Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: BioShock, Final Fantasy XIII, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “The rumored Xbox 360 Slim is touted to be announced at E3 this year, where it will be smaller in size compared to the current behemoth while sporting a new black color scheme alongside Project Natal capability. It seems that there are also whispers…” |
| “This game was classified by the community with the following category scores – Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Action packed ping pong style gameplay with a combustible twist. Inferno Ball puts your reflexes and skill to the test. Play any…” |
Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“From its humble HD- DVD-playing beginnings, the Xbox 360 has grown into a full-fledged set-top box that pulls down HD content from Netflix , the Zune Store and Sky TV (for Ireland and the UK). Now, rumors indicate an Xbox TV channel might be…” |
| “Peripheral Vision is the name of our ongoing sporadic journey into the wonderful, oft-terrifying world of third-party peripherals. Think of it as neither preview or review but rather a … meditation on the curious object in question. Enjoy. …” |
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“Amazon has a pair of sweet deals for those in the market for an Xbox 360 console. Both the Final Fantasy XIII Elite bundle and Splinter Cell: Conviction Elite bundle are $40 off, down to a much more palatable $359.99. That’s almost like…” |
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“Next week’s Rock Band DLC contains three random singles and no track packs. With that said, Harmonix has already prepared for the backlash against this next update. Developer “HMXHenry” has posted a forum note to all the “Chicken Littles out…” |
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“Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, the portion of the giant company responsible for Xbox operations (as well as Zune and Games for Windows) brought in $165 million in profits during the company’s third quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended…” |
Posted: April 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Final Fantasy XIII, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “# review The Spawn HD -720’s promise is borderline unbelievable: It streams your Xbox 360 , PS3 or Wii from any Windows PC, anywhere , in HD. And it actually works! (Sort of.) But the list of…” |
| “# ps3 Right now, Xbox Live releases content like new downloadable games on Tuesdays while PSN doesn’t offer (what’s often the same) content until the following Thursday. But this May, Sony will shift…” |
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“Things were looking up for the video game industry in March. Software sales grew 10 percent to $875.3 million from the same time a year ago, and industry revenues as a whole grew 6 percent to $1.52 billion, according to the market researcher NPD…” |
| “Model #: B4F00001 Item #: N82E16874103017 Price: $29.99 Add To Cart” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Digital Foundry vs. FFXIII. The final analysis. Final Fantasy XIII on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 was one of the biggest Face-Offs we’ve produced, but more than that it was an analysis of one of the…” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dead Rising, Final Fantasy XIII, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Xbox 360 Slim with Natal Sensor Could Cost $299 – Analyst” |
| “Following a brief surge by the PlayStation 3 thanks to last month’s release of Yakuza 4 , the Nintendo DS is back on top in Japan. Nintendo’s handheld managed to move a total of 36,459 units across its three SKUs compared to the PS3’s 28,973 (via …” |
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“Game demos have been around for years, but a few companies are starting to wonder if they’ll continue to be viable. Develop reports that Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli thinks demos are becoming too expensive for many studios. “A free demo is a luxury we…” |
| “Handheld sales highest in quiet week. The Nintendo DS and PSP continue to shift more hardware than the big boy consoles in Japan, despite a lack of new releases in the week ending 11th…” |
| “Plus: Frank West is back! Capcom has revealed more playable guest stars for Lost Planet 2: Dead Rising’s Frank West, and a splendidly armoured hunter from the Monster Hunter games. …” |
| “Local and online multiplayer promised. A PSP version of classic card game UNO is coming to PlayStation Network. As revealed by the cheerful…” |
| “FFXIII PS3 outsells 360 version by 67%. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver emerged the winners in NPD’s North American game sales figures for March, beating off strong competition from Final Fantasy…” |
| “GTA Episodes! Splinter Cell! Volcanic ash! Sometimes things in life are blatantly going to happen, but everyone pretends they won’t until the very last minute. …” |
| “Bungie says goodbye to Halo 2. Microsoft should by now have officially discontinued Xbox Live support for original Xbox consoles and games. The…” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
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“If you couldn’t find room in your budget for No More Heroes 2 amid the first quarter’s overloaded lineup , perhaps Amazon’s latest deal will encourage you to spend a little of that tax refund on the temporarily discounted sequel. Earth’s…” |
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“There are only two ways we could think to improve the UNO experience we currently have access to on the PS3 and 360: Make it available on a handheld console, in order to emulate the joy of holding tiny cards in our hands. Remove all…” |
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“Let’s go back a couple of years, to E3 2008. At the Microsoft Press Conference, the company drops the news that Square Enix has agreed to release Final Fantasy XIII simultaneously on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. There is much cheering…” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Catan, Far Cry 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Microsoft XNA, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “NewTeeVee got a hold of a report from The Diffusion Group that has some interesting statistics about the gaming platforms and Netflix: Nintendo’s Wii is the last of the three major game consoles to support Netflix streaming. The Wii is the…” |
| “Got wood for sheep? We do. Trade us?The ultimate German board game, Settlers of Catan is the one every card-carrying geek should own. And we don’t mean the Xbox Live Arcade version either. Gather round the table with family and friends and build your…” |
| “Welcome, Creators! Here we are at our 50th Creators Club Communiqué! It would seem that you amazing Xbox LIVE Indie Game (XBLIG) Creators have been busier than ever! We’ve found exciting things happening for XBLIGs all over the internet! We…” |
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“Pretty sure Crytek , of Crysis fame, is usually associated with blazing fast graphics cards and extreme edition processors, so color me surprised to see it embracing Microsoft’s Project Natal and Sony’s Move . Surprised and…” |
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“It was only a few days ago that Crytek and EA showed off Crysis 2 to the world’s gaming press—and CrunchGear. It looks crazy, yes, and that finely tuned opinion—”it looks crazy”—is based on the Xbox 360…” |
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“Potentially huge news for Zune HD owners—that means Devin and I. It has been hacked~! Yes, the good folks over at ZuneBoards have hacked the Zune HD to pieces , giving homebrew developers full access to the hardware, access that otherwise…” |
| “We’re not entirely sure this thing exists in real life. The G-mate Gun Overlord just seems a bit too glorious. Even the video after the jump isn’t enough proof. If it is real though, watch out, it could be awesome. Unless of course…” |
Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
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Posted: April 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII, Microsoft XNA, Red Dead Redemption, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Looking for more info on developing games on Windows Phone 7? Want to know more on using XNA Game Studio 4.0 and Silverlight for games? Curious how Xbox LIVE integrates with Windows Phone? Next week Monday, April 19, 2010 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time,…” |
| “Visual Studio 2010 has been released and is now available for download in its final form! Congratulations to the Visual Studio and .NET teams on a great new release. Many of you read my blog because you develop with XNA Game Studio. I want to make…” |
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“The PlayStation 3 has hit a new milestone in Japan, reaching 5 million sold. The new numbers are courtesy of Enterbrain (via Kotaku ), which is reporting that the PS3 hit the mark on April 11. By contrast, the Wii has sold more than 10 million…” |
| “Amazon has Red Dead Redemption for PS3 and Xbox 360 for $56.99 plus $10 gift card and Amazon exclusive DLC. Also eligible for free shipping. ” |
| “Play-Asia’s new weekly deal; Up… This is a content summary only. Please visit Slickdeals.net for the full details.” |
Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Final Fantasy XIII, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “EA Store offers preorders of Crysis 2 for Windows for $49.95. Add coupon code “PAXEAST842″ to your cart to cut it to $29.95 . With free shipping , that’s the lowest total price we could find by $17. Of note, it’s also available for Xbox 360 and…” |
| “Walmart offers Bungie’s Halo 3: ODST for Xbox 360 for $29.96 . Shipping adds $2.47 or choose free Site-to-Store. Although that’s up $2 from our January mention, since expired, it’s the lowest total price we could find by $5. Sales tax is added…” |
| “Model #: PUD-00023 Item #: N82E16868105032 Price: $379.99 Add To Cart” |
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