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FatherFingers
07:59 AM

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WOW! The haters are out. Loving all the comments on "Boo, 6 hour sp = ripoff." Yet no one seems to bitch about the 5-6 hour sp in MW2. Saying it is a shitty expansion pack with nothing else to offer is just silly. Please people, MW2 may be fun (dont know, haven't played), but don't just thrash shit without thinking about what you're typing. #halo3odst
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Ted
06:45 AM

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Now if only they'd set up Matchmaking for...thingy mode. It's been so long since I've played it that I've forgotten what it's called. #halo3odst
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dreamfall
01:58 AM

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every time I see a screen, I drool a little. Between this and Mafia II, I'm ready for some polished open world titles. This game looks stunning! #reddeadredemption
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Trey
11/13/09

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Why would Microsoft's pride be hurt, MW2 sold the most on the 360.

Also, others have already pointed out that MW2 is on three different platforms while ODST is exclusive to one.

Furthermore, three million sold copies is a solid number. Every GOTY contender this year aside from MW2 won't be sniffing that until the end of next year.

Yes, I'm a Halo fanboy. Wanna fight aboudit?
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nrXic
04:58 AM

@Trey: I appreciate Halo and play Halo 3 system link nearly every month with friends (gaming w/ friends is always better in person).

But I thought this game was a ripoff. It definitely should have been priced lower.

But hey, MS sold 3 million copies at a high price and they knew they could all along. Selling 5 million copies at $30 rather than $60 would have still brought in less revenue. #halo3odst
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Antiterra
11/13/09

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So someone at Kotaku Towers finally watched the announcement video to the end, huh? :P
I kid, I kid, it's all from love! #finalfantasyxiii
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-MasterDex-
11/13/09

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Sweet! Cannot wait for this! #finalfantasyxiii
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mr_godot
11/13/09

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With the advent of STAR POWER, I will re-post what I said in the announcement comments: they never said March in the trailer. Why can't it be September 3rd?

Edit before someone bites my head off: I promise I'm joking.
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ca$h is Mr. Happy
11/13/09

@mr_godot: Because they know if they used the European date system to annouce the game for North America people would go apeshit. #finalfantasyxiii
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mr_godot
11/13/09

@ca$h is Mr. Happy: At work, when I have to program a show onto our website (after grumbling that it's not my job), I have to put the date in European order. So... there. I guess.

In reality, I am aware that this means March.

I pray that this means March.
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AdamOfDudeMountainFame
11/13/09

@mr_godot: Because . . . because that would be in the past. That's impossible. Unless, of course, SE has been funneling all of their FF franchise (FFF) revenue into the development of a time machine! If this results in a time paradox, I'm gonna be so pissed! #finalfantasyxiii
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Blue Wizard 422
11/13/09

@mr_godot: There you go again, spewing your lies and propoganda again. Go back to avenging your hot lawyer girlfriend! #finalfantasyxiii
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mr_godot
11/13/09

@AdamOfDudeMountainFame: I MEANT SEPTEMBER 2010 #finalfantasyxiii
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mr_godot
11/13/09

@Blue Wizard 422: I like you. We need more of you here.

But, yeah, the avenging isn't complete yet, so thanks for getting me back on track.

And here I wanted to watch Witchblade tonight. #finalfantasyxiii
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fatfreejellopimp
11/13/09

@ca$h is Mr. Happy: I live in the US, and I really think we've got it wrong. Just like how everywhere else in the world uses metric measurements, why can't we get with the picture? #finalfantasyxiii
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Koztah
12:32 AM

@fatfreejellopimp: Because you like overcomplicating your measurements. It ensures mistakes and therefore revenue for litigation lawyers. #finalfantasyxiii
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ca$h is Mr. Happy
04:28 AM

@fatfreejellopimp: This isn't an issue of right or wrong.

When it comes down to measurements are just made up numbers anyway. Just because their made up numbers are divisible by 10 doesn't make them any better. #finalfantasyxiii
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(Starman) Starman
11/13/09

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March 9?!

Aiyiyiyiyi....... #finalfantasyxiii
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puresewas1de
11/13/09

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Maybe the date was read as 03/09/10? Isn't that read as September 3 in Europe? #finalfantasyxiii
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Platypus Man
11/13/09

@puresewas1de: Good point... The video does say "3.9.2010"...
Sorry Europe! Square-Enix just screwed you!
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-MasterDex-
11/13/09

@puresewas1de: Don't you dare dash our hopes and dreams with your reasoning! #finalfantasyxiii
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WhiteMage
11/13/09

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Strange. I would've expected it to take longer. Don't they have to translate difficult lines like "Come quiet" into a bunch of languages?

:p #finalfantasyxiii
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Hey_Blinkon
11/13/09

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Does the Euro version have Miley Cirus singing the theme song? #finalfantasyxiii
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GohanGVO
11/13/09

@Hey_Blinkon: David Hasselhoff has been confirmed for the German version. #finalfantasyxiii
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Koztah
12:34 AM

@GohanGVO: #finalfantasyxiii
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Ockeroid
11/13/09

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I... don't know what to say.

It's like one of those "when pigs fly" moments just came true.

Well, I g2g strap some jet wings on a pig. #finalfantasyxiii
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(Zombie) Jölan
11/13/09

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But did they confirm that it is March 9 of 2010??! #finalfantasyxiii
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Archaotic
11/13/09

@(Zombie) Jölan: Sorry dude. 2016. #finalfantasyxiii
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AncientUnknown1
11/13/09

@Archaotic: Sweet, just in time before FF15 hits. #finalfantasyxiii
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Archaotic
11/13/09

@AncientUnknown1: Exclusive to the Apple iBox. #finalfantasyxiii
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metallicorphan
11/13/09

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yeah that is good,seen as though we had to 4 months for FF12,5 months for FF10 and FF11 on the PS2,well,i don't think we have had it yet,LOL

so i hope this is the start of things to come #finalfantasyxiii
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CustomFirmware
11/13/09

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Do people not realize that Modern Warfare 2 spanned across multiple systems while Halo 3 sold 11 million+ on ONE CONSOLE -____-

Sure, it's not Mario or Nintendo numbers but it's up there. #halo3odst
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Ad-hominem
11/13/09

@CustomFirmware: However, Modern Warfare has been out for THREE DAYS.
Not really fair to compare them yet. #halo3odst
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CustomFirmware
11/13/09

@Ad-hominem:

I'm not saying MW2 doesn't deserve it or anything (believe me, I had the game 5 days before street date), but people act as if Halo's numbers aren't impressive to begin with.

I still yet have to buy the game <.< #halo3odst
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Adhominem
11/13/09

@CustomFirmware: Halo wasn't and still isn't anything special. There has been deeper and better multiplayer on the PC for almost 20 years: Unreal Tournament, Quake 2, Team Fortress, Classic, Redneck Rampage, Duke Nukem 3D.

It just got so big because instead of having a $1000 computer, parents could just buy their kids a $300 xbox to play, and that released the floodgates to what is ,by any gamer that has been around the block, a mediocre arcade style shooter.

IMO, Modern Warfare evolved it to the next level. Similar to how Counter-strike came out as a mod and had a different style than the arcadey shooters like Quake, silently caught on and still is one of the most played online shooters.
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BryanH
11/13/09

@Adhominem: I've been around the block of number of times and still enjoy me some Halo. #halo3odst
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CustomFirmware
11/13/09

@Adhominem: Halo was the first true mainstream FPS (not counting Goldeneye?). Especially playing LAN with friends.

Halo 2 was definitely special. It paved for console multiplayer, whether you loved it or not.

Halo 3 may not have been gold, but it's perfectly polished silver. It's a blast to play with friends. And that's why it's so popular.

I agree, it is mediocre, but fun with friends. Something a lot of games lack.

Comparing console multiplayer to PC multiplayer is just wrong. It is universally known that PC is indefinitely superior multiplayer wise.

By the way, now you can get a decent gaming rig for $500-$600 ;o

Also, Counter Strike *greater than* all :D.
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Adhominem
11/13/09

@CustomFirmware:

I'd argue that Counter-strike was the first mainstream FPS. If you went to any internet cafe/pc center you'd see at least half the computers running it.

Computers have definitely dropped a ton in price. I remember when my dad bought me a new computer for the family and it was a $2100 450 Mhz Pentium 3 IBM. For that much money you could get a sick set up going these days.

And I guess I agree with your point about the multiplayer since it allowed 4 player split screen, a rarity. #halo3odst
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octaslash
11/13/09

@Adhominem: Counter-Strike may have been mainstream for PC gamers, but not for gaming as a whole.

Counter-Strike 1.0 was released in 2000 (after many betas that started in '99), Halo was released less than a year later. It took a while for consoles to catch up on online play, but Halo's LAN play was popular nonetheless. #halo3odst
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datsunzep
11/13/09

@Adhominem: That's all opinion. I've played all those games you've listed for countless hours. I and many others still enjoy Halo and will continue to do so for a very long time.

I'm playing through MW2 right now and as far as it taking it to the "next level" is absurd. It does some things very, very well but I see no innovations.

Halo and MW are two very different shooters; many preference one over the other, but they are both extremely good games. Halo 3 was released two years ago and has a thriving community, as does MW.
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Adhominem
11/13/09

@octaslash:

CS was released as retail 3/1999. Halo was released 9/2001.

By mainstream i was referring to multiplayer. And at the time the console rival was Goldeneye. #halo3odst
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octaslash
11/13/09

@Adhominem: The retail version of Counter-Strike was released in November 2000. It was first released as a download in March 1999, but that was a very early version.

Also, Halo's LAN play supported up to 16 players. #halo3odst
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