New Gears of War Annex Multiplayer Mode
(via Xbox Games) -- Gears of War is readying its next deadly onslaught with an upcoming title update. In addition to the small-arms fire of a few adjustments to the title's multiplayer battles, the Gears of War update delivers an explosive and game-changing new multiplayer mode known as Annex.
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Burger King 360 prize comes with steep price: Terror
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessEver heard of looking a gift horse in the mouth? It's supposed to be a bad idea. It's just not as unwise as looking a gift Burger King in his deadened, black, all-seeing eyes and learning the exact date of your death. One guy named David did just that .
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Splinter Cell Double Agent: PS3 vs. Xbox 360 Comparison
(via Loot Ninja) - Here’s a video comparison of the graphics between the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Splinter Cell: Double Agent. I have to say, the Xbox 360 version blows away the PS3 version. You think with that extra development time, Ubisoft could have made the PS3 version look better.
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Bunigie Resetting Halo 2 Rankings, “ Significant” Announcement Next Week
(via Game Stooge) - Frankie O’ Connor’s weekly updates have consistently fed the IV drip of Halo related content that gamers have been craving week after week for quite some time. In the wake of the release of Halo 3, he’s given us constant updates on the newest ideas, and insights into the Halo universe, and has even teased new information on what’s looking to be the most important game of this console generation.
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News: Incoming: Gears of Wars update goes live today, adds new mode
(via GamePro) -- Today, at 4:00pm PST, the eagerly awaited Gears of War update will go live on Xbox Live, adding several enhancements including a new multiplayer game mode.
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Screen Update: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
(via GamePro) -- Tons of new action-packed Quake screens!
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Is the Xbox 360 Elite in search of Sarah Connor? Uh
(via The Xbox Domain) - According to the product page of the Canadian electronics chain Future Shop, the Xbox 360 Elite may have more going on under the hood then originally thought. Do you know where Sarah Connor is? Skynet may not have destroyed us all yet, but whoever at Future Shop wrote this sure thinks it’s eminent.
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Spring update features confirmed: IM and more
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Spring Update Unveiled
(via IGN) -- Messenger comes to Xbox 360 alongside a slew of features and new keyboard.
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Microsoft: The 360 Spring Update
(via Kotaku) - Looks like that video was legit after all. As was the QWERTY keyboard. Microsoft tonight unveiled the details of this spring's Xbox 360 update, set to hit on May 7. While the update has a plethora of new features, the biggest by far is that Microsoft is bringing instant messaging and a new snap-on controller keyboard to the console.
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Alan Wake - Bright Falls screens
(via QJ) - Going over WorthPlaying, we have uncovered seven new screens of Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake (for the Xbox 360 and PC). Checking out the picturesque screens of the small town called Bright Falls, it's a bit hard to imagine how this small town becomes the world of Alan Wake's nightmares, but then again, sleep deprivation could of course make you a madman.
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Guitar Hero II dev responds to unlockables controversy
(via QJ) - There's some new developments on the Guitar Hero II front, courtesy of Game Stooge. After an editorial on the nature of unlockable content in GH2 grew out of proportion, a member of the Guitar Hero team took to Game Stooge's comments and posted a helpful reply that should stop the arguments about unlockable content.
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Rumored Xbox 360 keyboard controller attachment, Voltron jealous
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Culture, Hacks, PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessWith Gamespot and other sites leaking details about the upcoming Dashboard updates to the 360, you've gotta wonder (if rumors are true) how text messaging between the 360 and Windows users will work. Typing out even the briefest of messages using the 360 Controller is a lesson in patience.
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Details of the next dash update
(via Major Nelson) - While the actual update is about a month away from being released, today we released official details on some of the new features and enhancements the free update will contain. In addition to MSN Messenger integration that you may have heard about, we also announced a new text input device coming this summer.
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Red Octane declares two Guitar Hero II axes defective
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming If you've been cranking out some serious riffs on your Guitar Hero II controller, but have been noticing a few glitches with the ole whammy bar, chances are you've got yourself a malfunctioning unit. According to Red Octane, the bar on Xbox 360 axes could have a "calibration issue that may stem from a feature put in place to ensure accurate scoring.
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Xbox 360 Keyboard Controller Coming
(via Kotaku) -- Gamespot first posted and then yanked a detailed post about a new QWERTY keyboard attachment coming to the Xbox 360 controller today. Wow, that's two in nearly as many days. What could it mean? Only a few hours will tell. Brian Crecente Xbox QWERTY
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Guitar Hero 2 X-plorer problems acknowledged
(via Xboxic) - Red Octane customer support has been working overtime it seems. While we reported a few days back that the Guitar Hero 2 developer was looking into potential problems with the guitars after internet reports, they have now more or less confirmed that the problems are officially there in 2 specific models.
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Xbox 360 QWERTY Keyboard Controller AddOn Exposed
(via Team Xbox) -- Remember the QWERTY keyboard controller attachment revealed two years ago in a Spanish presentation? Its real, its coming this summer and we have the first images of the peripheral!
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Red Octane declares two Guitar Hero II axes defective
(via DCEmu) - via engadget If you've been cranking out some serious riffs on your Guitar Hero II controller, but have been noticing a few glitches with the ole whammy bar, chances are you've got yourself a malfunctioning unit. According to Red Octane, the bar on Xbox 360 axes could have a "calibration issue that may stem from a feature put in place to ensure accurate scoring.
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Xbox 360 QWERTY thumb keyboard is official
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals The years old rumors of a QWERTY Xbox controller are true. Microsoft is finally launching a QWERTY thumb keyboard for the Xbox 360, a welcome addition for those of us who don't want yet another keyboard sitting around in our living room. Unfortunately, this officially marks the point where the Xbox 360 just has too freaking many peripherals, and starts to look a bit like it's grubbing.
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Red Octane declares two Guitar Hero II axes defective
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming If you've been cranking out some serious riffs on your Guitar Hero II controller, but have been noticing a few glitches with the ole whammy bar, chances are you've got yourself a malfunctioning unit. According to Red Octane, the bar on Xbox 360 axes could have a "calibration issue that may stem from a feature put in place to ensure accurate scoring.
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Tim Sweeney speaks on the free GoW content, Annex
(via QJ) -   Game developer and founder of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has spoken up regarding the new content for Gears of War and the fact that it's slated to be released at no charge to gamers. Microsoft "has been pushing back on" Epic Games regarding the release of its content for free.
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Bungie's Weekly Update: exploding barrels and Halo 2 auto-updates
(via QJ) -   Things that go boom is the name of the game for this week. Bungie's got two important updates up that should make every trigger-happy Halo lover want to smile.First up is a retrospective on the exploding barrel. In the world of Halo, it's called a Fusion Core, and it's both a bad (for them) and wonderful (for us) executive decision to have the darned things placed where we can easily shoot them.
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OFFICIAL-Dashboard update details, IM&rsquo s, Keyboard..
(via The Xbox Domain) -   Some of this information leaked out a bit early but Microsoft Via Press Release released all the “Official” Information regarding Instant Messenger, The Spring Dashboard Update, and the QWERTY Keyboard. First of all starting on May 7th the Spring Dashboard update will be released to gamers worldwide.
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Xbox 360 QWERTY thumb keyboard is official
(via Engadget) - Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals The years old rumors of a QWERTY Xbox controller are true. Microsoft is finally launching a QWERTY thumb keyboard for the Xbox 360, a welcome addition for those of us who don't want yet another keyboard sitting around in our living room. Unfortunately, this officially marks the point where the Xbox 360 just has too freaking many peripherals, and starts to look a bit like it's grubbing.
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Screen Update: Saboteur
(via GamePro) -- Saboteur takes WW2-styled games in a whole new direction!
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IT’ S OFFICIAL: Xbox 360 Gets Keyboard Controller
(via Game Stooge) - Well, it’s official. The long-rumored keyboard controller attackment is finally a reality, as unveiled at GameSpot. Many have simply used a USB keyboard with the 360, but this will make it more accessible, and require one less USB port. The Xbox Live dashboard update to include MSN Messenger is probably the driving force behind this debut.
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360Zine Issue 5: GTA IV and Fable 2 previews await
(via QJ) - We have received word that the fifth issue of 360Zine just came out and is now ready for all of us! So just what is inside the latest 360Zine issue?The free mag includes previews of Grand Theft Auto IV, Fable 2, and Command and Conquer 3. For the Grand Theft Auto IV feature, their games journalist scrutinized the latest GTA IV trailer.
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Images of Alan Wake
(via Xboxyde) -- Finnish TV show Pelit has put online some kind of new images of Alan Wake. According to an admin over at the official forums, the images are from an old build from 2006, and many changes have of course been done. It's still nice to look at though, so enjoy the beauty.
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IM coming to Xbox 360, keyboard accessory this summer
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Microsoft Xbox 360 Alright, so Gamespot's leakier than a colander full of swiss cheese, but now we've got the official details (from Microsoft this time) on what's included in the upcoming Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard update, due in one month beginning the week of May 7th.
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