• home consoles

    Eleven Design Mistakes Made with the Xbox 360

    xbox-360Angled.jpgSlashdot directs readers to a Firing Squad article that looks carefully at eleven mistakes that FS feels Microsoft made designing the Xbox 360. The complaints at Firing Squad aren't at all "omg, the games lock-up!" and instead look at issues like how Microsoft could've changed its own music distribution system to compete with the iTunes' model while using the Xbox Live infrastructure. It's an interesting read, to say the least. More »

    11:00 AM on Fri Dec 23 2005
    By lsmith
    148 views, 1 comment

    Latest by Drew: For me another design flaw is that the IR port is in the wrong place. If I am sitting on more »

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    Linking Your 360 to Your Mac

    xbox-360Angled.jpgAs goofy as I feel typing its name, this TwonkyVision technology is pretty handy for Mac users. Because Microsoft's Xbox 360 was made by well, Microsoft - Mac users probably don't expect liquid smooth media interaction like 360 and PC users can get. The Twonky app kind of solves this, you'll be able to get photos and music running between your 360 and your G5. More »

    1:40 PM on Thu Dec 22 2005
    By lsmith
    288 views, 2 comments

    Latest by Adam: I'm waiting for someone to make the PC utillity to trick the 360 into thinking my XP Pro box is more »

  • home consoles

    How to Score a 360 (Maybe)

    Major Nelson, in his never ending effort to get a 360 into your living room, points out a blog with a somewhat foolproof (in theory) method to acquire an Xbox 360 via online retailers. Blogger Sean Alexander suggests bookmarking Ben's Bargains and then download URly configure it to warn you when three words change on a page (i.e., In Stock or Out of Stock) and have the whole shebang check for new information every minute or so. More »

    2:32 PM on Wed Dec 21 2005
    By lsmith
    106 views, 4 comments

    Latest by Coweh: Jeez, I fel sorry for you guys. That Best Buy story just shows how stupid some people can be. Now, more »

  • home consoles

    Battlefront Scores New Maps

    Keeping up with other games that released holiday map packs, Star Wars Battlefront II on the Xbox has released some new treats via Xbox Live. There's a premium download coming in January, but to tide fans over until then, LucasArts added an Assault mode Hero Free For All to Kashyyk — which lets the game's heroes (the stars of Star Wars) run around and own dudes. The update in January will bring some new Jedi into the fold as well as some full-featured maps from the original Battlefront, all with the required makeover for the sequel. More »

    7:30 AM on Wed Dec 21 2005
    By lsmith
    355 views, Comment

  • home consoles

    New Multiplayer Pack for Quake IV

    Need more Quake action for the PC? Happy Holidays from id Software, Raven and Activision - they've just released three free maps for download over at the official site. Complete descriptions of tne new maps, Railed, Tremors and Campground Redux are readable after the fold. More »

    2:00 PM on Tue Dec 20 2005
    By lsmith
    507 views, 1 comment

    Latest by Zoglog: sweet! When RA4 comes out along with Q4F I'll be in heaven http://www.q4f.net/ http://www.planetquake.com/servers/arena/ now only if somone would remake Reaction quake 3/ActionQuake more »

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    WoW Devs Get Chatty

    An online chat over at WoWWarcry with some of the WoW development crew is pretty informative. They mention plans to add some new armor sets from five man instances (likely in the expansion pack), admit the despawning design of the Nefarian encounter was "wonky" and plan to make Greater Heal a more useful spell for priests. More »

    8:42 AM on Tue Dec 20 2005
    By lsmith
    432 views, Comment

  • accessories

    FEATURE: How To Buy The Ultimate Gaming HDTV

    By Brian D. Crecente More »
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  • home consoles

    Leak Proves More 360s Hit This Week

    A poster on the official Xbox forums has uploaded what looks to be an authentic Best Buy Retail Insider flier verifying the coming of a third Xbox 360 shipment to the national retailer. (We first mentioned this on Sunday.) More »

    6:00 AM on Tue Dec 20 2005
    By Brian Crecente
    127 views, 5 comments

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    Xbox 360 May Transmit SMS to Mobile Phones

    In case you aren't tethered enough to technology, Microsoft is planning a system that will let you send messages to your friends' cellphones from your Xbox 360. "Hey, Luke, hurry up and get home — we need you for this Dark Ops match at 11 p.m. - Crecente" More »

    12:00 PM on Mon Dec 19 2005
    By lsmith
    102 views, 1 comment

    Latest by Daedalus: This really isn't a huge deal, there are already easy ways to do this from your computer (send an IM more »

  • home consoles

    Kong Game Lands Price Drop

    UbiSoft's King Kong game has already had its price cut Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The price was hacked back to $29.99 for those versions. The Nintendo DS version remains $39.99 and the 360 is still standing guard at $59.99.

    7:42 AM on Mon Dec 19 2005
    By lsmith
    116 views, 2 comments