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    Achievements are extra challenges added into video games that sometimes carry a point value or unlock bonus material, and are sometimes solely for bragging rights.

    Most Popular Achievements For 8/29 - 9/4

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    Edited By jeff

    It sounds like just about everyone who went to PAX last weekend came home with some form of cold. It's not surprising, really. Lots of hand-shaking, lots of controller-touching, and a little rain doesn't exactly sound like a sterile environment. So far, I've managed to stay clear of it, but I'm starting to feel a little... off. I've got that light burning sensation just behind my eyes and that slightly warmed-over feeling that says "everything's not OK." I have decided to combat this with the power of positivity, mostly because I don't really have time to get sick this week.

    So let's roll on. These are a bit late due to PAX, but here are the top achievement pages on Giant Bomb for last week. Batman has held on by a wide margin, and it's interesting to see Garry's Mod riding high. The Beatles: Rock Band is also on this list even though the full set probably won't be unlocked for public viewing until this Wednesday, the game's street date.
     

    He's Batman. 
    He's Batman. 

    Top Ten Sets (8/29 - 9/4)

    1. Batman: Arkham Asylum
    2. Madden NFL 10
    3. Garry's Mod
    4. Wolfenstein
    5. The Beatles: Rock Band
    6. Shadow Complex
    7. Guitar Hero 5
    8. Darkest of Days
    9. 'Splosion Man
    10. Mayhem Intergalactic

    Yeah, I don't know what Mayhem Intergalactic is, either. But it's not a game that only recently received achievements or anything like that. Here's the list of 11 games that did. Or, well, 10 games that did and Halo 3: ODST, which someone who uses the site has apparently played. Anyone want to take a guess on when that dude will be banned from using his Xbox Live account? He isn't even listed as French. Oh well, no spoilers there, anyway, because the set is still blocked.
     
    This guy's some sort of Rookie.
    This guy's some sort of Rookie.

    New Sets (8/29 - 9/4)


    I keep wanting to try Champions Online, but haven't yet. I'll probably get going on Section 8 before too long. The top individual achievements reveals that a lot of people are very interested in Arkham Asylum's more esoteric achievables, while some folks are still trying to figure out how to get through Shadow Complex without collecting stuff and still others are learning when and where to type "rusty bullet hole" into Garry's Mod. Gross.
     
    GMod... still stupid. 
    GMod... still stupid. 

    Top Ten Individual Achievements (8/29 - 9/4)

    1. Batman: Arkham Asylum - World's Greatest Detective
    2. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Freeflow Perfection
    3. Garry's Mod - Secret Phrase
    4. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Party Pooper
    5. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Perfect Knight
    6. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rope-A-Dope-A-Dope
    7. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Mano-A-Mano
    8. Shadow Complex - Minimalist
    9. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Freeflow Combo 40
    10. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Freakshow Rodeo

    I expect The Beatles: Rock Band will do better this week, since the full list will show up in our system within days. Beyond that, I don't really have any guesses. Garry's Mod can't stay up that high for much longer, though, can it?
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    #1  Edited By jeff

    It sounds like just about everyone who went to PAX last weekend came home with some form of cold. It's not surprising, really. Lots of hand-shaking, lots of controller-touching, and a little rain doesn't exactly sound like a sterile environment. So far, I've managed to stay clear of it, but I'm starting to feel a little... off. I've got that light burning sensation just behind my eyes and that slightly warmed-over feeling that says "everything's not OK." I have decided to combat this with the power of positivity, mostly because I don't really have time to get sick this week.

    So let's roll on. These are a bit late due to PAX, but here are the top achievement pages on Giant Bomb for last week. Batman has held on by a wide margin, and it's interesting to see Garry's Mod riding high. The Beatles: Rock Band is also on this list even though the full set probably won't be unlocked for public viewing until this Wednesday, the game's street date.
     

    He's Batman. 
    He's Batman. 

    Top Ten Sets (8/29 - 9/4)

    1. Batman: Arkham Asylum
    2. Madden NFL 10
    3. Garry's Mod
    4. Wolfenstein
    5. The Beatles: Rock Band
    6. Shadow Complex
    7. Guitar Hero 5
    8. Darkest of Days
    9. 'Splosion Man
    10. Mayhem Intergalactic

    Yeah, I don't know what Mayhem Intergalactic is, either. But it's not a game that only recently received achievements or anything like that. Here's the list of 11 games that did. Or, well, 10 games that did and Halo 3: ODST, which someone who uses the site has apparently played. Anyone want to take a guess on when that dude will be banned from using his Xbox Live account? He isn't even listed as French. Oh well, no spoilers there, anyway, because the set is still blocked.
     
    This guy's some sort of Rookie.
    This guy's some sort of Rookie.

    New Sets (8/29 - 9/4)


    I keep wanting to try Champions Online, but haven't yet. I'll probably get going on Section 8 before too long. The top individual achievements reveals that a lot of people are very interested in Arkham Asylum's more esoteric achievables, while some folks are still trying to figure out how to get through Shadow Complex without collecting stuff and still others are learning when and where to type "rusty bullet hole" into Garry's Mod. Gross.
     
    GMod... still stupid. 
    GMod... still stupid. 

    Top Ten Individual Achievements (8/29 - 9/4)

    1. Batman: Arkham Asylum - World's Greatest Detective
    2. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Freeflow Perfection
    3. Garry's Mod - Secret Phrase
    4. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Party Pooper
    5. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Perfect Knight
    6. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rope-A-Dope-A-Dope
    7. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Mano-A-Mano
    8. Shadow Complex - Minimalist
    9. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Freeflow Combo 40
    10. Batman: Arkham Asylum - Freakshow Rodeo

    I expect The Beatles: Rock Band will do better this week, since the full list will show up in our system within days. Beyond that, I don't really have any guesses. Garry's Mod can't stay up that high for much longer, though, can it?
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    #2  Edited By Dynamitekyle

    I seen it coming.

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    #3  Edited By ShaneDev

    i also noticed someone had played odst on the site unless its a glitch 

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    #4  Edited By TheGamerGeek

    Nice that one was made this week. Anyways, I'm surprised to see ODST there...kind of weird. Also, I think we can thank you Jeff for popping Garrys Mod up so high.

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    #5  Edited By RHCPfan24

    The Beatles: Rock Band will certainly dominate the charts next week. I cannot wait!! And yeah, Batman is fantastic.

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    #6  Edited By sjschmidt93

    Top ten individual achievements means the most gotten right? How is a rare achievement the most received achievment? I'm confused.

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    #7  Edited By bekern

     is Giant Bomb going to add PS3 trophies soon? I think I read a thread on here that said that api is open to people now.

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    #8  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator
    LordAndrew recently blogged about getting an S rank on Mayhem Intergalactic. That must have generated enough interest to give the achievements enough views to get it onto the top 10 list. Awesome.
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    #9  Edited By CL60
    @ShaneDev said:
    " i also noticed someone had played odst on the site unless its a glitch  "
    6 people have.
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    #10  Edited By CL60
    @bekern said:
    "  is Giant Bomb going to add PS3 trophies soon? I think I read a thread on here that said that api is open to people now. "
    They might, but it would probably take time.
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    #11  Edited By ShaneDev
    @CL60 said:
    " @ShaneDev said:
    " i also noticed someone had played odst on the site unless its a glitch  "
    6 people have. "
    I looked a few days  ago and saw that one guy had it
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    #12  Edited By CowMuffins

    I never get these things. I need an explanation of what is going on, on this page.

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    #13  Edited By Codeacious

    Champions Online needs to let me get its achievements on Steam! I bought it retail, and now I wish I did it on Steam. I'm happy that my Aaaaa! achievements are rare though.

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    #14  Edited By RagingLion
    @SJSchmidt93: The top ten achievements are not for the most achieved achievements but for the achievements whose specific page on GiantBomb has been visited the most.  Hence you will often get rare achievements featuring most since they are the ones people read up on most since they're the hardest to get.
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    #15  Edited By ajamafalous
    @CowMuffins: I believe these are the most viewed (clicked) achievements on the site. The Top 10 'sets' would be the highest number of clicks for each game's achievements total (all of the achievements combined), while the Top 10 individual achievements are just that, the top 10 highest viewed achievements in all.
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    #16  Edited By crusnchill
    @CL60:
    probably reviewers from another games site who're also on the giantbomb member's site. It might also be jeff and the giantbomb guy's just fooling around witha beta version and he's just not telling us so he can mess with our head's lol.  
    :-)
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    #17  Edited By crusnchill

    has anyone checked out the WIKI page on giantbomb FOR halo: ODST. I love it's appearance!
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    @crusnchill said:
    " has anyone checked out the WIKI page on giantbomb FOR halo: ODST. I love it's appearance! "
    It's the same for all games in Halo franchise. I noticed it a few days ago or something when I was looking at Halo Wars achievements.
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    #19  Edited By PufferFiz

    So how is trophy support coming along?

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    #20  Edited By PureRok
    @SJSchmidt93 said:
    " Top ten individual achievements means the most gotten right? How is a rare achievement the most received achievment? I'm confused. "
    Actually, I believe it's just the most viewed.
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    #21  Edited By LordAndrew

    I think I put Mayhem Intergalactic in the top 10 due to a recent blog. I'm surprised I managed to generate that much traffic for such an obscure game.

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    #22  Edited By copycatzen
    @PufferFiz said:
    "So how is trophy support coming along? "

    I think no one knows
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    #23  Edited By jeff
    @copycatzen said:
    " @PufferFiz said:
    "So how is trophy support coming along? "
    I think no one knows "
     
    It's something I'd like to have in there sooner, rather than later. But like anything else, it has to be added to our development queue and handled accordingly. The engineers have a lot of big projects going on right now, so they're currently working on that stuff.
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    #24  Edited By Csaint
    @Jeff: That sounds great, as long as you guys are thinkin' about it, I'm a happy dude.
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    #25  Edited By PufferFiz
    @Jeff said:
    " @copycatzen said:
    " @PufferFiz said:
    "So how is trophy support coming along? "
    I think no one knows "
     It's something I'd like to have in there sooner, rather than later. But like anything else, it has to be added to our development queue and handled accordingly. The engineers have a lot of big projects going on right now, so they're currently working on that stuff. "
    I understand, I know it is better to work on one project then another than to work on many at the same time. But thank for the update!
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    #26  Edited By Media_Master

    trophies....

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    #27  Edited By VisariLoyalist

    Seriously what's up with that pax panel?!?!!??!

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    My Xbox red ringed :( 
     
    PS:  Trophy support plz.

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    @RagingLion said:

    " @SJSchmidt93: The top ten achievements are not for the most achieved achievements but for the achievements whose specific page on GiantBomb has been visited the most.  Hence you will often get rare achievements featuring most since they are the ones people read up on most since they're the hardest to get. "

    Not to sound unthankful, but what can we learn from this?  
     
    a) Rare achievement + recently released game = many hits.
    b) Older game + recently added rare achievement = many hits
     
    Those are truisms. Now, a list of actually gotten achievements would be totally awesome.
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    #30  Edited By Keeng
    @Csaint said:
    " @Jeff: That sounds great, as long as you guys are thinkin' about it, I'm a happy dude. "
    Yeah, that's the same way I feel. Every site has to deal with Sony being a little slower about these types of things but I appreciate at least hearing that Giant Bomb gives a damn about it. 
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    #31  Edited By yevinorion

    Glad to hear there's work in the pipeline for PSN trophies...I feel so left out not being able to show off my Arkham Asylum trophies. :(

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    #32  Edited By InventiveDingo

    Developer of Mayhem Intergalactic here! Awesome to see it up there with all those much-better-known titles. Thanks LordAndrew, and congrats once again on getting that last achievement. :-)
     
    If anyone's curious, it's a streamlined "4X-lite" turn-based strategy game, set in space; think Master of Orion, with all the fiddly bits removed. Details on my website http://www.inventivedingo.com, or on the game's Giant Bomb page if/when my pending edit is approved.

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