Xbox 360 News for - July 18, 2008
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  Fable 2 Main Story Only 12 Hours (via Joystiq) - Joystiq was told by several Lionhead staffers that the game's main story would take most around 12 hours to complete. Also, keep in mind: That's just for the main story. That's not figuring in the time you'll spend gambling, romancing, trying to get fat and all the other side quests that make Fable so Fabley. | |
 Knights of the Old Republic MMO confirmed (via Arts Technica) - EA has confirmed that an MMO based in the KOTOR universe is currently being developed as a joint venture between BioWare and LucasArts. While speaking to Portfolio.com, EA's CEO John Riccitiello made the confirmation, but didn't give up any other details. "We've got two of the most compelling MMOs in the industry in development," he explained. | |
 June NPD Sales - PlayStation 3 Soars (via Unscripted 360) - I suppose an eye patch wearing hero can indeed make a difference in hardware sales much moreso than any foreign gangster could. Metal Gear Solid 4 helped the PlayStation 3 pull off its largest monthly win to date over the Xbox 360. MGS 4 was the highest selling game for the month. | |
 Installing your games takes 30% off loading times (via Xboxer) - So the new, amazing, innovative and brilliant feature that is installing games to hard drive will be coming to Xbox 360 this Autumn - but is it actually worth it? According to Microsoft, a full install will take around 10 minutes, then reduce your loading times by something like 30% while playing the game. | |
 Demo: Hail to the Chimp (via Major Nelson) - It's almost time to vote! Who will you choose? Download the demo for Hail to the Chimp and decide the future of the animal world! Hail to the Chimp is the presidential party game that's fun for all the family. Choose your candidate and then take them on a wild ride through the political jungle; a | |
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Medals Coming to New Xbox Experience (via Xbox Scene) - From deeko.com (http://www.deeko.com/news/?p=8224 ): While achievement's have been around since the 360's initial launch it seems that along with the new Xbox experience will be medals. Yes, Medals are coming to the 360's dashboard update. Strangely enough no one has really caught onto this but it was slipped in a recent interview. | |
E3: Tomb Raider Underworld teaser (via Xboxyde) -- You may have already seen on another web site, but since the exclusivity period seems to finally be over I'm happy to put this teaser video of Tomb Raider: Underworld online. No game footage, but it's still quite interesting. | |
E308: Hail To the Chimp Demo On XBL (via Gamer Reports) -- In case you missed it, the demo for the party game Hail to the Chimp is now available on Xbox Live. It weighs in at 427MB, so grab it now. | |
Postal 3 confirmed for PS3 Xbox 360 and PC versions delayed (via QJ) - To those who's been praying for a PS3 version of Running With Scissors' open-world series Postal 3 (PC, Xbox 360) ever since it was announced for the PC and Xbox 360, your prayers have now been granted.Mike Jaret has revealed to Shacknews that they are indeed creating a PlayStation 3 version for Postal 3. | |
WhatIfGaming E3 '08: Final Fantasy XIII Sit Down With Shinji Hashimoto - VII Not Even Being Considered (via N4G.com) -- WhatIfGaming Interviews Shinji Hashimoto. | |
GameTrailers: E3 08: Gears of War 2 Interview (via N4G.com) -- Introduce the Reaver's face to your machine gun. | |
Dead Rising Wii Is Easier, No Photo Mode Dead Rising: Zombie Sacrifice (via Kotaku) - Some details to go with the raw announcement from the other day. The Dead Rising Wii port will be known not as Dead Rising Wii, but as...drum roll...Dead Rising: Zombie Sacrifice. Brilliant. The changes extend past the name, however. For starters, Otis' real-time missions are gone. | |
GamesRadar's E3 2008 Awards (via N4G.com) - Another year, another grueling E3 experience for all involved. As press, GamesRadar have to be in constant motion, reading, writing and presenting all the information that's blasted at their eyes and ears. As readers, you're tasked with digesting an ocean of content in 72 constantly updated hours. | |
E3 08: Best and Worst Trailers (via N4G.com) - While there's plenty of griping around the internets about a piss-poor E3's boring press conferences and lack of big announcements, GamesRadar saw plenty of great trailers for great games that they can't wait to play. Get the popcorn ready; here are all the don't-miss trailers of the show. | |
E308: South Park XBLA to launch in 2009 (via N4G.com) -- Remember that epic trailer showcasing the new South Park game for Xbox Live Arcade? All 2.4 seconds of it. No details were dropped regarding what type of game it would be but the South Park Studios official site is already trying to fuel the hype train. | |
What Did You Think Of The Too Human Demo? Tell Us Dammit (via Kotaku) - Most of us at Kotaku were busy worker bees when Microsoft and Silicon Knights unleashed the Too Human demo on the Xbox 360 owning masses. Speaking to Microsoft Games Studios folk at E3 this week, we heard nothing but glowing reception to the game. Universal acclaim we did not expect, so I was personally curious about the Kotaku readership's opinion of the demo. | |
E3 '08 - Project Origin Designer Interview (via Planet Xbox) -- Warner Bros. booth is hosting one of the breakout games of the show, Project Origin. Dave Matthews, primary art lead on the game at Monolith Studios gave the play by play while Jeff Nachbaur, producer at WB Games handled the driving. | |
Nine Inch Nails and Shinedown to star in upcoming Rock Band DLC (via QJ) - People whose fingers are still dancing on their Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii) guitar controllers will be happy to know that Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails is making a comeback to Harmonix' Rock Band along with Shinedown and their exclusive, never released song paired with another one of their tunes. | |
Massively Multiplayer Online Halo? (via rampancy.net) - Rock, Paper, Shotgun thinks that a Halo MMO might be coming. Writer Jim Rossignol comes up with a laundry list of reasons why, some of which I don't find entirely convincing. I'd probably play it if they made it, though. I originally thought Halo-- the first game-- would be something like PlanetSide. | |
Alan Wake To Appear At TGS For Sure Maybe E308 (via Kotaku) - Remedy's Alan Wake was noticeably absent at E3 2008, a void left even more dark and encompassing by the inclusion of titles like You're In The Movies. Fear not, fans of mysterious mysteries, as the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista title is going to make its next public appearance at Tokyo Game Show at the latest, according to one web site. | |
Finally, An Easy Way Around DRM On The Xbox 360 X360 (via MyGen) -- Helpful Advice You May Have Missed | |
Watch The New 360 Dash And A Larry Hryb Tracksuit In Action Xbox 360 (via Kotaku) - You've seen images, but for the dim-witted, images may not be enough to get across just how the 360's new dash update is going to work. So here's a couple of videos, showcasing not only what it looks like in motion, but what Microsoft's Larry Hryb looks like in a snappy Xbox 360 track-top. | |
Series 2 Halo figures and points websites now live (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsAfter a much too long hiatus, we're proud to say that it's Halo action figure news time! Huzzah! And today we have a treat for Halo action figure fanboys, because Mr. Toddy McFarlane just updated Spawn.com with all kinds of Halo goodness. First off, the Halo 3 Series 2 mini site is now live, allowing you to view each and every figure, view photos, download wallpapers and analyze each one in super sexy Quicktime VR. | |
8BitJoystick: Microsoft Prevented Bungie From Unveiling New Halo Game at E3 (via Xbox Scene) - From 8bitjoystick.com (http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/jake_microsoft_prevented_bungie_from_unveiling_new_halo_game_at_e3.php ): Here is the truth about what is really going on with Bungie and Microsoft at E3. Bungie is developing a new Halo action game and since they separated from Microsoft they have licensed the Halo brand from Microsoft who is going to publish the game. | |
E3: Gabe Newell disses EA at their own presentation (via N4G.com) -- Appearing at Electronic Art's E3 2008 press conference, Gabe Newell tried to download play the company. Hit the jump to find out more on this story. | |
X-Play's Best Of E3 Awards (via N4G.com) - E3 might be over, but x- play is not done by a longshot. X-Play returned to the air to bring their Best of E3 Awards. This year's E3 brought a list of titles of unprecedented quality, but only a few were able to garner our label of Best of E3.What did you think of the decisions? Did LittleBigPlanet | |
Xbox 360 Almost Gets Installs Right: Using Discs Is So Xbox 360 1.0 (via N4G.com) - PseudoSavant has an interesting take on Xbox 360 hard drive installations. This is something Microsoft should really think about. "One of the interesting aspects of the recently announced "New Xbox Experience" is that gamers will now be able to install/copy their games onto the hard drive. | |
E3 2008: Silent Hill: Homecoming PC version confirmed, plus an old fiend returns (via QJ) - Two very important things have been confirmed for Konami's Silent Hill: Homecoming (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) this E3. The first is that a PC version will indeed be released, and second is that an old friends is coming back for a visit.That old friend is Pyramid Head, the iconic monster that gave players the chills back in Silent Hill 2. | |
Soulcalibur IV E3 2008 Stage Show Demo (via Gamespot) -- Soul Calibur IV is shown off on GameSpot's E3 2008 stage show. | |
Soulcalibur IV E3 2008 Stage Show Demo (via Gamespot) -- Soul Calibur IV is shown off on GameSpot's E3 2008 stage show. | |
