X06 & Tokyo Game Show 2006 - **Today is the Last Day of X06/TGS Downloads**

[Tha Xecutioner]

who cares what it is..just wanna see

[darkrage]

Wow, another racing game on the 360. How was I going to live without it.....


Personally, I laughed when Peter Jackson was talking about the Diversity of 360 games. Diverse I guess if you like Racing and shooting things.

[VanillaGorilla]

Wow, another racing game on the 360. How was I going to live without it.....


Personally, I laughed when Peter Jackson was talking about the Diversity of 360 games. Diverse I guess if you like Racing and shooting things.Or RPG's. Or sports games. Or XBLA games, or action games.

[Tha Xecutioner]

Wow, another racing game on the 360. How was I going to live without it.....


Personally, I laughed when Peter Jackson was talking about the Diversity of 360 games. Diverse I guess if you like Racing and shooting things. When you take into effect the Arcade games + 360, then you get diversity and it wont be that funny anymore.

[Roufuss]

Wow, another racing game on the 360. How was I going to live without it.....


Personally, I laughed when Peter Jackson was talking about the Diversity of 360 games. Diverse I guess if you like Racing and shooting things.

A friend of mine said the same thing, that the conference basacially boiled down to Halo, Halo, FPS, XBLA, Racing, FPS.

Dosen't bother me any since that's pretty much why I got a 360 anyways ;)

[rabbitt]

Now that I think about it, every week there should be this much stuff on the Marketplace.

[darkrage]

OK, when you boil down the games on the 360, you get this.

40% FPS
20% Sports
20% Racing

that leaves another 20% towards all other genres. Including a total of 2 RPGs. The future looks bright for game Diversity, but right now its just not there. Sports and Racing will always be a mainstay of any gaming console, and the FPS genre is dominated by Xbox on the console side (and I think thats great). But Im not going to call the array of games diverse. A College does not have a diverse campus just becuase it has 20% of its students a minority. The college I attended was 40% White. Thats diversity.

I get that people like those 3 genres, but Im looking forward to playing something different in the comming months, not the Same ol' Same ol'. If I wanted more of the same, I would have just kept playing my old systems. Here is to the future.

[LinkinPrime]

Here's the official XBOX Press Release on X06:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/events/x06/xbox360welcomesnewworlds.htm

Everything's been pretty much covered here but just in case anyone wanted to read it. Posted it in the OP as well.

[Apossum]

OK, when you boil down the games on the 360, you get this.

40% FPS
20% Sports
20% Racing

that leaves another 20% towards all other genres. Including a total of 2 RPGs. The future looks bright for game Diversity, but right now its just not there. Sports and Racing will always be a mainstay of any gaming console, and the FPS genre is dominated by Xbox on the console side (and I think thats great). But Im not going to call the array of games diverse. A College does not have a diverse campus just becuase it has 20% of its students a minority. The college I attended was 40% White. Thats diversity.

I get that people like those 3 genres, but Im looking forward to playing something different in the comming months, not the Same ol' Same ol'. If I wanted more of the same, I would have just kept playing my old systems. Here is to the future.


you're forgetting Tom Clancy-- that guy is a genre unto himself.

[shipwreck]

OK, when you boil down the games on the 360, you get this.

40% FPS
20% Sports
20% Racing

that leaves another 20% towards all other genres. Including a total of 2 RPGs. The future looks bright for game Diversity, but right now its just not there. Sports and Racing will always be a mainstay of any gaming console, and the FPS genre is dominated by Xbox on the console side (and I think thats great). But Im not going to call the array of games diverse. A College does not have a diverse campus just becuase it has 20% of its students a minority. The college I attended was 40% White. Thats diversity.

I get that people like those 3 genres, but Im looking forward to playing something different in the comming months, not the Same ol' Same ol'. If I wanted more of the same, I would have just kept playing my old systems. Here is to the future.

Well, if we're going to be spewing about percentages, at least get them somewhat right. I think there are 61 games currently released for the 360 (I might have missed a few) and the percentages break down like this:

Sports 33%
Third-Person 22%
First-Person 15%
Racing 11%
RPG 5%
Vehicle Combat 5%
Fighting 3%
Strategy 3%
Extreme Sports Games 3% (Throw that into sports if you want)

That's not including XBLA games. That's about as diverse as any console's library gets.

[Roufuss]

you're forgetting Tom Clancy-- that guy is a genre unto himself.

:rofl:

I laughed out loud for reals.

[mykevermin]

Well, if we're going to be spewing about percentages, at least get them somewhat right. I think there are 61 games currently released for the 360 (I might have missed a few) and the percentages break down like this:

Sports 33%
Third-Person 22%
First-Person 15%
Racing 11%
RPG 5%
Vehicle Combat 5%
Fighting 3%
Strategy 3%
Extreme Sports Games 3% (Throw that into sports if you want)

That's not including XBLA games. That's about as diverse as any console's library gets.

Don't get in the man's way of using gut feeling and just being a grouser to make up percentages. Screw you and your "data-based" percentages. His mean more because he believes them. Nyeh! Just let the man post incessantly in the 360 threads about how much the 360 sucks. Personally, I enjoy it; that's only because his gamertag is his signature. :lol:

With regards to your "real world numbers," where in the hell do you get 5% RPGs? I can think of Oblivion (oh, Final Fantasy too); that's 2/61, or just over 3%. I'm evidently missing another release you classify as an RPG. What game is that?

[Roufuss]

Enchanted Arms.

[RelentlessRolento]

Don't get in the man's way of using gut feeling and just being a grouser to make up percentages. Screw you and your "data-based" percentages. His mean more because he believes them. Nyeh! Just let the man post incessantly in the 360 threads about how much the 360 sucks. Personally, I enjoy it; that's only because his gamertag is his signature. :lol:

With regards to your "real world numbers," where in the hell do you get 5% RPGs? I can think of Oblivion (oh, Final Fantasy too); that's 2/61, or just over 3%. I'm evidently missing another release you classify as an RPG. What game is that?


enchanted arms?

[darkrage]

I don't hate the 360, its my favorite console. Im just trying to knock down the OMG! fanboy stuff here a little and sit back objectivly.

I think all the console companies are overcharging the fuck out of us. $60 for a full extra Wii controller? Sorry, Ill join the sheep again.

OMG!!!1! 3 Halo games!? FTW!

[shipwreck]

Yup, Enchanted Arms was the third.

And for the record, I hate trying to attach a genre to games. It's a pain in my database ass.

[RelentlessRolento]

I still say every game is in the "Other" genre... just depends on how differnt it is from the other "Other"s...?

[mykevermin]

Im just trying to knock down the OMG! fanboy stuff here a little and sit back objectivly.

What part of "arbitrarily making up what genres constitute what percentage of releases for the 360" is objectively done?

[A Happy Panda]

Yeah, it was a mod for WarCraft 3. And it was 2 years in the making. They shut it down last week or so.

It was for Command and Conquer Generals not WC3. They shut it down a few weeks ago. The rumors sprung up instantly that Bungie was at work on an RTS because no one from MS bothered them at all about the 2 mod for the two years. Turns out the rumors are true.

[RelentlessRolento]

whoah... lotsa stuff finally on marketplace for this thing...

[T234]

...(oh, Final Fantasy too); that's 2/61...
Did I miss something?

[rabbitt]

Did I miss something?

FF XI

[LinkinPrime]

Haven't found the PGR4 trailer yet, but I'm dying to see it.

PGR4 trailer is now on XBLM as well as Halo Wars, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Banjo Kazooie, Marvel Online (i think).

[deadite76]

PGR4 trailer is now on XBLM as well as Halo Wars, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Banjo Kazooie, Marvel Online (i think).

As well as Splinter Cell:DA, Assassins Creed, R6: Vegas and Viva Pinata.

[RelentlessRolento]

I really hate pre-rendered trailers... gameplay is always key at selling for me... it's not like I'm in the theater waiting for the spider-man 4 teaser... i wanna see the damn thing already!

[FriskyTanuki]

I have to wonder how exclusive Splinter Cell 5 and Bioshock are, as I'm seeing a huge * next to that announcement. I'm betting that it's a timed exclusive seeing what they've done before with the SC series.

What else can they do with the PGR series to justify a fourth iteration? I haven't seen or heard of any specifics, but I'm a little confused about the quick announcement of a sequel to a game to we saw just last year. It's interesting that they've got two projects rights, one of the PS3 and one on the 360.

Guitar Hero 2 probably won't arrive until next spring at the earliest since they want people to buy the PS2 version first. Will they offer a downloadable pack of the GH songs and for how much since that game's still quite expensive a year later? How much more will it cost since it's bound to cost more to produce than it did on the PS2? How long until we hear of PS3 and Wii iterations?

I'm surprised it took Microsoft this long to realize that Halo's their best franchise and that that they can exploit it to create spinoffs like most other companies have done with their best franchises. It's good news for those that care about the Halo series.

Not really that much in the way of interesting news to me.

[seanr1221]

Who wants to bet Splinter Cell 5 will come out around the time of Metal Gear Solid 4.

[Francis]

Who wants to bet Splinter Cell 5 will come out around the time of Metal Gear Solid 4.
Ohhh that's good thinking, I'd still rather wait a year and pray that we get some sort of MGS4: Substance. :pray:

By then the next SC and Bioshock will probably be on PS3 too.

[FriskyTanuki]

Who wants to bet Splinter Cell 5 will come out around the time of Metal Gear Solid 4.
Considering the next SC should be out next fall, where MGS4 is likely to be released, as well, it's likely. However, it won't do much to hurt MGS4's sales.

[Sporadic]

And Day 9 brings us the Smackdown Vs Raw demo

Trailers:
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Wheelman
Frontlines Fuel of War
X06 Game Montage
Crossfire

Demos:
WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2007

Gamer Pics and Themes:
Fable 2 Theme
X06 Theme

In Game Content
Four Oblivion packs $ (150 points each. Only Available in In France, Italy, Germany and Spain.)
This is the in game content that was previously available in other regions.

[Brak]

The Peter Jackson announcement (of a new genre of gaming) is huge.

I know free-thinkers will say, "lol isnt that what games is already lol", but any advancement / reinventions of the basis of video games is huge.

I can't wait for more developements.

[doubledown]

Yeah, we get wrestling....I'll try it, but I doubt I'll like it. I haven't really liked a wrestling game since the days NES/Genesis.

[doubledown]

Anything new today?

[terribledeli]

Anything new today?

From Major's blog

For this final day, we have the following content now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace:

Trailers:
X06 Arcade Montage
Stranglehold
Blitz the League
F.E.A.R.

Pictures
X06 Picture Pack

While not officially part of the bringing it home promotion, the below content has just gone live as well:

Video:
Saint's Row-Mayhem Video Strategy (720p)*
Saint's Row-Insurance Fraud Video Strategy (720p)*
Saint's Row-Hitman Video Strategy (720p)*

*Not available in France

All and all, today is disappointing.

[doubledown]

Thanks...no demo :( Still waiting for a NBA Live 07 and Tiger Woods 07

[seanr1221]

Considering the next SC should be out next fall, where MGS4 is likely to be released, as well, it's likely. However, it won't do much to hurt MGS4's sales.

Ehhh, it will still give 360 owners who don't also have a PS3 something...then again Halo 3 will most likely be coming out around the fall also.

[Daddy]

Strangle hold is Max Payne on crack...asian crack of course, also its John Woo making the game (joining Peter jackson's clan) so its based off hard boiled and looks pretty sweet.

[deadite76]

Stranglehold has been on my radar since E3! Everything I've seen so far just oozes cool. Hopefully the extra development time works out. It's Tequila Time!!

[Scorch]

Be sure to get what you want today, it's the final day of the "bring it home" promotion so a lot of stuff will disappear after today..

[Daddy]

Be sure to get what you want today, it's the final day of the "bring it home" promotion so a lot of stuff will disappear after today..


Think that only happens with artist of the month stuff

[LinkinPrime]

Think that only happens with artist of the month stuff
Not according to this:

Starting Wednesday, September 20, through Friday, September 29, connected gamers can access the best content from the Tokyo Game Show in Japan and X06 in Barcelona, Spain, including highlights from both press briefings, daily updates and behind the scenes videos from the show floors as well as the hottest playable game demos and videos in high definition. The majority of this content will only be available until 12:00 a.m. PDT on September 29, so be sure to download everything you want while it is available.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/promotions/bringithome/default.htm

EDIT: They changed the link, but that's what it originally stated. Its on the OP.

[Scorch]

or this, posted yesterday

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6158978.html

Tomorrow is the final day for the Bringing it Home promotion. Gamers had better get their download on, as Microsoft previously that said much of the content that has gone up as part of the promotion will be available only through tomorrow.

[RelentlessRolento]

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