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Xbox unveils full 2008 software line-up

MCV writes: "Gears of War 2, Too Human, Fable 2 and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts all arriving before Christmas.

Unfortunate internet leaks may have reduced the wow factor, but Microsoft Game Studios has finally revealed its list of big-hitting 360 software releases from now until the end of the year.

The platform holder is set to confirm the list at its product showcase in San Francisco later today."
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Microsoft Game Studios Unve... - gamerscoreblog.com | By: Columbo
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Published: 568 days 2 hours ago | News | Xbox 360
 
 

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sonarus - 568 days 3 hours ago
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I think gears might get pushed. Fable 2 and Gears 2 both gunning for a Christmas release date tells me one of them will get pushed. Since Fable 2 is content complete and only bug testing remains, i'm guessing they are placing Fable 2 for Xmas just in case Gears gets pushed so they still have a good Christmas exclusive to push
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socomnick - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Fable is releasing holidays they did not mention Christmas. Im guessing fable will come out around November.
1.2 AngryXbot | 568 days 2 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Drekken - 568 days 2 hours ago
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gobble, gobble
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sonarus - 568 days 2 hours ago
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According to this release date list both of them are slated for Christmas. Maybe in the UK holidays is Xmas i don't know. My point is considering how big Gears 2 will be for Msoft releasing those 2 titles in Christmas just doesn't make sense.

@Saiyan Jin Most gamers only buy one game at a time. No one buys a game every week or every 2 weeks even. Majority of gamers will be forced to choose between gears and fable if they release too close
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Sayai jin - 568 days 2 hours ago
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@AngryXbot- Holidays in the US starts in Novemeber through the New Year, not just December. Matter of fact, in terms of sales the day after Thanksgiving is the highest retail day of the year. Most devs try to realease their games right before Thanksgiving.

Back on topic, I see both getting released this holday season. As they are not competing against each other, becuase they are completly diffrent games.
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ASSASSYN 36o - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Dummy of the day Angryxbot. Now pass the turkey.
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le killer - 568 days ago
1.7 - did anyone see larrys comment on that web-site???
man that looked like alexM/zimbo/shadow hearts/sammy_mantra! and seeing how he is fond of quoting them lololol

anyway. too human in august will be getting bought. gears/banjo and viva pinata(both for the missus and me) and fable2 also...not bad at-all.

i'm still undecided about ng2 though
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Nostradamus - 567 days 23 hours ago
1.8 - @ angryxbot
The day after thanksgiving is the biggest sales day of the year. It starts the holiday season.

And guess what? It's in November.
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Ureval - 567 days 23 hours ago
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Wait...did I miss something? Did they cancel Thanksgiving?! NOOOOOOO!!!
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Alcohog - 567 days 17 hours ago
1.10 - @angryxbot
Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr because November is when the shopping boom for Christmas begins...durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr
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PoSTedUP - 568 days 2 hours ago
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pretty impressive, defiantly wish ng2 was on ps3
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jwatt - 568 days 2 hours ago
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I think certain games should stay exclusive NG and Splinter cell should stay on the 360 and MGS4 and FF should stay on the ps3. It would be rediculous if every game was multiplatform.
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Palodios - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Every gamer gets to play every game. Sounds good to me. The only hitch is if companies port instead of building from the ground up, but all the big publishers know better for the big games. Besides Orange Box, which is a special situation, I can't think of any big games that got messed up by being multiplatform.
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factory - 568 days 2 hours ago
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i look at my 360 and i just am not getting that excited anymore.i think ultimately that blame falls at the feet of microsoft.gears will be great but im not expecting any suprises, maybe too human will be the sleeper.i have to believe with microsofts track record of sales with familt friendly software, that banjo will bomb sales wise.i just dont see the cod 4 and halo crowd pre ordering that game

i get excited by high quality games like gears , cod 4 mgs 4 gta 4, , certainly not viva pinata and banjo as a character is irrelevant in my opinion, maybe on the wii it would be
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shotputking - 568 days 2 hours ago
3.1 - well...
what type of games do you get excited about?? because the lineup this year is phenomenal if you ask me..
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xboxrumble - 568 days 2 hours ago
3.2 - If I was you I'd get rid of the xbox 360
and get a Ps3... and stop whining.

see how simple you easily fix life's problems. now u owe me.
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falviousuk - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Ill be getting both banjo and viva pinata 2. They both look good, are different than just another FPS that people go on about.

If its not people complaing about the xbox being too hardcore because of its games, its the other half complaing about the diversity that MS are trying to bring to the platform.
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factory - 568 days 2 hours ago
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i own every system, i am like everyone else in here, i play the games im interested in and pass on the ones im not because at 60 dollars a pop, i cant afford to play games i dont like . i am only looking at that line up and thinking its not going to get one single person to buy the 360 if they dont already have one under the tv ,anyone buying gears 2 is already a 360 owner.they would have bought the 360 for gears 1 if they were compelled by the series
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Greysturm - 568 days 2 hours ago
3.5 - Thought the same factory...
Last year i almost bought a 360 for their lineup mass effect in particular since bioshock and halo felt overrated when i played them in my friends house but this year i dont see anything tempting me to go buy it.

I feel sorry for banjo since once again its gonna be the other game that comes out near gears and will be ignored which will solidify the xbox´s hardcore only position. Which Microsoft should realize by now is a useless proposition since hardcores in general own all the systems.
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factory - 568 days 2 hours ago
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i would love to read exactly why anyone would disagree with my fir st post please for all those that have an opinion on the matter . does microsoft have a good track record with family style games or those aimed at kids. viva , blink, scene it.?...does anyone not htink banjo would sell milliond on the wii, and do they think it will actually cause someone to buy a 360?
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cmrbe - 568 days ago
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i agree a game like Banjo will sell huge amounts on the wii but you must understand that MS is not JUST looking at family games like Banjo to rake in the money.Banjo is the most important game for the x360 this year. Why?. Because it will be the game most people will look at to see if MS is serious about expanding its x360 audiance. Gears 2 and co will keep the already established fanbase happy but games like Banjo and Viva 2 will try to look at enticing a broader range of gamers which is crucial for the xbox bussiness future.

I am sure by now MS understands that in other to dominate they must be consistent. Its not just a matter of getting out blockbuster titles that sells millions like Halo3,Mass effect etc once in a while. Its about putting out just as good games consistently that may not sell as much but more importantly draws in more gamers from different backgrounds even if its just a small amount of people at a time. Games like Lost oddesy and blue dragon are prime examples. They are good games that although might not have sold as much as the likes of halo but they are non the less just as important in building up the x360 JRPG fanbase. Believe me when i say that when the next xbox is out. Lost Oddesy will be another title people will mention as a game worth buying a new xbox console for. This is how PS dominated two gens in a row. I wonder if MS will be serious enough to do it.
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factory - 567 days 23 hours ago
3.8 - cmrbe
microsoft will have to position banjo to the hardcore crowd because the casual and family players arent there, aND THEN IF THEY TAKE THAT APPROACH it goes against what you were saying, and pinata just aint happening on the 360.even sony had to turn ratchet and jak into games that were cool enough for the hard core and appealing enough for parents to buy for the kids.if pinata had nintendo on the package it would sell, but thats a whole other topic.
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solidt12 - 567 days 20 hours ago
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Don't forget about the great third party multi-platform games that are coming like Battlefield: Bad Company, Alone in the Dark, Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath, Soulcalibur IV, Left 4 Dead, Midnight Club: Los Angeles , Silent Hill: Homecoming , Star Wars: The Force Unleashed , Dead Space , Fallout 3, just to name a few, but I agree from the first party games are looking kind of weak this year but I think that is only because the 360 has real competition this year.
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Douchebaggery - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Wow that line-up is very underwhelming, but at least I know all those games will be released on schedule.
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Rick Astley - 568 days 2 hours ago
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That's it?
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Leathersoup - 567 days 5 hours ago
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That's it for first part games. There are more than that being made.
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aiphanes - 568 days 2 hours ago
6 - Ok i for a Xbox 360....and the only thing i want out of the list is....
Gears of War 2...if that game is delay outside of christmas....which it might...hint hint Killzone 2 in Feb 2009.....I am ok with that...as long as the game is good...and does not RROD my 360...
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falviousuk - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Oh look another comment in a 360 posting that mentions the RROD.
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Mr Marbles - 568 days 2 hours ago
6.2 - ???
If you have a falcon your 360 will be free of the RROD, Gears will almost certainly not be delayed, MS does not play games with the release of huge titles like that. If they have to send coders over to help Epic they will to keep that launch date.
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KillaManiac - 568 days 1 hour ago
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ummm....Falcon 360s RROD just fine, its just not as common as the original model.
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Tmac - 567 days 23 hours ago
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Falcon does have a significant over 10% chance of RROD. The Jasper model might be the only one without RROD. However since more than 2/3s of the Xbox's out there are still originals the percentage might not drop enough.
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Dark_Vendetta - 568 days 2 hours ago
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This is stupid. Banjo will be released November and guess what's coming November? GoW. They'll once again just promote GoW and forget the RARE title which (IMO) REALLY deserves it.
I hope people realize that RARE is trying out something new and original and support the game!!
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InYourMom - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Did you really just say that Sony's christmas lineup last year was stronger than MS?

That's what I disagree with.
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InYourMom - 568 days 1 hour ago
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Ah, ok. Doing too many things at once.

I agree then.
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TheKungFool - 568 days ago
8.4 - "Better" is subjective
In my honest pesonal opinion the 360 has NEVER had a better lineup than PS3.

Maybe its just me, but I find "Halo3", "Gears", "BioShock" and "Mass Effect" to be very similar games; all sci-fi games with shooter combat.
What if I want something more than Sci-Fi shooters?
What if I want better variety?

I owned a PlayStation because it offered the best variety of games.
I owned a PlayStation2 because it offered the best variety of games.
Owning a PS3 at this point boils down to common sense.
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Mr Marbles - 568 days 2 hours ago
9 - Is it just me
or were quite a few games missing?
Looks like they just listed MSGS titles. So do we not get any info on all the 2nd/3rd party exclusives ?
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falviousuk - 568 days 2 hours ago
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This was a MS day i believe, so only their games being shown off.
There are other games coming this year for the xbox.
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rhood022 - 567 days 23 hours ago
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Are NG 2 and Too Human MS first party titles or under the MSGS banner?
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xboxrumble - 568 days 2 hours ago
10 - I see game release dates all the time on allthe consoles
and i doubt casual gamers have time for all these games. you add an rpg here and there and some other games.

I highly doubt people will have the money and time to play every game in the line-up.

but they do sure talk like they are gonna buy every game. and they are so disappointed, especially those that will never get the console.

its all about what u play cause not every game is going to be bought. don't be stupid, there are more games that are due out till the holidays.
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vloeistof - 568 days 2 hours ago
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so gears and fable are ms xmas weapons
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heyheyhey - 568 days 2 hours ago
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what happened to Halo Wars?

is that 09 too?
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Greysturm - 568 days 2 hours ago
12.1 - If they didnt announce it...
Its pretty clear.
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Odonnus - 568 days 2 hours ago
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Or being announced at a later date
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solidt12 - 567 days 20 hours ago
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Yep Halo Wars next year. Im mad that Borderland isn't hitting this year also. Last holiday all the games hit at the same time and it looks like this year we will actually have some games to play on the 360 and the PS3. We have GTA IV now and this summer PS3 get MGS 4 and the 360 get NG 2. Last summer only game I had was the Darkness and then at the end Bioshock.
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SL1M DADDY - 568 days 2 hours ago
13 - I will be picking up Gears 2 and Fable...
But outside of that, the list is a bit underwhelming. Glad there are other titles coming for the other two platforms too.
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Mr Marbles - 568 days 2 hours ago
13.1 - Don't worry
there are more they are just annoucing 1st party titles I guess, looks like Splinter Cell, Left 4 dead and a few others will not be discussed.

I like the way they list dates so we know exactly when to expect the releases, is there a listing like this for PS3?
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SL1M DADDY - 568 days 2 hours ago
13.2 - Understood but..
With the direction they have taken the SPlinter Cell series, I am not really anxious to play it until I know more about it. As for some of the other third party titles... I guess we will wait and see. I find that no mater what, first party titles on any platform are the ones that showcase the systems and for me, those are the titles I look forward to the most.
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