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July 14th, 2007, 22:04 Posted By: wraggster
New preorder at SuccessHK
Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in battles throughout Europe. From rocky beginnings in Sicily to war-winning triumphs in Germany, each mission begins behind enemy lines, with an intense and fully interactive airdrop. Your ability to determine your own starting point dramatically changes the way each mission plays out. View the entire operation from the air, and then control your parachute to choose your landing spot. On the ground, gather your senses and assess the terrain. A wide variety of authentic, customizable weapons are at your disposal, each with distinct characteristics. Choose your path in this free roaming FPS environment. The producers sought counsel from numerous expert sources to make certain the game is historically accurate and as true to the WWII Airborne experience as possible.
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July 14th, 2007, 21:59 Posted By: wraggster
New preorder at SuccessHK
Skate delivers the real feel of skating in a fully reactive skateboarding city, utilizing the power of the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles for advanced new control and physics techniques to feel through every kick-flip and land every aerial. The game features professional skaters such as Danny Way and PJ Ladd. Skate's unique control scheme captures the true feel of skating -- with physics-driven animations, gamers will have a unique gaming experience every time they pick up the controller since no two tricks will ever be the same.
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July 13th, 2007, 18:10 Posted By: Shrygue
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It's speculated that winter '07 may see the first price cut for Xbox 360.
Microsoft Game Studios' corporate vice president Shane Kim has spoken of the need for Microsoft to steer toward a mass-market price for its console and how it's extremely important for Xbox 360 to win this Christmas, 1UP reports.
Speaking about the mass-market price sweet spot, Kim said that previously a considerable percentage of overall business has occurred when consoles have hit $199 or below, but added that what's happened historically won't necessarily dictate mass-market pricing today.
"If you look back in history - again, it's not just going to follow what's in history - in some cases, 75 to 80 percent of the business gets done $199 and below. So, we're not quite there yet", Kim said.
"I think that number can change over time because of inflation, greater capabilities; what we can do what Xbox 360, even the core system, is far beyond what you could do before in previous generations. Who knows? Maybe $249 will be a mass-market price point - but historically, $199 has been when you're talking a PlayStation 2-like install base. 80 percent of the business gets done at $199 and below. We're like the other guys, right?"
Kim went on to explain that Microsoft is trying to drive costs out of the system as much as possible "so we can hit those price points."
Earlier this week reports hit that Microsoft's production cost initiative with Xbox 360 has been codenamed Falcon, with a revised model said to feature new central and graphics processors that are manufactured in a 65-nanometer production process (as opposed to the older 90-nanometer processors in current models).
When asked whether Microsoft is going to move toward a mass-market price with Xbox 360 this year, Kim replied, "Stay tuned".
So, ah, stay tuned.
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July 13th, 2007, 17:58 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Admist all the E3 hype and fluff, Microsoft snuck out the latest of its Backward Compatibility updates, with some of the very best Xbox games ever made now fully compatible with the Xbox 360.
Top of a lot of people's (i.e. Tom's) list will be OutRun 2 and its delightful follow-up OutRun 2006: Coast To Coast, but even better (in my opinion) is the news that Project Gotham Racing and Project Gotham Racing 2 have finally joined the BC list. About time too. Really.
Elsewhere on the list, Oblivion fans looking for another Xbox RPG fix might want to check out The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. We gave it a respectable 8/10 upon its PC release five years ago, and many RPG fans rate it extremely highly. I picked up a copy on Xbox for £3 recently, so have a poke around in the bargain buckets and see what you reckon.
Also worth checking out is the original Burnout - but maybe only to remind yourself just how far the series has come. Other items of interest are Doom III: Resurrection of Evil, Full Spectrum Warrior: 10 Hammers, Jet Set Radio Future (which was supposed to work last time around, but didn't), Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders, Marvel Vs Capcom 2, Mech Assault 2, MotoGP 2, Silent Hill 2, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X and 3.
In total, the list has grown by almost 70 titles, although, to be honest, most of these newly compatible games are ones you'd never want to darken your doorstep ever again. Blinx 2? Without Warning? Rogue Ops? Bloodrayne 2? Auto Modelista? Nurse!
For the full list, head to the official site, though bear in mind this is the US list. No-one's bothered to update the UK list yet, but they're generally identical from our experience.
We really do wish someone from the BC team would finally sort out Project Zero for Europe, though. Are you reading Microsoft? What about Rallisport Challenge 2? Psi Ops? Kung Fu Chaos? Freedom Fighters? Oddworld Stranger's Wrath? Otogi? Midtown Madness 3? Galleon? Indiana Jones? Voodoo Vince? Deus Ex Invisible War? TOCA Race Driver 2 or 3?
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July 13th, 2007, 17:57 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
In all the furore of E3 you may have overlooked the release of four new demos for download from Xbox Live.
The first of these is Blue Dragon, weighing in at a hefty 1.1GB of virtual mass. It gives you the chance to try out Microsoft's big JRPG flag-waver in two dungeons, each filled with Mecha Robos and the rather plainly named Ancient Monsters.
It's already been released in Japan and received an alarmingly positive critical reception. However, Rob Fahey wasn't as bowled over when he got to play the game recently. A difference of tastes? Now you can find out.
The full game is due out here on 24th August - pop over to our first impressions of Blue Dragon for more information.
Next up on Live is a demo for smash and crash title Stuntman: Ignition. This taster is a little smaller at 642MB, and lets you pop on your protective gear to try out the thrills and spills of being a Stuntman driver. The full version is out on 31st August and Ellie had a look at it earlier this year. Pop over to her preview to see what she thought.
Meanwhile, a demo of Ace Combat 6 was also released earlier this week - Namco's latest addition to its flight action series. Signed earlier this year by Atari, we've got a bunch of trailers and screenshots of the 360 exclusive for you to enjoy, too. Go see.
Last of the bunch is Surf's Up, the game of the upcoming animated film featuring surfing penguins - which actually looked quite good in the trailer, er, a friend told me. It's 668MB in girth and we have absolutely no idea what to make of it - probably why there's now a demo.
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July 13th, 2007, 17:14 Posted By: wraggster
Newly released at Play Asia
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160GB of storage.
Fast USB 2.0 transfer speeds.
Styled to match your Xbox 360.
Transfer material between your console and your PC.
Play movies and view images direct from MAX Drive 160.
Plug and play convenience.
description
MAX Drive 160 is the ultimate unofficial add-on for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. It’s an external 160GB hard drive which connects to your Xbox 360’s USB port and greatly expands your console’s storage capacity, letting you store more media than ever before!
With MAX Drive 160, you can play all your favourite MP3, WMA and AAC-encoded music files from your Xbox 360. You can also watch movies direct from MAX Drive 160 in MPEG-4, H.264 (including high density) and WMV formats, and view JPEG, GIF, BMP and TIFF digital pictures.
Using MAX Drive 160 couldn’t be simpler. Just plug it into your PC’s spare USB port and transfer your digital media to your MAX Drive. You can then unplug MAX Drive 160 and carry it to your Xbox 360. Plug it into the console’s USB port, and you’re away! It’s as simple as that, with no wireless or cable network needed.
MAX Drive 160 is not designed to store gamesaves or material downloaded from Xbox L!ve Marketplace.
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July 13th, 2007, 05:33 Posted By: JKKDARK
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Sega revealed overnight that Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Ecco the Dolphin and Streets of Rage 2 will all be available on Xbox Live Arcade shortly. This will be in addition to Golden Axe and Sonic the Hedgehog, which Microsoft released on XBLA yesterday.
"Titles such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Streets of Rage 2, Ecco the Dolphin, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Golden Axe were ground-breaking in their day," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, Sega of America. "Now with their debut on Xbox Live Arcade, gamers can enjoy these classics with all new HD-enhanced graphics and online features."
Gamers will have to part with 400 Microsoft points to purchase these classics, which is a snip at £3.40. All five of the games are already available on Wii Virtual Console although at 800 Wii points, it converts at a couple of pounds more expensive (£5.36) than on XBLA.
Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will all be available as multiplayer games on XBLA. All five games will feature revamped graphics, as well as achievement points and online leader boards on Xbox Live.
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July 12th, 2007, 22:30 Posted By: Shrygue
via Xbox 360 Fanboy
Yesterday, we mentioned that two new Xbox 360 controllers would be available in pink and blue this October. We were all fine and content with the new dark and intense colors, but new photos have us second guessing ourselves. The guys over at MaxConsole posted a shot of the new controllers in their natural habitat and honestly, the pictures supplied on Xbox.com don't match. Well, they are close, because the controllers are pink and blue, but in reality the controllers are more Easter egg pastel than dark intense colors. We're officially renaming the color descriptions to "puffy cloud sky blue" and "soft and gentle I need love pink". They're perfect for baby showers too!
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July 12th, 2007, 21:58 Posted By: Shrygue
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We all know what a tip-top-tastic RTS game Company of Heroes was so anticipation is understandably hot, hot, hot for follow-up Opposing Fronts. New screenshots have been released from E3.
A stand-alone expansion compatible with the original game, Opposing Fronts focuses on Operation Market-Garden and the battle for the liberation of Caen, France, during World War II. Players will command the British 2nd Army and the German Panzer Elite in missions.
In addition to the new single-player content, Opposing Fronts features new multiplayer modes and will support DirectX 10 out the box. It's due out this autumn.
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July 12th, 2007, 21:30 Posted By: Shrygue
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THQ has been saving plenty of hoops of fire - and a disc-full of screenshots - for its E3 media bash this week, kicking off with the kerr-azy stunts in this fresh Stuntman Ignition media dump.
In the number department there are six films to perform in, 25 vehicles to mash up and 36 different stunts, but most promising of all is the option to go online and challenge other players to a stunt-off.
Thanks to an Xbox Live demo, you can try Ignition out for yourself right now by firing up your Xbox 360.
Look for the full game in the shops at the end of August.
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July 12th, 2007, 21:27 Posted By: Shrygue
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We all know Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is one of the hottest PC shooters to make an appearance this year, but the game's also been lined up for a 360 debut too.
And yesterday's Activision conference didn't disappoint with Splash Damage's Paul Wedgewood joining comedian (and we use that word in its loosest sense) Jamie Kennedy to talk us through the very first footage of the game on 360. Plenty of meat to enjoy here in our patented wobbly cam footage, with Quake Wars looking every bit as fine on Microsoft's machine as in its PC incarnation.
Video clip here
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July 12th, 2007, 21:22 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
Top Spin 3 is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 in Spring 2008, 2K Sports has revealed.
The follow-up to the 2006 Xbox 360 title once again builds on the successful Tennis series, with the usual expansive offline career mode and online play.
New to this version will be dynamic weather changes - useful if you want to postpone play all day due to rain and get Cliff Richard singing in the stands - and a host of customisation options so you can sculpt the image of your player. There's a free form body slider to adjust your shape, and you can even plaster yourself in tattoos and make-up.
"This game transcends the boundaries of what has previously been achieved in the acclaimed Top Spin franchise by ensuring every detail is accurate, from the cloud cover to lighting, from sweat to dirt on clothing, to every drop shot, slice, lob and backhand," said Christoph Hartmann, big chief at 2K.
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July 12th, 2007, 21:14 Posted By: Shrygue
via Eurogamer
THQ has uncovered a new game called Darksiders, which will be coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime next year.
It's being created by internal studio Vigil Games and dreamt-up by comic-book author Joe Madureira - best known for his work on Uncanny X-Men.
Darksiders is a third-person action adventure based around the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse - a tale from that dusty old book The Bible. But taken with a hefty dose of salt.
You see Vigil's world began with a clever-clogs being creating the universe and the Nephilim to inhabit it. But they soon got too big for their boots, so Angels were introduced because they're easier to control. A massive war ensued. In the middle of this the Four Horsemen swapped sides and helped stamp out their own race, the Nephilim.
Clever-clogs being rewards the turncoats with the eternal duty of destroying worlds. Horsemen are chuffed. All goes well for a while until the quartet are tricked and locked away - leaving all the portals they opened, er, wide open, so demons can run riot in worlds unchecked.
It's a rather grand setting and we pick up the story as our main character War escapes his prison and seeks vengeance on those that put him there.
His abilities, especially in combat, instantly conjure up God of War comparisons; hacking and slashing like Charlie Dimmock in a bed of giant weeds. But there's also puzzles to solve and items to gather like in Zelda, and a set of 12 abilities to upgrade just like in Devil May Cry.
So you could say it is a medley of some of the best games around. Oh, and with a horse you can summon even if you're in the middle of bloodying someone's nose, or jumping through the air. Add all that to some corking graphics and a dramatic comic-book feel, and you've got us interested.
Trailer here
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July 12th, 2007, 21:02 Posted By: Shrygue
via Games Industry
Harmonix and MTV will be offering entire albums worth of downloadable content for the forthcoming Rock Band, with new material promised every week following launch.
The first album on offer will be The Who's Who's Next, as the developer and publisher commit to offering entire levels of digital content for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 title on a regular basis.
"Offering entire albums for play on the Rock Band platform is a monumental step forward in Harmonix's ever present quest to provide new ways for people to interact with music and creating the most authentic music experience possible," commented Alex Rigopulos, CEO of Harmonix
The company has also announced the formation of an advisory board fronted by musician Steven Van Zandt, which will help the development team in the selection of artists, albums and tracks to be featured in the game.
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July 12th, 2007, 20:50 Posted By: Shrygue
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Microsoft has said that the European price relationship between Xbox 360 Elite and Premium will be similar to the relationship between the two SKUs in North America.
"If you compare it to the price difference between Xbox 360 Elite and Premium in the US, you wouldn't be far off," UK marketing head Steve McGill told GamesIndustry.biz.
In North America, Xbox 360 Premium costs USD 399 while the Elite retails for USD 479. In the UK, Premium currently sells for GBP 279.
An announcement can be expected in the run-up to the Elite's launch on August 24th, and was only held back from Microsoft's E3 2007 press briefing because of the need for territories to make their preparations.
Xbox 360 Elite features a 120GB hard disk, HDMI video output and a unique black casing that sets it apart from the Xbox 360 Premium.
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July 11th, 2007, 20:21 Posted By: wraggster
New from Play Asia
features
Delivers digital high-definition video (720p/1080i/1080p) and ultra-realistic digital surround sound.
HD video and surround sound cables not included in the box with your Xbox360 Elite.
All-in-one digital AV Cable for easy Xbox360 Hookup to your HDTV or home theater.
24k gold contacts for maximum digital signal transfer and corrosion resistance.
Nitrogen gas-injected dielectric insulator maximizes video signal strength for the best possible picture.
Cable length: 6ft.
Suitable only for latest Xbox360™ model with HDMI output
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July 11th, 2007, 19:57 Posted By: wraggster
News from Divineo China
Talismoon’s Tiltboard sports a unique u-shaped board that puts the two Tiltboard control buttons within easy reach of gamers fingers, with one button conveniently located on either wide of the wireless controller battery pack. This gives gamers the ability to make on the fly tilt adjustments during a game without even stopping. This comes in particularly handy for instances in games when it is necessary to switch between both stick and tilt control.
The Tiltboard is an intelligent piece of kit and comes pre-loaded with TiltTune ™ technology which is the most user friendly firmware available for such a device. Gamers have the option to adjust the tilt sensitivity, adjust the 0 degree in order to hold the controller at the most comfortable angle, invert the Y axis and turn the tilt function on and off. Everything required to enjoy the latest sensation in console gaming on Xbox 360™ comes in a convenient package and requires only seven wires to solder.
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July 11th, 2007, 18:27 Posted By: Shrygue
via Kotaku
Not much more you can say, really. It's not looking as slick as the Killzone trailer, but then, it is using a ton of random in-game footage. Best bit? About 1:12 in. It's good to see (what I can only assume is) the Arbiter again.
Video here
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July 11th, 2007, 18:19 Posted By: Shrygue
via Games Industry
Microsoft will be selling the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit in the US for USD 29.99 from September 6.
Containing a keyboard attachment for the contoller – dubbed the Chatpad – and the standard 360 headset, the peripherals are designed to make communication via Xbox Live Messenger more convenient.
Microsoft is also making different coloured controllers available for USD 49.99, in Pink, Dark Blue and a Light Blue model for the European market, due this October.
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July 11th, 2007, 18:18 Posted By: Elven6
Thats right everyone, a special limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 has been announced! Know your Zune can also match your 360! According to the console's page the Halo console is pretty much just a Elite with a cool looking design.
Heres what it comes with:
- Halo 3 Special Edition Console
- Halo 3 Special Edition Wireless Controller
- Halo 3 Special Edition 20GB Hard Drive
- Halo 3 Special Edition Wired Headset
- Halo 3 Special Edition Gamer Pics and Theme (Exclusive download via Xbox LIVE)
- Component HD AV Cable
- Ethernet Cable
- HDMI Port
- Play & Charge Kit
- Xbox LIVE Silver Membership
- One-month Lbox LIVE Gold Membership
- Halo 3 game not included—sold separately
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/...lo3console.htm
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