Gaming room (It's a geeks paradise)

[Loz]

I downloaded 'Portal' last night off Steam. It's old, but it's good and it's free until the 24th (apparently Portal 2 is on its way).

Big download, so maybe not for those with limited broadband. PC or Mac.

[Keef]

So, anyone had problems with an xbox refusing to read any game disks?

I'd not played it for a while, but turned it on on Sunday, and played for an hour, no probs (although I did think it was slightly slow). Yesterday I turn on, and it just wont read disks. It will read an audio CD, but not a game or DVD.

My daughter has been pressing the on/off button a bit when we've taken our eyes off her, but can't really see how that would damage it. It definitely hasn't had anything spilled on it or anything like that.

Have tried a lens cleaner disk, which has made no difference.

Any ideas? Could it be something as simple as a setting that's been changed accidently, or do I need to go and have it looked at, which will probably cost as much as I paid for it?

[EDKiwi]

Haven't had any probs myself so far, could be the drive laser or the lens maybe, seems odd it just stopped though.

There's a couple of things on the MS site you could try, bit skeptical myslef but you never know.

Xbox support

[bon3yard]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Very very good.

> I got Far Cry 2 in sainsbury's for 8 quid the

> other day. It's sort of Fallout 3 in the jungle,

> and a bit odd, like Fallout it has yet to hook me,

> mainly for most of the pitfalls so perfectly (as

> ever) described by ZP in the linked review.

I have a real soft spot for this game, its as repetitive as a Status-Quo compilation album but theres something so satisfying about setting fire to dry grassland...wheres me Swan Vesta.

[bon3yard]

I've just finished Mass Effect 2 if anyone fancies a swapsie?

[mockney piers]

I know what you mean boneyard. Brush fires and running over zebras, weirdly cathartic. And what's with the convoys, thy can't ALL be that lost?!

[mockney piers]

Osmote for the iPad/PC. Haven't played anything quite so beautifully thought out and weirdly hypnotically cathartic since Zen Bound. ?2.99 mind, gone are those iPhone days of 59p i guess :(

[SeanMacGabhann]

Definitely on the ipad, prices are higher than the old days ? but considering the same game on, say, a DS with lesser graphics often costs best part of ?30 compared with the 2-3 on the pad, it?s still an easy bargain. Especially considering the screen and battery life

Must try that one out tho

[SeanMacGabhann]

Did you mean Osmos btw? Took me a while to find it looking for osmote

bloody hell it's good tho' Haven't had time to fully engage with it but everything feels just lovely.

[mockney piers]

Yes, whoops, sorry. Nice innit, plus no high score for you to beat everyone with!!!!!!!!

[SeanMacGabhann]

it's only GW2 where I come out on top - every other leaderboard is mixed at best or me last!

[Mark]

I don't game, but this amused me...

 

[paragon]

Bought Red Dead Redemption. Never really got into any open story games like GTA or Zelda before and always thought I was missing out on something.

Played it for 5 hours or so and I still don't think it is a genre I'll ever go nuts for. The game is really impressive and the scale of it is mental, loads to do and side missions and storylines all over the place. Quite like the hunting and scavaging aspects but it is ultimately unrewarding as it just seems to plod on. Going to perservere and give some serious hours to it to see if it changes my view. I just like games with distinct levels, or missions and I don't like find from a 3rd person perspective.

THe most enjoyment I have had so far is killing Marshalls and seeing how long I can stay alive, a bit like the odd foray into GTA and trying to get the SWAT guys out (i think SWAT can't even remember now!)

[katie1997]

I just don't 'get' computer gaming but plenty of people do!

[mockney piers]

Ooooh, Deus Ex 3 out in February. Do we gamers finally have something to be genuinely excited about?

[paragon]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Ooooh, Deus Ex 3 out in February. Do we gamers

> finally have something to be genuinely excited

> about?

Massively - I am sure I have waxed lyrical about Deus Ex before on this thread. I am not sure I'll like it on a console so much but I will purchase this the minute it hit.

COD to come first though from the other studio so might not be great.

Anyone want to swap Red Dead Redemption on the PS3 for anything?

[mockney piers]

I bought deus ex on steam for about a quid. The graphics and mechanics have aged badly in this post havoc world, but the atmosphere and story are so good, better than anything I can think of since.

[EDKiwi]

Dammit, a quid, it just cost me ?5.99 on Steam. Never got around to playing it so thought it was about time...and what the heck ever happened to Half Life Episode 3? Shorter release times by making 'episodes' rather than full games my arse.

[mockney piers]

Has anyone downloaded Limbo on XBLA?

Is it as good as they say it is? Should I do it.

It sort of looks like Shadow Complex meets Ico, am I even close?

Anyone, anyone....Bueller?

[karter]

nope but looks good though.:)

[SeanMacGabhann]

It's fantastic. I'm not sure i would describe it as you did monkey but. Well the demo is generous and more than enough to give you the idea. It's not a long game by any means. But it has been the one to engage me the most

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Hello fellow gamers anyone still messing about with MW2 I tend to go-online around 10pm when family is asleep.. feel like a secret lemonade drinker... Would love to get games going with fellow south Londoner's just to see how bad I really am

[mockney piers]

I haven't for a while but am keen to do the co-op missions at some point. Could do later in the week.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

great next time I am on will drop you note (glen911) is my oool sign-in name

[Floating Onion]

Not sure I'll have time to be online (or allowed!) this week, but would be up for some coop MW2 in the future.

Spent the weekend slogging through Civ5. Still like them.