Archive for November, 2008

Wow this came as a surprise! Glad to see 3rd parties already taking advantage of the NXE. Here is what we are getting:

Product overview

The Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix destination experience will provide a central place for Xbox LIVE Arcade gamers.
Key features

* Centralized location for Xbox LIVE Arcade gamers to learn about new content, view the latest trailers, and access downloadable content, including picture packs, and both Basic and Premium Themes.
* The new Street Fighter® Premium Theme features extensive high-definition graphical layers that take over your Dashboard, presenting a fully dynamic and encompassing package for the ultimate social entertainment experience on Xbox LIVE. Read the rest of this entry »

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Yep you heard it right. On the Black Friday Ads site, they listed a 360 bundle which includes 2 games and a whole year of XBL Gold for free! Damn, Microsoft is spreading the love everywhere. I still don’t think they can beat the Wii this Christmas though. Here’s a pic of the ad:

* Half-Life 3? 360’s answer to killzone 2
* Xbox360 25 million at the end of the year
* Playstation Home Will Not Match XboxLive Day1
* Call Of Duty 6 To Be Sci-Fi?
* Game Review – Gears Of War 2
* Much Much More Enjoy The Show

In this episode we talk about all the things the Microsoft is doing to ensure a holiday win this year. We also discuss why Sony isn’t using stronger marketing for stellar games like Little Big Planet and Resistance 2. Also on this show:

- Torrence discusses his likes and dislikes of the Killzone 2 beta
- Hiphopgamer argues that there aren’t any next gen quality games on Xbox Live like their are on PSN
- How in the hell does Nintendo sell over 800k Wii systems in October?
- Does Tomb Raider Underground match up to Drakes Uncharted graphically?
- And much much more!

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I remember the hype around the original Fable for the Xbox. Around the time, a little game named Morrowind was the king of ‘Western’ Adventure/RPG games. From all the talk of Fable, it sounded like it would be even more open-ended and contain a whole ‘choose your destiny’ type of game, done many years ago in the Ultima series. Once I finally played Fable, I was supremely disappointed with all the limitations and ‘been there, done that’ type of gameplay. After years of waiting for the definitive Fable experience, is Fable 2 really it? Read the rest of this entry »

Having been an avid 2K Sports fan since the original on Dreamcast in 1999, I consider myself pretty knowledgeable when it comes to 2K Sports games. I follow the series each year, well up until 2K5 on the NFL side of things (thanks NFL and EA – exclusive rights for sports games is just lame). While it looks like EA is starting to get better with NBA games, 2K basketball has generally improved greatly each year, though even 2K had a couple of years that felt just so-so. NBA 2K9 is the latest, but is it still the greatest? Read the rest of this entry »

The Street Fighter IV released date is now solid for February 17th in the US and Febrary 20th in Europe. There will be more SFIV announcements from Capcom in the next two weeks. Don’t forget, SSF2THD comes out next week sometime.

Gouken(Sheng Long), the character that appeared in many April Fools bullshots, is now a part of the Street Fighter IV video game cast. Watch this awesome new video dropped by Capcom this morning.

In Activision Blizzard’s new “Guitar Hero World Tour,” players have used the new music-creation capabilities to riff on tunes from “The Legend of Zelda,” Pokemon” and yup, you guessed it, “Super Mario Bros.” And just as quickly, these songs were removed from GHTunes, the game’s online sharing site. In Sony’s “LittleBigPlanet,” gamers made and uploaded levels that paid tribute to “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Grand Theft Auto,” and, yes, “Super Mario Bros.” And in many cases, those levels were removed by moderators — often without warning. Gamers in these nascent communities were furious. MSNBC

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I was chatting with Matt about Fable 2 today. He really hates the game and expresses it in this Gamer Chat. Make sure you take a piss before reading this because I’m sure you’ll crack up. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing our postings of The Social Gamer’s mods, here is his Elite version of the 360 Wireless Adapter. I’m waiting for him to mod the memory cards and Vision Camera too!

Sony decided to send every single Singstar game they just released. We have Singstar Vol. 2 for the PS3, Singstar Legends, Singstar Pop Vol. 2 and Singstar Country for the PS2. That’s a lot of Singstar. In fact, the only difference between all 4 titles is the music. So instead of doing the same review 4 times, we thought we’d put together our own Singstarpalooza! Read the rest of this entry »

One of our users submitted these pics of his black Chatpad mod for the Xbox 360. It’s pretty clean and a must have for those with Elites and Chatpads. Thanks for the tip from The Social Gamer! Enjoy the pics!