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Archive for November 16th, 2007

How to get your free 500mp

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

If you’ve been an Xbox Live subscriber since 2002, make your way to the registration website and fill it out. Once completed, submit that bad boy and wait patiently by your inbox. Then, by December 21st, those who “qualify” for their free 500 points will be emailed a redemption code. It’s that simple.

Terminator: 2009?

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Despite losing it’s talismanic front-man to the upper echelons of US politics, the Terminator franchise moves on apace. With the first film in a proposed new trilogy hitting cinemas next year, work on the inevitable tie-in game has already begun.
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins focuses on the exploits of now 30-year-old John Connor, and Hollywood [...]

Xbox 360 Tops NPD

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

NPD has released its October U.S. software and hardware numbers. As expected, the Nintendo Wii was the best selling new system but Xbox 360 led in software sales and that’s what Microsoft highlighted in a mail sent to us.
For the month of October, Xbox 360 led in total revenue with $354 million compared to $246 [...]

Bruce Willis & Billy Bob Thornton: Kane & Lynch

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Bruce Willis is reportedly in the running to take a lead role in the movie adaptation of Eidos’ Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.
According to Times Online, Billy Bob Thornton is also in the crosshairs and could star alongside the Die Hard actor in the flick.
The Kane & Lynch film is in the hands of movie [...]

Bruce Willis & Billy Bob Thornton: Kane & Lynch

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Bruce Willis is reportedly in the running to take a lead role in the movie adaptation of Eidos’ Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.
According to Times Online, Billy Bob Thornton is also in the crosshairs and could star alongside the Die Hard actor in the flick.
The Kane & Lynch film is in the hands of movie [...]

Unreal Tournament 3: No Xbox 360 Yet!

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Epic hasn’t even started on the 360 version of Unreal Tournament III yet, reveals company VP Mark Rein. He says Epic intends to finish the PS3 version before shifting focus to 360 “early next year”, when we were originally expecting it to be released.
It seems Xbox 360 fans will have to wait a lot longer [...]

Original Xbox Games: No Achievements

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Its a sad day for me.  Major Nelson has announced that the original Xbox game downloads will NOT contain achievements.  This is disapointing for me and I for one will not be handing over 1200mp for games that dont have achievements.  Im such a score whore

GHIII Free boss pack

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Available on the XBLM this very moment is the promised Guitar Hero III Boss Battle Pack and it’s 100% free with no (guitar) strings attached. Zing! The Boss Battle Pack includes GHIII’s three boss songs that are technically included in the retail game, but now as a normal playable tunes. And for the uninitiated, the [...]

Ghostbusters game for 360 confirmed!

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Nearly the entire cast of the films has signed on to reprise their roles in the game, including their voices and likenesses. That’s Bill “Pete” Murray, Harold “Egon” Ramis, Ernie “Winstson” Hudson, and Dan “Ray” Aykroyd. Not only that, but several supporting characters will be returning as well, including Annie Potts as Janine. Aykroyd and [...]

Happy Birthday Xbox Live!

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Friday, 16 November, 2007

Live is now 5 years old! I’ve already got my free downloads.. have you?  There are 5 free themes, a gamer picture pack and a freee arcade game.. go get em now!