Today only: download XBL Emergence Day GoW content
(via QJ) - Happy Emergence Day, ladies and gents! If you haven't heard the news from Major Nelson, today, until 11:59 p.m. PT, you can grab special Emergence Day content from Xbox Live. What's available? An exclusive Gears of War "I played on Emergence Day" Gamerpic (free!) and an exclusive Gears of War "I played on Emergence Day" theme (also free!).
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Review: Gears of War
(via Xboxic) - November 12th, 2006. Emergence Day. With the Xbox 360’s launch almost a year behind us already, many criticisms have been heard about the next-generation games not making a huge difference compared to the more recent offerings for the older platforms. Sure, we were getting some more physics and some extra pixel shaders, but where were [.
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Gears of War Aussie Review
(via IGN) -- Gears of War (X360)Now this is what next-gen gaming is all about.
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Video: Emergence Day 'Gears of War'
(via Major Nelson) - The following ‘Gears of War’ content is available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox Live members in the U.S. Name: Gears of War Emergence Day Message from Cliffy B (480p and 720p)Price: FreeAvailable in: U.S.Dash Details: Gears of War Emergence Day Message from Cliffy B  Name: Gears of War Gameplay (480p and 720p)Price: FreeAvailable in: U.
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Madcatz Release Gears of War Faceplate
(via Xbox 365) -- Madcatz Release Gears of War Faceplate
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Multiplayer Lost Planet Coming Soon
(via IGN) -- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (X360)Free download due to drop onto the Marketplace shortly.
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Installing and using the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive with video
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming, HDTV Installing the Xbox 360's HD DVD drive wasn't as simple as we might have expected -- it actually required an install disc instead of having 100% of the support built in with the fall update. The upshot here is the install was totally seamless (as one would expect), and only took about 3 minutes.
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Xbox 360's HD DVD drive already functioning on PCs
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment In you haven't had enough Xbox 360 (let alone Wii and PlayStation 3) news lately, we've got one more tidbit for you. While we knew the device would sport USB connectivity, the recently released (and unboxed) HD DVD add-on drive has reportedly already been hacked to function on plain ole PCs, no Xbox 360 necessary.
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Call of Duty 3 Online Issues
(via Planet Xbox) -- It would appear that some people are experiencing issues when trying to join online games in Call of Duty 3. Infinity Ward are already on to it though, and are working on the problem.
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Japanese Blue Dragon bundle pics
(via Xboxic) - Microsoft is relaying on Gears of War to push 360s from the shelves in the US but the Japanese generally aren’t interested in shooters with bulky space marines. So to conquer the hearts of the Japanese Microsoft is going use Blue Dragon as their killer app. Needless to say there’s a Blue Dragon bundle coming [.
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Rumor: Microsoft to acquire Capcom?
(via QJ) - Our day is not complete without getting the daily recommended dose of rumors. This time, we got the dirt from Xbox Way International. Rumor has it that Microsoft wants to acquire gaming powerhouse Capcom. If and when it happens, Capcom would become a first-party developer.
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Jeff Bell has $945MM to spend marketing the Xbox and Zune
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business Nintendo's announcement that they'll spend $200 million to market the Wii reminded us that we've been sitting on this clipping from Advertising Age (from one of the October editions of the magazine).
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Limited time Emergence Day 'GoW' content
(via Major Nelson) - Today is ‘Emergence Day’ in North America, and that means cool free ‘Gears’ Marketplace content is available today only for Xbox Live Gold and Silver members in Mexico, Canada and the U.S.Name: Gears of War Emergence Day Gamer PicturePrice: FreeAvailable in: Canada, Mexico and the U.
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Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 coverage roundup
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming It's next-gen console madness over here at Engadget. We know there's a veritable flood of information about the Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, but let's make this as simple as it should be. Below you'll find a round up of our coverage; take a look, we post a lot of stuff, so you never know if you missed something good.
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Rainbow Six: Vegas Duck and Cover gameplay video
(via QJ) - It's raining hot lead in this latest gameplay trailer for Rainbow Six: Vegas. Saving the hostages from execution in this kind of "weather" condition makes it even more difficult for the Rainbow Six team to complete the mission. When enemies fire at will upon seeing you and your team move inside the Calypso, you know you gotta "Duck and Cover".
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PS3's SIXAXIS vs Xbox 360's controller - battle of the cables
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Jeff Bell has $945MM to spend marketing the Xbox and Zune update 1
(via News4Gamers) - Nintendo's announcement that they'll spend $200 million to market the Wii reminded us that we've been sitting on this clipping from Advertising Age (from one of the October editions of the magazine). Ad Age tells us that Microsoft's new Xbox marketing guy (ranked 22nd in Ad Age's list of power marketers based on his budget) has $945 million to spend advertising Microsoft's entertainment products.
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Xbox 360 Live Chart: GOW Reigns Supreme
(via Xbox Today) - Microsoft' Major Nelson, everybody's favorite Xbox 360 blogger, has released the weekly charts for the week ending November 6, 2007. Can you guess what title made number one this week? Unless you've been living in a cave this week, I suspect you've gotten it by now. Still, there's nothing more fun than ending a week and checking out what's hot.
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Crackdown screens are promising
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsToday Xboxygen got their hands on some new screen grabs of the upcoming 360 game Crackdown. The art style for this game looks somewhat cartoon based and simplistic, but the screenshots are promising to what amount of interaction you can have with the world.
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Tony Hawk does a PS3-360 comparison
(via QJ) - Tony Hawk seems to be following Tiger Woods' footsteps. No, Tony won't drop his skateboard for golf clubs mind you, it's just that after we got hold of a Tiger Woods PS3-360 comparison video, here comes yet another one. But this time, it's Tony Hawk's Project 8 (PS3, Xbox360) that'll be put up for comparison.
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Viva Pinata content available now
(via Totally 360) -- The first of what I'm guessing will be a sizable quantity of additional content for Viva Pinata goes LIVE...
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Show #201 The one about Marketplace
(via Major Nelson) - This week, I have two interviews around the Xbox Live Marketplace. One around the recent TV and Movie announcements, and another with EA on their Marketplace stratagy.This week’s show:What I did at Penny Arcade last weekInterview: Caesar Filori Audio Director MGS (Gears of War)Interview: Brookelyn and Valkyrie, Frag Dolls (Rainbow Six Vegas)Interview: Ross Honey, Xbox Live Marketplace (TV and Movies)Interview: Chip Lang, Vice President of Online Commerce, EAName the Game…and much more! Get the blogcast Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3) Listen in iTunes? Submit a review Add the Major Nelson Blogcast feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically (MP3).
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Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft: The three king's Christmas splurge
(via QJ) - November 17 and 19 may be the dates to watch out for this month, but we'll be seeing the real fight take to the TV sets this December, as news reaches us of what the three console giants have in mind  this Christmas. Microsoft's total marketing campaign is expected to hit the 14 million (USD million) mark for marketing their 360 Xbox 360, with Nintendo coming in with 12.
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Independent Review of Sony PS3 Online Service
(via Ozymandias) - I wrote earlier about Sony's online network being broken; not surprisingly, some took umbrage at my statement. Now that the PS3 is out in Japan the reality of the situation is becoming more public, and others are finding the same. A blog called Inner Bits did a good overall summary of Sony's online network, and I'll point you to it here.
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Glenn Entis of EA: beware unrealistic graphics like Final Fantasy
(via QJ) - Better graphics isn't enough. If you just increase the polygons, you will end up with better-looking characters, but that doesn't mean they'll look more "realistic." You need to improve the motion physics. And you also need to improve gameplay.This is the point made by Glenn Entis, Academy-Award-winning senior VP and chief visual and technical officer for EA games (he was formerly CEO from Dreamworks Interactive).
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Emergence Day has started, limited Marketplace content
(via Xboxic) - The American version of Gears of War’s Emergence Day has begun, Major Nelson reports that there is a free ‘I played on Emergence Day’ gamerpic and theme available. They’re only available for a limited time and will disappear at 11:59pm PT. More Emergence Day activities after the jump.
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PS3 Launches in Japan
(via 1Up) -- We got ours, as did about 100,000 other lucky gamers.
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A PS3-Xbox 360 comparison using Tiger Woods
(via QJ) - This nice video we found over at GameTrailers features side by side comparison of what you'll see on the PS3 and the Xbox 360 versions of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07.Okay, so maybe Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 isn't the best game to use as a comparison tool between competing consoles.
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Intercooler's Cruel Irony
(via Xbox Scene) - From kotaku.com:You may have heard the rumors going around about the Nyko Intercooler. What was meant to help your Xbox 360 from overheating is actually causing it's own kind of burnout. Reader Ben M. sends in these pictures of the Intercooler he bought for his system along with the horror story of what happened when he put it in use.
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Clips: My Son Masters the Wii-Mote
(via Kotaku) - Last week I let me son check out the Sixaxis with Ridge Racer, today I videoed him playing Excite Truck using the Wii Remote and asked him what he thought of the controls. The end result, it seems, is that he likes the Remote best, the Sixaxis next and the Xbox 360 last.
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