Oct 20
So I went to see that new film Real Steel staring Hugh Jackman. When It came to the inevitable David Vs Goliath robot fight at the end between Zeus and Atom, I noticed that the Xbox 720 logo was in an advertising banner around the arena, which just happened to be a banner in the Microsoft ‘bing’ arena. So I did a little digging and it seem that people think that this is bullshit and that its just fake to make it fit in with the year the film is set in, but lets be honest here, this could be one of the biggest hints ever.
I think its a huge marketing ploy, I mean a new Xbox console advert shown inside an arena sponsored by Microsoft, CMON. Why are people being so pessimistic, be optimistic. Maybe Microsoft are genuinely doing a product placement, just like all the other product placements in the film such as HP. Even if its not definite this is some proof that the Xbox 720 is a concept being trialed, or prehaps this is the reaction Microsoft wanted, a sneaky way to find your opinion on the name.
Alongside all the speculation over the name of the next Xbox console, there is one thing we can be sure of, Microsoft will no doubt bring out an 8th generation console at some point within the next 2-5 years. I agree with those who feel that maybe Xbox 720 isn’t the best name and perhaps they should re-think the name of their next console.
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Jan 20
Last night saw the release of a MW2 Patch for Xbox 360/PS3/PC which addressed the issue of the Care Package speed.
Source: gamersblogs.com
Here is the full details of the patch:
“We’ve updated the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, including the following fixes:
- Care Package, Emergency Airdrop, and Sentry Gun marker grenades sprint speed normalized.
- Sentry Guns: Improved placement detection, preventing cases of Sentry Guns inside geometry.
- Model 1887: Bling using Akimbo and FMJ combination now has same range and damage as non-Bling Model 1887s.
- Improved player collision removing cases of getting into geometry and ‘elevators’.
- Mouse latency tweaks for more mouse movement consistency. (PC-ONLY)
- Fixes to prevent various texture hacks (PC-ONLY)
- Fix to prevent various XP hacks, including the prevention of obtaining negative XP.
These fixes, excluding the ones I’ve labeled as (PC-ONLY), are currently in test for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions as well. Before you ask why there is a delay from PC to consoles, it’s because we can update IW-NET directly and therefore the fastest. The console versions require additional testing through their respective manufacturers.”
Source: fourzerotwo.com
So the care package exploit/glitch has been addressed so you haters will have to find something else to troll over.
I would like to see more action taken by Microsoft to address the lobby problems. Over the past few days I have noticed that the match making has gone terrible. Im in a party with 4 mates and it can take 5 minutes+ to find a game. When it eventually finds a game it manges to kick you from the lobby. We noticed that if your in a lobby and your mic logo vanishes then your going to be kicked. Sort its out Microsoft, I dont pay 39.99 a year for this service. /rant
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