by Rainier on March 8, 2007 @ 6:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA will celebrate Europe’s most prestigious club soccer tournament, May's UEFA Champions League, with the launch of UEFA Champions League 2006-2007, which will ship to stores worldwide on March 20, 2007. In the meantime Xbox Live Gold members can check out a 1.3Gb demo...
by Rainier on March 7, 2007 @ 3:58 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. Ubisoft has quietly rolled out a new patch for the X360 version of the game, fixing crash and bugs, optimizing multiplayer and tweaking several of the weapons.
by Andrew Hayward on March 7, 2007 @ 12:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Dance Dance Revolution Universe takes dancing to a whole new level offering features and options not possible until now, designing a game that everyone can play and enjoy, including anyone with two left feet.
by Rainier on March 6, 2007 @ 2:48 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that in celebration of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise and the launch of its upcoming TMNT video game March 20, it is releasing Digital Eclipse's remake of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 classic arcade game on Xbox Live Arcade later this month.
by Rainier on March 6, 2007 @ 10:16 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Q Entertainment's E4 is a unique, action-packed puzzle shooter where the goal is to self-destruct, create large chain reactions of explosions by defeating your enemies, which will ultimately extend the life of the game.
by Rainier on March 6, 2007 @ 9:06 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft announced that more than 6 million gamers worldwide are connected to Xbox Live, a milestone that was reached four months ahead of schedule. Xbox Live offers the best in online gaming, ubiquitous voice, video and text chatting, Achievements, demos, trailers and more.
by Rainier on March 6, 2007 @ 7:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sacred 2 is a deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria. Highly action-oriented, Ascaron's Sacred 2 features pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests. At GDC Ascaron announced that Sacred 2 is also coming to Xbox 360, and we will have the first impressions later this week.
by Nicolus Baslock on March 6, 2007 @ 3:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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NCAA March Madness returns for the 2007 season, offering custom playbooks for each team, an enhanced Dynasty Mode, and other new features.
by Rainier on March 5, 2007 @ 7:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft has rolled out another patch for its Xbox 360, but without prior announcement. Calling it an operating system update instead of a firmware update or security fix, the new download addresses an issue where hackerz found an exploit allowing you to run your own software applications, such as Linux operating system. The vulnerability was discovered late last year and fixed last month. The update was distributed through Xbox Live but will also be included with every game after February 20.
by Alicia on March 5, 2007 @ 5:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Guitar Hero II arrives with a new track list, new venues and additional play modes – including the ability to transform the original Guitar Hero SG Controller into a rhythm, lead or bass guitar.
by Rainier on March 5, 2007 @ 1:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft announced plans to launch a 512MB Memory Unit for the X360, available April 3, 2007 at $49.99 USD, and an increase in the official size limit of Xbox Live Arcade games from 50 MB to 150 MB.
by Rainier on March 2, 2007 @ 11:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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As promised, Capcom has released an update to Capcom's sci-fi shooter adding player requested multiplayer features, such as the ability to identify other players by voice as well as Gamertag, multiplayer enhancements, as well as fix a few minor bugs/exploits discovered post-release.
by Rainier on March 2, 2007 @ 9:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
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EA announced that former Boise State University quarterback and Tostitos Fiesta Bowl MVP Jared Zabransky will appear on the cover of NCAA Football 08.
by Rainier on March 2, 2007 @ 2:27 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Worms have evolved and are taking no prisoners! Team17 brings its popular Worms franchise to Xbox Live Arcade, delivering the first turn-based strategy game to the platform. Worms will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade beginning Wed., March 7 at 0800 GMT (1 a.m. PST).
by Alicia on March 2, 2007 @ 1:01 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Samurai Warriors 2 Empires combines the most exciting aspects of Action, Fighting and Strategy games. At the start of the game Feudal Japan is divided into warring states and it is up to the player to resurrect a nation using equal amounts of strategy and strength!
by Rainier on March 1, 2007 @ 9:49 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Now that Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo all have their consoles on the market, IDC's market research indicates none of them will dominate the market in the next five years like the PS2 dominated during the last cycle; however, Nintendo's Wii will outship and outsell the 360 and PS3 in 2007 and 2008.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2007 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Konami has released a Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 demo, now available for free on Xbox Live, allowing you to get a taste of the game's authentic soccer gameplay, realistic animations and high definition graphics in a single game exhibition. Exclusively for Xbox Live gold subscribers for the first week.
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2007 @ 12:25 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Team17's Creative Director Martyn 'Spadge' Brown passes on the good word that after many iterations, delays and going back and forth with Microsoft, Worms HD for Xbox Live Arcade has "passed certification and is good to go. We are now working with Microsoft with regards to finalising our release date. Thanks for everyone's patience. Not long to wait now."
by Judy on Feb. 27, 2007 @ 6:05 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Based on Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia Pictures' upcoming feature film, Spider-Man 3 allows players to experience the actions of heroic red-suited Spider-Man and, for the first time ever, his darker, more mysterious black-suited persona. We had the chance to get a sneak peek of the upcoming superhero goodness, and here are our first impressions …
by Rainier on Feb. 27, 2007 @ 1:41 a.m. PST | Filed under
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MLB 2K7 returns for the latest season, offering improved player models and animations, as well as new gameplay features and of course updated rosters.
As promised 2K Sports has released a 970 mb demo allowing you to drop in on the final 3 innings between a 1-1 tied Mets vs. Cardinals game, but unfortunately only available for Gold members in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2007 @ 5:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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GRAW 2 will feature changing climate, improved AI, an advanced Cross-Com system, air strikes from jet fighters, new weapons and a new soldier class, the Medic. As promised, Ubisoft has released the 330mb GRAW2 multiplayer demo (only for Gold members at the moment) featuring the Outpost map, 8vs8, playable in co-op and adversary mode.
by Rainier on Feb. 26, 2007 @ 3:11 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Revealed earlier this year, Alien Hominid HD features side-scrolling, hysterical cartoon action with a quirky twist, Xbox Live Arcade features, offering high definition alien action that makes it better than ever before, and will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for X360 beginning Wed., Feb. 28, at 0800 GMT (1 a.m. PST).
by Rainier on Feb. 24, 2007 @ 7:22 a.m. PST | Filed under
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After more than a decade, legendary dog and rabbit crime-fighting Sam & Max have been making several appearances on the PC, as Telltale Games has been developing new episodes every month since Dec. 2006. But as it turns out, the heroic duo might be expanding their territory on the X360 (Xbox Live Arcade maybe) as Telltale is looking for a "systems programmer to move parts of an existing PC game engine to the Xbox 360, implement platform-specific features, and possess a love of adventure games."
by Rainier on Feb. 23, 2007 @ 4:32 p.m. PST | Filed under
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GameShark Media Player is a PC based movie and music management utility that supports DivX, XviD, MPEG 1 and 2, AVI and WMV video files, allowing you to watch your favorite movies, home videos or other files via your networked Xbox 360 in HD quality.
by Rainier on Feb. 22, 2007 @ 11:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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On the heels of the expanded Platinum Hits launch in Europe earlier this month, Microsoft announced that the next round of titles in the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits library will be available March 16 in North America, Latin America, Japan and the Asia Pacific region.