Posted: April 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“As promised, the first two episodes of Alan Wake ’s live-action prequel, titled ” Bright Falls ,” became available to Xbox Live Gold subscribers earlier this morning. However, though Microsoft said we shouldn’t expect to see the videos anywhere…” |
Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Left 4 Dead, Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “The Saints Row 2 Avatar pack is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, THQ announced Thursday. Now you can trick out your Avatar with t-shirts and pimp canes ranging from 80 to 400 MS points.” |
| “The first episode in a six-part live-action Alan Wake miniseries will launch on Xbox Live April 25.” |
| “nail’d is truly a hellish ride. No other racing game has ever featured such differences in altitude! Only those who master daring jumps into unknown depths at ultimate top speeds stand a chance to win the challenging action races in nail’d. Steep…” |
| “The Book of Naughty Part 3” |
| “Zelda filtered through layers of schizophrenia. (Xbox 360, PS3)” |
| “Microsoft this afternoon reported its best-ever winter quarter owing in large part to Windows 7. Revenue from its core OS jumped 28 percent year-over-year and helped Microsoft get an all-time high $14.5 billion of revenue. It also touted much…” |
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“Inside Sega’s New Focus Sega West CEO Mike Hayes explains the company’s massive layoffs and its new digital orientation. By Frank Cifaldi Yesterday, Sega laid off 73 of its employees as part of a structural reorganization…” |
| “# indie Promised for delivery by April 30 , NLL Lacrosse 2010 arrived a week early on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel. The $5 download delivers all the players on all 11 teams of the National…” |
| “# salesget New Super Mario Bros. Wii holds onto its first place position in Japan for another week, outselling every other console game in the nation, including the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360…” |
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“Free L4D2 expansion The Passing is out right now on Steam. Free for you guys, anyway. Xbox 360 gamers actually have to shell out 145,500 Microsoft Points for it (about £5), probably because they smell. Exciting new features include a new uncommon…” |
Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Call of Juarez, Dead to Rights, Just Cause 2, Left 4 Dead, Microsoft XNA, Phantasy Star Online, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Another healthy quarter for Microsoft, which saw a 34.5 percent boost in net income to $4 billion, on top of a more modest 6 percent increase in quarterly revenues to $14.5 billion. The return to growth was driven largely by sales of Windows 7,…” |
| “For a while I have been using the game state and network state samples for the base for my games. Over the weekend I decided to spend some time with the XNA 4.0 system, but to start I had to convert the state samples to run under the new XNA 4.0…” |
| “Two packs add planes and weapons. Square Enix has announced plans to release a pair of downloadable add-ons for Just Cause 2 – one at the end of April and another at the end of May. …” |
| “PC Forgotten Sands trickles to June. Ubisoft’s first attempt at a football game, Pure Football, will be released on 28th May. This PC, PS3 and Xbox…” |
| “Made by Call of Juarez dev Techland. Deep Silver has revealed Pure-alike racing game Nail’d for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Call of Juarez developer…” |
| “Software attach rate up to 8.8. Microsoft has now sold more than 40 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide according to figures released overnight. In…” |
| “PS3/360 remake struggles in slow week. Japan hasn’t gone wild for Grasshopper’s PS3 and Xbox 360 adaptations of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise. …” |
| “Six-episode Bright Falls to debut on Live. Microsoft has announced that the first two episodes of a six-part live-action prequel to Alan Wake will be distributed through Xbox Live this…” |
| “Planes! Zombies! Monsters! Dogs! Spring has officially sprung (we assume there was a press release, but may have missed it while outside dancing), so appropriately enough it’s an outdoorsy week for…” |
Posted: April 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Alarm clock now set for 14th May. Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 thriller Alan Wake will hit European shelves a week earlier than planned. …” |
| “Promised system update arrives. As announced a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft has released a system update for the Xbox 360 allowing it to use USB memory storage for profiles, games saves, demos and…” |
| “Had its head checked by a jumbo jet. As we reported yesterday, the Blur multiplayer beta has been opened to all comers. Now effectively a demo for…” |
| “Kasumi’s Stolen Memory held up. Kasumi’s Stolen Memory, the first paid downloadable content pack for Mass Effect 2, is now live. The add-on for the…” |
Posted: April 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Left 4 Dead, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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| “Capcom confirms April 12 debut for new versions of retro-styled jetpack action game with new secret ending, leaderboards, and achievements.” |
| “Secret of Monkey Island creator leaves position at Canadian studio as development on action RPG concludes; certification on 360, PS3, [REDACTED] in progress.” |
| “The Xbox 360-exclusive action game is now set to hit store shelves in on May 14; North American release still May 18.” |
| “As expected, Microsoft has begun rolling out a new system update for the Xbox 360 that will finally add support for USB storage devices. This means users will be able to take their game saves, Xbox LIVE gamer profiles, demos or Arcade game downloads…” |
Posted: March 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake | No Comments »
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| “# pc Supernatural thriller Alan Wake is being released on the Xbox 360, but once upon a time, it was also a PC game. That PC version is no more. Why? Well, the two teams responsible can’t seem to…” |
Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Counter-Strike, Doom, Doom 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Duke Nukem 3D, Fable, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Just Cause 2, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Mass Effect, Microsoft XNA, Peggle, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Team Fortress 2, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “ If you plan on attending South By Southwest or if you live in the Austin, TX area we’ve got a couple of events next week that may interest you. First if you are attending the SXSW Interactive…” |
| “ Content: Scrap Metal Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: (ONLINE INTERACTIONS NOT RATED BY THE ESRB) Drift around corners with guns blazing and take out legendary…” |
| “ You probably know what you friends are playing by just looking at your friends lists…but what about everyone else on Xbox LIVE? Let me answer that for you right now: Xbox 360…” |
| “ Here is the current schedule for upcoming content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace * Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week: March 15: Fable Originals , 800 Points March 22: Fallout 3 Game Add-ons …” |
| “ Content: Condemned Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions except Australia , Germany, India, Japan and New Zealand Text: Download the manual for this game by…” |
| “ As part of the Xbox LIVE Block / House Party promotion, Scrap Metal will be available this Wednesday on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 points. ” |
| “ This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can the Call of Duty World at War Map Pack bundle for 1600 points . Normally 2000 points, it will be on sale until until March 15th. ” |
| “ Host: Larry Hryb , Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Co-host : e ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Co-host : lollip0p ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Co-Host: Stepto ( Xbox LIVE ) (…” |
| “One item that’s been on my to-do list forever is to transform Gone Cardboard into a sortable list along the lines of this Xbox 360 release calendar on IGN.com. I’ve tried a couple of things, but have been unable to discover the right…” |
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“Many people recognize Macs as being great work tools, especially for those in the creative sectors. However, if you like your games, often the PC was your best platform because of the amount of available content. Some Mac users were forced to deploy…” |
| “I’m about the only one around here that isn’t at the GDC this year, so today we get a nice, hearty mid-week GDNet Daily. Hurrah! Unity 3.0: You may have seen the press release on the frontpage a couple of days ago, but I’ll recap it…” |
| ““Stimulus Package” due out this month. Activision has said that the Modern Warfare 2 DLC announced this week is called “Stimulus Package”. It’s out on 30th March. …” |
| “Massive Career mode, multiplayer. Codemasters has announced plans to release F1 2010 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this September. The British publisher…” |
| “Project Mercury for PC/PS3/360. EA has announced plans to publish 38 Studios’ single-player RPG Project Mercury on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Developed…” |
| “Open PC beta has begun. Ubisoft’s bluff-based strategy game R.U.S.E. will be released on 4th June on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The date arrives as a…” |
Posted: March 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Microsoft XNA, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“By and large, EA Sports’ Season Opener event here at GDC was underwhelming, but one glimmer of newness did manage to shine through. Nearly a year after Active hit stores (video after the break) and encouraged Wii gamers to drop those unwanted…” |
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“Alright, we’re going to be straight with you: you’re not going to like this. See, Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built with its brand new XNA Game Studio 4.0 , but wouldn’t let us nab a…” |
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“The market is darn near flooded with HomePlug AV -compatible powerline solutions, but Zinnet has seen fit to one-up the networking mainstays by dishing out a product that serves not one, but four Ethernet-packin’ devices simultaneously. Designed…” |
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“We’ve all had a feeling that Microsoft is holding back some pretty big surprises (or at least completely reasonable revelations) when it comes to Windows Phone 7 Series and gaming, and here at GDC this week it sounds like we’re going to get a…” |
| “Harmonix has confirmed that Rock Band 3 is in development and should be ready for a worldwide release this holiday season. <br /><br />Platforms haven’t been confirmed, but we assume that’ll be coming to both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation…” |
| “Watch as Alan gets attacked by a huge Harvester in this new gameplay footage.” |
| “A new gameplay video showcasing new levels, new moves and new bosses.” |
| “In Bodycount players become ensnared in a clandestine global power struggle as a powerful combat asset with a green-light to eliminate enemies known only as Targets on behalf of the Network. Equipped with a mouth-watering selection of contemporary…” |
| “Sequel to popular workout game confirmed for PS3, Wii, and iPhone; will use heart-rate monitor, store data on online hub; Xbox 360 version MIA.” |
Posted: February 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, BioShock, Just Cause 2, Resident Evil 5 | No Comments »
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“Welcome to the February 2010 edition of K Monthly, a look back at some of the best original coverage, including reviews, features, weekly columns and more, from Kotaku. Don’t miss our reporting from this year’s DICE summit, where video game…” |
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, BioShock, Duke Nukem 3D, Mass Effect, TeamXbox, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “2K Games has sent over the following press release announcing that DLC for BioShock 2 will soon be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows-LIVE and PlayStation Network.” |
| “Welcome to Bright Falls… (Xbox 360)” |
| “Gregory Baron shares his thoughts on the demiss of the original Xbox LIVE.” |
| “New trailer featuring gameplay clips from Prison Break.” |
| “Model #: 047875837614 Item #: N82E16874117091 Price: $46.99 Add To Cart” |
| “I will be going over how to install XBR and Xell onto your Xbox 360. Installing XBR allows you to do many things such run unsigned code(homebrew), install any sized hard drive(even 3.5in desktop hdds!), ftp into your box, and custom…” |
| “A portion of a CVG interview with creative director Jason Vandenberghe… CVG: Red Steel 2 is a very visually stylised game indeed. Would you say that this is the way forward for Wii developers rather than trying to make realistic games? JV:…” |
| “We’re throwing a party and you’re invited! Check out this season’s hottest releases coming to the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party. From retro classics to an amazing new WWI action game, there’s something for every style. Bring your Friends or…” |
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“With a lengthy campaign, multiplayer mode and a new rewind feature, the XBLA iteration of Duke Nukem 3D is arguably the best installment in the franchise, and easily the most … well, released. Fortunately, the pig-mutant massacring simulator is the…” |
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“A video, depicting an Xbox Live moderator (Gamertag: The Pro) banning an Xbox Live gamer during an online match of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has caught the attention of Microsoft since its posting on YouTube yesterday. Entitled “The Pro : XBOX…” |
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“Ready to cross the border into new lands in your … Borderlands? The doors will creak open to Borderlands’ “Secret Armory of General Knoxx” add-on tomorrow. TeamXbox reports that the downloadable expansion, which adds new areas with new missions,…” |
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