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Give Your Xbox It's Own Blog 2007-11-27 12:09:00 I was on the internet the other day and i came across this site that called 360voice.com. What is 360voice.com?360voice is a leading online community for the Xbox
360 with a twist. Using unique technology, the data from your Xbox Live gamercard is transformed from a snapshot into a rich history of your gaming, told in blog format from the perspective of your Xbox. This allows for conversations around specific daily achievements and events like gamer score increases and your most played games. In addition to the blog content, users can interact by leaving comments, compete in gamer score challenges, and gather badges for various site and cross-game accomplishments.How did they come up with the idea for the site?As a member of the Xbox Community Developer Program, Steve had access to the live gamer feeds and was playing around with the data. I attended the O'Reily Emerging Technologies conference where I heard Bruce Sterling give a keynote about blogjects (a term coined by Julian Bleeck
Black Friday Deals: Amazon.com Video Games 2007-11-21 14:30:00 For those of you who may not know, BlackFriday
(so very appropriately named) is the Friday immediately after Thanksgiving, when stores feature gargantuan sales in an effort to get shoppers in and kick-start the Christmas shopping season.Here are some of the deals that may be useful to some of you guys.Halo 3 Legendary for Xbox 360 $79.99 ( save $50 )Bioshock for Xbox 360 $39.99 ( save $20 )Gears of War for Xbox 360 $39.99 ( save $20 )Amazon
.com Exclusive!!! Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas Limited Edition for 360 $19.99 ( save $40 )PlayStation 3 SixAxis controller $19.99 ( save $30 )Dirt for PS3 $29.99 ( save $30 ) Puzzle Quest for PSP $9.99 ( save $10 )Gold Nintendo DS with Zelda $149.99Pink Nintendo DS with Nintendogs $149.99New York Times Crosswords for DS $9.99 ( half off )World of Warcraft Battlechest for PC $19.99 ( save $20 )World of Warcraft for PC $9.99 ( half off )Select Wii Games
$19.99A ton more, many more than half off. Some of these offers are good thru "Cyber Monday", bu Read more:Black Friday
Microsoft UK Offering Free XBLA Games 2007-11-21 14:18:00 Microsoft announced it would reward Xbox 360™ console owners and one of their chosen friends with a selection of Xbox Live Arcade titles for free when they too join the Xbox 360 experience. To take advantage of this fantastic offer, all Xbox 360 owners have to do is persuade a friend to purchase an Xbox 360 console (which shouldn't be too hard considering the nice line up of games the xbox has to offer like Halo 3, Project Gotham Racing 4, Mass Effect, Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action and many more), then go here. Participants simply fill out the form together, then send off as instructed to both receive an incredible ten Xbox Live Arcade titles, including Every Extend Extra Extreme, Sonic The Hedgehog, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Bomberman Live, Marble Blast Ultra, Spyglass Boardgames, 3D Mini Golf Adventures, Small Arms, Assault Heroes and Zuma Deluxe.Terms and Conditions apply - please see http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/10gameseach/gameinformation.htm for further information.Sou Read more:Games
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Original Xbox Live Halo 3 Incentive 2007-11-18 18:07:00 If there happen to be any original Xbox
Live members left that haven't made the switch to the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Gold, Microsoft is throwing some good bait out there for you. A free copy of Halo 3. Here's the details from Microsoft:"Current Paid Xbox LIVE Members on the original Xbox console (not Xbox 360), here's how to get your Halo 3 game: Buy an Xbox 360 console between November 21 and December 21, 2007.Convert your current paid Xbox LIVE account to an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.Register here between November 21 and December 21, 2007 with promotional code XBX7777, with your new console serial number, and a valid mailing address.Look for your copy of Halo 3 in your mailbox!"source:Gaming Bits
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Ghostbusters: The Game 2007-11-15 13:15:00 I'ts for real this time,Ghostbusters
the game is indeed in development. The game is being developed on the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, and PC. A release window has not yet been revealed, nor has a publisher or developer yet been attached to the project.Dan Aykroyd will have a hand in the project, penning the script with fellow supernatural scientist Egon, aka Harold Ramis and are going far beyond just the typical licensed add-your-voice-to-the-game-you-had-nothing-to-do-with formula. This going to be the big blockbuster sequel we never got. Forgoing a theatrical release, the game will serve as a direct sequel to the first two Ghostbusters films, with Ramis, Aykroyd, and Bill Murray all signed on to reprise their roles.American games magazine Game Informer will have exclusive coverage in their December issue about the upcoming Ghostbusters videogame.The Zootfly game was cancelled and now we know why.
Xbox Originals: Microsoft Cautions Users About Issues 2007-11-15 13:00:00 Microsoft warns users about possible issues with 'Xbox
Originals' - the Xbox1 games that will be downloadable from Xbox LIVE on your Xbox360 starting December 4th. From xbox.com There are some known issues with Xbox Originals. With all game titles, publisher logos at the start of a game can be choppy on first play when caching. Also, any additional content within a game (such as a demo or trailer) is not supported by Xbox Originals titles and selecting those options may result in crashing the game (requiring a restart of the console).There are also some issues unique to specific game titles, as follows:* Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge: There is some minor flickering at the top of the screen that happens very rarely. The "Press A to Continue" message is missing when the host player leaves a multiplayer game. Additional content within the game (such as demos & trailers) are not supported and selecting those options may result in crashing the game (requiring a restart of the conso Read more:Microsoft
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Beowulf the Game 2007-11-10 15:37:00 Beowulf is an action combat video game based on Paramount Pictures' and Shangri-La Entertainment's Beowulf, the upcoming feature film from Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis. The Beowulf video game is being developed by the award-winning team that created the original Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter(r) in Ubisoft's Tiwak studio and is scheduled for worldwide release in conjunction with the movie's opening in November 2007.The Beowulf video game is an interactive experience that captures the spirit and artistic beauty of the film while offering an even deeper look into the epic tale of Beowulf. The video game features exclusive content that is unexplored by the film and even the classic tale, extending the adventure through 30 years of the Beowulf story. The roles of King Hrothgar, played by Anthony Hopkins, Beowulf, played by Ray Winstone, Wiglaf, played by Brendan Gleeson, and Wulfgar, played by Sebastien Roche, have been greatly expanded and adapted to
XBOX Articles:The 10 Ultimate Reasons To Get The Xbox 360 2007-11-01 12:01:00 You hear all the hype – all the time. PS3 is the best – no, forget that, it has to be the Wii, or no, no, no, it’s the Xbox guys. You know what? I’m here to lay the hype to rest. The best system is the Xbox 360 and this article will give you 10 solid reasons explaining why. Now don’t get me wrong, gaming systems from Sony and Nintendo are good – solid titles, graphics yada yada yada. But when it comes to really getting the maximum out of your gaming system than the Xbox 360 has them all beat. In the Xbox 360, Microsoft has created a beast that just keeps getting better and better. Sure, they are problems with some of the technology, but then again, show me a piece of technology that always runs perfectly and I’ll eat my Xbox! Whether it is titles, graphics or its brilliant ability to link to other players, LIVE, around the world in real-time, the Xbox 360 wins hands down! Here are my top 10 reasons for you to choose the 360 before any other system. 1. The Xbox360 com Read more:Articles
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Gaming Consoles: Articles 2007-10-29 19:29:00 Gaming grows up - but big and little kids alike are not left behind October 25, 2007 The biggest, shiniest toys heading up Christmas lists around the world this year will form the new wave of ‘next generation’ entertainment technology. Cutting-edge HDTV and surround sound systems, sleek, sexy plasma or LCD screens, and the latest innovative games consoles are all likely to capture the hearts of many, and not just the traditional niche market of ‘technoheads’ who just have to have the newest gadgets. It may seem odd, but it’s undeniable that the profile of games and consoles has been steadily rising over the last year. With the arrival of the big three ‘next gen consoles’ ... (read more) Author: Andrew Regan Gaming Consoles October 23, 2007 The battle was imminent and it’s raging! Every year it happens that people are seen waiting for the next big thing in the gaming consoles arena. The battle we are talking about here is between the Nintendo Wi Read more:Articles
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Gaming Consoles: Changing Trends 2007-10-29 19:07:00 Nowadays, no matter whether you are a kid, middle aged or old, video games form the favourites of all. No wonder the, gaming consoles are the hottest selling electronic items be it on the high street or the web space. According to Wikipedia, ‘A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc.) to display a game’. The gaming industry is constantly expanding and while current generation consoles are slowly dying, next generation machines are rapidly emerging, gaining gamers interests along the way. Of the current generation console systems, the Xbox, PlayStation 3 and Gamecube have all captured a share of the gaming market and Nintendo revolutionizes gaming with its Wii. When we add the P.C. into the equation, gamers will ultimately have the option of 4 gaming platforms in which to play their favorite titles. It may seem odd, but it’s undeniable that the profil Read more:Gaming
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Xbox 360 Fall Dashboard Update 2007-12-05 15:44:00 The updates are in three main categories, first in the list is downloadable games - that's your Xbox
Originals and your Xbox Live Arcade Hits.It's expected it to be more of a portfolio-style system than a library service. Don't expect every one of the 465 back-compat Xbox games to suddenly appear in the Marketplace, but they will have six games to kick the service off – Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Halo, Fable, Fuzion Frenzy, and Psychonauts. The second part of the updates is the social functionality - Inside Xbox. Where available, there's a brand new news feed on the Xbox LIVE blade called Inside Xbox. Select this button to view the latest news about Xbox, games, and Xbox LIVE. To accommodate the new button, Friends and Messages have been combined into one button on the Xbox LIVE blade.Personal Profile. Gamer profiles have been expanded to include the member's real name, location, and bio. Use this area to let people know more about yo Read more:Dashboard
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Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack 2007-12-12 15:34:00 The Halo 3 Heroic
Map Pack is already up for grabs via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. You can download the whole pack or just one map at a time. Each map goes for 800 Microsoft Points. The three maps are: Standoff, Rat's Nest, Foundry. The Heroic Map Pack is the first in a series of downloadable content from Bungie Studios. Here's a rundown of what you're prepping to download, in terms of individual features for every map.Standoff - a symmetrical valley: its entrenched bases and fields of boulders are ideal for mid-sized objectives and Slayer game types.Rat's Nest - vast, labyrinthine passages bring something new to the Halo multiplayer experience: an indoor vehicle paradise, strongly influenced by the Campaign mode, ideal for big team battles. Foundry - the ultimate Forge map: players can edit every single object in this voluminous industrial warehouse, place stairways, walls, bridges and tunnels to create an entirely new play space and build almost any kind of map they can thi
New Xbox Live Update Gets The Red Card 2007-12-20 12:59:00 Since first being teased at Microsoft's X06 event two years ago in Barcelona, Spain,the game that inspired a generation, "Sensible World of Soccer," and the true classic, "Tempest" arrives on Xbox
LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, December 19th at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST)."Sensible World of Soccer" draws on the 96 / 97 original, often considered to be the best in the series. Like other redux Xbox Live Arcade games, Sensible World of Soccer will feature both a true-to-the-original version of the game as well as a revamped edition that includes updated visuals, retuned audio, and new gameplay features, such as challenging friends over Xbox LIVE, playing solo in Career mode or testing your managerial skills by leading a team to the Champions league! The game also features a helpful tutorial mode. But no sooner had Codemasters' Sensible World of Soccer taken to the Xbox Live Arcade pitch Microsoft pulled Sensible Soccer from Xbox Live Marketplace hours after its release. Why Read more:Update
Price Cuts for Xbox 360 in Canada 2008-02-21 11:44:00 If you happen to live in Canada
and are planning to buy a new Xbox
360 console, we have some good news for you. Microsoft has just announced that price cuts will be implemented in the region soon.Needless to say, the move is to further assert its dominance in the growing market against Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii.The changes for each SKU are as follows:Xbox 360 console to C$ 349 from C$ 399 (US$ 344.61 from US$ 393.80)Premium Elite model would drop to C$ 449 from C$ 499 (US$ 443.14 from US$ 492.49)Arcade model is dropping to $279 from CS$ 299 (US$ 275.33 from US$ 295 .07)Microsoft spokesperson David Dennis said that the change will only affect the Canadian market and not the others, especially the neighboring North American territory. The exact implementation of the price cut h
Call of Duty 4 Map Packs 2008-02-21 11:05:00 At this year's Games Developer Conference Activision has announced that new downloadable multiplayer maps for its smash-success shooter, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, are "on the way" to the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. Thats the good news the bad news is that they're still not being specific about any details. Questions regarding release date, price and quantity went unanswered by the publisher.Official Press Release from CharlieOscarDelta.com :“Great news, Charlie Oscar Delta! Activision and Infinity Ward report that new global conflicts are planned in the form of downloadable multiplayer maps for the award-winning Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. In development for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the upcoming downloadable content will thrust gamers into a hot zone
Devil May Cry 4 Pulls 1 Million 2008-02-13 11:08:00 Capcom released that Devil
May Cry 4 for the Microsoft Xbox 360 has reached its one millionth demo download on Saturday. DMC4 was also released for the Sony PlayStation 3 and PC.According to Microsoft, this is the first demo this year to hit the millionth mark, and is also one of the fastest xbox 360 download games to hit that mark in the history of the Xbox Live service. Looking at the dates and number of downloads, we see that Devil May Cry 4 for the Xbox 360 gets downloaded an average of 25,000 downloads a day and is still going strong.Only in its first week out on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC,Devil May Cry 4 dominated the UK charts for the week ending on February 9. Looks like the 20-minute install time didn't deter gamers from appreciating the game.Turok (PlayStation 3, Xbox
Xbox 360 Exclusive "Lost Odyssey" Is Available In U.S. Stores 2008-02-13 10:19:00 According to GameZone Microsoft yesterday announced that “Lost Odyssey
,” the exciting next-gen RPG available exclusively on Xbox
360, is now available at U.S. retailers. Created by famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker game studio in conjunction with Microsoft Game Studios, this new xbox 360 game title is available for an ESRP of $59.99 and rated “T” for Teen. Take up arms and summon your courage to help the immortal Kaim and his friends discover secrets of the past in time to change an uncertain future. With the emotional story sequences written by award-winning Japanese novelist Kiyoshi Shigematsu, incredible cinematics inspired by renowned Japanese comic artist Takehiko Inoue and realistic graphics, “Lost Odyssey
” is truly a work of next-gen RPG art. To furthe Read more:Exclusive
Rez HD Coming To XBLA 2008-01-30 23:40:00 Q Entertainment has today announced that Rez HD is to be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade on January 30 priced 800 Microsoft Points.Rez originally came out in early 2002 on the DreamCast and is now making its way onto the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade. The game is set in a futuristic computer supernetwork called K-project. The system has been overwhelmed by information and is about to enter a shutdown, which will have catastrophic consequences. You take on the role of a hacker who logs into the machine, in an attempt to prevent the shutdown and eliminate the viruses that inhabit it. Rez HD's graphics are uniquely stylised with bright colours and lines. To complement this, the game features a fitting trance soundtrack.There are also a couple of additions, above and beyond the audiovisual faceli
Undertow Free on Xbox LIVE Arcade Next Week 2008-01-18 20:14:00 Xbox has anounced that Undertow
,Developed by Chair Entertainment Group,will be the game provided for "compensation" by Microsoft for the Live outages during the holidays. Don't get me wrong Undertow is one of the highest-rated and one of the best looking games available on Arcade. But what if you already have it? What is Microsoft prepared to do for the gamers who own the game already, do they get nothing? I guess we'll have to wait and see what they'll think of next.Now a little about Undertow, Undertow redefines aquatic based shooters through a mix of high-definition graphics, intuitive controls and multiple modes of game play action. The game features a full story driven-single player campaign, on and offline co-op, and multiplayer for 2-16 players over Xbox LIVE for Gold subscribers. P Read more:Xbox
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Original Xbox Live:How To Get Started 2008-01-16 13:31:00 Still using the original xbox? Want to enjoy the benefits of Xbox
Live then keep reading. I've had many searches from readers wondering how to set up their original Xbox for Xbox Live. This post will be for the people who have never set up their Xbox Live accounts on the original Xbox not migrating your account to the Xbox 360 that will be for another post. First of all you need to check and see if you have the Xbox Live software installed on your Xbox already to do this go to your dashboard and one of the selection should be Xbox Live if you see this then it's just the matter of creating your Gamertag and account. If you don't have Xbox Live as one the selections in the dashboard then you have to get the Xbox Live starter kit for the original Xbox. There is a disk that installs the softwa Read more:Original
XBOX Live Compensation? 2008-01-09 16:20:00 Thought the coast was clear, that Xbox Live had finally fixed it's problems, think again. There are ( even as I write this post) people out there who are still having the same problems with Xbox live that they were having last week. This is the message that came up on the official Xbox.com website. Users may experience issues performing transactions dependent on Windows Live ID availability including but not limited to Xbox 360 account creation, renewal, recovery, and logging into or creating Windows Live ID accounts. We are aware of the issue and actively working toward a resolution. We apologize for any inconvenience. Apparently things haven't been fixed as everyone was assured it would be. A good portion of the problems seem to be associated with the marketplace and trying to purchase Read more:Compensation
GamerZines: Free Emagazines for Gamers 2008-01-04 13:47:00 Gamerzines is an electronically distributed emagazine about videogames and PC games. The emagazines themselves are completely free to download. They don’t require any registration or special software to read the emagazine. Inside each Gamerzine, you'll find previews and reviews which you can read online, or download the emagazine and read it from your PC. You can print each issue at high quality, and best of all, each issue is enhanced with video, animation and interactive competitions. Each GamerZines is written by a team of professional games journalists who have all worked on some of the UK’s biggest games and technology magazines.What will I find in a GamerZine? The same quality of editorial that you would find in a magazine you buy off the shelves - they have over 15 years experie Read more:Gamers
How to Get Free Xbox Live Points 2008-01-01 11:48:00 I own an Xbox
360, PS3, Nintendo Wii and a Laptop that I also game on.So you can imagine how expensive it gets trying to buy games and accessories for each system. Enter Gaming Lagoon,I'm sure most of you have heard about sites that give you free Wii points, or free XBOX Live game time,but do any of them actually work? The only one I have found so far is Gaming Lagoon. Unlike those other sites, they don’t require you to use a credit card. You also aren’t required to get referrals to get your prize. A friend of mine put me on Gaming Lagoon, and I have to say I was a bit skeptical at first,remember that old saying if it's too good to be true it usually is. Well anyway he convinced me to sign up and I managed to get 15 points. Last Thursday I ran up another 5 points and got a Free Microso Read more:Points
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Enhanced Xbox 360 Controller Research 2007-12-28 16:27:00 There have been reports floating around that Microsoft is developing a motion sensing add-on for the Xbox
360 controller.The image everyone has seen with supposed prototypes of a motion sensing Xbox 360 controller is FAKE according to team xbox. The notorious image, which you can see below, was taken from a Gizmodo article that showed the many prototypes Gyration and Bridge Design pitched to Nintendo in 2001; prototypes that eventually gave way to the Wii controller. TeamXbox.com can confirm that Microsoft has been researching alternative input technologies for the last two years, including vision-based recognition such as the one used on Xbox Live Vision, as well as motion sensing technologies similar to those seen in the Microsoft Freestyle Pro and the PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS. Particularly Read more:Research
Halo 3 Legendary Map pack 2008-03-19 13:55:00 The second downloadable map pack for Bungie's Halo 3 will arrive on April 15, publisher Microsoft and the now-independent developer have announced. At that time, the previously released Heroic Map Pack will, according to Microsoft, become a free download.Selling for 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the Legendary
Map Pack includes three new multiplayer maps:Ghost Town- a map that Bungie refers to as the "O.K. Corral.""As an asymmetric map it's designed for things like One Bomb, and One Flag. It also creates a great environment for FFA and team slayer," says Bungie artist Cameron Pinard.Avalanche- is retooling of the original Halo map Sidewinder it's a map which they describe as a "lovingly crafter reimagination of Halo: Combat Evolved classic Sidewinder."There's also an interview on the Bungie
InFeCtuS Programmer v0.0.3.9 2008-04-09 12:28:00 The team of homebrew developers behind the highly versatile InFeCtuS modchip has just released a new build for the application InFeCtuS Programmer
, bumping it up to version 0.0.3.9.The team said that this is going to be the final build for the program. According to the coders, v0.0.3.9 serves as a complete suite as users will find all files necessary to program and manage INFECTUS2 and ARGON products.The team also published the following changelog:PROGRAMMER.EXE now have built in all the firmwares for INFECTUS2, included the A3P125 and A3P060 firmwares. Simple choose on the menu what you want to program and viola!ACTEL sent to all developers a warning again a BUG that is inside the library called DIRECTC. This bug cause problems in programming mode, we fixed the bug like suggested from ACT
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The Ghostbusters video game: New Trailer 2008-05-19 10:06:00 In the upcoming Ghostbustersvideo
game (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS, PC) you'll have access to many kinds of nuclear-accelerated weaponry, such as the classic Proton Gun, and all new ones like the Electron Gun and the Slime Gun.Which would be the best one to use against the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man? A flamethrower. Then take out the hotdogs and have yourself a picnic. But anyway, check Read more:Trailer
GRID Demo Raced Past the One Million Downloads Mark 2008-05-21 12:09:00 Race gaming has never been so fierce or closely fought as Codemasters® today announced that the Race Driver: GRID™ playable demo has roared past the one million downloads mark across the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows® formats since its launch on May 8th.For Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 system g Read more:Downloads
Games File Size Limit to be Increased in XBLA 2008-05-21 11:22:00 In an interview with Games
Industry.biz, Xbox Live Arcade games portfolio manager, David Edery, has revealed that Microsoft plans to increase the file size limit for future XBLA games from 150 megabytes to 350MB. The announcement was made at the recent Nordic Game event in Malmo, Sweden. Edery added: We've been listening to our partners, listening to our customers to try and get a feel for what Read more:Limit
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