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October 4th, 2007, 21:34 Posted By: Shrygue
via IGN
A demo version of Bee Movie Game, the new movie tie-in title from Activision, is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Based on the Dreamworks animated film of the same name, the interactive incarnation of Bee Movie is an action-adventure game in which you navigate Barry B. Benson through the streets of Manhattan and other scenes from the movie in a mission to save the bees' honey production.
Bee Movie Game will be available this fall for the Xbox 360, PlayStation2, PC, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.
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October 4th, 2007, 19:15 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Jeff Minter has said he is currently working on redesigning PC scrolling-shooter Gridrunner++ for Live Arcade.
It will be a "much more involved game" than the previous version, according to his blog, and feature sparkly new graphics and new three dimensional shapes.
Gridrunner++ is a, yes, psychedelic shooter where you control a little spaceship with your mouse. It continually fires vertically as you scroll through different levels, where you have to blow up nasties using various collected power-ups.
Minter already has it working on the 360 pad, and is currently ironing out gameplay details before he works on the pretty side of things.
Until then, you can head over to his Llamasoft site to download the demo of Gridrunner++ for a taste of what to expect. Or you can pop over to his Stinkygoat livejournal to keep up to date with how the animals on his farm are doing or how fancy his new iPod Touch is.
Jeff Minter and Llamasoft recently released Space Giraffe on Live Arcade, which received a mixed bag of reviews for its often over-crowded scenery - causing simple people like me to wonder what on Earth had just killed me.
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October 4th, 2007, 19:12 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Microsoft and BioWare have opened up the Mass Effect Limited Collector's Edition box to show us all what's inside.
First out is an essential guide to the universe known as a Galactic Codex. In here you will find all sorts of details about aliens and places you should visit as you save humanity. You can get a taste of what to expect on the Galactic Codex part of the official site.
Next to be wrestled from the box of memorabilia is an art book made up of concept sketches of the future, which have helped BioWare piece together a convincing sci-fi world. Some will be good, others may have been drawn by me.
And last but not least is obligatory DVD featuring videos focusing on storytelling, art, and general behind the scenes bits and pieces.
It's enough to make you want to wipe out all organic life in the galaxy every 50,000 years, which, coincidentally, is exactly what you're trying to prevent in the game.
You can find out much more about this hotly awaited role-playing game in our Mass Effect gamepage - like an interview with BioWare boss Greg Zeschuck, or over on the official website.
Failing that, you can always phone me up and ask.
Mass Effect will be released exclusively for Xbox 360 on 23rd November.
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October 4th, 2007, 19:11 Posted By: wraggster
This project will help you change a cheap wireless router into a wireless receiver for your Xbox 360. The total cost of this project can be as low as twenty or thirty dollars, compared to the one hundred dollars Microsoft wants for their little wireless dongle.
This tutorial assumes you already have a wireless router to send out wireless access to the Xbox 360.
Parts Needed:
* Xbox 360, any version
* Three Feet or more of Cat 5e Cable (Ethernet Cable)
* Wireless Router
* DD-WRT firmware
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/10/...your-xbox-360/
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October 4th, 2007, 19:01 Posted By: Shrygue
via Games Industry
Microsoft has revealed that global sales of Halo 3 have reached over USD 300 million [£147m] in its first week of release.
And the company claims that according to retail sources, sales of Xbox 360 hardware have more than doubled compared with the weekly average.
"Halo is truly a cultural phenomenon, and the launch of Halo 3 is an important milestone for Xbox 360 and for videogames as entertainment and as an art form," commented Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft.
"Halo 3 embodies our vision for the future of entertainment, where some of the world's greatest creative minds will deliver a new generation of interactive storytelling," he said.
Microsoft stats reveal that more than 2.7 million people have played Halo 3 over Xbox Live in the past week, with the first day of release seeing a total of 3.6 million hours of online play, increasing to 40 million hours by the end of the first week.
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October 3rd, 2007, 21:51 Posted By: Shrygue
via MCV
After a prolonged period of uncertainty concerning possible format exclusivity, Gamespot reports that Namco Bandai will release both Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari exclusively on Xbox 360 later this month in North America.
Both are titles that, bar for one outing on Game Boy Advance for Ace Combat, were formerly PlayStation exclusives.
Quirky roll-‘em-up Beautiful Katamari will be released in the US on October 16th at a budget price of $39.99, whilst Ace Combat will arrive a week later on October 23rd.
No news on any European release dates have yet emerged, though it had been suggested at one point that Beautiful Katamari could end up being a download only title.
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October 3rd, 2007, 21:50 Posted By: wraggster
Released today at Play Asia
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More Crime-Solving Action
Break down the evidence and bring suspects to justice in five all-new, bizarre crimes. Unravel longer cases, search bigger crime scenes and uncover hidden evidence in unique locations like never before.
Go Deeper into the Evidence
Master new forensic tools and find more evidence than ever. Use the new Garage Lab to examine large pieces of evidence like cars and trucks. Recreate gunfights with ballistic lasers, uncover shocking secrets with video analysis, and much more.
The Ultimate CSI Experience
Experience your very own CSI episodes as you piece together clues with the real CSI actors. Take part in dramatic interrogations, create grisly crime reenactments and explore atmospheric crime scenes inspired by the show.
Now on Next-Gen Consoles
For the first time CSI fans will be able to play on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo. Use the Wii Remote™ to navigate through a crime scene or experience cinematic-style graphics on the Xbox 360. The user interface has been completely redone with a console audience in mind so that it is more user-friendly and more like the show than ever.
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October 3rd, 2007, 21:42 Posted By: wraggster
Released today at Play Asia
When the game is on the line and the ball is in your hands, what will you do? Will you penetrate, drive the lane and rise above the rim for a monster dunk, or find an opening on the perimeter and sink a game-winning three? Take control of the game with a full arsenal to win the one-on-one match-up from every spot on the floor with NBA LIVE 08.
Providing an unrivaled level of authenticity to the sport, NBA LIVE 08 introduces hot spots, where real NBA shot data is used to illuminate the locations on the floor where your players are most effective. Couple this with all-new signature go-to Moves that capture the essence of the NBA's best, and you can now play the game on a console like you see it from the stands.
Pass the ball inside and rule down low with 'own the paint' post play. String together combos of fakes and shots to fool your defender into committing and create space for the game-defining bucket.
On the perimeter, in the paint, and with unparalleled depth, dominate with your go-to move with NBA LIVE 08.
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October 3rd, 2007, 21:37 Posted By: wraggster
Gamasutra reports on hints from around the internet adding up to a new sku for the Xbox 360. The new box, the 'Xbox 360 Arcade' pack, is essentially a core pack with an emphasis on Xbox Live Arcade titles, for a low price.
"Now, a new listing on Amazon, and a separate page at on Toys "R" Us' retail site that has been consequently removed, indicate an October 25th release date and $279.99 price point. The package shot shown at Toys "R" Us prominently features the five-game Xbox Live Arcade pack-in, with icons for Pac-Man and UNO lending more credence to the Ars Technica rumors. Microsoft has yet to confirm any details of the new model, nor has the company officially declared that the Core model - which originally was marketed with no hard drive, external storage, or HDMI output at the same $279.99 price - has been discontinued."
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl...7/10/03/182217
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October 3rd, 2007, 20:51 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
Activision has ramped up the number of tracks shipping with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock to 59 with the announcement of 17 new tunes.
- The new tracks are:
- Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
- Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
- Stricken (by Disturbed)
- Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
- Before I Forget (by Slipknot)
- Kool Thing (by Sonic Youth)
- When You Were Young (by The Killers)
- Devil Went Down to Georgia (as made famous by Charlie Daniels Band)
- Sunshine of Your Love (as made famous by Cream)
- Holiday in Cambodia (as made famous by Dead Kennedys)
- Cliffs of Dover (as made famous by Eric Johnson)
- Hit Me with Your Best Shot (as made famous by Pat Benetar)
- Black Magic Woman (as made famous by Santana)
- Story of My Life (as made famous by Social Distortion)
- Pride and Joy (as made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughn)
- The Seeker (as made famous by The Who)
- Black Sunshine (as made famous by White Zombie)
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October 3rd, 2007, 20:50 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
The boss of Buzz! developer Relentless Software says he's flattered by the controller accompanying Microsoft's Scene It? Xbox 360 quiz game, which bears a remarkable resemblance to Buzz!'s own big-button peripheral.
"It would be easy for me to poke fun of the similarities, so I won't. What's interesting is that when we first talked about Buzz! people didn't understand why we wouldn't just use the PlayStation controller and saw little value in a bespoke peripheral", David Amor told CVG in the latest instalment in our Creative Minds series when queried about the Scene It? controller.
Quiz series Buzz! has become a multi-million selling franchise on the PS2 platform, and Microsoft is obviously hoping to nab some of the market share with Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action on Xbox 360.
Amor went on to say that since the success of Buzz!, the value of the bespoke controller has been recognised.
"...there are lots of subtle tricks we've learnt to use in the games that make them so playable - it looks very straightforward but you'd be surprised at the things that do and don't work", he explained.
"There's more to it than meets the eye. We've had to 'unlearn' a lot of lessons that are employed in more 'hardcore' games."
Our full interview with David Amor will be hitting the site later this afternoon.
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October 3rd, 2007, 20:34 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
What started as a dodgy internet rumour is starting look more and more legit; reports are steaming in from various publications backing what we heard yesterday, that Halo developer Bungie is splitting from its parent company Microsoft Game Studios.
8BitJoystick's original source - who doesn't work at Bungie but "knows" someone who does - said that Microsoft has agreed to allow Bungie to become an independent studio, but MS will keep the rights to its cash cow Halo franchise. The source claimed that the split stems from increased friction during the rush to release Halo 3.
Since then other sources tapped up by Team Xbox ("It is more complex than simply Bungie leaving Microsoft or Microsoft letting Bungie go," it claims) and Game Informer (Bungie is "tired of Making Halo, and didn't want to do future Halo games," says its source) have added to the speculation.
The latter report goes on to claim that as well as keeping the rights to the Halo franchise, Microsoft also has "the right of first refusal on future games", which means MS has the first shot at publishing Bungie's future titles.
Perhaps it isn't just a dodgy rumour then? With all the carnage spreading across the internet, an official announcement either way can't be far off.
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October 3rd, 2007, 20:31 Posted By: Shrygue
via Games Industry
Retailers in the US are taking pre-orders for a new Xbox 360 Arcade bundle, due for release later this month.
The Arcade bundle consists of a Core unit, a memory card, wireless controller and five Xbox Live arcade titles including Pac-Man Championship Edition and Uno.
Toys R Us and Amazon.com both have the deal listed, with a price of USD 279.99 – the current asking price for the Core unit.
In the US, leading retailer GameStop has removed listings for the Xbox 360 Core, leading to suggestions that this new Arcade bundle will replace the existing USD 279.99 SKU.
Microsoft was not available for comment at the time of writing.
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October 3rd, 2007, 20:22 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
There's just nine days to go until Project Gotham Racing 4 emerges from the garage of Eurogamer's favourite Scousers, Bizarre Creations. In case you missed it, the Xbox 360-exclusive racer just scored a mighty 9 out of 10 in Tom's review. And to celebrate, Eurogamer TV is showcasing direct-feed footage of Mr. Bramwell's crazy skills in action.
The track in question is Instituto Politecnico, and despite dense fog, Tom hauled his supercar around for a flawless race. All of which he then saved and uploaded to Xbox Live using the nifty On Demand feature. The big show-off. Realistic weather effects, of course, are a major new feature of this second outing of the Gotham series on 360.
And there will be more gorgeous Gothamness elsewhere in the Eurogamer empire this week, with Eurogamer.de hosting a video of a flashy race around central London, while Eurogamer.fr takes a m0t0rb1k3 - all-new to PGR4, of course - for a spin around Shanghai.
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October 3rd, 2007, 19:54 Posted By: wraggster
via engadget
We love a good non-mystery around here, and Microsoft's new Zunes are about as un-mysterious as they get. But we also love a good product refresh, and now that the cat's officially out of the bag we can really dig into the new Zunes, which definitely have a lot going for them. There's plenty to cover, so here's what you need to know.
Hard drive Zunes
It's called the Zune 80 and, shockingly enough, it has 80GB of storage.
Uses the new Zune Pad -- four way touch-sensitive d-pad (with up, down, left, and right buttons).
It will sell for $250 (with "premium" headphones).
Available only in black (to start).
Screen size has increased to 3.2-inches (from 3-inches). As far as we know the resolution is still QVGA.
Dimensions are 61.1 x 108.2 x 12.9mm (2.4 x 4.25 x 0.5-inches), some 1/3rd smaller than the classic Zune.
The classic Zune will now be known as the Zune 30 -- it's not going anywhere. More on that in a sec.
New flash Zunes
Zune 8 and Zune 4 are the names for the 8 and 4GB flash based models.
Also uses the Zune Pad.
These will sell for $200 and $150 respectively.
Both will be available in pink, green, black, and red.
It will feature a 1.8-inch screen (compare to the nano's 2-inch screen).
Dimensions are 41.4 x 91.5 x 8.5mm (1.6 x 3.6 x 0.33-inches) -- compare to the new iPod nano, at 69.8 x 52.3 x 6.5mm (2.75 x 2.0 x 0.26-inches).
Everything else
New Zunes ship in November, date not yet announced.
All Zunes (including the Zune 30) will have a new, redesigned interface and feature parity. In other words, early Zune 30 adopters will have all the same software features as new Zune 80, 8, and 4 users.
Additional native video codecs for h.264 and MPEG-4 -- users no longer need transcode those file types to WMV.
Zune can FINALLY sync video from your Media Center PC! Jeez, took you friggin long enough, guys!
WiFi sync to host computer! Includes moving over music, movies, photos, podcasts, etc.
Podcast support! (Sorry, no over the air downloads -- sync only.) Podcasts can also be shared via WiFi.
The 3x3 song sharing DRM has had its three day restriction removed, but users can still only play files three times.
There is still NO wireless music store.
The Zune software is all new and rewritten, and is supposed to actually be more than a rebadge of WMP10 now. Friggin finally.
The Zune music store is going DRM-free, with over 1m MP3 tracks being made available for download. Other details (like which labels, whether there is a DRM-free upgrade path is for users who've bought music with DRM, price differences, etc.) are not yet revealed.
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October 3rd, 2007, 07:38 Posted By: wraggster
Released today at Play Asia
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One wire for both digital audio and video
Experience high-definition movies and games at up to 1080p resolution
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound output
Optical/RCA Audio adapter included for non-HDMI supported stereo systems
Plenty of room with the 6.5 foot (2 meter) long shielded cable
description
Unleash the digital high-definition capabilities of Xbox 360™ with the Xbox 360 HDMI Cable. Experience digital high definition of your video and audio all in one cable. Enjoy movies and games at up to 1080p resolution, and superior audio via the Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound output.
Utilize the Optical/RCA Audio adapter for enhanced sound in non-HDMI supported stereo systems. Feel confident connecting your console to high-definition equipment with the quality you expect from an authentic Xbox® product.
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October 3rd, 2007, 07:36 Posted By: wraggster
Released today at Play Asia
Now is your chance to prove you have what it takes to go all in! The ultimate World Series of Poker rival, Phil ''The Brat'' Hellmuth, is out there just waiting to be beaten. But first, you have to build the bankroll and the skills to take him down. Start off with the early tournaments and work your way up, competing against some of poker's greats, including Johnny and Chan. Join the likes of Chris ''Jesus'' Ferguson, Mike ''The Mouth'' Matusow, Greg Raymer, Annie Duke, Phil ''Unabomber'' Laak, Humberto Brenes, and Marcel ''The Flying Dutchman'' Luske. Go for the bracelet and the $10,000 top prize!
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October 3rd, 2007, 07:35 Posted By: wraggster
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Choose your car, grab the wheel, and send Mattel's miniature machines come racing into your Xbox with Hot Wheels: Beat That! Players can choose from 30 awesome cars authentically modeled from the design specs of official Hot Wheels car models as they compete against friends or the computer AI on an assortment of tracks that run through bedrooms, backyards, and similar neighborhood settings. Each course offers multiple loops, drop-offs, ramps, and jumps, as players race across multiple laps in a variety of life-sized environments to make it first across the finish line!
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October 3rd, 2007, 07:33 Posted By: wraggster
Released today at Play Asia
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Limited edition graphics with a Halo 3 logo and color scheme
Enhanced audio and voice quality over Xbox LIVE®
Up to eight hours of battery life with a built in rechargeable battery and charging cable
Removable ear grips with two size options for maximum comfort and stability
Communicate wirelessly with a range of up to 30 feet
Hook up to four Wireless Controllers and four Wireless Headsets simultaneously per Xbox 360 console
Available for only a limited time
description
Be Master Chief. Now you can practically be Master Chief with the Xbox 360™ Limited Edition Halo® 3 Wireless Headset. For the Halo® fanatic who is looking for an untethered and immersive gaming experience, the ergonomically designed wireless headset sports a Halo 3 logo with a visor gold power button, all in Master Chief green. The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Headset is only available for a limited time and can be paired up with the Xbox 360 Limited Edition Wireless Controller for the ultimate Halo 3 gaming experience. The headset utilizes the same 2.4 GHz radio technology employed by the award-winning Xbox 360 Wireless Controller. Experience unparalleled clarity and performance without wires to tie you down. Take command wirelessly, and show the world your gaming loyalty with the Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Headset.
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October 3rd, 2007, 07:32 Posted By: wraggster
Released today at Play Asia
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Halo 3 themed artwork from renowned artist Todd McFarlane
Two different themes: Spartan with Master Chief, or Covenant Brute
Limited edition exclusive Halo 3 figurine comes with the controller
High-quality, scratch and wear-resistant controller surface
Award-winning 2.4 GHz RF technology provides a range of up to 30 feet
Integrated headset port for Xbox LIVE® play
Adjustable vibration feedback for longer battery life
Hook up to four Wireless Controllers and four Wireless Headsets simultaneously per Xbox 360 console
Available for only a limited time
description
Play Halo® 3 Like You Mean It. Really get into the game with this Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controller. There are two different controllers available, both showcasing stunning original artwork from comic book master Todd McFarlane. Go for the Spartan theme featuring Master Chief, or the Covenant Brute featuring a Brute Chief. This controller comes with an exclusive collectible Halo 3 figurine from McFarlane Toys, and the controller is only available for a limited time. Hook it up with the Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Headset and make Master Chief proud.
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