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    Xbox 360

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    HD is one of those things you notice even if an SD and HD set are not side by side. Everything is just so crisp and clean and sharp. I got a 32" Aquos a couple months ago; I don't think I can ever go back.

    By the way, the BioShock demo is so fucking hot.

    Xbox 360

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    I still don't understand the science behind the Towel Trick:

    Towels

    Through many heating and cooling cycles, the GPU or CPU slowly begins to warp off the motherboard. By wrapping the system in a towel and letting it overheat to high temperature inside, the heat builds up and melts the chip connections back to the board.

    This is only a temporary fix, and it also fries most of the other components inside the system if you do it enough.

    EDIT- I should also point out that the new premium 360s (the units that are being sold post-August 8 price drop) should all have HDMI ports and 2nd heatsinks inside the casings. How can you tell? It will be on the box. Or you can just pop open the little cardboard flap and take a peek inside.

    No word yet on 65nm chips, but we'll find out within the week, I'm pretty sure. My guess is these new units have the 65nm in them, but don't quote me on that.

    Odin Sphere

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    Am I just playing this game wrong or just trying to beat everything way too quickly because I'm having trouble with some of it. I just beat Valkryie's fifth act, and that boss was pretty simple, but I probably spent an hour trying to get through the act four boss. Now I'm trying to get through act six and am stuck fighting two Unicorn Knights in this one area and it is not going well.

    Nope. The game has inexplicable spikes in difficulty at random times. You think the unicorns are hard, wait until you get to Titania with Cornelius or Oswald.

    Honestly, you're just better off sticking the game on easy and rushing through to see the story.

    Xbox 360

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    Addendum - Also, looks like Puzzle Fighter will be out within the next few hours being that there are picture pack downloads up at the Live Arcade.

    Not this week. It ran into some problems in cert, so it was delayed a couple weeks. It was supposed to come out in July, but obviously didn't; it should be out next week or the week after.

    Xbox 360

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    Does anyone know when the new SF2 is coming out? The "HD" version of turbo that Udon is doing the art for? I'm looking forward to that on the arcade.

    Sometime in fall. I'm gonna guess late September to October-ish.

    Xbox 360

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    nothing wrong with this list. but if you had to choose one rpg (from what I've played) go with eternal sonata over Blue dragon, lost odyssey is a whole 'nother argument.

    also ROCKBAND!!!!1

    I forgot about Rockband. And also I should add Guitar Hero III, to a lesser extent (since it's multiplatform).

    Also, I will second your suggestion of Eternal Sonata before Blue Dragon. I played ES at E3, and it is sublimely beautiful both visually and the way the battle system works. It's a lot like Star Ocean.

    EDIT- I also forgot to mention Bioshock, which will be one of the contenders for Game of the Year. OXM gave it a 10/10 and PC Gamer have it a 95%.

    Xbox 360

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    Price cut:

    Core will now be $280

    Premium will now be $350

    Elite will now be $450

    Halo 3:

    Bungie confirmed 4 player online co-op through the campaign.

    Too tired to grab links, but you can find them when you get time.

    Nintendo DS

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    Are those screen protectors pretty easy to put on I assume? Did you have to re-apply it multiple times because of an air bubble or you didn't get it on perfectly straight or anything?

    Easy to put on as long as you're careful. But even if you're not, they're removable and re-applicable if you mess up. In fact, you can take them off and put them back on several times.

    I got mine on no problem the first time, though.

    Just checked IGN and the MSRP is just $20. Can't go wrong with that, considering Picross is like one of the most addicting number puzzles pretty much ever. And apparently there's talk of downloadable puzzles from Nintendo and other people through WFC?

    Yes and yes as I understand it. Also, you can play Picross here if you want to give it a test drive before buying.

    Nintendo DS

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    I don't use screen protector's. Don't they all leave a nasty sticky residue, or make the screen not as sensitive? I use my DS Lite for everything except EBA lol, so far no scratches here. Although sometimes it feels like I run over a rock on my DS Lite and I'm like "crap!... where's the scratch?"

    The Hori protectors don't leave a residue and are tough as nails. Use them and love them; they're sold at Fry's and some Wal Marts.

    Odin Sphere

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    Is grimgrimoire awesome?

    I thought Odin sphere would be awesome, but it was waaaay too repetitive for me.

    GrimGrimoire is indeed awesome. This coming from someone who very rarely plays RTS'. If I had to recommend one of the games to someone who could only get one of them, I would recommend GrimGrimoire 10 times out of 10.

    Odin Sphere

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    You "think"? what are you skipping over the cutscenes?

    /slap

    Go back to playing God of War II or whatever 3D crap people are currently going ga-ga over.

    Hey look, it's Atomic Skull here to dispense his own brand of superiority and elitism!

    Odin Sphere devolved from a beautiful game full of potential into a beautiful game full of repetition and tedium.

    Now, GrimGrimoire. That's the game Odin Sphere should have been. It's dynamic, it's fun, and it has a story that's far more interesting.

    Xbox 360

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    Wing Commander isn't bad, per se, but it isn't incredibly deep.

    Also, for those curious, there are a bunch of new demos this week: Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM, All Pro Football 2K8, NASCAR 08, and Moto GP 08. They also put up the E3 trailer of Orange Box, which is by far my most anticipated game of the year.

    Nintendo DS

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    Anyone excited for Picross on August 1? For that matter, has anyone in PAL land ever played the others in the series? The game looks super intriguing, but I'm still not sure I get how it works. Like some sort of hybrid between a crossword puzzle and sudoku?

    MEETUP: Los Angeles/So-Cal - July 21st

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    Good stuff so far. Looks like everyone had a fun time.

    [EDIT]

    Wait wait... G-T, when you mentioned the restaurant to me earlier, you just said it was BJ's. You didn't say anything about Chicago Style BJ's. Wow. How was it, everyone? Delicious like the real thing?

    Hot fucking deets. Not only was the berry cider tasty, but their pizookies were amazing. I <3 BJs.

    Damn, a good number of people there. Looks good though - where was the jacuzzi n stuff?

    The jacuzzi was physically located right below Hemophiliac in that picture with the slow kids. I don't think there are any pictures, though, because we were all in the water, and GT's camera is incredibly expensive.

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