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Analysts Get to Speculating on 360 Slim

This is like U.S. presidential elections. No sooner do we have a conclusion to a two-year orgy of rumor and speculation than another immediately begins. But a sampling of analysts turn up some who believe that, sure, Microsoft will follow suit with an Xbox 360 slimline design. The pros for such a move: If the…

By Owen Good Published August 22, 2009

Two Racing Games Added To Games On Demand

Having already updated the Games on Demand lineup once this week, with Saints Row, Microsoft have announced the addition of two more games to the 360’s digital delivery service. Both are racing titles, namely EA’s Need for Speed ProStreet and Criterion’s Burnout Revenge. Both will be available next Tuesday, August 25. In addition to those…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009

Independent Xbox LIVE Game Banned For “Visual Sexual Assault Reminders”

And Yet, I Love You, an indie game developed for Xbox LIVE Indie Games Marketplace, has been pulled for being “too erotic”. The text heavy visual novel was developed by Japanese independent dev Naoki Sagawa and contains no actual sex scenes. It is not an adult game. Sagawa was contacted by Microsoft Europe who stated…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009

Lionhead Street Theatre Troupe Performs Fable III

Lionhead aren’t up to showing any real footage from Fable III. Shame. What they are up to showing is some behind the scenes stuff. Like how they plan out thrilling…sitting sequences.

By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2009

Fable III Artwork

Want some Fable III screens? Sorry, there are no Fable III screens. So we’ll all just settle for the next best thing, and that’s these two pieces of artwork.

By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009

Fable II Goes Episodic, Pay-To-Play

In addition to announcing Fable III, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has also revealed that Fable II is to be re-released as an episodic, pay-per-episode title. It’ll launch on September 29, with the game broken up into five chapters. The first chapter will be free, and when you get to the end of it, you’ll be…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009

Liveblogging Microsoft’s Gamescom Press Conference

It’s time for Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference! Let’s all pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea and see what’s happening, yes?

By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009

Report: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Over 50 Percent

It’s that time again! Time to talk about Xbox 360 failure rates — you know, the Red Ring of Death and all that jazz. In a survey of the print edition of Game Informer, nearly 5,000 readers were surveyed about the consoles. Here’s how console failure broke down: ¥ Xbox 360 has a 54.2 percent…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009

Inside GamesCom’s Halls One Day Early

Koelnmesse, home to Gamescom, is a mammoth, sprawling complex of buildings, streets and boulevards, so it’s not surprising that Mike and I got lost on the way to the press room. Our wanderings had us walking through GDC Europe and all four of the show’s halls, where we couldn’t help but notice what we’d be…

By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2009

Elite 360 No Longer Ships With HD Cables

One of the things I appreciated most about my Xbox 360 Elite was that it shipped with an HDMI cable in the box, letting me get the most out of my system’s visuals without the need for further expense. Thing is, I got my Elite years ago. If you plan on picking one up in…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2009

Britain Gets A 360 Price Increase

While there are 360 price cuts on the horizon in the US market, in Britain, consumers don’t have things as easy, because instead of price cuts, Microsoft have instead announced an impending price increase. According to a report on Eurogamer – who spoke with ShopTo and another “corroborating independent retail chain source” – Microsoft sent…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2009

Xbox 360 Hits 9 Million In Europe

Much like the US in recent months, in Europe the Xbox 360 has been bucking the 2009 trend of downward sales, registering positive sales growth as it moves past the 9 million sold barrier. That’s according to Xbox Europe’s Chris Lewis, at any rate, who says that so far in 2009 the 360 is the…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2009

1vs100: 2.5 Million Downloads, 200k+ Playing In A Single Night

No doubt flushed with the unexpected success of it all, Microsoft this morning released some statistics for their Xbox Live party/quiz title 1 vs 100. Most importantly, that it’s been downloaded 2.5 million times. Also disclosed were the records for players in one night (230,000 in North America, 215,000 in Europe), as well as simultaneous…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2009

Halo 3 Still Being Played, By The Truckload, Every Day

We’ve noticed. Many of you are sick to death of Halo. To a certain extent that’s understandable, but then, sometimes you have to applaud the efforts of a game that, two years on from release, is still so damn popular. How popular? According to Bungie, on average, every single day, there are over 1,000,000 unique…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009

Buy Avatar Clothes From Your PC

Now you don’t even have to leave your computer to buy clothes for your little Xbox person or purchase full 360 titles, as Microsoft adds the Avatar Marketplace and Games on Demand to Xbox.com. I’m not sure if there are people who sit around work all day, watching the clock for their opportunity to rush…

By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009

Gameplay Footage Of New Halo 3 Multiplayer Maps

Developer Bungie is including three Halo 3 multiplayer maps in a add-on disc shipping with the upcoming Halo 3: ODST. The new Heretic map revisits Halo 2‘s Midship map, allowing players to plasma grenade each other all over the interior of the Pious Inquisitor. From purple reign we move on to the Forerunner Citadel, which…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009

Xbox 360 Games on Demand Region Locked [Update]

The Xbox 360 summer system earlier this week made it possible for users to buy and download titles directly to their console. But don’t go looking to digitally import games. The US Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the Japanese Xbox LIVE Marketplace have different titles. For work, I have an American Xbox 360 with a US…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009

So, What Was The World’s Very First Gamertag?

While there are millions and millions (and millions!) of gamertags out there now, in the beginning, there was but one. The alpha, the creator, Xbox Live’s Adam, before he lost a rib. So, who was it? As part of a little Q&A about the new Xbox dashboard, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has disclosed that the very…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009

Bad Company Xbox 360 On Demand Offers PS3 Manual

Microsoft’s summer system update has brought games on demand to the Xbox 360. Via LIVE, you can now buy titles like retail packaged title Battlefield: Bad Company for the Xbox 360. Xbox LIVE Marketplace has the game’s manual available for downloading, and, as of time of posting, Xbox LIVE has the game’s PS3 manual available…

By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009

Xbox 360 Triumphs Over PS2 In Nielsen Ratings

Microsoft claims victory over the PlayStation, as the latest Nielsen ratings indicate that the Xbox 360 is the first current-generation console to top the PS2 in terms of minutes played per month. According to the graph provided by the Niesen website, which we explored earlier in terms of Wii usuage, the Xbox 360 actually came…

By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009