Xbox 360s Still Dying, Customer Service Still Crap (via Kotaku) -
I convinced my dad to buy my older brother an Xbox 360 earlier this year for his birthday.
Drew loves gaming, but wasn't decided on whether he wanted the Playstation 3, Wii or 360, so I decided for him. I was pretty sure I had made the right call after he received it and started playing the games. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1447 | 2 years ago
Epic: Online mode is still in first Gear (via News4Gamers) - Epic Games has admitted that Gears Of War’s online content is “not the most feature-rich” and that a host of downloadable content is now in the pipeline to make things more interesting for fans.
Epic VP Mark Rein has told MCV that Gears’ phenomenal success on Xbox Live is unexpected – because the studio only spent a minority of development time working on the game’s multiplayer mode. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1000 | 2 years ago
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Mark Rein confirms support for Gears of War (via QJ) - Epic Games VP Mark Rein may have dumped the December 24 Re-emergence Day hoax, but we've got more confirmation about their future online support for Gears of War. It's already been known that GoW will be putting up some downloadable content for all of us to enjoy (for free!), and that they'd be rolling out a supposed "housekeeping" update in the next couple of weeks. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 3726 | 2 years ago
Over 1 million people Lost on a different Planet (via Xboxic) - It seems that we as Live members can’t get enough of Lost Planet, as more than one million people have downloaded both the single and multi player demo offerings that exist on the Marketplace.
Capcom also state that their multiplayer demo has clocked over 300,000 hours worth of games, which is a staggering amount for just [. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 2109 | 2 years ago
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Released (via DCEmu) - New for Xbox360:
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Frenetic action - Lost Planet is a fast-paced third-person shooter with all the depth, intrigue and intensity of a science fiction classic.
Xbox Live enabled An array of online gameplay possibilities await including:
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Foot and vehicle based gameplay - Command highly powered armed vehicles and weapons notonly to traverse the treacherous terrain, but to eliminate enemies that lie ahead. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1359 | 2 years ago
Superman Returns: The Videogame Review (via Planet Xbox) - So what happens when the movie studios try to revive a classic money-making superhero franchise by throwing as much money as possible at it, getting a great director, and arguing over who should play the lead? You get a 250 (yes that’s a zero on the end) million-dollar movie that is only mediocre at best. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1290 | 2 years ago
Joystiq review: Assault Heroes XBLA (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Arcade, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, ActionIt really is quite unnerving how rapidly a game like Assault Heroes can expose a terrifying desire, possibly even an instinct, amongst every single gamer alive. Perhaps it's just common sense, but when something moves, we absolutely have to kill it. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1269 | 2 years ago
Assault Heroes assaulted with co-op issue (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: Fan stuff, Xbox Live ArcadeAs Jerry Seinfeld might put it, "what's the deal with Assault Heroes?" We posted our favorable impressions of the game last week, and we have since encountered a serious problem. During our first play test we encountered some connection problems with co-op games. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1119 | 2 years ago
Novadrome available on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow (via News4Gamers) - Stainless Software, the creators of the renowned vehicle-combat franchise Carmageddon, return to their roots with Novadrome, an original 3-D smash-’em-up game. This unique combat-driving game will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, 20th December at 9. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1032 | 2 years ago
College Hoops 2K7 Review (via Planet Xbox) - 2K’s College Hoops franchise has held its own in an arena filled with titles emulating basketball in its many forms including professional, college and street ball. 2K7 has to compete with multiple NBA based games, plus a rival NCAA game and NBA Street Homecourt on the horizon. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 942 | 2 years ago
Blaster360 Update from Team Xecuter (via Xbox 360 Hacks) - You may remember back in September when Team Xecuter announced the Blaster360. The device which aims towards delivering a simple DVD-ROM flashing solution for all firmware modders alike.
Here’s the latest update:
OK, after we had a final version manufactured to beta a few weeks ago, we have embarked on an exhaustive testing process (and jees [. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 912 | 2 years ago
PS2 controller on Xbox 360, keyboard n' mouse too (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox 360, PeripheralsAt $79.99, TeamXtender's XFPS 360, a keyboard and mouse adapter that also sports a PlayStation 2 device port, is no impulse buy. But, aside from being an obvious investment for PC-trained gamers, XFPS 360 promises some bizarre possibilities by way of its PS2 port. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 855 | 2 years ago
Burnout 5 has ‘ ” verisimilitude crashes” (via Xboxic) - The next incarnation of Burnout is set to be the most realistic (in crashing terms at least) in the Burnout series to date, if Criterion Director of Design Alex Ward is to be believed. It will be their first proper next-gen outing, and I’m inclined to believe he may just have a case. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 852 | 2 years ago
UK charts: FIFA 07 Kicks in at #1 (via QJ) - Gotta say one thing about Britain - they love their soccer. And we're not just talking about the Manchester United fans - we're talking EA's FIFA 07, which takes the number one spot. This makes it the fourth year that EA's kept the lead at the UK charts.Racing fans will be delighted to hear that Need for Speed: Carbon is tailing FIFA for the number two spot, another EA title. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 816 | 2 years ago