Left 4 Dead Parties

L4D only allows team chat, and because of the way the game proceeds with no post-match lobbies, teams may never change. Which means you'd never be able to talk to the other 4 players.

Please ensure that you can hear everyone and that everyone can hear you. If you're not hearing anybody talking, something is wrong, try to fix it. It's SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER annoying (Beer4Porter) when, for example, we're working on an achievement that require cooperation from both teams, and one jackhole keeps killing the Boomer and preventing the achievement.

Clan Games

Halo is starting to feel a little tired, so I'm starting to look for a new clan game. These are the requirements for a clan game:

• On the Xbox 360 and supports Xbox Live multiplayer
• Has buy-in from myself, BeerMonkeee and OmniscientDeath (want to be on this list? show up more)
• Ideally supports at least 4-player or greater teams or co-op
• Fun enough to play for at least a year

Games vetoed for clan play:

• Rock Band 2 - No interest.
• Call of Duty: World at War - Game mechanics not "fun" enough. Too hard to differentiate friend or foe. Learning curve too steep for multiplayer.
• Fable II - Only 2 player co-op. Wonky camera makes combat impossible.
• Civilization Revolution - Games take way too long.
• Gears of War 2 - No critical mass amongst clan
  
• Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - No critical mass amongst clan
• Splinter Cell: Conviction - No critical mass amongst clan
• F.E.A.R. 2 - No critical mass amongst clan
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. - Fun factor too low
  

Games still under consideration

• Left 4 Dead
• Street Fighter 4
  
• Halo Wars (3/3/09)

Halo 3 from Hard Drive

Bungie recommends NOT installing Halo 3 to the hard drive, because it will actually REDUCE performance due to the way H3 caches maps.