Xbox 360News for - October 8, 2008
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  Xbox Live having trouble. Again. On Christmas day. (via Xbox 360 News) -- We hear a lot of people are having problems with Xbox Live today (we're not, for the record), if you're feeling a bit sheepish about giving the gift of a 360 + Live service to a loved one, just... | |
Features: 2008's Essential Xbox Games (via Computer And Video Games) -- The ten we'd quit our jobs for (joke). The popular question at the moment is, after such a massive year for Xbox, what on earth does 2008 have left for Microsoft's white box? Apart from Banjo...?Click here to read the full article | |
 2007 Game Of The Year Awards from TeamXbox (via teamxbox) -- TeamXbox have written their article on this years great games and have also chosen game of the year. | |
 Huxley - 26 Minutes of All New Beta Footage (via Blip.tv) -- Some new footage has just been released from the Huxley Korean beta. The new footage shows some of the MMO aspects of the game. | |
 18 top game picks: The DOs and DON'Ts of games for kids (via CNET) - "It can be intimidating to shop for video games. The title your 8-year-old kid might be begging for might be packed full of blood and guts and simply unacceptable content. Here are nine games you can count on for your child, and nine you should shy away from (or keep for yourself). | |
 Guitar Hero 3 Is Broken (via Xbox360Wire) -- Sad but true folks. A design flaw with the new Les Paul controller means that it may be almost impossible to grab all of the achievements from the Xbox 360 version. And the PS3 version? It suffers the same problems apparently. | |
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Xbox Live having connection problems Update (via QJ) - Having problems trying to hook up your Microsoft Xbox 360 to Xbox Live? You're not alone, because according to Xbox Live's service status, "Users may experience intermittent issues when attempting to connect to Xbox Live." Apparently, many users are getting kicked off the service, while some simply can't connect at all. | |
 Xbox Live ban updates (via Xbox 360 News) -- As you've all seen, Microsoft has started unbanning consoles. I've seen alot of people who were banned this past weekend, and are still banned, no matter how much yelling they do to poor customer reps. | |
 Xbox Live Downtime (via Achievement Junkie) - Yes, we come to yet another day when our beloved Xbox Live is suffering from some sort of unknown ailment that is preventing us from accessing it. Since roughly Noon PST I have been experiencing serious hiccups, only to find Xbox.com had thrown up the warning. No, despite however many message you send out, no [. | |
Rumour Console Bans for Fan Mods? (via 360Patches) - You can have your console banned for having a 12v fan mod. A user of 360patches.com got told directly from MS reps that his fan was modded on his 360 and that it violates the TOA. Any modification of hardware does indeed violate the TOA, so legally they reserve the right to ban users from live for that reason. | |
Problem Recovering GamerTags (via Xbox Forums) -- Users on the Xbox forums are unable to recover their gamertags from Xbox live. Errors with the codes 80150003:0 and 80007065B:0 are showing up. There has been no official response from Microsoft. | |
Sensible Soccer back on the XBLA (via 360 Monster) - After being pulled from the Xbox live Arcade very quickly after its release, Sensible World of Soccer is back!!! The game is now back on the Arcade ready to be downloaded - this time without any bugs. If you had managed to get the game before it was pulled from the system, Major Nelson advises you to delete the data and re-download it - free of charge of course! Needless to say, anyone who owned a Commodore Amiga 'back in the day' would be a fool not to purchase this absolute classic. | |
 Free Guitar Hero Holiday DLC (via GTR) -- What better way to celebrate the holidays than with free downloadable content? Beginning on December 20th | |
 SpongeBob Squarepants Underpants Slam coming to Live Arcade. (via Major Nelson) - SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam! is a fast-paced, side-scrolling multiplayer slapstick collect 'em-up, set deep in the ocean. An incredibly powerful storm current has disrupted a Royal Laundry shipment of the undergarments of Neptune, Lord of the Sea, and has spread his unmentionables across the bottom of the ocean. | |
 Sensible World of Soccer now available for download (via MajorNelson) -- If you downloaded a version prior to today, please delete that version from your storage device and redownload it (at no charge if you purchased it.) Here is my original post on the game Thanks again for your patience while this was sorted out. Have a great Holiday. | |
 Dark Messiah: Elements Demo Available (via MajorNelson) -- The demo for Dark Messiah Elements and Xbox 360 exclusive is now available for download. The demo featuers Single Player and Multiplayer campaigns. | |
 Valve Customer Service is Best in Sarcasm? (via Gaming Today) - At least that's what Shacknews members would have us believe. In what is perhaps the funniest thing I've read this week, Shacknews members have shared their email responses from what looks to be a rather witty Valve Customer Service. Here is one of such responses: Day after day, Shacker Robotic Puppy Eater saw the same enigmatic image on the Team Fortress 2 map Gravel Pit. | |
 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - new details, interview, and trailer videos (via QJ) - Waiting for the latest information about Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2? Get ready for an information overload because Ubisoft has released some details about the game along with a new trailer video. It looks like the developers from Ubisoft have been paying attention to the feedback from the fans. | |
 Microsoft's Wireless Racing Wheel Now $99 (via Gamer Reports) - Microsoft continues to drop the price point of their latest major accessory, the Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel. The unit will now be available for $99. Prices should take effect this weekend, or early next week at your local big box store. Sometimes prices adjust a little faster online, keep an eye out. | |
COD4 Also Tops PC Charts (via Actiontrip) -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare topped the November PC sales chart. Crysis came in second, followed closely by Valve's Orange Box package and, believe it or not, The Sims 2 Teen Style Stuff. Of course, WoW and more Sims games are not far behind either: | |
 Teens kill 7-year-old girl by using Mortal Kombat moves (via GameRush Entertainment) -- In Jamestown, Colorado, two teens have been charged with killing a 7-year-old girl by beating her with imitations of moves from the Mortal Kombat video games, prosecutors said Wednesday | |
 First Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Details Emerge Breaking (via Kotaku) - Ubisoft has dropped the first concrete details on the follow-up to their smash-hit Rainbow Six Vegas, aptly titled Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2. The terrorist siege of America's Sodom escalates in the sequel, so it only makes sense that the keyword here is more. More multiplayer, with 13 new maps, two new adversarial modes, more rewards, and an improved matchmaking system that will do nothing to keep Crecente from shooting me in the face multiple times. | |
 Viacom and Microsoft sign $500 million advertising deal (via MSNBC) - The deal gives Microsoft the ability to license some of Viacom's television and movie content for use on MSN and Xbox 360 gaming system. The company founded by Bill Gates will also purchase advertising from Viacom's broadcast and online networks and will partner on promotions and sponsorships for MTV Networks and BET Networks award shows. | |
 Rock Band DLC: Weezer, Pretenders, Radiohead (via 1up) -- Three new tracks are available for download in Rock Band (today on Xbox 360, tomorrow on PlayStation 3), completing Harmonix's impressive slew of planned post-launch content laid out back in November. The last of the announced songs are as follows: | |
 Amazing Vid Battlefield: Bad Company (via Gametrailers ) -- Could this game compete with its rival COD4 with footage like this I think it can it depends on alot of things but I have to admit so far they are on the right track! | |
 Hudson Entertainment Announces Third Bomb-up Add-on Pack For Bomberman Live (via GTR) -- With these latest additions, players will be able to further enjoy the non-stop, explosive action of Bomberman LIVE in new arenas, including "Cavity Land," a delicious candy land, and the fully-automated assembly lines of "Robot Factory." | |
Duke Nukem Forever Trailer (via 1up) - 3D Realms promised our first look at the new-and-improved Duke Nukem Forever would come today, and they've made good on their promise. Make sure to let us know what you think in the comments, and if this means 3D Realms is finally getting ready to show the game proper, look forward to more coverage of DNF here at 1UP. | |
 Yahtzee reviews Mass Effect (via The Escapist) -- It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another scathing review from Yahtzee! | |
