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Listen to X360R on AGI
2007-02-19 02:39:57
So Friday, in a bit of a drunken haze, I was asked to call into All Games Interactive and defend the Xbox 360 in a courtroom-style trial against the PS3, and Nintendo Wii. It broke down like this: DerrickH - PS3 ravensdolphin - Wii MaximusPaynicus (Me) - 360, naturally Suffice to say I won, but I do admit that, because it IS the Xbox 360, and I knew I had all the cards anyways, I didn’t try too hard. In fact, I more of less goofed off on half of it. I do apologize for the coughing you hear — I had a cold. Either way, I hope you enjoy, and support All Games Interactive and All Games Radio. They’re good people. Download!
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t3h w31rd: February 18th, 2007
2007-02-18 06:07:51
Before we begin t3h w31rd this week, I want to speak personally for a bit… Yesterday (Saturday), I was forced to put down my cat, Spaz. He was less than a year old when he started getting ill. Upon taking him to the veterinarian, we learned that he had feline leukemia, and would have to be put down in order to keep it from spreading to the other cats. I loved Spaz dearly, as I do with all my pets, and I only hope he has found peace, and that he is happy wherever he may be. And now, on to t3h w31rd… Xbox 360 Used in PS3 Kiosk This is the only thing I could find this week that really made me go “Whoa… that’s freakin’ crazy!” But again, I’ve had a bad week, so maybe my heart just wasn’t in it. But even this had me going “Daaaaamn.” So, let me explain the story. In Sydney, there is a PS3 kiosk. It looks like a PS3, the games look like a PS3. But notice something? Those cords in the back aren’t PS3 cords, are they?
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Halo 3 Controller Layout
2007-02-17 19:43:53
Ok, so Bungie, in one of it’s weekly updates that went online today, unveiled the control scheme for Halo 3’s multi-player BETA. And no, they don’t tell us what the damn X button does. Left and right sticks: Movement and look. Just like H2. Click left and right sticks: Crouch and zoom - just like H2, although there is a "toggle crouch" option, so that you can stay crouched until you click the stick again. A: Jump B: Melee attack. Note: B may also be used to activate a subtle, but nifty context-sensitive feature. Y: Switch to next weapon. X: Activate mysterious new feature which on the cool scale falls somewhere between "crouch" and "activate Fantanas on speed dial" LT: Toss grenade. RT: Shoot weapon. LB: Cycle grenade type (you have at least three types of grenade now, so they must be cycled rather than switched). RB: Pick up weapon/activate stuff/reload/use turrets and so on. Note: If you hold LB while standing over a dual wieldable weapon, you'll


Beat the Gears developers at their own game
2007-02-17 17:38:12
Ever want to frag Cliffy B? Who am I kidding, we all have. But now you will get the chance to do just that, because on February 24th the developers of Gears of War will be taking on you, the fans, in an all-out duel to the virtual death! From 19:00 to 22:00 GMT (or 2:00pm to 5:00pm EST), several of the key developers who worked on Gears of War, from Cliffy B., to Mark Rein, to Lead Designer Ray Davis, to many others. Now naturally, you’re wondering how you would get in on this action. It’s simple really. After you sign into Xbox Live, just add one of these names to your friend’s list: EPICEMEAMR EPICEMEACB EPICEMEARF EPICEMEALP EPICEMEAJB EPICEMEADN EPICEMEARD EPICEMEAJG EPICEMEARM EPICEMEAPH EPICEMEA01 EPICEMEA02 EPICEMEA03 EPICEMEA04 EPICEMEA05 Now, make sure you have downloaded all the free stuff for Gears, too, because the matches are going to be taking place on the “Ravens Down” and “Old Bones” maps. If you have them, then all you have to


X360R on AGI TONIGHT!
2007-02-16 23:52:40
If you don’t know what All Games Interactive is, well then you just fail at life. For those of you who DO know what All Games Interactive is, tune in tonight to hear yours truly defend the Xbox 360 against the grevious accusations brought forth by PS3 fanboys world wide. (Namely, the PS3 will out perform the Xbox 360 in the long run) So, if you want to be cool or have no girlfriend or social life, head on over to All Games.com and listen in. All Games Interactive airs Monday thru Friday starting @ 6:30pm EST, 3:30pm PST. All Games Radio, All Games Interactive


J.W.'s Notes: A Defense of Gaming in Print
2007-02-16 21:36:30
Gaming Magazine sales are down. Well… duh. James Ashton was recently interview by GamesIndustry.biz, and in that interview he says that the primary cause for the falling circulation number for the OPSM3 magazine (Official Playstation 3 Magazine) is because of “transition” from the last-generation to the current one. This actually makes a good bit of sense when you look at the past figures: Any publication that focuses exclusively on one console is going to experience a sharp decline when that console becomes obsolete. It’s common sense, stupid. In the report from ABC, the listings for the Official Playstation 2 magazine have it falling sharply by 24%. Well, this is natural when you consider the PS2 is on it’s last legs, with God of War II being the old console’s swan song. Just about every Playstation Publication was down in readership, but this is not very surprising considering the waning interest in the ancient PS2 combined with the almost tran
Read more: Defense , Notes , Print

New Skate Screenshots
2007-02-16 17:41:05
You know, ever since Tony Hawk reared his ugly head back in 1999, every major video game publisher has been trying to get a slice of the Tony Hawk pie. Even though I, personally, thought the little known Grind Session to be the superior game to Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk had the better marketing and bigger name, so it was Tony Hawk that took off. But after Grind Session, we didn’t see any real contenders to the Tony Hawk crown until Electronic Arts announced “Skate .” Now, when I first heard of “Skate” I will admit, I was skeptical. But then Tony Hawk’s Project 8 was released, and I quickly realized that now is the prime time for someone to strike and take the Skateboarding crown from Activision. You know, much like Activision did to EA with the WWII shooters. Set in the fictional town of San Valelona, and featuring 14 pro skateboarders (none of which the average player has heard of, I’m sure), Skate promises to be a definite departure from the Ton
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The Halo 3 BETA FAQ
2007-02-16 17:19:42
Ok, if you haven’t noticed by now, I’ve been trying to avoid any Halo 3 news. Why? Because every other video game blog in the WORLD is going to be covering everything associated with Halo 3, from updates on it’s BETA registration, to when the guy in charge of animating the grass goes to the bathroom. “What, Alex Seropian sneezed? Fascinating!” What I’m getting at is that there has been a LOT of pointless Halo 3 news out there that, frankly, I don’t care about. With that said, this is actually pretty interesting. Over at Bungie.net, they have posted the official Halo 3 BETA FAQ, which answers a lot of the questions that people have been asking (although it neglects the ever important “Is Master Chief the long-lost son of Robert Goulet?”). Some of the questions answered include how many people are in on the BETA testing process (Quote: “Many, many thousands”), if there is still any way to get in on the BETA (Paraphrase:


Microsoft Made a Booboo
2007-02-16 06:14:48
Microsoft would like to apologize to you, the consumer, for overcharging you for your online purchase of Microsoft Points. You know, those points that you trade in for arcade classics like Paperboy and Time Pilot. See, they’re so sorry they even sent everyone who got overcharged this nice little e-mail: Microsoft first discovered their mistake when someone (probably a consumer) realized that they are being charged taxes for credit card purchases. Upon noticing their error, Microsoft quickly took steps to correcting it, and are now refunding everyone who has been wronged. I should note that if your card is out of date or otherwise no good, you may want to get ahold of Microsoft and tell them of the billing inconsistency, otherwise you ain’t gettin’ poo. To the rest of you, feel free to tell me how much you got back from Microsoft. I’m curious about it, myself. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Microsoft Points, refund


Peugeot Contest Winner Announced
2007-02-15 22:35:12
Peugeot , the Italian Automotive Company that co-sponsored a contest with Microsoft Game Studios today announced the winner to their “design a car” contest. For a brief recap, Peugeot and MGS held a contest in which you were to design concept cars for an “upcoming Microsoft Game Studios racer” which, as we all figured out in about five minutes, would be Project Gotham Racer 4. Well now we have a winner, and that winner (seen above) is… “Flux.” The winner, who would also have his concept car appear in full-scale model form at the Frankfurt Auto Show (Yeah, I never heard of it, either) was a one Mihai Panaitescu. When asked how he named his concept car, he was quoted as saying: The name Flux was inspired by the continuous change and flow of our daily lives during work and play. …that’s deep, dude. He went on to further explain the name, in regards to the actual auto manufacturer: The shape also represents this flow with transitions t
Read more: Contest , Winner Announced

XBox Live Maintenance
2007-02-19 22:54:57
Just letting you guys know that Xbox Live will be down for a few hours, from 5:00am EST to 8:00am EST for your typical maintenance. This isn’t anything too big to worry about, but you can never be too sure with Microsoft. Will we be getting an update? Perhaps one that enables more Xbox games for play on the 360? …not likely. Look, it’s just some server maintenance. There really is no way to make it sound like more than it is, so… there. Server maintenance. Get some sleep. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, maintenance
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Halo 3 Cameo Auction Underway (plus Halo 4 Announced?)
2007-02-19 20:43:34
Remember when I brought up the story of the Hollywood Arts honoring Tommy Tallarico, and having an auction where one of the prizes was a cameo in Halo 3? Well, the auction is now underway over at eBay, but something struck me as most peculiar in the description: The ultimate coolness…your voice, as a character, in one the most played video games ever…imagine it!! Be a part of history! Voiceover will be recorded at Blindlight Studios in Hollywood, CA before May 15, 2007 or this package will have to redeemed for Halo 4. Winner is responsible for transportation and accommodations to and from Hollywood, CA. …huh? So, what is being said here is that, if the winner doesn’t get out to California by 15 May 2007 (Sorry, that’s how we write it in the Army) the winner gets a copy of Halo 4? Either someone doesn’t know how to use the numeric pad on the right side of the keyboard (because a slipped finger would make it “Halo [Enter]” instead of “Halo
Read more: Auction , Underway

GRAW 2 [multiplayer] demo "This Week?"
2007-02-19 06:04:24
As I’m sure you know, the GRAW 2 demo is, in short, most excellent. But according to Hexus, Ubisoft is poised to release a Multi-Player demo “This Week.” A multiplayer demo to GRAW 2 isn’t something that I would consider unlikely. They released one with the first game, and the demo is still played fairly regularly over Live. Where I question the validity of the “statement” is with when they say it’s due. “This week” sounds a little soon. When the Single-player demo was released, Ubisoft made a big stink out of it, letting the news get out to everyone they could. I highly doubt that a Ubisoft representative would let news of the multi-player demo slip out to anybody. But, weirder has happened. You can bet I’ll keep an eye out for it. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Ubisoft, Ghost Recon, Advance Warfighter, GRAW 2, multiplayer, demo


Double Dragon, Wing Commander Coming to the XBLA
2007-02-22 08:18:28
The ESRB has a tendency to announce games before they are supposed to be public knowledge. When they updated their ratings for the Xbox 360, two titles immediately popped out: Dragon .htm">Double Dragon , and Wing Commander , although it was renamed “Wing Commander Arena.” Don’t believe me? Look for yourself. Double Dragon, which is being ported by Empire Interactive, is rumored to be getting a graphical polish before it’s release, much like games like Contra and Time Pilot has received. (For the record, both games have “Enhanced” and “Original” options for the game’s graphics) As for Wing Commander Arena, we know almost nothing. Other than the fact that it’s going to be released by Electronic Arts. And that it’s Wing Commander, which is really reason enough to get excited, when you think about it. You know, publishers need to sit down with the ESRB and say “Listen, we don’t want you putting our games on your list until we


Streamline Studios To Provide UT3 Support
2007-02-21 23:57:02
Streamline Studios (who, by the way, has perhaps the worst user-friendly website imaginable for the 56k crowd — poor souls) has announced that they will be providing digital content for the upcoming Unreal Tournament III. In the official press release (which you can read after the break, as always), Alexander Fernandez, President and CEO of Streamline Studios, says that… "Epic's ability to create games of AAA quality is unrivaled, making them a perfect partner for Streamline Studios digital content services… Unreal Tournament 3 will be the fifth next-generation title we've worked on, and we're excited to apply that learning as we push forward the boundaries of high resolution digital art" For those of you who had never heard of Streamline Studios, they have previously worked on titles such as Saints Row, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Ghost Recon 2. Streamline Studios, an independent developer and leading provider of digital content solutions, announced to
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Reminder: Forza Premiere Tonight
2007-02-21 18:39:05
If you are one of the millions who get Speed TV, then tonight will be a good night for you. At 11pm EST, Speed TV will be airing “Forza Motorsport Showdown.” The show itself will pit six drivers from different racing backgrounds against each other against each other, with the winner getting $100,000 in cold, hard cash. But we don’t care about the show, we care about the game, dammit! Not to fear, because during FMS, we’ll be getting a behind-the-scenes look at Forza Motorsport 2, and the team developing it at Turn 10 Studios. If you are someone who likes watching the “Making the Game” featurettes, you’ll love this. Forza Motorsport Showdown. Tonight . 11pm. Watch it. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Forza Motorsport 2, Forza Motorsport Showdown, Turn 10 Studios, Speed TV
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New Platinum Hits. For us, this time.
2007-02-22 21:35:11
Remember when I wrote up on a bunch of new Platinum Hits for Japan? Well, now it’s our turn — and we’re in for quite the treat. Come March 16th, EIGHT more games will be added to the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits library: Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Burnout Revenge Call of Duty 2 Dead or Alive 4 Fight Night Round 3 Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Rockstar presents Table Tennis Top Spin 2 Each game will retail for $30, and again, will be available on March 16th… thankfully, I got about that much from Gamestop when I traded them in about four months ago. Every-single-one. Beating the system FTW! Microsoft, Xbox 360, Platinum Hits, Battlefield 2, Modern Combat, Burnour Revenge, Call of Duty 2, Dead or Alive 4, Fight Night Round 3, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, Rockstar Games, Table Tennis, Top Spin 2


GRAW 2 Multiplayer Demo Confirmed. At last.
2007-02-22 19:08:46
Remember earlier this week when rumor was abound that GRAW 2 was due “this week?” Yeah, well Ubisoft has confirmed that the multiplayer demo to their upcoming Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 will be coming to Xbox Live on February 26th. Which is a Monday. The demo will have both deathmatch play (titled “Adversarial”) and cooperative play (oh-so-cleverly entitled “Co-Op”), having one map for each mode. Also, on February 28th (next Wednesday) between 18:00GMT (100:pm EST) and 21:00 GMT (4:00pm EST), you can get owned by the development team behind GRAW 2. According to the Ubisoft site: Exciting news! What better way to celebrate the upcoming release of the GRAW2 Multiplayer demo than a match against the devs! The event is set to take place on the 28/02/07 between 18:00 and 21:00 GMT . To take part simply head over to this page now, and register using your Gamertag for the chance to take on the developers . Note. you must be a registered Ubi.com/Fo
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TMNT, GRAW 2 Achievements Unlocked
2007-02-23 20:17:11
If you aren’t aware of Xbox360Achievements.org, you should be. If you have ever wondered what those “Secret Achievements” are that are inside some games, these are the guys you turn to in order to find out those nasty little secrets. Well, if you go there right now, you will find achievements for two games that aren’t exactly available to the masses: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. Without listing every damn achievement, I’ll just summarize: TMNT has 23 achievements adding up to 1000 points, and GRAW 2 has 43 achievements adding up to 1000 points. When you look at the GRAW 2 achievements, you can already tell that you’re gonna be putting some serious time into the game, not to say you wouldn’t otherwise, though. As for TMNT… they’re weak. You could do every one of those playing one time through, if the stars aligned. …yeah, it’s a slow news day for the 360, and I’m not going


Alien Hominid Coming Next Wednesday
2007-02-24 19:10:15
In an interview with superblog 1UP, Aaron Greenberg was on the defensive over the lack of stellar Xbox Live Arcade titles over the past several weeks. In addition to the traditional lines supporting their handling of XBLA, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. There were a few things from the interview that were notable, and worthy of mention 1.) Greenberg promised that we will be seeing new XBLA titles at the coming GDC in March. 2.) He acknowledged that the past few weeks have, quote, “We hear the feedback, I can assure you that these last few weeks of Xbox Live Arcade releases was not the way we planned it…” 3.) Alien Hominid is coming next week, this why you’re still reading this. Yup, in the interview with 1UP, Greenberg gave us this little gem: We are excited to bring Alien Hominid out next week; we are excited to make up for lost time. I don’t know how much more concrete you can ask a release date to be, short of having Greenberg state “Yes, Alien Ho
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KotOR 3 in Development? *Schwing!*
2007-02-24 08:13:29
Ok, I am an absolutely HUGE fan of the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic games. Absolutely freaking huge. I have, at one time or another, owned all four versions on the market (Two for the Xbox, Two for the PC), and even broke them out to play on my Xbox 360. For those of you who have tried to play them on the 360… it’s not pleasant. So, when I was perusing the Xbox forums, and saw the threat entitled “Knights of the Old Republic 3 info” you can only imagine how stoked I was. On the Official Xbox Forums, a man claims that he has an old colleague working at Pandemic (not too unbelievable — we all have to work, right?), and that this colleague has learned that the order to develop the KotOR 3 website has been given! That would mean, obviously, that there must be a KotOR 3 game coming. After all, why else would you want a KotOR 3 website? Read after the break for details… The man, who goes by the Xbox Live handle of “Dizney Sux” first
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UPDATE: Best Buy Selling Games at $1.99
2007-02-26 22:13:46
Earlier today I posted that Best Buy was selling games for the Xbox 360 and other consoles for as cheap as $1.99. Well, after calling three seperate Best Buy stores for some kind of confirmation on this, I was told one thing: It’s online, and they’re sold out. This could be a simple case of ignorance on the part of the employees of Best Buy (I wouldn’t put it past them), but as of right now it seems that the big Best Buy game sale is an online-only venture. If any of you out there know differently, tell me. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Best Buy, Clearance
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Master Chief would kick Spider-Man's ass
2007-02-26 20:40:33
Even if Halo 3 winds up being the final title in the series to follow Master Chief (not very likely, but I also expected an ending to Halo 2), his story will continue to be told thanks to Marvel Comics. Taken from Newsawama’s coverage of the New York Comic Con: Quesada also announced a Halo ongoing, naming Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev as the surprise creative team on the new series. For those of you who don’t know how cool this really is, let me elaborate: Brian Michael Bendis is one of the fathers of the Ultimate Marvel universe, and Ultimate Spider -Man in particular. In addition to his Ultimate Marvel work, he has also written Eisner Award winning stories for the Daredevil series. Alex Maleev worked with Bendis on the Daredevil comics, as well as working on issues of the New Avengers, The Crow and will be working on Spider-Woman with the aforementioned Bendis. So in short, what that means is… it’s gonna freaking rock. Bungie, Halo, Master Chief , Marvel Co


Get 360 Games for $1.99 at Best Buy.
2007-02-26 20:19:05
Best Buy is clearing out their stores today, and that means one word: CLEARANCE! They are getting rid of TONS of old video games, including games for the Xbox 360, but it’s for today only, so get your happy asses out there RIGHT NOW and pick these games up, because you will find no better offers out there. $1.99 King King Full Auto Riiiiiiiiiidge Racer 6 $4.99 College Hoops 2K6 NHL 2K6 $9.99 Dynasty Warriors 5 FIFA World Cup 2006 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Collectors Edition Final Fantasy XI Quake IV Moto GP 2006 Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland If you own other consoles (blasphemy!), not to fear — they have similar deals for you, too. Read Entire List via IGN Microsoft, Xbox 360, Best Buy, Clearance Sales
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Mill O' Rumour: TMNT on the Arcade?
2007-02-26 08:05:19
See that image? That is a leaked screen shot of the menu screen to an upcoming Xbox Live Arcade version of the 1989 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade game! In an e-mail sent to 360style.net, a “Random Rumor Mole” gave the following statement: TMNT Arcade is coming to XBLA arcade. It hasn’t been announced yet, and no release date is set, but it is currently in testing at Microsoft. If this turns out to be true (which I assume it is, otherwise that is a GREAT forgery), then you can expect another hit for Microsoft, and considering the timing of this (with the TMNT movie and corresponding game due soon) it’s hard to argue that this is a fake. Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles


t3h w31rd: February 24th, 2007
2007-02-25 06:00:04
Video Games have turned into a multi-billion dollar industry, employing tens of thousands of dedicated and hard working people to keep the gears of the gaming juggernaut well oiled. They provide entertainment and inspiration to millions with their work, turning going to the mall into a compulsion for an entire sect of people who would otherwise still be hidden in their parents basements. Naturally, every once in a while you’re going to have something pretty damn strange happen. That is why this exists. This is… t3h w31rd. Murder in the name of Arcades This is actually a tragic story out of Japan, so I will keep the comments to a minimum. A 21-year-old, in his third-year at Nihon University, has admitted to killing two elderly people so he could steal their money, and spend it at the local arcade. Said Hiroshi Shimura, quote: I spent the money at video game arcades. I murdered them so I could steal some money, Truly tragic. Back on January 28th, police found the bodies of
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