Show #310 : Xbox LIVE Policy, H.A.W.X and Wheelman

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Raw 2 Dawg 2 — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:48:29 GMT

I think that's a fine decision about the codes. They got a little obnoxious. I always though you could have made more of a game out of them though. Maybe a scavenger hunt type of thing with clues for the numbers, like "How many people were in the rogue Bad Company squad including you?" (4) Keep up the great work.

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uacostajr52 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:55:02 GMT

BRING BACK LITHEON IT was cool having that younger voice ... Well not all the time...

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Lethbridge — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:37:30 GMT

Here is the Surface video, pretty cool www.techcrunch.com/.../microsoft-techfest-surface-update-projects-images-beyond-the-screen

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RidinSlow — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:53:00 GMT

You said on the show that you would post a link to the "future surface" thing with the floating paper? Where's the link? I'm interested to see what you were talking about.

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Kuji PR — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:51:02 GMT

Awesome show major, and thanks for removing the codes!

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Warrengonline — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:26:14 GMT

@PiNkEyE69

Good, as long as he is having fun playing, that is the bottom line.

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CyberKnight — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:13:30 GMT

Major, have you considered audio books while you work out?

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Resilient 1 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:13:13 GMT

Great show Major. Losing the codes is an awesome idea. Kinda gimmicky in the first place, and honestly your show is one of the best podcasts out there. No freebies necessary.

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zxcoolbird — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:07:12 GMT

major keeps cutting people off lol

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PiNkEyE69 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:31:54 GMT

@Warrengonline

None taken.

My son is happy with the way things are, he said he would rather not hear what other people are saying online as it tends to be quite offensive. As for not making new friends, again he's not interesting in doing do right now - he's happy with the mutual people we play with regularly (seeing the majority of my almost full friends list are people i've actually met). When he gets to the point where he wants to hear what other random people are saying and make new friends online then we'll have a talk about it but for now he's just really happy playing online.

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Matu Flp Krawfe — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:14:35 GMT

If Litheon and e do end up killing the decepticon VCR, can someone film and post it for the rest of us to enjoy?

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Turtle502 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:23:46 GMT

Good show, and I applaud the code-removal.

Sent the HAWX demo to my 360 download queue, sounds interesting. I also love destruction-driving games, so Wheelman might be a good match for me. I enjoy hearing the developer's point of view...the "sales pitch".

Looks like Major answered somebody's call from last week -- "live" guests. Now if only we could get a video-podcast some week...

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a Frisky Dingo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:09:15 GMT

Thanks for having Stepto on. Glad to hear the reasoning behind the current policy. Do you think you may have any community arcade developers on anytime soon?

Also I wonder what your thoughts are on many developers and studios losing money while places like Gamestop are having big time profits, with much of it coming from used games that don't profit the developers? Don't you think with so many developers losing money and possibly games not being made because of losses this issue needs to be addressed? As a gamer, I think it sucks that games may be cancelled and good developers shut down because they can't profit enough while gamestop profits so much on their used games.

I think they should share the used game profits with the devs. I also wonder if you guys might do an xbox originals program for games for the xbox 360? Maybe that will help. You could do it for good games that are no longer on the shelf because gamestop has to make room for new games, thus denying sales to a good game dev. That could remedy it. What do you think Major?

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Warrengonline — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:32:55 GMT

Shaun Himmerick's preview of Wheelman sounded awesome. Finally Daytona USA the way I've always wanted to play it - only with guns. I hope the 'air-jacking' is better than Just Causes 'action' "exit the vehicle". Wheelman sounds like it'll be right up my alley. I hope there is multiplayer mayhem for up to 8 players to ram, shoot, t-bone, two-man car hang-out-the-window and fire weapons and a rundown airplane yard to just obliterate each other in (ala Burnout Paradise). I look forward to that demo.

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Warrengonline — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:17:05 GMT

@PiNkEyE69

Um, no disrespect, but what is the point of 'playing online'? Its like stuffing cotton in your child's ears and mouth so he or she can not hear or speak and then dropping said child off at a playground. I do understand what you mean about doing that as I've left my system running to grab lunch and my voice chats set to BOTH headset and speakers (in case my controller loses power or fritzes out) as most people who play with me always greet me and others in the chats.

I also have to ask, what is the purpose of hiding a person friends' list and profile? I hid my profile (a while back) at one time when certain gamer was bugging the female gamers on my list. I even sent warnings to all of my female gamers to beware this guy. His damage was done and things escalated to a UNO video chat with 2 friends and some female I did not even know whom he was harassing. She contacted MS and they advised that she block all communication and change her gamertag, which she did, but he knew of her friends and found her through that. Oh what a fiasco. I had to explain who I was and I was not a friend of this guy. It was VERY awkward seeing and hearing a woman cry over something that really bothered her. So, to this regard, there is only so much you can do. :(

And to censorship what can the "beep-beep-beep" possibly do for me? Honestly, I "beep" I could "beep" it. Oh "beep". In case you are like me, you probably would not have realized I said "And to censorship what can the beeping of words possibly do for me? Honestly, I wish I could understand it. Oh well.".

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Omega Technique — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:42:05 GMT

Perhaps the community can be separated to people who want to trash talk into a certain sect and another such as one for smaller children. Originally, I thought that was the difference between Underground, Recreation, etc.

I found this very interesting about all the things that happen behind the scenes at XBOX.

Thanks!