MS chest thumps over "flood of brilliant 360 games"

By Wesley Yin-Poole - 23/05/2008 - 4:51pm GMT

Says every week of the year brings a "Christmas Eve" like never before.

Microsoft has begun chest thumping over it's 2008 line-up of games, saying its invention of Xbox has led to a "Christmas Eve like never before" every week of the year.

In an update on its official website the company cites Gears of War 2 (Nov 2008), Ninja Gaiden 2 (June 6), Too Human (August 29), Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (Sep 2008), Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Holiday 2008), Fable 2 (2008) and Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One (out now).

It says: "It's going to be very tough sleeping at night with this amazing haul coming so soon."

What do you think of Microsoft's 2008 line-up for Xbox 360? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Posted at 17:05 on 23 May 2008
Dion	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post WOW, MS make themsleves look more and more like childish morons every day. Only a couple of those are actually top AAA games, the rest are meh, typical console filler. Reply

Posted at 17:52 on 23 May 2008
BrokenDesign	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Well, I'm excited for Gears 2, but that's pretty much it from that list. Honestly I'm more excited for more PS3 games coming out this holiday season. LittleBigPlanet and Resistance 2 are must owns for me, and I'm even pretty damn excited for Pixeljunk Eden. Reply

Posted at 17:54 on 23 May 2008
fredrik	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post ..and not to forget Metal Gear Solid 4! Reply

Posted at 18:01 on 23 May 2008
Childish moron	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post "Only a couple of those are actually top AAA games" I couldn't agree with you more, and that's why you are a moron. They only have a couple of EXCLUSIVE AAA games coming out in the second half of 08...... boo hoo. Not to mention Too Human which was not mentioned but is in the original statement. You see Dion, this was to show that there is a steady stream of good stuff coming out, unlike the other consoles who either blew their wad already (I'm lookin at you Wii....SMS,SMBB,Kart) or making you wait for the holiday to release all their blockbusters (with the exception of MGS4). Reply

Posted at 18:59 on 23 May 2008
strikepakagebravo	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post MS chest thumps? What's with the negative spin in the headline, I didn't see this as chest thumping, they are bringing up a good point, it is a great time to be a gamer because we have so many games to choose from. Why is all MS news always presented with a smarmy condescending tone, just report the gaming news, I don't need to know about your biases for one console over another, I just want the news. Report Reply

Posted at 19:11 on 23 May 2008
John M. the II	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Yeah right like this is a good line up. Viva pinata looks like crap. Rare screwed up Banjo Kazooie by making people have to drive vehicles the whole time. Who knows if Fable 2 is gonna come through with all its promises. The only safe bet is Gears of War 2. Reply

Posted at 19:20 on 23 May 2008
Anonymous	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post ps3 getting to human resistance metal gear bioshock grid metalgear gonna take some beating and if gears plays like the first 1 which was boring halfway through same gimmick allthe way little big planet and as we all know the superior version of gta and grid Reply

Posted at 21:54 on 23 May 2008
AMK	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Just laugh it around sony fanboys, resistance II if it turns out as the 1st one ;P sorry m8s. Bioshock has been played over and over on the old xbox 360 let's hope its not one of those buggy ports the ps3 is so used to. Grid ?! :O OMFG but isn't it also coming out for the 360 ?! And the ps3 "superior version" of GTA will not have DLC on christmas. The only reason i envy ps3 this christmas is over MGS4 and Killzone2 :) Reply

Posted at 22:48 on 23 May 2008
Dion	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Unlike the other consoles? You mean the superior PS3 lineup, or the wii which is outsellling both? How about the fact despite a year head start with ni competition for 1 year, the more expensive PS3 has outsold the 360 in the same time frame, and is going to overtake the 360 by 2009? Not to mention the terrible faulty hardware, red ring of death. Only idiots buy a piece of hardware as terrible as that. Reply

Posted at 22:49 on 23 May 2008
Dion	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post 360 fanbots, by far the worst of any console, dumb and dillusional. 360 lineup is poor for 08, and is being outsold worldwide by both consoles, hell, even in MS home country it is neck and neck, with the PS3 outselling the 360 several months in 08. Reply

Posted at 02:21 on 24 May 2008
Steve	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post First of alll i'm no fanboy, i had Dreamcast, PS2, Game Cube and Xbox last gen and although all those console had some great games, (eg, Shenmue on Dreamcast, GTA3 on PS2, Metroid Prime on Game Cube and Halo on Xbox) the PS2 was where it was at simply because it had the best line up of games. This gen i have family commitments and can't justify buying all the consoles until a substantial price cut makes it possible, for this reason i own only the 360 and although i'll be looking at buying a PS3 whe the price is right, i'll probably give the Wii a miss as the main feature (Wii remote) doesn't really compel me to buy it. The thing that i find strange is that while the Dreamcast was a great console and had some great games, it was never really given a fair chance once the PS2 was released and i'm not really sure why. Sure the PS2 ended up being the clear winner but with marginably more power which was not always evident with games like Soul Calibre, i'm not sure how this came to be? This gen it is clear to me that the 360 has the same kind of advantage that PS2 had last gen yet it seems that alot of the media is willing it to fail in the same way as Sega did. I can understand that there is alot of bad will aimed at Microsoft for being perceived as a giant monopolistic company but surely that applied to Sony too, especially when pitted against Sega? Anyway aside from MGS which i've never really been a fan of and Final Fantasy which i've grown bored of over time, i believe that MS have the best content available for the foreseeable future and they will continue to get my vote until Sony give me a thirst for something that can't be quenched by the 360. Reply

Posted at 04:02 on 24 May 2008
ehutch	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post yawn Reply

Posted at 04:22 on 24 May 2008
NJ	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Sure Microsoft says this after they delayed Alan Wake to 2009, delayed Splinter Cell 2009, delayed Halo Wars 2009. The only game that is even on the radar for X360 is Gears 2 and I think Resistance 2 is going to eat it up. Resistance is looking to be far more innovative, it's going to have better online and a bigger campaign as well. Reply

Posted at 04:51 on 24 May 2008
Carl Borrowman	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post Like King Kong against a T-Rex. They have the 2008 exclusive line up to back it up: http://www.digitalmagazine.com.au/20...#comment-13289 Reply

Posted at 09:52 on 24 May 2008
Karlius	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post NJ you do realise Resistance is a poor mans rip of of Gears don't you. No way will 2 be as good as GOW2 i don't any serious gamer could expect it. With GOW you have a good basis to work off with resistance yo have a steaming pile of poo! I think there s something for everyone in the line up i'm looking forward to fable 2 the most jst hope its not pushed back but i'd rather it be pushed back than come out and fall short. Just want it to be as good as the 1st amazing game. " Chicken Chaser is he?" Report Reply

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