Xbox 360News for - August 28, 2008
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 RockBand Release Date for Europe (via Eurogamer) -- Write down this date European 360 owners. May 23rd. I'm sure you'll all agree that it's about time. And it's coming first to 360, and later in the summer for the other systems. | |
 Free Kane & Lynch DLC (via GamerTag Radio) -- Is free content even enough to get gamers into Kane & Lynch? And if you're still interested, it drops on April 17th and will include 4 new maps for the Fragile Alliance multiplayer mode. It's all in one download titled "Dope Bag"... | |
 Rumor 360 Going Motion Control (via MTV.com) -- Apparently, Microsoft has been toying with the idea of a motion controller ever since the Wii began flying off store shelves. And apparently they have Rare making it. Which doesn't make much sense because they are a software company, not a maker of hardware... | |
 Exciting new GTA IV multiplayer screenshots released (via Kotaku) -- If you weren't excited for the multiplayer for Grand Theft Auto IV, these new screenshots may change your mind. | |
 No Warranty for Red Lights of Death only Red Rings of Death (via The Consumerist) - Though Microsoft bowed to a gamer backlash and gave 3-year warranty protection for the widespread Xbox hardware failure known as "The Red Ring of Death," it seems another debilitating malfunction, "The Red Light of Death," hasn't become enough of a PR fiasco to merit the same treatment. | |
 Charlie Daniels -- Guitar Hero Perverted My Song (via Team Teabag) - On Charlie Daniels' blog he has posted a rant to about Guitar Hero and his song: The song, "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," which I wrote, is supposed to be a lighthearted novelty about a fiddling contest between a country boy and the devil and the devil always loses. | |
 Yaris Developer Closes Shop (via XBF) - Castaway, the developer responsible for such classic and memorable titles like Yaris, has suspended their operations as of last week. The company, founded by several members of Blizzard North, left in 2003 to start an independent dev house after creating quality hits like Diablo. | |
 Top ten upcoming games (via I up) -- Brutal Legend GTAIV Ninja Gaiden II Battlefield Bad Company Fable 2 Halo Wars Prototype Sabatouer RE5 | |
 Opinions from one of the first people to have beaten Grand Theft Auto IV (via GamesRadar) -- Surprise! He liked it a lot. Spoiler-free content after the jump. | |
 Ikaruga hits Xbox Live this week (via Joystiq) - Treasure's maniacal shoot-em-up Ikaruga is coming this week, April 9, according to the game's website. There's no official word yet from Microsoft, but we wouldn't find the date surprising, as it was leaked once before on the Japanese Xbox site. The game was also "outed" for an April release by the UK Official Xbox Magazine and has reportedly been on PartnerNet since January. | |
 UTIII 360 coming along really nicely (via Computer And Video Games) - 360 version to be playable at this month's Midway Gamers Day, says Epic man Mark Rein. Always outspoken Epic VP Mark Rein has piped up on the progress of Unreal Tournament III on Xbox 360, which he says will be making a playable appearance at the Midway Gamers Day later this month. | |
 Alan Wake info promised soon (via Computer And Video Games) -- "The media 'blackout' won't continue for too much longer," says Remedy. Long missing Alan Wake looks like it might finally resurface into the public eye, after what feels like an eternity of silence on the 360 and PC "psychological action thriller".Click here to read the full article | |
 Stephen King Adds His Two Cents on Video Game Violence (via Kotaku) - Best-selling author Stephen King points up and rips down the double-standard of what's tolerable in violent films, compared with video games, in a brilliant op-ed for Entertainment Weekly. You should take a look at this, because as a creator of worthy stories filled with violence and suspense, he speaks with real authority. | |
 Xbox I Quit (via Destructoid) - Dear Microsoft and Xbox Live, The joy that I have been experiencing with your system playing games like Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect have been rather substantial. This does not however excuse you from providing me with an online experience (that I must pay for) which has seen its fair share of problems in the last couple of months. | |
 Call of Duty 4: Marketplace back to normal (via QJ) - We definitely have good news to those who own Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). Robert Bowling just updated his personal blog regarding the specific developments for the different platform versions. In his last post, Bowling said that the Xbox Live Marketplace should be back up and running perfectly now. | |
 Full Auto developer, Pseudo Interactive no longer operational (via QJ) - Fans of Full Auto certainly have it bad today. We just got news that the Pseudo Interactive, the company that developed the Full Auto game franchise has just closed to theirs to the whole world by ceasing operations. The company of about 50 people as of 2006 recently went through some difficult hurdles. | |
 Demo: SEGA Superstars Tennis (via Major Nelson) -- Take a trip to Planet Superstars and play some crazy tennis with SEGA's greatest heroes! The demos is available in all Xbox LIVE regions. | |
 Fable 2 Preview (via TGR) - "As the date of launch continues to grow closer, the hype surrounding Fable 2 is increasing at a rate of knots. The differences between this game and the previous game are consistently being highlighted to show potential buyers that this is no mere sequel but an extensive evolution of the game. | |
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 The 101 Coolest Easter Eggs Hidden in Your Software, DVDs and Video Games (via ITSecurity) -- The Easter holiday may have already passed, but every day is an Easter-egg hunt for software, DVD and video-game sleuths. These nifty nuggets hold intentional hidden messages or features. If you think that these applications, hardware devices and hardware add-ons serve one function, think again. | |
 Fixing Online Gaming Idiocy: A Psychological Approach (via Gamasutra) - In this in-depth article, Fulton discusses why "the online behavior of our customers is dramatically reducing our sales", referencing his social design on Microsoft's Shadowrun to explain how we can dissuade anonymous Internet gamers. Warning: This article uses language inappropriate for a professional website. | |
 Saints Row 2 settles on August release (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News Purple color lovers and gangster wannabes, it's time to get ready. Because Saints Row 2 is headed your way this Summer with THQ's announcement that the sequel will hit retailers this August 26th. And as much as we want to say we're excited and are eagerly anticipating its release, we always come back to the fact that Grand Theft Auto IV releases this month. | |
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 Mercenaries 2 blows things up August 31st (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsIGN has revealed that Pandemic Studios' Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is scheduled for a U.S. release on August 31st. And since a release date announcement is a big deal, Pandemic also supplied a new Mercenaries 2 "US Release Date Trailer" for everyone to enjoy. | |
 The Force Unleashed Gets an Official Release Date (via GamingShogun) - The upcoming Star Wars game, The Force Unleashed, has finally got a release date. September 16th will be the big day in the United States, 17th for Southeast Asia, and the 19th for Europe. Also, catch a preview of the game on Spike TV (Lucas seems to really dig those guys) from April 4th to April 6th and April 11th through 13th during their airing of all six Star Wars movies. | |
 Ubisoft reveals Tom Clancy's HAWX debut trailer (via QJ) - For the folks at Ubisoft, HAWX are more than just birds of prey - they're fighter-interceptors. We know this because Ubisoft recently revealed a debut trailer of Tom Clancy's HAWX for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, and boy, does it look intense.The acronym in Ubisoft's new title apparently stands for High Altitude Warfare X. | |
 Take this Friday off.....says Infinity Ward (via CVG) -- Community Manager of IW says that despite what the internet says, CoD4 DLC might very well be available late thursday/friday morning.... | |
