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Spliter Cell: Conviction delayed again from February to April 2010
Jan 19th
I seriously don’t get it!
This has to be the most dramatic game release ever. Never mind the GTA drama.
They say that to make a point or an impression on your product or service, you need to bring in the drama.
What they mean is “bring a chicken with you to the meeting”.
What they DON’T mean is “drag around a product until your consumers lose interest”.
I am very disappointed. I was looking forward to February. I really did.
Enough with the drama already! Just release the game. I am sure we’ll be happy anyway.
Assassin’s Creed 2 feather and glyphs location maps
Nov 25th
Assassin’s Creed 2 is one of the best and most enjoyable games at the moment.
Compared to the first Assassin’s Creed, this one is impressive.
I mostly play my games on Xbox 360 and i admit, i didn’t play this one myself, but i did watch and help my boyfriend playing it – like movie – from the first moment until the last and helped him find and decipher the glyphs- which are awesome, then ran all over in every city to find the fathers.
We got every achievement available.
If you’re playing the game now you know that finding the all feathers is not an easy achievement to get.
And if you’re after 1000G and to fully complete this game then you’ll probably spend your time on the rooftops on every city but with these maps you’ll find them easier.
From 1UP.com:
Feather and Glyph Location Maps: Check out these maps to see where to find every Feather and Glyph location in Assassin’s Creed 2.
If you prefer the video version, you can start with this walkthrough:
Good luck and enjoy yourself!
Budget gaming – find the best deals [Belgium and Holland]
Nov 5th
Let’s admit it, times aren’t good, addictions are many and new games are way too expensive. No wonder there are so many gamers out there pirating games.
I am sure that if there was a bit less greed around, the piracy will have a lower level…
Anyway, i am not in any way suggesting games piracy, mainly because game developers deserve respect not theft.
What i am suggesting is instead of pirating, you can look around for shops offering the best deals.
Such shops have been added to lists all around the web, so is really not hard to find them.
I recently discovered a list of shops – BudgetGaming.nl (good job guys!) - in Belgium and Holland that offer the best prices on games.
The users are the ones rating, give warnings if necessary, share their experiences and tips. It’s not blind shopping.
See the full shop list here: Budget Gaming Shop Survey.
I typed in Uncharted 2 and got my results right away. The “Naughty Dog” game ranges between 48,90 and 86,99€.
The normal price here in Belgium (if you buy it from Gamemania) would be around 69€ . Worth every penny if you ask me…if you have lots of pennies laying around.
Have a go and see if you find the game you’re looking for at a good price.
When loading a disc in your Xbox 360 console, the disc spins but is not reading
Nov 3rd
When i thought i had every Xbox 360 error, another one came along.
The problem:
When loading a game into my 360, the disc spins for a second then stops. From displaying “Reading” it quickly changes to “Open tray”.
Possible causes:
1) There’s a problem with the console
2) There’s a problem with the hard drive
3) There’s a problem with the disc player – the laser got lazy
Possible solutions:
If you only have the problem above – NO screen freezing, No lights flashing – and you’ve already tried spinning several games, then try the following: