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BlackSite: Area 51 – New Demo

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Wednesday, 21 November, 2007

A second Blacksite demo is on Xbox Live Marketplace, ahead of the game’s release later this month.
The second preview’s a bit hefty in the file size department, weighing in at 988MB, and gives you another chance to try out the smalltown America alien-shooting.

Halo 3: Map Pack

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Wednesday, 21 November, 2007

Bungie breaks its big news in a press release declares that a Halo 3 map pack will be hitting Xbox Live on December 11.
800 Microsoft points gets you three maps – Standoff, Rat’s Nest and Foundry. A bit pricey but we’re sure plenty of you will hand over the cash regardless.
All we know so far [...]

Fallout 3: 12 Endings?

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Tuesday, 20 November, 2007

“There will be somewhere between 9 to 12 different endings to Fallout 3 based on what you’ve done in the game,” said Pete Hines, VP of Public Relations and Marketing for Bethesda Softworks, in a recent interview with CVG.
Unlike Bethesda’s last huge RPG, Oblivion, your decisions in Fallout 3’s post-apocalyptic wasteland will close off some options while [...]

Xbox Live Activity: 12th November 2007

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Monday, 19 November, 2007

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty 4
3 Gears of War
4 Guitar Hero III
5 Madden NFL 08
6 Guitar Hero II
7 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Vegas
8 Guitar Hero III Demo
9 Assassin’s Creed
10 Forza Motorsport 2
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Switchball
2 Word Puzzle
3 Sonic The Hedgehog 2
4 UNO
5 Screwjumper!
6 TMNT 1989 Arcade
7 Shrek-n-Roll
8 Bomberman LIVE
9 Worms
10 Tetris Splash
Original Xbox Top Live Games
1 Halo 2
2 Battlefield 2: MC
3 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
4 Counter-Strike
5 Madden NFL 08
6 Call of Duty 3
7 Madden [...]

Call of Duty 4: Planned Update

Posted by: Achea Shadow on: Monday, 19 November, 2007

Infinity Ward have released details on the upcoming patch for Call of Duty 4.  Heres the details:
Additions / Features:

Added Kill cam to Airstrike bombs and Claymores.
Addition of Host Migration so if Host Leaves auto-chooses next best host.
Tweaked the following Oldschool Mode settings based on feedback:
- Added Unlimited Sprint
- Increased Magazine Size
- Added Ragdoll Cam
Addition of [...]

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