Archive | November, 2007

I wouldn’t try to use that million dollar bill any time soon…

29. November 2007

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…Someone else beat you to it on Monday. In Augusta Georgia, when a bank teller refused to open a new account for 31-year-old Alexander Smith, he got angry. However, the teller refused to open the account because Smith presented a fake million dollar bill. Now, normally, I would consider this more stupidity than anything else, I’ve [...]

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Pokemon Global Trade Station - Now Online!

27. November 2007

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Pokemon fans now have a new toy at their disposal for Wi-Fi trades. www.pokemon-gts.net has been launched as a means of showing the world how many people are trading pokemon online and across the world. While you can’t actually trade your pokemon on this webside, you can, however, look up the most sought after [...]

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Insider Interview: Dan Amrich, Official Xbox Magazine - Part II

26. November 2007

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A few weeks ago, we published an interview with Official Xbox Magazine Senior Editor, Dan Amrich that took place in September. We yapped-up reviews, bias (or not) at OXM and dealing with the heat of rating a game poorly. Check out Part II of the interview where you can learn how to become a writer [...]

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Optimus Prime Cameo in Assassin’s Creed

25. November 2007

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Okay, so it’s not really Optimus Prime, but you’ve got to admit, it’s almost startling how similar this jutted-out-shack-window, found in Jerusalem’s poor district, looks to everyone’s favorite autobot (go to hell, Rodimus!). It’s a cool little homage that’s not really an homage, but we can’t help but love it and share it with [...]

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Death Note on DVD. Buy it.

22. November 2007

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November 20th not only saw releases of Rock Band and Mass Effect (review coming soon) but was also are graced with Death Note 1. The first five episodes are available on a 100 minute, 480p DVD for around/under 30 bucks. Check it out at Anime on DVD, it’s definitely worth the asking price. If you’re not [...]

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Rumor: Shane Kim to Depart Microsoft

19. November 2007

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Listeners of the 1up Yours podcast this Friday were treated to yet another juicy rumor, elaborating on Shane Bettenhausen’s (Executive Editor of EGM) rumor from the prior week that a Microsoft executive was leaving the company. During a discussion in the third segment of the show, host Garnett Lee asked guest N’Gai Croal of Newsweek [...]

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No Achievements for Xbox Originals

14. November 2007

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Oh, poor baby. You thought just because you were going to drop 15 dollars on a 5 year old Xbox game via the Xbox Originals downloads you were entitled to achievements, didn’t you? Well you’re not. Sorry. Major Nelson cleared up the constantly asked issue regarding the emulated (not updated) software downloads today, thank heavens. [...]

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Xbox Originals Known Issues and Online Manuals

14. November 2007

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No one’s perfect. Not even Halo. Nor is Psychonauts. If you’ve been following the recent news you’ll no doubt know all about the recent information release about Xbox Originals, Microsoft’s Download-Old-Ass-Xbox-Games service that launches December 4. Trixie posted in the official forums today linking to the Xbox Originals web-page where we uncovered a few neat [...]

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Download Full Xbox Games in Fall Update

13. November 2007

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As of December 4, Xbox Live subscribers will be able to hit up the Xbox Live Marketplace and be able to download full Xbox games. While this is all well and good, we can’t help but wonder about how much space on the hard drive these downloads will take up and whether we’ll be [...]

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OXM Online Launches November 12th

9. November 2007

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Fans of the Official Xbox Magazine are constantly on the forums complaining about how the OXM website has been under construction for over a year. Good things come to those who wait, because November 12th will see the launch of the brand-spankin’ new website which will feature a mess of exclusive Rock Band content, including [...]

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