I think it's wrong for me to want this game, but I do...

It's a bloody shame that the xbox version won't be out until next year though... all the other systems get it at the beginning of November.

We could have an XBox Live poker tournament!

In!  Why is the Xbox version coming out late?  That would rule.

I also loved BG&E.

I'm confident there will be a sequel, there was talk about it in LA, and the rumors are also pointing that direction.

Me too, still in with the Titans.

RUMOR #1: Details of the Halo 2 beta test have been leaked.

Source: A post on the official Xbox forums which was republished on the Gaming Age forums.

The official story: "Microsoft does not comment on rumors or speculation"--Microsoft spokesperson.

What we heard: With Halo 2 only 87 days away, gamers are ravenously devouring every scrap of information Bungie makes made public. However, they are even more interested in what Bungie is keeping secret. So when the alleged beta-test leak appeared on the Xbox forums, Master Chief wannabes went to condition red. It described three new multiplayer maps: "Zanzibar," the factory shown off at E3; "Mid-ship" which takes place inside a Covenant Battle cruiser; and "Ivory Tower," a greenhouse filled with elevators. It also outlined the new weapons in the game, including: the new SMG ("this little baby packs a punch"); the Battle Rifle, which can be used to snipe from afar or up-close as an assault rifle; the Covenant beam rifle ("equivalent to the human Sniper Rifle"); the Brute Shot ("shoots grenades that bounce around"); the hard-to-find Covenant Carbine ("the best gun in the game"); and the Energy Sword ("don't mess with the best 'cause the best don't mess"). The leak also killed some rumors ("You CANNOT duel wield plasma swords…There IS NO DIFFERENCE aside from appearance between Spartans and elites in MP.") But veteran Halo fans will be most excited by the following tidbit: "Halo 2 will support four people on one Xbox for LIVE play. All at the same time." But is the leak accurate? Given the fact Microsoft pulled the original from the Xbox.com forums, the answer is almost certainly "yes."

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus.

from http://www.gamespot.com

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LOL, well that link didn't work, check it out in this thread at dslreports:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11052558~mode=flat

Very sweet!  Thanks for the heads up KS

Those settings look fine to me, I would like 5 minute quarters though.  Can't wait to start!


Go Titans!

Here is a car list, not complete yet though:

Mid and High Level Sports Cars
1984 Ferrari 288GTO
1997 Honda NSX-R
2004 Honda NSX-R
2002 Lotus Esprit V8
2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
2003 Dodge Viper SRT10 (top up)
1993 Ferrari 512TR
2004 Ferrari 360 Modena F1
1998 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta F1 hardtop
1998 Ferrari F355 Challenge
2004 Ferrari 360 CS (Challenge Stradale)
2005 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2005 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Coupe
2003 Porsche 911 (996) GT3
1995 Porsche 911 (993) GT2
1999 Shelby Series 1
2001 TVR Tuscan R
Hatches and Compacts - "Ultimate Hot Hatches"

BMW 2003 MINI Cooper-S Germany, Europe
Chrysler 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT (Turbo) USA, North America
Ford 2003 Ford Focus SVT 3-door United States, North America
GM 2002 Saab 9-3 Viggen 3-door Sweden, Europe
Fiat 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo Italy, Europe
Volkswagen 1995 Volkswagen Corrado SLC Germany, Europe
Honda 1991Honda CRX Si-R Japan, Asia
Honda 2004, Honda Civic Type R Hatch Japan, Asia
Honda 1994 Honda Civic Si Hatch, Japan, Asia
Mazda 2003 Mazda Protégé MAZDASPEED Japan, Asia
Mazda 2004 Mazda 3 (2.3 Sport 5-door) hatch Japan, Asia
Dodge 2003 Dodge SRT4 United States, North America
Peugeot 2004 Peugeot 206 Gti 180France, Europe
Renault 2003 Renault Sport Clio V6 RS (Renaultsport) France, Europe
Toyota 1985 Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno GT Apex (Corolla GT-S) Japan, Asia
Volkswagen 2002 Volkswagen Golf R32 Germany, Europe
Volkswagen 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle 1.8T Turbo S Germany, Europe

Coupes/Roadsters "Autocrossers"

Audi 2004 Audi TT 3.2 Coupe Germany, Europe
BMW 2004 BMW Z4 3.0i Germany, Europe
GM 2004 Vauxhall VX220 Turbo United Kingdom, Europe
GM 2004 Opel Speedster Turbo United Kingdom Europe
Honda 1999 Honda Civic Si Coupe Japan, Asia
Honda 2003 Honda S2000 (hardtop) Japan, Asia
Honda 1995 Honda Civic Del Sol VTEC Japan, Asia
Lotus 2004 Lotus Elise 111S United Kingdom, Europe
Toyota 2002 Lexus SC430 Japan, Asia
Mercedes 2003 Mercedes CLK55 AMG Coupe Germany Europe
Toyota 2002 Toyota Soarer 430SCV Japan, Asia
Lotus 2005 Lotus Federal Elise (135R) United Kingdom Europe
Lotus 2005 Lotus Exige United Kingdom, Europe
Mazda 2000 Mazda Miata MX-5 1.8i Sport Japan, Asia
Panoz 2001 Panoz Esperante GTL (Coupe - hardtop) United States, North America
Porsche 2003 Porsche Boxster S (hardtop) Germany, Europe
Toyota 1995 Toyota MR2 Turbo T-Bar Japan, Asia
Toyota 2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder Japan, Asia
Toyota 2002 Toyota MR-S Japan, Asia

Entry Level Sports Cars - "Street Racers"

Honda 2000 Acura Integra Type R (US Spec) Japan, Asia
Honda 2000 Honda Integra Type R (Japan Spec) Japan, Asia
Honda 2002 Acura RSX Type S Japan, Asia
Honda 2002 Honda Integra Type R (Japan) Japan, Asia
Honda 2003 Acura 3.2 CL Type S (6 speed) Japan, Asia
Hyundai 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT Korea, Asia
Mazda 1995 Mazda RX-7 (US Spec) Japan, Asia
Mitsubishi 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Japan, Asia
Mitsubishi 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS Japan, Asia
Mazda 2004 Mazda MX-5 Mazdaspeed Japan, Asia
Chrysler 1998 Eagle Talon Tsi Turbo (AWD) United States, North America
Toyota 2004 Toyota Camry Solara Sport Japan, Asia
Mazda 1990 Mazda RX-7 Turbo Japan, Asia
Mitsubishi 1998Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R Japan, Asia
Nissan 1998 Nissan 240SX SE Japan, Asia
Toyota 2003 Toyota Celica GT-S Japan, Asia
Toyota 2003 Toyota Celica 1.8 WT-I T Sport Japan, Asia

pr0ner, did you receive my invites last night?

FYI:

Many Gamespots have a Burnout 3 demo running in the store.  Also, you can obtain the demo if you preorder the game.

I will be going to my Gamespot tomorrow and preordering for sure.

Did any of you play it at E3?  I didn't get a chance to play it but I watched a few people play it and it's beautiful.  The people I watched play it (Xbox girls), really sucked at it though so I didn't get to see that much racing, just a lot of crashing.

Jessie, YGM

Hey all, I think we should just go ahead and use the built in Tournament feature.  With that said, we can either play a 16 player tournament or a 31 team tourney.  I think we should probably go with 16 since we didn't have 31 originally interested.  Everyone agree?  

I don't have the time nowadays to take care of the hosting etc., so someone else can take over.  


Someone can go ahead and host the league if they want (jessie may be doing so already)



In Both with the Titans, and for the league I think all the team claims should still be valid.

I'm going to see if i can't get the league put together tonight.

Anyone else want in?

Why don't you just go ahead and host it then.  Everyone who claimed their teams in this thread has already said they want in a league.  So, let the team claims stand and host it if you want.

If someone else would like to start it that is fine with me.  I just want to play in it with the Titans

It appears it's just a matter of setting it up and sending out the invites, both of which I don't know if I will have time to get too soon.  If someone wants to grab the reigns and go with it that would be awesome, just use the team reservations everyone has already posted here.

If someone else would like to start it that is fine with me.  I just want to play in it with the Titans

It appears it's just a matter of setting it up and sending out the invites, both of which I don't know if I will have time to get too soon.  If someone wants to grab the reigns and go with it that would be awesome, just use the team reservations everyone has already posted here.

I'm looking forward to the league as well.

thats ridiculous, who would get that tatoo, that must be a temp
funny though, not to change topics but are you really expecting the demo out on august 24th like that ilovebees thing says?

I'm not expecting it, just wondering what the chances are.  That would be awesome though.  If they released a multiplayer demo in August it would succeed in increasing the hype for the game even more, as long as the demo was in good shape.

KS, Halo 2 comes out in Nov. right?  This would be 2 months before.  Correct me if I'm wrong

What do you all think about the ilovebees.com thing?  

Teamxbox has an article on the issue here:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6404/Halo-2-Single-Player-Demo-on-August-24th



What if OXM actually puts a demo of Halo 2 in the Sept. Issue?  Could that one issue not become the highest selling issue of a video game magazine ever?  

Any thoughts on all this?

I don't want them both to succeed at all.  I think EA has the far inferior game and has no business being #1, Just as I feel AOL has a far inferior ISP and has no business being #1.

You all look for me online tonight as well.  My friend and I are planning on playing quiet a bit.

[Console Gold Season]

I believe when I was messing around with the Tournament Creation, that you can either have a 16 or 20 man tournament (you can have different #'s of course, but these two are the closest to where we stand right now).

As of this post, I think we have somewhere around 17 or 18.  

We should at some point discuss a starting date for this.  

If we decide to begin the official Console Gold Season on August 20th, and we want to do the Tournament as a warm-up, we can do that.

I'm sure Eco is on top of this.

LD

Yea, I think that is how we should do it.

I will go ahead and set it up using Live's tournament feature as that makes the most sense.  I will still update the bracket on the website so everyone can keep up with it there as well.  

I will try and work on it Sunday as I'm going out of town tonight.

Well crap, I am going out of town but I'll be back late tomorrow night.  I would love to join with the Titans and will as soon as I return.  If it isn't full.

In! Denver Broncos

programmerbob, actually called the Broncos prior to your post.  

Just a heads up

So, now that ESPN 2K5 is out it'll probably stay in my Xbox the most between now and next year's version.  There are still a ton of games I'm looking forward to this year though and Burnout 3 is the next one to come out.  

I've never enjoyed a racing game as much as I enjoyed Burnout 3 at E3, and the version wasn't near complete.  It had such a huge sense of speed, I almost felt tired after playing a few rounds because of how much I tensed up.  The crashes are spectacular.  Period.  Every aspect of the game screams fun and I cannot imagine how much fun it'll be on Xbox Live!

Here are some previews for you all to check out if you haven't already:

http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox/824/Burnout-3-Takedown/p1

Game of the Year? Sure thing, why not. Yeah, it owns.

It's technically sharp, eye-openingly pretty, and shockingly fast. You've got to play this.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/530/530840p1.html
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/522/522992p1.html
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/512/512787p1.html

Quite simply, the game rocks.

http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/burnout-3/528606p1.html






Whatever you do, don't let this game slip by without at least giving it a shot (that is all it will take before you're hooked).

Great impressions Lockdown, and surprise...  I pretty much agree with you on every point.

I'm loving the game.  I played 2 games last night, the first was 1 on 1 against my friend, then 2 on 2 with some other friends.

The 2 on 2 game was easily one of the best sports gaming experiences I've ever had.  My friend and I lost, even though at halftime we were up by 17 points...

Still, it was a great game and I forsee many late nights with this game.

Bravo Sega/VC.

And welcome to the CG forums!

I hope so too.  I'll by the NBA and NHL games this year, which will be a first for me.

3 more hours till I'm off...

You know what, you guys don't want to wait for me to come back to high speed internet on the 20th of August.  I'll drop from the league.

Good news is the Patriots are free for someone to dominate with  :twisted:

I for one would be fine with that.  I'll go with whatever the majority says though

The tournament starts on August 8th, so that would give us time to finish it before the league starts.  And, I think using the tournament as a preseason tournament of sorts is a good idea!

[MY EB JUST CALLED AND SAID THEY ARE GETTING THE GAME IN TONIGHT AT 8PM!!!!]

MY EB JUST CALLED AND SAID THEY ARE GETTING THE GAME  IN TONIGHT AT 8PM!!!!      

They are sending someone to pick it up special from Miliwaukee...

Ah, lucky dog Hetz!  So, I expect you'll play 2 or 3 games then come here and post right?  Please?!

I'm serious about it

Can I have the Colts then?

Well of course!

EA was the ignorant one not allowing their games to be on Live!.  First EA game on Live! and BAM, 100% increase in sales.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6324/NCAA-Football-2005-Sales-Up-100-Over-Last-Year

Ralph, is that ok with you?  If so, you grab another team

Loren, I don't know when we should start it.  I kind of think we should wait till after the tournament.  Then the tournament can kind of be a pre-season tournament of sorts.  I'm open to whatever though.

Geez...you guys start up a league while I'm out of town and my team is gone...d'oh!

Ah, that does suck Loren.  I also thought you jjust weren't interested in the league.

Grab another team though

K, Eagles down for Devil.  He is on vacation afterall, so it's only fair.

I think we might should start the league after the tournament as well.  What do you all think?

[9.5]

Teamxbox reviewed it!

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/766/ESPN-NFL-2005/p1

9.5


In regards to Ziff Davis' sold out EGM's review.

ESPN NFL 2K5 has the best graphics that I have witnessed in a sports game to date.

Sounds like the EGM guys had just eaten 3 magic mushrooms a piece before they reviewed the game.

Everyone let me know one way or another if you want to stay in the tournament now that there will also be a league.  Thx.

I agree Lockdown.

Question, do we still want to do the tournament as well?  I for one would like too, however, I understand if that would be too much for some people.  Let me know.

Is it possible for two members of the league to live in the same house? If need be, we can just play our head-to-head games offline and then have the loser forfeit. If so, I'll be in also. My bastard brother already took the Panters, so I guess I'll take the Vikings. If someone else wants them though (as in, they've always been your favorite team), I don't mind taking some other team (preferably the Ravens or the Falcons).

You unfortunately must have separate Live! accounts, and the games must be played online.  Their system keeps up with it, not us so it isn't at all possible.  

Sorry

Last year, Ralph and I encountered the same problem in the PS2 league. What we ended up doing was playing off-line in our head-to-head matchup and then told the administrator of our league who won. Apparently, he had the ability to assign forfeits, so he just gave a forfeit to the one of us who lost and a win to the one who won.

If that is possible, I would be more than happy to do it.