Gears of War still at the top of Xbox Live charts
Major Nelson published the new lists that shows both the original Xbox and Xbox 360's Xbox Live activity. Combining both lists, Gears of War still remains the most played game on Xbox Live, closely followed by the new Crackdown demo released on Xbox Live Marketplace. Heavy Weapon takes the top... Read on »
Crackdown now available on Xbox Live Marketplace
It's been reported that Xbox 360 Live gold members can now download a demo for Crackdown from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Clear up your hard drive space, as the demo will be 1.24 GB to download. Silver Members will have to wait until next week to download the demo. Xbox... Read on »
Halo 3 news on the horizon?
Frank O'Connor posted an update to the bungie website that states important announcements are to follow this wednesday. 15th November is the anniversary of the Halo series, and new information regarding Haloe 3 and Halo Wars is sure to be talked about. Frank said "There will also be some pretty... Read on »
New Map Pack for Saints Row
A new multiplayer map for THQ's Saints Row has just gone up on Marketplace. The download, titled the Industrial Map Pack, includes... Read on »
Microsoft Unveils Xbox Live Video Marketplace
On 22nd November Microsoft plans to launch it's video marketplace for Xbox Live. Last month I reported that the service recently surpressed... Read on »
Xbox 360's HD-DVD uses 4.7 million lines of code
As a result of the complexities of decoding HD DVD audio and video content, as well as providing a user interface and DRM, over 4.7 million lines of code went into the HD DVD software. The external HD-DVD drive can play H.264, MPEG2 and VC1 videos. There is no hardware... Read on »
Half-Life 2's graphics on Xbox 360
Valve have to re-take their pictures for certain areas of land used in Half-Life 2. This is because their original photos are too low resolution to take advantage of the triple core processor and graphics card. Although Half-Life 2 came out in 2004, it still has decent graphics to this... Read on »
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on Xbox Live Arcade
Subscribers to Xbox Live are now able to download the latest arcade game trail, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The full game is available for 800 Microsoft points and offers 13 achievements to be unlocked. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 brings a new multiplayer style that allows up to 4 players -... Read on »
Xbox 360 to Finally Receive 100GB HDD, Xbox.com Maintenance
After long complaints about the petty size of the Xbox 360 (20GB) hard drive, Microsoft will finally offer a 100GB version on the shelves. Right now there is no price set, but we're looking at something expensive. Considering after a few demo downloads and videos from Xbox Live Marketplace, your... Read on »
Xbox Live hits 4 million users
Microsoft's Xbox Live online service reaches 4 million users; population expected to grow to 6 million by mid-2007. Xbox Live has surpassed 4 million members worldwide, just shy of its sixth iteration, which launches "this fall." The service, which Microsoft describes as "the first and only unified online games and... Read on »
First PS3 ad hits TV
Sony's first PS3 advertisement hit Japanese TV. Although it's not very action-packed, and I doubt many non-Japanese people are going to think it is thrilling. The advertisement shows a boy waiting, and finally going to the roof of his house, waiting alongside other people for the PS3, with the tagline:... Read on »
Xbox 3 being worked on
Kikizo recently interviewed Chris Lewis, a high-profile boss of Xbox 360 and Home Entertainment in Europe, confirming that Microsoft is working on the next Xbox gaming console. Nothing too heavy has been said in the interview, other than "You can't sit back on your laurels in this business. The consumer... Read on »
Lumines Live hits Xbox Live Marketplace
Q Entertainment and Microsoft brought Lumines to Xbox Live today, named "Lumines Live!". The arcade game weighs in at 50MB, but those who haven't tried it yet should definitely do so. Lumines is a puzzle game based on sound and light patterns, which wsas originally released in December 2004 in... Read on »
PS3 Online: How it works
Eurogamer recently published an article explaining in detail how the PS3 online entertainment system will match that of the well established Xbox Live. They also speak of the interface when booting up the PS3, describing its menu systems, which are similar to that of the PSP. One of Sony's goals... Read on »
New Prey content available!
IGN reported that 2K Games has announced a new patch (1.2) for their popular game, Prey. The new content is expected to include four new multiplayer maps and five new characters. The PC patch is supposedly fixing bugs gamers have experienced within the game. The new characters' names are Becky,... Read on »
Tony Hawk's Project 8 demo to hit Xbox Live Marketplace
Activision announced that Tony Hawk's Project 8 should be featuring a demo release sometime in the next few days, on Xbox Live Marketplace. The official website has a link to the Live Marketplace's webpage suggesting that they are preparing the demo. Tony Hawk's Project 8 challenges players to experience the... Read on »
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