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While it might be tempting to go straight to Craigslist with those Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 bundles you stole, it turns out that Activision notices exciting, high-profile offers just like your potential customers might. VentureBeat reports that when Activision noticed a listing for o...
Bayonetta had a strong debut in Japan this week -- on PS3. The PS3 version of Platinum Games' action title sold 135,242 copies in its first week, topping the Media Create sales chart. The Xbox version had a good launch for an Xbox 360 game in Japan, at 64,325 copies. It wasn't a Resident Evil 5-si...
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EA Black Box is once again handling the development of the game, building on the, um, building features of Skate 2. The studio is working to greatly improve the film maker and skate park editor, as well as adding new features such as an in-game and web-based "social network," plus the abilit...
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Here's a few big ticket items: Kmart's offering a free copy of Halo 3: ODST with the purchase of every Xbox 360 Elite, and both stores are cutting prices on a ton of big-ticket games (L4D2, Dragon Age, Brutal Legend) by $20. November 27 is going to be a long, long day, friends.
According to DFC, the Wii's mainstream appeal forced Microsoft into a successful, but not entirely dominant position. "The main danger Sony faced was that the Xbox 360 would become embedded as the system of choice. Instead consumers flocked to the Nintendo Wii. The Xbox 360 had solid sales...
EA plans to begin a PC round of the beta in December, followed up by an all-new multiplayer demo for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC early next year. The finished game hits shelves on March 2, 2010. We recently had the opportunity to play in the multiplayer beta and will bring you our hands-on impressions t...
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On the conference call covering Ubisoft's Q2 earnings, management had a chance to discuss its strategies for the company, including support for both Microsoft and Sony's motion control accessories. "We will also be ready with some very nice innovations when Natal and Motion Controlle...
Tuesday, Nov 3
According to cellphone-camera equipped tipsters at Kotaku, Walmart will apparently offer a $100 gift card with the purchase of an Xbox 360 Arcade unit this Saturday. Supposedly confirmed by Cheap Ass Gamer, the promotion also includes a $148 dollar Sony-branded Blu-ray player and wil...
Monday, Nov 2
If rumors circulating around NeoGAF prove true, Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward won't be allowing the use of the Xbox 360's party chat feature during ranked multiplayer playlists in its upcoming title. Since a distinction in the post is made between different styles of online m...
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A couple of retailers are selling the PS3 version of Bayonetta at a slight discount over the Xbox 360 version. GameStop is temporarily knocking five bucks off pre-orders for the PS3 version only, bringing the price down to $54.99. Both come with a set of eight posters. Amazon has discounted bo...
This week, Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers will be able to snag Call of Duty 4's Variety Map Pack for half off, Activision announced. We've seen this with car dealers a million times. With next year's model -- Modern Warfare 2 -- about to hit the show floor soon, Activision is looking to get as much as it c...
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Sunday, Nov 1
DSi: 42,199 7,945 (15.84%) PSP: 32,865 7,235 (18.04%) PS3: 29,977 919 (2.97%) Wii: 25,917 4,824 (15.69%) DS Lite: 6,550 1,096 (20.10%) Xbox 360: 4,470 1,144 (34.40%)
Friday, Oct 30
We can't be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we'll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix's Watch Instantly and Blu-ray each week.
It's not quite Wonka's chocolate factory, but the Xbox 360 Dashboard update preview participants are getting a taste of some delectable bonuses regardless. Earlier today, those lucky folks were granted their promised early access to the Halo Waypoint beta. Lo and behold, 11 Avatar Awar...
While most Xbox owners are patently aware of the dangers of late night, impulse Microsoft Point purchases, we imagine no one ever worried about their dog doing the same thing. And yet Greg Strope of Richmond, Virginia tells Fox News that his dog, Oscar, purchased 5000 Microsoft Points, ad...
Thursday, Oct 29
Marvel has finally confirmed the price and release date for the first batch of DLC for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. The pack will debut on November 5 for $9.99 on the PSN and 800 ($10) on Xbox 360. Included in the pack will be new simulator missions, boosts and, most important of all, three new ch...
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GameStop would like to rent you a copy of Modern Warfare 2, it seems, as the company has revealed a trade-in plan for the standard and Hardened editions of the game. If you pre-order the game through GameStop's site, you''ll be eligible to get $40 back should you trade it in before December 13....
Also in March, the publisher will release Rune Factory Frontier on Wii, and Avalon Code and My World My Way on DS. Before that, in February, Rising Star will release Half-Minute Hero on PSP, and, through "affiliate label" Gamebridge, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Way of the Sam...
Dubbed Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyojuu in Japan (and published by Namco Bandai, which owns the majority of D3Publisher), the second DS entry in the Mistwalker's role-playing franchise stars a new protagonist, with gender, facial features and clothing determined by your input. Awakened Sh...
Release date, pricing, and the size of the included hard drive (120GB or "Super Elite" 250GB) are not specified in the ad. However, as MCV is a UK magazine, it's possible these are only destined for that region. We'd be hard-pressed to tell potential buyers which one bundle is the better but,...
Wednesday, Oct 28
There was something of an outcry in the Xbox community when Microsoft announced that the upcoming Xbox 360 Dshboard Update would disable "unauthorized" memory units. Datel, a manufacturer of such devices, recently expressed its disappointment following the announcement. Fortunate...
Instead, the update brings with it support for the now five-year-old WPA2 security protocol. With that new and improved 802.11n wireless adapter hitting retailers next month, and with WPA2 certification being mandatory for all new Wi-Fi devices as of March 2006, Microsoft seems to be ro...
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According to the feature, a game's overall difficulty is the biggest culprit from discouraging players from completing a game. Using data of 14,000 players regularly surveyed provided by Microsoft and the top 13 Xbox Live titles in 2008, it was concluded the group unlocked less than hal...
Tuesday, Oct 20
First, it could be that Bayonetta is just a really good game. Second, it's possible the editors of Famitsu really have a thing for hair witches. Given the involvement of Hideki Kamiya -- one of the principal minds behind Devil May Cry -- it's probably the former. At least, we certainly hope it'...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Divnich maintains that Wii games are getting better, but he concludes, "It is just coming at the cost of not reviewing the increase in casual and low-budget titles." He believes that a similar issue could appear occur with respect to PS3 and Xbox 360 as the consoles' casual demographics in...
Monday, Oct 5
With Richard and Xav both returning from far off lands, this episode spirals into an out-of-control frenzy of giggles and inappropriate behavior. Basically, it's the same thing you've come to love and expect. This week we hear all about the Tokyo Game Show, video game violence and who does...
FIFA 10 -- the Madden of Europa -- had the most successful "all formats" launch since Grand Theft Auto IV in the UK, according to Chart Track. First week sales of the footie fiesta grew by nearly 48 percent over its predecessor's opening week a year ago. This was the highest-selling launch of a...
Thursday, Sep 24
In the second half, the installed base of third generation consoles will continue to build ... price reductions on the Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite and Sony's new model PlayStation 3 are helping to stimulate the market for hardware, chairman Peter Lewis said in the financial results announcem...
Monday, Sep 21
Wada also believes that the three platforms will start looking more like each other by the year 2011, when he believes Nintendo will release the fabled successor of the Wii. The system will add features found on the PS3/360, and may also introduce a brand new controller. It'll certainly be i...
Saturday, Sep 19
Craig Alexander, Turbine's vp of product development, spoke at Austin GDC today in a panel called "MMOs to Consoles", which is no surprise since Turbine is working on a console MMO. It's investing heavily in the MMO console arena, and their current title, which remains unannounced, is in...
Wednesday, Sep 9
Our biggest issue with the game, of course, is that it never lets us win online. Do we need to start spamming the lawyer weapon?Gamer sticks Bungie, Microsoft with Halo 3 lawsuit originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Monday, Sep 7
Special Guest: Jake Reardon (Jaken Bear) - Xbox Canada Community Manager Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta.Xbox 360 Fancast 133 -- Bro'in Out, eh? originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Wednesday, Sep 2
has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially not...
Monday, Aug 31
We've got an interesting show this week. We spend quite a bit of time talking about the Elite price cut as well as the "flexibility" offered by not including HDMI or component cables in the new bundle. We also grill Alexander about GamesCom and his recent trip to Germany. Of course, there's all...
Thursday, Aug 27
Surprising ... well, surprising exactly no one, Microsoft has announced a $100 price cut on its Xbox 360 Elite model, bringing the 120GB console down to price (if not feature) parity with Sony's recently revealed PS3 Slim. While the Elite will take the place of the 60GB Pro at $300 beginning th...
Sunday, Aug 23
Last week Xbox Live users in Canada noticed a Walmart advertisement on the Xbox 360 dashboard pricing Batman: Arkham Asylum at $38.83 for its first three days of release (on the Xbox 360 and PS3), this week the deal has extended to nearly every other retailer. Best Buy and Futureshop are now p...
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Monday, Aug 17
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Monday, Aug 10
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Playing Dots!" by SToNe P Productions (MySpace Link)Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 129 -- Boing Boing Ratta Tatta originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
PS3 and Xbox 360 owners who own GHWT will be able to download a free update from within GH5 that enables DLC backwards-compatibility (for 152 of 158 available tracks) and adds new GH5-specific features to their existing DLC. In order to rip the tracks from GHWT and SH discs will need to purch...
Monday, Aug 3
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Donuts, Go Nuts!" by Matt "Chainsaw" Chaney.Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 128 -- Who Moved Christmas? originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, Jul 30
As a result, Edge reports that the game runs at "just 20-30fps" on Sony's console. Carmack places the blame on the PS3's GPU -- the RSX -- saying that, "The rasterizer is just a little bit slower -- no two ways about that...the RSX is slower than what we have in the 360." He sees both consoles as being...
Monday, Jul 27
This week on the Xbox 360 Fancast, we've got lots of Halo news. We also have Gears of War news. We honestly couldn't help it. Beyond that, we've got tons of fanmail, new user-submitted music, and an extended discussion about our experience with the new Xbox Live Update. Listen and love.
Friday, Jul 24
Microsoft announced plans yesterday to change a variety of XNA Creators Club features in the coming weeks. First and foremost, the recently renamed Xbox Live Indie Games will get a new pricing structure: games will start at 80 ($1) and cap off at 400 ($5). Second, the renaming of the service...
Monday, Jul 20
For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook groupXbox 360 Fancast 126 -- Get to Da 'Splosions originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, Jul 10
Further doubt has been cast on Alan Wake's timely arrival on PC ... if he ever shows up at all. Following up on a Remedy forum post, which put the mouse and keyboard edition to the back of the line, Edge discovered the PC version is in an even more precarious state than first thought. Sam Lake, lead wr...
Wednesday, Jul 1
Among the many fascinating (and not so fascinating) takeaways from Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter's recent and massive industry report are revelations about the current console adoption rate. As much as the Wii has seemingly penetrated previously untapped demographics (se...
Tuesday, Jun 30
Microsoft announced at their E3 keynote last month that Last.fm would be coming to Xbox Live. We're working on an interview with key players at both Last.fm and Microsoft to bring you more details about the collaboration soon. However, we can share one tidbit: today we spoke with Christina De...
Monolith Productions -- the developers behind titles such as F.E.A.R., Condemned, and, if you're an older gamer, No One Lives Forever -- are looking for a software engineer for a "triple-A next-generation console title," as a recent job posting on the developer's site points out. Further do...
Monday, Jun 22
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook groupContinue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 123 -- Rebound originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, Jun 18
It appears the "Games on Demand" section has replaced "Xbox Originals" on Xbox.com marketplace. We're not exactly sure if this is a rebranding of Xbox Originals, but the title of the section would imply that all downloadable games -- which will include Xbox 360 titles in August -- will resi...
Tuesday, Jun 16
Source - GameStop pre-order announcement Source - EA demo clarificationPre-order Madden 10 at GameStop ... to get free Madden 10 demo originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, Jun 5
Stick a fork in it, E3 2009 is done. Join us for our final late-night Xbox 360 Fancast. We talk about our last day which included Mass Effect 2, Halo 3: ODST, Blur, Need for Speed: Shift and so much more. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Jun 3
Okay, so this one is only one day late. On this special E3 edition of the Xbox 360 Fancast, we discuss all the fabulous games we've seen so far, including Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and other things we honestly can't remember. Sorry, sleep deprivation. Enjoy!
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook groupXbox 360 Fancast 119 -- E3 2009 Special 1 originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, May 29
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook groupXbox 360 Fancast 118 -- Pre-E3 Extravaganza: Part 2 originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Fri, 29 May 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, May 19
Now that we've subjected you to our own review of Bionic Commando, it's high time we check out what others had to say about Nathan Spencer and his latest exploits. In short, it would seem the game is a success with most outlets. So, swing your eyes below and see what the rest of the gaming communi...
Monday, May 4
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "superlow" by Benji Cossa. Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 115 -- Fools and the Pitying of Them originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 04 May 2009 19:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Monday, Apr 27
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Phone Call #27" by Admiral Twin.Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 114 -- Resident Man originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Apr 20
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "mines" by Deadlinks.Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 113 - General Podcast Failure originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Apr 13
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Call my Name" by Electric Touch.Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 112 -- Bad Decisions originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Apr 8
Following up its work with EEDAR on Xbox 360 review scores, Edge has now compiled similar data for both the PS3 and Wii. The idea is simple: Look at every game on each console and find out how many games scored either above 85 or below 65 on EEDAR's review scale. What results is a basic snapshot of...
Monday, Apr 6
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. Break: "Fall Out" by Chris Flood.Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 111 -- The 111th one originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Mar 30
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Monday, Mar 23
As you'll see there's a huge increase of E74 claims since the launch of the New Xbox Experience. In fact, you can see a spike right around November, and many claiming an E74 in that month say it was just a day or two after installing the firmware. The evidence that we've gathered from emails, our...
Monday, Mar 2
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. "Are You Awake" by The Last People on Earth.Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 106 -- Naughty Words originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Monday, Feb 23
It's only been two weeks since our Halo Wars show, and here we are again talking about Halo. This week, we give our final verdict on Halo Wars. As if that weren't enough, we also talk about our hands-on experience with the Mythic Map Pack for Halo 3. Truly, it's a Halo-tastic show. We also take a loo...
Monday, Feb 16
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook groupContinue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 104 -- Who Watches the Fancasters? originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, Feb 10
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook groupContinue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 103: Wars (of the Halo variety) originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Feb 2
For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 102 -- The Lost Episode originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, Jan 29
For the uninitiated, Operation: Anchorage sees players on a VR mission to infiltrate an Alaskan military installation, with a heavier emphasis on being stealthy than the main game. Yes, what we've just described could very well be the premise of the original Metal Gear Solid, but this is...
Tuesday, Jan 27
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 101: Brave New World [update 2] originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, Jan 23
True story: We were going to review Skate 2 ourselves, but we ... no, not we ... I, I Justin McElroy sucked too bad at it to review it. I don't know if my thumbs are just too stupid or what, but as a long-time Tony Hawk fan, I found it hard not to pine for a game that let me press one button and automagically gr...
Monday, Jan 19
Gallery: Xbox 360 Fancast: Episode 100 Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Jan 14
There's a man waiting for you at the Bowerstone docks. He's eager to stick you into his aquatic taxi and drop you off on the shores of Knothole Island. Like most helpful RPG citizens, he's been roped into a fetch quest: Find a hero and bring him or her back to the island community, which currentl...
Monday, Jan 12
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 099 -- Mmm ... Marmite originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, Dec 19
As is our wont, we at Xbox 360 Fanboy have gathered up the various news articles and community features of the past week and arranged them neatly for easy consumption. You can find them all below. Oh, and by the way, we're giving away the Gears of War 2 Combustible Map Pack on Friday. Keep your eye...
Monday, Dec 15
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 95 -- The one with Ross (not Bob) originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Dec 8
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 094 -- Nein Xander originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, Nov 28
Epic Games has released the first title update for its action-packed grunt-a-thon, Gears of War 2. The automagically applied patch addresses delays in public matchmaking (particularly for single- and four-player parties), improves the developer's ability to collect match statist...
Monday, Nov 24
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 093 -- Fanboys 4 Dead originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Nov 17
Produced by Richard Mitchell For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 092 -- Total Immersion originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Nov 10
For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 091 -- Ironing is fun! originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Oct 27
For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 089 -- A Golden Shower of Games originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Oct 20
Given the image above, there's really no beating around the bush with this one: this week's episode of the Xbox 360 Fancast is all about Fable II. We've been playing the game for a couple weeks now, and we're just dying to share. If you think you've got what it takes to listen to us jaw about one of...
Monday, Oct 13
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Monday, Sep 22
Music: Intro/Outro: "Electromooq" by Uma Floresta. Break: "3 Legged Dog" by Firewater For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Sep 15
For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 083 -- Totally Boned originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Sep 8
For fans: Xbox 360 Fancast Facebook group Continue reading Xbox 360 Fancast 082 -- Expedition originally appeared on Joystiq [Xbox] on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Sep 3
No matter how many times Rare tries to tamp them down, rumors about a continuation of the Killer Instinct franchise continue to surface periodically. This time the rumors come from fan site MundoRare, which received the above photo of purported Killer Instinct 3 sheet music from an anony...
Friday, Aug 22
Building on reports of an impending Xbox 360 price cut, which allegedly will drop the Arcade SKU below Wii to $199, comes the reemergence of Microsoft's elusive motion controller, now rumored to be included with the Xbox 360 Arcade this ...
Tuesday, Aug 12
Jonathan Blow's masterwork, Braid, has quickly become the water-colored poster child for indie game development. However, while both critics and players alike have been singing the game's praises since it was released a week ago, there are some things that Blow wishes would have turne...
Thursday, Aug 7
IGN (88/100): "Xbox Live Arcade needs more games like Braid. Heck, gaming on all platforms needs more titles like this. Imaginative, innovative, and engrossing, Braid is a spectacular achievement. If only the experience lasted a little longer and there weren't as many puzzles with singu...
Monday, Mar 3
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters An update for Team Fortress 2 has come to the Xbox Live. Unlike the PC patch from over the weekend, there are no balance changes to the classes themselves. Instead, a number of glitches have been fixed, as well as the inclusion of rumble f...
Wednesday, Feb 27
A teeny-tiny Rock Band patch will be available this week which only affects a few DLC songs. Harmonix is apparently doing some early spring cleaning as it fixes some genre tags for songs and one vocal bug. The songs can simply be redownloaded today for Xbox 360 and Thursday for PS3 to receive t...
Thursday, Aug 2
The video game industry's war against enemy solders continues unabated, with 16 U.S. states recently becoming legal battlegrounds for federal customs agents working under the Immigration and Customs Enforcement group. According to the New York Times, more than 30 businesses and homes...
Friday, Jul 20
While E3's Kentia Hall may be long gone, the small Independent Game Summit area of the Barker Hangar made sure the little guy wasn't completely ignored. One of the most interesting games from the summit this year was an unassuming little 2D platform-puzzler featuring a guy in a business su...
Sunday, Jun 17
The red ring of death is something no 360 gamer ever wants to see. However, every time you turn around you seem to hear about another one being sighted somewhere. In fact, Microsoft ran out of boxes to return them in. It's there a secret cardboard shortage we don't know about that's even more dir...
Wednesday, May 2
0:27:20 - Xbox 360 Elite ("my discs are all ripped asunder") 0:40:45 - Halo 3 leak analysis ("just wanna see a little bit of crazy Cortana") 0:55:35 - Nintendo prints money ("Billy Pidgeon already knows where we're going") Permalink | Email this | Comments
Filed under: Hacks, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360. Not content with putting a PlayStation 3 Sixaxis inside an Xbox 360 gamepad and letting the world be jealous, Ben Heckendorn is showing us how to make our own PS360 controller. ...
Tuesday, Mar 27
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Podcasts, Microsoft Xbox 360With the Elite finally making its status known, the PlayStation 3 finally making its European debut, and even more exclusivity brouhaha bubbling up, we decided it was high time for another podcast! So gather around as we're...
Thursday, Mar 22
Filed under: Fan stuff, CrackdownIn the past we've brought you a few of the coolest sound clips from Crackdown and the Xbox 360. Today, our good friend Major Nelson posted the hidden orb sound clip for you to download in three exciting flavors. Yes, it's short, it's simplistic, but it still w...
Tuesday, Mar 6
Filed under: Culture, Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineIn an underhanded move -- some would say, without honor -- Microsoft has covertly patched a security vulnerability in Xbox 360 that allowed hackers to run their own software. Disguised as an "operating system update," the patch se...
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Wednesday, Feb 28
EA's been selling Skate without gameplay footage (pre-rendered or not). With a series of 'confessional shorts' -- featuring lesser-known, and therefore skaters' skaters like PJ Ladd, Chris Cole, Jason Dill, Jerry Hsu, and Dennis Busenitz -- EA is a building a thinly veiled promise. Ska...
Wednesday, Dec 6
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360First 1UP compares early PS3 ports to Xbox 360 versions, and now Gamespot takes a stab at the analysis with their fancy rollover pics. The review site compares ports of Need for Speed Carbon, Call of Duty 3, Madden '07, and a slew of others s...
Friday, Nov 24
Filed under: Hacks, PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, OnlineTVersity has released a patch enabling on-the-fly WMV transcoding for efficient-minded users seeking to stream video content from their PCs to Xbox 360. While incomplete, the patch previews the sort of functionality the final versio...
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