Just Cause 2, Final Fantasy XI, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, and more.

Posted: March 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project rated in Korea on Joystiq
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project has been classified by the Korea’s Game Rating Board , as spotted by GamerBytes . No platforms are listed, but it is being published by Microsoft Korea, leading to speculation that it may be published for Xbox Live…

Joyswag: Just Cause 2 (Xbox 360) on Joystiq
We understand that, during the game flood this March, you might be forced to choose your battles (financially speaking) carefully, possibly to the detriment of a game like Just Cause 2 . And while we respect your decision, we’d like to inform…

Monster Jam 2011 headed for a truckload of consoles on Joystiq
Did you have some toast for breakfast this morning? Perhaps you would have enjoyed it more with some MONSTER JAM. Activision has announced Monster Jam 2011 , a new game in its series of licensed monster truck racing games, for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP,…

‘No plans’ for Xbox 360 version of Champions Online, Cryptic says on Joystiq
Add another tombstone to the increasingly populated Xbox MMO graveyard. The Xbox 360 port of Champions Online is seemingly kaput. A forum user known as Jackalope — Cryptic Studios CCO Jack Emmert, according to TeamXbox — responded in a…

PSA: Microsoft Game Room now available [update: it's working now] on Joystiq
Update: The service seems to working properly now. The good news: Microsoft’s new cross-platform Game Room service is now available. It’s free to download and gives you access to 30 different classic arcade games that can be played on Xbox 360…

Splinter Cell: Conviction Ready to Ship on 1UP RSS feed
We’ve just received word from Ubisoft that the finishing touches have been put on Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction , and that the Xbox 360 version of the game has gone gold. Though the PC version has been delayed to the end of the month, a…

Microsoft Game Room Now Available on 1UP RSS feed
Microsoft Game Room, the classic arcade and console games-on-demand service co-developed by Krome Studios, launched today for the Xbox 360 and Windows-based PCs. We’ve heard reports of users having trouble launching the service this morning, but…

Rating Surfaces for Duke Nukem Manhatten Project on 1UP RSS feed
Less than a year after Duke Nukem Forever’s development team got the axe, the franchise soldiers on. Duke Nukem: Manhatten Project has been rated for the Xbox 360 by the Korean Game Rating Board, which suggests that it won’t be long before we…


TeamXbox, Xbox Live, and more.

Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

General Knoxx DLC Coming to Borderlands on 360 Tomorrow on 1UP RSS feed
Less than a month after Gearbox announced a raised Borderlands level cap with the “Secret Armory of Generally Knoxx” downloadable content, the pack is already about to hit. Team Xbox reports that the new content will be coming to the Xbox 360…

Xbox Live Block Party Gets Dates, Prices on 1UP RSS feed
Microsoft announced at their X10 event earlier this month that Game Room, Toy Soldiers, Scrap Metal, and Perfect Dark would all be rolled into a promotional event in March they’re calling “Xbox Live Block Party” (not to be confused with Dave…

DJ Hero Bundle Xbox 360 $80 at Best Buy on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Best Buy has the DJ Hero Bundle for the PS3 for $80 with free shipping. DJ Hero is made by the same developers that did the recent Guitar Hero and features music from a ton of different genres. [Compare]

Email phishes for Windows Live IDs and passwords on Betanews
By Joe Wilcox, Betanews The flu pretty much wiped out most of last week, which is just a blur to me. This morning, I started catching up on email and found a real frakker in my Windows Live Hotmail inbox. Someone wants to steal my Windows Live ID and…

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Alan Wake, Xbox Live Arcade, Duke Nukem 3D, and more.

Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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NEWS: BioShock 2 DLC detailed, new single player extensions coming soon on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
2K Games has sent over the following press release announcing that DLC for BioShock 2 will soon be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows-LIVE and PlayStation Network.

PREVIEW: Alan Wake (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Welcome to Bright Falls… (Xbox 360)

EDITORIALS: Xbox Live shutdown on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Gregory Baron shares his thoughts on the demiss of the original Xbox LIVE.

MOVIE: Prison Break (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
New trailer featuring gameplay clips from Prison Break.

$46.99 – Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Hardened Edition Xbox 360 Game Activision on Newegg.com RSS Feed – Daily Deals
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How to JTAG your Xbox 360 and run homebrew on Instructables: exploring
I will be going over how to install XBR and Xell onto your Xbox 360.  Installing XBR allows you to do many things such run unsigned code(homebrew), install any sized hard drive(even 3.5in desktop hdds!), ftp into your box, and custom…

Don’t bother doing realistic graphics on Wii says Red Steel 2 creative director on GoNintendo
A portion of a CVG interview with creative director Jason Vandenberghe… CVG: Red Steel 2 is a very visually stylised game indeed. Would you say that this is the way forward for Wii developers rather than trying to make realistic games? JV:…

Game Room : Arcade Block Party Compilation Video (HD) on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
We’re throwing a party and you’re invited! Check out this season’s hottest releases coming to the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party. From retro classics to an amazing new WWI action game, there’s something for every style. Bring your Friends or…

Xbox Live Deal of the Week: Duke Nukem 3D for $5 on Joystiq
With a lengthy campaign, multiplayer mode and a new rewind feature, the XBLA iteration of Duke Nukem 3D is arguably the best installment in the franchise, and easily the most … well, released. Fortunately, the pig-mutant massacring simulator is the…

Microsoft: ‘The Pro’ Xbox Live moderator ‘followed protocol’ on Joystiq
A video, depicting an Xbox Live moderator (Gamertag: The Pro) banning an Xbox Live gamer during an online match of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, has caught the attention of Microsoft since its posting on YouTube yesterday. Entitled “The Pro : XBOX…

Borderlands DLC ‘Secret Armory of General Knoxx’ goes public tomorrow on Xbox 360 on Joystiq
Ready to cross the border into new lands in your … Borderlands? The doors will creak open to Borderlands’ “Secret Armory of General Knoxx” add-on tomorrow. TeamXbox reports that the downloadable expansion, which adds new areas with new missions,…


Fable II, Far Cry 2, Fable, and more.

Posted: February 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Point, click: a review of gesture control technologies on VentureBeat
The first big hit in gesture control technology was the mouse. If you’re too young to have any pre-digital memories, this might seem like an odd claim. My three-year-old is no more mystified by mice and touchpads than she is by building blocks….

Ubisoft hits reduced expectations, announces new Tom Clancy game on VentureBeat
Ubisoft, the big French game company, reported third fiscal quarter results that met reduced expectations for its sales of video games in the busy holiday quarter. Sales for the quarter were 495 million euros, down 2.7 percent from 508 million euros…

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Seagate 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $90 with coupon EMCYNYX57 Hitachi 1TB 7200rpm Hard Drive for $80, and a $5 Visa Prepaid Card is available by rebate (HD31000). TrendNet Wifi Camera for $90 and a $30 mail-in rebate is available ($60 after…

Dante’s Inferno Review: Big Ideas, Small Problems [Review] on Kotaku
Dante Alighieri, real world 14th-century poet and cavalryman, is re-imagined as a love-struck crusader in this retelling of the poet’s greatest work. Dante’s Inferno, one third of Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, serves as the backdrop for this video…

Frankenreview: BioShock 2 [Round Up] on Kotaku
The only challenge large and powerful enough to take on BioShock 2’s Big Daddy is our large and lumbering BioShock 2 Frankenreview. Return with us to the drowned art deco city of Rapture, a sunken “Utopia” that still soldiers on ten years after the…

Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers Coming to the Wii [Ghost Recon] on Kotaku
A version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers, confirmed earlier today by Ubisoft, will be coming to Wii, the company announced today. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the upcoming shooter will be coming to all platforms when it hits, including…

New BlazBlue Character Coming To Consoles [BlazBlue] on Kotaku
That’s Kanako Kondou, not the character per se, but the actress is lending her voice to the game. Once again. Kondou already voices fighter Noel Vermillion as well as cyborg ν-13 and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift’s cyborg Λ-11. In the console…

The Sims 3 Simming To A Console Near You [The Sims] on Kotaku
The Sims 3 is headed to consoles. And handhelds. What’s surprising here isn’t the fact the game is making the move, but why it’s taken so long. The game is listed as part of EA’s financial results report from earlier today, with the placeholder title…

Ubisoft Unveils New Ghost Recon Title [Ghost Recon] on Kotaku
Ubisoft Paris announced this morning that it’s working on a new entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. And yes, you’ve heard that name before. It’ll feature both singleplayer and multiplayer modes, while the publisher…

Netflix Streaming Goes 1080p, 5.1 [Movies] on Kotaku
AV aficionados looking for a little more shine from their Netflix titles streamed over 360 or PS3 are in luck, as the film rental company announced today plans to beam its movies to your TV in “full” HD. That means a 1080p video signal and 5.1…

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Lego Batman: The Video Game, Xbox Live Arcade, Mass Effect, and more.

Posted: January 28th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Mass Effect 2 Games (Xbox 360) $45.99 Free Shipping at eBay on Techbargains.com
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Frankenreview: Mass Effect 2 [Round Up] on Kotaku
Commander Shepard is back, and he’s pissed, but what is he pissed about? Surely it’s not our Mass Effect 2 Frankenreview. There’s no way I could possibly bluff my way through this one. You know exactly what you’re going to see when you scroll down to…

The First Perfect Game on MLB 2K10 Wins $1 Million [Sports] on Kotaku
2K Sports is offering a $1 million prize to the first player to throw a perfect game in MLB 2K10, laying down the bounty as a statement of confidence in the authenticity of their game’s revamped pitching controls.The million-dollar prize is believed…

The Battle Of Forli Was A Costly Battle Indeed [Dlc] on Kotaku
Centuries from now historians will still speak of Assassin’s Creed II’s Battle of Forli, a downloadable battle that cost countless lives, and 99,999 Microsoft points. Assassin’s Creed II’s Battle of Forli DLC is now available for purchase on the Xbox…

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo Launches Surprise Attack On Xbox 360 [Xbox 360] on Kotaku
Not to be outdone by the impending release of a beta on the PC, the Xbox 360 has secured some Battlefield Bad Company 2 action of its own, with the surprise release of a demo. Originally appearing in Australia overnight, the demo has now been…

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
Land a Dell Mini 10 and throw an OCZ Agility SSD in it for killer performance. Celebrate your acquisition and ingenuity by stopping off at DQ for a Blizzard, unless you’re currently stuck in an actual blizzard. Top Deals: • 10.1″ Dell Inspiron…

TeknoCreations InCharge Induction Charger for Xbox 360 for $13 + $7 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
Dell Home offers the TeknoCreations InCharge Induction Charger for Xbox 360, model no. ICX360500, for $12.99 with $6.99 for shipping. That’s tied with last week’s mention and it’s the lowest total price we could find by $5. This device recharges Xbox…

News: AfterBurner Climax PSN/XBLA confirmed on Eurogamer
Revival of arcade revival this spring. SEGA has finally confirmed that it will release AfterBurner Climax on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this…


TeamXbox, Rez, Serious Sam, and more.

Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Sonic Adventure Rumored To Be Next Dreamcast To XBLA Port [Xbox Live Arcade] on Kotaku
Xbox Live Arcade may be home to yet another Dreamcast port in the form of Sonic Adventure. The Dreamcast launch title has reportedly been spotted on Xbox Live Marketplace, presumably on the developers and press-only PartnerNet version of Live. After…

RISK Coming to Xbox Live Arcade Early this Year [Xbla] on Kotaku
Electronic Arts today announced RISK: Factions, an Xbox Live Arcade version of the 53-year-old tactical board game. The game’s release will be in “early 2010,” according to an EA statement. EA’s announcement said RISK: Factions will feature…

Leaked Aliens RPG Footage Offers Early Look At Canceled Game [Clips] on Kotaku
Obsidian Entertainment’s Aliens role-playing game for Sega, known commonly as Aliens RPG and less commonly as Aliens: Crucible, is dead. But recently leaked footage of Aliens RPG means it is still not yet forgotten. Footage of the canceled Xbox 360,…

MLG Win Ruined By Faulty Xbox 360 [Pro Gaming] on Kotaku
Major League Gaming team Triggers Down came close to advancing towards another tournament win this weekend in Orlando, only to have an equipment failure rob them of the Halo 3 CTF win. As you can see in the video replay, Triggers Down were mere…

Serious Sam HD Encounters Xbox Live Arcade This Week [Xbla] on Kotaku
Xbox 360 owners get a chance to revisit the 2001 classic first-person shooter, now with much fancier graphics, with the release of Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter this week on Xbox Live Arcade. Take your thinking caps off and settle in with some…

Frankenreview: Bayonetta [Round Up] on Kotaku
Sex sells, but what about combining sex with guns, magic hair, gigantic bosses, and over-the-top action? The results of the Bayonetta Frankenreview might not surprise you. I was sold on Bayonetta the moment I got my first glimpse of those pistol…

Two Xbox Wrongs Possibly Make A Right [Crime] on Kotaku
Game companies hate when people trade in gaming goods at game shops. Gamers hate the propensity for Xboxes to break. But were it not for these two things, an alleged crime would not have been exposed. From the files of…

Magic: The Gathering – Deal Of The Planeswalkers [Deals] on Kotaku
If you’re an Xbox 360 owner and a fan of insanely addictive collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, this week’s Xbox Live Deal of the Week is definitely for you. Knowing Magic: The Gathering fans, most of you have already dropped 800 Microsoft…


TeamXbox and more.

Posted: January 4th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

The Beatles Rock Band Premium Limited Edition Bundle (Xbox 360) $159.99 Free Shipping at Amazon on Techbargains.com
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Flixter Buys Rotten Tomatoes on /Film
Years ago, I remember using a little site called Flixter that let users rate movies, and thinking to myself that it would likely never take off. I mean, Internet Movie Database (IMDb) had a much larger sample of users to draw from, and it…

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Today in Intersectional Bigotry on Shakesville
So, one of the things I don’t like about our Xbox 360 is that I can’t make my avatar look like me, because, like most avatar generators, it won’t actually allow me to make my avatar as fat as I am. The idea being, I guess, that people who look like…

Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (White) – $23.93 (Buy.com) on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: -2 Posted By: thebrad Views: 1844 Replies: 8 Stumbled on this and it seemed like a decent deal and it looks as though these are new and not refurbs Wireless Controller*Note it does come with the AA battery setup and not the battery…


Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto IV, TeamXbox, and more.

Posted: December 5th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Early Buzz: Avatar: The Video Game on /Film
The first press screenings of James Cameron’s Avatar take place on Thursday, December 10th, so we won’t hear any reactions until then. But reviews for the Avatar Video Game have begun to be published, and it’s not good. The game…

Weekend Giveaway: Astro A40 BxR Special Edition Audio System on CrunchGear
The folks over at Astro Gaming wanted to share some holiday cheer and are giving us one of their new Astro A40 BxR SE Audio Systems to hand out to one lucky CrunchGear enthusiast. The new BxR system comes with a headset, in either red, blue or…

Game Review: Grand Theft Auto – Episodes From Liberty City on VR-Zone Articles
 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, is the latest expansion pack for the popular Rockstar game, containing The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. Both episodes do not require does not require the original Grand Theft…


TeamXbox, Xbox Live, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Modern Warfare2 Launch Trailer on Virtual Realm
I have a feeling that it is going to be a long week next week with several late nights. Teamxbox.com have just posted the Modern Warfare 2 Launch Trailer, this is one I am looking forward to and yes I am going to the Midnight Launch. …

Xbox 360 Console Bans on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  As you may have read online, we’ve been actively banning consoles from Xbox LIVE that have been modified to play pirated games. Our commitment to combat piracy and support safer and more secure gameplay for the more than 20 million…

Arcade: Wallace & Gromit Ep. 2, 3 and 4 on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Content: Wallace & Gromit Ep. 2: The Last Resort Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Japan Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone) COMIC MISCHIEF] Join Wallace & Gromit in The Last Resort™, the…


Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, and more.

Posted: October 30th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Dragon Ball Z Raging Blast preorder bonus at Gamestop on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Assassin’s Creed Gamestop Preorder bonuses on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: maxfleischer Views: 286 Replies: 1 As mentioned earlier, there’s a great deal on the preorder for AC at Amazon: link to previous threadThought I’d mention a couple of deals at GameStop for gamers interested in extra levels. The…

ScrewAttack – Video Game Vault: Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu on GoNintendo
Video Games | ScrewAttack | Video Game Vault: Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Top 10 scariest games on GoNintendo
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Bayonetta Xbox 360 Selling Out? [Japan] on Kotaku
Kotaku columnist Tim Rogers brings word that store after store in Tokyo is selling out of the Xbox 360 version of Bayonetta. But why? The Xbox 360 version was awarded a perfect 40/40 score from Japanese game mag, while the PS3 version was not —…

Patch Means Lilith’s Power Now ‘Works as Intended’ in Borderlands [Patch] on Kotaku
I’ve logged about a zillion hours in Borderlands, none of it as Lilith. But apparently her phase strike “now works as intended” thanks to patches for the PS3 and 360 versions that rolled out today. Here are the PS3 fixes, from the Gearbox official…

DS Lite, Xbox 360 Only Positives In This Week’s Japanese Hardware Chart [Console Taisen] on Kotaku
Hardware buying was down ever so slightly in Japan this week, with Media Create’s sales figures showing the Wii bearing the brunt of that slowdown. Two consoles were up, however — the Nintendo DS Lite and Xbox 360. The latter likely has Forza…

Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart [Sales Get] on Kotaku
Forza Motorsport 3 gives the Xbox 360 a rare top ten placement on Media Create’s weekly list of the bestselling games in Japan. It’s one of a handful of new debuts that came nowhere near unseating Pokemon as software champ. Yes, Pokemons Heart Gold…

Next Week On Rock Band: How Much Grohl Would You Like? [Harmonix] on Kotaku
It doesn’t matter if you prefer your Dave Grohl with or without Kurt Cobain, next week’s Rock Band Music Store update has you covered. Three shots of Nirvana and a four-pack of Foo Fighters grace the Rock Band Music Store next week, with Joan Jett…

Capcom Bullish On More Paid Downloadable Content [Dlc] on Kotaku
During the early part of 2009 Capcom received mixed reactions from readers of sites like this one regarding the release of downloadable content for Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter. The company is moving ahead with more. Capcom offered the…

Frankenreview: Tekken 6 [Round Up] on Kotaku
The King of Iron Fist Tournament returns for another round of furious fighting action in Tekken 6, the first multi-platform game in the franchise’s history. Not only is this the first Tekken game appearing on a console that doesn’t have Sony in the…

New Super Mario Bros. Nearing 20 Million In Sales [Nintendo] on Kotaku
Shigeru Miyamoto once said that the people on Nintendo’s financial side would love to see a New Super Mario Bros. 2. His company just showed another reason today why that might be a good idea. As part of Nintendo’s release of its financial results…

Bayonetta’s January Release Date Nailed Down [Release Date] on Kotaku
You might want to hang onto those holiday video game gift cards a bit longer than normal, as Sega confirms the early January release date for sexy slash n’ shooter Bayonetta. Sega wants to make Bayonetta the first triple A video game title of 2010,…

Our Tour Of Halo Waypoint, Including Surprise Avatar Awards [Clips] on Kotaku
The hub for all things Halo is live on my Xbox 360 (and yours if you have the dashboard update preview). I’m a Level 19 Halo user, it seems. Check out my video tour, which starts with… Avatar Awards. Avatar item unlocks…. Awards given for…

No Other Platforms Planned For Disney Epic Mickey… Anymore [Warren Spector] on Kotaku
Speaking with game designer Warren Spector earlier this week, he told Kotaku that Disney Epic Mickey is currently a one-platform game. That means that while it’s headed for the Wii, there aren’t even plans for a DS version. “There haven’t been a lot…