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Week in Arcade: Scrap Metal
The Xbox Live Arcade Block Party continues with another winner. Scrap Metal The overhead or 3/4 view driving genre is loaded with classics, including R.C. Pro-Am and Rock ‘n Roll Racing. None of them give the satisfaction of driving, or the responsiveness of Scrap Metal. Turning, flipping through corners, and dodging other vehicles has never felt like [...]
Continue reading...Cross-platform Xbox 360, Phone, PC Game Shown
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Those wondering how the recently announced ability to play Live Arcade games across the three Microsoft platforms will work have their answers. During a presentation at TechEd Middle East, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder showed a basic platform title running on his theoretical work PC. From there, he puts it onto his Windows Phone Series, plays briefly, [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft Looking into 1 vs 100 Prize Issues
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Even though some of us made it into the mob this season on 1 vs 100 (and then Seinfeld trivia knocked them out… jerks), some people actually knew the answer to those questions and won stuff. It seems not everyone is getting their prizes, or there is confusion. Joystiq contacted Microsoft and asked for details on [...]
Continue reading...Another Successful Lawsuit for Nintendo
Monday, February 22, 2010
The colossal terrifying family friendly manufacturer, Nintendo, has tucked another victory under its belt, after pursuing further action against the R4 contraption which was developed for their DS handheld system. The Federal Court of Australia ruled in favor of Nintendo’s appeal and ordered a local distributor to fork over $520,000 for damages caused by selling [...]
Continue reading...Week in Arcade: The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Is Microsoft holding back with another single release week, or is the surge in high quality retail releases a cause for the limited selection recently? The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom A unique spin on the silent era films of the early 1900s, Winterbottom concerns use with, who else, PB Winterbottom. His quest is one of love… deep, [...]
Continue reading...Windows 7 Phones Supporting Xbox Live
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
It was announced years ago as Xbox Live Anywhere, but now it seems it may finally see the light of day. The Windows Phone 7 will officially support the service, allowing you to view your friends list, Avatar, view Spotlight Channel content, and allow for turn-based multiplayer. Major Nelson’s announcement post also includes this little note, [...]
Continue reading...1 VS. 100 Success Will Try To Be Expanded
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Aaron Greenberg recently commented on Xbox Live’s 1 vs. 100 saying , “In many ways we are pioneering an entirely new category of entertainment and it has been very successful.” According to the director of product management, this has them thinking of new programming possibilities in this area. The news of possible expansion in this section of online [...]
Continue reading...Original Xbox DLC Back Up
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Chalk this one to a simple “whoops” on the part of Microsoft. Last week, when the company announced that Xbox Live for the original Xbox was going down in flames for good, all of the DLC vanished, and Halo 2 was no longer playable for some. The good news is that someone flipped a switch, and [...]
Continue reading...Modern Warfare 2 Care Package Glitch Fix Coming on Xbox 360
Monday, February 8, 2010
Those who tend to play a lot of Modern Warfare 2 have undoubtedly come across someone using the infuriating care package glitch… at least if you’re on the 360 where the problem has still not been corrected despite PC and PS3 users already having non-cheating fun. Thankfully, the patch is not too far away, as confirmed [...]
Continue reading...Halo 2 Currently Unplayable for Some on Xbox Live
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Microsoft has already started breaking down Xbox Live for original Xbox owners, starting with the removal of all DLC from the service. The problem is that DLC is required for all Halo 2 playlists, so those that signed on for a few games today can no longer access required DLC. So, if someone replaced their hard [...]
Continue reading...All Xbox 1 Online Services Discontinued Soon
Friday, February 5, 2010
One of the benefits of Xbox Live is the ability to always be online. With the exception of a few companies who demanded their own servers (EA specifically), all Xbox Live games remain online and running. As of April 15th, that is no longer the case. That’s right folks, as of April 15th, 2010, all Xbox 1 [...]
Continue reading...Xbox Live Game Room Loses Luster
Thursday, January 28, 2010
So, there was some hope that the recently announced Xbox Game Room, which lets you explore a virtual arcade of your own or a friends, would let you play already purchased retro titles. The Live Arcade is filled with a number of classics, including Ms. Pac-Man, Rally X, Rush’n Attack, Contra, and more. However, those are [...]
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