Xbox 360News for - October 8, 2008
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  The Complete History of Grand Theft Auto (via develop) -- In the first of a new monthly series of articles profiling, celebrating and analysing some of the best and biggest British-made IPs, Develop examine the megahit that is Grand Theft Auto. | |
 Halo 3 Gets Multiplayer Update (via IGN) -- Halo 3 gets an update that includes bug fixes and new play lists. Bungie is also including double XP weekends, find more info in the full story. | |
 Saints Row 2: The best character customization ever? (via GamesRadar) -- Saints Row 2 looks set to have the best character creation option we've ever seen. | |
 Damnation announced: details, screenshots revealed (via QJ) -- Slated to be released late this year, Codemasters and Blue Omega's Damnation for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Damnation is set in a world where the U.S. Civil War has continued all the way into the early 20th Century. | |
 Info on the Sims 3 coming March 19 (via Arts Technica) -- EA has launched an information-less teaser site for The Sims 3. Unfortunately, the site gives absolutely no information about the game other then the fact that we can expect more information on March 19. There aren't even any images, except for a giant green Sims crystal with a tiny 3 beside it. | |
 Untertow DLC quietly reduced to 200 spacebucks on accident (via Joystiq) - Undertow's DLC was reduced initially going to be 400 M.S points. On Marketplace, however it was only 200 points. This has been since raised to 400 pts. As the few who purchased this pack know - it comes with some 5 new story levels/ multiplayer maps. But don't people need to play a game to | |
 A whole "Bloodshot Of Achievments". (via joystiq) - In total, the game will offer 565 points in the single player campaign, with the remaining 435 requiring players to take on the game's new multiplayer modes. The Plumber - kill 50 junkies with the pipe 25g Bum King - Survive Bumrush match without firing a single shot as SCU 5 times 30g 40 achievements in total - to add to your gamerscore. | |
 Fracture preview- Groundbreaking game? (via computerandvideogames) -- Fracture, the not so subtle weapon "Entrencher" looks to be the new gravity gun of Next Gen. | |
 Burnout Paradise Bugs to be patched soon... (via computerandvideogames) -- Criterion lists the top 10 Burnout Bugs, and promises to exterminate them. | |
D&D cocreator Gary Gygax now beyond scope of healing spells (via Arts Technica) -- It is impossible to calculate the impact that Dungeons and Dragons has had on the gaming industry. Yesterday, Gary Gygax, one of the minds behind the game, passed away. We remember and honor one of the most important men in gaming history. | |
 Crysis might be coming to a machine that doesn't cost 4000$ to play on (via Joystiq) -- At GDC P.C.'s overly pirated game was shown to prospective publishers. It would make sense to port the game to a console, since console gamers buy software. The Cryotech engine was also being shown as middleware. Just a rumor at this time. | |
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 Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Limit Edition Detailed (via GamerCenterOnline) -- Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is set in stone and is to hit shelves in about two weeks, and the guys at Ubisoft are offering a Limited Edition pack for those who reserve their copy of the game at selected gaming retailers. | |
 Rumor: Crysis shown on Xbox 360 to 'prospective publishers' at GDC (via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters A glib response from a Crytek representative may have revealed that Crysis is coming to the Xbox 360. The rep reportedly told Primotech that the Xbox 360 version was being shown behind close doors to "prospective publishers" at last month's Game Developers Conference. | |
 Reactions and Issues with the Latest COD4 Patch (via Planet Xbox) -- Are you pleased with the latest Call of Duty 4 patch? Has the accuracy of your sniping improved, are you seeing more or less lag? Well apparently some issues have come up, but as usual Infinity Ward is on the case. | |
 British Parliament Joins The Ignorance Brigade (via Kotaku) - The time-honoured tradition of stodgy men arguing over things they know nothing about continued in England during last Friday's game censorship debate in the House of Commons, with MP Keith Vaz showing us how it's done while speaking in defense of Julian Brazier's bill to add a censorship level above the British Board of Film Classification. | |
 Valve the TF2 maps should be free (via Kotaku) - For free, definitely, as much as we can. You know, we don't have full say over that, but we have some say over how that works. "For us, we see it as an investment on our next product. Gamers won't hesitate when they see a game coming out from Valve. They'll think 'I've heard of this but will it be worth my money?' We want to take that off the tab. | |
 (Rumour) New Multiplayer Maps For Call of Duty 4 Revealed (via BeingBigMacky) -- At long last, some new multiplayer maps will be made available soon for Call Of Duty 4. | |
 All Points Bulletin fancies a shot at GTA IV's crown (via Totally360) - You may well have heard of Grand Theft Auto IV, but the chances are that APB (All Points Bulletin) hasn't popped up on your radar. APB takes everything that has made games like Grand Theft Auto great, throws in a massive multiplayer aspect with full gang affiliation and mission structures and polishes it to a high shine. | |
 Bungie to Rectify Fan's Wiped 360 (via Next Generation) -- Halo house Bungie tells Next-Gen that it is working on something super-secret to rectify a situation that saw the Xbox 360 repair service wipe the nostalgia from one fan's console. | |
 Cod4 Patch Being Reviewed (via Xbox Zone.) - After the new COD4 patch released on the weekend left Australian's without a full proof method of hosting their own games, and therefore at the mercy of American hosts, it seemed to many that all might be lost. Frustrating multiplayer matchmaking has been leaving some spending hours looking for Australian rooms. | |
 Latest Screenshots for The Bourne Conspiracy (via GameZone) -- The GameZone has just posted some new shots of the upcoming game. | |
Undertow DLC coming this Wednesday (via XBLArcade) - When Undertow became the apology game from Microsoft for their issues over the Holidays, you had to think that with this expanded user base, DLC was almost certain. The only worry that we had was would an expansion of the UE3 based underwater shooter be substantial enough to keep gamers satisfied? | |
 Rocketmen: Axis of Evil For Live Arcade (via 360 HQ) -- Capcom has said the next Xbox Live Arcade game they will release is Rocketmen: Axis of Evil. You can get this download on Wednesday, March 5 at around at 9:00 am GMT (1:00 am PT), you can download this game for around 800 Microsoft Points (or about $10). | |
 Grand Theft Auto IV - GamesRadar Hands On (via GamesRadar) - GamesRadar recently spent two hours at Rockstar's London HQ checking out GTA IV. Highlights included, but were definitely not limited to: sending Niko crashing through the windscreen of a Banshee; trying to lose a six-star wanted level while driving in reverse; and cruising for hookers in Middle Park at night. | |
 Dark Sector Multiplayer 360 vs. PS3 (via GamersReports) - Dark Sector's multiplayer is broken up into two distinct game types: Infection and Epidemic. Find out what is the difference between the Xbox360 and Playstation 3 multiplayer modes. Both systems will allow players to create, join, and search for multiplayer games. However, only the X360 gives players a Quick game option, a Custom game option, and a Ranked game option. | |
These Screenshots Are Fake!!! (via GamesRadar) - We know two things for certain. One, that geeks/attention-seekers/psychos will misspend hours of their lives creating fake screenshots in an attempt to fool the internet and so give their otherwise pitiable lives purpose and meaning. And two, that we'll know these botched-up images are fake the second we see them. | |
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 Xbox Live's GTA Sweepstakes Contest (via Kotaku) - Microsoft is going all out to promote Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360, kicking off a sweepstakes today to hand out consoles, games and even trips to a launch party in New York. To enter all you have to do is hit the site, confirm your gamertag and click enter. Here's the list of prizes, winners will be announced around April 23, good luck: * Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will score a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party. | |
