A great week for gaming

Since cheat codes for games nowadays are as rare as a good episode of Saturday Night Live, here are the Xbox 360 Achievements for two of the best games that will come out all year (which both coincidentally came out this week) - Call of Duty 3 and Gears of War. Look for reviews within the next few weeks.

Gears of War
1. Prison Breakout - Completed tutorial level on any skill level. (10pts)
2. Completed Act 1 on Casual - Complete Act 1 on Casual Difficulty. (10pts)
3. Completed Act 2 on Casual - Complete Act 2 on Casual Difficulty. (10pts)
4. Completed Act 3 on Casual - Complete Act 3 on Casual Difficulty. (10pts)
5. Completed Act 4 on Casual - Complete Act 4 on Casual Difficulty. (10pts)
6. Completed Act 5 on Casual - Complete Act 5 on Casual Difficulty. (10pts)
7. Mercenary - Complete all acts on Casual Difficulty. (10pts)
8. Completed Act 1 on Hardcore - Complete Act 1 on Hardcore Difficulty. (20pts)
9. Completed Act 2 on Hardcore - Complete Act 2 on Hardcore Difficulty. (20pts)
10. Completed Act 3 on Hardcore - Complete Act 3 on Hardcore Difficulty. (20pts)
11. Completed Act 4 on Hardcore - Complete Act 4 on Hardcore Difficulty. (20pts)
12. Completed Act 5 on Hardcore - Complete Act 5 on Hardcore Difficulty. (20pts)
13. Soldier - Complete all acts on Hardcore Difficulty. (20pts)
14. Completed Act 1 on Insane - Complete Act 1 on Insane Difficulty. (30pts)
15. Completed Act 2 on Insane - Complete Act 2 on Insane Difficulty. (30pts)
16. Completed Act 3 on Insane - Complete Act 3 on Insane Difficulty. (30pts)
17. Completed Act 4 on Insane - Complete Act 4 on Insane Difficulty. (30pts)
18. Completed Act 5 on Insane - Complete Act 5 on Insane Difficulty. (30pts)
19. Commando - Complete all acts on Insane Difficulty. (30pts)
20. Time to Remember - Recover one-third of the COG tags on any difficulty. (10pts)
21. Honor-Bound - Recover two-thirds of the COG tags on any difficulty. (20pts)
22. For the Fallen - Recover all of the COG tags on any difficulty. (30pts)
23. My Love for You Is Like a Truck - Defeat a Berserker on Hardcore Difficulty. (30pts)
24. Broken Fingers - Defeat a Corpser on Hardcore Difficulty. (30pts)
25. A Dish Best Served Cold - Defeat General RAAM on Hardcore Difficulty. (30pts)
26. Zen and the Art of Reloading - Perform 25 perfect active reloads on any difficulty. (10pts)
27. Zen and the Art Part 2 - Perform 5 perfect active reloads in a row on any difficulty. (20pts)
28. Clusterluck - Kill 3 enemies at once 10 different times on any difficulty. (20pts)
29. A Series of Tubes - Host and complete 50 ranked matches. (20pts)
30. Dom-curious - Complete 1 co-op chapter as Dominic Santiago on any difficulty. (10pts)
31. Domination - Complete 10 different co-op chapters as Dominic Santiago on any difficulty. (20pts)
32. I Can't Quit You Dom - Complete all acts in co-op as Dominic Santiago on any difficulty. (30pts)
33. Don't You Die On Me - Revive 100 teammates in ranked matches. (10pts)
34. Fall Down Go Boom - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Boomshot. (20pts)
35. Pistolero - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with a pistol. (20pts)
36. The Nuge - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Torque Bow. (20pts)
37. I Spy with My Little Eye - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Longshot. (20pts)
38. Don't Hurt 'Em - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Hammer of Dawn. (20pts)
39. It's a Massacre - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the Chainsaw. (10pts)
40. Curb Appeal - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with the curb stomp. (20pts)
41. Capital Punishment - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with an execution. (20pts)
42. Is It a Spider - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with grenade tag. (30pts)
43. The Money Shot - Kill 100 enemies in ranked matches with a headshot. (20pts)
44. Always Remember Your First - Finish playing a versus ranked match. (10pts)
45. Don't Hate the Player - Finish with the highest points in a ranked match. (10pts)
46. Mix It Up - Win a ranked match in every versus game type. (30pts)
47. Around the World - Win a ranked match on every versus map. (30pts)
48. Can't Touch Me - Win 10 ranked matches without losing a round. (20pts)
49. Seriously ... - Kill 10,000 people in versus ranked match total. (50pts)

Call of Duty 3
1. Basic Training - Complete the basic training in the beginning of Saint Lo.5 (5pts)
2. American Infantryman - Complete two missions as an American soldier. (20pts)
3. British Commando - Complete two missions as a British soldier. (20pts)
4. Canadian Highlander - Complete two missions as a Canadian soldier. (10pts)
5. Polish Tanker - Complete two missions as a Polish soldier. (15pts)
6. Won the War - Complete the single player campaign on any difficulty setting. (80pts)
7. Hot Potato - Pick up and return 5 live grenades. (25pts)
8. Rifleman - Complete a mission by firing only bolt action rifles. Melee attacks don't count. (15pts)
9. Assault Trooper - Complete a mission by firing only assault rifles. Melee attacks don't count. (15pts)
10. Battlefield Scavenger - Complete a mission by firing only German weapons. Melee attacks don't count. (15pts)
11. Still Ticking - Complete a mission without dying or using checkpoints. (30pts)
12. Allergic to Bullets - Avoid getting hit more than 30 times during a mission. (25pts)
13. Conservationist - Complete a mission using less than 300 rounds of ammunition. (20pts)
14. Close Quarter Combatant - Complete a mission without firing a round. Player can make use of melee attacks and hand grenades. (100pts)
15. Grizzled Veteran - Complete the Single Player Campaign on Veteran difficulty. (150pts)
16. Supply Officer - Supply ammunition to at least 20 friendly soldiers in a single ranked match. Multiplayer (15pts)
17. Doc - Revive 10 of your teammates in a ranked match without getting a teamkill. Multiplayer (30pts)
18. A War Hero - Capture the final objective in the game mode War. Must be a ranked match. Multiplayer (30pts0
19. Victory Medal - Be the player with the highest score and on the winning team in a ranked match. Multiplayer (30pts)
20. Lieutenant - Receive 200 total points in ranked matches. Multiplayer (20pts)
21. Captain - Receive 2000 total points in ranked matches. Multiplayer (40pts)
22. Major - Receive 8000 total points in ranked matches. Multiplayer (60pts)
23. Colonel - Receive 20000 total points in ranked matches. Multiplayer (80pts)
24. General - Receive 40000 total points in ranked matches. Multiplayer (120pts)
25. Purple Heart - For perserverence despite grevious injuries. (5pts)
26. Big Air - EXTREME! Found a big jump and caught some air! (25pts)

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