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August 6th, 2009, 16:38 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft’s digital service to offer premium prices – but has retail got the shelf space to compete?
Though we’re yet to hear the specific price of each title heading to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Games On Demand service next week, Joystiq is claiming that all titles will be priced between 1,600 MS Points (£13.50) and 2,400 MS Points (£20).
This is good news for bricks and mortar retail – MCV research has shown that nearly all of the titles due to arrive on the service next week can be sourced for significantly less on the High Street.
Taking eight of the titles that will form the debut offering for Microsoft’s Games-On-Demand service, MCV used online price comparison site GamesTracker and phoned a number of GAME outlets to find how much physical copies currently cost:
* Assassins Creed – £14.99 (High Street); £8.99 (Online)
* Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – £14.99 (High Street); £9.94 (Online)
* Fight Night Round 3 – £14.99 (High Street); £6.19 (Online)
* Perfect Dark Zero – £4.99 (High Street); £4.99 (Online)
* Prey – £? (High Street); £4.99 (Online)
* Rockstar Presents Table Tennis – £4.99 (High Street); £4.34 (Online)
* Sega Rally – £9.99 (High Street); £7.39 (Online)
* Viva Pinata 2 – £? (High Street); £7.98 (Online)
As the results show, at the very least retail looks to be competitive with Microsoft’s price. In the majority of cases retail looks to be significantly cheaper, particularly when shopping online.
And these prices don’t take into account the savings that can be made when buying pre-owned.
However, one obstacle that High Street retail might face is shelf space and stock availability. MCV was unable to obtain prices for two games – Prey and Viva Pinata 2 – as none of the ten stores contacted had any stock of either title.
MCV contacted Microsoft was unable to confirm the UK Games-On-Demand pricing at the time of writing.
In further Games-On-Demand news, three additional titles have been added to the North American Games on Demand selection that won’t be appearing on the European service next week – 2K Games’ BioShock, Namco’s Ridge Racer 6 and Konami’s Karaoke Revolution American Idol Encore.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/35301/High...ames-On-Demand
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August 5th, 2009, 18:54 Posted By: wraggster
An hour with the Zune HD inspired a moment of rapture for CNET reporter Donald Bell, who breathlessly told the world "I am tentatively reaffirming my faith in Microsoft." Reading his impressions, it's easy to see why.
We got a few minutes with the Zune HD all the way back at its announcement, and everything felt and looked like something to get excited about, but that was just a taste; now we know that the Zune's relative stagnancy over the last few years hasn't been for nothing. The hardware feels "expensive, solid, and sexy" and the 3.3-inch OLED screen looks "outstanding," while the software—particularly the music playback screen and music recommendation features—sounds miles ahead of the Zune's already decent interface. It's great to hear that our hopes were warranted, but there's a bombshell buried in here, a few paragraphs down.
Speaking of Wi-Fi, the Zune's new Web browser smokes. Not since first using the iPhone have I been this impressed with a mobile web browser. There's no branding on the browser, but I was told it was cooked up by Microsoft's Internet Explorer team (makes sense). [Ed. note: It does?] Page load was snappy, and pinching and reorienting pages work just like the iPhone and iPod Touch.
As anyone who has used Windows Mobile in the last—well, ever, including the much-improved-but-still-only-tolerable-Mobile IE 6, this is a comeback for the ages. I just hope Bell wasn't swept away in the moment; if these observations hold, the Zune HD could be a certifiable Very Big Deal. Or possibly, if Microsoft wakes up and drops a cellular antenna into this thing, a Very Very Very Big Deal
http://gizmodo.com/5330637/more-zune...decent-browser
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August 5th, 2009, 17:24 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo China
For a fully customized Xbox 360, the answer is XCM Black Chameleon Case. It includes a full Black case, with pre-cut window and a rotating color air-tube. Stunning lightning guaranteed!
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August 5th, 2009, 17:21 Posted By: wraggster
The staple Xbox 360 - the Xbox 360 Pro - looks set to march straight off retail shelves and into the history books, if new console packaging is anything to go by.
First hinted at by Ars Technica's ever-reliable mole in June, then further hinted at by new 360 packshot renders later that month, photos sent to us by GameStop employees earlier this week seem to offer proof that Microsoft will soon go from offering three Xbox 360 consoles to just two.
Look at the spine of these new, actual 360 Arcade boxes (pictured above, on the right) arriving at retailers across the US. Unlike previous models of the Arcade (on the left), which showed the relative inclusions offered in the Arcade, Pro and Elite models of the 360, this new box only shows the Arcade and Elite. No Pro.
Wonder if this means the Elite is in line for a price cut (to the price the Pro is currently), as it assumes the mantle of "standard" 360 console? It'd make sense, especially as a spoiler for Sony's surely-impending launch of the PS3 Slim.
http://kotaku.com/5330287/xbox-360-p...ut-pretty-soon
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August 5th, 2009, 17:09 Posted By: wraggster
If you haven't been lucky enough to preview the upcoming Xbox Live dashboard update like we did, there's a good chance you're eagerly awaiting its August 11 release so that you can finally modify your Netflix queue straight from the box. If so, prepare to be disappointed... or, uh, thrilled when you find out that the new experience isn't quite as comprehensive as you might have expected. It restricts users to perusing the Top 50 films in any of a handful of categories, meaning no searching by title and no browsing alphabetically. Why? According to Microsoft's Ben Smith, Director of Program Management for Xbox Live, that's how you want it. He says: "I think when people come to Xbox they're not really looking so much for functional, they really want to have fun, they want to be wowed." We're saying "wow," all right, but for entirely different reasons. There is a morsel of good news, though: if enough people indicate they actually like function and want an honest-to-goodness, full-featured Netflix experience Microsoft is fully prepared to upgrade the service. Again. Eventually
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/u...ped-microsoft/
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August 5th, 2009, 17:05 Posted By: wraggster
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has said the company is "positive" on the opportunities offered by both Microsoft's Natal and Sony's motion controller, stating the company will support both.
"We're really positive on both," said the exec during a call to investors following the release of EA's Q1 financials.
"Our view is that motion-based gaming is something that is both going to drive install base, drive interest and drive growth. We’re positive overall."
He added: "We’re planning to support both. We haven’t yet announced our plans to do so, but we shall do so in the right time-frame for that, which is likely to be early-to-mid-2010."
Riccitiello's comments, reported by VG247, follow recent rumours Natal will be released towards the end of 2010. Sony's motion controller is scheduled for spring 2010.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...s3-motion-tech
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August 5th, 2009, 17:01 Posted By: wraggster
Pulling together all the facts into one place, Microsoft has detailed a final and confirmed list of new feature coming to 360 via the Xbox Live summer update on August 11.
Here's the full release:
Less than a week from today, the Xbox LIVE summer update will arrive to more than 20 million Xbox LIVE members and with it will come the next evolution of connected entertainment on Xbox 360. Get ready to meet the many new faces of your Xbox 360; whether it's new Avatar clothing and awards from Adidas or "Splosion Man", or even a private home cinema, Xbox LIVE has something for you.
Movie night on Xbox LIVE
Browse, select and jump right into your favourite movies from the top genres: comedy, action, horror...even a tear-jerking chick flick. There are hundreds to choose from, with many in HD.
Avatars are people too!
Now thanks to Avatar Marketplace the options for customising your avatar are endless. With an ever-expanding selection of stores, full of premium outfits and accessories from your favourite games and fashion brands, you can express yourself through your Avatar like never before. Your Avatar's one-stop-shop will launch with a growing collection from the top names in fashion and gaming including:
Top Brands: Adidas, Quiksilver, Roxy, Tokidoki
Unique Fashions: Steampunk, Recessionista
Your Favourite Games: "BioShock 2," "Halo 3," "Halo 3: ODST," "Gears of War 2," "Fable II," "The Secret of Monkey Island SE," "Splinter: Cell Conviction," "Star Wars Clone Wars: Republic Heroes"
You can also earn special Avatar clothes and items just by playing your favourite games, starting with a hot logo t-shirt from "Splosion Man," the hit Xbox LIVE Arcade title that kicked-off off the 2nd annual Summer of Arcade. And to keep your Avatars from getting bored, we're giving them fun new props to play with; everything from a basketball to pompoms, even a mobile phone...just try to stick with nights and weekends.
Full Xbox 360 games at the push of a button
Xbox 360 games: Games on Demand. Launching with a library of 21 great titles, Games on Demand marks the introduction of digitally distributed full Xbox 360 games: the titles you want, when you want them, straight to your Xbox 360 at the push of a button. You'll also have the option to easily purchase Games on Demand titles directly via credit card.
From award-winning hits like "Mass Effect," "and "Assassin's Creed," to family favourites like "LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga" and "Sonic the Hedgehog," Games on Demand gives you access to a growing catalogue of full Xbox 360 titles, updated weekly and available to browse and download 24 x7 from the comfort of your couch. Check out our line-up at launch:
Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
Burnout Paradise (EA)
Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
Prey (2K Games)
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
Sega Rally (Sega)
TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED (Atari)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Tomb Raider Legend (Eidos)
Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)
No more hide and seek
Now you can view, find and arrange your content on Xbox LIVE the way you want. Want to send a specific friend a message? Sort your friends list by Gamertag, status and even activity, so you can easily find the friends you want. There are also new options for viewing your Achievements and progress, improved matchmaking support and more.
Best of all, you can now rate every single piece of content on Xbox LIVE Games Marketplace using a five star system. Support your favourite XBLA game with a five star rating, or find the top-rated titles in the newly-updated Indie Games Marketplace - it's never been easier to find the best and most beloved game content on Xbox LIVE.
Just the beginning...
The Xbox LIVE summer update brings all new ways to play games, and connect with friends or friendly rivals anywhere in the world. It's another step toward realising the Xbox 360 promise of entertainment for everyone, and another reason why Xbox LIVE is hands down the best entertainment value in your living room. But this is just the beginning...
Coming soon, we're bringing a whole new wave of partnerships and custom features straight to your Xbox 360 - instant on 1080p streaming video with 5.1 audio from Zune, personalised digital radio stations from Last.fm, and the biggest forces in social networking: Facebook and Twitter.
In the meantime, have fun with your Avatar, or download that classic Xbox 360 game you've been meaning to pick up. Sit back, relax and enjoy and stay tuned for the next evolution in connected entertainment, courtesy of Xbox LIVE.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=220821
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August 4th, 2009, 19:50 Posted By: wraggster
The ability to optionally install games on the Xbox 360's hard drive is something we've been jazzed about for some time, because while the machine's DVD drive isn't terribly slow, it isn't terribly quiet either -- and who has time for progress bars? However, those of us still rocking older, 20GB machines quickly discovered that the 6-plus GB install files of some games put a real hurtin' on what little disk space we had left, leaving us to choose between reducing load-times while exploring the Urban Wasteland or deleting all those random demos we keep forgetting about. Microsoft has a solution, and this time it's not a moderately less expensive new hard drive. Included in the upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update, due one week from today, is a previously unmentioned feature that shrinks those game installs, sometimes by a huge margin. King of Fighters XII went from 3.4GB down to 703MB, while Raiden Fighters Aces is now just 484MB. Any of you early bird previewers finding other titles that have trimmed the fat?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/m...stalls-much-m/
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August 4th, 2009, 19:47 Posted By: wraggster
We've seen our fair share of Microsoft's upcoming Zune HD, but the company just threw together a delightful little photoshoot for its new PMP, with the black and silver version of the device on display along with a large quantity of attractiveness in both flavors. Most of the shots are variation on a pretty basic theme (and a little small, since these haven't made their way through quite "official" channels just yet), but they do give a good idea of what the UI will look like if you're into the Black Eyed Peas. Check 'em all out below.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/n...ilver-color-o/
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August 3rd, 2009, 21:07 Posted By: wraggster
Posters on Cheap Ass Gamer who keep track of Xbox 360 hard drive installs noticed that those who'd been admitted to the dashboard update preview program were seeing games take up markedly less space than before (a fact later confirmed by Digital Foundry). How much smaller? Well, DF noticed that King of Fighters XII and Raiden Fighters Aces went from 3.4GB to 703 and 484MB respectively, post update.
By DF's approximation, the update allows the system to be more efficient in selecting what non-essential data it puts on the hard drive. Though that results in a big savings in some cases, there are exceptions. Fable 2, for example, is no smaller post-update, leading us to assume Lionhead needed every inch of the disc for all that GOTY material.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/03/ne...rive-installs/
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August 1st, 2009, 12:00 Posted By: wraggster
New xna game released for Windows:
Towers and Tanks: Weapons of mass Construction is our latest effort in 3d game making. Based off the traditional style of Tower Defense themed games; we attempt to bring to the genre an entirely new approach. While staying true to the original play-style of tower defense games we have added an entire new level of gameplay. The invading armies fight back, resource collecting, perk system, tower upgrading and auto-upgrading, priority targeting and so much more. We went with a flatshaded look to give the game a more toony feel. At it's current state we are nearly 75% complete with the core systems.
http://www.gameprojects.com/project/?id=10305b2899
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July 30th, 2009, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster
An Ohio woman, who purchased an Xbox Live webcam for a boy so that they could give each other a "free show", has plead guilty to one count of possessing child pornography. She enticed the Arizona boy over Xbox Live and Myspace to produce sexually explicit images and videos of himself.
Kendra L. Sasser, 32, could face up to 10 years in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender. She communicated with the boy, aged 16 at the time, throughout August and September 2007, and the pair exchanged explicit photos during this time.
The investigation began when Sasser's husband contacted authorities to say his wife was having sexually explicit communications with minors over the web.
Sasser and the boy discussed using Xbox Live video chat to give a "free show to each other," but the boy could not afford the camera. So on September 11th, Sasser purchased a $40 gift card from GameStop and sent it to the boy. GameStop confirmed that the boy had indeed used the card on September 14th to purchase an Xbox Live Vision Camera from an EB Games store. Sasser was arrested 11 days later.
http://www.allaboutthegames.co.uk/fe...rticle_id=9412
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July 30th, 2009, 16:58 Posted By: wraggster
Popular social media services Facebook and Twitter are coming to the Xbox 360. But don't expect them to come as part of the next dashboard update. Instead, they'll launch as separate applications.
Speaking with Eurogamer, Microsoft's James Halton revealed that both services are due sometime in the Fall. That's as precise as he was willing to get, though he did elaborate a little with "it will be before Christmas," so we'd put money on them hitting in late November.
http://kotaku.com/5325936/twitter-fa...fore-christmas
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July 30th, 2009, 16:53 Posted By: wraggster
Shane Kim, Microsoft's VP of strategy and business development for Xbox, admits that the company is "not anywhere close to that world today" of offering day-and-date releases of on-demand Xbox 360 games alongside retail launches. In an interview with Fast Company, Kim expresses that offering Xbox 360 games on the Xbox Marketplace is a "natural evolution," but states there are "complex issues" to deal with by offering digital versions of games on their retail release days. You can't download NVGs, after all.
Kim explains that day-and-date digital releases would require technical effort by publishers to make the process smooth, and there are also business decisions to weigh -- like, you know, upsetting a major retail games giant. According to Kim, Microsoft still has a lot of work to do before offering games through Xbox Live Marketplace on a grand scale.
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/07/30/sh...g-day-and-dat/
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July 29th, 2009, 16:54 Posted By: wraggster
Microsoft has said that the Twitter and Facebook applications planned for Xbox 360 will be separate applications rather than part of another broad dashboard update.
Microsoft marketing type James Halton, speaking at an event earlier today, told Eurogamer the company is targeting an "autumn" date for integration of the social networking / tedious showing off sites, but wouldn't narrow it down.
However Halton did go on to say, "It will be before Christmas." He added, "A lot of the background work's been done for a lot of applications that are coming."
We already know they're not in the August dashboard update, which has been extensively detailed and goes live on the 11th.
So there you go. Isn't the future brilliant?
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/xb...er-before-xmas
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July 29th, 2009, 16:48 Posted By: wraggster
So, let's recap. We've got Microsoft's own Steve Ballmer on record saying that the company's Project Natal is on track for a 2010 release, a redaction of said statement, and a slimy report from overseas noting that the motion-sensing accessory is slated for a 2H 2010 launch. Just in case you needed one more modicum of evidence that Natal is headed for Christmas trees far and wide next year, THQ CEO Brian Farrell has said as much on the company's Q1 earnings call. To quote:
"With respect to the cycle itself, if you look at what's happening in the industry, the fact that we have for example, Natal from Microsoft, a platform addition coming late next year."
Of course, Mr. Farrell here may just be regurgitating news that he heard through the grapevine rather than inadvertently slipping the world a piece of insider knowledge, but hey, are you seriously going to question the insight of the guy who green-lit Bratz: Super Babyz? Exactly.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/29/t...ate-next-year/
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