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Schtrom360Xtract v3.3 - Improved Stealth Check  (via Xbox Scene) - Schtrom released a new version of Schtrom360Xtract(info (http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox360-tools/Schtrom360Xtract.php )), a tool that will allow you to easily dump Xbox/Xbox360 gamedata, extract/patch the Security Sectors, PFI and DMI and fully prepare the image for burning in 1 step. | |
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Dump and Flash the BenQ VAD6038 drive (via Xbox Scene) - Team Modfreakz released a guide explaining how to read and flash an Xbox360 BenQ VAD6038 ODD. It requires cutting two traces on the ODD motherboard and installing a simple switch. There's no iXtreme firmware for this drive yet, but it's in progress atm. Download guide (by Team Modfreakz): here (http://dwl. | |
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Madden 08 Demo Available (via TalkXbox) -- Football fans can see what all the Madden hype is all about with today's release of the Madden NFL 08 Demo. The free demo, weighing in at 813.50 MB, is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. W... | |
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  Just How Long is BioShock? (via Loot Ninja) - The demo whet our appetite, but still left us wondering just how long the single player campaign would be. Well, we wonder no longer. At the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, Take Two Interactive Europe PR Manager Adrian Lawton dropped this information to Xboxer: "We've being doing a lot of review sessions recently with press guys. | |
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Deal of the Day offers Forza 2 for only $40 (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: Deals and BargainsThanks to a few eagle-eyed consumers and Amazon.com's Deal of the Day special you can pick up racing sim Forza Motorsport 2 for only $39.99! What's makes everything even sweeter is that this offer includes free shipping to boot, which we can't complain about at all. | |
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Call Of Duty 4: PS3 vs 360 Screenshot Comparison (via N4G.com) - With accusations of the 360 version of COD4 displaying better than the PS3 version we were all dismissed when an Infinity Ward developer confirmed that the two would be identical. But now COD4Forums takes a look at a screenshot comparison that shows a distinct difference in the two. | |
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 Rumor: The Xbox 360's Other Red Ring (via Kotaku) - Sure Microsoft has been flooded with a slew of Xbox 360s returned after blinking the dreaded Red Ring of Death, but we hear that not all of them were due to overheating. When the console seizes up and dies, three of the "circle of light's" quadrants blink red, but when the video cable pops out four of the quadrants blink. | |
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EA Announces Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (via 360 HQ) - New Expansion Pack Revealed for Award-winning Title. The Xbox 360™ version of Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath will debut a revolutionary new radial interface designed specifically for console gamers. Taking RTS controls to a whole new level, players will utilize the command stick to build, deploy, and attack. | |
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Want a new heat sinked 360? Look at the serial (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, RumorsRecently, Ben Heck posted a tutorial on how to find out if your Xbox 360 has the new heat sink without voiding the warranty. And if you aren't familiar, the new Microsoft installed heat sinks help with overheating issues and are being installed in all repaired or newly manufactured 360s. | |
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 Madden NFL 2008 demo available for download now (via Xboxer) -- For all you fans of good old American Football, a demo of Madden NFL 2008 is finally available for download via Xbox Live Marketplace. With reviews thus far being hugely positive for this latest update to the long running franchise,... | |
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America's Army PAX Booth to Feature Xbox 360 Hands-On Exclusive and Virtual Army (via Squad XP) - The U.S. Army announced today that it will feature a number of interactive America's Army game experiences at this week's Penny Arcade Expo (August 24-26 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle). Located in booth #358, the U. | |
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Forza Motorsport 2 Weekly Pitpass Report -- Volume 58 -- August 17, 2007 (via Squad XP) - Welcome to the Turn 10 Pitpass Report -- our weekly studio update on Forza Motorsport 2 and its tireless community of racing fans, painters, and tuners. This week is the start of something pretty exciting for the hardcore competitive folks who lurk on Forzamotorsport. | |
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Spore: Creating 4 Billion Planets or Spherical Worlds Video Demo (via Squad XP) - How the devs have created tools to allow them to create the whole unverse, and how they will be filling that universe with "Billions" of planets. The toolset they use seems to be only for the artists working on the project, but it may appear in the game also. | |
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More Madden 08 glitch footage (via QJ) - Hot off the heels of the Microsoft Xbox 360 price cut, EA Sports launched its much-anticipated Madden NFL 08 (available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, PC). The Madden franchise has been the biggest-selling sports series in North America for more than a decade now, grounding its popularity on exclusive licensing, deep features, good graphics and hard-hitting gameplay. | |
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Xbox 360s get new warranty seal stickers (via DCEmu) - via Xbox 360 Fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/08/30/xbox-360s-get-new-warranty-seal-stickers/) Image: http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/2007/08/new360warrantysticker.jpg Several European gamers who just received their Xbox 360s back from the repair center are. | |
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Bioshock PC to Support Live for Windows, Achievements (via N4G.com) -- Joe Haygood of the gaming blog Aeropause points to a quote in this month's PC Gamer preview of Bioshock for possibility of the game supporting "Live for Windows" and Achievements. Go to link for more info. | |
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News: Blazing Angels stripping mini-game? (via OXM) - Ubisoft becomes Boobysoft in an incredibly bizarre promotional mini-game. Ubisoft has launched a Blazing Angels II stripping mini-game on their site. Stripping. Blazing Angels. Blazing Angels. Stripping. It makes no sense to no-one, anywhere, ever but hey! If you like girls and you like warplanes and you like the chance to win an Xbox 360 elite, there it is. | |
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BioShock DirectX 9 vs 10 Performance and Image Quality (via N4G.com) -- Looking for BioShock DX9 vs DX10 screenshots and performance numbers? If so, you'll want to check out this article. Inside FiringSquad has rounded up the latest high-end cards from AMD and NVIDIA. See which cards perform best in today's article. | |
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Six Halo 3 instruction manual pages scanned (via QJ) - For those of us who can't wait out the last few weeks left before Halo 3 finally blasts its way into store shelves, here's something to whet your appetite some: six pages of the actual Halo 3 instruction manual scanned for your viewing (and reading) pleasure. While it's not the actual game - Master Chief's latest adventure not yet due until September - it's definitely something to chew on, isn't it? In this scan update, we see quite a bit of Halo 3, and it's noticeable that Bungie's made things pretty newbie-friendly. | |
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 Halo Wars - First Video Released 10 Minutes of What is to Come (via Xbox 360 Rally) - Not only is HaloWars.com hooking us up with a nice 10 minute long video showing many aspects of the game, but we get commentary on it all as well. I am not an RTS man, nothing against them, just never really tried them out, so as we wait on official word if a demo is really going to come out for this, I think here is the best we are going to get as far as getting a taste of this title. | |
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Come and get your Madden 08 demo (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, Xbox Live MarketplacePatiently awaiting your download this morning is a brand new Madden NFL 08 demo on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo weighs in at a nice 813MB and is available to North American as well as most European Xbox Live members. We aren't sure how long the demo lasts or what teams you get to play as since the description for the demo only reads "Download the demo. | |
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 No Army of Two demo pre-release (via N4G.com) - Army of Two lead designer Chris Ferriera says that as much as EA Montreal would love to do a demo, they sort of need to concentrate on the game instead. Asked when we might see one, he told Eurogamer: "Not prior to release. I don't know if there'll be something later, but the thing is given our release date and where we're at, we'd rather focus on this rather than taking engineers off and having them do a demo. | |
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Details on the Madden 08 roster update (via N4G.com) -- A complete list of every change made in the new roster update that is out for the PS3 and 360 versions of Madden 08. | |
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What you missed in the BioShock demo (via Game Radar) - There's only one weekend left before BioShock. Until then we're stuck with just the 20 minute demo released last Monday. We guarantee that the first time through, while trying to not get cut up by Splicers and avoiding the security systems, you missed some things. We've got all the best bits from the BioShock demo listed right here. | |
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Age of Conan : A Buff From Sex (via N4G.com) -- Fresh off the presses at the Games Convention in Leipzig, MMORPG.com has learned from a reliable source at Funcom that characters will be able to have sex and will receive a buff for the action. That is not to say, however, that there will be explicit sex in the game. | |
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 Analysts discuss Madden NFL '08 framerate issues (via QJ) - There's been quite a buzz about Electronic Arts' Madden NFL '08, as the PS3 version runs at 30 FPS while the Xbox 360 enjoys smoother and faster 60 FPS. Heated discussions on the net have surfaced, leaving analysts to wonder if this commotion will actually make an impact. | |
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Madden 08 Achievements 100% performance based (via Loot Ninja) - With the new Madden 08 it looks like EA decided to make all of the Xbox 360 achievements in the game related to on field stats like yardage of runs, passes, returns, etc. They have done away with the achievements associated with playing online and also with any achievements attributed to a season mode. | |
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Final Call of Duty 4 Cover Art Revealed (via Gaming Bits) - The final box art for Call of Duty 4 has been revealed after Infinity Ward turned to the CharlieOscarDelta.com community for feedback. Back in <A HREF="http://www.charlieoscardelta.com/sitrep.php?uid=2&b_id=MjM=&req=view", target=blank>July 2007</A>, Infinity Ward posted five box shots of potential covers for Call of Duty 4. | |
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