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myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 13:30

I hate you all.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 13:31

PLS USE 4 AVTAR THX BIBI

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 13:36

I would, but I like mine far too much to change it.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 17:00

Gamestation are doing Civ Rev for £19.99 today. For both home console formats.

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/images/cat ... rs-Civ.asp

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 17:17

The Rev Owen wrote:

Gamestation are doing Civ Rev for £19.99 today. For both home console formats.

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/images/cat ... rs-Civ.asp

Yoink!

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

The Rev Owen wrote:

Gamestation are doing Civ Rev for £19.99 today. For both home console formats.

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/images/cat ... rs-Civ.asp

GAH!

Too many games I want! Skate's only just been dispatched, SBK 08 is next week, this....

And what have I played exclusively this week? Forza bloody 2.

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

Gamestation are in fact adding a new bargain every hour:

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/images/category/24-7.asp

And here's what all the offers will be.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 22:18

Lol CoD4 for £24.99 lol Zardoz lol.
OooOOH! Ninja Gaiden 2.. hnngh... HNNGH!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16581

Front page typo maybe, when you click it says £34.99

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16581

I was being thick, it is indeed £24.99 now

so yeah lol@Zardoz, haha

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Someone here has been after it for ages, so it might be worth highlighting that the Orange Box (360) is only £15 from that Gamestation link.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

And out of stock.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

A minor detail.

Sorry if I got anyones hopes up.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:32

I love the Orange Box. I wish more Bezzies would play Teen Fartass Poo.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Still, did cause me to spot Alone in the dark for £20.

CUS · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:07

myoptika wrote:

I love the Orange Box. I wish more Bezzies would play Teen Fartass Poo.

I still like it. It does require either:

a) proper team play from everyone
b) hilarious clowning from everyone

But as long as everyone is on The Same Page, I reckon it's good fun.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49233

You also need a headset but no mike.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

You also need a Good Host. It's very laggy at times, which is massively annoying considering how much better it is than, well, CoD and Halo if you're playing with the right people.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Twas I who was looking for Orange Box, but I've already got it now - thanks though.

When I've got some free time (aka, october) I'ld be well up for some TF2. It seems a lot of fun.

CUS · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2008 14:05

Dudley wrote:

Still, did cause me to spot Alone in the dark for £20.

It's not worth £10. THAT FUCKING DRIVING BIT.

Whomper · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 107

Shopto.net have various things in their sale, none of which really excite me. It is however worth mentioning that they are once again selling the PC version of The Orange Box for only £18, which is an enormous bargain just for TF2 alone.

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

ShopTo has a sale on:

http://www.shopto.net/page.php?page=search&categ=Sale

It seems to be mainly shit although Geometry Wars on the Wii for a tenner seems pretty good. They've got the Orange Box for the PC for £18 which is the first time I've seen it that cheap for a while.

Also you can get a £2 off voucher at http://gamers.eurogamer.net/giveaways.php?id=18 but make haste -- only 1534 discount vouchers left!

EDIT: Curses, you just saw their email as well, didn't you?

Runcle · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:10

grainger games had the orange box for 15 quid a few month ago for the PC, if I see cheap prices again Ill speak up, sorry.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Is one of the new Tomb Raiders good? Because I heard rumours one was. I ask because Shopto has Legend for £8 and Anniversary for £13.

And I'm quite up for some jumping around...

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Legends is easilly worth the price it goes for these days.

Bad bosses let it down, the gunplay and driving sections are average, but the platforming is ace.

Ghost Squad, Wii - £11.83 delivered
Tomb Raider: Anniversary, PC - £4.99 delivered
Eternal Sonata, Xbox 360 - £9.99 delivered
Devil May Cry 4 Limited Edition, PS3 - £24.99 delivered
Alone in the Dark - Collectors Edition, Xbox 360 - £29.99 delivered
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii - £24.99 delivered

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Prince Of Persia: Revelations, PSP - £1.99 delivered
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, PSP - £1.99 delivered
Power Stone Collection, PSP - £4.99 delivered
Eternal Sonata, Xbox 360 - £8.99 delivered

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Lave wrote:

Is one of the new Tomb Raiders good? Because I heard rumours one was. I ask because Shopto has Legend for £8 and Anniversary for £13.

And I'm quite up for some jumping around...

I think Legends is genuinely good, if a tad short, with a pretty good story, exactly the right amount of cut scene (some of which, especially the "Cornwall? Take the M5 to the A30 CORNWALL?" line which still has me in stitches. Other leading reviewers disagreed shall we say.

Anniversary is merely good. It suffers because it doesn't have Legend's atmosphere. Because your back at base people weren't there in TR1, they're not around for the remake and you feel really too alone. You'll meet the odd human baddy but rarely, and the locations and conversations are neither as varied or as good.

For £8 Legends is damn near essential. Do be aware though, preowned it's in Gamestations 4 for £20, along with Crackdown and Earth Defence Force, all of which you MUST own.

CUS · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:18

Dudley wrote:

For £8 Legends is damn near essential. Do be aware though, preowned it's in Gamestations 4 for £20, along with Crackdown and Earth Defence Force, all of which you MUST own.

Well, Crackdown, certainly, folks. Still resolutely stuck in my top 10 favourite games, and not just on the 360. Just understand that 'the more you play it, the better it gets', now.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:10

Dimrill wrote:

The Rev Owen wrote:

Gamestation are doing Civ Rev for £19.99 today. For both home console formats.

http://www.gamestation.co.uk/images/cat ... rs-Civ.asp

Yoink!

The sodding sods sent me the PS3 version. NO USE TO ANYONE, THAT!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:26

Soul Calibur 4 for £26.63 from Play Asia. Region Free, apparently.
Lego Indy Jones 360 for 20 sponds! Oi loved that there game while I was playing it and isn't no more.

Scarysheep3000 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 13:22

Dimrill wrote:

Soul Calibur 4 for £26.63 from Play Asia. Region Free, apparently.

Ooh, tempting... does anyone know if I'd be able to play it online using a UK Live account? I want this game but can't really justify spending £36, which is the cheapest I've found the PAL version.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Won't make the slightest difference.

Scarysheep3000 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 20:23

Dudley wrote:

Won't make the slightest difference.

Splendid stuff. Cheers, Duds.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14498

Not sure if this is a bargin or not but

Call of duty 4 for the xbox from Argos :

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... DUTY+4.htm

£29.99 , but you can get any 2 £29.99 games for £45 , so 22.50 for COD4 ....

Pity none of the others look any good.

BTW PS3 version is also £29.99 and part of a 2 for £50 bundle on there :

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... DUTY+4.htm

Two others i was looking at for the 360 :

Mass effect £9.99

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/store ... mit=GO+%3E

And Viva Pinata Party Animals £9.99

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/p ... 3EXBOX.htm

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12310

You only ever see this on CD WOW because it hasn't been released in the UK STILL. Does have English audio though, and the price has dropped from last time I checked at £33.99:

Twin Peaks - Definitive Gold Box Edition (10-DVD) - £24.99

Runcle · **Posted:** Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:59

Mr Russ wrote:

You only ever see this on CD WOW because it hasn't been released in the UK STILL. Does have English audio though, and the price has dropped from last time I checked at £33.99:

Twin Peaks - Definitive Gold Box Edition (10-DVD) - £24.99

tempting if I had the money, really though if you havent seen twin peaks it is an amazing series my favourite at that. The pilot itself shits on most films as does the rest of the series and is nearly the pinnacle of lynchs stuff as controversial that mmight seem. Theres a definite decrease in quality in the second series but the actual characters pull the whol thing through to a weird end, and although the series was axed the finale works in a lynch way. Also Lynch pleased all his twin peaks fans when he decided to make a film on the series that never concluded and made a prequel, which is a big shit on the face but the film is mint aswell. Do it in that order or youll spoil it though.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sun Jul 27, 2008 14:06

Mr Russ wrote:

You only ever see this on CD WOW because it hasn't been released in the UK STILL. Does have English audio though, and the price has dropped from last time I checked at £33.99:

Twin Peaks - Definitive Gold Box Edition (10-DVD) - £24.99

Ah yes, that was posted on hotukdeals yesterday. Bear in mind this is the Scandinavian release, but it does have a 5.0 English track.

CUS · **Posted:** Sun Jul 27, 2008 14:17

Dimrill wrote:

Ah yes, that was posted on hotukdeals yesterday. Bear in mind this is the Scandinavian release, but it does have a 5.0 English track.

Any idea how that might effect what extras it might have? I rilly rilly wannit.

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

I also feel I should invest in Twin Peaks at some point.

If I dont have 5.1 (which I dont) will the DVDs play in stereo English?

Dumb question perhaps but I dunno.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

I've taken the plunge on the Twin Peaks boxset, so I'll be able to answer any questions when it turns up.

CUS, from what I can find out about it, it's only the writing on the back of the box that's not in English, and everything else is indistinguishable from a UK release (if there was one).
At a glance, the extras seem to tie up with the Region 1 edition, but I haven't compared them in detail.

Lace, even if there isn't a stereo English option, I think the English 5.1 would still sound ok. Have you got any dvds that you can try out and set the audio track to 5.1 and see if they still sound alright?

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

Joans wrote:

Lace, even if there isn't a stereo English option, I think the English 5.1 would still sound ok. Have you got any dvds that you can try out and set the audio track to 5.1 and see if they still sound alright?

Yes I have, good idea.

Come to think of it my 360 is set to Dolby 5.1 even though its not connected to anything capable of outputting that, and it works fine. guess that answers my questions.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32621

LaceSensor wrote:

Joans wrote:

Lace, even if there isn't a stereo English option, I think the English 5.1 would still sound ok. Have you got any dvds that you can try out and set the audio track to 5.1 and see if they still sound alright?

Yes I have, good idea.

If you don't have a 5.1 output set up, every DVD player ever downmixes it to two-channel. Furthermore, almost every DVD ever has a 5.1 track on it, whether Dolby Digital or DTS. If you use the 360 for DVD playback, downmixing is how it carries audio to the TV over whichever cable you use for that. That setting for "Dolby Digital 5.1" you refer to is for the optical cable, and if you don't have an amp, you more than likely don't have that plugged into anything.

Anyway, you'll be able to watch this.

Incidentally, many DVD players, when downmixing, don't bring the centre channel up high enough in the mix. I find watching DVDs on 2-channel systems annoying as the vocal track is often indistinct.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Space Invaders Extreme - £12.99 at play (or £12.83 at theHut).

Which for a new game as wonderful as SIE is barginous.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 13:33

richardgaywood wrote:

LaceSensor wrote:

Joans wrote:

Lace, even if there isn't a stereo English option, I think the English 5.1 would still sound ok. Have you got any dvds that you can try out and set the audio track to 5.1 and see if they still sound alright?

Yes I have, good idea.

If you don't have a 5.1 output set up, every DVD player ever downmixes it to two-channel. Furthermore, almost every DVD ever has a 5.1 track on it, whether Dolby Digital or DTS. If you use the 360 for DVD playback, downmixing is how it carries audio to the TV over whichever cable you use for that. That setting for "Dolby Digital 5.1" you refer to is for the optical cable, and if you don't have an amp, you more than likely don't have that plugged into anything.

Anyway, you'll be able to watch this.

Incidentally, many DVD players, when downmixing, don't bring the centre channel up high enough in the mix. I find watching DVDs on 2-channel systems annoying as the vocal track is often indistinct.

What you need are some really expensive speaker cables to magic up some of that missing mid channel.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jul 28, 2008 16:51

DBSnappa wrote:

richardgaywood wrote:

LaceSensor wrote:

Joans wrote:

Lace, even if there isn't a stereo English option, I think the English 5.1 would still sound ok. Have you got any dvds that you can try out and set the audio track to 5.1 and see if they still sound alright?

Yes I have, good idea.

If you don't have a 5.1 output set up, every DVD player ever downmixes it to two-channel. Furthermore, almost every DVD ever has a 5.1 track on it, whether Dolby Digital or DTS. If you use the 360 for DVD playback, downmixing is how it carries audio to the TV over whichever cable you use for that. That setting for "Dolby Digital 5.1" you refer to is for the optical cable, and if you don't have an amp, you more than likely don't have that plugged into anything.

Anyway, you'll be able to watch this.

Incidentally, many DVD players, when downmixing, don't bring the centre channel up high enough in the mix. I find watching DVDs on 2-channel systems annoying as the vocal track is often indistinct.

What you need are some really expensive speaker cables to magic up some of that missing mid channel.

Tosser

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 13:58

I saw this on the AV forums. Wireless 360 controller £14.99

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Did I not mention that in this thread? My apologies, picked up one of those with my 120gb HD last weekend.

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Tue Jul 29, 2008 19:41

You might have, I lose track.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Heavenly Sword, PS3 - £14.99 delivered
Ratchet & Clank: Tools Of Destruction, PS3 - £14.99 delivered
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, PS3 - £14.99 delivered
Devil May Cry 4, PS3 - £18.90 delivered
Clive Barker's Jericho, Xbox 360 - £8.08
Civilization Revolution, DS - £19 delivered

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:14

Although Jericho is most likely to be rubbish, I feel compelled at £8, as I love Clive Barker stuff.

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