Xbox 360News for - October 8, 2008
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  Half-Life To Have Plenty Of Life After Episode 3 (via Stuff We Like) - "In a recent interview with StuffWeLike, Valve's Doug Lombardi confirmed that the wide world of Half-Life won't end after Half-Life 2: Episode 3. There's more on the way: plenty more. Question: "Are there any current plans after Episode 3 to have a Half Life 3?" Answer: "We haven't announced anything specific, but Half-Life won't end at Episode Three - hang on to your crowbars!" "Half-Life 3 or Episode 4? That's fine with me, especially since the sequels haven't stopped Valve from putting out other incredible products with the help of Half-Life technology. | |
 UK only. 300 in HD to download for 100 MS points (via xbox.com) -- For the UK user this is a bit of a bargain for a good movie! Its is available from 28th Dec. | |
 News: Sensible Soccer yanked from Marketplace (via OXM) - Xbox Live bug cripples Codemasters game and it gets cruelly snatched away... noooo!. After a traumatic ride onto Xbox Live Arcade with an infamous delay stamping all over fan's dreams, the drama hasn't ended yet after Microsoft pulled Sensible Soccer from Xbox Live Marketplace hours after its release. | |
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 G4 tv show X-PLAY to have a daily 30 minute show beginning January 14th- (via g4tv.com) -- Starting January 14th, X-play will begin a 30 minute daily show, that will feature demos, interviews, and general gaming world info. | |
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 Kane & Lynch Demo Up On Xbox Live Kane & Lynch (via Kotaku) - Skulking quietly onto Xbox Live today was a demo for that game everyone just loves to douse in hatorade, Kane & Lynch. The demo's a pinch over 500MB, features one level, where you climb down a skyscraper and shoot some guys up, and you can play it in either single-player or co-op. | |
NPD Fallout: Rock Band Proves its Worth (via 1up) -- No one expected Rock Band to outsell Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock this holiday season. Guitar Hero is one of the most powerful franchises in gaming right now -- period. In fact, if Rock Band sold at all it'd be a triumphant feat for the new music IP, Harmonix and MTV. | |
 Xbox 360 to get even more exclusive GTAIV downloadable content (via Xboxer) -- The poor old PlayStation3. Just as things are going well for it the mean old Xbox 360 comes along and knocks it back down, with news that there is to be even more exclusive downloadable Grand Theft Auto IV content... | |
Demo: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men (via Major Nelson) - A demo of Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is now available in the Marketplace. The demo incudes the first level. A flawed mercenary and medicated psychopath in a brutal tale of hate, loss and revenge. Featuring hard-edged criminal action, co-op play explosive squad-based combat and back-stabbing online multiplayer experience that will blow you away. | |
 Parents Guide To Monitoring Video Game Play (via InformativePost) - "Do Not Blame The Video Game For Your Problems: There have been a lot of claims that violent video games cause children and teens to act violently. This is not true, and if you think this may be the case, you should just take responsibility as a parent and talk to your child to see what the problem is and maybe get help for the problem. | |
 Has The Wii Bubble Burst Or Is It Just a Lack Of Supply? (via VG Chartz) - The W/E 15th of December VG Chartz figures have been released. If you discount the handhelds, 360 is at the top of the list selling 330,000, followed by PS2 at 253,000, the PS3 sold just 192,000 and the Wii only sold 173,000, this may be a lack of supply, we'll have to wait and see. | |
 News: Saint's Row 2 gets transsexual (via Computer And Video Games) - According to the latest mag previews, Saint's Row 2 is set to feature a city 45% larger than the original, with new vehicles including motorbikes, jet-skis and speedboats. What's new though is the introduction of aircraft such as planes and helicopters, which excitingly you can smash right through buildings. | |
 52% of Xbox 360 owners have Halo 3, says NPD research data (via QJ) - The numbers have proven it: if you own an Xbox 360 and live in the United States, there's a good chance that you also own a copy of Halo 3. At least, that's what the data from The NPD group shows, with approximately 52% of Xbox 360 owners in the U.S. also holding a copy of the epic FPS. | |
Sensible Word of Soccer and Tempest for XBLA this Week (via GTR) -- The game that inspired a generation, "Sensible World of Soccer," and a game that will have players reliving their quarter dropping days, "Tempest", arrives on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, December 19th at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST). | |
Activision Ranks as #1 Publisher (So Far) of 2007 (via 1up) -- The big ActiBlizzion announcement ensured that the Voltron-like conglomerate would be a financial boom. Apparently, though, Activision is doing quite well without. | |
 Bunches of Guitar Hero 3 DLC Coming for Holidays (via 1up) - While Rock Band has been impressing everyone with its consistent quality downloadable content, gamers who prefer Guitar Hero III have probably felt a little bit left behind. No more, says Activision -- the publisher announced today that a bunch of new downloadable songs will be ready for their game for the holidays. | |
 EA reveals release date, screenshot for Tiberium FPS (via QJ) - Can't get enough of Command and Conquer? Not to worry, as Electronic Arts has recently announced the development of a new Command and Conquer game dubbed Tiberium (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) Don't expect it to be an RTS though, as this one will be more of a tactical first person shooter instead. | |
 Pre-order Gears of War 2 (via CGV) - Amazon's US website is listing Gears of War 2 for a November 15 release, 2008 on Xbox 360. Now Microsoft or Epic haven't officially announced a sequel but even the man in the corner shop knows it's coming. The fact that Amazon has listed the date as Nov 15 means that someone there knows a bit about video games, as the original launched around the same time in 2006 depending on where you live. | |
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 Top 10 Videogame Reviews of 2007 (via N4G.com) - Chewing Pixels writes, "Something that often gets forgotten in the endless discussions over what a videogame review should or shouldn’t be is the reader’s desire to read something that’s well-written and enjoyable." "I like reading good writers and the question of whether they’re being subjective or objective in a review is way down my list of cares. | |
This week on Arcade: Sensible World of Soccer and Tempest (via Major Nelson) -- Both hit Arcade this Wednesday with Sensible World of Soccer priced at 800 points and Tempest at 400 points. | |
 Call of Duty 4 changes coming... (via OXM) - No date given for the multiplayer tweaks which. Most of the tweaks comes in the form of new maps being added to the playlist rotations, such as Sabotage, Team Deathmatch, Free-For-All and Hardcore Team Deathmatch now getting the Showdown map. Each map will also be granted nine new spawn areas while the overall online netcode will be tweaked to ensure it's more solid - players will no longer be kicked out of games altogether should the host leave, for example. | |
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FSU student receives misdemeanor charges after making threats on Xbox Live (via Joystiq) - Allieu Shaw, a student of Frostburg State University in western Maryland, has been charged with two counts of disrupting a school operation after threatening to shoot up his school during (what we can only assume was) a very heated match of Call of Duty 4 over Xbox Live. | |
Game Reviews Are Broken Please Fix ! (via Kotaku) - There are some of you out there who love the way writers and publishers handle video game reviews. This article is not for you. As far as the author and his sympathizers are concerned, you are the saps stuck as janitors cleaning dirty toilets in The Matrix, the suckers who sit around drinking Diet Coke convinced that it tastes like real Coke, the unfortunate few who were never able to see the rhinos and race cars in those Magic Eye images. | |
December COD4 Changes Detailed (via Planet Xbox) -- Robert Bowling from Infinity Ward has posted a heads up on what changes they will be making to Duty 4 this month and we have all the details. | |
