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Xbox Live Down because of posting TrueSkill Statistics on Halo 3 (I4U)
Following the downtime of Xbox Live yesterday, some Xbox 360 users are experiencing connection issues right now because Microsoft is posting TrueSkill statistics on Halo 3. The Xbox support page calls the issues intermittent. Update: Looks like the is...
More...Role-playing games live on Xbox 360 (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
The role-playing game was invented by Americans (thanks, Gary Gygax, for “Dungeons & Dragons”), but it’s always been somewhat of a niche product among U.S. video-game enthusiasts. Sure, RPG series like “Final Fantasy” and “Diablo” have their stateside devotees, but they’re far outnumbered by fans of shooters like “Halo” or sports games like “Madden NFL.”
More..."Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)
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More...XCM Rapid Fire Gear Lite: Xbox Controllers Go Fully Automatic [Pew Pew Pew Pew] (Gizmodo)
With the upcoming XCM Rapid Fire Gear Lite kit, Xbox 360 gamers will be able to add machine-gun style turbo buttons to their controllers. Working across multiple games and easily toggled with a...
More...Tech Addicts (Forbes)
Spending every moment with technology can change your life--and not for the better.
More...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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Microsoft to close 'Halo Wars' studio (MSNBC)
Microsoft will close well-regarded Ensemble Studios once they finish work on "Halo Wars." The decision, termed as "fiscally rooted," caught the Dallas-based studio by surprise.
More...Microsoft annonce une baisse des prix de la Xbox 360 en Europe (JeuxFrance.com)
Microsoft annonce aujourd'hui une baisse des prix de sa gamme de consoles Xbox 360 en Europe qui sera désormais proposée à 179 euros.
More...Microsoft to close 'Halo Wars' studio (Asbury Park Press)
"Great job, but we're going to have to let you go." It's a sentence too many people have heard over the last few years, but one you might think could be avoided in the booming video-game industry.
More...Gaming Roundup: Video Games Are All-American; Xbox Prices Cut In Europe; Rock Band 2 (CBS News)
Nearly every teenager in America plays video games, according to a new survey just released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Teens play the field so to speak, with console systems taking the top prize, but computers, portable gaming devices and cellphones are used heavily as well, the study found. As much as 99 percent of all boys and 94 percent of all girls surveyed play video ...
More...Gaming Roundup: Video Games Are All-American; Xbox Prices Cut In Europe; Rock Band 2 (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Nearly every teenager in America plays video games, according to a new survey just released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Teens play the field so to speak, with console systems taking the top prize, but computers, portable gaming devices and cellphones are used heavily as well, the study found.
More...Friday, September 12, 2008
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Dealzmodo: LE Halo 3 Xbox 360 Going for $199 at Hot Topic [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo)
Hot Topic? Yeah, it seems weird, but the bottom line is that if you act now you can score a Limited Edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 for only $199. If you've been paying attention, that is the same price that...
More...Microsoft will close Ensemble post-Halo Wars (Ferrago)
In somewhat shocking news this morning, it has emerged that Microsoft are planning to close RTS specialist developer Ensemble, after they complete work on Halo Wars for the Xbox 360.
More..."Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)
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More...Halo Studio gearing up for next-gen News (EuroGamer)
Microsoft has begun looking for brainy people to join its Halo Studio and build "an engine that will power future experiences for the next generation of gaming platforms".
More...McFarlane Toys Announces 'Halo Wars' Action Figures (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today McFarlane Toys along with Microsoft Game Studios have announced the availability of action figures for "Halo Wars," the strategy video game based on the legendary "Halo®" universe for the Xbox 360.
More...Thursday, September 4, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)
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More...New Halo 3 map spied (Ferrago.co.uk)
A new Halo 3 map was revealed by Bungie at the Penny Arcade Expo over the weekend. The level was revealed stateside, and will be imaginatively titled Purple Reign.
More...Bungie shows off new Halo 3 map News (EuroGamer)
Bungie lifted the lid on Halo 3 map Assembly during last weekend's Penny Arcade event in the US. The level, titled Purple Reign, is based on a Covenant Scarab factory and was previously expected as part of the Legendary Map Pack in April.
More..."Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)
Sky Sports News believes that an Xbox 360 has yet to arrive at the Cheesecake household. More developments to come later. /Zips up pants.
More...Sky Gods to Use Unreal Engine (IGN PC)
BlackFoot Studios latest to license tech. September 3, 2008 - BlackFoot Studios sent out a press release today announcing that it has licensed Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming title, Sky Gods . This is the first official release of any sort we've seen regarding this "military tactical action game" that is set to release for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in the first quarter of 2009. Sky Gods ...
More...Thursday, August 28, 2008
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New Rumors Connect Gearbox With Halo (Gamasutra)
Rumors continue to surround Brothers in Arms developer Gearbox Software and suggestions that they are being tapped by Microsoft to work on the Halo franchise. Earlier in the week, rumors that Gearbox was working on Halo 4 as a launch title for the next generation Xbox console were reported by the U.S. Official Xbox magazine. Referring to these rumors, an article on the Variety website has ...
More...Top Gearbox Programmer Shifts To Microsoft's Halo Team??? [News] (Total Video Games)
Gearbox's Director of Technology, Corrinne Yu, is apparently set to join Microsoft's Halo team...
More...Xbox 360 Goes Coin-Op [Arcades] (Gizmodo)
While the Xbox 360 arcade is ironically the least expensive version of 360, The Arcade Station T2 is the probably the most expensive...and it actually belongs in an arcade. Essentially an arcade...
More...Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)
US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...
More...Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)
Rumour of epic scale this morning as we hear rumblings that Gearbox (Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway) could be the studio behind Halo 4, Joystiq suggesting that the title might be created for release alongside the next Xbox hardware (whenever that might be).
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