My philosophy is to only buy new games near release day that have an active multiplayer community. I wait on single player games for the price to come down. For example, I finally just played Mass Effect (the 1st one) about 2 months ago. I got the game for $10.00. It was just as exciting to as if I had bought it near it's release date, but I paid $50.00 less for it. For Mass Effect 2, I'll probably pick it up sometime in 2011 when it's around $20.00. I did buy BFBC2 about a month after release because I was looking forward to the multiplayer. Got it while it was Amazon's Deal of the Day. Limited Edition for $39.99 and free shipping.

Games I will definately be buying that are being released this year: Red Dead Redemption, Metro 2033, Mass Effect 2 and Brink. There may be some more, but nothing that strikes me at this time. The rest can wait. I have a fairly large backlog to finish anyway.

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I don't couldn't understand how people kept saying their XBOX's were cracking and scratching discs, until I found out that people are placing them vertically instaed of laying the machine flat. Is your XBOX vertical or horizontal?

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Vertical console, horizontal console...what do either have to do with the game case causing disc cracking TP addressed?

In this case, I misread what the OP said. I see now that he was referring specifically to the issue of the game case. I originally interpreted it to mean that he takes care of his games by making sure they were in the cases when not in use. I've seen numerous complaints of people who keep their XBOX's vertical who have problems when the disc slips out and the cd ends up cracked/scratched.

I don't couldn't understand how people kept saying their XBOX's were cracking and scratching discs, until I found out that people are placing them vertically instaed of laying the machine flat. Is your XBOX vertical or horizontal?

It's a toss up for me. BFBC2, Metro 2033, and I can't remember, but I think Red Dead Redemption comes out in March also.

[QUOTE="Shadowalker1191"]Anything that has SouthPeak Slapped on the bottom of the game, avoide like the plague!m1k3m

Section 8 was a great game. It's too bad it didn't get the press that some other games got. Great multiplayer. Reminded a little of Tribes for the PS2.

My choice for worst game is Earth Defense Force 2017. Graphics and gameplay of a 16 bit system, not something that should have been produced on the 360. Scripted responses are typical Japanese crappy syntax.

I get annoyed by it. I would rather seen 5 DLC's put into a sequel game than trickled out, but that's just myself. Apparently most people don't have the patience to wait for a sequel. I also can't store much of it as I only have a 20 gig hard drive and I don't want to go buy a larger one right now.