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

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

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…


Xbox Live Arcade, Street Fighter IV, Official Xbox Magazine, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Silverlight revolutionizes beta of next Windows Home Server on Betanews
By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews Make your connection to Microsoft Windows Home Server “Vail” Public Beta through Fileforum now. One of Silverlight video’s biggest advantages to date has been the server’s ability to tweak the bitrate…

News: Was the GTAIV DLC a 12-month exclusive? on Eurogamer
Stakeholders won’t say, but it looks like it. Rockstar has told Eurogamer it cannot comment on how long the Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content was exclusive to Xbox 360, although in hindsight…

News: Split/Second demo on Xbox Live on Eurogamer
From Pure-maker Black Rock Studio. Disney and Black Rock Studio have put a demo of Split/Second on Xbox Live Marketplace. You can queue the 808MB…

News: UK charts: Ubisoft first with Conviction on Eurogamer
Monster Hunter Tri makes decent start. Wii game Monster Hunter Tri has debuted fifth in the UK all-formats chart. Capcom’s brilliant co-op…

News: UFC Undisputed site offers early demo on Eurogamer
Play “way before” everybody else. THQ is offering early UFC Undisputed 2010 demo access to anybody who signs up to the UFC Undisputed website. More…

News: Jet Set Radio for Xbox Live Arcade? on Eurogamer
We can only Dreamcast. Dreamcast gem Jet Set Radio may reappear on Xbox Live Arcade. The game’s logo and name were spotted on the Xbox dashboard…

Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes: Heroic Action Interview on GoNintendo
Video Games | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | Captivate 10: Heroic Action Interview XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Direct link here

Amazon.com – Super Street Fighter IV Game for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 $36.99 on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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Dell Home – Street Fighter IV FightStick Controller for Xbox 360 $34.99 on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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Newegg – Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Xbox 360 Game $4.99 on Dealcatcher – Today’s Deals
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The Daily GameDev.net on GameDev.Net
People stop me on the street frequently and ask me how it is writing the GDNet Daily. I tell them flat out that I have the best, most attractive and most intelligent set of readers in the history of recorded media. Sometimes those people work…


Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

Posted: April 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Jet Set Radio Coming to Xbox Live Arcade? [Rumor] on Kotaku
# rumor Someone named “Xbox360 Leaker” dropped a screenshot of a French-language Xbox Live Marketplace that shows the Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio available as a demo. The picture, of unknown…


Fable, Grand Theft Auto IV, Madden NFL, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Big in Japan Apr. 12-18: No More Heroes: Paradise on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Grasshopper action game the only new releases to crack the top 10, New Super Mario Bros. takes top spot as sales slipped across the board.

Xbox 360 sales top 40 million on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
Microsoft confirms its console crossed another worldwide sales milestone five years into its life cycle.

Xbox division posts $165 million Q1 profit despite 12% 360 sales drop on Gamespot Recent Updates [News]
Increased Xbox Live revenue, lowered manufacturing costs, currency exchange help offset just 1.5 million consoles sold; Microsoft reports record $14.50 billion quarter overall.

Left 4 Dead 2 Game Add-on: The Passing on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
    Content: The Passing Price: 560 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Left 4 Dead 2’s “The Passing” brings the original Left 4 Dead Survivors down south…

Demo: LOST PLANET 2 Multiplayer on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Content: LOST PLANET 2 Multiplayer Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: LOST PLANET returns with the long-awaited sequel to the 2 million-plus selling action shooter! LOST PLANET…

Arcade: Puzzle Chronicles & AFTER BURNER CLIMAX on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Content: Puzzle Chronicles Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan and Korea Dash Text: (ONLINE INTERACTIONS NOT RATED BY THE ESRB) Enter the dark and savage lands of the…

Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Here is a list of upcoming content scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace * Please see the blog post I’ll make for each of these for regional availability.   Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week: April 26: The Dishwasher:…

Games on Demand: Halo 3, Saints Row and more on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Content: Halo 3 Price: Check pricing for your region Availability: All Xbox LIVE Regions Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English. Download the manual for this…

LIVE Activity for week April 12 on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Here is a look at the titles people are playing on Xbox LIVE.   Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles (based on UU’s ) 1    Modern Warfare 2 …

This week on Arcade: Puzzle Chronicles and Afterburner Climax on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
  Look for Puzzle Chronicles and Afterburner Climax for 800 points each on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday.  

Deal of the Week: Zombie Island for Borderlands on Xbox Live’s Major Nelson
    This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can purchase the Zombie Island game add-on for Borderlands for 1/2 off (400 points.)      

Show #357: We say good bye to Original Xbox support for LIVE and more 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 ) Name the Game Xbox 101 and more …


Saints Row, Xbox Live Arcade, Left 4 Dead, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Saints Row 2 apparel for Xbox Live Avatars now available on Geek.com
The Saints Row 2 Avatar pack is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, THQ announced Thursday. Now you can trick out your Avatar with t-shirts and pimp canes ranging from 80 to 400 MS points.

Live-action Alan Wake series on Xbox Live premieres April 25 on Geek.com
The first episode in a six-part live-action Alan Wake miniseries will launch on Xbox Live April 25.

SCREENSHOT: nail’d (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
nail’d is truly a hellish ride. No other racing game has ever featured such differences in altitude! Only those who master daring jumps into unknown depths at ultimate top speeds stand a chance to win the challenging action races in nail’d. Steep…

MOVIE: Naughty Bear (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
The Book of Naughty Part 3

REVIEW: NIER (PS3) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Zelda filtered through layers of schizophrenia. (Xbox 360, PS3)

Windows sales shoot up 28% year over year on MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
Microsoft this afternoon reported its best-ever winter quarter owing in large part to Windows 7. Revenue from its core OS jumped 28 percent year-over-year and helped Microsoft get an all-time high $14.5 billion of revenue. It also touted much…

Inside Sega’s New Focus on 1UP RSS feed
Inside Sega’s New Focus Sega West CEO Mike Hayes explains the company’s massive layoffs and its new digital orientation. By Frank Cifaldi Yesterday, Sega laid off 73 of its employees as part of a structural reorganization…

Licensed Pro Lacrosse Video Game Arrives for Xbox 360 [Indie] on Kotaku
# indie Promised for delivery by April 30 , NLL Lacrosse 2010 arrived a week early on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel. The $5 download delivers all the players on all 11 teams of the National…

Mario Still Tops Japan’s Game Charts, Travis Touchdown Never Had A Chance [Sales Get] on Kotaku
# salesget New Super Mario Bros. Wii holds onto its first place position in Japan for another week, outselling every other console game in the nation, including the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360…

Past It: L4D2 The Passing DLC released on Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Free L4D2 expansion The Passing is out right now on Steam. Free for you guys, anyway. Xbox 360 gamers actually have to shell out 145,500 Microsoft Points for it (about £5), probably because they smell. Exciting new features include a new uncommon…


Street Fighter IV, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Left 4 Dead, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Animated genre types are Drawn Together for their movie debut on Animated Views
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! , the first animated film based on Comedy Central’s long-running adult “reality show” series, premiered to a packed house at the Anaheim ComicCon last Friday (April 17), ahead of its debut today on…

Prototype PS3 now on sale at Gamestop as low as $16.48 + tax and Amazon $19.99 shipped with Prime on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: KatKees Views: 185 Replies: 0 Saxphreak posted a price drop in Target a while back HERE NOW: Amazon has Prototype for PS3 at $19.99 with FSSS or Prime HERE —————————– GameStop ALSO has the …

Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition – PS3 or Xbox $99.99 – Amazon FS on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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PlayOn lifetime license19.99 on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
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Gears of War, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Final Fantasy XIII, and more.

Posted: April 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Xbox 360 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Microsoft Projected to Bundle Natal Motion Sensor with Xbox 360 Later This Year on X-bit labs
Xbox 360 Slim with Natal Sensor Could Cost $299 – Analyst

2x 12-Month Xbox Live Gold Cards $60 on SlickDeals.net

Total Sales Put Nintendo DS Back on Top in Japan on 1UP RSS feed
Following a brief surge by the PlayStation 3 thanks to last month’s release of Yakuza 4 , the Nintendo DS is back on top in Japan. Nintendo’s handheld managed to move a total of 36,459 units across its three SKUs compared to the PS3’s 28,973 (via …

Free Game Demos May Become a Thing of the Past on 1UP RSS feed
Game demos have been around for years, but a few companies are starting to wonder if they’ll continue to be viable. Develop reports that Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli thinks demos are becoming too expensive for many studios. “A free demo is a luxury we…

News: DS and PSP still on top in Japan on Eurogamer
Handheld sales highest in quiet week. The Nintendo DS and PSP continue to shift more hardware than the big boy consoles in Japan, despite a lack of new releases in the week ending 11th…

News: Monster Hunter in Lost Planet 2 PS3 on Eurogamer
Plus: Frank West is back! Capcom has revealed more playable guest stars for Lost Planet 2: Dead Rising’s Frank West, and a splendidly armoured hunter from the Monster Hunter games. …

News: Downloadable UNO coming to PSP on Eurogamer
Local and online multiplayer promised. A PSP version of classic card game UNO is coming to PlayStation Network. As revealed by the cheerful…

News: NPD: Pokemon beats FFXIII, BFBC2 on Eurogamer
FFXIII PS3 outsells 360 version by 67%. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver emerged the winners in NPD’s North American game sales figures for March, beating off strong competition from Final Fantasy…

News: New PAL Releases Roundup on Eurogamer
GTA Episodes! Splinter Cell! Volcanic ash! Sometimes things in life are blatantly going to happen, but everyone pretends they won’t until the very last minute. …

News: Xbox Live for Xbox 1 officially killed on Eurogamer
Bungie says goodbye to Halo 2. Microsoft should by now have officially discontinued Xbox Live support for original Xbox consoles and games. The…


Gears of War, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

MOVIE: Gears of War III (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Here’s the announcement trailer for Gears of War III.

SCREENSHOT: RushN Attack Ex-Patriot (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
At the height of the Cold War, the CIA discovered that the Russians have found a never-before-seen material used to create devastating nuclear missiles so the CIA formed a secret branch called Harvest to infiltrate and investigate the Soviet weapons…

SCREENSHOT: Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes of the Ring (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed

REVIEW: Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox360) on Strategy Informer RSS News Feed
Fisher resorts to the hard cell. (Xbox 360)

Naruto Rise Of A Ninja : Naruto Rise Of A Ninja on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
(Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual”. For the first time…

Xbox LIVE Event Registrations : 30 Days of Undead Gamerpic on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
Downloading the 30 Days of Undead Gamerpic registers legal residents of the 50 US or DC and the United Kingdom, for the Xbox LIVE Marketplace 30 Days of Undead Download & Win, and gives Microsoft permission to contact you in connection with the…


Gears of War, Xbox Live Arcade, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Microsoft Changes Increments of Purchasable Microsoft Points on 1UP RSS feed
How many of you have a small pittance of leftover Microsoft Points from your last Xbox Live Marketplace purchase, putting you in the untenable position of either letting the points go to waste or purchasing a new batch of points in a large increment…

BulletStorm Revealed in Latest Game Informer on 1UP RSS feed
At this point, is there even any purpose left to Cliff Bleszinski appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon? The creator of the Gears of War series was set to appear on the show last Thursday, but was switched to Monday at the last minute….

Report: Machinarium Refused for Xbox Live Arcade [Rumor] on Kotaku
# rumor The studio responsible for last year’s indie adventure/puzzle hit Machinarium says that Microsoft refused the game for Xbox Live Arcade after six months of negotiations. “They don’t want to…


Gears of War, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Marketplace, and more.

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

Xbox 360 news from around the web:

Crysis 2 Pre-Order PS3/Xbox 360 $39, PC $29.99 – With coupon on Fatwallet.com Hot Deals
Rating: 0 Posted By: johneepoo Views: 462 Replies: 1 Crysis 2 Pre-Order for PS3/Xbox 360 $39, PC 29.99 at ea.com. Normal Price for PS3/Xbox is $59.95 For PC it is $49.95 Coupon takes $20 Off PS3 link: HERE Xbox Link: HERE PC Link: HERE …

Buffalo DriveStation AV USB 2.0 Multimedia Hard Drive on Coolest Gadgets
Buffalo is back with a brand new DriveStation AV USB 2.0 Multimedia Hard Drive that ought to cater to those who are looking for a new attached storage solution that offers a careful balance between performance and price. Well, this model features a…

Gears of War 3 Announced, April 2010 on digg.com: Stories / Gaming / Popular
Well, the expected has come into fruition. A Gears of War 3 advertisement was revealed on the Xbox 360 dashboard last night, with a release date of April 2011. Cliff Bleszinski was scheduled to reveal the game on The Last Show with Jimmy Fallon, but…

Old Spice : Vote for Fresh Card Game! on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
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Old Spice : Vote for House of Spice! on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
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Old Spice : Vote for Old Space! on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
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Old Spice : Vote for Old Spice Racers! on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
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Old Spice : Vote for Newton vs the Horde! on Game Marketplace – New Arrivals
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