For those Xbox users that don’t know… there was a recent price change for Xbox LIVE Gold subscription that was mentioned over on the Major Nelson blog. He states that

as of November 1, 2010 we are increasing the price of an Xbox LIVE for some members. This price increase only affects Xbox LIVE Members in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom or the United States.

So this means you should stock up on 12 month Xbox 360 Live Subscription Gold Cards while you can before the price increase.

I guess we should thank… Last FM, Twitter, Facebook and any other useless advertising space that is filled up on the Xbox live dashboard for the price increase. It’s like almost like every other day the PlayStation 3 is looking better and better.

It was back on December 1st Infinity Ward announced that Call of Duty: Classic is available for download. It’s also available for the PS3 for only $14.99… Here is what Xbox.com has about the game:

• Legendary franchise: Play the winner of more than 80 Game of the Year Awards and 50 Editor’s Choice Awards.
• Battlefield action: Experience the cinematic intensity of World War II’s biggest conflicts including D-Day, Stalingrad, and the Battle of Berlin. Play through 24 epic single-player missions across four interconnected campaigns.
• Online multiplayer: Take your game online with multiplayer on Xbox LIVE, including Leaderboard support.

Download yourself a copy of the game today or try out the demo before you buy it.

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After reading Major Nelson’s post about Silverlight ads on Xbox 360 and his explanation of how ads are going to be “a more organic part of the dashboard” I just sit back and ask myself why am I paying $50 a year to have ads shoved in my face. Here’s an idea the people at Mico$oft can think about… why not place all the ads you want on the Silver account holders? Ohhh wait I’m sure that once they too see the ads they’ll soon wonder “why would I pay $50 a year to have ads shoved in my face?” hmmm… I may just be eyeing up a discounted PS3 that usually come out around the holiday.  ehh this is just my opinion I can only imagine what’s in store next a possible Xbox Live price increase? Whoa I’d better not give anyone any ideas… So what does everyone else think about the ads being punched in your face?

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Below is a list of games that I either played, tried the demo for it or my friends have told me that the game was scary as hell. When it comes to some of the games like Silent Hill 2 my number 1 scariest game I must say it was so intense at times that I couldn’t play it late at night cause it would freak me out… Some of the games just have those parts where you are on the edge of your seat then BAM! something jumps around the corner and scares the crap out of you.

Number 10 Scariest Game : Fatal Frame 2 Fatal Frame II uses gameplay mechanics very similar to its predecessor, with some changes and updates. For most of the game you control Mio Amakura, except for some short scenes where you control her elder twin sister Mayu. (more)

Number 9 Scariest Game : Manhunt Set in dilapidated Carcer City, the story opens with a female journalist reporting on the convict James Earl Cash, a criminal on death row who has supposedly been executed by lethal injection. Cash awakes to the voice of a person coming from an earpiece, revealing that Cash was only sedated. (more)

Number 8 Scariest Game : Siren Siren is set in a remote, rural Japanese mountain village named Hanuda, which is described as being very traditional and particularly xenophobic. Following the interruption of a ritual ceremony in the forest near midnight and a subsequent earthquake, the village teeters wildly between time and space, with an infinite sea of blood-red water in place of the usual surrounding mountains. (more)

Number 7 Scariest Game : Dead Space The player takes on the role of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles a polymorphic, virus-like, alien infestation which turns humans into grotesque alien monsters called "Necromorphs", on board a stricken interstellar mining ship named the USG Ishimura. (more)

Number 6 Scariest Game : Left 4 Dead The game is focused on cooperation and team play; colored outlines of teammates are visible through walls to help players stick together and coordinate their movement. If a Survivor falls off a ledge, then they may automatically hang onto it and can only be helped up by another Survivor. (more)

Number 5 Scariest Game : Clive Barker’s Jericho Certain Apocryphal and Gnostic texts speak of a being created by God, in His own image, before the creation of Adam and Eve; according to legend, this being was abandoned by its own Creator. (more)

Number 4 Scariest Game : Condemned Criminal Origins In Condemned: Criminal Origins, players take the role of Ethan Thomas, a SCU agent (Serial Crime Unit investigator that uses forensic tools) framed for a double cop murder who becomes trapped in the condemned sections of a fictional American city named “Metro City” while hunting a serial killer. (more)

Number 3 Scariest Game : Fear 2: Project Origin The sequel to F.E.A.R. continues the supernatural suspense story of the supernatural being, Alma, whose rage against those who wronged her cause an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to devour and replace reality with her own. (more)

Number 2 Scariest Game : Resident Evil 2 Leon S. Kennedy, a police officer on his first day in the Raccoon Police Department, and Claire Redfield, a college student looking for her brother, enter the city. They fight many zombies to reach the police station. (more)

Number 1 Scariest Game : Silent Hill 2 Much of gameplay consists of navigating the town, with less focus on killing enemies and more on finding keys or other items to bypass doors or other obstructions. Occasionally puzzles will be presented, often with riddles left for the player to interpret. (more)

Do you know of any scary games that aren’t listed above..? Then feel free to leave them as a comment!