"It can be difficult to view Max Payne 3 on its own terms. It's a fine game in its own right, but it will always exist at least partly in the shadow of Rockstar's other, much bigger looming release—Grand Theft Auto V."

Where, in the article, did MS blame their customers?

I didn't care much for the setting or the characters either, but my biggest gripe with the game is that the *only* two things that make Max Payne 3 a Max Payne game are the gameplay and (to a lesser extent) Max's lines and his reactions to what's happening around him. Everyone else sounds like they could have been…

"I believe young Nier is available as DLC here in the Americas."

I was thinking that all those shows fall under Inside Xbox as a whole, but it would be nice if at least those shows continued.

Actually, I'm pretty sure the JRPG hero was exclusively for Japanese audiences and the Western style hero was for North American audiences. Or maybe Japan got a choice of both? Either way, I'm pretty sure that everyone in North America (both PS3 and 360 owners) got the Western style hero.

I use the same username for a few different sites, so its possible that you've seen my name before.

I love both of them too, but I can't see myself getting Pinball Arcade, especially since I already have Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection for the 360 (and also the Gottlieb Collection for the original Xbox).

Would you like to try a game of Lucky Hit?

Would you like to try a game of Lucky Hit?

That reminds me; there's a new pinball game on XBLA (and maybe PSN, too?) called Pinball Arcade. The description states that "the all-time greatest pinball tables from Williams, Bally, Stern Pinball, and Gottlieb are now together in one game" and also that "over the next few years, downloadable classics like Monster…

That's weird because, if I try to buy Crysis 1 on XBL, the price shows $19.99, but if I switch the price to MS points, it says 1600 MS points.

How the fuck did you get a star? And to everyone arguing with him; why bother? Why take him seriously? He's obviously too arrogant and/or too much of a troll to give a damn about your opinions and arguments.

Not sure if its been pointed out yet, but $19.99 US is 1600 MS points, not 1800.

Not only is it old, but its actually been on Kotaku before, specifically as part of the Metroid cosplayer's "portfolio" (for lack of a better word).

Yes, it would be nice to go back to playing the same 10 maps or so that are included in a game. I'd rather have that than have a fresh batch of maps every so often. Gawd...

Hyperbole much? The Games tab isn't *that* far from the Home tab, plus you'll NEVER see food-related ads on the giant windows. In fact, ads (or "ads") that aren't game related or Zune related are always tucked away into tiny squares.

Good luck with that. Even if you never log in to XBL again, newer games will still be released and most of them will still have the update on the DVD itself, which you'll have to apply if you want to play whatever game you bought.

The themes work exactly like they did in the previous dashboard.

If its the glitch that I think it is, then there's a work around. The glitch is that the reference level keeps getting reset whenever you turn on your 360 (even though it shows your selected reference level). You just need to select your reference level again, but you have to do it every time you turn your 360 on.