This weekend is double XP in COD4 Multiplayer on Xbox Live, starting about 2 hours ago and running through Sunday. At the same time, the Variety Map Pack is discounted 50% to just 400 MS points. For $5, you can play in two of my favorite maps, Chinatown and Broadcast, and get your head sniped off 5000 times in Creek (if your skill level is similar to mine). Killhouse is the 4th map, and it’s awesome for 1v1. See you in Headquarters, where I’ll be spending my weekend.
Rumors flew, speculations abounded and now it’s all become a reality.
Microsoft announced last Wednesday an official price drop on the Xbox 360 consoles in the United States. If you don’t have an Xbox 360, now is the time to get one. With the new dashboard enabling Netflix Watch Now, Avatars, party mode with up to 8 people and a killer line up of games, how could you not!
Arcade – $199
Pro – $299
Elite – $399
Circuit City has the best deal right now with 1600 MS points free with the purchase of a new Xbox 360.
What are you waiting for! You need another Xbox 360 in your kitchen anyway!
We are big fans of the Viva Piñata franchise in our house. When we went to pick up the game on Thursday afternoon, the kids (4 & 2 years old) immediately saw it displayed at our local GameStop and yelled, “Eva Pin-yadas!! New Pinatas!!” I think there may have been some sort of dancing and jumping as well.
Three days worth of gameplay hasn’t curbed their enthusiasm. At breakfast, our 4-year old boy declared, “I was thinking about playing Piñatas today.” With the local co-operative mode allowing him to water plants, dig holes, and whack weeds in my garden, he really can play this time too.
The game starts out quite fast-paced with a three-challenge tutorial to cover the basics in about 15 minutes. This is definitely a sequel made for fans of the original. While the original was a nice leisurely stroll (with a few yawns) through a well-paved zoo, Trouble in Paradise is more like a backpacking trip in the wilderness of Montana where you pray you won’t get eaten by a wolverine or fall into a patch of poison oak.
Hit the jump for a full review of my gameplay experience with Viva Piñata: TIP.