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Vivendi Pulls a Fast One - TimeShift DLC No Longer Free
Written Friday, May 23, 2008 By Alan Pettit
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Well, I hope you were like me and downloaded that TimeShift DLC 2 titled "Urban ReDual" when it showed up yesterday because Vivendi/Microsoft must have made a mistake making it free. The pack has now been changed to cost 800MSP.
 
I have a feeling this will not go over well... DLC 1 titled "Futures-Past" is still free, however.
 

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Comment #1 by luke7nukem
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 03:51:25 PM
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well that sucks, but one quick question, who plays Timeshift anymore?


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Comment #2 by o0EVIL0o x360a
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 03:53:07 PM
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Ouch, good thing I downloaded it right away even though I don't own it anymore.


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Comment #3 by Drago Dracini
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 03:58:35 PM
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Why does it matter? Timeshift was garbage.


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Comment #4 by lid
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:08:29 PM
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Ahh dammit, I just rented the game again. >_>


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Comment #5 by NEO CRIMS0N
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:12:09 PM
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shifty indeed


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Comment #6 by ninja patience
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:13:30 PM
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How can they get away with doing that?? thats stupid, don't get me wrong i don't like the game but thats a slap in the face for people who do.


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Comment #7 by Joe Boy 1986
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:21:32 PM
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oooo naught naughty


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Comment #8 by ninjaraiden2003
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:23:56 PM
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LAME! I just went out and bought the fucker for the 2 free DLC map packs and free 250G's worth of achievements...This blows well and truly


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Comment #9 by mksystem74
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:24:42 PM
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good thing I downloaded it last night


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Comment #10 by Ruthless
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:25:01 PM
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That was very lucky as i got it early and i only just had enough space on my hdd. Very lucky indeed.


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Comment #11 by X Dboi X
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:28:26 PM
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Meh, Timeshift sucks.


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Comment #12 by DefEdge
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:33:53 PM
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Moth to flame, I DL free stuff on my large HDD. So I find this interesting and disturbing at the same time. I have it DLed, but that's definately a swift kick to the jewels to those who missed out, sorry folks.


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Comment #13 by broken serenity
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:34:54 PM
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the ful game should be free not just the content, then again i doubt anyone would play it even then lol


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Comment #14 by patches4711
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 04:41:34 PM
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Man I was saving the DLC for later so I did not download. Guess I will have to pay :-(..


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Comment #15 by MajinFro
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 05:20:32 PM
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GD IT. I was too lazy to download it and was just going to do it sunday when I boosted it.


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Comment #16 by MILLIEN
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 05:22:29 PM
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The games suck anyway, so who cares.


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Comment #17 by LoadedLee
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 05:26:01 PM
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Its a crap game anyway, wouldnt waste points on it anyway


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Comment #18 by RamHawk
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 05:28:00 PM
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Nice. Glad I had like 5 mins before work that day and quickly downloaded it. I actually just got the game as a filler in a trade. I guess I got lucky. Too bad when I went on-line to play NOBODY was there. :( DLC won't do me any good if no one to play with.


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Comment #19 by eddie_cheeseman
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 05:55:21 PM
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OH NOES!
ALL TEN PPL WHO HAVE THIS GAME BUT DIDN'T DOWNLOAD THE DLC WILL NOW COMMIT EPIC PHAILZ BY PAYING FOR IT!


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Comment #20 by Greg0fTheDead
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 05:59:36 PM
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timeshit sucks


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Comment #21 by Caleel
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 06:26:06 PM
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I would have to agree with most people here. Timeshift is GARBAGE!


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Comment #22 by TheColdWolf
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 06:35:38 PM
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What the fuck i forgot to download it:(


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Comment #23 by gingerCHRIS123
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 06:40:13 PM
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Timeshift was rubbish, i played at m8's house.
And, erm, well unlucky!


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Comment #24 by pill92
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 06:43:46 PM
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that blows for any one who didnt download it


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Comment #25 by hellboundsoul
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 06:45:00 PM
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Glad that I downloaded it when it came out. I feel bad for the people that missed it.


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Comment #26 by Thorpe
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 07:00:12 PM
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Sucks. If I were planning on getting the game, I would just download the content and then secure myself with it.


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Comment #27 by Mightymango
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 07:03:05 PM
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Well, its an easy 1250, REGARDLESS of how good it is or not.


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Comment #28 by jasonorme666
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 07:18:22 PM
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Well i'm really fuckin pissed now...


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Comment #29 by Carlos123977
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 07:29:19 PM
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Thats not right...


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Comment #30 by Eighteen88
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 07:32:11 PM
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People saying it sucks are probably playing Halo 3.


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Comment #31 by kiwi18
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 08:01:56 PM
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Dumb...


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Comment #32 by TristanValendro
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 08:11:20 PM
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I didn't care much for timeshift but I usually download any free map pack I find on marketplace. I'm glad to have already downloaded both map packs for free.


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Comment #33 by Da_moopintot
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 08:22:45 PM
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that was a dumb move on their part...
who is going to pay $10.00 for a few maps for a game as mediocre as Timeshift?
if they were free at least then more people would start playing the game...


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Comment #34 by Unholymoose
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 08:24:39 PM
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Why do people just post to blam a game? it seems a bit pointless


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Comment #35 by GoS CPT Stewart
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 08:54:10 PM
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People should have payed attention to Major Nelson when he posted about it. http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/05/21/marketplace-roundup-for-may-21-2008-another-free-timeshift-multiplayer-map-pack.aspx

It clearly says, in bold red print: "Free (This will be 800 points as of May 23)"

Anybody who did not put this in news stories on other sites is doing a poor job of reporting the news (yeah I'm talking to you Alan Pettit) and everybody should have known about this.

People would obviously still bitch, but at least they would have known it was coming.


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Comment #36 by VA5HtheSTAMPEDE
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 09:06:33 PM
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# 35 owned everyone. ;)


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Comment #37 by Parkerktm
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 09:06:46 PM
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wow, and not having my 360 bites me in the ass again. Hopefully the first one is still free


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Comment #38 by Lukee666
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 09:36:22 PM
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i really hate that you have to pay for added stuff it's not like it's cheap to begin with god some times xbox just seems like a rip off


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Comment #39 by ArmyOfPie
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 09:44:22 PM
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I don't own it, so it doesn't effect me.


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Comment #40 by voorhees88
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 09:55:42 PM
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you cheeky bastards.
i don't own but still, that sucks


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Comment #41 by Maelmord
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 10:17:27 PM
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mew i was at work during its release... its a sneaky way to foil the actual people who actually play the game... oh well.... at least 800MS isnt a major sum if ya want to 1250 the game


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Comment #42 by rsxdelerium
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 10:19:48 PM
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Now I won't be able to rent it again and get the extra 250. I should have dl'ed it right away but still .. assholes


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Comment #43 by sanger
Friday, May 23, 2008 @ 11:16:49 PM
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#35: If I remember right, when I first saw the post on Majornelson.com right after the release of TimeShift map pack #2, there was no such comment.

It is always best to download the free or discounted content ASAP because this is always a possibility. Even if you do not have enough space, once you download it, it can be downloaded again at a later date for free using that acocunt.


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Comment #44 by Infomouse
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 12:00:42 AM
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Can't say im surprized what with all the crazy crap going on with microsoft, first they decide to delete all poorly performing arcade games, now they make the "mistake" of making this DLC free, 2 words Timeshift Sucks


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Comment #45 by Opopanax
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 12:15:42 AM
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I thought the whole point was to get people playing anyways. This just flys in the face of that.


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Comment #46 by McBride96
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 12:32:40 AM
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i dnot even own this game but was thinking that i should of downloaded it when i saw it!!! lawsuit


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Comment #47 by The Game
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 12:53:01 AM
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ppl think just cuzz online sucks the game automatically does.If u didnt hav online then what? what if none had like bak in n64 days huh jackasses


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Comment #48 by mjc0961
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 01:14:03 AM
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Thanks for messing up the horizontal alignment of the comments, GoS CPT Stewart. I love not being able to read half the page because it's under the stuff on the side. Ever hear of tinyurl?


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Comment #49 by trekker1303
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 03:13:54 AM
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People still play TimeShift?


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Comment #50 by Painkiller4500
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 03:22:56 AM
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well this honestly makes me feel depressed some douchebag developers would pull this shit. well i can guarentee you this vivendi, i wont pay $10 for your shitty dlc for your shitty game. i might pay $5, MAYBE, but not $10


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Comment #51 by raiderofwar02
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 03:57:59 AM
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I feel greatly lucky that I downloaded both contents the day the DLC2 came out, boosted the achievements same day as well.

To others that didn't get lucky: If you really are looking toward an easy 125 points (w/ boosting partner) then pay the 800 points, if you don't think you're going to ever play this game afterwards DO NOT get the content.

Unless, of course you have MS points to waste.


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Comment #52 by SkeetSkeet
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 04:47:35 AM
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That game was so garbage. I'm glad it was a rental. I saw the announcement and I was like I have the game but I'm not going to play online so I didn't bother.


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Comment #53 by boofarama
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 05:15:16 AM
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lol glad i sownloaded it to get the 250 lol.


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Comment #54 by PIGW0RTH
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 05:16:36 AM
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I forgot to download it and used my only 800 mp's for it hopefully my first 1250


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Comment #55 by RonanN1
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 07:59:20 AM
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I already downloaded for free lol :d


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Comment #56 by Phool
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 08:43:24 AM
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WTF Vivendi!? Just come home from Paris. Wanted to download it and turned out that it wasn't free. Ain't buying that shit anyway. Rather waste it on Ninja Gaiden Black.


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Comment #57 by ezekiel 08
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 09:01:23 AM
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Easy points but I don't have have it anymore and can't be bothered booting more, it was bad enough the 1st time!


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Comment #58 by X Dboi X
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 09:37:04 AM
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#35 Just made this thread worthless ;)

GO #35!


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Comment #59 by Lewi
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 11:50:37 AM
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wow
lucky no one bought this game


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Comment #60 by Shreik
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 04:57:59 PM
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Gah >.<

Well....Then I'll have to pay to get my achievements...*sigh*


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Comment #61 by secretkaos187
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 06:09:53 PM
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umm...oh well played the demo and thought it was poop!


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Comment #62 by eXtreme 1138
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 06:23:41 PM
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sorry, but come on... if people will report news wrongly then you cant really complain about this... i completley agree with comment 35.


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Comment #63 by EL1TExSN1P3R
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 08:54:08 PM
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WoW, fast move...


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Comment #64 by crunchb3rry
Saturday, May 24, 2008 @ 10:59:27 PM
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Kinda tired that Nickel and Diming turned into Ten Dollaring. Damn near everything costs 800 MSP. Probably 90% of XBLA titles do, regardless of quality or size.


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Comment #65 by ADDG4m3r
Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 05:22:51 AM
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ehh, oh well, never played it anyway...


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Comment #66 by W. Samuel Jones III
Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 02:47:20 PM
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I was lucky thank god I was ready the board and saw that the download was free.

Still it was hard enough getting the MP achievements when people played this game.

I don't understand why developers make MP achievements for games that no one plays online. Single Player campaign would make more sense.


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Comment #67 by SoulProphet85
Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 03:25:27 PM
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don't worry about it guys, it will only hurt your brain cells. I saw that it was free the day it came out. I was tranferring my 20 GB to my new 120. During the process, i forgot so it was my lost. I was planning to buy timeshift when i saw that. 10 maps for free???!! Who wouldn't want to try it out.
Now that vivendi put the pack at 800 ms points, Some people might see that this is useless to get the game now. I, on the other hand, would still get the game. I know for sure that they will change the pricing later on when the game hits a all-time low.


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Comment #68 by dudecrazy108
Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 09:47:11 PM
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I am sad that I missed it even though I had only rented. Its not worth the 800 MS points right now though.


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Comment #69 by squirreltakos
Sunday, May 25, 2008 @ 10:54:08 PM
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good, maybe people will stop playing that horrible game.


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Comment #70 by AE 20 Diamonds
Monday, May 26, 2008 @ 12:34:18 AM
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do people really feel so special coming on a thread just to bash a game, grow up people, bashing good games doesn't make you cool, damn kids


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Comment #71 by rootATdarkstar
Monday, May 26, 2008 @ 01:48:49 PM
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Hey! Timeshift had a few great moments. The story sucked some pretty huge balls though. And this little underhanded development is pretty asinine. Yay capitalism.


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Comment #72 by VampireViking
Monday, May 26, 2008 @ 08:50:26 PM
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tbh it wasnt that bad.. online sucked like a whore running low on drugs


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Comment #73 by Samoza1
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 @ 08:44:20 AM
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Downloaded it - found no one was online - deleted it. Easy as.


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Comment #74 by Pedro7_2000
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 @ 03:01:13 PM
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Dirty, dirty. I'm really surprised they think anyone will pay that much for it.


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Publisher:
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US: October 30, 2007

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Sound: Custom Soundtracks
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