Monday, November 06, 2006

Gears of War: Intro Video!

[PogoWolf]
Damn, this game looks cool!

The Xbox Live Sausage Awards - Wired

The Xbox Live Sausage Awards - Wired
Microsoft just made a whole mess of announcements related to Xbox Live Arcade, which means that I'm once again pulling out the delicious official green Xbox sausage -- as actually served to actual human beings at the Xbox Lounge in ...

Intec offers up another Xbox 360 cooling solution: the $100 Power ...

Intec offers up another Xbox 360 cooling solution: the $100 Power ...
By Darren Murph
So even if you had the slightest inclination to save your Xbox 360 from ... [Via Xbox 360 Fanboy].
Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to ...

Quickly convert your video for Xbox 360

Quickly convert your video for Xbox 360
If you're more into a nice, friendly GUI for your video conversions, you might want to give the excellent Videora Converter for Xbox a try. — Adam Pash. How to quickly convert your video for playback on the XBOX 360 [Happy Beggar]

Major Nelson: Fix on the way for Xbox 360 1080p problems

Major Nelson: Fix on the way for Xbox 360 1080p problems
By Richard Lawler
Microsoft just rolled out the much awaited update to the Xbox 360 dashboard including -- among other things -- support for 1080p over VGA and component but for some gamers and error screen was all they got. The company still hasn't said ...

The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The purple dragon was once so popular he shared the role of unofficial PlayStation mascot with a certain crazy bandicoot. But after ...

Epic Hints At Gears Of War 2

Epic Hints At Gears Of War 2

 

Monday November 6, 2006 10:43 AM EST

The infamous Cliffy B. from Epic Games hinted at a possible sequel to Gears of War when speaking to CVG. Of course, this is more or less common sense unless the game sells horrendously bad, but according to Cliffy B., "I wouldn't rule anything out." Company president Mike Capps does say though that there are no plans currently to make a sequel and that the crew needs a period of rest and relaxation after finishing the fisrt GOW.

 

[PogoWolf]

Huh, I guess they are expecting a hit?  J

 

Microsoft Says No to 3rd-party Xbox 360 Wireless Accessories

Microsoft Says No to 3rd-party Xbox 360 Wireless Accessories
AnandTech
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 5:26 AM PST
Microsoft gives the cold shoulder to accessory makers...

Blitz(R): The League(TM) Takes the Field on the Xbox 360(TM) in Stores Nationwide

Blitz(R): The League(TM) Takes the Field on the Xbox 360(TM) in Stores Nationwide
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 5:30 AM PST
CHICAGO----Midway Games Inc. , a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that it has shipped Blitz®: The League for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

THQ'S Cars, Based on the Film From Disney*Pixar, Races to Xbox 360(TM) in Time for the Holiday DVD Movie Launch

THQ'S Cars, Based on the Film From Disney*Pixar, Races to Xbox 360(TM) in Time for the Holiday DVD Movie Launch
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 6:00 AM PST
THQ Inc. today announced the release of Disney*Pixar's Cars for the Xbox 360 video and game entertainment system from Microsoft.

PRESS RELEASE: THQ Announces Plans for Global Release of Disney*Pixar's Ratatouille Across All Major Gaming Systems in

PRESS RELEASE: THQ Announces Plans for Global Release of Disney*Pixar's Ratatouille Across All Major Gaming Systems in
gamesindustry.biz
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 7:12 AM PST
AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Nov. 6: THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced plans to bring Ratatouille, based on the summer 2007 film from Disney*Pixar, to gamers of all ages around the world.

'Gears of War' Xbox 360 Game Giveaway

'Gears of War' Xbox 360 Game Giveaway
TheManRoom - USA
TheManRoom is offering the opporunity to take home a copy of Microsoft Game Studios' 'Gears of War' Xbox 360 game. Entry in the ...

Halo 3 Single Player Info

Halo 3 Single Player Info

Monday November 6, 2006 8:58 AM EST

The latest issue of EGM apparently features the lowdown on a 20 second single player preview that was given to the EGM boys. The preview even covered some new vehicles, check it out.

 

XBox HD-DVD comes at a heavy price

XBox HD-DVD comes at a heavy price
Inquirer - Harrow,Middlesex,UK
... An interesting post appeared on the official Xbox Team blog as the week fizzled out, concerning the amount of development the team endured to ensure HD-DVD ...

No Wireless Guitar For Xbox 360??? [ News ]

No Wireless Guitar For Xbox 360??? [ News ]
Total Video Games
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 3:06 AM PST
Reports emerge that Red Octane's rocking sequel won't be featuring a wireless controller on Xbox 360...

Contra on XBLA this week ( News )

Contra on XBLA this week ( News )
EuroGamer
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 4:06 AM PST
Microsoft has announced that this Wednesday's Xbox Live Arcade release will be Konami's classic shooter Contra, and it will cost 400 Microsoft points.

Atari Classics and More Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

Atari Classics and More Coming to Xbox Live Arcade
By johnporcaro
Battlezone: the original tank vs. tank action classic has received an Xbox Live overhaul, adding in exciting new multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the Flag. This updated version is truly a must-have for ...

Tedious repetition exhausts not-so fun ‘Family Guy’ Video-game ...

Tedious repetition exhausts not-so fun ‘Family Guy’ Video-game ...
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... infant Stewie Griffin are hilarious on the “Family Guy” animated television show – but they can get downright tiresome in the new video-game version. ...

Xbox 360 HD DVD : Over 4.7 Million Lines of Code!

Xbox 360 HD DVD : Over 4.7 Million Lines of Code!
Since the Xbox 360 HD DVD player is almost entirely written in software, the amount of code required to handle decoding of audio, video, menus and DRM is staggering. In addition, an Xbox Engineer claims the software uses all 6 of the ...

Fable 2 paints a portrait

Fable 2 paints a portrait
Games Radar
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 9:48 PM PST
We still haven't seen any in-game wondrous sights from Fable 2 , the upcoming Xbox 360 RPG sequel, but these new pieces of concept art show the slightly more mature look it's going for.

Xbox Community Awards 2006 Polls Are Live

Xbox Community Awards 2006 Polls Are Live
XBOX365
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:16 PM PST
Thanks to Gamertag Radio for the nomination and for the Xbox365 community for winning us our previous award by a great margin of votes!

On10 Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel - Video Preview

On10 Xbox 360 Wireless Wheel - Video Preview
XBOX365
Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:16 PM PST
This is a must for me for Forza 2. That with the wireless headset, it will be pretty weird to have all that freedom, but I ain't complainin!

Oblivion expansion is dirt cheap ( News )

Oblivion expansion is dirt cheap ( News )
EuroGamer
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 0:06 AM PST
Xbox 360 and PC owning Oblivion fans wondering how much that new Knights of the Nine expansion is going to end up setting them back can rest easy - it's only going to cost US$ 9.99, or 800 Microsoft points on Xbox.

Xbox 360 - Dark Sector shows its progresses in photos

Xbox 360 - Dark Sector shows its progresses in photos
XboxWay International - Marsala,Trapani,Italy
We have to admit that, every time there are new info, this Digital Extremes game is always more interesting. As it has been one ...

Xbox 360 - GamePro Expo arrives to Los Angeles

Xbox 360 - GamePro Expo arrives to Los Angeles
XboxWay International - Marsala,Trapani,Italy
GamePro Expo is the name of the new ESA (Electronic Software Association) expo the USA editor IDG (International Data Group) presented a couple of days ago. ...

Xbox 360 - Rumour: Soon movies on the Marketplace?

Xbox 360 - Rumour: Soon movies on the Marketplace?
XboxWay International - Marsala,Trapani,Italy
According to Xboxic, Microsoft is going to distribute movies on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, in a way similar to what happens on iTunes. ...

Xbox 360 - Microsoft tries to "push" Blue Dragon in Japan: here 2 ...

Xbox 360 - Microsoft tries to "push" Blue Dragon in Japan: here 2 ...
XboxWay International - Marsala,Trapani,Italy
If Microsoft has a weapon able to help Xbox 360 sales in Japan that is Blue Dragon, Mistwalker new exclusive RPG. Clearly MS is ...