New Americas Army Release
January 18, 2006
America’s Army is preparing to release the next version (2.6) of their wonderful PC game. This is not their long anticipated Overmatch release and thus will not add in drivable vehicles (most likely will be 2.7 release).
The new version will include two new missions:
Border: A small, sparse border village map where defense must protect intelligence and assault must get the vital information
Dusk: This is an Urban Assault styled city map with the added twist of a VIP rescue like in SF Hospital
You can read the complete details on the America’s Army Missions Page.
The new version boasts these features:
Features:
- 2 new non-SF maps, Border and Dusk. (Dusk is a VIP mission, first since SF Hospital.)
- New AA Master Browser System with all new server filtering options.
- GameSpy is still supported in v2.6.
- Lots of bug fixes, level fixes, exploits squashed, etc.
- New Link-Up AA Master Browser system complete with new filtering options
- New server option to disable all player shadows as an exploit fix/workaround
The exact releast date is unknown, but the my AA clan, The 158th Regimental Combat Team, is anxiously awaiting it’s release.
Hooah!!!
Xbox 360? Absolutely!
January 10, 2006
After one month of playing the new Xbox 360, I can say without hesitation that it is absolutely wonderful. The graphics are stunning and the gameplay is fun. It blows my legacy xboxes out of the water (which are a step above a Playstation 2). I have heard rumors of some HW issues, but I have had none and have pushed my unit pretty hard and have not had a single issue.
The 360 is turning into a family issue as Sean and Savannah also enjoy playing it – we just need to get Suzanne into the act. Okay, she does her Maya Yourself Fitness workouts on it now and then…
Here are the new Xbox 360 games that we have:
- Call of Duty 2
- Gun
- Madden 360
- NBA 2K6
- NHL 2K6
- Tiger Woods Golf 2006
- King Kong
Our favorite is probably Call of Duty 2 (A WWII shooter) and our least favorite is Madden 360. Madden is really maddening as it has unrealisticly high scoring in multiplayer. We were also much more fans of the NFL 2K series before Madden got greedy and bought ALL the NFL rights. Its too bad because we like football games, but will probably have to live without one on the 360 thanks to the crappy game from EA.
Anyways, if you were thinking about a next-gen video game, dont wait, get an Xbox 360. Well, if you can find one. They are in short supply. Luckily, I pre-ordered mine early last summer.
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