Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Peggle, and more.

Posted: January 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Report: “Large Scale RPG” Being Made For Microsoft [Xbox 360] on Kotaku
While the Xbox 360 isn’t exactly setting Japanese retail on fire, Microsoft Game Studios has made a valiant effort to release Japanese-style role playing games like Blue Dragon. That doesn’t look to be stopping. In a classified listing on Japanese…

Kill Bill Actress Showing How PS3 Movie Rental Works [Japan] on Kotaku
Chiaki Kuriyama, best known for her role as Gogo Yubari in Kill Bill and Takako Chigusa in Battle Royale is appearing in ads for a disc-based download movie rental service for the PS3. This isn’t her first game-related ad. Back in early 2009,…

Xbox Live Officially Heading For Mobile Phones [Xbox Live] on Kotaku
While the news has been coming for some time now, you always need to break out a confirmation to make everything official. And it’s now official: Xbox Live is on its way to mobile phones. The service will be known as “Xbox LIVE Games” (catchy!), and…

2009’s Most Popular Xbox Live Titles [Xbox 360] on Kotaku
You’ve seen the most popular Xbox Live titles of 2009 in Japan. Now see the most popular Xbox Live titles worldwide. Major releases, Arcade titles, Indie games, the works. Microsoft’s Larry Hryb released this list late yesterday, showing the top 20…

“Yes, I Know About the Macbook Air” [Twitterati] on Kotaku
Macbook Air knowledge, a late Christmas party and British Merlin magic. These are just some of the topics gaming’s Twitterati touched on. Oh yes. Microsoft exec Aaron Greenberg needs a plumber. May we recommend Mario? The BBC series Merlin has…


Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Street Fighter IV, and more.

Posted: January 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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The Top 20 LIVE Games of 2009 on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  After a few days of number crunching, here are the most popular games on the LIVE Service for 2009 based on connectivity. Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s) 1    Halo 3 2   …


FIFA 09, Sonic the Hedgehog, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

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

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Nokia N900 Featured on Xbox 360 on Planet Maemo
I turned on my Xbox 360 this afternoon and was surprised to see the Nokia N900 as one of the spotlights on the dashboard. It goes to a page that explains how awesome the Maemo device is with fast processor, big memory, and powerful web browser. They…

What Marketing Can And Can’t Do With Microsoft’s Avatars [Avatars] on Kotaku
We took a look at Microsoft’s “Avatar Guidelines” today, the company’s set of rules governing how avatars can be displayed in both internal and external (ie, catalogues) marketing programs. And they’re more interesting than you think. Sure, most of…

Here Are Your FIFA 10 Ultimate Team Screens [Screens] on Kotaku
To go with its announcement that FIFA 10 sold more than 4.5 million units so far this year, EA also announced that downloadable content FIFA 10 Ultimate Team is on its way in February 2010. The DLC is priced at 400 Microsoft points for Xbox Live and…

Microsoft Puts Crackdown, Katamari On Demand [Xbox 360] on Kotaku
The Xbox Live Marketplace offers two new ways to fill up your Xbox 360’s hard drive. Crackdown and Beautiful Katamari join the list of available Games On Demand titles as of today. Availability and pricing in your country of choice may vary, but with…

Rumor: Say Goodnight To Edge of Twilight [Rip] on Kotaku
Steampunk fantasy RPG Edge of Twilight may never see the light of day. The Fuzzeyes Studios developed game, originally planned for release this year on PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, is rumored to have been canceled. Despite looking pretty in…

2008 GOTY? [Note] on Kotaku
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo Re: The Tetsujin 28-go Statue Is GIGANTIC Sooo…. not feeling the backwards text thing, huh? Nice statue pic. I filled out my Spike VGA ballot today, declaring the Game of the Year (the year being that which started in…

FIFA 10 Sells “More Than” 4.5 Million Worldwide [Sales] on Kotaku
Based on internal figures, EA says FIFA 10 has sold 4.5 million units worldwide since it’s launch in early October. This is in addition to FIFA 10 being the fastest-selling game ever, mind you. Besides that, the company also announced that the first…

Rumor: Banjo Kazooie Karting In Sega All-Stars Racing [Sega] on Kotaku
Sonic the Hedgehog’s list of furry friends may be expanding in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, as purported box art for the Xbox 360 version of the Sega game shows Rare’s Banjo and Kazooie. Fan site Sonic Stadium spotted the box art—with a…

Qix++ Is Probably Your XBLA Game Of Next Week [Xbox Live Arcade] on Kotaku
If you’re not excited about the possibility of playing a new Qix game on your Xbox 360, I can only assume that you’ve never played Qix. Or the Qix-like Gal’s Panic, but I find that actually harder to believe. Regardless of your feelings about Taito’s…

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FIFA 09, Lego Batman: The Video Game, and more.

Posted: October 15th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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News: EA Sports unleashes FIFA Earth on Eurogamer
Manchester Utd are most popular. EA Sports has released its FIFA Earth website to the masses, bombarding us with stats ripped from the PS3 and Xbox 360…

Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle w/ Pure & Lego Batman Games $299.99 Free Shipping at Newegg on Techbargains.com
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Microsoft: We Will Outsell PS3 This Gen [Xbox 360] on Kotaku
Time for the baseball analogies! Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg compares the console wars to a game of baseball. So, batter up. “What I can tell you is we remain confident that Xbox 360 will not only outsell PS3 for the full calendar year, but for this…


Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, and more.

Posted: October 4th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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News: DJ Hero date set for Europe on Eurogamer
Loaded for late October. Activision has told Eurogamer that DJ Hero will be released on 30th October in the UK. That’s the PS2, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 versions, a spokesperson…

News: UK Chart: Goal-pie for FIFA 10 on Eurogamer
Second biggest UK launch ever. FIFA 10 is the UK’s second fastest selling game ever behind Grand Theft Auto IV, smashing FIFA 09’s opening weekend by a fearsome 48 per…


Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Call of Duty 3, and more.

Posted: September 29th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Unwrap a new Xbox 360 Elite this holiday season on Geek.com
Microsoft unveiled a new Xbox 360 Elite bundle today that is going to make tons of folks very happy this holiday season. Packaged with the superb ATV racer Pure and the adorable LEGO Batman, this 120GB Xbox 360 Elite bundle is available as of right…

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
The incredible Xbox 360 deal is back on at Dell. Sure, there might be a new holiday bundle coming soon, but which would you rather have: Lego Batman or a $205 Xbox? Make the right choice. Top Deals: • Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Gaming Console…

First details, screenshots of Ninja Theory’s Enslaved on Joystiq [Xbox]
Click to enlarge After teasing the partnership a little over a month ago at Germany’s Gamescom, publisher Namco Bandai and UK-based developer Ninja Theory are ready to finally reveal some details of their upcoming “original, new IP” for Xbox 360 and…

Fable II: Episode 1 downloads on Xbox Live for free on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Microsoft offers downloads of its Fable II: Episode 1 for free via its Xbox Live Marketplace. That’s the best deal we’ve seen for this download. To download this content, you must be connected to Xbox Live. Note that this is not an add-on to…

LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 21 on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s) 1 Halo 32 Halo 3: ODST3 Call of Duty 44 Call of Duty: WaW5 Gears of War 26 Forza 3 Demo (Download the demo)7 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo) 8 GTA…

Snoopy Flying Ace Hands-On: Get Warhawk For Peanuts [Tgs09] on Kotaku
Wait. Did I really fly all the way to Tokyo and brave the TGS masses to play Snoopy Flying Ace? Yup. After all, the Xbox Live Arcade game had one of the more promising gameplay trailers this year. Snoopy Flying Ace is a fairly straightforward…


Halo 3: ODST, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, and more.

Posted: September 22nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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FREE Halo 3: ODST Premium Theme (Xbox Live Gold Members) on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 16 Posted By: Yuyak Views: 1908 Replies: 10 I’m not sure if this should be in the “free stuff” forum since there’s really no specific dollar value associated with it, but microsoft is offering the download of Halo 3: ODST Premium Theme for…

Halo Composer Wrote Jingles for Flintstones Vitamins, Tidy Cats [Halo 3:odst] on Kotaku
A profile by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, calling Marty O’Donnell the John Williams of the Halo series, turns up this tidbit: He wrote the Flintstones Vitamins jingle (which you now have stuck in your head) and his kids sang the chorus. That’s not…

Xbox Live Top 10 is calm before the ODSTorm on Joystiq [Xbox]
The Xbox Live charts have been fairly stable for a couple of weeks. Halo 3 managed to snag the top spot from World at War two weeks ago, and the top six have remained unchanged since then. For the week ending September 14, the top slots are Halo 3,…

Sony may get exclusive Dreamcast titles on CrunchGear
  The year was 2003. Two friends and I had just finished moving into a swanky three-bedroom affair a block away from Lake Calhoun in the trendy Uptown area of Minneapolis. Upon waking up after a blowout house warming party with what seemed like…

Leaked Sega Document Reveals PS2 Game Downloads on PS3? on 1UP RSS feed
PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility may never be coming back to PS3, but if a leaked document mysteriously appearing on Sega’s FTP is to be believed, we may finally know why: it looks like Sony is intending to launch a section on their PlayStation…

Microsoft Offers Limited Time $50 Rebate on Xbox 360 Elite on X-bit labs
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite to Cost $249 for Limited Time


FIFA 09, Call of Duty 3, Gears of War, and more.

Posted: September 22nd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 14th on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s) 1 Halo 3 2 Call of Duty: WaW 3 Call of Duty 4 4 Gears of War 2 5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo) 6 GTA IV 7 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo) 8 FIFA 09 9 Left 4 Dead 10…

Hey, It’s Tuesday! I Ate Hamburgers (Hooray!) [Note] on Kotaku
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Part-ay This afternoon, if anything to soak up the alcohol, we ate hamburgers at Pakuchi Burger. Pakuchi Burger is a tasty burger, a damn tasty burger. I love hamburgers. There is another event going on tonight with…

Microsoft confirms 802.11n adapter for Xbox 360 on Ars Technica – News
Rumors have been swirling that Microsoft is working on a 802.11n wireless adapter for the Xbox 360, and now the company has confirmed it, releasing an official statement to Team Xbox. “We can confirm that Xbox 360 will offer a Wireless N Networking…

Halo 3: ODST for Xbox 360 w/ $20 gift card, action figure for $60 in-store, more on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
In-store only, Toys “R” Us offers Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST for Xbox 360 (pictured) bundled with a free $20 Toys “R” Us Gift Card plus a Halo 3: ODST Rookie Action Figure for $59.99. (To find this deal, click “Shop Our Ads,” enter your ZIP code, and go…


Castle Crashers, Halo 2, Gears of War, and more.

Posted: September 16th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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LIVE Activity for week of Sept. 7th on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
 Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s) 1 Halo 3 2 Call of Duty: WaW 3 Call of Duty 4 4 Gears of War 2 5 Madden NFL 10 (Download the demo) 6 GTA IV 7 FIFA 09 8 FIFA Soccer 10 Demo (Download the demo) 9 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Download the…

Conceptual Xbox 1080 handheld beautifully merges Xbox and Zune on Engadget
Carl Archambeault: you sir, are a champion. We’re not exactly sure if you’re on a first-class seat to Redmond or not, but the boys and girls in Washington could probably stand to learn a thing or two from the Xbox 1080. ‘Course, that’s probably just…

Assassin’s Creed II Dev Diary III – Now With More Variety (And Gameplay) [Clips] on Kotaku
Assassin’s Creed II’s second developer diary gives gamers a better look inside Italy’s churches and pickpocket-ridden streets. Designers, directors, writers and other production people at Ubisoft also promise a lot of variety in this second outing…


Gears of War, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Madden NFL, and more.

Posted: September 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Netflix To Stream Wizard of Oz for Free; Concert in Central Park on Hacking NetFlix
Netflix will be streaming The Wizard of Oz for free to anyone (no subscription required) on October 3rd, starting at 9am ET for 24 hours at http://www.netflix.com/wizardofoz. The film will stream in HD for subscribers with a Netflix-ready device such…

LIVE Activity for week of Aug. 31st on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s) 1    Call of Duty: WaW 2    Halo 3 3    Call of Duty 4 4    Gears of War 2 5    Madden NFL 10…