Posted: March 11th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Tiger Woods PGA Tour | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| ““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…” |
Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Resident Evil 5, Tiger Woods PGA Tour | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “First PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 outing for the UK publisher’s take on the pinnacle of motorsport confirmed for an autumn release.” |
| “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…” |
| “# 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 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…” |
Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: BioShock, Call of Duty: World at War, Mass Effect, Microsoft XNA, Samurai Warriors, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “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 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! …” |
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“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,…” |
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“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 ,…” |
| “Video Games | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 | GDC 10: Ryder Cup Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here” |
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“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.” |
| “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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“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…” |
| “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 ]” |
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“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…” |
| “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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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 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 …” |
Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Microsoft XNA, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “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. …” |
| “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. …” |
| “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. …” |
| “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. …” |
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| “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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
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“[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…” |
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“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…” |
Posted: February 19th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Too Human, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
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“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,…” |
| “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…” |
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“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…” |
Posted: February 3rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Fallout 3, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Madden NFL, Mass Effect, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “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 …” |
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
Posted: January 22nd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, BioShock, Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, Tekken 6, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
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“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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“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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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…” |
| “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….” |
Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Xbox Live | No Comments »
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“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…” |
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“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…” |
| “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…” |
Posted: January 21st, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: Army of Two, Battlefield: Bad Company, BioShock, Dead Rising, Fable, Fable II, Fallout 3, Forza Motorsport, Forza Motorsport 2, Gears of War, Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Platinum Hits, Resident Evil 5, Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Street Fighter IV, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “Best Buy is having a buy two get one free on platinum selling Xbox 360 games. Here are some highlights that can be found: Street Fighter 4, Halo 3, Fable 2, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto 4, and more. [Compare]” |
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“It can be hard being a a total outdoorsman every now and then — don’t we know it! Sometimes it snows, or there are vicious bears, or maybe we’re just feeling like snuggling up inside with a warm mug of hot cocoa instead of mercilessly hunting down…” |
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“Former Gamerscore Blog staffers Chris Paladino, Nelson Rodriguez and Tony Hynes are contributing their first game to the industry that they’ve, until now, only been focused on promoting. It was announced yesterday that the trio’s Promethium Marketing…” |
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“Though we’ve already twice confirmed EA’s steadfast dedication to Tiger Woods — and, subsequently, sequels to his popular sports franchise — EA Sports has gone ahead and announced Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11. Coming in “June 2010″ to Xbox 360,…” |
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“We may not have been huge fans of Left 4 Dead 2 (except for Xav!), but you might be tempted to try it for yourself through Amazon today where you can pick up this Deal of the Day for just $35 on Xbox 360 or $28 on PC. Additionally, Amazon’s Gold Box…” |
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“Although the Xbox may have had a great December at retail, it’s a little difficult finding a big success story in GamerBytes’ recap of Xbox Live sales for the month. Trials HD is probably the closest, with more that 91,000 people picking up the…” |
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Posted: January 7th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: FaceBreaker, Fight Night Round 3, Madden NFL 08, Madden NFL 09, NASCAR 08, NASCAR 09, NBA Live 08, NBA Live 09, NBA Live series, NCAA Football series, NFL Tour, NHL 08, Street Fighter IV, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Xbox Live | No Comments »
Xbox 360 news from around the web:
| “EA’s financial problems from last year, it seems, are continuing to have repercussions. Even after cutting 1,500 employees in November, the publisher is still looking to reduce operating costs. As a result, the company is killing off a number of game…” |
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“Frankly, we don’t get Nier. In Japan there are two different Nier games with different names and slightly different plots coming exclusively to the 360 and PS3, but in the US, we’re just getting one of those, but it’s coming to both the 360 and PS3!…” |
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“NVidia chose to show off the processing power of the new version of its mobile Tegra processor the same way many companies demonstrate their big-boy processors: with Unreal Engine 3. On stage at its CES presentation, NVidia demonstrated an FPS…” |
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“Click to cut to a bigger image Peripheral manufacturer Razer is dipping its shaved toes in the console market, announcing “preliminary approval” from Microsoft to produce an Xbox 360 controller and headset. The $50 wired Onza — that’s the…” |
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“You’d think some screen tearing was only natural in the aftermath of … the Apocalypse — but apparently it’s an unintended hiccup in the Xbox 360 version of Vigil Games’ Darksiders. Speaking to IGN, studio head Joe Madureira confirmed that Vigil is…” |
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“After teasing us with half an image last night, Mad Catz and Capcom have announced a new “Tournament Edition” arcade stick is in development, branded with new art featuring Super Street Fighter IV. The stick will be made available in two flavors…” |
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“As far as we know, the kind of laziness which prevents you from visiting the nearest Blockbuster Video is a worldwide phenomenon. According to a press release (.doc link) dropped just in time for CES, Microsoft is catering to this global lethargy by…” |
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“If you’ve been jonesing to play along to a song performed by a fictional, cartoon heavy metal band, then look no further: Activision has announced a downloadable Dethklok song coming this month to the Guitar Hero line, as part of a metal track pack….” |
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“A few details about Project Natal’s technical capabilities slipped out alongside the holiday 2010 release window at Microsoft’s CES press conference. The most revealing of these specifics is that the hardware will only siphon 10 to 15 percent of the…” |
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“The pricing structure for Microsoft’s newly announced Avatar-occupied Game Room has been detailed in an online fact sheet, and we’d suggest you stock up on Microsoft funny money. Players have three options: 400 ($5) grants a dual-platform license for…” |
| “Update 3: An online fact sheet [.doc link] from Microsoft reveals that the Game Room itself will be free, while games will range in price from 400 ($5) for a dual-license purchase of arcade classics, 240 ($3) for a single-platform license or 40…” |
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