out something disappointing about XNA. Most everyone who is aware about XNA knows it cost $100 a year for the privilege to develop games on it. The thing I didn't know was you need to pay the annual fee to play the games, or otherwise wait until they come out on XLA and pay for them like any other XLA game. I was really excited about playing user made games, but I don't know if it's worth $100.

[AceLuby]

Originally Posted by rubbrband

So I found out something disappointing about XNA. Most everyone who is aware about XNA knows it cost $100 a year for the privilege to develop games on it. The thing I didn't know was you need to pay the annual fee to play the games, or otherwise wait until they come out on XLA and pay for them like any other XLA game. I was really excited about playing user made games, but I don't know if it's worth $100.

This is only to try out ALL the games. The ones released on XLA are the ones that have been tried out and are the most well liked by the devs on XNA. These will probably cost about $5, but it's better than sifting through all the crap for $100/yr IMO.

[Not_In_My_Name]

Anyone played Lost The Video Game yet? Any good?

[lippy]

So I solved my problem by doing this;

"1. Remove any discs from the disc tray.
2. Turn the console off.
3. Turn the console on.

Note If you are using an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, turn the console on by using the Xbox Guide button on the controller. Make sure that you use the player 1 controller when you do this. The player 1 controller will have the upper-left quadrant light illuminated.
4. As the console starts, press and hold the Y button, and then pull the right trigger at the same time.
5. The Xbox Dashboard resets the display settings to the default settings, and then automatically restarts the console.





Try that out"


The only thing is it keeps failing when I put in a game, even when I don't change settings. Just frustrating, but whatever. The regular cable workes well enough.

[lippy]

Originally Posted by Jay Riall

Anyone played Lost The Video Game yet? Any good?

It has pretty bad ratings (5.5) on IGN. The review says if you're a true Lost fan, which I am to a fault, the game should be rented not purchased... which I will probably do over spring break. Hopefully it's as Losterrific as possible.

[Needle77]

So who is picking up MLB08:The Show today?

[Soul Daddy]

Originally Posted by Needle77

So who is picking up MLB08:The Show today?

I have played the hell out of the demo. I'd like to at least try MLB2K before I make a purchase, but it's going to be difficult for it to top what I've seen from The Show.

[grouchie]

well, my 360 didn't red-ring, but the **** HDDVD player did tonight......



paused a movie to take the dog out and came back and it was lit up in red and not working