The servers maintaining online play for original Xbox games over Xbox LIVE will be shut down April 15 this year, said Microsoft spokesman Major Nelson in a blog post today. “I wanted to let you know that on April 15, 2010 Microsoft will discontinue Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 17, 2009
A misunderstanding in Poland has led Bioware’s community manager, Jay Watamaniuk to say unequivocally that Mass Effect 2 will not see the light of day on the Playstation3. A story from Polish website Polygamia reported Jay Watamaniuk, BioWare’s community manager stated ”During the presentation, Watamaniuk mentioned three platforms that Mass Effect 2 is targeted at. They were Xbox [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 19, 2009
After a surprise FCC declaration this week, an 802.11n adapter for the Xbox 360 has been spotted on the inside of the “Gears of War” Game of the Year box. The flyer seems to indicate that the 802.11a/b/g normal, white adapter will sell concurrently with the 802.11n version (clearly meant for the Elite model, given the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 27, 2009
Microsoft officially confirmed the $100 price-cut on the Xbox 360 Elite today in a press release, matching the Sony Playstation 3 dollar-for-dollar. The 120GB Elite replaces the formerly-$299 Xbox 360 Pro a $50 price drop until it’s sold out. The hard drive-less Xbox 360 Arcade unit remains at $200. The cheaper package ditches HD cables entirely, coming [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 6, 2009
Gamestop employees have sent an image to Kotaku of the new Xbox 360 Arcade packaging, which lacks the 360 Pro as a product in the comparisons. According to the image, the Xbox 360 Pro is no longer listed among the 360 offerings on the Arcade box on the right, just Arcade and Elite. In June, Ars Technica [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Both Official Xbox Magazine and now Variety are reporting that Brothers in Arms developers Gearbox may be taking over the reigns of Microsoft’s flagship franchise since Bungie declared its independence from Microsoft last year. Variety’s Ben Fritz reported that a source close to the developer confirmed that Gearbox “has definitely had conversations with Microsoft about doing [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 25, 2008
Microsoft has told RPG-TV that the Fall Xbox 360 Dashboard Update will be arriving on home consoles in November. Technically, it is still fall. Announced at this year’s E3, the new update completely redefines the Xbox 360 experience by removing the ‘blades’ and creating a smoother, more visual interface. Microsoft hopes it will enable gamers to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 22, 2008
Microsoft has recently announced a partnership with the Rock the Vote campaign to bring a collection of politically-centered features to the online gaming arena just before the final leg of the 2008 Presidential Campaign gets underway. Some of the new features will allow users to register to vote (but not actually vote!), participate in forums and take part in presidential [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Eidos will be releasing four new maps for the Fragile Alliance multiplayer mode in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. The new maps will be found on Xbox Live and the PlaystationStore on April 17th for no cost at all. The maps will be bundled together in one package called ‘The Dope Bag’. PS3 owners may also [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Click me In a Spring Cleaning effort, Microsoft’s Xbox.com website section, My Xbox, has been upgraded to look cleaner and make navigation easier for its users. While accessing your current games list is more of a chore than selecting from the previous list – it’s now a scrolling image cycle, making it a pain to [...]
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