Posts Tagged ‘Xbox’
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Why You’ll Pay For Gold No Matter What
3 Comments September 1, 2010 Posted by Kreyg under Main, Not News, Xbox 360
Earlier this week it was announced that Xbox Live will receive a price increase later this year. It left a lot of people upset, while others just didn’t mind at all. Whatever the case, the folks over at Penny-Arcade made a comic explaining why you’ll pay for Xbox Live no matter what. The Ultimatum [Penny Arcade] [Read More]. -
This Makes No Sense At All
7 Comments August 13, 2010 Posted by Kreyg under Hot, Main, Not News, Xbox 360
It looks like Xbox live has more pricing plans than we originally thought. Did you know that you could buy one year plus one month free for only $59.99? By now you’re probably saying “Xbox Live is only $49.99 for a year!” Well, according to the pricing structure on Xbox.com, you can actually go with either! I went on Xbox.com... [Read More]. -
House Burns, Culprit is An Xbox
13 Comments August 11, 2010 Posted by Ashkon under Main, News, Xbox 360
A recent house fire in Blue Springs, Missouri has left a homeowner and two others without a place to say. The culprit in this case is an Xbox. The homeowner claims that a spark from the Xbox’s power cord is what caused the fire. The fire started at around 1:30 am on Tuesday, and luckily no one was injured. While... [Read More]. -
Xbox 360 Can Cause Serious Injury — Especially To Small Children
11 Comments July 19, 2010 Posted by Kreyg under Main, Not News, Xbox 360
Community member Ashkon was browsing through the paperwork that came with his Xbox 360 slim and noticed something that everyone should know about the Xbox 360. It’s good to see that Microsoft is looking out for those small children, but damn — I never thought an Xbox 360 falling on someone could cause “serious injury.” Well, maybe if it was... [Read More].
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Sega halts further plans for Console support for Aliens Vs Predator
4 Comments July 15, 2010 Posted by Matt under Main, PS3, Xbox 360
According to a user on the Sega forums, Sega announced that further patches for Aliens Vs Predators have been canceled... [Read More].
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No One Left Playing Halo 2
17 Comments May 11, 2010 Posted by Kreyg under Hot, Main, News, Previous Generations
It was down to a few people last week, and then earlier today there was only one left standing. Apache N4Sir was the last person to ever be in a game of Halo 2 on Xbox Live. As of now, no one is left. Halo 2 on Xbox Live is officially no more. Halo 2 will live on through memories,... [Read More].
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Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Confirmed! [Video]
3 Comments April 21, 2010 Posted by John under Main, News, PS3, Xbox 360
At CAPTIVATE 2010, basically a Capcom festival, a new video was shown showcasing several characters and scenes from Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the long-awaited sequel to fan favorite Marvel vs. Capcom 2 which was recently released on Xbox Live Arcade and the PSN. Check out the video: It looks like Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will use an engine similar to... [Read More].
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Xbox Live “Platinum” On The Way?
30 Comments April 19, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Hot, Main, News, Xbox 360
Gaming analyst Michael Pachter has a new prediction for the Xbox Live service. He is now predicting that with the shutdown of the original Xbox game servers, Microsoft can move forward into a new generation of content. With this new content, he predicts a whole new tier of Xbox Live serviced being titled “Xbox Live Platinum.” I think you’re going... [Read More].
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How Halo Has Influenced Gaming
5 Comments April 15, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Main, News, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Like it or not, Halo has really revolutionized the gaming industry. It all began with the fist game in the Series – Halo: Combat Evolved. It was the crown jewel of Microsoft’s Xbox. Since then, you can find features of that game in many others. Lets take a look together at what Halo has given the gaming world. Console FPS... [Read More].
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Halo 2 E3 2003 Demo Was Bullsh*t
3 Comments April 13, 2010 Posted by John under Main, News, Previous Generations, Videos
Yeah, everyone who was really amped for this game figured this, but it’s good to have Bungie fess up to it. Remember that fantastic, awesome, amazing demo shown for Halo 2 in 2003? Yeah, that one. Turns out it was literally unplayable on a standard Xbox console. “The graphics engine that we showed at E3 2003, driving around the Earth... [Read More].
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More 360 Modders Because of Recent Update
7 Comments April 7, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Main, News, Xbox 360
Well hate to say it, but with the latest update Microsoft has rolled out. The ability to store data on external HDD and Flash Drives. It looks like people are already working on ways to access the game data stored on the external devices, and are pretty close to making exploits to said files. This is not good news for... [Read More].
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USB Memory Support For 360 Happens Today
11 Comments April 6, 2010 Posted by Tyler under Main, News, Xbox 360
Well Major Nelson has been talking about this feature for a little while. Well today you can officially use a external Hard Disc Drive of a flash drive to save games and DLC to. This I feel is a good and a bad thing, and I will go into why I feel that way. First just a little info on... [Read More].
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Worst Sonic Level Ever… Amazingly, Not A Werehog One
11 Comments April 2, 2010 Posted by John under Main, Not News, PS3, Retro, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360
I’m a huge fan of retro games, so I’m always excited when there’s an old school style sequel coming out: Mega Man 9, Mega Man 10, New Rocket Knight Adventures, and last but not least, Sonic the Hedgehog 4! Unfortunately, it seems like Sega has screwed up Sonic yet again. As if werewolf Sonic wasn’t bad enough. Look, Sega. Sonic... [Read More].
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Cliffy B Confirm Gears of War 3?
8 Comments Posted by Tyler under Main, News, Xbox 360
We all know it is coming, it is just a matter of time. With the news that Jimmy Fallon will be having him on his show next week to unveil a new game. People have been speculating which game it will be. Well now Cliff Bleszinski tweeted a comment that sounds like it will be Gears of War 3. I... [Read More].
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Microsoft X10 Roundup
10 Comments February 11, 2010 Posted by Tovan under Hot, Main, News, Xbox 360
Microsoft X10 has been going on for the majority of the day today, February 11. Microsoft X10 can rather be known as a fancy name Microsoft gave an event to show off the games coming out this year. The event was via invite only, which went to the media, and a surprising amount of information was revealed as a result.... [Read More].
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Free Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox Live Weekend Coming Soon
4 Comments January 8, 2010 Posted by Tovan under Main, Not News, Xbox 360
While it may be shocking that someone would purchase L4D2 without a form of online play available, those who are in this specific situation will have a chance to try out the Xbox Live Gold experience from January 15th-18th. Specifically the weekend begins at 12 p.m. Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific and will end on Monday at the same time. The... [Read More].
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Original Xbox Millennium Falcon Case Mod
10 Comments December 16, 2009 Posted by Kreyg under Main, Not News, Previous Generations
I’m sure a lot of people still have an original Xbox sitting and collecting dust. You could sell it for a measly $10 at GameStop, or you can get creative with it. It seems someone took the creativity route and turned the Xbox into a Millennium Falcon. This one is slightly different than the one some of us remember from... [Read More].
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Unfortunate Masterpieces
10 Comments December 3, 2009 Posted by Thierry under Featured Content, Main, Not News, Previous Generations
By now you have played the games that were featured in part 1 and part 2 of this series of article right? Right! Now for the third installement I have 2 more phenomenal games that you must experience. With no further delay I urge you to track down the following titles Ico An action adventure with heavy platforming and puzzle... [Read More].
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Microsoft Bans 600K and Counting
13 Comments November 10, 2009 Posted by Kreyg under Main, News, Xbox 360
Well, Microsoft wasn’t kidding when they said they were going to be cracking down. The banhammer has been dropped on 600,000 users, mostly for modding and piracy. Microsoft says they are aiming to increase that number of bans to 1 million by the end of the holiday season. It seems though that Microsoft’s call centers have been getting lit up... [Read More].
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Banned 360 Pirates Send Death Threats
17 Comments November 9, 2009 Posted by Kreyg under Hot, Main
It seems that some of the pirates banned recently weren’t too happy about it, Stephen Toulouse aka Stepto who is the Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox live received some calls from some angry pirates recently. The callers were threatening him, his wife, and his dogs. It’s kind of sickening because most of the people deserve the bans they’ve... [Read More].
