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April 2nd, 2007, 21:22 Posted By: wraggster
Late last month, online retailers EB Games and GameStop posted a listing for Project Silpheed, an Xbox 360 shooter previously released by Square Enix in Japan. Unfortunately, it looks like EB and GameStop got it wrong...about the spelling that is.
Project Sylpheed, as it is also known abroad, will be coming to the US this summer, Microsoft confirmed today. Developed by Japanese game studios Game Arts and Seta Corporation, the game will be published domestically by Microsoft Game Studios. The shooter is a 3D update of the arcade game Silpheed and features more than 50 minutes of CG cutscenes.
In addition to confirming Project Sylpheed for the US, Microsoft also confirmed that another Japanese-developed Xbox 360 game, Vampire Rain, will also be available this summer. Vampire Rain is a stealth-based shooter featuring a special agent hunting down creatures of the night in Los Angeles.
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April 2nd, 2007, 21:12 Posted By: Shrygue
via Xbox 360 Fanboy
Guitar Hero II is coming out tomorrow (even though some of you have your hands on it already) and we feel that our blogging duty requires us to tell you about the best deal out there. Enter Circuit City's gracious offering. This week at Circuit City, when you pick up Guitar Hero II for $89.99 they'll give you a FREE 1600 Microsoft Points card. Yup, that's a $20 value kids. You can then use those points to purchase the recently confirmed Guitar Hero tracks that will be on the XBLM next week or just splurge on random XBLA games or themes. Now, who says corporate retail giants don't care about the consumer's best interest?
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April 2nd, 2007, 21:07 Posted By: Shrygue
via Computer and Video Games
On Thursday, April 5, Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 developer Red Storm Entertainment is assaulting Xbox Live to take on European gamers in a tactical shooter showdown.
The event is running from 7pm GMT to 9pm GMT. First of all, you need to add one of the following GamerTags to your Friends list prior to the event - UbisoftDev1, UbisoftDev2, UbisoftDev3 or UbisoftDev4. Then log in to Xbox Live between 7 and 9 and wait for an invite.
Red Storm folks present will be Christian Allen (Creative Director), Chris Bray (Lead MP Designer) and Prince Arrington (Associate Producer) and they'll attempt to play as many people wanting in as possible.
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April 2nd, 2007, 21:00 Posted By: Shrygue
via Xbox 360 Fanboy
Over on the AVS forums, an insider from Microsoft let the kitty cat out of the bag on the Xbox 360 Elite's use of HDMI. According to the post, the Elite will incorporate HDMI 1.2 and not the newer 1.3 version which the PS3 uses. What's the big difference you ask? Well, not too much other than HDMI 1.3 features TrueHD and DTS-HD audio output and other small fixes where as 1.2 does not. There's a lot of technical mumbo jumbo to be read, so if you're into all that technical jazz feel free to read up on the differences. For the HDMI noobs amongst us (which we mostly all fall under) check out Wikipedia's HDMI 1.2 vs 1.3 comparison and get learnified. To those of you who are purchasing an Elite 360, does this 1.2 revelation alter your opinion or sway you away from your future Elite purchase?
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April 2nd, 2007, 20:13 Posted By: Shrygue
via Xbox 360 Fanboy
Even though you won't be able to preorder the Xbox 360 Elite at Gamestop, Circuit City has stepped up to the plate and is accepting preorders on the new black console. Just head on over to Circuit City's website to preorder, it's quite simple. You could also throw down extra preorder dollars on a new black controller or maybe a black play and charge kit, it's all up to you and your bank account. Anyone willing to shell out nearly $500 on a preorder to guarantee an April 29th black Xbox 360 Elite? Or do you think there will be plenty to go around come launch day?
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April 2nd, 2007, 13:43 Posted By: wraggster
Battlefield: Bad Company, EA's PS3 and Xbox 360 shooter, is displaying its wares in three new screenshots. Have a gander.
The game's been built from the ground up for the two consoles with the aim of bringing the essence of the Battlefield series' multiplayer experience to a single-player game. Action is combined with freeform gameplay and destructible environments, events following a group of renegade soldiers fighting behind enemy lines.
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April 2nd, 2007, 13:33 Posted By: wraggster
Cambridge (Massachusetts)-based developer Harmonix has teamed up with EA and MTV to develop Rock Band, a new music game that "takes the core premise of Guitar Hero and expands it tenfold".
If you thought Guitar Hero's two-player mode was cool, Rock Band hopes to blow you away with a new four-player option that lets you jam with other players over the internet, reports USA Today.
Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of Harmonix, revealed that the new game "lets you create a complete collaborative band," with microphone and drum kit controllers coming along with two guitars (lead and bass). That sounds awesome.
Set for a pre-Christmas release on Xbox 360 and PS3, the game will feature acts from the original artists thanks to MTV's involvement, who will be helping to make deals with music publishers.
MTV's Jeff Yapp commented: "This game offers a meaningful way for labels to participate in a segment of entertainment they, for the most part, have not been able to."
Although a track list is yet to be revealed, it is said to include a range of music "from metal to classic rock to Southern rock to everything in between", revealed Rigopulos, and will allow gamers to download new songs from the internet.
Sounds awesome, doesn't it? We may have some time to wait, but that's okay because we've got Guitar Hero II coming to 360, don't forget.
The game manual for the US version of GHII reveals that the mysterious port on the bottom of the guitar controller will allow the connection of an effects pedal, although it says the feature is "currently unavailable. Bummer. Hopefully some pedals will be release for use with the game at a later date.
It's a good time for rocking rhythm-action gamers.
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April 2nd, 2007, 13:32 Posted By: wraggster
via cvg
You could be playing a demo of the hotly anticipated racer, Forza Motorsport 2, in a matter of weeks, according to an ad in the latest issue of the US Official Xbox 360 magazine.
The advertisement, which has appeared in the May Issue of the publication, says the Forza 2 demo will be "available April from Xbox Live Marketplace".
Let's just hope the demo doesn't suffer from any delays, considering there have otherwise been no official announcements.
The same issue also advertises the new Halo 2 map pack, which will include two revived Halo: Combat Evolved multiplayer maps.
We're chasing Microsoft for details on the Forza demo for Europe. Check back later for the feedback.
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April 1st, 2007, 20:38 Posted By: wraggster
Via engadget
If you've been oooing and ahing at the Xbox 360 Elite's HDMI connection -- which really should have been there all along -- then this is the post for you: a source at Microsoft has posted specific details of the Elite's HDMI capabilities. Apparently the Elite will only support the 1.2 HDMI standard, and not the 1.3 spec which would have enabled TrueHD or Dolby Digital+. As such, you'll have to stick with regular DD, DTS, and WMA-Pro for your sound output. It also only supports dual channel PCM output, not full 5.1 channel, and if you want full 5.1 PCM output the tipster cheekily recommends "purchasing the Toshiba A2 player" which is much cheaper than the $479 Elite. At this point the complexity of the tech talk takes a step up, as amirm refers to a fall update that will bring support for "different video levels for VGA output" which could potentially improve fidelity and HDCP handshaking support on displays operating at 1080p. We suspect that around half of the people that started reading this left to read our interview with fake SJ somewhere around the point that we mentioned "dual channel PCM output", but what do the three people left reading think about these HDMI deets?
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April 1st, 2007, 11:41 Posted By: wraggster
via joystiq
Praise be to the Circuit City's and Wal-Mart's of the world as Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 has arrived a few, scant days early on Mount Joystiq. What? You actually go to a game store to buy your games? You should probably stop doing that. After shredding it up like only nerds with tiny, plastic toy guitars can, we actually took a look at the instruction manual, curious as to any information regarding the mystery port found at the base of the X-Plorer.
The gods of rock shined upon us as it is now clearly labeled the Effects Pedal port, as seen above. Opposite the page is an explanation of all the buttons and gadgets found on the guitar, including an explanation of the Effects Pedal port. How dost thou rocketh mighty ports of pedals?
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April 1st, 2007, 11:35 Posted By: wraggster
via joystiq
This one is a cute April Fool's Day joke, despite Turbine announcing it on Friday, they did give it a dateline of April 1. What Turbine says is that in their upcoming Lord of the Rings Online, you'll meet the Sméorufolc, a version of hobbit who wear caps of white wool. They also have a passion for mushrooms and eating them altered their skin color to blue. Yes, they are Middle-earth Smurfs. The "press release" looks to be full of subtle anagrams and generally playful nonsense. Only a few more hours till Blizzard, a company known for their April Fool's Day jokes, steps up to the plate. What will it be?
On the other end of the cute spectrum, a confirmation of Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Xbox 360. We still can't tell if this was intended as a joke, but VG Resource Center says they have confirmation of MGS4 on the Xbox 360. VGRC claims they have an email from Konami stating, "Yes, in fact, we are working on putting Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Xbox 360 and PC, which should both come out roughly 6 months after the PS3 release. However, we've been working with Microsoft so the 360 and PC versions will both take advantage of Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live, with such features as achievements and the ability for 360 and PC owners to play against each other in multiplayer. I'd love to give you some more details, but this is already pushing it. We are making the big announcement July 11th at this year's E3, so you'll just have to wait until then. Sorry!"
So, the source at Konami acknowledged the game, announced another platform, said it would have Live capabilities, says the big announcement won't be till July 11, puts it all in a perfect quote and then apologizes that they can't give away any more information? Damn, you already gave away the whole cow, what are you apologizing for? We don't need anything else!
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April 1st, 2007, 11:33 Posted By: wraggster
via joystiq
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to fool the Halo faithful and in any case, prime time Saturday night isn't the crack of dawn by any interpretation. An April Fool's prank of the "We didn't even bother to research it" variety from Game Stooge is what we have for you this time and it has to do with a prequel to Bungie's Halo series.
Don a pocket protector and start up your favorite MC Frontalot album because it's about to get real nerdy up in here.
The story as it goes has a prequel to Halo starring the beloved cast of the alternate reality game sensation, I Love Bees, in a tactical shooter much like the Rainbow Six series. The problem being that none of the characters would know each other prior to the original Halo, nor would any of them have any combat training whatsoever. Hell, the protagonist, Janissary James' great accomplishment was getting shot in the chest. Okay, so she broke some limbs and generally beat the crap out of some folks along the way, but she isn't exactly the Chief.
Another, more obvious error, is the Cortana-like A.I, Melissa (see also: Durga), being referred to as Dana by Game Stooge. If they had listened to the I Love Bees audio files for, oh, let's say two minutes, they would have gotten that one right. Hello? Wikipedia? Ever heard of it?
This exercise in epic fail concludes with a fake address by Bungie co-founder Jason Jones that makes him sound more like a public relations robot than a human being. When was the last time any of you remember Jason Jones doing a public anything, much less a statement outside of the Halo 2 documentary? You have a better shot at finding Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny playing a game of Strip Uno at the end of a rainbow than you do finding Jason Jones doing anything public, ever.
If we're lucky, this "Doctor Who" marathon we're in the middle of will last until April Fool's is over.
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April 1st, 2007, 11:19 Posted By: wraggster
The first solid details on Bizarre Creations' fourth entry in the Project Gotham Racing series have emerged in the pages of Official Xbox Magazine US.
The biggest feature in the fourth instalment seems to be a whole bunch of fancy weather effects, including water that beads realistically on the paintjobs, sprays from the tires and causes madness in the in-car view.
While we're still not convinced of how much photoshop trickery has gone on, the OXM screens are looking absolutely gorgeous.
Expectedly, there's also a broader set of vehicles promised for PGR 4 ranging from the vintage'63 Corvette Sting Ray all the way to the slick Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. There's no shortage of tracks either; according to OXM PRG 4 will sport over 200 racetracks from 10 different locations.
The last of the mentioned improvements are a number of tweaks to the series' famous in-care view. Apparently there's a significant bump-up in animation, with your driver feeding the wheel as you screech around turns and a slight vision blur effect when you have a nasty encounter with a wall.
More screens and details should emerge next month, but don't get too impatient - according to OXM Project Gotham 4 won't be out until next winter.
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March 31st, 2007, 13:07 Posted By: wraggster
via gamepro
While the official unveiling of the Xbox 360 Elite may have made a huge splash earlier in the week, some marketing entities have pointed out that reception for the upgraded system has been less than positive. A message sent to us by BrandIntel, a research company focused on "online market intelligence solutions", has reported that "the Elite is landing with more questions and frustration than excitement."
Their findings are printed below:
Overall sentiment for the Elite is negative, and is currently below the positive sentiment garnered by the Wii and the Playstation 3. Although perception of the system is negative, the intent to purchase an Elite is still positive, with 48 percent of gamers who made statements regarding purchasing, suggesting that they would purchase a system.
Many gamers do not perceive value in purchasing an Elite, and do not feel the addition of HD capabilities and a 120 GB hard drive is worth the new price tag. This lack of value generated 18 percent of Elite-based discussion.
There is a good deal of frustration from current 360 owners regarding the timing of the product.
The Elite's HD features and additional hard drive capacity only generated 7 percent of the discussion each, with that discussion being very evenly split in favor or against the features.
BrandIntel claims that much of their analysis has been derived from online, consumer-published content found in the "online gaming world". This includes the myriad of gaming-related bloggers, forums, and web sites that speckle the internet landscape.
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March 31st, 2007, 13:06 Posted By: wraggster
Via ozymandias
Re: "Will there be an HDMI cable released for us early adopters? If not that kinda sucks. Also, can one buy the new bigger HD?"
Unfortunately there will not be an HDMI adapter released for the original 360. The HDMI spec is basically a 2-way street and requires the specific port on both sides to be enabled. This is why we had to change the box.
Yes, we did announce that you'll be able to buy the bigger HD for $179 at retail.
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March 31st, 2007, 12:21 Posted By: wraggster
via kotaku
Grand Theft Auto fans may have to wait until Game Informer's May issue hits the racks in the coming weeks to get further dirt on the fourth proper GTA game. In addition to having details on 2K Sports Madden competitor, they've wrapped up an exclusive look at Rockstar's latest, so you may want to rethink that decision to pass on a magazine subscription. Who am I kidding? These GI scans will show up on the internet within seconds of some attention whoring subscriber getting his copy in the mail.
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March 30th, 2007, 23:49 Posted By: Darksaviour69
via Gears of Wars forums
The next title update for Gears of War is currently going through the certification process. We'll have more detail about the update next week but I can tell you that in addition to fixing a whole bunch of glitches, and providing 720p for VGA users running at 1280x1024, it will contain a brand new multiplayer gametype called Annex.
Some folks who got to play it a few weeks ago said they think it is our best multiplayer gametype yet but I'll leave it for you fans to decide what you think for yourself when it shows up soon on Xbox Live. More details next week.
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March 30th, 2007, 19:43 Posted By: wraggster
Halo 3 may be on the horizon and Gears of War may be the current king of Xbox Live, but the biggest Xbox game of all time isn't going to sit back and let the torch be passed on too easily.
Two more multiplayer maps will be made available for the first-person shooter this April over Xbox Live for both Xbox and Xbox 360 owners. This is good news for Xbox gamers who haven't yet upgraded to the Xbox 360. When Microsoft originally revealed that more maps were coming for Halo 2 (news that coincided with the announcement of the Halo 3 beta), it was stated that the content would only be made available for Xbox 360 owners.
Derelict, have you been working out?
The two new battlefields coming next month will be familiar to those who spent hours playing split-screen or System Link multiplayer matches from Halo: Combat Evolved. "Hang 'Em High" and "Derelict" have been redone with enhanced graphics and some tweaks as "Tombstone" and "Desolation," respectively.
The two maps will be sold together for $4, available through the in-game content downloader in Halo 2, and available for Xbox Live Gold members only.
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March 30th, 2007, 19:38 Posted By: wraggster
Earlier this week the official BioShock site promised us a limited edition of the game if more than 5,000 of you signed a petition.
Well, more than 14,000 rose to challenge in just over five hours, earning us a snazzy collector's box for Xbox 360 and PC.
Now the official website's up to it again, and wants to know what you'd like to see in the limited edition. Simply pop over there and enter the poll to get your favourite bits and pieces included.
Earlier this month the same destination confirmed that BioShock would be arriving on European shelves on 24th August, on both Xbox 360 and PC, which made us run around like lunatics and bump into things.
We've also recently been treated to a couple of fancy new trailers for the game, both perfectly dark and disturbing. You can settle yourself in our EGTV cinema to have a butcher's at those.
BioShock is in development at Irrational Games, and tells the story of a city under the ocean, originally created by scientists to be the perfect civilisation. You'll stumble on this lost slice of art deco-inspired paradise after your plane crashes into the sea, and soon discover that things went horribly wrong.
It looks fantastic, and we recently sat down with Irrational boss Ken Levine for a little one-on-one. You can find out what he had to say in our BioShock interview, which is elsewhere on our knowledgeable hub of gaming.
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