Kotaku writes:
"Last Friday, Microsoft released a the comprehensive listing of changes in the newest Xbox 360 update (hit the link below for all of the technical dorkdom you can stand). Gaygamer skimmed the massive list and noticed something peculiar:
'Added support for Audio Mute/Unmute for video ads.'
Hmm...it looks like Microsoft will be stepping up their advertising a bit. Hopefully it won't become too obnoxious, and thankfully there's a mute option. But I'm thinking that the standard setting should be to "unmute" as opposed to "mute," if you know what I mean."
GL: "Staff writer Shaz reflects on his small library of physical games he's kept throughout the decades, and how a recent move made him nostalgic."
I lost my drive for collecting physical games due to many discs lacking the whole complete game. Instead, of collecting games I started collected figurines.
I am a collector have a room dedicated with a couple original arcade cabinets, physical game library, old and new consoles and controllers backlit with LED lighting. It’s very cool to have but with emulation being so strong and prevalent, I sometimes feel foolish because the hobby is expensive and like another said, the full game is not always on the disc. Could probably spend more wisely but I enjoy it.
Most games are usually on disc still. Of course you got you publishers that are hit and miss, Activision, ubisoft, ea, Microsoft, where the rest of the game needs downloaded.
While some video games overwhelm you with sheer scale, titles like Asura's Wrath and Doom Eternal make you the boss player right upfront.
Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.
It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.
People have to pay for Live and still get ads!?
WTF is this M$?
lol
Wow unlucky for Live players
I'm paying 80$ and i'm about to get pi$$d.
or you wouldn't sound so puzzled about this.
The ad's on the 360 dashboard are all game or movie related. There are several sections of the dashboard so this could be in-dash trailers of games or movies(if your on the Video Marketplace). The picture for this article is completely missing the mark. It's not like they are making us watch commercials like on TV.
And it's easy to turn the ad's off if you don't want them and they are giving you the option to mute them so it's not like they are forcing it down peoples throats.
I think it could be cool if they keep it game/movie/music related.