Xbox 360 News for - June 30, 2008
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  GPS mod -- GLaDOS tells people where to go (via GLaGPS) -- Do you own a Garmin Nuvi GPS device? Want to make Portal's GLaDOS be your guide through town? | |
 Treyarch producer calls Brothers In Arms 'a crappy war game.' (via Kotaku) -- Treyarch senior producer Noah Heller: 'These guys (Gearbox) aren't even in the same league.' | |
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 Battlefield: Bad Company online complaints (via 360 Monster) - EA has told people that they are aware of problems with the Xbox 360 server connection troubles in Battlefield: Bad Company which was released last Friday. 'We are aware that some Xbox 360 players are having issues connecting to the Bad Company servers,' EA stated on the Bad Company website. | |
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Rise of the Argonauts Official Movie 2 (via Gamespot) -- Check out the second part of lead designer Charley Price's introduction to the Greek gods featured in Rise of the Argonauts. | |
Rise of the Argonauts Official Movie 1 (via Gamespot) -- Check out the first part of lead designer Charley Price's introduction to the Greek gods featured in Rise of the Argonauts. | |
Alone in the Dark - Reviewed – XBOX 360 (via LazyGamer) - By Philip Dunkley I once again need to get something straight before I even remotely begin to get involved in the review of this game. Sometimes, it is remarkably difficult to review a game, especially when it has the highest high points, and some of the lowest low points. | |
Too Human: Top 5 Quick Fixes (via IGN) -- Too Human (X360)The rough edges we want smoothed before release. | |
Japan gets another shmup: Otomedius Gorgeous, or, Why we need to have another Steel Battalion (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News While the news that the 360 as a platform is seeing more support from Japanese developers, we do wish that that support was coming to these shores. In a move that reminds us of the good old days of large and unnecessary controllers with even more unnecessary features (hit eject or lose you game save!) the release of Otomedius Gorgeous! will be accompanied by a, ahem, Hyper Stick Pro. | |
Behold: New Too Human previews hit (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action We're just two months out from the release of Too Human, a game that would have garnered its share of attention - though not nearly as much as it's getting for being in development 10 years across at least three platforms. The game (the first in a planned trilogy) is finally hitting on Xbox 360, and two of our blogosphere compatriots have offered up their thoughts on its current state in new previews. | |
Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Face-Off: Round 12 (via LazyGamer) - The latest Eurogamer.net face off article has been released and the two games that I think are the most important here are GRiD (Due to the hype) and UEFA 2008 (Due to the size of the development house behind it). The other games being checked this time round are Quake Wars, Lego Indiana Jones and Overlord: [. | |
XLink Kai 7.4 Beta released (via Xbox Scene) - Team XLink (http://www.teamxlink.co.uk/ ) released a new version of their global gaming network (that allows you to play system-link enabled games (incl. Xbox and 360) online for free): What's the point? XLink Kai(info (http://www.xbox-scene.com/tools/tools.php?page=tunnel#newsitemEpVpVuFkyAFeGhSycN )) 7. | |
Hands On with Grimm Grimm (via Kotaku) - American McGee’s Grimm has been somewhat of a mystery to me since it was announced. The concept sounded good, I mean anything based on Grimm’s fairy tales always catches my interest. I had been anxious to see exactly what it was going to be like and today I got my chance. | |
Aussie Retailer Adds To 360 Price-Cut Chorus (via Xbox Scene) - From kotaku.com (http://kotaku.com/5020947/aussie-retailer-adds-to-360-price+cut-chorus ): It's not just American retailers convincing us that a 360 price-cut is imminent. Australian retailers are now in on the act as well. The local branch of K-Mart is advertising a 360 Pro bundle for AUD$449 (USD$430), a steal when you consider the rrp for the console is AUD$579 (USD$555). | |
News: MGS Europe: Simultaneous releases would shoot ourselves in the foot (via Game Industry) -- Microsoft Europe says that releasing games on PC and Xbox 360 at the same time would eat in to console hardware and software sales | |
Infinite Undiscovery Box Art Clues In DLC Xbox 360 (via Kotaku) - That right there is the box art for upcoming tri-Ace developed, Square Enix published Xbox 360 game Infinite Undiscovery. While Square Enix never said that the single player game would have online play (hence the no "Xbox LIVE" box decal), the game's box art does have a "LIVE" logo on it (no "Xbox" though). | |
Harmonix reveals Rock Band 2 details, release date Online Store surpasses 15 Million paid downloads (via QJ) - After Harmonix lead designer Dan Teasdale's revelation of the up and coming sequel for the highly successful Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii), comes more new information on the jammin' title, Rock Band 2. This time, it's double the fun, double the challenge, double the cool soundtracks that will get you shredding out those tunes. | |
Backpeddling 101: MM9 currently for WiiWare only (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade Yeah, yeah, we know we posted just the other day that the Live Arcade would be actually seeing a release of Mega Man 9. Arstechnica seemed to have gotten their hands on a Capcom E3 roster and it had MM9 listed as being for all three of the console digital download services, which looked to be a confirmation of earlier rumblings out of the OFLC that also said that the game would be multiplatform. | |
Metal Gear Dominates European Charts (via LazyGamer) - MGS4 has charged to the top of 3 European countries over the last week on it’s way to shifting over 1 million units since it’s launch. It has topped the charts in Germany, Spain and Sweden. What is also suprising is that in Germany and Spain there isn’t a single Xbox 360 title on the top 10 [. | |
Blizzard interview - Diablo 3 console version a possibility (via N4G.com) -- Guardian.co.uk sat down with Blizzard COO Paul Sams at this weekend's World Wide Invitational Event in Paris and talked Diablo 3, the WoW movie and why he thinks the PC gaming market doing just fine. | |
Mega Man 9: WiiWare ONLY - False alarm. Please, ... Mega Man 9 (via Kotaku) - Mega Man 9: WiiWare ONLY - False alarm. Please, go ahead and disregard this morning's post regarding Mega Man 9 being available for the PSN and XBLA. Capcom have since removed those listings from their E3 lineup (calling it "a mistake"), and have confirmed the game will only be appearing on the Wii. | |
Gamercast Network E3 2008 Promo (via GamerTagRadio) - Don't miss Gamercast Network E3 2008 coverage. From July 14-17, 2008 live from LA, California. For more details head over to http://www.gamercastnetwork.com Gamertag Radio & Mogulus Brings E3 To You Miami, FL - June 26, 2008: The hottest gaming podcast on the Internet, is proud to announce that it will be on site at E3 2008 from July 14th through July 17th, bringing you non-stop coverage on everything gaming. | |
The Best of The Who Rock Band set list revealed (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm We didn't have to wait long to find out what tracks would be replacing Who's Next album DLC in Rock Band. The Who Official Band Website has published a press release revealing the 12 song "Best of" collection, featuring 3 songs from Who's Next (Baba O'Riley, Going Mobile and Behind Blue Eyes). | |
Aussie Retailer Adds To 360 Price-Cut Chorus Xbox 360 (via Kotaku) - It's not just American retailers convincing us that a 360 price-cut is imminent. Australian retailers are now in on the act as well. The local branch of K-Mart is advertising a 360 Pro bundle for AUD$449 (USD$430), a steal when you consider the rrp for the console is AUD$579 (USD$555). | |
This Week: Soulcalibur and Wits Wagers DLC (via XBLArcade) - In a shocking single release week we're getting Soulcalibur. To ease the pain of this solo release we also have Wits & Wagers DLC coming. Can the "highest rated console fighter of all time" coax you into a purchase despite a complete lack of online play? Soulcalibur is rated T for Teen and comes in at 800 MSP. | |
Friendly Dragon Ball Reminder Dbz Contest (via Kotaku) - Last minute rush! Don't forget! Those hoping to enter our make-dragon-balls contest need to get their entries in by midnight Kotaku Time tonight. Voting will be later this week. Need inspiration? Check out the jello dragon ball reader Caleb made — complete with fruit roll-up stars. | |
J Allard Gets a New Job (via Xbox Scene) - From zdnet.com (http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1463 ): After Rick Thompson became Corporate Vice President of Zune last fall, more than a few Microsoft watchers were wondering what Allard would do for an encore. Would he become yet another Softie who would take a "sabbatical," never to return to Microsoft? It looks like Allard has a new mission and new title to prove it. | |
Treyarch Offers Apologies To Gearbox Software Mea Culpa (via Kotaku) - Just when we thought we were set for a good developer versus developer war of words, we find out that Treyarch has taken the high road, apologizing for remarks made about Gearbox Software and its Brothers In Arms series. You may remember that earlier we quoted Activision producer Noah Heller had a few unkind words for Hell's Highway, especially in comparison to Call of Duty: World At War. | |
