Tuesday, October 17, 2006

LIVE update

Maintenance update and arcade preview

Tuesday October 17, 2006 5:20 PM EDT

I just talked 'e' the Xbox Live Director of Operations (his team is working on today's maintenance) and I am happy to report that things are progressing along nicely. I don't have an ETA when the service will come back online, or rather he would not give me one. The good news is that I am able to share tomorrow's Arcade title: ' Lumines Live! ' Since I can't link to the 'Lumines Live!' page on Xbox.com, here are some details about the game: 'Lumines Live!' for Xbox Live Arcade brings exciting...

 

Knights Of The Nine Oblivion Content Coming To the PS3, PC and 360

Knights Of The Nine Oblivion Content Coming To PC and 360 Too

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Tuesday October 17, 2006 6:54 PM EDT

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was recently announced for the PS3 with new Knights Of The Nine content. Well, Bethesda has now officially announced the Knights Of The Nine content for Xbox360 and PC as well. Click read more for the full info. PRESS RELEASE October 17, 2006 (Rockville, MD) — Bethesda Softworks® today announced plans to make its new Knights of the Nine™ content for The Elder Scrolls IV®: Oblivion™ available for the Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system from...

 

 

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And here the latest edition of the official PlayStation magazine made it sound like the Knights of Nine was a PS3 only thing.

 

 

Family Guy in Stores!

2K Announces Family Guy Video Game Now Available
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 17 Oct 2006 5:00 AM PDTNEW YORK----


2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , today announced that Family Guy, the first video game based on the popular television show, is now available for the Xbox® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the PSP® system.

No Gears demo!!! (again)

Epic Denies Claims Of Gears Demo (Again) - Total Video Games Tue, 17 Oct 2006 2:31 AM


PDTA header image on the UK Xbox.com suggests that contrary to statements from Epic, a demo of Gears of War may be coming after all...

The next XBox (640?)

Next Xbox already in planning ( News ) EuroGamer Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:57 AM PDT

Microsoft EMEA veep Chris Lewis says the company is already working on its next next-generation console because "we have to". "You can't sit back on your laurels in this business - the consumer won't let you, the developers certainly won't let us. So that's happening right now," he said.

Video creation coming to 2k NBA 2K7

2K Sports Unveils Revolutionary 2K Reelmaker for NBA 2K7 on Xbox 360(TM) Available on Xbox Live(R) Marketplace
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:45 AM PDT NEW YORK----

2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , announced today an innovative new feature, 2K Reelmaker, for NBA 2K7 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. 2K Reelmaker enables fans to create their own unique video highlight reels from saved replays in NBA 2K7 and share them on Xbox Live®. 2K Reelmaker is available now on the Xbox

Source Engine coming to the 360

Valve releases Source Engine for Xbox 360
gamesindustry.biz Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:12 AM PDT

Valve's Source Engine is now available as a middleware solution for Xbox 360, where it will compete for market share with the likes of Unreal Engine 3.

XviD and DivX playback on the 360?

Mission 360 to Bring Enhanced Video CODEC Support to Xbox 360?
Addict 3D Tue, 17 Oct 2006 1:39 AM PDT

The latest news floating around the web is that XviD and Divx playback will be coming to an Xbox near you soon...

360 Retailer Margins Revealed

XBOX 360 Retailer Margins Revealed - Addict 3D Tue, 17 Oct 2006 1:24 AM PDTExactly a week ago, we brought news of CompUSA's cost and markup on Nintendo Wii. Today, costs have been revealed for XBOX 360, which we know will remain unchanged throughout the holiday season.

Xbox 360 History

Microsoft Xbox 360 History - Addict 3D Tue, 17 Oct 2006 1:40 AM PDT
What is an Xbox 360? The Xbox 360 is a next generation home gaming console which is currently being developed by the largest software company in the world, Microsoft Corporation. The Xbox 360 offers many features, such as the Xbox 360 console hardware as well as software.