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It's a safe bet that when you get home from purchasing a new game, you quickly dispose of the plastic and stickers that surround the case, open your game, and then proceed to play. OK you may glance at the instruction manual once or twice while you let your install to the hard drive (me too!), but usually the manual stays put in it's holder. Ubisoft has decided to get rid of the manual altogether for their future titles and believes this will greatly reduce the number of trees needed to make the manuals, and save them some money.
It makes sense to some degree and I'm sure the manual could be made for reading as a PDF file like the Games on Demand users can view. With Ubisoft starting this move, I wonder if any other companies will follow.
Shacknews has a great article describing what will be in the final product for Halo Reach's multiplayer, as well a sample of details for the May Beta. The original article is here, and I've listed some of the cool unique changes I found:
Active Roster - Like with Halo 2, you'll see a list of what your Xbox Live friends are doing within Reach at the menu. You'll get detailed information about any friends playing Reach including who they are partied with, and what game they are in.
Improved Voting System - Halo: Reach will utilize a new voting system, which will provide players with four options. The first will be a combination of map and gametype, and the other three options will offer players additional choices to vote on.
Ranked and Social Combined - Since the hardcore will be in the Arena, Bungie doesn't want to further splinter the community. In Halo 3, Ranked and Social playlists served two different purposes. Ranked games were generally of a higher quality, while social games were more casual.
Streamlined Party-Up - After a match, players will be kept together and will be automatically rolled into the next match.
Matchmaking Connection Options - The options for finding games in matchmaking will be more open to the player. If you only ever want to play in games with a good connection, that can be set in the options. If you only ever want to play against players of a similar skill, that can be set.
Source- Shacknews
X10 begins today and is an invite only show for those in the gaming industry. While it sucks because it's not a public event, many cool are being previewed and here are 10 things according to Major Nelson we should know about:
* The Halo Reach multiplayer beta will kick off on May 3. You will be able to access the beta via the Halo 3: ODST game disc.
* Dead Rising 2 will release in North America on Aug. 31, Japan on Sept. 2 and Europe on Sept. 3.
* Dead Rising: CASE ZERO an exclusive download only on Xbox LIVE, will launch prior to the full game and provide a playable prologue that bridges the story between the two titles.
* Alan Wake will launch May 18 in North America and May 21 in Europe. Players can pre-order the title to receive the Bright Falls Bonus Pack, which includes exclusive content like Avatar gear, an Xbox LIVE theme, and a “making of” video.
* The Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition Bundle will release starting March 9 for $399, and include a 250GB Hard Drive, two Wireless Controllers, exclusive downloadable content and a Standard Edition copy of the game.
* Toy Soldiers will kick off the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party on March 3
* Perfect Dark, Scrap Metal and Game Room will launch this March as a part of the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party.
* Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction will release at retailers starting April 13 in North America, April 16 in the United Kingdom, and April 28 in Japan.
* Lost Planet 2 will launch in North America and Europe on May 18.
* Fable III will be available this holiday.
Source- Major Nelson's blog
