Recently I was granted the chance by to trial out the service offered by www.whybuygames.co.uk a games rental company run and owned by gamers. I snapped up the chance and after the jump you will find my review of the service.
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Review: WhyBuyGames.co.uk Game Rental Service 16 July 2008 at 12:03 pm by Ebony Phoenix
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Alone in the Dark Achievements
By Ebony Phoenix 19 June 2008 at 3:20 pm and have No Comments
Achievements for Alone in the Dark listed and supplied by www.xbox360achievements.org
Read on after the jump.
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Ubisoft ask for your vote on achievement
By Ebony Phoenix 19 June 2008 at 9:10 am and have No Comments
Ubisoft are offering Xbox gamers the chance to vote on one of three achievements for their next instalment of the Prince of Persia series. If you’d like to take part the voting page can be found here.
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Fable 2 meet the villagers video
By Ebony Phoenix 19 June 2008 at 8:58 am and have No Comments
Courtesy of IGN
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Tony Stark built it in a cave? An Ironman review
By Ebony Phoenix 17 June 2008 at 3:59 pm and have 2 Comments
“Tony Stark built it in a cave” this quote from the recent Ironman movie have become a meme in certain circles on the Internet, unfortunately a more accurate quote and one line question could be hard to find since this game really does feel like someone built it from scraps in a cave. Want to know why I feel this then read on after the jump.
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Call of Duty 5 Preview Trailer
By Ebony Phoenix 17 June 2008 at 3:15 pm and have 1 Comment
Treyarch have announced today that they will be releasing exclusively to the xbox360 marketplace the trailer for Call of Duty 5: World at War including in game footage. But it will only be available from a short period between the 21st and 22nd of June so if you do want a sneak peek then don’t delay as it won’t be there for ever. If you can’t wait till then 9 screenshots have been leaked breaking the embargo that was supposed to last till the 23rd, you can find these screenshots here (link) enjoy.
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Mass Effect unlockables
By Ebony Phoenix 12 June 2008 at 3:31 pm and have No Comments
Below the jump you’ll find a list of what you need to do to unlock various things in game to employ on your next adventure as Commander Sheppard against the GETH.
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Unreal Tournament 3 gets UK release date
By Ebony Phoenix 12 June 2008 at 3:05 pm and have 1 Comment
Midway have now confirmed that Unreal Tournament 3 will be hitting UK stores on 4th July. This will be great news for any Xbox360ers who have been waiting for this and felt let down by the PS3 getting it first.
BUT to console you when you buy the Xbox version you will be receiving a plethora of extra content giving you a new split screen mode, all the DLC so far released and 5 brand new levels.
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Call of Duty 4 map overviews
By Ebony Phoenix 11 June 2008 at 4:51 pm and have 1 Comment
Courtesy of Meerman over at www.rllmukforum.com we can now present you with overhead views of all the original maps from Call of Duty 4. Currently he has not done the new DLC maps yet but stay tuned as I will add them as and when he does. Map links after the jump.
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New Demos this week
By Ebony Phoenix 11 June 2008 at 2:52 pm and have No Comments
2 big demos have become available this week free of charge in the European and US markets these are:
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THQ slammed for GTA IV paraody
By Ebony Phoenix 11 June 2008 at 1:09 pm and have No Comments
In a blatant attempt to piggy back on the recent success of Rockstar’s GTA IV, THQ have released the latest trailer for their sequel to their game Saints Row. THQ deny attempting to steal the limelight but I’ll leave it for you to decide. GTA IV fans please take a deep breath before saying anything.
Claims Hickey, market watcher for Janco Partners
“The trailer directly attacks Grand Theft Auto IV in-game content, an unusually pompous position in our view, considering GTA IV is estimated to be the highest grossing first-week entertainment release of all time - and is currently the highest quality scored game on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 according to Metacritic.com,”
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Call of duty 5: “World at war” details revealed
By Ebony Phoenix 11 June 2008 at 12:41 pm and have 1 Comment
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An Audience with Alone in the dark
By Ebony Phoenix 10 June 2008 at 11:36 pm and have No Comments
The recent event attended by our own AcheaShadow.
Please forgive initial judder in sound, had trouble streaming the video in one piece.
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Game Xbox Preowned Update
By Ebony Phoenix 10 June 2008 at 9:38 am and have 1 Comment
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Fallout 3 Collectors Edition Revealed
By Ebony Phoenix 05 June 2008 at 12:05 pm and have No Comments
If like me you are waiting with baited breath for Bethesda’s upcoming offering Fallout 3 then here’s something to get you salivating just that little bit more.
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Gears of War action figures
By Ebony Phoenix 05 June 2008 at 9:37 am and have No Comments
Fancy playing with Marcus Fenix or even drowning Dom in your loo hows about Cole train sharing your desk space?
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Dwarfs and Elves and Orcs oh my!
By Ebony Phoenix 05 June 2008 at 8:26 am and have No Comments
For anyone who has explored the world of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k may be familiar with another of Games Workshops table top game which went by the name of Bloodbowl.
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Aces of the galaxy video review
By Ebony Phoenix 04 June 2008 at 8:06 pm and have No Comments
My first video review of a game I present my review of the trial version of Aces of the Galaxy:
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GAME remove xbox preowned from store
By Ebony Phoenix 04 June 2008 at 5:08 pm and have 3 Comments
In a rather unusual turn of events Ebony Phoenix discovered today that GAME stores have made the choice to no longer stock Xbox origional games.
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MS Points Conversion
By Ebony Phoenix 04 June 2008 at 3:41 pm and have No Comments
Ever wondered just how much those points we fritter away for games, themes, gamerpics, ETC?
Well wonder no more because by using this small web based calculator (link) you too can work out exactly how much your spending on the marketplace. Be prepared for a shock!
