Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, BioShock, and more.

Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

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Maybe Nier comics will help us understand Nier on Joystiq
Want to understand what Nier’s all about, you know, besides yelling at books ? Square Enix is giving us all a chance to study the backstory of Cavia’s action RPG , with a Nier comic series produced by DC’s Wildstorm Studios. The three-part…

Leap into the first screens of Comic Jumper on Joystiq
Jump into our Comic Jumper gallery After having to endure concept videos and shaky-cam gameplay , we finally have some real, honest-to-goodness screens of Twisted Pixel’s upcoming Comic Jumper for you to rest your weary eyes upon. They’re…

Xbox 360 Arcade Console for C$129 + free shipping on dealnews – 20 most recent deals.
For orders to Canadian addresses only, search for “A2984114″ at Dell Canada to find the Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade Console, model no. XGX-00069, for C$129 (US$127.79). With free shipping , that’s C$70 off and by far the lowest total price we’ve…

Bad Company 2 Ultro-Spoof Win on Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Okay, this is absolutely brilliant. My affections are always available for the high price of a really good gag, and EA/DICE just bought mine for Bad Company 2 with their fantastic spoof of Modern Warfare 2’s painfully awkward Fight Against…


Microsoft XNA, Xbox Live Arcade, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and more.

Posted: March 15th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

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Attack of the Movies 3D also attacking Xbox 360 on Joystiq
This May, Wii owners won’t be alone in shooting their way through scenes reminiscent of classic action movies in glorious, anaglyph 3D. Majesco has announced that it will release Attack of the Movies 3D on Xbox 360 as well. Attack of the…

Splinter Cell Conviction demo drops March 18 on Joystiq
Last week, we brought you the incredibly exciting news that a Splinter Cell: Conviction demo was confirmed for release on Xbox Live. That thrilling news just got too awesome to bear: the demo will be out this week. March 18, in fact,…

Microsoft announces Windows Phone 7 Series dev partners and details apps: Sling, Pandora, Foursquare and Xbox gaming (video!) on Engadget Mobile
Microsoft just dropped its first press release of MIX 10 on us, and in addition to detailing the Sliverlight and XNA-based Windows Phone 7 Series development situation , we’ve also got a list of launch software partners and some screenshots of apps…

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD First Look At The Inevitable Re-purchase [Gdc10] on Kotaku
# gdc10 Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, the Nintendo DS strategy-RPG that went under-appreciated—and under-purchased—by too many last year, is getting a second chance on Xbox Live Arcade…

Joanna Dark Returns, GTA: San Andreas Goes Cheap On XBLA This Week [Xbox Live Arcade] on Kotaku
# xboxlivearcade Perfect Dark keeps Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade Block Party going, with the re-release of Rare’s 10-year-old first-person shooter hitting the Xbox 360 this Wednesday. Also,…

Windows Phone 7 Playing an Xbox Live-Linked Game [Clips] on Kotaku
# clips The MIX10 conference kicked off today in Las Vegas. Most of the stuff they’ll be talking about puts me to sleep instantly, but Microsoft let us know to expect some Windows Phone 7 news…

Crackdown 2 Busting Heads In July [Release Date] on Kotaku
# releasedate Ruffian Games and Microsoft do what they can to take care of the traditional summer gaming drought with Crackdown 2, heading to the Xbox 360 the first week of July. …

Windows Phone 7 Apps: Everything You Need To Know on Fast Company
Windows Phone 7 Series: It’s a thing ! And it looks pretty great, so far. Last month’s announcement , though, left a lot of questions . Questions which will be answered here, in Gizmodo’s live coverage of Microsoft MIX 2010 keynote. Constantly…

Novell shows way to port Xbox 360 games to iPhone, Android on MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Software developer Novell on Monday demonstrated new technology that should bring some Xbox 360 games to iPhone and Android users. MonoTouch, which recognizes the XNA 4.0 kit needed for the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7, will have the ability to…

Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7 SDK on PC PRO
Windows Phone 7 apps and games to be built on Silverlight and Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio

Microsoft Tells Windows Phone 7’s App Story on Wired: Gadget Lab
Microsoft on Monday announced details regarding Windows Phone 7 Series’ application store, software development kit and user interface. As leaked documents hinted in February , the Silverlight and XNA programming environments will play major…

Blizzard may license Battle.net down the road on TechSpot
Scheduled to launch alongside StarCraft II, Blizzard’s revamped Battle.net service will bring goodies like in-game achievements, unlockables, improved matchmaking, ladder and chat systems, an online marketplace, and more.

Microsoft outlines Windows Phone development, shows off Xbox Live-linked game on TechSpot
Microsoft’s MIX10 conference kicked off a few hours ago in Las Vegas and already it seems that Windows Phone 7 Series is set to be the star of the show. Company executives took the stage today to show off some of the platform’s features, including a…

Perfect Dark N64/Xbox 360 Video Comparison on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
A Perfect Dark comparison video between the new XLBA version, and the original N64 game.

Microsoft’s Game Room for Xbox ‘rewinds’ the hits in our hands-on demo on Engadget
Microsoft showed off its new retro-tastic Game Room UI for Xbox 360 in playable form at GDC last week. While the “make a virtual representation of a gaming space” idea might seem ripped straight from Sony’s Home , there aren’t really any actual…


Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

Posted: March 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” Adds 5 Maps, 2 from MW1 on 1UP RSS feed
Thanks to an early posting on the Xbox Live Marketplace website ( via Joystiq), we now know what to expect from the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 DLC add-on, apparently called “Stimulus Package.” The DLC will add five maps, but only three are…

Now Boarding: San Francisco to Las Vegas on Michael Klucher’s Blog
I’m on my way to MIX ‘10 from GDC, again raking in some miles to get to frequent flier status. Shawn , Andre , Charlie , Loke , Anand and myself had a great week in San Francisco this week at GDC 2010 . We announced XNA Game Studio…


Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

Posted: March 14th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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XBLM listing reveals 5 maps, 2 CoD4 remakes in MW2 ‘Stimulus Package’ DLC [update] on Joystiq
Update: According to the Infinity Ward website , the Stimulus Package DLC will be arriving on Xbox Live on March 30. Thanks for all the tips, folks! We may still be waiting for a the “spring” release of Modern Warfare 2 ’s first DLC (”…


Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, Need for Speed: ProStreet, and more.

Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Insomniac Games Going Multi-Platform? on 1UP RSS feed
The Game Developers Conference is proving to be ripe with juicy rumors , and here’s another to add to the collection: IGN reports that, according to an anonymous “trusted source,” Insomniac Games has become a multi-platform developer, currently…

2K Sports Finishes Multiplayer Fix Patch [Patch] on Kotaku
# patch The patch that presumably will solve MLB 2K10’s connectivity problems in online multiplayer has been finished and submitted for certification on the Xbox 360, meaning the fix should be arriving…

Modern Warfare 2’s "Stimulus Package" Brings Back Two Classic Maps [Maps] on Kotaku
# maps An early listing of the Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” on the Xbox Live Marketplace web site reveals it is comprised of five maps, two of them old favorites from the first Modern Warfare…

Wait a Minute, $200 – for a Faceplate? [EBay] on Kotaku
# ebay Two years ago, Xbox Live gave away 72 limited edition Xbox 360 faceplates with a Need For Speed: ProStreet design. Some guy decided to get rid of his on eBay and has found it commands a price…

Week in review: Modern Warfare 2’s Stimulus Package, OnLive’s launch date on VentureBeat
Here’s our roundup of the week’s business and tech news. First, the most popular stories published in the last seven days: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 announces Stimulus Package for Xbox Live — Activision announced during…


Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

Posted: March 13th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Competitors Have Always Copied Nintendo on Infendo – Nintendo blog
All this talk about the PlayStation Move is really starting to annoy me. Yes, the controller looks like the WiiMote, but lets stop kidding outselves into thinking that this is the first time that the game industry has moved forward on the shoulders…

XBLM listing reveals 5 maps, 2 CoD4 remakes in MW2 ‘Stimulus Package’ DLC on Joystiq
We may still be waiting for a the “spring” release of Modern Warfare 2 ’s first DLC (” Stimulus Package “), but thanks to an early Xbox Live Marketplace listing for the map pack, we aren’t in the dark anymore as to its contents. The blurb…

Windows Phone 7 Series at SXSW on Download Squad
Filed under: Windows Mobile With a large Windows Phone 7 Series sign calling me I set out to find an actual working example of a new Windows powered phone. With a little finagling was able to sweet talk my way into the Microsoft ’s…


Battlefield: Bad Company, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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See How the N64 and XBLA Versions of Perfect Dark Compare on 1UP RSS feed
After seeing screenshots or video of the Xbox Live Arcade version of Perfect Dark , you may not have been blown away. Coming just weeks after the release of the gorgeous Battlefield: Bad Company 2 , not to mention the myriad of other great-looking…


BioShock, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

Posted: March 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Article: BioShock 2’s DLC on disc already? on Eurogamer
Minute file sizes suggest so. BioShock 2’s first batch of DLC, the Sinclair Solutions pack, may have been on the game disc all along. Users on the…


Mass Effect, Final Fantasy XIII, Team Fortress 2, and more.

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

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News: Xbox 360 has best US February “ever” on Eurogamer
As BioShock 2 dominates monthly NPD table. 2K Games’ sequel BioShock 2 has finished as February’s best selling game in the US. Big new entry Heavy Rain had to settle for 10th. …

News: Green Day: Rock Band dated on Eurogamer
So close to drowning but I don’t mind. MTV and Harmonix have announced that Green Day: Rock Band will be released for PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 worldwide on 8th June. …

News: M&M Clash of Heroes for PSN, XBLA on Eurogamer
Capybara revamping DS delight. DS delicacy Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is to be revamped for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Developer…

News: Resi 5 Gold content available as DLC on Eurogamer
Sandwiched together for discount price. Capcom’s sandwiched the Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition content together online in the Untold Stories Bundle. …

News: New PAL Releases Roundup on Eurogamer
FFXIII! Chaos Rising! Yakuza 3! Resi 5 Gold! Did you stay up until 1am to find out about Kaz’s magic wand? It doesn’t really matter if you did or not, because you can read everything there is to know…

News: Monkey Island 2 remake this summer on Eurogamer
LeChuck Revenge for PC, PSN, XBLA. LucasArts will adapt The Secret of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge for PC, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and iPhone this summer. …

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Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes Goes HD For XBLA, PSN [Gdc10] on Kotaku
# gdc10 Just as it did with its colorful puzzle game Critter Crunch, Capybara Games’ Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes is getting the high-definition once-over, making the jump from Nintendo DS to…

Xbox 360 Notches Rare Triumph Over Wii in February [Npd Group] on Kotaku
# npdgroup The Xbox 360 clocked in with a rare victory over the Wii among console sales in the United States for February, according to figures released today by the NPD Group. More »

June 8 To Be A Green Day In Rock Band History [Release Date] on Kotaku
# releasedate The second artist-centric Rock Band title now has a release date, with 47 tracks worth of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and TrĂ© Cool coming to the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3…

Are You Ready For Ketsui Bullet Hell? [Clips] on Kotaku
# clips Finally, finally . After a lengthy wait, arcade shooter Ketsui is getting ported to the Xbox 360. More »

Review: AVerMedia AVerTV HD DVR video capture card on CrunchGear
Short Version: The AVerMedia MTVHDDVRR is a PCI Express video capture card with HDMI, component, S-Video, and composite inputs. The card retails for around $100 (you can find it for close to $90 online) and is capable of capturing up to 1080i video….

Tecmo Bowl Throwback due for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network on CrunchGear
It’s Tecmo Bowl, but on your Xbox 360 or PS3. And without the NFL-licensed players and teams. But with a 3D-style look and feel! You can go old-school and play in 2D mode, too. It’s actually the SNES version of Super Tecmo Bowl, redone for the…

Sic semper tyrannis: motion control in video games on CrunchGear
Let the record show: I think motion controllers, like the Wii , Sony Move , or Microsoft’s Project Natal , are sorta dumb. They simply don’t seem to be precise enough for my tastes—I’m far too used to a mouse and keyboard…

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