360 Launch Lineup Released

Gamespot reports that the much-discussed launch title list for the Xbox 360 is now available. The list, from the article: "Amped 3 (2K Sports), Call of Duty 2 (Activision), Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega), FIFA 06: Road to the World Cup (Electronic Arts), Gun (Activision), Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios), Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts), NBA 2K6 (2K Sports), NBA Live 06 (Electronic Arts), Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts), NHL 2K6 (2K Sports), Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios), Peter Jackson's King Kong (Ubisoft), Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft Game Studios), Quake 4 (Activision), Ridge Racer 6 (Namco), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Electronic Arts), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)"

Comments

holy shit!

[syrinx]

A bunch of sports games and FPS's! On the new XBox! Who would have guessed?

(I don't suppose the XBox comes with, you know, a mouse, or some other controller that would actually make a console FPS fun?)

Re:holy shit!

[Anonymous Coward]

(I don't suppose the XBox comes with, you know, a mouse, or some other controller that would actually make a console FPS fun?)

Sure it does! You'll have to get an older version of the Xbox360 (i.e. it won't look as shiny, nor does it come with built-in wireless controllers), but you should be able to pick up one at Best Buy for $300-400 or so. Best part about it is that there's no artificial shortages, and a lot of these games have already been released (and even discounted)!

So: you head down to Best Buy, go to the "computer" section, and ask the nice customer service guy if you could buy a "computer" (which is what they call non-TV Xbox360 machines). It'll probably come with a mouse and a keyboard, and perhaps even a monitor if you're lucky.

Re:Not exactly

[ClownsScareMe]

Steve, is that you?

Re:Is anyone going to buy Madden?

[Otter]

It's halfway through the regular season!

This is the 2006 Midseason edition, where the game consists mostly of interminable yammering about "T.O." with occasional mentions of a football game that seems to be going on in the background. Also the Pats defense has been updated to be Tedy Bruschi and 10 guys they found playing touch football in the park.

Re:Holy sequels Batman!

[generic-man]

Terribly sorry. When my game company wants to release a sequel to one of our extremely popular games, I will have to contact MilenCent first by e-mail to see if the game "deserves a sequel.' If MilenCent does not approve, we will have to shelve the project.

Sincerely,
Lawrence F. Probst III
Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Arts