Posted: August 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Battlefield 1943, Battlestations: Pacific, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Fallout 3, Forza Motorsport, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Geometry Wars, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Left 4 Dead, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, Peggle, Red Dead Redemption, Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “We want to thank all of you who submitted entries for our Excel challenge. We had great entries that were well designed using Excel 2010 features, VBA and the user interface. Many of you are as passionate about Excel as we are and we thank you for…” |
| “Some people think football is a matter of life and death…I can assure them it is much more serious than that. Bill Shankley, ‘The Sunday Times’ (London) , October 4, 1981 + = + There is just over a month to the…” |
| “ Content: Castlevania Harmony of Despair Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: (ONLINE INTERACTIONS NOT RATED BY THE ESRB) Step into the shadows of the hell house:…” |
| “ Here is a look at LIVE activity for the last week: Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s ) 1 Modern Warfare 2 2 Halo 3 …” |
| “ Here is a list of upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace * Please see the blog post I’ll make for each of these for pricing and/or regional availability. Summer of Arcade continues this week…” |
| “ Xbox LIVE Gold members can now save 40% on Forza 3 Car and track packs: AutoWeek Car Show Pack , 240 Microsoft Points Hot Holidays Car Pack , 240 Microsoft Points Jalopnik Car Pack , 240…” |
| “ 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 ) (…” |
| “ Content: Summer Challenge Price: Free Availability: Xbox LIVE regions in Europe Dash Text: Summer Challenge – Athletics Tournament offers fun for all sports enthusiasts and the entire family. Immerse…” |
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“ As announced last week , you now have a chance to decide the fate of Gears of War 3 character Clayton Carmine. Head over to the Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace and register your vote by purchasing your choice of shirts: …” |
| “ Content: Hydro Thunder Hurricane Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: (ONLINE INTERACTIONS NOT RATED BY THE ESRB) This all-new sequel to the legendary arcade hit…” |
| “ Content: Madden NFL 11 demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Madden NFL 11 is SIMPLER. QUICKER. DEEPER. Experience an all-new streamlined playcall system, FULL games in HALF…” |
| “ Content: LOTR: Conquest Price: Check pricing in your region Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan Dash Text: This game supports English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Download the…” |
| “ Content: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan Dash Text: Play Kane & Lynch 2, a raw and brutal crime shooter that redefines the way you experience…” |
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“ Today at Comic Con in San Diego, we announced the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo: Reach bundle which will be available September 14th when Halo: Reach launches . Designed by Bungie, the Xbox 360 Limited Edition…” |
| “ Content: LIMBO Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Uncertain of his Sister's Fate, a Boy enters LIMBO. There are no refunds for this item. For more…” |
Posted: April 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Castle Crashers, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Counter-Strike, Doom, Doom 3, Fable, Forza Motorsport, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Geometry Wars, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Just Cause 2, Left 4 Dead, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Madden NFL, Need for Speed: Carbon, Peggle, Saints Row, Saints Row 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars: Republic Commando, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Grasshopper action game the only new releases to crack the top 10, New Super Mario Bros. takes top spot as sales slipped across the board.” |
| “Microsoft confirms its console crossed another worldwide sales milestone five years into its life cycle.” |
| “Increased Xbox Live revenue, lowered manufacturing costs, currency exchange help offset just 1.5 million consoles sold; Microsoft reports record $14.50 billion quarter overall.” |
| “ Content: The Passing Price: 560 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Left 4 Dead 2’s “The Passing” brings the original Left 4 Dead Survivors down south…” |
| “ Content: LOST PLANET 2 Multiplayer Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: LOST PLANET returns with the long-awaited sequel to the 2 million-plus selling action shooter! LOST PLANET…” |
| “ Content: Puzzle Chronicles Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan and Korea Dash Text: (ONLINE INTERACTIONS NOT RATED BY THE ESRB) Enter the dark and savage lands of the…” |
| “ Here is a list of upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace * Please see the blog post I’ll make for each of these for regional availability. Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week: April 26: The Dishwasher:…” |
| “ Content: Halo 3 Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English. Download the manual for this…” |
| “ Here is a look at the titles people are playing on Xbox LIVE. Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s ) 1 Modern Warfare 2 …” |
| “ Look for Puzzle Chronicles and Afterburner Climax for 800 points each on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday. ” |
| “ This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can purchase the Zombie Island game add-on for Borderlands for 1/2 off (400 points.) ” |
| “ Host: Larry Hryb , Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Co-host : e ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Co-Host: Stepto ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Name the Game Xbox 101 and more …” |
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 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Serious Sam, Skate, Skate 2, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “A few months back, we told you about Croteam’s high-definition remake of Serious Sam: The First Encounter, which subsequently hit Steam and Xbox Live Arcade with a price tag of around $15. Well, at long last, those of you who just don’t have that…” |
| “With the update, the user can store data to external HDDs and flash drives at least 1GB in capacity. The catch is that no matter how large your external HDD is you can only get a single 16.5GB partition
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| “We have made the ESV Hear the Word Audio for the books of John and Proverbs available for free on YouTube. Separate play lists have been created for those that want to listen to the chapters sequentially. Features that come…” |
| “Joystiq broke the story that USB storage was coming to the Xbox 360; today, the update goes live. A quick download, and suddenly you’re not dependent on Microsoft to sell you overpriced hard drives. Of course, the ability to use USB storage comes…” |
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“Lost Planet 2 might not be coming out until May, but Ars is giving readers a chance to get in on the mech wearin’, bug squashin’ action early, with some multiplayer demo codes. The new demo will let up to 16 players try out the game’s online…” |
| “Both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live will see a Skate 3 demo on the same day next week, with the skateboarding sequel set to release on April 15. The demo is set to be far more substantial than expected, especially after the brevity and compact…” |
Posted: March 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “# capcom On May 20, sci-fi action game Lost Planet 2 will be released in Japan. Know what that calls for? More »” |
Posted: March 31st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Street Fighter IV, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
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“The Wii may be the smallest and sleekest game console in the market, but that did not stop Sony from coming out with a ’slim’ version of its Playstation 3. Will Microsoft follow suit with an Xbox 360 Slim? Read on to find out.” |
| “You can now check out this documentary on the following platforms: Amazon OnDemand, Apple’s iTunes, Hulu, Microsoft’s Xbox Live, Netflix, and Sony’s PlayStation Network. Link” |
| “* Bass Mode – $2 / 160 Microsoft Points / 200 Wii Points Play the game as Bass. Bass can shoot in 7 directions. Some of his abilities differ from Mega Man’s. o Wii – 4/5/10 o Xbox 360 – 4/7/10 o…” |
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“Aaron Greenberg, product manager for Xbox Live and Xbox 360, told Edge magazine (excerpted by CVG ) to expect a wide variety of games in Project Natal’s lineup. Well, actually, the way he puts it, you can’t expect it: “I think people will be…” |
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“GameStop has leaked information about those official Xbox 360 USB hard drives we’ve heard about ( first rumored and then officially ), and they ain’t cheap. According to the confusingly similar GameSpot (who saw the prices temporarily listed…” |
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“A producer at DICE has apparently stated that the company doesn’t want to “ever” charge for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 maps. According to CVG , DICE Senior Producer Patrick Bach told Xbox World 360 magazine, “We don’t ever want to charge for our…” |
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“While previewing the competitive multiplayer mode of Lost Planet 2 yesterday, we confirmed with Capcom that the game’s multiplayer demo ( available now to some ) will feature an exclusive weapon, the “MG SP,” which will carry over to the final…” |
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“In advance of the April 21 and 22 releases of the Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, respectively, I got in a few rounds of multiplayer on 4 of the game’s maps yesterday; one of which will be playable in the…” |
| “Game Stop is offering up to 50% off select games during the Game Days Sale. Take an extra 10% off with coupon code GD10 [Exp 4/30]. Bayonetta for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 is on sale for $40 – 10% off code = $36 with free shipping. […” |
| “Frys has the Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick for $100 + shipping. Shipping ranges from $9 to $11 depending on location, or pick up in-store for free. Uses the exact Sanwa joystick and 30mm buttons found in official Street…” |
Posted: March 30th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Microsoft XNA, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
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“THQ and Vigil announced today that Darksiders is bringing its apocalyptic brand of action adventure to the PC. The game will hit the platform this summer, with THQ offering only a June release window. It’s being optimized for the PC, with…” |
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“Last week, Capcom promised that its “most avid fans” would have a chance to receive early access to the upcoming Lost Planet 2 multiplayer demo. Now, the company has made good on that promise, offering up codes for both the Xbox 360 and…” |
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“An arrest warrant has been issued for 20-year-old Justin D. May, the alleged thief of the Breach code at PAX East , after he failed to show up in a Boston court today. May posted $200 cash bail at the Boston Police station following his arrest and…” |
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“There was a great disturbance in the rumor-Force yesterday when VG247 acquired a memo from UK retailer GAME with an alleged upcoming release list for Xbox 360 — a docket that included a listing for Star Wars: The Old Republic . While the better…” |
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“Your crippling case of “mapathy” can finally be treated, dear Modern Warfare 2 player. Just a few minutes ago, the ” Stimulus Package ” DLC bundle, which includes three new multiplayer maps and two tarted-up arenas from Call of Duty 4 , went …” |
| “Karvonite 4.0 (Beta 3) has been released. This new beta brings multi user concurrency and Undo/Redo capabilities for in-memory objects. Karvonite is a 100% FREE persistence framework for the .NET Framework (including XNA)” |
Posted: March 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Street Fighter IV | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “1. Dragon Quest X (Wii) 2. Final Fantasy Versus 13 (PS3) 3. Ni no Kuni (DS) 4. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (DS) 5. Final Fantasy XIV (PS3) 6. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP) 7. Pokemon (Generation 5) (DS) 8. Last Ranker (PSP) 9….” |
Posted: March 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Assassin's Creed, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Capcom to launch sci-fi shooter sequel on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 May 11, PC version slated for fall; new multiplayer demo coming next month.” |
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Posted: March 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Bayonetta, Fallout 3, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 3, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “It’s scientific fact that racing games are roughly 200 percent more exciting when the genre’s standard asphalt surfaces are replaced with good ol’ H20. One of the clearest examples of this was Midway’s classic arcade racer Hydro Thunder — a…” |
| “GameStop’s annual GameDays promotion has started up once again, bringing a pretty good selection of discounted games. Perhaps the best deal in the whole lineup is Assassin’s Creed 2 , available on both Xbox 360 and PS3 for $29.99 . Other exciting…” |
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“Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has confirmed the inevitable to Joystiq: Xbox 360 Memory Units and the 120GB hard drive are being phased out. Acknowledging what’s been in the stars since February , the Xbox spokesman stated that “the channel is being…” |
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“This morning at the PAX East Microsoft breakfast, Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb revealed the 16GB Xbox 360-branded Flash drive from SanDisk. Available in May, the not-yet-priced device comes pre-installed with the April 6 Dashboard update for those who…” |
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“Capcom has announced that a multiplayer demo for Lost Planet 2 will arrive on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on April 21 and 22, respectively. The demo will feature the Turbulent Jungle map and allow up to 16 players to duke it out online and…” |
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“Look at Major Nelson, dropping the scoop about USB drive support being added to the Xbox 360 like it’s news to you . It’s adorable. Okay, okay, so he did have some new information — like a launch date. April 6 — but otherwise things seem to be…” |
| “Get two bonus games and a $50 gift card when you get the Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Game Console for $300 at Gamestop. The Xbox 360 Elite System has 120GB hard drive, black wireless controller, headset, a deep black finish and three…” |
| “New single plus Axis: Bold As Love. Harmonix and MTV have announced that Jimi Hendrix’s music will be exclusive to the Rock Band platform from now on. …” |
| “COD7, Bond Racing, MGS Rising, Fallout… Call of Duty 7 and DJ Hero 2 are both due out in October, according to a leaked GAME Xbox 360 release schedule obtained by VG247. …” |
| “Support begins in April. USB memory support for Xbox 360 will arrive on 6th April courtesy of a system update. After patching, USB flash drives…” |
| “Limited-access MP demo next week. Capcom has announced plans to release a limited-access multiplayer demo of Lost Planet 2 next week and brought the game’s release date forward a week to 11th May on…” |
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“Soul, Patchwork Heroes, Rocket Racing and The Hero. Last week introduced the first of our new Download Games Roundups, in which erstwhile Eurogamer.net editor Kristan Reed hunts down a selection of…” |
| “XBL community bod admits mistake. Xbox Live Community Manager Graeme Boyd has corrected an error, clarifying that the new 250GB Xbox 360 hard drive does cost £79.99 – as was announced to begin with….” |
| “It’ll take place before the press conference. Microsoft has announced plans to host a special Project Natal event at this year’s E3, before all the big news is revealed in the platform holder’s…” |
| “On April 6th , we will be releasing a system update over Xbox LIVE for your Xbox 360 that will allow USB flash drives to be used for storing profiles, game saves, demos and more . I’ve been testing this feature out for a few weeks, and I…” |
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