XBS Forums Getting Updated (via Xbox Solutions) -- Hello to all our members and visitors I wanted to let you know the error message while trying to get into our forums should be fixed soon. We are making some changes that will make the forums easier to use and a few surprises. I thank all of you who have reported the issue and Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1572 | 6 months ago
News: MacDonald: Motion control will present challenge for Sony and MS (via Game Industry) -
Jamie MacDonald, the former VP of Sony Worldwide Studios who was responsible for bringing motion control to the home consoles as early as 2003 with EyeToy: Play on PS2, has warned that delivering affordable motion technology and compelling games will present a challenge for both his former employer and for Microsoft. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1527 | 6 months ago
Brand sparking new Rocket Knight art (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) -
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We're going to level with you: There's not a lot of new info to be found in the latest batch of character art from Konami's upcoming reboot of Rocket Knight. The press release does mention a few of Sparkster's abilities. While most should be familiar to players -- wall ricochet jumps, etc -- one new addition is the "burst vortex," which can reflect projectiles back toward enemies. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1437 | 6 months ago
News: Bungie saddened by Xbox Live switch off (via Game Industry) -
Developer Bungie has said that's its saddened players will no longer be able to take part in Halo 2 online multiplayer matches, as Microsoft intends to shut down the original Xbox Live service in April.
Last week Microsoft said it would flick the switch on the service to make way for improvements and features on Live for the Xbox 360 – no Xbox games played on either the old or current hardware, nor Xbox Originals purchased over Xbox Live, will be playable online from April 15. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1404 | 6 months ago
News: BioWare talks Mass Effect 2 sex scenes (via OXM) -- Developer responds to allegations of self-censorship in a rather... forceful way.
BioWare has answered allegations that they were self-censoring with the lack of explicit nudity in Mass Effect 2's sex scenes. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1314 | 6 months ago
News: EA - Console revenue down 30% in Q3 (via Game Industry) -
EA's console revenue dropped 30 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, according to the company's latest financials, while handheld and mobile revenue was down 27 per cent.
Sales from all three of the home console dropped almost equally - by 22 per cent for Xbox 360, 23 per cent for Wii and 21 per cent for PlayStation 3. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1263 | 6 months ago
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for under 20 bucks? (via QJ) -- It's either Barnes & Noble made a huge mistake, or they really just want to give you the best possible price for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. They've got it pegged at just under 20 dollars, oh yes.
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Blogs: American Sports Games (via OXM) - Would you play them even if you don't know the sport?.
For those of you who remain blissfully unaware, the Superbowl took place last night as New Orleans Saints beat the odds and triumphed against Indianapolis Colts. There wasn't any of the last-minute heroics we've seen in recent Superbowls but it was a good game nevertheless and nice to see the Saints win. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1242 | 6 months ago
News: Modern Warfare 2 'care package glitch' being zapped (via OXM) -- The patch is currently under certification and fixes other issues too.
Modern Warfare 2's 'care package glitch' will soon be a thing of the past, as Infinity Ward has submitted a patch to Microsoft that eliminates the exploit. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1230 | 6 months ago
News: Bungie has last Halo 2 hoorah on April 14th (via OXM) -- Staff members to play online before Microsoft pulls the plug...
Bungie is rallying its Halo 2 community together for one last online session before Microsoft pulls the plug on original Xbox Live. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1218 | 6 months ago
Three Games Discounted on Xbox Live Arcade This Week (via 1Up) -
Microsoft dropped the next installment of their "Deal of the Week" promotion on Xbox Live this morning, and it includes discounts on not one, not two, but three Xbox Live Arcade games. Xbox Live Gold members can now download Marvel vs. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1146 | 6 months ago
Win an Xbox 360 with EVERY Halo (via CVG) -- Halo 1,2,3, ODST included - along with new Blu-Ray Halo Legends. To celebrate the release of anime series Halo Legends, CVG is very proud to be able to offer our readers a proper top-notch prize: An Xbox 360 Elite with EVERY available Halo game.Related StoriesSFX Weekender - free tickets! Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1146 | 6 months ago
Bungie Planning a Final Farewell For Halo 2 Online on April 14 (via 1Up) -
With Xbox Live support for original Xbox titles set to be discontinued on April 15, the online multiplayer of Bungie's beloved Halo 2 doesn't have much time left. On April 15, all original Xbox games will no longer be able to access Live (whether played on an original Xbox or an Xbox 360). Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1143 | 6 months ago
Test Drive Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Demo (via Kotaku) - Xbox 360 owners can begin to explore the mystery behind the world's fastest video game character's need for a car today, as a demo and premium theme for Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing show up on Xbox Live.
1GB of free space and an Xbox Live Gold subscription are all you need to feel the speed of Sonic the Hedgehog's car, which could very well be the new fastest video game character in the world. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1128 | 6 months ago
Reviews: BioShock 2 (via OXM) - Daddy's back. But has he still got the moves?.
How do you solve a problem like Andrew Ryan? Even the original BioShock never managed it. Having introduced the creator of the underwater city of Rapture, and put you face-to-face in one of the most memorable twists in gaming, it fudged a mediocre ending that looked awful by comparison. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1128 | 6 months ago
Dead Space Extraction, Planet Cracker Coming To XBLA, PSN? Rumor (via Kotaku) - Visceral Games' Dead Space 2 may not be the next game you play in the sci-fi franchise. Recent surveys point to an Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network port of Wii misfire Dead Space Extraction and something brand new, Planet Cracker.
One survey's description of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of Dead Space Extraction indicates that any planned port of the game would feature the same on-rails "guided first-person experience" gameplay, pitched as an "interactive horror experience" in "full HD. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1125 | 6 months ago
On Shelves This Week: February 7 - 13, 2010 (via QJ) -- This week's releases are more varied than last time's. A couple of AAA titles are coming out BioShock 2 and Dante's Inferno, specifically along with Star Ocean: The Last Hope International for PS3. Wii gamers Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1125 | 6 months ago
Halo Legends screens - exclusive (via CVG) - Check out stills from new anime movie here. Anticipation is building for new anime movie Halo Legends - which will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray next Monday. Related StoriesSonic & Sega All-Stars Racing demo out nowAliens vs Predator demo hits 14k downloads on LiveJust Cause 2 trailer Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1122 | 6 months ago
Netflix Downplays HD Streaming Importance for Wii (via 1Up) -
Netflix is keen on supporting Nintendo's console, and doesn't see the lack of high-definition support as an issue. A recent TheWiire interview with Netflix VP of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey shows the company echoing many of the comments Nintendo representatives have already made about the feature disparity -- and even going a little further. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1098 | 6 months ago
Darwinia , Your Xbox Live Arcade Game Of The Week Xbla (via Kotaku) -- Introversion Software's port of the award-winning Darwinia comes to Xbox Live Marketplace this week for 1200 Microsoft Points. The abstract strategy game may not be the most graphically impressive of XBLA offerings, but its gameplay is rock solid.
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Dead Space 2, Dragon Age Sequel Coming Early 2011 (via 1Up) -
Conference calls covering quarterly financial results may sound like dreary ordeals, but they can often be the venues for exciting game announcements. This paradoxical truism was proven once again by Electronic Arts today, where they revealed Dead Space 2, a Dragon Age: Origins sequel, and a new shooter from Epic Games (probably the previously leaked Bulletstorm) are all on tap for release between January and March, 2011. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1095 | 6 months ago
EA Releasing Ferrari Pack for Need for Speed Shift (via 1Up) -
Electronic Arts has announced a round of downloadable content for Need for Speed: Shift. Last year's racing title will be getting a pack containing new challenges and ten new cars -- all of them from Ferrari. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1092 | 6 months ago
Endwar Sequel Now on Hold (via 1Up) -
Looks like we won't be getting a sequel to EndWar after all, at least not for a while. Videogaming247 is reporting that the project is currently on hold.
"It's on the backburner," Ubisoft Shanghai's Michael de Plater said. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1086 | 6 months ago
Metal Gear Solid 4 best selling PS3 exclusive (via 360 Monster) - 'Solid is back to his best...' Konami have announced that their mega super uber amazing game, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, has become the PlayStation 3's best selling exclusive game. During their annual report, Konami announced that the game has sold over 5,000,000 copies. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1086 | 6 months ago
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