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Microsoft Launches Xbox 360 Dashboard Update
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2006 @ 12:18 p.m. PST | Filed under News
'TimeShift' (Xbox/X360/PC) Demo Coming Monday
by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2006 @ 3:33 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Xbox 360 Launch Slightly Delayed In Australia and New Zealand
by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2006 @ 10:42 a.m. PST | Filed under News
'Marble Blast Ultra' Available on Xbox 360 Live Arcade
by Rainier on Jan. 25, 2006 @ 8:21 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Xbox360 Backwards Compatibility Patches Halted Until March
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 11:08 p.m. PST | Filed under News
'TimeShift' (Xbox/X360/PC) Character Profiles - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 19, 2006 @ 12:34 p.m. PST | Filed under News
'TimeShift' (Xbox/X360/PC) Developer Diary #3 - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 16, 2006 @ 3:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News
600,000 Xbox 360s Sold In North America
by Rainier on Jan. 14, 2006 @ 9:39 a.m. PST | Filed under News
'The Battle for Middle-earth II' Also Coming To Xbox 360 - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2006 @ 9:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News
'TimeShift' (Xbox/X360/PC) - 8 New Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 13, 2006 @ 2:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Ubisoft Announces Two New 'Far Cry Instincts' (Xbox/X360) Titles - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2006 @ 9:29 a.m. PST | Filed under News
'Mad Tracks' (PS2/Xbox/X360/PC) - Demo Available NOW
by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2006 @ 3:12 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Xbox 360 Review - 'FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup'
by Thomas Leaf on Jan. 8, 2006 @ 12:59 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews
'TimeShift' (Xbox/X360/PC) Beta Test Sign-ups
by Rainier on Jan. 6, 2006 @ 9:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News
HD DVD Drive for Xbox 360 Confirmed
by Rainier on Jan. 4, 2006 @ 9:32 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Xbox 360 Preview - 'Enchanted Arms'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006
Enchanted Arms
Genre: RPG
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: From Software
Release Date: August 2006
Come On, What Was Wrong with [eM] -eNCHANT arM-?
Horse armor and wizards' towers won't keep Oblivion players saddled up forever. Well, maybe they will, but at some point, you'll need to take a breather and find something other than shutting down Oblivion Gates to do with your Xbox 360 role-playing time. Excellent RPG alternatives remain scarce, much as they always were on the original Xbox, so it was disappointing to find the Enchanted Arms demo station somewhat under-mobbed next to the tangle of squirming E3 attendees trying
Xbox 360 Preview - 'Forza Motorsport 3'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2009
Genre: Racing
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: Turn 10
Release: October 29, 2009
I didn't know what to expect at the Forza Motorsport 3 demo at E3, and not only because I haven't played the previous two iterations, but because we weren't actually told beforehand that the hush-hush appointment would be the Forza 3 demo. After checking out the game and chatting with one of the lead designers, though, Forza 3 certainly looks to be an impressive piece of work.
The developer immediately set forth the very interesting argument that there is no such thing as "arcade" versus "simulation"
Xbox 360 Preview - 'Mass Effect'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2007

Genre: RPG
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: BioWare
Release Date: November 2007
Mass Effect may be the most highly anticipated Xbox 360 title to not be spawned from an established franchise, but the universe-exploring RPG has something else going for it that might be worth as much as a million-selling predecessor: the BioWare logo emblazoned on its packaging. More importantly, BioWare’s trademarked style of highly customizable experiences, introduced to console gamers with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, infuses every inch of Mass Effect, its most ambitious project to date.
Following three-plus years
Xbox 360 Multiplayer Preview - 'Gears of War'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006

Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Release Date: TBA
After our single-player demo with CliffyB, it's time to go hands-on with Gears of War. Deep behind closed doors at Microsoft's E3 booth, we walked into a large room that had two groups of eight Xbox 360s decked out with the limited-edition GoW faceplate and networked together for some four-on-four team-based deathmatch action. We first got an overview of the game controls and some basic tactics from the Epic Games team, and then we were off on our own for some intense multiplayer action.
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'Haze' (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360/PC) - Features & Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th

Twenty-five years in the future. Governments have outsourced military operations to private multinational corporations. As Jake Carpenter, a newly enlisted soldier in the Mantel army, you are seeking fulfillment and thrills by fighting for a good cause.
Thanks to their high-tech arsenal of vehicles, deadly weaponry, and performance enhancing bio-medical support, the Mantel Corporation’s ruthlessly efficient soldiers are the most feared by terrorists, dictators, and the corporation’s political enemies.
Your conflict begins in a war-torn country in South America, where you have been sent to fight a vicious rebel faction, The Promise Hand. At first glance, all is well, but
'College Hoops' (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360) - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
'NBA 2k7' (PS2/Xbox/PS3/X360) - Screens
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th
Xbox 360 Preview - 'Gears of War'
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2005
Gears of War
Genre: Action
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Epic Games
Release Date: Q1 2006
Going into E3 2005, the game I was most excited about seeing was by far the very impressive Unreal Engine 3-based Gears of War for the Xbox 360, and it sure didn't disappoint.
The story behind Gears of War paints a pretty bleak picture for humanity, thanks to some really nasty creatures that will send chills up and down your spine the first time you see them, and many times after that as well. The setting is the planet Sera, which is very much like Earth, just slightly more
'Splinter Cell Double Agent' (NGC/PS2/Xbox/X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2006 May 12th

Get the Splinter Cell Double Agent E3 2006 Trailer off WP (37mb)
The best-selling Tom Clancy’s Splinter CellĀ® saga takes on an entirely new direction. In the highly anticipated sequel to the 2005 game of the year, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent™, play as a double agent spy for the first time ever. Take on dual roles of covert operative and ruthless terrorist, where your choices of whom to betray and whom to protect actually affect the outcome of your game.
Experience the relentless tension and gut-wrenching dilemmas of life as a double agent. Lie. Kill. Sabotage. Betray.











