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Best Xbox360 website & mag

  • 18-04-2007 5:07pm
    #1
    Nalz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,822 ✭✭✭✭


    whats the best xbox360 mag/website for accurate and fair reviews, new game updates (espec Halo 3) n price checks/buyers guide.


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  • #2
    Julez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,847 ✭✭✭Julez


    www.ign.com and www.gamespot.com


  • #3
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    I use www.gamerankings.com - sister site of gamespot. They link to many other review sites and give you the average game score from them all.

    Their site seems to be down at the moment though.


  • #4
    CarefulNow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭CarefulNow


    http://www.gamerzines.com/360zine/
    They have a good 360 magazine. They even put some videos in the pdf file.


  • #5
    Scruff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭Scruff


    i like www.teamxbox.com


  • #6
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    The official Xbox Magazine is quite good and normally on the ball for reviews.
    www.oxm.co.uk

    It's also one of the only magazines that puts playable demos on the coverdisk rather than a bunch of in-game video (at least here in Ireland). Good if you don't have the time or patience to wait for the latest Demos to download on Live.


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  • #7
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Fingleberries wrote:
    The official Xbox Magazine is quite good and normally on the ball for reviews.
    I wouldn't bother... if you want to be (more) certain that you're getting unbiased reviews!


  • #8
    RE*AC*TOR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,482 ✭✭✭RE*AC*TOR


    Don't bother with Console-specific magazines, more often than not they are quite biased.

    Instead try some of the better multi-format magazines, GamesTM, Edge, EGM, Game Informer.

    Again, the same with websites - Eurogamer is good, 1UP is also very good, Spong is ok, to be honest I find IGN/Gamespy/Gamespot crap. Kotaku and Joystiq are good blogs.


  • #9
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    360 Gamer is a top mag imo.
    I like the format and it gives objective and in depth reviews.

    It doesn't have a coverdisc so it's around 5-6 euro, far cheaper than other mags.
    And it's out every 3 weeks so fairly up to date.


  • #10
    Nalz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,822 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    I found Game Informer Online a very good site. Thanks all!

    if I could get this sorted I'd be grand!


  • #11
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/

    Compiles an average score based on reviews from numerous sites.


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  • #12
    brav
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭brav


    Not a fan of Edge, sometime I think they can be quite biased


  • #13
    Nalz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,822 ✭✭✭✭Nalz


    Metacritic is the business lads by the looks of things


  • #14
    Fnz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    brav wrote:
    Not a fan of Edge, sometime I think they can be quite biased
    I never thought them biased... just hard scoring compared to other mags. They claim that in instances where other publications might give an average game a 7 they'll give it a 5.

    I always refer to Edge as "the Snootiest of all gaming mags".


  • #15
    Fingleberries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭Fingleberries


    Trilla wrote:
    Metacritic is the business lads by the looks of things
    I really have to agree ... the Megacritic site looks very useful.


  • #16
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,705 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    IGN and gamespot should be avoided at all costs for anything other than screenshots, news and videos - everything else - i.e. the reviews - are subject to 'ZOMG! teh gamez are all bitchin'!!!111!!!' levels of coporate influenced hyperbole.

    1up proves slightly more reliable IMO (but still imperfect). Kotaku is my new place of readership - very reliable, excellent journalism.


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