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I honestly was hoping I wouldn't have to write another poor review on a Razer product but unfortunately I feel I have to. I've had my Razer Onza Tournament Edition for exactly one month now. I had been looking forward to it since it was announced at 2010's CES. I pre-ordered it the second it was made available in January, so you can say I was definitely excited for it.
I got used to the controller fairly quick but the first issue that arose from the controller: Serious feedback from any mic being used with it. I tried it out with a pair of Astro A40s, Tritton AX 720s and then just the official Xbox 360 headset. Two of the three had severe feedback--it was bad enough that the feedback would output to people in my XBL party. The Xbox 360 feedback was only audible [to myself] when people were talking. It would pop/crackle when someone started talking and hiss/pop once they stopped talking. It was passive enough that I just did my best to ignore it. It sucked having to stop using headsets I dropped insane money on because of feedback.
That issue started the minute I used the controller unfortunately. If that was the only problem with it, I'd be content and deal with it. But it wasn't. Two weeks ago both of the analog sticks started to have response issues. I should note that I had absolutely no slowturn issues at all. I ran the test and it passed 100 across the board. The issue I had was that the analog stick would just stop sending out a signal that it was still in use. While I was playing Modern Warfare 2 MP, a perk I often run with is marathon pro. That gives me endless sprint. So all I need to do is push/use the left analog stick and I'm running non-stop. Well, that definitely didn't happen. I would constantly stop as if some invisible wall was spawned in front of me.
Then when I'd try to sprint again I would only be able to move what can be construed as 2-3 steps before I'd have to let go of the analog stick and then push it forward. This is frustrating because despite unplugging the controller (and eventually restarting my 360 Slim) the issue was still present. So not even 20 minutes later, I started to have issues with the right analog stick. It had the seem lack of response--it would stop accepting that I was moving the analog around and stick to the last position it was in.
Knowing all of the frustration I went through with my Razer Lycosa, I knew that I was not going to live with it and deal with it. I want a controller that works! I love the Onza TE, especially being able to map the buttons AND change the tension for the analog sticks is a GODSEND! The controller is slick, light-weight and response time with the buttons is amazing. I just am not going to use it with the analog stick issues. Whether or not it's a bad controller or the entire batch, I'm hoping I can get an exchange for the Onza TE as soon as possible.
Going from the Onza TE to my old Xbox wireless controller is brutal!
Tags: razer, razer onza te, review
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If you're into logic/puzzle games, then you should definitely get into ilomilo, an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game developed by SouthEnd. Want to try it out but don't see it available in the XBLA Marketplace? That's because they made a super secret site that will generate a code for you so you can redeem it to gain access to the trial version. And if you enjoy the game enough that you want to buy it then you can do so right from the IloMilo trial itself! The game will run you a very meager 800
.
Haven't heard of ilomilo before? Check out the ilomilo trailer to get a glimpse of the (awesome!) game. The marketplace also has an ilomilo theme you can grab.
Tags: ilomilo, puzzle, xbla
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Earlier today all achievements for Black Ops were leaked. In total there are 50 achievements (or PS3 Trophies) to obtain that are worth 1000 
. Of those 50 achievements, 1 is worth 100 (or a 
) that you will receive upon completing the game in hardened or veteran mode. There are currently 3 secret achievements that are worth 45 (or 3 
.)
Black Ops Achievements
Sacrifice 10
Ensure your squad escapes safely from Cuba
Death to Dictators 15
Use a single round to bring down Castro
Vehicular Slaughter 25 
Destroy all enemies on vehicles during the prison break
Give me liberty, or give me death 10
Escape Vorkuta
Slingshot Kid 15
Destroy all slingshot targets in 3 attempts
VIP 10
Receive orders from Lancer
A safer place 10
Sabatoge the Soviet space program
Tough Economy 15
Use no more than 6 TOW guided missiles to destroy the tanks in the defense of Khe Sanh
Looks don’t count 10
Break the seige in the battle of Khe Sanh
SOG Rules 10
Retrieve the dossier and the defector from Hue City
Raining Pain 15
Rack up a bodycount of 20 NVA using air support in Hue City
The Dragon Within 15
Kill 10 NVA with Dragon’s Breath rounds
Heavy Hand 15
Use the Grim Reaper to destroy the MG emplacement
Up Close and Personal 15
Silently take out 3 VC
Double Trouble 10
Use only dual wield weapons to escape Kowloon
Broken English 10
Escape Kowloon
Lord Nelson 25
Destroy all targets and structures while making your way up the river
Never get off the boat 10
Find the Soviet connection in Laos
Pathfinder 50
Guide the squad through the Soviet outpost without them getting killed
Mr. Black OP 50
Enter the Soviet relay station undetected
With Extreme Prejudice 25
Get to the POW compound in the Hind using only rockets
Russian Bar-B-Q 15
Incinerate 10 enemies with the flamethrower attachment in the POW compound
Light Foot 30
Escape the ship with 2:15 left on the timer in Veteran.
Some Wounds Never Heal 10
Escape the past
I Hate Monkeys 15
Kill 7 monkeys in under 10 seconds in the Rebirth labs
No Leaks 50
Make it through the NOVA 6 gas without dying on Rebirth Island
Clarity 10
Crack the code
Double Whammy 15
Destroy both helicopters with one TOW guided missile from the deck of the ship
BLACK OP MASTER 100
Complete the campaign on Hardened or Veteran difficulty
Stand Down 35
Complete the campaign on any difficulty
Frag Master 15
Kill 5 enemies with a single frag grenade
Sally Likes Blood 15
Demonstrate killer economic sensibilities by taking down 3 enemies with a single bullet
Unconventional Warfare 15
Use the explosive bolts to kill 30 enemies
Down and Dirty 25
Complete “SOG” and “The Defector” on Veteran difficulty
It’s Your Funeral 25
Complete "Numbers," "Project Nova" and "Victor Charlie" on Veteran difficulty
Cold Warrior 25
Complete "Operation 40", "Vorkuta", and "Executive Order" on Veteran difficulty
Not Today 25
Complete "Crash Site," "WMD" and "Payback" on Veteran difficulty
Burn Notice 25
Complete "Rebirth" and "Redemption" on Veteran difficulty
Closer Analysis 15
Find all the hidden intel
Matinee 15
Watch a film or clip with a friend
Gamblin’ Fool 20
Finish 5 Wager Matches “in the money”
You Can Do It 15
Reach rank 10 in Basic Training
The Collector 20
In Zombie mode, buy every weapon off the walls in a single game
Hands Off the Merchandise 20
Kill the Pentagon thief before it can steal your load-out
Sacrificial Lamb 15
Kill 6 zombies after getting shot by a Pack-a-Punched Crossbow bolt
“Insert Coin” 10
Access the terminal and battle the forces of the Cosmic Silverback in Dead Ops Arcade
Easy Rhino 5
In Dead Ops Arcade, use a Speed Boost to blast through 20 or more enemies at one time
Secret Achievement 15
Secret Achievement 15
Secret Achievement 15
Tags: achievements, leaked, trophies
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This video is for a walkthrough for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on the first level "Temple of Light." You will end up doing about two walkthroughs for this level (and probably for the others as well) as your first one will require you to get 7 of the 8 challenges completed. Because you'll be going for all challenges it will take you longer than 6 minutes to run through it this why you need to play through it twice. The last challenge you'll get will be to play it within 6 minutes or less.
This level is fairly easy in terms of the puzzles you need to solve but as you progress in the 'story,' they will become a little more difficult and require you to put a little more thought into solving the puzzles as well as mapping out your gameplay throughout.
You will also receive three achievements during your playthrough:
Overachiever 15
Complete any level-specific Reward Challenge
Breadwinner 25
Earn the top score objective in any level
Seeing Red 20
Collect all 10 red skulls in any single level
Tags: achievements, guardian of light, lara croft, temple of light, video, walkthrough, youtube
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