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 5th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft XNA | No Comments »
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“When Steve Ballmer unveiled Windows Phone 7 in Barcelona last month, there was a fair amount of speculation that Microsoft ’s radical (for them) new OS would render unto the company’s existing devices a whole heap of incompatibility. And now…” |
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“These ten cars — the March Forza Motorsport 3 DLC — constitute the first of our two Jalopnik -branded downloadable content packs. You came, you saw, you guessed , and you just might have won. Our exclusive look at the cars below. A…” |
Posted: March 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Battlefield: Bad Company, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Counter-Strike, Doom, Doom 3, Duke Nukem 3D, Fable, Fallout 3, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Mass Effect, Peggle, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Street Fighter IV, Test Drive Unlimited, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “When consumers rush out to purchase Apple’s new handheld device, the slate-like computer called the iPad , they’ll have several options to choose from. In addition to multiple storage capacities, iPad buyers will have to make an even more critical…” |
| “The Halo: Reach multiplayer Beta madness doesn’t drop into Xbox LIVE until May 3rd, 2010, but you’re gonna need to be up to speed before you get your boots in the mud. Check out the world premiere of Bungie’s multiplayer Alpha in this action…” |
| “ Content: Toy Soldiers Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: (ONLINE INTERACTIONS NOT RATED BY THE ESRB) Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles…” |
| “ 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…” |
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“ Today we announced the Xbox 360 Splinter Cell Conviction Special Edition Bundle . This bundle will be available in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand for US $399 in early April. The limited edition…” |
| “ Content: Fallout 3 Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions except India, Japan and New Zealand Text: Download the manual for this game by locating the game on…” |
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“Nominated for awards in Art and Technical Excellence for obvious reasons in the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival, Playdead’s stunning black and white puzzle platformer Limbo is heading to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Limbo is the story of a…” |
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“Atari and Eden Games return to the islands for Test Drive Unlimited 2, the sequel to the hit 2006 online sandbox driving game. How does 2 compare to the original? The difference is night and day – and vehicle damage. Test Drive Unlimited was a…” |
| “Footage from the upcoming multiplayer beta for Halo: Reach.” |
| “Indie studio IllFonic are chiselling pixels away to bring sci-fi first-person shooter ‘Nexuiz’ to Xbox 360 and PS3, <span class="greyItalic">"completely updating"</span> the visuals.<br /><br />It’s a free…” |
| “According to ads in India for Batman: Arkham Asylum’s Game Of The Year edition, it will be getting the full console 3D treatment this March. <br /> <br />It includes Trioviz 3D tech with two sets of 3D glasses, as well as 6 new challenge…” |
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 2, Forza Motorsport 3, Half-Life 2, Madden NFL, Sonic the Hedgehog, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “(Also available for FREE with an Xbox LIVE token included with Forza Motorsport 3.) Download and race on the updated classic Sidewinder Proving Grounds from Forza Motorsport 2. This track pack includes 18 challenging tracks, designed with various…” |
| “(Also available for FREE with an Xbox LIVE token included with Forza Motorsport 3.) Download and race on the Benchmark High Speed Ring environment. This track pack is a veritable race day playground: test and tune your favorite ride on the four-mile…” |
| “(Also available for FREE with an Xbox LIVE token included with Forza Motorsport 3.) Here are ten classic cars to collect, customize, and race: 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale, 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, 1981 BMW Motorsport M1, 1960…” |
| “(Also available for FREE with an Xbox LIVE token included in the Limited Collector Edition of Forza Motorsport 3) Own exclusive cars and perks with VIP membership. As a VIP in the Community, you receive recognition on Scoreboards, in Multiplayer…” |
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“Sega and developer Sumo Digital take a stab at kart racing with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, a chance for Sega characters great and small to, for some reason, get together and settle their difference in go kart competitions. Sonic & Sega…” |
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“Tecmo, the company that was once a giant in video game football, is continuing its slow return to the virtual gridiron. Today we have word of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. The new game is another remake of Tecmo Super Bowl, the early 90s 16-bit classic….” |
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“Ska Studios is better known for Xbox Live Arcade title The Dishwasher, but they’re no slouch at creating Xbox Indie Games either, having just surpassed 200,0000 sales for dual-stick shooter I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1. As of the official…” |
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“Microsoft has unlocked the Forza Motorsport 3 downloadable content previous exclusive to new copies of the game, and developer Turn 10 have unlocked their hearts, donating $10 towards earthquake relief in Haiti for every VIP Membership Car Pack sold….” |
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“The average number of hours spent per week on online gaming is up 10 percent, to 8 hours a week, according to the results of a study released by the NPD Group today. “While the percentage of the population that reports playing games has declined…” |
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“Ubisoft today unveiled a Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction Special Edition Xbox 360 bundle. The $400 bundle will come with a 250GB hard drive, two wireless controllers and a standard edition of the game. It won’t, however, include a spiffy…” |
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“Tired of stodgy corporate games made by The Man and his minions? We’re playing the 31 best indie games for a change of pace —- and so we can judge them. Today, Joe Danger. In A Sentence A stunt-racing, side-scrolling Excitebike for the…” |
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“Due out this spring for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, Blur is a like Project Gotham Racing meets Mario Kart… if they two had a baby in the 70s . And we’re giving out spots for the March 8 beta for the flashy racer right here, right now. But first,…” |
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“Blacklight is a shooter we first heard of around a year ago , and have heard little of since. It’s back now, however, and back as a downloadable title for the 360 and PS3. Due in the Summer, it looks like Ghost Recon hooked up with Half-Life 2…” |
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“Crytek announced yesterday that its upcoming CryENGINE 3 engine – which will power Crysis 2, among other things – will be jumping on the bandwagon and going 3D. The last CryENGINE is still the benchmark for top shelf graphical performance on…” |
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“Mega Man 10’s Endless Mode Coming Later, For Download Comment by: salaminizer: I knew it! Nominated by: Lessthan_tom An Endless Mode fits well with their Endless DLC strategy. U R *Not* “Mr. Gay” In Super Mario Galaxy 2 Comment by: …” |
Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Counter-Strike, Doom, Doom 3, Fable, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL, Mass Effect, Peggle, Serious Sam, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “ Content: Greed Corp Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Asia Dash Text: Why share when you can have it all? Greed Corp is an online multiplayer strategy game in which you battle for dominance over a…” |
| “ 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 Top LIVE Titles…” |
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Counter-Strike, Doom, Doom 3, Fable, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Peggle, Portal, Rock Band 2, Serious Sam, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “ I’ve decided to expand many of these lists to include the top 20 titles. I think this gives a much better idea what the 23 million Xbox LIVE members are playing. Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s) …” |
| “ Content: Chime Price: 400 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Single player game seeks significant gamer for musical puzzle fun. Me: unique, compelling, creative and demanding. You: quick-witted and…” |
| “Square Enix has announced that NIER will have a global release on 23rd April 2010, for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.” |
| “SEGA confirmed today that an online multiplayer demo will be released for Aliens vs Predator. The demo will be released simultaneously on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and STEAM on February 4th.<br /><br />The demo gives players a chance…” |
| “View the recent commercial for Dante’s Inferno that was aired at the Super Bowl.” |
Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Far Cry 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Mass Effect, Psychonauts, Raiden IV, Street Fighter IV, System Link, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Get some amazing deals in the midst of all the iPad fury. There’s a nice Core i7 laptop, an unbelievable price on one of the best games of the last decade, and a free version of Terminator Salvation. Go nuts! Top Deals: • 16″ ASUS N61JQ-X1 Intel…” |
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“It’s been three days since we started the Jalopnik Forza Motorsport 3 Downloadable Car Pack vote. The last vote begins tomorrow at noon. Here’s the latest update. Rally the troops!The Basics: Microsoft, Turn 10 Studios, and Jalopnik have teamed up to…” |
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“We’re two days into voting for the Jalopnik Forza Motorsport 3 Downloadable Car Pack, and you could cut the tension with a knife. The polling is half over. We need you!The Details: Microsoft, Turn 10 Studios, and Jalopnik have teamed up to bring you…” |
| “Join Wordsworth the Owl on his mission to solve “KrissX®”-ed word puzzles, for the first time on Xbox LIVE Arcade! Switch around letters to complete mind boggling terms and use helpful hints to achieve reward badges and high scores. Venture…” |
| “This game was classified by the community with the following category scores – Violence=0/3, Sex=0/3, Mature Content=0/3. Glide is a fast paced game of air hockey for up to 4 players. Supports local, system link and network multiplayer games. For an…” |
| “FamilyVideo.com offers lowest-we’ve-seen prices on several used Xbox 360 video games as listed below. In all, over 80 titles are available. Shipping adds $1.99. Some notable games: Ghostbusters: The Video Game for Xbox 360 (pictured) for $9.99 …” |
| “For what it’s worth, every bit of Resonance of Fate we’ve seen so far looks mighty enticing. From gorgeous screenshots, to long dramatic CG trailers, to those full of bullets (and even some gameplay), Tri-Ace’s upcoming RPG certainly gives us the…” |
Posted: January 27th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Counter-Strike, Doom, Doom 3, Dragon Age: Origins, Fable, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Serious Sam, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“The Apple iPad may be great for web-browsing. It may be the best slate on which to list half of the 10 Commandments since solid rock. But, for gamers, well, thou shalt have some legitimate doubts about this thing. Why might the iPad not become the…” |
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“Crossword puzzles get jumbled today with the release of Regolith Games’ KrissX on Xbox Live Arcade, because inside-out crosswords are wiggity wiggity wiggity whack, or so I’ve heard. KrissX, pronounced Kriss Cross, or Kriss Kross, is a relaxing…” |
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“If you’re already worn out over our drip-feed of Apple Tablet speculation and rumors, then you might want to skip the Apple Tablet news that will be hitting the site later today. We’ll be at Apple’s big, invite-only San Francisco event liveblogging…” |
| “If you load up your Xbox 360 version of Mass Effect 2 today, you’ll be subject to a title update — one that feels like it’s been a long-time coming since the game’s release, um, yesterday. The title update, from what we can…” |
| “ Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s) 1 Modern Warfare 2 2 Halo 3 3 Call of Duty: WaW 4 FIFA 10 5 Left 4 Dead 2 …” |
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“The iPad announcement from Apple today managed to take a lot of people by surprise, in spite of all of the pre-event speculation. And the crowd that saw the device up close was impressed with the design, quality, price, business strategy and…” |
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“Footy aficionados fancying themselves some world class football will get just that in EA’s newly announced spinoff, FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa. Simultaneously releasing on Xbox 360, PS3, PSP and Wii, this special installment — only once every…” |
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“The Dragon Age: Origins DLC “Return to Ostagar” was delayed at the eleventh hour, then mysteriously appeared on Xbox Live on January 13, before disappearing once again. In an interview with PCGZine, BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka assured readers that…” |
| “Introversion’s award-winning indie real-time strategy game set to arrive on the Xbox 360 bundled with Multiwinia follow-up for $15.” |
| “EA footie series returns to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, and mobile platforms April 27 in North America, April 30 for Europe and Asia.” |
Posted: January 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3 | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Microsoft is having some issues with “Multiplayer Online Dedicated Gaming Systems”, thanks to Datel Design & Development. Microsoft is facing a lawsuit where Datel is complaining about online gaming issues, since Datel memory cards…” |
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“Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, makers of Forza Motorsport 3, announced two new add-on car packs today. One will be chosen by the readers of the snarky and irreverent car blog Jalopnik. Hey, wait a second — that’s us!Three weeks ago, I talked…” |
Posted: January 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Chevelle will be teaming up with Xbox LIVE for Game with Fame. You can get the chance to game along with them on Saturday, January 23 starting at 2pm ET. Gold Members can play Forza Motorsport 3 with Chevelle?s drummer, Sam Loeffler. All you have to…” |
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