Left 4 Dead, Forza Motorsport, The Beatles: Rock Band, and more.

Posted: June 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Microsoft announces Avatar Marketplace, unlockable apparel on Joystiq
“During Microsoft E3 2009 Blogger / Enthusiast Luncheon — you know, this one — Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten announced the Avatar Marketplace for the Xbox 360. The Avatar Marketplace, unsurprisingly, will allow 360 owners to download new…”

Microsoft Brings Social Networking and 3-D Motion Capture to Xbox 360 on Fast Company
“The rumors proved true: Microsoft is bringing motion a capture device to the Xbox 360. The company also announced that Xbox Live will support social networking via Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. Along with the usual flood of new game…”

Project Natal: New Xbox Technology Allows For Controller-Less Gaming on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
“YAHOO FINANCE Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gamers, get ready for your close-up. Microsoft introduced a prototype camera Monday that can be used as a controller for the Xbox 360. Codenamed “Project Natal,” the camera…”

Analysis: Xbox 360 service improvements put Apple TV to shame on Macworld
“The Xbox announcements made by Microsoft in advance of this week’s E3 gaming show may ultimately put pressure on Apple to improve its Apple TV offering. Peter Cohen explains.”

Forza Motorsport 3 Screens Zoom Into View [E3 2009] on Kotaku
“If there’s one word that Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios thought best described Forza Motorsport 3 five separate times, it was “definitive.” As in Forza 3 will be the definitive racing game of this generation. Turn 10’s competition Polyphony Digital…”

Metal Gear Solid: Rising Teaser Trailer [E3 2009] on Kotaku
“Short, but sweet for Xbox 360 owners, this trailer gives us a first brief glimpse at Metal Gear Solid: Rising, the first Metal Gear Solid title to hit the Xbox 360. According to Konami, the game will star Raiden, who first debuted in Metal Gear Solid…”

Left 4 Dead 2 Announced For November on Slashdot: Games
“hansamurai writes “Left 4 Dead 2 has been announced at E3, and a trailer for the game has surfaced. It will be released November 17, 2009, just a year after the first game. Gameplay changes include a new focus on melee weapons, especially the iconic…”

All You Need Is The Beatles: Rock Band Debut Trailer [E3 2009] on Kotaku
“I may not be the biggest Beatles fan, but it was hard to deny the appeal of the first trailer for The Beatles: Rock Band. It looks fab. This career-spanning look at The Beatles first video game shows off the variety of visual styles that will be…”

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