Archive for the ‘Xbox Live’ Category

Rock Band Punk Pack Out

December 11th, 2007

The Rock Band DLC train keeps on rolling with the release of Punk Pack 01. At 440 MS Points, or 160 Points each, the pack contains “I Fought the Law” by The Clash, “Rockaway Beach” by the Ramones and “Ever Fallen in Love” as made famous by Buzzcocks.



Xbox Video Marketplace Now Open in Canadialand

December 11th, 2007

When the Xbox Video Marketplace launched in 2006, it was only available in the US, leaving the rest of the world jealous of us fat yanks. But no more! Video Marketplace is now live in Canada, UK, Ireland, France and Germany as MS continues it’s mission of world domination.



Merry Christmas from Paradise

December 5th, 2007

Criterion is getting in the Holiday spirit by giving us a demo of Burnout Paradise! The latest in the Burnout franchise promises to be an innovative leap forward for the Burnout series.



XBox Live Silver Members Aren’t Real People Anyways

December 4th, 2007

Major Nelson has posted a reminder on his blog about XBox Live Silver membership and free content.



Xbox Live Fall 2007 Dashboard Update

December 4th, 2007

The newest dashboard update for Xbox Live has gone live! Here’s the rundown of all the new updates!



Full Xbox Dash Update Details Plus XBLA Hits

November 30th, 2007

It’s been a busy day at the Microsoft camp. First off, the Gamerscore Blog has released a video detailing some of the new features of next week’s Dashboard Update. The full list of updates can be found here. A few of the highlights include:

Enhanced media features including Divx/xvid support
Gamer Mottos show up on the Friends […]



Dashboard Update Feature Announced - Public Friends List

November 26th, 2007

Reaching the 100 friend limit on Xbox Live will soon be easier than ever. The Gamerscore Blog has just announced that Microsoft is bringing public friends lists to Xbox Live with the Fall Update, scheduled for December 4th.



XBox Live Arcade Celebrates 100th Title. Apathy Ensues.

November 12th, 2007

Rumors had started hitting the net that Microsoft was planning something big for the 5 Year Anniversary of XBox Live and 100th XBLA Title, both occurring this week. Xblarcade.com had quoted “sources inside Microsoft” as saying “if everything goes well,” says the site, “next week we will be playing the ‘true’ sequel to the biggest […]



Play as “New Goblin” for only 240 points? Hey, wait a minute…

November 8th, 2007

On the Xbox Live Marketplace you’ll find some Spider-Man 3 content. Yeah, it’s been there for a while, but I never bothered to check it out. I figured it was just a theme or something, but it’s not even that cool - it’s the ability to play as the formerly PS3-exclusive “New Goblin” character. (note […]



Microsoft Thinks of the Children!

November 7th, 2007

What do Microsoft, the PTA, and Jerry Rice have in common? Absolutely nothing, except for joining forces to keep today’s youth safe from the evils of too much vidja gaming.



ESPN to Video Marketplace

November 5th, 2007

ESPN has announced that starting today you will be able to download full games and other programs on the Xbox Live Video Marketplace. The content available today will include full-length NCAA college football and basketball games, Summer X Games 13 and episodes of such ESPN shows as “World Series of Poker,” “The Contender” and […]



What Are Ya Buyin’?

October 22nd, 2007

Another week, another batch of games to blow your paper route money on.
The annual fall flood of games continue with some pretty big releases across all platforms. 360 owners can take to the skies with Ace Combat 6 or hear women lament in Conan. PS3 owners get Ratchet and Clank and camera/card-trading game Eye of […]



Guitar Hero 3 Demo on Xbox Live Tomorrow!

October 22nd, 2007

For those of you who were unable to find a copy of OXM with the GH3 demo, or didn’t download the rip of the disc to burn yourself, you’re in luck! The demo will be going up on Live tomorrow(10/22). If you’ve been living under a rock here is a rundown of the 5 songs […]



Coming to the XBLA this week…

October 15th, 2007

Looks like this may be a good week for XBLA as we have two new titles and a discounted price on another one.  Also in the mix are a few expansion packs for other titles.



PopCap sending Arcade games to retail shelves

October 10th, 2007

PopCap, known for their assortment of casual-oriented games like Bejeweled, have an assortment of their titles available on Xbox Live Arcade. They’ll be bringing out a selection of those titles for the non-broadband-equipped gamers, with compilation discs for the Xbox 360 and PS2.
PopCap Arcade Volume 1 will hit the Xbox 360, featuring Bejeweled 2, AstroPop, […]