BioShock, Halo 3, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and more.

Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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This week on Arcade: Tecmo Bowl on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Tecmo Bowl is coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday for 800 points.    

Demo: Split Second on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
    Content: Split Second Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LVE regions Dash Text: Split/Second is an intense arcade racing game set within the universe of a mega-budget, prime-time…

Deal of the Week: Dishwasher Dead Samurai on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
    This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can purchase the Xbox LIVE Arcade game Dishwasher Dead Samurai for 1/2 off (400 points.)    

Show #358: Left 4 Dead’s The Passing, BioShock 2 MP DLC and Split/Second on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Host: Larry Hryb , Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter )   Co-host : e ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter )   Co-Host: Stepto ( Xbox LIVE ) ( Twitter ) Interview: Allen Goedde, Bioshock 2…

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Xbox 360 Game) $17.78 Shipped at Amazon – Sold by Target on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 4 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 2583 Replies: 11 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Xbox 360 Game) $17.78 Shipped at Amazon – Sold by Target Normally $29.99, now $14.98 plus $2.80 shipping for total of $17.78 . 3/5 stars with 19 reviews…

Play the Halo: Reach beta early? We have your hookup on Ars Technica
If you read our hands-on preview of the upcoming multiplayer beta for Halo: Reach , you know just how good we think the game is going to be. The beta goes live on May 3, but what do you say we sneak you in the back door? We have 20 codes that…

13.3″ HP Pavilion dm3 Laptop plus HP Deskjet Printer $487 at Staples on Dealhack
The  HP Pavilion dm3-1130us 13.3″ Widescreen Notebook is now $579 – $42 instant savings – $50 rebate = $487 shipped at Staples. It features 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon™ Neo X2 Dual-Core Processor L335, 13.3″ Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView…

15.6″ HP-G60 Laptop and HP Deskjet D2680 Printer $499 at Staples on Dealhack
The HP G60-630US 15.6″ Widescreen Notebook is now $650 – $101 instant savings – $50 rebate = $499 . It features 2.2 GHz Dual Core Intel Pentium Processor T4400, 15.6″ Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display, 3GB RAM, 320GB hard…

17.3″ HP-G71 Laptop with HP Deskjet D2680 Printer $562 at Staples on Dealhack
The  HP G71-340US 17.3″ Widescreen Notebook is now $750 – $138 instant savings – $50 rebate = $562 shipped at Staples. It features 2.2 GHz Dual Core Intel Pentium Processor T6600, 17.3″ Diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen…

4/26 Daily Summary of the Currently Active Deals on Dealhack
This is a daily summary of some of the currently active deals. They were available as of midnight Eastern time. Ending Today + Movado Buleto Women’s Stainless watch with Black face for $395 (ends 4/26) + Save Up to 75% off Toys & Games…


Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and more.

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

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Online Video Daily: Does Netflix’s Success Spell Hope for Hulu? on MediaPost | Online Media News
Well, at least I know that I am not alone. Netflix reported this week that it had a net increase of 1.7 million subscribers this year in the first quarter of the year. I was one of the 1.7 million. Netflix got me from all angles this quarter. The…

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of The Year Edition (Xbox 360) $20 on SlickDeals.net

Xbox 360 Elite Spring Bundle with Halo ODST + Forza 3 Games $239 or $232 on SlickDeals.net

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Game (XBox 360) $18 on SlickDeals.net

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Tiger Woods PGA Tour and more.

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

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News: Tiger 11 won’t support Natal on Eurogamer
“Not in a position to do so” for this one. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 game will not support Project Natal but will support PlayStation Move. “We are…


Resident Evil 5, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and more.

Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Codemasters lines up F1 2010 for September start on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
First PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 outing for the UK publisher’s take on the pinnacle of motorsport confirmed for an autumn release.

Quick and Easy Title Bar Button Side Switching in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)/9.10 (Karmic) on Ubuntu Geek
A ton of users are dissatisfied with the decision to change the buttons on the title bar, however, it’s incredibly easy to change back and forth between the old (Karmic) look, and the new (Lucid Alpha) look. You do not have to be on Lucid to…

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition Hits this Summer [Gdc] on Kotaku
# gdc Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge is coming to the iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this summer. More »

Sony Answers Wii Remote With PlayStation Move on Mashable!
Sony has named its forthcoming PlayStation 3 motion controller “PlayStation Move.” The controller is Sony’s answer to Nintendo’s Wii Remote and Microsoft’s Project Natal for Xbox 360 – a way to use motion to play…


Microsoft XNA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Samurai Warriors, and more.

Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Zune HD 2 to be more like iPod touch, use WP7? on MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Microsoft’s decision to drop the Zune HD from its XNA development kit may actually be hints at plans for its sequel, leaks indicated on Tuesday. Multiple sources toldZDNet that the follow-up touchscreen player will be “similar to an iPod touch,”…

Bioshock 2 Gameplay And Review on Videojug: New Films
BioShock 2 for the xbox 360 has an improved gamelay system, story, and graphics. Charlie and Joey from Yourwiseguy.com give BioShock 2 for the xbox 360 a 4.5 out of 5 rating. Check out Yourwiseguy.com and don’t forget to commen & subscribe! …

Power Gig: Rising of the SixString gives the six string its gaming glory on Coolest Gadgets
The Game Developers Conference gave us a very interesting music game: Power Gig: Rise of the SixString . The most obvious description of it is Guitar Hero with a real guitar. It is developed by Seven45 Studios, a sister company of First Act,…

OnLive sets launch date for June, names subscription price and supporting game publishers on VentureBeat
After eight years of preparation, games-on-demand startup OnLive is announcing today its plans to launch its subscription service for online games using its novel cloud-based gaming technology. Speaking at the GamesBeat@GDC conference today ,…

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 – Ryder Cup Trailer on GoNintendo
Video Games | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 | GDC 10: Ryder Cup Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Nintendo Magic: Winning the Videogame Wars on Uncrate
In case you missed it, Nintendo wasn’t in the best shape market share-wise when it announced the Wii: the PS2 was the undisputed king of consoles, the Xbox 360 had… Visit Uncrate for the full post.

Achievement Unlocked: XNA Game Studio 4.0 for Windows Phone on Michael Klucher’s Blog
As I was sitting on the plane heading to GDC 2010, I started reminiscing about the explosive growth we’ve seen in developing for the mobile gaming industry over the last few years. It wasn’t long ago when we had to show up early to learn about…

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GDC 2010: Call of Duty: World at War Zombies postmortem on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Filed under: Gaming , Retail , Software , Developer , iPhone , App Store Russell Clarke of Ideaworks Game Studio hosted a post-mortem report near the end of the first day of GDC 2010 about Call of Duty: World at War Zombies for the…

Xbox 360 White Wireless Controller $31 at Amazon on BensBargains.net Latest Headlines
Amazon has the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller White (also Black ) for $31 with free shipping. Controller lets you enjoy a 30-foot range and up to 40 hours of life on two AA batteries. [ Compare ]

First Modern Warfare 2 map pack coming to Xbox Live on March 30Joystiq [Xbox] on “cool” via Recommendations in Google Reader
Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling has pointed us toward a new self-help website filled with good news: new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 mutliplayer maps are coming to Xbox Live on March 30. While the powers that be at…

GDC: This is what Unreal Engine 3 on iPhone looks like on Joystiq
Unreal Engine 3 on the iPhone … it looked better in person! While we’ve yet to see Unreal Engine 3 ported to Nintendo’s Wii or Sony’s PSP, Epic did undertake the considerable task of squeezing its seemingly ubiquitous middleware platform onto…

GDC Impressions: Gaming on Windows Phone 7 on Joystiq
We already broke out the news you’re looking for: Each of the Windows Phone 7 Xbox Live-infused games will offer its players 200 Gamerscore points. You’ll be able to boost your Xbox rep in significant chunks without having to hunker down in front…

Interview: Microsoft on integrating Xbox Live into Windows Phone 7 Series on Joystiq
Windows Phone 7 isn’t just Microsoft’s attempt to compete against Apple’s iPhone. It’s also the introduction of the first portable Xbox platform. During GDC today, we talked to Xbox Live GM Ron Pessner and XNA Game Studio manager Michael Klucher…

Sibblingz to unite social gaming across iPhone, Facebook, and the web on VentureBeat
Sibblingz aims to make social gaming seamless across multiple platforms, including the iPhone, Facebook, and the web. The company is competing as a finalist today in the startup competition at our GamesBeat@GDC event in San Francisco. In our …


Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Microsoft XNA, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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News: NFS: Shift gets Exotic DLC next week on Eurogamer
Seven curvy cars, one voluptuous track. Several snazzy supercars and one raunchy racetrack will be available for Need for Speed: Shift next Thursday, 18th March. …

News: EA Sports Active heading to PS3 on Eurogamer
2.0 also for iPhone and Wii this autumn. EA has officially announced EA Sports Active 2.0 for iPhone, PS3 and Wii and said it will be released this autumn. …

News: First Modern Warfare 2 DLC this month on Eurogamer
Initial 360 pack due at end of month. Infinity Ward has announced that the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2 will be released for Xbox 360 on 30th March. …

News: Tiger Woods dated, PS3 supports Arc on Eurogamer
Plus: Ryder Cup, new cover star, more. EA Sports has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be released for iPhone, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on 8th June. …

Video: DigitalFoundry- Blur beta Xbox 360 performance analysis on Eurogamer
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Getting chopped: why True Crime loves bladed weapons on Ars Technica
Jeff O’Connell is the lead producer of the new True Crime game, and he’s showing off the game’s hand-to-hand fighting. The part of the game we saw was low on gunplay, but it looked great, with some cinematic-looking moves and kills. The game takes…

GDC: Microsoft unveiled XNA Game Studio 4.0 for Windows Phone 7 on Akihabara News
This latest 4.0 version of Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio (game development and management software) is intended for developing games for Windows Phone 7 Series and also includes enhancing features for Xbox 360 and PC game development. Announced…

MSI proudly unveils X-Slim X360 notebook on Akihabara News
MSI has proudly unveiled the latest addition to its X-Slim series of notebooks; the X360. It features the Intel Core i5 processor with Intel’s Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading technology and touts 9 hours of battery life. The laptop weighs in at…

GDC Gallery: How The Indie Fund Could Change Game Dev Destiny on Boing Boing
Like UK studio Introversion’s indie-rallying clarion call at the 2006 Independent Games Festival , the announcement of an indie-led investment strategy — simply called the Indie Fund — could be the next watershed moment for the future of…

MSI intros Core i5-powered ultraportable on The Tech Report: News
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. MSI has introduced a new member of its X-Slim series that packs a low-voltage Core i5 processor instead of a Core 2-derived CULV chip like all the other consumer ultraportables out there. MSI outfits the…

Lady Gaga and Rock Band Caught in a Bad Romance on Mashable!
The first Lady Gaga song pack for the Rock Band music video game is coming next week. It will include the songs “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Monster” and “Poker Face.” You’ll be able to buy…

MySpace Co-Presidents Reveal Company’s Plan for the Future [INTERVIEW] on Mashable!
We had a chance to step into MySpace HQ for a chat with new Co-Presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones, who preside over the News Corp.-owned social network from a shared desk in Beverly Hills. The joint office speaks to how closely Hirschhorn and…

GDC Video Hands-on: Game Room (Xbox Live) on Joystiq
Microsoft is here at GDC showing off its upcoming Game Room service, and we got it on video just for you . The experience is probably exactly what you expected, but it’s worth noting that while the service does utilize Avatars, you don’t…

Codemasters hits the track this September with F1 2010 for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3 on Joystiq
[I F1 2009; Wii] Having dominated the rally track with DiRT and DiRT 2 , and taken a lap around the street-racing arena with GRiD , Codemasters has announced it’s now tossing its hat into the Formula One ring with F1 2010 . Yeah, we…

Windows Phone 7 Achievements to feature up to 200 Gamerscore points per game on Joystiq
We just got our hands on the Windows Phone 7 during an interview at GDC , and given our unnatural obsession with bolstering our online notoriety, the most prevalent question in our mind was: just how many Gamerscore points can we crank outta this…


Xbox Live Arcade, Too Human, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, and more.

Posted: February 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Review Round-Up: Week Over, Man! Week Over!! [List] on Kotaku
Stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen, because this week’s batch of original Kotaku reviews is in the pipe, five by five. I’m not sure what that’s supposed to mean, but hey, we reviewed Aliens Vs. Predator this week. We also reviewed all of the…

Japan’s Hardware War Feeling A Little Too Comfortable [Console Taisen] on Kotaku
The Japanese hardware market has found a groove, the PSP, Wii and Nintendo DS platform continuing to dominate that charts, the PSPgo untouchable in its abilities to hold tightly onto last place. This week’s tally of winners and losers in the Japanese…

The Latest Prince of Persia Plays With Solid Water and Flexible Time [Prince Of Persia: Forgotten Sands] on Kotaku
Elemental powers, time manipulation and a story that fills in seven years of the Prince of Persia’s past are the hallmarks of the upcoming Prince of Persia game, The Forgotten Sands. “In this installment we are returning to the Sands of Time…

Aliens Vs. Predator Review: Too Human [Review] on Kotaku
Aliens vs. Predator tells the story of a colonial base on a distant planet that finds itself at the unfortunate epicenter of a showdown between a hive of Aliens and a hunting party of Predators. Playing through the first-person shooter as a marine,…

EA Sports Happy To See Tiger Woods Address the Public [Clips] on Kotaku
Tiger Woods’ life changed forever Thanksgiving night. Today the pro-golfer and face of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, due to hit all platforms in June, apologized to the world and “set the record straight” on what really happened that night and his past…

Rock Band Next Week: HIM? Marilyn Manson? Call The Police! [Harmonix] on Kotaku
Finnish rockers HIM make their Rock Band debut this week, Marilyn Manson hosts “The Dope Show”, KSM gets “Distracted”, One Night Only gets redundant, and The Police go “Walking on the Moon.” Next week’s major addition to the Rock Band music store is…


Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Mass Effect, and more.

Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

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Used Xbox 360 video games at FamilyVideo.com: Deals from $10 + $2 s&h on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
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 …

Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] on Gizmodo
There are loads of hard drives and videogames in today’s dealz. Have fun with a solid and trusty Core i5 Toshiba Satellite, get ridiculously ludicrous with a 52″ Sharp Aquos, and peruse hobomodo to rediscover some awesome Rockstar classics. Top…

Sony is ‘Thinking About Charging’ for PSN [Sony] on Gizmodo
The most common charge leveled at the Xbox 360 by Playstation 3 devotees is that Microsoft dares to charge for its Xbox Live service, unlike the free PSN. Not for long! Back in November, a presentation slide revealed that Sony had a paid subscription…


BioShock, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, and more.

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

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Indie studio reveals cancelled, finger-powered Natal game on Ars Technica
Many developers have been hard at work cooking up ideas for Microsoft’s ambitious Project Natal ever since the peripheral was announced at last year’s E3. But aside from Lionhead Studios’ Milo & Kate, we’ve seen very little of what we can expect…

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Windows Mobile 7 rumors coalesce around Q4 launch, MWC announcement on Engadget
While DigiTimes isn’t our go-to source for all things Microsoft, the Taiwanese tattler does have its finger on the pulse of the Taiwanese / Chinese manufacturing juggernaut. As such, we expect it to be privy to information related to HTC, Acer, and…

Scene it? Bright Lights! Big Screen! for Xbox 360, Wii and PS3 | Game review on Film | guardian.co.uk
Xbox 360/Wii/PS3; £29.99; cert 12+; Warner Bros InteractiveIf the third instalment of the Scene It? series were actually a film, it would be a straight-to-DVD, B-movie affair. Bright Lights! Big Screen! lacks some of the glitz and glamour that its…

News: PlayStation 3 tops 3 million UK sales on Eurogamer
Most of them sold in the last six months. The PlayStation 3 has now sold over 3 million units here in the UK. That means there’s been a significant…

News: Splinter Cell Conviction coming in April on Eurogamer
Not delayed for too long, then. Delayed sneak-’em-up Splinter Cell Conviction has reappeared on the radar with an April 2010 date. The PC and Xbox 360…

News: Batman not so popular in Japan charts on Eurogamer
PSPgo also struggles to make an impact. Batman: Arkham Asylum got off to a bad start in Japan this week, managing to enter the chart at 23rd on PS3 and 42nd on Xbox…

News: Samurai Showdown Sen here in spring on Eurogamer
SNK’s weapon-based fighter for 360. Rising Star Games has plucked the European rights to Samurai Shodown Sen and plans to release the Xbox 360 fighting game over here in…

News: Tiger Woods 11/Online this summer on Eurogamer
EA stands by its man. EA has decided to stick with Tiger Woods, announcing a new PGA Tour 11 game for release this summer. The game is in development…

News: Rockstar denies San Diego accusations on Eurogamer
Blames them on anonymous ex-employees. Rockstar has finally responded to accusations about working conditions at its San Diego studio, which is producing Red Dead…

Review: Xbox Indie Games Roundup on Eurogamer
Homebrewing up. The Xbox Live Indie Games channel is now over a year old, and more than 700 games have made their nests amongst its nurturing branches. While it would be nice to say that the service has…

Four short links: 22 January 2010 on Latest Adobe News
notmuch — commandline tagging and fast search for a mailbox, regardless of which mail client you use. Processing for Android — pre-release versions of a Processing for Android devices. Mobile visual programming makes for interesting possibilities….


Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Xbox Live, and more.

Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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5 o’clock round-up: YouTube profits soon, EA sticks with Tiger, Twitter phases in new suggested users on VentureBeat
Twitter retools the maligned suggested users list: Twitter is phasing in a new way of finding interesting accounts for new users to follow. If you join the site today, Twitter will suggest users for you to follow that the company has picked…

Microsoft Ribbon Hero Uses Facebook To Help Users Learn More About Office Programs on Inside Facebook
Microsoft recently announced a new application on their Office Blog to help Office users discover the full functionality of programs like Excel, PowerPoint and Word. The company is using Facebook Connect to make the learning process an interactive…

Microsoft XBox 360 Accessories Price Varies @ Newegg.com on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: wonderboi Views: 87 Replies: 0 I’ve been looking for an extra XBox 360 Controller a long time and now Newegg.com has it for $30. Hope this link would help anyone that looks for XBox 360…