Xbox 360News for - September 8, 2008
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  Review of Undertow -- Soon to be free (via Team xbox) - In case the other members are wondering what the hell and Undertow is i have suggested a review from circa a few months ago. Undetrows single player mode has a descent story with okay cut scenes the graphics amazing for an arcade title. The campaign consists predominantly mission based control point play ( i think we all know what that is). | |
 A Day in the Life of a Portal Turret (via Destructoid) -- How dull it must be to sit in one place, waiting for a test subject to run by so you can shoot at it. And yet, they find ways to entertain themselves... | |
 Bionic Commando: Rearmed Details, Footage (via 1Up) - Video and screens of downloadable remake released. Once again I'm surprised that none of us caught this one. A remake to one of the greatest games of all time! The updated HD graphics are cool along with added co op game play. This looks pretty darn cool for us old schoolers and youngsters alike! | |
 DMC4 PS3 vs. 360 Comparison Video (via N4G.com) - CVG Writes: Capcom said way back in May last year that its intention was to make both the PS3 and 360 versions of Devil May Cry 4 pretty much identical. It looks amazing, that's for sure. The environments in particular - there's so much detail in there, which gets lit up by the massive sparks off Nero's ridiculously large sword as he plants it into the heads of his foes. | |
 Rock Band boosts track sales song price to increase by end of month (via QJ) - It's another success for the music game genre as Harmonix sells more than 2.5 million downloadable songs from their hit game, Rock Band. This success reminds us of the time when digital music sales were also boosted thanks to Guitar Hero III.According to Harmonix and MTV Games, the best selling tracks from Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) are from the Metallica Pack, which features the original versions of "Ride the Lightning", "Blackened," and "And Justice for All. | |
Undertow Free Next Week (via Game-Spectrum) - Microsoft announced the game that Xbox Liver users would get for free due to the Xbox Live service problems around and following the holidays. Microsoft announced earlier that they would be giving all Xbox Live subscribers a free Arcade game. Today, we found out that game will be Chair Entertainment's Undertow. | |
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 Bandwidth caps the new norm in the united states? (via Ars technica) - Metered Internet access is a fact of life for many broadband users around the world, but has been largely a non-factor when it comes to wired broadband in the US. That may change, according to a memo leaked to the Broadband Reports forums. If the memo is to be believed, Time Warner Cable will be rolling out what it calls "Consumption Based Billing" on a trial basis in the Beaumont, Texas area. | |
 X3F Nabs Shots of Brain Challenge (via XBLArcade) - Are you tired of looking at pixelated japanese men while slavishly performing mental gymnastics? If so, XBLA's Brain Challenge will be right up your alley. Xbox360Fanboy's got a bunch of screens of the upcoming Brain Training Age Challenge so go see 'em.Then, come back here and tell me if your "interest" in blonde doctors with glasses is satisfied enough to make this game a purchase. | |
News: 'Make demos fun' demands Microsoft's Live Arcade planner (via OXM) -- Portfolio planner at Xbox Live Arcade outlines a few ways that demos can be more fun. David Edery, the portfolio planner for Xbox Live Arcade, has penned a lengthy article on how developers can (and should) improve their Xbox Live demos. | |
 News: Leisure Suit Larry to make 360 bow (via OXM) - Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust sees Larry getting a job at his uncle's movie lot, then trying to protect the studio from a rival. As with his last outing on consoles, Magna Cum Laude on PlayStation2 and Xbox, the game itself will be split across different genres with platforming, racing, exploration and a movie-making mini-game just a few of the variations that will make up Box Office Bust. | |
 New Army Of Two Trailer (via Major Nelson) -- A very short insight of whats to come, in the up coming game that is Army Of Two. In the trailer you get to see the enemy up close and how they use cover against you. And also one of the ways you can kill an enemy up close and personal! | |
 Duke Nukem 3D coming to XBLA? (via OXM) - Its not quite Duke Nukem forever, but for people who need that Duke Nukem fix, I suppose it'll do ya. The news supposedly comes an employee of 3D Realms, developers of the original Duke Nukem 3D. The Xbox Live Arcade port will feature Live functionality, with four player co-op and eight player deathmatch - not that big a stretch of the imagination for Live Arcade when you look at Marathon and Doom. | |
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 FRAG Dolls Video Interview with Developer of Brothers in Arms: Hells' Highway (via Fragdolls) - Jam from the FRAG Dolls had a video interview with Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software, during his Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway press visit to London. He discusses the real life events behind the game, getting the best out of the Unreal Engine, and why Hell's Highway is a lot like The Empire Strikes Back. | |
 News: Lawyer explains Xbox Live lawsuit (via Computer And Video Games) -- Speaks about the $5 million suit for the first time. The lawyer representing the three Texas-based gamers who are suing Microsoft for damages in excess of $5 million over Xbox Live outages has spoken out for the first time about the case. | |
 Call of Duty 4 - Xbox 360 Patch Delays explained X360 (via MyGen) - For Xbox 360 owners, the promise of a Title Update have left them ethusiastic about some of the new additions that have been announced, most notably the "Host Migration" feature. This feature is set to improve the flow of the game by minimising interruptions if the Host of the server leaves the game. | |
 Demo: FIFA Street 3 (via Major Nelson) - Download the demo for FIFA Street 3 and enjoy the ultimate arcade football experience! Take the worlds best players to the streets and experience all the style, flair and attitude of street football like never before. Visit www.fifastreet3.com for more info. Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions | |
 Multiplayer Modes Announced for The Club (via PSU) - Developed by Bizarre Creations, The Club is a fast paced 3rd person shooter, pitting serial killers and trained assassins against each other for sport and gambling. For those of you excited for the title, Sega revealed today all of the multiplayer modes that will be available when the game launches in February. | |
 Brand new Megadrive game coming 2008 (via SegaNerds) - Reports indicate that a company is planning to release a brand new game for the SEGA Megadrive/Gensis in 2008 codenamed "Tavern RPG," known now as Pier Solar. The developers state the game has been made completely from scratch including all the graphics, images and coding for the game. | |
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 PS3 Sales Surpass 9 Million (via VG Chartz) -- At this point the PS3 is selling at a faster rate the Xbox 360 sold after its release. It still has a long way to go before it will come close to the 360, but it does look like things are beginning to turn around for Sony. | |
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 Mass Effect The (via TownHall.com) - I know that they all probably assume they have better, much more important, urgent, timely, things to campaign on, but I sure would like to get their individual takes on the new video game that one company is marketing to fifteen year old boys. It's called "Mass Effect" and it allows its players - universally male no doubt - to engage in the most realistic sex acts ever conceived. | |
 How to save Call of Duty 5 from crapness (via GamesRadar) - Rumour has it that the next game in the awesome Call of Duty series will be taking a step backwards, returning to the over-used World War II setting after its glorious foray into contemporary conflict with the 10/10-rated Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. It seems an illogical step, but when you consider that CoD3's developer Treyarch is back in the saddle as opposed to Infinity Ward, and that a Pacific location has been hinted at, it all starts to sound more and more likely. | |
360 Turok Demo Everywhere But America And Japan (via Kotaku) - "Congratulations Xbox 360 owners! You can now download and play the single player demo of the resurrection of the Turok franchise. Let's take a look at the availability of this 1.17 GB beast. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and United Kingdom Aww pants. | |
 The HD DVD Enthusiasts Disaster Recovery Plan (via The Bitbag) - "Warner Bros. dropped a huge bomb on Toshiba before the CES last week. They made the move to Blu-Ray exclusivity. Warner stated that they were pro-actively trying to end the format war. Yes, it is bad for consumers, but when the market split is this deep, how bad is it? The only consumers in this war are early adopters and gadget heads. | |
 Why Microsoft Will Never Release a Blu-ray Player Accessory (via Gamerdeals.net) - As a result of the CES jaw dropping announcement that Warner Bros. will be going exclusive to the Blu-ray format, it appears that the new disk format 'stalemate' between HD DVD and Blu-ray has all but ended. Warner Bros. is the current top seller of home movies, and content is always a deciding factor in any format battle. | |
 A Quarter of Video-Game Players Are Over 50 (via abcNEWS) - The stereotype of the modern gamer has been of the glassy-eyed teenager, remote in hand, sitting in front of the screen for hours on end. The stereotype was never completely accurate, and now, according to the Entertainment Software Association, it's completely changed. | |
Toshiba Announces New Plans for HD-DVD Format (via Planet Xbox) -- We all know that the Toshiba and Microsoft backed next-gen DVD format, HD-DVD, has taken a beating in the media over the last few weeks and that many believe the race is over. However Toshiba want you to think otherwise. | |
