Posted: April 9th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Gears of War, The Orange Box, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“Alright, I know this isn’t an Apple blog, but today’s iPhone OS 4.0 announcement brought us word that Apple is working on a unified social gaming network. That’s right, Apple beat Nintendo to it, leaving Nintendo the only major…” |
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“Nintendo may not (publicly) care much about people playing games on Apple products, but don’t tell that to Apple. At their iPhone OS 4.0 preview event today the company came out gunning for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. Shot one was a…” |
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“Valve has long had a contentious relationship with the PlayStation 3, but it looks like they’re putting the past behind with Portal 2 . The latest issue of PSM3 ( via CVG) touts a preview of Portal 2 on its cover, suggesting the game will…” |
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“Gears of War 3 appears to have been revealed a little earlier than Microsoft and Epic intended. The announcement you see in the picture above appeared on the Xbox Live Spotlight this morning sans an official announcement. The announcement mostly…” |
Posted: March 6th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Forza Motorsport, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Portal, The Orange Box, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“The Electronic Software Ratings Board has issued a Teen rating for Lips: I (Heart) the 80s , and inadvertently also announced Lips: I (Heart) the 80s in the process. This will be the fourth installment of iNiS’s karaoke party game for the Xbox…” |
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“Even though Valve’s intention to make a Portal sequel has been known for some time, it was still exciting to see Portal 2 officially revealed earlier this week…even if the reveal came with almost no details to speak of. Thankfully, some of…” |
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“Enjoying Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s multiplayer mode? Would you still be enjoying it if suddenly all the stats you’ve accrued and weapons and ranks you unlocked disappeared? That seems to be happening to wide swaths of players, as complaints are…” |
| “Last year we discussed news that an Xbox Live gamer was banned for identifying herself as a lesbian on her profile. Microsoft said at the time that nothing sexual in nature could appear in Gamertags or profiles. Now, they seem to have reconsidered…” |
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“Signal Studios’ new game Toy Soldiers might sound like any other tower defense game at first glance, but it has art direction that will knock your socks off. It’s one thing to pit the Kaiser’s forces against the boys from England, but Toy…” |
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“After you heard what we had to say about Final Fantasy XIII , you may very well now be itching to finally get your own hands all over the thirteenth entry in the FF series from Square Enix. Lucky for you, dearest reader , we’ve got news of a…” |
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“Are you preparing to buy your first ever Xbox 360, and are looking for the best value for your money? Alternatively, did your Xbox 360 just commit ritual seppuku, and now you’re looking for a SKU that comes bundled with some good games? Both parties…” |
Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Just Cause 2, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Resident Evil 5, Rock Band 2, The Orange Box, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“The Xbox 360 port of Cave’s arcade shooter DeathSmiles II has been dated today at a Microsoft-hosted “Shooting Festa” event in Tokyo. DeathSmiles II will be released on the Xbox 360 on May 27 in Japan, complete with a limited edition version. The…” |
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“Next week’s batch of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band downloadable tracks leads with mood rockers Disturbed, who bring more of The Sickness to Harmonix and MTV Games’ music game. A three pack of Disturbed tracks will come to various Rock…” |
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“Specifically the Eegra version , as seen in Xbox Live Indie Games release Avatar Showdown .” |
| “Hello Games’ Joe Danger is on a very, very short list of downloadable games that we’re unreasonably excited about here at Kotaku, a game that got its first official video showing during last night’s GameTrailers TV. While Joe Danger may not have…” |
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“The PlayStation family bookends this week’s Media Create hardware sales chart thanks to strong sales of Biohazard 5 Alternative Edition and God Eater , as well as dwindling sales of the PlayStation 2 and PSPgo. Sony’s PSP and PlayStation 3 secure…” |
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“Despite how former Sega mascot Alex Kidd looks in Sega & Sonic All-Stars Racing—a little off, in my opinion—I’ll be racing my hardest to unlock the paper-rock-scissors expert in the game this weekend. Somehow, Sega & Sonic All-Stars…” |
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“A demo for Just Cause 2 is coming to the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Xbox Live next week, giving players 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, packed with plenty of things to do, see, and blow-up. Just Cause 2 isn’t due out in North…” |
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“Here’s that promised second batch of Xbox 360 download codes for The Secret Armory of General Knoxx. The expansion pack includes new weapons, vehicles, story line and 30 new villain types. It also increases the level cap to to 61. Oh, and some…” |
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“Ignition Entertainment is gearing up to release “the definitive JRPG for the Wii” this summer, and eight new screenshots show us how much that looks like a Namco Bandai Tales of Something title. That’s not a bad thing, of course. In truth, Luminous…” |
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“Evocative and provocative, a game born of the anxiety about George W. Bush’s polices abroad would have included a Chinese invasion of the U.S. and the emotional journey of a soldier struggling over whether to flee military service. But the game was…” |
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“First-person, role-playing shooter Borderlands’ latest expansion pack hit the PC, Playstation Network and Xbox 360 this week. The Secret Armory of General Knoxx includes new weapons, vehicles, story line and 30 new villain types. It also increases…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bash RE: Libraries vs. Zombies You got plans? What you missed last night God of War III Blow Out Itagaki And Tecmo Settle Legal Brouhaha First Look At Transformers: War For Cybertron Gameplay Footage How…” |
| “Microsoft Store takes 30% off a selection of Xbox 360 games via coupon code “CLR-MSFT-Games-30%”. It’s the best coupon we’ve seen from Microsoft on these items. Shipping starts at $4.99 and sales tax is added where applicable. Coupon expires…” |
Posted: February 24th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, The Orange Box, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“The announcement of Nintendo’s DSi XL handheld got a lot of attention today. But the games that the Japanese company talked about are equally as important to its plan to continue its domination of the video game market in the first half of…” |
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“Remember that “new” edition of Worms that Team 17 announced for Steam? It turns out that it may not be that “new” after all, which isn’t a bad thing. Big Download did a little sleuthing and discovered that the game is actually based on the recent…” |
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“It’s not exactly surprising to hear EA Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown say that we won’t see the “sharp and distinct console transition like we’ve seen in the past.” It’s a notion we’ve heard before and something that THQ boss Brian Farrell…” |
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“Click image to take a tour of the new Steam. Active Steam users will likely find the first half of this post to be a bit on the old hat side, but we soldier on: Valve’s flipped the switch on a new and improved beta version of Steam. If you’ve…” |
| “The Fervor Shine countdown has ended, and, as surmised, Ska Studios has announced a sequel to The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai. Entitled The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, the game features the return of everyone’s favorite table-busing warrior. Ska released…” |
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“Which Prince of Persia game features “superb graphic detail and incredibly fluid animation” and “more thrills than a saber duel with a thousand sultans”? If you answered, “Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands,” you’d … well, you’d…” |
Posted: February 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: BioShock, Fable, Fable II, Fallout 3, Gears of War, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Ninja Gaiden, Platinum Hits, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Orange Box | No Comments »
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| “At Amazon.com, buy two select Xbox 360 Platinum Hits titles and get a third title for free. (The discount appears at the final stage of checkout.) Note that the least expensive title will be free. Although we’ve seen similar deals in recent months,…” |
Posted: February 1st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Alan Wake, Army of Two, BioShock, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3, Final Fantasy XIII, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Platinum Hits, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The Orange Box | No Comments »
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“First reaction: lolwhut? Of course casual gamerz haven’t hurt the hardcore. Hardcore have mad skillz. Second, more thoughtful reaction: Oh — Cowen and Company’s Doug Creutz was speaking in terms of business. That makes a little more sense. Speaking…” |
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“Microsoft has announced (translation) that it will release a standalone 250GB hard drive in Japan later this year. The drive – which carries a price tag of ¥15,540 (~$170) – is set to be released on March 11. On the same day, the company will…” |
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“While Xbox 360 and PC players are gallivanting across the galaxy in BioWare’s latest, single-player only adventure, the PlayStation 3 is preparing for its own solitary storytelling in down-to-earth thriller Heavy Rain. Speaking to CVG, Sony product…” |
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“Mass Effect 2 has warped to the top of Chart-Track’s UK sales chart, revealing that Britain isn’t just about Just Dance (which still stepped its way into second place, by the way). Comparing debut weeks, the Normandy crew’s second outing sold twice…” |
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“A chronological account of how this post was written: 2:35 p.m.: Accessed Media Create’s latest sales ranking. 2:36 p.m.: Copied new Media Create data into specially-formatted Excel spreadsheet. 2:38 p.m.: Copied spreadsheet calculations into…” |
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Posted: January 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: BioShock, Counter-Strike, Fallout 3, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto IV, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Halo 3, Max Payne, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Street Fighter IV, The Orange Box, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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| “This is a two-minute, 30-second video said to be of a tech demonstration of “Fortress,” the Final Fantasy project GRIN was said to have been working on when the Swedish studio closed. Few details accompany the video, whose visuals and…” |
| “2000: Recently transplanted from the Forth Worth Star-Telegram. I mange to juggle my full-time job as a police reporter with the Palm Beach Post and writing occasional pieces for the feature’s section of the paper about the real value of virtual real…” |
Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Banjo-Kazooie, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Fable, Fable II, Left 4 Dead, Madden NFL, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden II, Platinum Hits, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed, The Orange Box, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace | No Comments »
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| “Today, a new Vampire Weekend three-song track pack is available for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero. The popular band returns to the Guitar Hero franchise with the Vampire Weekend Track Pack featuring two songs – “Cousins” and “Holiday” – …” |
| “Overall “The video game industry experienced its biggest sales month ever, besting last December by 4%. It wasn’t enough, though, to compensate for the sales decline throughout the year, and so full-year sales came in 8% below last…” |
| “PlayStation 2 333.2K PlayStation 3 1.36M PSP 654.7K Xbox 360 1.31M Wii 3.81M Nintendo DS 3.31M NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 2.82M WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 2.41M WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII…” |
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“As spotted by Siliconera, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé recently told CNBC that users streaming Netflix through the Wii aren’t going to miss the HD content they won’t be able to access — free content that’s available through other…” |
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“It’s time to find out how the US games industry ended the last decade, and the answer is “Nintendo.” Wait, that’s not a proper answer — or is it? Consumers continued The Big N’s fortunes in December, even in spite of some disparaging comments from…” |
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“Xbox.com has listed several new games as Platinum Hits, including Fable II (aka Game of the Year Edition), Halo Wars, Left 4 Dead, The Orange Box, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Ninja Gaiden II, Kung-Fu Panda, Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection,…” |
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“PC gamers anxious to strap on a jetpack and hit the great blue yonder can finally do just that, as Capcom’s released a demo for Dark Void. The PC demo is available exclusively at File Planet and weighs in at one whole gigglebyte. Just make sure you…” |
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“A BBFC classification for a “Game of the Year” edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum has popped up online, causing quite a stir here at Joystiq HQ. While we all agree that Batman was “a game of the year,” the listing offers no clues as to what would be…” |
Posted: January 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Assassin's Creed, Half-Life 2, Silent Hill Homecoming, The Orange Box, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“My love for Blu-ray players grows whenever companies add another feature that has nothing to do with Blu-ray. Now any worthwhile player is a home-entertainment hub, replacing cable box and Apple TV alike. How soon till they handle everything? We…” |
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“Today’s dealz highlights a Core i7 laptop from Alienware to get your frag on. Be sure to catch up on Fringe if your Lost addiction isn’t enough—and check out a free song from Paramore to get busy with. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Alienware m15x Core…” |
Posted: January 8th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Half-Life 2, Mega Man 9, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, The Orange Box, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “For Reward Zone Gamers Club members, Best Buy slashes $20 off six video games via this printable coupon, as listed below. That’s one of the best game deals we’ve seen from Best Buy. Up to three of each title may be purchased. Deal ends January 17….” |
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“Capcom is showing off Mega Man 10 at CES. CES has possibly the highest concentration of video cameras of any location on Earth. You see where this is going. After the break, we’ve embedded off-screen footage of the faux-retro downloadable game’s…” |
| “A side-by-side comparison of the original Half-Life 2 next to Filip Victor’s “Update Mod” version, which vastly improves the graphics. The Update mod–which is available to download but requires you own Episode 2–converts Half-Life 2 to the Orange…” |
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