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Ted
10/06/09

In reply to GTA IV, Left 4 Dead, Street Fighter IV Become 'Platinum Hits'
Will this just be for you lovely Americans? I've been eyeing SR2 and TFU for a little while now here in jolly old England.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
10/05/09

In reply to GTA IV, Left 4 Dead, Street Fighter IV Become 'Platinum Hits'
Looks like SR2 and TFU will finally be part of my collection.
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DigitalHero
10/05/09

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.:
Just wait until the superior version of The Force Unleashed arrives.

Ultimate Sith Edition:
[www.ebgames.com]
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Go Go Gadget: Guttah Trash!
10/05/09

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I wish Microsoft did what Sony does with their greatest hits. Just have a paper insert that says "greatest hits" along the top, which doesnt actually affect the boxart- Point in case, I just bought Uncharted 1, and I thought at first it was going to be all screwed up and I'd have to live with this blaring red line across the top of my game box.. but luckily they faked it! :D The box art is the original and beautiful, not muddied up with greatest hits stickers and the like.
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Torusan
10/05/09

@Go Go Gadget: Guttah Trash!: That's only until they get the actual red cases in production. I've seen a few Greatest Hits with completely red cases. But yeah, I wish they just put removable labels on the cases.
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-Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!
10/05/09

In reply to GTA IV, Left 4 Dead, Street Fighter IV Become 'Platinum Hits'
I saw L4D at bestbuy as a platinum hit the other day.

Burnout Paradise is still the best deal for a platinum hit. $15. How can you top it?
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kyle4
10/05/09

In reply to GTA IV, Left 4 Dead, Street Fighter IV Become 'Platinum Hits'
Good, I've been waiting for Left 4 Dead to drop price, same with The Force Unleashed. Now I look forward to the PS3 side for Killzone 2 and the original LBP to go to $30.
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gold163 (° д° )
10/05/09

@kyle4: You've been waiting for Left 4 Dead to drop in price? Wasn't it already pretty damn cheap?
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kyle4
10/05/09

@gold163 (° д° ): Surprisingly, here in Canada (at least where I live in Ontario) it's still $60 everywhere. The cheapest I've seen it is $50 which was strange since the Orange box is only twenty.
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gold163 (° д° )
10/05/09

@kyle4: Wow, that's the worst. I don't suppose you could have bought the PC version? I'm pretty sure Steam's prices are the same in all of North America... right?
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emag
10/05/09

@gold163 (° д° ): I just bought the PC version of Left 4 Dead. I should have just held out for the cheaper 360 version, even though the PC game looks better (and can be modded) -- configuring it to use the right controller is near impossible (yes, blasphemy, I dislike mouse+keyboard).

Also, I played the 360 version quite a bit when it first came out and am more used to the community.
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CanaryWundaboy
10/05/09

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Left for Dead for £20? I'll bite.
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Michael Dukakis
10/05/09

@CanaryWundaboy: That's what ... the zombie said?
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition
10/05/09

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You know what? As much as Halo 3 and COD4 have sold, I'm surprised those aren't already at Platinum status.
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Demonbird
10/05/09

@Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]):
Or Gears 2.
Or any Nintendo game.
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lolgreg
10/05/09

@Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]): I'm more surprised that COD4 still sells for the price of a brand new game.
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BaconXBits
10/05/09

@Demonbird:
I don't even think Nintendo is doing that system anymore. They're already making a ridiculous amount of money as it is.
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Demonbird
10/05/09

@BaconXBits:
They aren't. But they should.
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Daniel @ playreadwrite.blogspot.com
10/05/09

@Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k]): Why would they drop the price if the games are still selling?

GTA IV is getting the platinum hits branding so they can sell new copies instead of used when Liberty City Episodes drops. L4D and SFIV are obvious as stated in the post, but is Saint's Row 2 really a platinum seller? Star Wars: TFU must have some slumping sales.
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The Forgetful Brain
05/13/09

In reply to Some New Games For The 360's Platinum Range
That Mass Effect bit is a really nice deal.

I wonder when PS3 will pop out a new line of greatest hits. Really hoping Modern Combat will come down in price so my friends and I can start playing that without dropping around $50 each for the GOTY edition...
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Archaotic
05/13/09

@The Forgetful Brain:

Last year, they did it at E3. Wouldn't be surprised if they add Uncharted, MGS4, and Call of Duty 4 to the list this year. Maybe LittleBigPlanet.
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Archaotic
05/13/09

In reply to Some New Games For The 360's Platinum Range
Dang, nothing I'd want to buy. I already have Mass Effect and Army of Two (shut up), and Burnout Paradise on PS3...

I think my roommate has Forza 2.
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Corduroy Turtle
05/13/09

@Archaotic: You just comment like you are talking out loud, don't you?
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Archaotic
05/13/09

@CHoZO:

Yes, that's how I write most of the time.
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Advent Chaos Loves You
05/13/09

@Archaotic: what's wrong with Army of Two? I rented it for the PS3 and me and my friend had a blast :) as shooter noobs specially.
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Archaotic
05/13/09

@Kotaku helped me score a 93 on my Essay :D:

Ehhhh...I got it primarily since I need a new 360 game to RROD my console before the warranty expires (shhh!) so I can get it replaced with a Falcon/Jasper/whatever system.

I need an HDMI port. :[
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Comatose Turtle
05/14/09

@Archaotic: You're... specifically buying new games to see if one will RROD your console?
Does it work like that?
I don't know!
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kylenalepa
05/13/09

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I actually saw the new Gears of War packaging at Target the other day and it looks really nice in person.
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MrBionic
05/13/09

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Our EBGames has Mass Effect for $9 cdn.
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terebi
05/13/09

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I've been interested in Mass Effect for a while, would it be recommended to someone who only really has experience playing JRPGs and Action/Adventure games? I want to borrow a friend's 360 for it, but I'm wary on spending money on a game I'll suck terribly at.
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Ueziel
05/14/09

@terebi: Terrible inventory, clunky controls, characters with next to no actual characterization, a villain with no motive aside from "I hate humans" and "I'm being controlled," very short (25 hours for me with every side quest) and some pretty bland interactions and choices.

But the battles are really fun.
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laser beams
05/14/09

@Ueziel: i have to agree with you. when i finally got a 360 last year, this was one of the first games i got because it was so uniformly praised- and because it could be easily procured for around 20 dollars. after getting about 10 hours in, i wondered when it would get good. so i asked my friend (who had recommended it to me- and whose opinion i normally trust when it comes to games). he told me i was already about halfway through the game. at first i was relieved- but then i realized this meant i had already seen almost everything the game had to offer and i still hated the shooting/battle mechanics, the level design, the inventory system (an extremely valid complaint i have been hearing a lot of recently) and the story in general. the isn't bad, it's obvious that this game was quite well polished and specifically designed to play just as it does. i just don't like it.

this game is quite simply not for everybody. if you have years of experience playing PC RPGs- maybe this game is heaven. but to a lot of us, it's a constant headache. i was just really glad that i didn't spend any more money or time on this one than i already had, because this game- despite being well crafted was certainly not at all intended for gamers like me. the good news is that it's cheap enough to try out for yourself without having to feel burned in the event that you don't like it. so i guess my advise to anyone curious would be to get it and try it... with a little caution :)
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
05/14/09

@laser beams: Now THAT is a critique. (And I'm saying this is a huge Mass Effect fan)

If the internet as a whole could adapt to that mindset of "different people like different things", fanboyism and the vast majority of flamewars would be dead.

You, sir, have received a new follower.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
05/14/09

@ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: *AS a huge Mass Effect fan. Grr.
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rich8606
02/16/09

In reply to Metal Gear Solid 4 Goes Platinum In March
That Yelow border is hideous....
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apollon
02/16/09

In reply to Metal Gear Solid 4 Goes Platinum In March
hmm someone that gets a kz2 bundle compoed later with this,uncharted platinum and/or re5 should have something to play...

(in related to ps3-no-games-arguments)
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bobtheduck in Korea
02/16/09

@apollon: Well, it hasn't been brought up yet... All the trolls are in school, and they're apparently in a biology lab because they don't have internet access which they would if they were in any other class ("You better be doing your crunches and pushups at that computer, Billy, or no recess for you." And billy replies "I'ma chargin my lazur." to which the teacher says "I'ma chargin my red 'F' making pen."... ok, so I just got up, my brain's not in full operation yet)
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Synnie
02/16/09

In reply to Metal Gear Solid 4 Goes Platinum In March
I just sold my PS3 and MGS4 yesterday for $300 (Canadian)

School's getting in the way of my gaming. :(
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bobtheduck in Korea
02/16/09

@Synnie: Me too... My PS3 and PSPs and PS1-3 games are all at a friend's house, who's packed it up and is moving, because I wanted to focus more on school... And yet, here I am commenting on Kotaku. Procrastination is awesome!
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