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November 24th, 2008, 22:59 Posted By: wraggster
The New Xbox Experience lets you install 360 games onto your HDD. Great news for anyone - like myself - who gets DISC READ ERRORS as often as the sun both rises and sets. But chances are, unless you splurged and bought yourself an Elite, or are new to the 360 world and own a 60GB unit, you have a 20GB HDD. And for you, space is at a premium. So you need to know how much room the installs actually take up, so you can get prioritising.
http://kotaku.com/5097252/so-how-muc...stalls-take-up
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November 24th, 2008, 22:26 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo China
For the most demanding players, or just for the ones looking for the ultimate experience, the PRO version of our Rapid Fire Gear controller enhancement also includes tilt sensor technology.
The rapid fire feature is easily programmable/reprogrammable to any button (fire buttons A,B,X,Y, Right Trigger, Left Trigger, Right Bumper, Left Bumper) by simply pressing and holding down the rapid fire button on top of the controller case and pressing and holding the button you want to have rapid fire until the LED blinks.
Also disabling the rapid fire function is done using the same technique. This allows for an infinite rapid fire number of configurations that will please EVERYONE! This is really the ultimate rapid fire mod people have been waiting for.
XCM Rapid fire gear - pro version also comes with the XCM BestTilt kit. The comprehensive solution in turning your Xbox 360 controller into a Tilt sensitive controller.
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November 24th, 2008, 22:22 Posted By: wraggster
New from Divineo China
XCM Wireless controller shell for Xbox 360 not only change the style of your pad, but comes with extra features such as special buttons lightning and an improved D-pad for better directionnal control.
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November 24th, 2008, 21:23 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
The first round of Avatar clothing releases on Xbox Live will be absolutely free, German Xbox product manager, Boris Schneider-Johne has confirmed.
Speaking to the Germans at Dreisechzig, Schneider said that for the first few weeks of New Xbox Experience's life at least, Avatars will see regular clothing updates - and they won't cost a thing.
But after the first freebie content "It has not been announced" how Avatar content will be priced, says the Xbox Germany man. In other words, be prepared to get your Microsoft Points out.
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November 24th, 2008, 21:12 Posted By: Shrygue
via IGN
Square Enix gathered Final Fantasy XI fans for a big fan event on the 22nd in Tokyo. The last Japanese FFXI offline event in 2007 saw the announcement of the Wings of the Goddess expansion pack. This time, while no expansion pack was announced, Square Enix did announce three expansion scenarios.
The three scenarios are titled, in Japanese, Ishi no Miru Yume, Senritsu! Mog Matsuri no Yoru, and Shantotto no Inbou. Each scenario tells a complete story, and all three were headed up by scenario writer Masato Kato. FFXI fans will recognize Kato from his work on the Rise of the Zilart expansion. More recently, he supervised the DS remake of Chrono Trigger.
While not lasting as long as a full expansion pack, Square Enix expects players to clear each scenario in one or two months.
Unlike past expansions, these three scenarios will be offered exclusively through direct download. Square Enix hasn't set pricing, but fans at the event were told to expect somewhere around the 1,000 yen ($10) range.
Ishi no Miru Yume will arrive first some time in Spring 2009. The other two will follow, separated by a few months.
These names, pricing, and release periods concern Japan only. We'll let you know about plans for international versions once Square Enix shares them.
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November 24th, 2008, 21:09 Posted By: Shrygue
via Joystiq
Free-floating news, everybody! Lionhead Studios has revealed the first downloadable content pack for its dichotomous role-playing adventure, Fable 2. The "Knothole Island" pack introduces an island encased in snow, it's only hope for warm resolution resting on the shoulders of your swashbuckling hero. Or obese, mace-wielding woman.
The whole Knothole pack (detailed after the break) promises new quests, "wondrous" items and "bizarre" characters for a fee of 800 -- that's ten America bucks. If you don't have any of those to spare, you might want to look into the additional (and free!) DLC pack that promises "a show of gifts, including Knight's Boots, Assassins Gloves, a special Weight Loss Potion, collectible silver book and more." You'll also need it to play co-op with anybody who downloaded the Knothole pack (though you won't be able to partake in the new quests without downloading it yourself).
Expect the content to hit Xbox Live Marketplace in "mid-December."
Knothole Island Key Features:- Embark on 3 unique quests set in 3 unique dungeons.
- Unravel the mystical secrets of the resurrection shrine.
- Try on a whole new range of outfits and look like an armoured knight, an assassin, a barbarian or a leather-clad biker, among many others.
- Brandish 6 new weapons.
- Dozens of unique potions that will drastically alter your appearance.
- Customise your weapons the way you want with the new augment tool and a whole new array of augments.
- +50 additional leaderboards.
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November 24th, 2008, 20:42 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Ubisoft has revealed how much you'll have to pay for the new Far Cry 2 downloadable content.
As reported earlier, the Fortune's Pack will include three new weapons and vehicles. You'll also get four new multiplayer maps.
A Ubisoft rep told Eurogamer the Xbox 360 version of the pack pack will cost 800 Microsoft Points. That's equivalent to GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60 in the old money.
The same pack will cost EUR 9.99 if you're buying it via PlayStation Network. A UK price has yet to be confirmed.
There's still no word on an exact release date, though Ubi has promised the Fortune's Pack will be released by the end of November.
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November 23rd, 2008, 21:57 Posted By: wraggster
After a couple of notable birthdays this week, and now the reflection comes to its triumphant conclusion: Yesterday, the grandpappy of the big three, the Xbox 360, marked three years in existence.
By now, we should hope you know the drill: Has it been a good 36 months for you? What do you hope for in the next 12? What are you afraid of? Well, besides, you know, the obvious.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/23/ha...-the-xbox-360/
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November 23rd, 2008, 21:56 Posted By: wraggster
File this one under: “Wow, that’s even possible?” xbox-scene hacker [RDC] has been hard at work converting his Xbox 360 to slot loading. To start, He removed the slot loading drive from a blueberry iMac G3. The loading mechanism is the top half of the drive. He split this off and married it to the reading mechanism in the Xbox’s Hitachi drive. The difficult part came with getting the drive to properly signal when it had a disc. He put together a custom circuit to do the detection and has a thorough description of how he solved the problem.
http://hackaday.com/2008/11/22/slot-loading-xbox-360/
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November 23rd, 2008, 01:44 Posted By: wraggster
Diehard Final Fantasy XI players who've not been beckoned away from Vana'diel by the siren call of World of Warcraft or Warhammer Online will be pleased to know that three "scenario expansions" for Square Enix's MMO were recently announced at VanaFest, a FFXI fan event in Japan. The three add-ons will be downloadable from the PlayOnline Viewer over the course of 2009, each going for "around $10.00."
The expansions won't be adding any new locales to Vana'diel's geography, but will attempt to "deepen the storylines running through pre-existing areas by ushering in all-new plots and intrigues." The three scenarios are titled A Crystalline Prophecy - Ode of Life Bestowing (which will be available next Spring), A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses and A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born (which will be available in the months following the first expansion).
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/22/sq...-for-final-fa/
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November 22nd, 2008, 12:30 Posted By: wraggster
The new release title (Nov 19) on XBOX Live Community Games: Biology Battle!
Biology Battle is a unique take on the classic space shooter genre. Take control of medical nano-bots during its mission inside of its target cell.
The game takes the best aspects of the “shmup” genre, including 360 degree movement and firing, and revolutionizes the action with a truly HD experience, so players can fight off an onslaught of enemies with precision and clarity. Biology Battle’s full version includes single player modes and 10 brand new multiplayer versus games, including Turrets, Survival, Lasso, WireCycle, and Frog Hop. Also, the competitive players can compete online for the highest score.
Biology Battle is about avoiding the cell’s defenses, and survive long enough to complete your mission. And then? Well, let’s just say it gets a bit nastier...
http://www.gameprojects.com/project/?id=cd930203bf
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November 22nd, 2008, 11:00 Posted By: wraggster
Following yesterday's news in USA Today, Rockstar has officially announced the first of two DLC episodes for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV, titled "The Lost and Damned." The first high-res screens of the episode are out, along with a bare minimum of new details.
In addition to what yesterday's report contained – that players will control a new lead character, Johnny Klebitz, a biker with Liberty City motorcycle club The Lost – today's announcement confirms that the episode will contain "new missions that offer an entirely fresh way to explore Liberty City," along with new vehicles, weapons, multiplayer modes, and music.
The episode arrives via Xbox Live Marketplace on Feb. 17, and (obviously) requires the original GTA IV to play. We've been wondering if a Gold account will be required as well, but Rockstar's announcement merely mentions an Xbox Live account as a prerequisite for download. So ... let's hear your theories on the plot.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/fi...nd-damned-dlc/
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November 22nd, 2008, 10:55 Posted By: wraggster
The path to Netflix-enhanced glory hasn't been entirely trouble free for everyone, this time it's posters on AVForum noticing a distinct lack of audio on Xbox 360s connected to their HDTV by HDMI. So far suggested solutions for the afflicted include plugging in the hard drive while the system is on, or waiting several minutes before switching the monitor to HDMI, and repeating them every time the system is started. It's not the first time we've heard of UK-centric HDMI weirdness, any of you hearing a whole lot of nothing while gaming (that's not attributable to hard drive installs)?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/21/n...ox-360-owners/
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November 21st, 2008, 22:45 Posted By: wraggster
Reps from the UK PR firm for Eidos have confirmed that they're asking publications not to release any reviews for Tomb Raider: Underworld below an 8/10 until Monday. The firm says they're doing so at the request of Eidos, which is trying to manage the scores for as long as it can. The game is currently sporting a 78 on Metacritic.
Really Eidos? Really? You didn't lose enough goodwill being blamed for getting the world's most popular video games journalist fired and bringing a respected games portal to its knees? (Yes, we know you denied any involvement. This sort of thing certainly makes that seem credible.) You thought maybe journalists would keep this quiet because you were buds? Because they were worried about not getting advance copies of Just Cause 2?
Note to Eidos: Stop being evil. That is all.
[Update: The head of Barrington Harvey, the UK PR firm, is playing defense, with director Simon Byron saying, "Any site, be it Gamespot or whoever, is entirely within their rights to post whatever score they want and no-one is under any sort of obligation to delay any review." It should be noted that "being obligated to" and "being asked to under penalty of being blacklisted" are two very different things. Not that we think that happened, of course.]
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/ei...ws-below-8-10/
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November 21st, 2008, 22:43 Posted By: wraggster
We've known for some time that Microsoft has been planning additional clothing and accessories to differentiate (and bizarre-ify) your New Xbox Experience Avatar. In fact, on Wednesday, MS announced that new Avatar content will be rolled out bi-monthly for six months. Today we know that, at least for now, it will be free.
Germany's Xbox product manager, Boris Schneider-Johne, told dreisechzig.net that the early offerings will be free of charge. After that? "What's going to happen as of spring is yet to be announced," he said. We do know that for-pay and sponsored Avatar goodies are definitely on Microsoft's mind, as evidenced in remarks made by Xbox Live chief John Schappert in August.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/mi...-free-for-now/
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November 21st, 2008, 22:30 Posted By: wraggster
According to a long thread at the AVForums, several Xbox 360 users are losing all sound after upgrading to the New Xbox Experience. Apparently, the problem only appears in HDMI-connected systems. but there has been one report of someone having the same problem using a SCART connector. Fortunately, there seems to be a fix
http://gizmodo.com/5096014/new-xbox-...nd-loss-issues
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November 21st, 2008, 22:26 Posted By: wraggster
You probably recall that two days ago, when the new Xbox Experience launched, sadly, about 300 Sony Pictures films were unavailable for Netflix Watch Instantly on NXE, thus quashing your hopes of streaming The Karate Kid series. At the time, it seemed possible that missing titles were due to the fact that Xbox 360 manufacturer Microsoft and Sony are direct competitors. Well, according to a Sony spokesperson, the problem isn't specific to the Xbox, nor is their beef competition-related in any way. Sony also says it is in talks with the several "relevant parties" to work out these vague licensing issues, though there was no word on when the issue would be resolved. We really do hope it's soon because we're dying to see how everything turns out with the Cobra Kai.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/20/x...n-netflix-unr/
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November 21st, 2008, 22:21 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
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Platform: PC, PlayStation3, Xbox360
The perfect companion for newcomers and experts alike
Hi-res “google Earth”-styled maps in never experienced quality
New “supervisual” approach for the Walktrough chapter. Tricky passages are covered in dedicated, illustrative sections. This reduces the need for the reader to search for and interpret text instructions
Features comprehensive step-by-step guidance, revealing the location of every treasure
All-inclusive Extras chapter helps discover all collectibles and other bonus features
Detailed information about the cast, a Synopsis and an Art section peppered with reams of exclusive artwork turn this guide into a coveted collectors’ item.
Digital, hi-res screenshots to illustrate playing tactics
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2xom.html
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November 21st, 2008, 22:17 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released today
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Complete Strategy Guide
Detailed labeled maps
Locations of every collectable
Strategy for every building and every enemy encounter
In-dept DICE Studio Profile Paired with Exciting Behind the Scenes Info
30+ pages of behind the scenes content
Stunning concept art
Revealing interviews with the developers of your favorite DICE titles
Photo tour of the DICE Studio
Beautifully labeled maps detailing every hidden package, foothold, and leap of faith
Pro-tips and strategy to help you complete every Xbox 360 Achievement and PlayStation 3 Trophy
Locate every package and follow the quickest route to the drop off point
Become the master of your environment with multiple strategies for every enemy encounter–the choice is yours Interior
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-2uli.html
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