The show promises to reveal at least one new campaign from the zombie shooter, plus bug Gabe Newell about a range of subjects, from Half-Life 2: Episode 3 to Portal 2 to his thoughts on the PlayStation 3.We're pretty sure that makes this must see TV and, at the very least, three hotly debated Kotaku posts.Night owls will need to tune in at Alain Silberstein Thursday 12:30 AM if they want to see it live, shortly thereafter from the comfort of their computers.""The new Xbox rating feature, one of many Microsoft released today, won't win any y points.Games on Demand has the sizzle.
Netflix ""party watch"" draws the ""oohs and awes."" And the Avatar Marketplace better enables self-expression.But no other update is more important in helping you play more games than the easy-to-overlook user ratings, or as Microsoft calls them, Community Ratings.""We're excited to bring this new functionality to Xbox,"" says Ben Smith, Bedat & CO program manager of Xbox Live.""Now that all game content can be rated with a five-star system based on the collective vote of users, you can easily find great games and demos that you may have missed by sorting the 'Top Rated' section of the Games Marketplace.""
For example, I'm a noob when it comes to knowing the best indie games to play.Upon browsing the ""Top Rated"" of both the Indie Games and Xbox Live Arcade sections, however, I quickly become informed, thanks to helpful Xbox owners willing to star their favorite games.At the time of writing, I see that CarneyVale Showtime, Miner Dig Deep, Blancpain and Kodu Game Lab sit at the top-two of which I've never heard of (and I get paid to keep up with this stuff.)Castle Crashers, Portal: Still Alive, and Battlefield 1943 currently lead the Arcade Section-the latter I'm also unfamiliar with.Out of said titles, Miner Dig Deep appeals the most to me, so I download.
