Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Gears of War | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Welcome along to Wednesday’s GDNet Daily. This Daily is fully free of the certain three-letter acronym that you may have heard a lot of over this past week. :) Xbox 360… Slim?: Kotaku (via EDGE) have uncovered leaked images and claims that new…” |
| “Now active at GameStop, buy one used game and get a second game for free via coupon code “UBOGO”. Shipping starts at $2.99 , or get free shipping on orders of $25 or more. That’s the best used game promotion we’ve seen this year from GameStop….” |
Posted: March 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Gears of War, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Few can build ‘em like Benjamin Heckendorn . Fewer still bother to try. Two college kids managed to do a bang-up job anyhow building this fully loaded, Jasper -juiced Xbox 360 laptop . With a built-in 17-inch Gateway monitor, keyboard, functioning…” |
| “Chunky rumours stare each other down. Epic Games is preparing Gears of War 3 for release in April 2011 and that’s also roughly when Killzone 3 will come out, at least according to a pair of rumours…” |
| “# gaming Our brothers in the know at Kotaku have got their hands on what is alleged to be the motherboard for a new Xbox 360 . If their gamble plays out, it could be the smallest Xbox yet. …” |
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: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Geometry Wars, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Team Fortress 2, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Modern Apple computers are viable alternatives to Microsoft Windows computers in just about every way, except in one lucrative market: Gaming. Historically, Windows has been the only choice for computer gamers–until now. Steam is officially…” |
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“Having spent around five hours with the single player campaign and around 15 hours on multiplayer, I still feel I’ve only scratched the surface of what’s on offer in Bad Company 2, so I’m not going to call this a full review. My impressions focus on…” |
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“USB sticks are great for file sharing, apart from a couple of drawbacks. Sometimes you want to share only some content of the drive, or the drive just isn’t big enough to hold all the information you want to share. The Infinitec Infinite USB…” |
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“Students at Virginia Tech’s Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into…” |
Posted: March 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: BioShock, Dead Rising, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Final Fantasy XIII, Gears of War, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Resident Evil 5, Supreme Commander | No Comments »
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“This is Final Fantasy XIII’s week, as the game arrives in North America on PS3 and Xbox 360. Other releases of note: Assassin’s Creed II, DRM and all, on the PC, BlazBlue on PSP, and the BioShock 2 DLC. Let’s not forget Mega Man 10 on the PS3,…” |
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“Filed under: Gaming , Multimedia , Rumors Scans from the April 2010 issue of Gameinformer have confirmed that Portal 2 , the sequel to Valve’s wildly popular and critically acclaimed game Portal , will be released in fall of 2010 for the…” |
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“[Image via The Stub ] If you’ve been avidly following the Hollywood scuttlebutt this past week, you’ve probably heard of an event which is unfolding at this very moment: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards. We know how badly you guys want to be able…” |
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“The issue of Game Informer blowing the lid off Valve’s Portal 2 is now in people’s hands, and those people are scouring it for details. Most important of which is confirmation the game is going to be available on Mac. Not the world’s greatest…” |
| “Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: SonSon XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
| “Dell Home offers the Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade Console, model no. XGX-00055, with a free $50 Dell gift card for $189.99. Coupon code “?PQT9GSPCCC?CF” drops it to $179.99 . With free shipping (and provided you’ll use the gift card), that’s tied…” |
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“Hurt Locker trounced the competition at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday night, winning six Oscars. The movie has been called “near perfect” by critics. “Near perfect” as in not perfect? While there have already been discussions (more here )…” |
Posted: March 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Forza Motorsport, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Microsoft XNA, NHL series, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Portal, Red Dead Redemption, Supreme Commander, Xbox 360 technical problems, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Time was, if you bought a used 360 hard drive, you could call a toll-free number and dupe Microsoft into sending a free transfer cable. Then they got wise and charged $12. It’s now a fully listed accessory, for $15. The cable went up on the…” |
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“2K Sports caught plenty by surprise when it said it was taking a break from its NHL series , not killing it outright as many suspected. I hold out hope that it’s a sign the orthodoxy of sports publishing is changing. For roughly 15 years, games of …” |
| “Big-ticket items lead the latest roundup of values and savings, but if you’re just here for the games, we’ve got plenty of deals there, too. Onward Weekend Coupons! Hardware • As McWhertor pointed out yesterday , Amazon’s cranking out a…” |
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“Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was supposed to be talking about cloud computing on Thursday, but an offhand remark during a Q&A session hinted that additional “form factors” for the Xbox 360, with price points to suit them, are being considered. By…” |
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“The onslaught of news this week was enough to send anyone to the nuthouse. Activision sacking Infinity Ward’s founders takes the gold, the PS3 clock error the silver, and Portal 2 a hard-fought bronze. The week in Kotaku’s original reporting: …” |
| “Video Games | Pach-Attack! | Episode 105 HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
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“If you were wondering how gaming could be like on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series, you’ll want to check out the video of Microsoft’s Eric Rudder, speaking at TechEd Middle East. A game that was developed in Visual Studio was showed…” |
| “Whoa. During the keynote presentation at TechEd Middle East in Dubai, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder played the same Indiana Jones-ish game on a Windows computer, a Windows Phone 7 phone, and an Xbox 360. Gaming is about to get real ubiquitous. Not only…” |
| “(Update: unified Windows/Xbox gaming added) Microsoft on Friday outlined some of its hopes for Windows Phone 7 in an interview (viewable below). The company’s Charlie Kindel argues that third-party app development for the Silverlight-, Windows CE-…” |
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“Final Fantasy XIII comes out on Tuesday, but Square Enix ’s review embargo must have lifted yesterday, since pretty much ever Web site ever has published their review. Not us, of course. That’s fine. I’ll just buy the game and…” |
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“Microsoft has long hinted at somehow unifying games across its multiple platforms. Now it appears the company is ready to deliver. A recent demonstration at TechEd Middle East shows a single Indiana Jones game that can run on Windows Phone 7…” |
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“Speaking at the University of Washington this Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dropped a tidbit that may point towards more Xbox form factors in the future. As Gearlog reports , Ballmer gave the following response when asked about the…” |
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“Guess we don’t have to wait until MIX to have all our Windows Phone 7 Series questions answered! Microsoft’s Eric Rudder, speaking at TechEd Middle East, showed off a game developed in Visual Studio as a singular project (with 90% shared code)…” |
| “While speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, Peter Klein, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, revealed some interesting numbers about Windows 7, Xbox LIVE, and a few other Microsoft products. More specifically,…” |
| “Walmart has Battlefield: Bad Company for the Xbox 360 priced at $10 + $2 shipping = $12 shipped . A good opportunity to play the original before taking on the sequel. [ Compare ]” |
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 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Bayonetta, Fallout 3, Gears of War, Street Fighter IV, Test Drive Unlimited, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Dead or Alive developer Tomonobu Itagaki left Tecmo over unpaid wages and started up a new studio. It was originally thought to be called “Tokyo Vikings” . It’s not. The new studio is called “Valhalla” as in Norse mythology. Valhalla is an…” |
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“Vanquish is the upcoming title from Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil series. As revealed in the new issue of game mag Famitsu, the title is a third person action shooter and has elements of cover. It is not a Gears of War-style cover…” |
| “Bayonetta dev’s next for PS3 and 360. PlatinumGames’ new game Vanquish will be released this winter in Japan. Director Shinji Mikami has also confirmed development for both PS3 and 360. …” |
| “Valentino’s day. Capcom has announced that it will release a demo for bike racer MotoGP 09/10 on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Thursday 4th March. That’s tomorrow! …” |
| “Download it directly for just under 20 quid. Superfly beat-em-up Street Fighter IV has joined the Xbox Marketplace library of Games on Demand. …” |
| “No longer exclusive to Xbox 360. Atari (Namco Bandai Partners in Europe) has unveiled Test Drive Unlimited 2. Eden Studios is at the wheel again…” |
| “GoGamer.com is having a 48 Hour Madness Sale. Free game (Maelstrom today) with every order. Shipping starts at $3. Sale items include: Dissidia Final Fantasy for PSP = $23 shipped Dragon Ball: Raging Blast for PS3 = $23 shipped Raven…” |
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 2, Gears of War, Lode Runner, Official Xbox Magazine, R-Type, Serious Sam, Test Drive Unlimited, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Test Drive Unlimited 2 expands on the traditional racing experience providing gamers with M.O.O.R.: Massively Open Online Racing; immersing drivers in a persistent online environment and revolutionizing multiplayer racing communities as players…” |
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“Stereoscopic 3D visuals can really bring a tear to the eye, especially if your hand-eye coordination is off and you end up jabbing a plastic temple arm into a squishy place. Don’t do that . Instead, CryEngine developer Crytek wants you to marvel at…” |
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“While not quite the 94 review average that Modern Warfare 2 eventually ended up with, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is off to a generous start on Metacritic, averaging a 90 as of this writing. The developers at DICE have certainly kicked up…” |
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“GameStop has listed a 250 GB Xbox 360 hard drive for sale, priced at $130 and scheduled to release on March 23. When reached for comment, Microsoft declined to make a statement by the time of this posting. Checking with GameStop, the retailer…” |
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“Tecmo Bowl Throwback was first revealed through a trusted Joystiq source back in January (and then subsequently popped up in an ESRB rating ), so we weren’t exactly thrown into a tizzy when Tecmo released the official announcement today. …” |
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“Amid the roar of Call of Duty news today, Activision has confirmed that Treyarch’s next entry in the series will be released this fall. Assuming Activision adheres to its thus far rock-solid Call of Duty schedule, a November release seems likely….” |
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“Namco Bandai has announced that it’s localizing Majin: The Fallen Realm , Game Republic’s action-adventure about a boy and his giant, adorable monster pal. The game, now called Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom , is expected to release in North…” |
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“If you snatched up a used copy of Turn 10 Studios’ two-million selling racer, Forza 3 , you now have the chance to tune up the game with some new content from Xbox Live. There are four new packs available for purchase, each previously only…” |
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“click for more top-secret images As was foretold , Microsoft has announced a special Splinter Cell: Conviction Xbox 360 bundle set to arrive this April in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The bundle will retail for $399 and…” |
| “Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network haven’t traditionally been the most familiar territories for new first-person shooters, but titles like Serious Sam HD and Battlefield 1943 have started carving out a respectable niche. Ignition has…” |
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Posted: March 1st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Gears of War, Xbox 360 technical problems, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “ As part of the Xbox LIVE Block / House Party promotion, Toy Soldiers (’The Famous War Game from Bothell’) will be available this Wednesday on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 points. ” |
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“ Xbox LIVE Gold members can download Gears of War Avatar COG Armor ( male ) ( female ) for 240 points & Helmet ( male ) ( female ) for 80 points until March 8th. ” |
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“Gamers have been getting lucky lately when it comes to quirky downloadable titles. The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom was delightful, and now we have the entertainingly strange strategy game Greed Corp to play with. The game’s plot tells a…” |
| “It’s time once again to pit two contestants against each other in an all-out battle for the hearts and minds of Mashable readers. In this week’s Web Faceoff , we wanted to get a sense of which online console gaming service Mashable…” |
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“Since Sunday afternoon, PlayStation 3 consoles have been unable to log on to the PlayStation Network and unable to play certain games following a flawed software update. Newer PS3 “Slim” models are unaffected. But with over 20 million older “fat”…” |
| “War, what is it good for? A really, really good action game from Virgil Games of course. And yes, when it comes to good versus evil, you have to take a look at this one – Darksiders.” |
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