tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19310495995047244402011-11-27T17:00:58.948-08:00Know About The Types Of Online Playing Games, Vedio Games, online gaming cheats,computer gaming online, Xbox 360 and More...AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.comBlogger2181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-48247254407145523092008-10-20T21:30:00.001-07:002008-10-20T21:30:24.246-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4824725440714552309?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-9138434217307241402008-10-05T16:42:00.001-07:002008-10-05T16:42:36.952-07:00<p><b>Xbox Live Down because of posting TrueSkill Statistics on Halo 3 (I4U)</b><p> 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... </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=118g7i9rf/*http%3A//www.i4u.com/article20567.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Role-playing games live on Xbox 360 (The Scranton Times-Tribune)</b><p>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.”</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=146mk31ff/*http%3A//www.thetimes-tribune.com/articles/2008/10/04/news/technology//sc_times_trib.20081004.d.pg4.tt04techgames_s1.1990845_tec.txt'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12e5p8fr4/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=4710'>More...</a></p><p><b>XCM Rapid Fire Gear Lite: Xbox Controllers Go Fully Automatic [Pew Pew Pew Pew] (Gizmodo)</b><p>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...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12rgb9kja/*http%3A//gizmodo.com/5058766/xcm-rapid-fire-gear-lite-xbox-controllers-go-fully-automatic'>More...</a></p><p><b>Tech Addicts (Forbes)</b><p>Spending every moment with technology can change your life--and not for the better.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13bds2320/*http%3A//www.forbes.com/2008/10/03/addictive-tech-facebook-tech-personal-cx_1003addict.html?feed=rss_news'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-913843421730724140?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-75866784204785453282008-09-17T13:30:00.001-07:002008-09-17T13:30:16.152-07:00<p><b>Microsoft to close 'Halo Wars' studio (MSNBC)</b><p> 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. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1199ag41a/*http%3A//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26727087/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft annonce une baisse des prix de la Xbox 360 en Europe (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Microsoft annonce aujourd'hui une baisse des prix de sa gamme de consoles Xbox 360 en Europe qui sera désormais proposée à 179 euros.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138tt6vsi/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news29000_microsoft-annonce-une-baisse-des-prix-de-la-xbox-360-en-europe.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft to close 'Halo Wars' studio (Asbury Park Press)</b><p>"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.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12706rq9g/*http%3A//www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/ENT/80916035'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gaming Roundup: Video Games Are All-American; Xbox Prices Cut In Europe; Rock Band 2 (CBS News)</b><p>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 ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12b6t1eq5/*http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/16/paidcontent/main4453836.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gaming Roundup: Video Games Are All-American; Xbox Prices Cut In Europe; Rock Band 2 (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)</b><p> 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.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1213igm9a/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/paidcontent/080916/1_327617_id.html?.v=1'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7586678420478545328?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-71513799314677770432008-09-12T08:48:00.001-07:002008-09-12T08:48:54.740-07:00<p><b>Dealzmodo: LE Halo 3 Xbox 360 Going for $199 at Hot Topic [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo)</b><p>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...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12m4m73dm/*http%3A//gizmodo.com/5046879/dealzmodo-le-halo-3-xbox-360-going-for-199-at-hot-topic'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft will close Ensemble post-Halo Wars (Ferrago)</b><p>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. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10udm5vb2/*http%3A//play.tm/story/21205'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>oooooh, burn! Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eihkqe7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=4020'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Studio gearing up for next-gen News (EuroGamer)</b><p>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".</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qp9m7r4/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=234458'>More...</a></p><p><b>McFarlane Toys Announces 'Halo Wars' Action Figures (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)</b><p> 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.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q0temm9/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080909/latu002.html?.v=101'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7151379931467777043?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-56480655489102003102008-09-04T17:15:00.001-07:002008-09-04T17:15:29.210-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5648065548910200310?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-8915546565087663972008-09-03T11:56:00.001-07:002008-09-03T11:56:42.219-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eh8lg75/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3840'>More...</a></p><p><b>New Halo 3 map spied (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>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. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10uo65fem/*http%3A//play.tm/story/20969'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie shows off new Halo 3 map News (EuroGamer)</b><p>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.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qnv0fvk/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=228514'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Sky Sports News believes that an Xbox 360 has yet to arrive at the Cheesecake household. More developments to come later. /Zips up pants.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12egmbms3/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3810'>More...</a></p><p><b>Sky Gods to Use Unreal Engine (IGN PC)</b><p>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 ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11gs6b5md/*http%3A//pc.ign.com/articles/907/907425p1.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-891554656508766397?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-22424801421781989502008-08-28T18:04:00.001-07:002008-08-28T18:04:02.688-07:00<p><b>New Rumors Connect Gearbox With Halo (Gamasutra)</b><p> 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 ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vp5umo3/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20018'>More...</a></p><p><b>Top Gearbox Programmer Shifts To Microsoft's Halo Team??? [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>Gearbox's Director of Technology, Corrinne Yu, is apparently set to join Microsoft's Halo team...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13e6tk41d/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Top_Gearbox_Programmer_Shifts_To_Microsofts_Halo_Team_13694_7332_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 Goes Coin-Op [Arcades] (Gizmodo)</b><p>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...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11kjcpou3/*http%3A//gizmodo.com/5042961/xbox-360-goes-coin+op'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12p58h5fl/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Gearbox_Halo_4_Rumours_Re-Emerge_13686_7332_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)</b><p>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). </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10up41n28/*http%3A//play.tm/story/20836'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2242480142178198950?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-7559818907880287672008-08-27T09:14:00.001-07:002008-08-27T09:14:12.894-07:00<p><b>Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12p58h5fl/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Gearbox_Halo_4_Rumours_Re-Emerge_13686_7332_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)</b><p>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). </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10up41n28/*http%3A//play.tm/story/20836'>More...</a></p><p><b>Rumor: Gearbox Developing Halo 4 for Next Xbox? (1up.com)</b><p>OXM says the makers of the Brothers in Arms series are new stewards of Master Chief. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11fpba02r/*http%3A//www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169592'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gearbox in talks to do new Halo game News (EuroGamer)</b><p>The poster says "a source... Close to Gearbox" confirmed the studio "has definitely had conversations with Microsoft about doing a new Halo game and is very excited at the prospect". However, no deal has been signed as yet.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qh2u6rj/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=226058'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars Screenshots & Images (EuroGamer)</b><p>Master strategy from Ensemble. // Added on 15/07/08 Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=127k391re/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/gallery.php?game_id=6723&article_id=225675'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-755981890788028767?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-61520626626383118012008-08-26T08:30:00.001-07:002008-08-26T08:30:58.542-07:00<p><b>Gearbox creating Halo 4? (Ferrago)</b><p>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). </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10up41n28/*http%3A//play.tm/story/20836'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gearbox Halo 4 Rumours Re-Emerge [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>US mag reignites suggestions that the Brothers in Arms studio is charged with Halo 4 as an Xbox 720 launch title...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12p58h5fl/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Gearbox_Halo_4_Rumours_Re-Emerge_13686_7332_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>"GEARBOX making HALO 4?" (EuroGamer)</b><p>So what Halo game are Bungie making?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12cuu6ti9/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=122342&start=0'>More...</a></p><p><b>Video game review: 'Too Human' (Baltimore Sun)</b><p>Too Human The first of a planned trilogy of games for Xbox 360 reads a lot like Dungeons & Dragons meets Halo . New this month, the game creates an interesting parallel universe that allows high-tech robotics to co-exist with Norse mythology. And who doesn't want to see flesh-challenged cyberbabes duke it out with Valhalla's finest? </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12udi027t/*http%3A//www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bal-to.video26aug26,0,4018625.story?track=rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>"GEARBOX making HALO 4?" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Eurogamer's computer and video game discussion forum</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12d2hc23a/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=122342&start=30'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6152062662638311801?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-5169023453460694272008-08-22T18:55:00.001-07:002008-08-22T18:55:23.427-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eu6gkv1/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3660'>More...</a></p><p><b>Register to Vote via Your Xbox 360 (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)</b><p> Rock the Vote has partnered with Microsoft in a move to help achieve its goal of registering two million under-30 voters in time for this fall's election.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11kqc6lbe/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20080822/tc_zd/231229'>More...</a></p><p><b>Register to Vote With Your Xbox 360 (1up.com)</b><p>Partnership with Rock the Vote starts Monday. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11f7jlv59/*http%3A//www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3169514'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hands-On: 'Fracture,' a Literally Groundbreaking Shooter (Wired News)</b><p>LucasArts' upcoming Xbox and PS3 game lets players deform the soil beneath them to create mountains and craters with the push of a button. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11suvrj8u/*http%3A//blog.wired.com/games/2008/08/hands-on-fractu.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Calling master chief (CNN Money)</b><p>After making a ton of money in the advertising business, Michael Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni decided six years ago that it was time to goof off. How did these two guys, then in their late 20s, pass the time? They played a lot of "Halo."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=132s5eb2m/*http%3A//money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/08/05/technology/mlg.fortune/index.htm?section=money_latest'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-516902345346069427?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-69320890950278429692008-08-18T08:24:00.001-07:002008-08-18T08:24:48.108-07:00<p><b>The Divnich Tapes: Xbox 360's July Disappoinment (Gamasutra)</b><p> [Following last week's release of NPD's July North American sales figures, EEDAR's director of analytical services Jesse Divnich presents his exclusive Gamasutra study of June's hardware and software trends. In this analysis, Divnich comments on how Xbox 360 hardware performed below expectations with some of "the most disappointing results of the year", despite its discounted Pro model.] For ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vk6nda9/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19876'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox updates - what's coming this Christmas (The New Zealand Herald)</b><p>The pre-Christmas run-up is about to begin for gaming fans, with a series of big titles being released to the New Zealand market. But there's more than just software on the agenda for Xbox, according to Tom Hunt, the head of Xbox in New Zealand.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=129g1kcbu/*http%3A//www.nzherald.co.nz/feature/story.cfm?c_id=38&objectid=10527050'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 DLC Roundup Review (EuroGamer)</b><p>It's been a while since we last did this - just over four months in fact - so it seems like a good time to dip back into Microsoft's Game Store to see if anything of interest has been added.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qosv4g6/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=217149'>More...</a></p><p><b>16-year-old drops out of school to play Guitar Hero (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)</b><p> Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox. But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11bgl8plo/*http%3A//tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/101746'>More...</a></p><p><b>"360 problem - Help needed!" (EuroGamer)</b><p>So my brother was playing Halo the other day, and during a match, the colours on screen suddenly messed up. Lots of blue, it just looked very wrong. The audio was fine. So he finished the match, then turned the 360 off.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12civf3f8/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=121591&start=0'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6932089095027842969?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-65440410647512932262008-08-16T09:19:00.001-07:002008-08-16T09:19:48.045-07:00<p><b>Play your Xbox on a cinema screen (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)</b><p>Yeah, so you've got a big screen at home. It's nice. Is it 40"? 50"? Maybe you have a projector set up. I'm afraid to report that whatever you've got is now officially rubbish. How would you feel about playing your Xbox 360 on a screen that's 50 feet wide?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=133f60m82/*http%3A//uk.news.yahoo.com/techdigest/20080814/ttc-play-your-xbox-on-a-cinema-screen-e870a33.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Feature: Is the Xbox Portable Just a Pipe Dream? (MobileMag)</b><p>Nintendo has enjoyed nearly two decades of portable gaming success with the Game Boy line of devices, more recently printing money by way of the touchscreen-equipped Nintendo DS and DS Lite. Sony has been able to achieve a good level of success with the PSP and PSP Slim. While devices like the Sega Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket have come and gone, their full-sized home counterparts have also come ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11kuq98ju/*http%3A//www.mobilemag.com/content/100/345/C15969/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Jet Black Stare Rally For Halo 3 (IGN Music)</b><p>Vancouver band to challenge fans to a little Master Chief melee. August 13, 2008 - Island recording artist Jet Black Stare have issued a challenge to all of their Halo 3 loving fans.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jfs1qmi/*http%3A//music.ign.com/articles/898/898559p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox updates - what's coming this Christmas (The New Zealand Herald)</b><p>The pre-Christmas run-up is about to begin for gaming fans, with a series of big titles being released to the New Zealand market. But there's more than just software on the agenda for Xbox, according to Tom Hunt, the head of Xbox in New Zealand.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=128oqs34k/*http%3A//www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10527050'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Which skulls? Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12e8a1fel/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3600'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6544041064751293226?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-48049657863064131612008-08-14T08:36:00.001-07:002008-08-14T08:36:45.796-07:00<p><b>Jet Black Stare Rally For Halo 3 (IGN Music)</b><p>Vancouver band to challenge fans to a little Master Chief melee. August 13, 2008 - Island recording artist Jet Black Stare have issued a challenge to all of their Halo 3 loving fans.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jfs1qmi/*http%3A//music.ign.com/articles/898/898559p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox updates - what's coming this Christmas (The New Zealand Herald)</b><p>The pre-Christmas run-up is about to begin for gaming fans, with a series of big titles being released to the New Zealand market. But there's more than just software on the agenda for Xbox, according to Tom Hunt, the head of Xbox in New Zealand.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=128oqs34k/*http%3A//www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10527050'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Which skulls? Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12e8a1fel/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3600'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 (AskMen)</b><p>As the first next-gen console to hit the market (a full year before the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 ), Microsoft’s Xbox 360 used its head start to build up a superior lineup of exclusive games and superior features.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11s2g4cmo/*http%3A//www.askmen.com/entertainment/gadget/xbox-360.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3, Xbox 360 Top G-Phoria 2008 Awards (Gamasutra)</b><p> Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4. Unlike most industry award shows, G-Phoria's twelve months of eligibility run from August of the preceding year through July of the current year. Xbox 360 was named the station's favorite system, according to the viewer-voted results of this year's ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ve9vkjq/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19763'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4804965786306413161?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-79876000318370523482008-08-13T08:52:00.001-07:002008-08-13T08:52:56.119-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Which skulls? Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12e8a1fel/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3600'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 (AskMen)</b><p>As the first next-gen console to hit the market (a full year before the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 ), Microsoft’s Xbox 360 used its head start to build up a superior lineup of exclusive games and superior features.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11s2g4cmo/*http%3A//www.askmen.com/entertainment/gadget/xbox-360.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3, Xbox 360 Top G-Phoria 2008 Awards (Gamasutra)</b><p> Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4. Unlike most industry award shows, G-Phoria's twelve months of eligibility run from August of the preceding year through July of the current year. Xbox 360 was named the station's favorite system, according to the viewer-voted results of this year's ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ve9vkjq/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19763'>More...</a></p><p><b>Easier way to make videogames (The Star)</b><p>KUALA LUMPUR : If you are keen on developing the next Halo — a big hit game on the Xbox platform that spawned two sequels, two ranges of action-figure toys, and assorted paperbacks — you don’t have to be a game developer with deep pockets.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13761kksa/*http%3A//star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/8/13/technology/20080813105700&sec=technology'>More...</a></p><p><b>13:14 (BST), 11/08/2008 Xbox 360 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - Today, 60 officially becomes the new 20 as ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- Today, 60 officially becomes the new 20 as Xbox 360™ announces a 300% increase in storage capacity of the original console from 20GB to 60GB for the same price - £199.99 ERP.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1414k6j16/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/xbox-360-20gb-hard-drive-replaced-by-60gb-hard-drive-as-standard-in-uk-from-august-15th'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7987600031837052348?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-86544359097055155312008-08-10T10:01:00.001-07:002008-08-10T10:01:21.278-07:00<p><b>Halo 3, Xbox 360 Top G-Phoria 2008 Awards (Gamasutra)</b><p> Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4. Unlike most industry award shows, G-Phoria's twelve month of eligibility run from August of the preceding year through July of the current year. Xbox 360 was named the station's favorite system -- which falls in line with the award distribution. Of the ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ve9vkjq/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19763'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ecmlkeo/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3540'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars Hands On by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Microsoft's getting pretty good at not announcing Halo games. Not only did it not announce a new Bungie one at E3, but within the very same conference it managed to overlook Halo Wars completely.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qh7un79/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=205749'>More...</a></p><p><b>"EU games for Japanese Xbox 360. Compatible?" (EuroGamer)</b><p>So, I'm thinking of getting a Japanese 360. The only thing is, a lot of the games I'm planning to get, I really want to play in English. Games like Bioshock and Orange Box really need to be in English as far as I'm concerned.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ci55erg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=117150&start=0'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Community support: the downfall of CoD4" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Halo 3 (yes I started there), has been back at number 1 spot on xbox live for nearly a month now, after 7 months of domination from CoD4. Why has the once ever popular Call of Duty fallen out of favour amongst the great unwashed?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12c82n59r/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=120730&start=0'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8654435909705515531?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-8628684619042807562008-08-08T17:43:00.001-07:002008-08-08T17:43:57.999-07:00<p><b>Halo 3, Xbox 360 Top G-Phoria 2008 Awards (Gamasutra)</b><p> Bungie's Halo 3 took top Game of the Year honors during the G-Phoria awards last night, broadcast by game-oriented cable television network G4. Unlike most industry award shows, G-Phoria's twelve month of eligibility run from August of the preceding year through July of the current year. Xbox 360 was named the station's favorite system -- which falls in line with the award distribution. Of the ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ve9vkjq/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19763'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars Hands On by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Microsoft's getting pretty good at not announcing Halo games. Not only did it not announce a new Bungie one at E3, but within the very same conference it managed to overlook Halo Wars completely.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qh7un79/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=205749'>More...</a></p><p><b>"EU games for Japanese Xbox 360. Compatible?" (EuroGamer)</b><p>So, I'm thinking of getting a Japanese 360. The only thing is, a lot of the games I'm planning to get, I really want to play in English. Games like Bioshock and Orange Box really need to be in English as far as I'm concerned.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ci55erg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=117150&start=0'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Community support: the downfall of CoD4" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Halo 3 (yes I started there), has been back at number 1 spot on xbox live for nearly a month now, after 7 months of domination from CoD4. Why has the once ever popular Call of Duty fallen out of favour amongst the great unwashed?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12c82n59r/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=120730&start=0'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie might consider other platforms (Ferrago)</b><p>Halo developer Bungie have admitted in a new interview with GI.biz that they can't rule out releasing games on other consoles in the future. For now, their future remains firmly with the Xbox 360, however. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ucavp7g/*http%3A//play.tm/story/20188'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-862868461904280756?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-60129341087064100342008-08-06T08:06:00.001-07:002008-08-06T08:06:24.205-07:00<p><b>Halo Wars Hands On by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Microsoft's getting pretty good at not announcing Halo games. Not only did it not announce a new Bungie one at E3, but within the very same conference it managed to overlook Halo Wars completely.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qh7un79/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=205749'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Community support: the downfall of CoD4" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Halo 3 (yes I started there), has been back at number 1 spot on xbox live for nearly a month now, after 7 months of domination from CoD4. Why has the once ever popular Call of Duty fallen out of favour amongst the great unwashed?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12c82n59r/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=120730&start=0'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie might consider other platforms (Ferrago)</b><p>Halo developer Bungie have admitted in a new interview with GI.biz that they can't rule out releasing games on other consoles in the future. For now, their future remains firmly with the Xbox 360, however. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ucavp7g/*http%3A//play.tm/story/20188'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 : bientôt l'annonce d'une adaptation sur PC ? (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Halo 3, bientôt sur PC ?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12qj2kb8a/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28452_halo-3-bientot-l-annonce-d-une-adaptation-sur-pc.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hawthorne Heights & Halo 3 (IGN Music)</b><p>Go head-to-head with members of the band via Game With Fame. August 4, 2008 - On August 7th, 2008, Hawthorne Heights will be challenging all of their gamer-centric fans to a little Halo 3.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jkg9jia/*http%3A//music.ign.com/articles/896/896421p1.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6012934108706410034?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-1280694158429245432008-08-05T09:02:00.001-07:002008-08-05T09:02:34.640-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 : bientôt l'annonce d'une adaptation sur PC ? (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Halo 3, bientôt sur PC ?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12qj2kb8a/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28452_halo-3-bientot-l-annonce-d-une-adaptation-sur-pc.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hawthorne Heights & Halo 3 (IGN Music)</b><p>Go head-to-head with members of the band via Game With Fame. August 4, 2008 - On August 7th, 2008, Hawthorne Heights will be challenging all of their gamer-centric fans to a little Halo 3.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jkg9jia/*http%3A//music.ign.com/articles/896/896421p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Avatars Xbox 360 : quelques images (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Voici quelques images tirées de la création d'avatars pour le service online de la Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12aiqdj6c/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28433_avatars-xbox-360-quelques-images.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Yessir, I'll be on at eightish too, Ares, it's monday! Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eadh5gv/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3510'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gyroxus Full Motion Video Game Chair Gets Price Cut (I4U)</b><p> 4th Motion has announced that it has dropped the price of its Gyroxus full-motion video game chair by $100. The Gyroxus can now be purchased for $389. The Gyroxus is fully compatible with the PS3, Xbox 360 and with Games for Windows on the PC. The maker... </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=118f4aa18/*http%3A//www.i4u.com/article19476.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-128069415842924543?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-16065414242194630742008-08-04T10:32:00.001-07:002008-08-04T10:32:14.429-07:00<p><b>Avatars Xbox 360 : quelques images (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Voici quelques images tirées de la création d'avatars pour le service online de la Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12aiqdj6c/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28433_avatars-xbox-360-quelques-images.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Yessir, I'll be on at eightish too, Ares, it's monday! Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eadh5gv/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3510'>More...</a></p><p><b>Saints Row 2 Q&A - Part 2 [Feature] (Total Video Games)</b><p>TVG continues our chat with Saints Row 2's Associate Producer, this time focusing on some new additions to customisation, PS3 Trophies, and Xbox Avatars...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12e5m5peh/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/articles/Saints_Row_2_QA_-_Part_2_13603.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 Ranked/Social EG Kill Leaderboards" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12dcadhrs/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=97323&start=210'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie "very excited" about Halo Wars News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Bungie AI boffin Damian Isla reckons Ensemble Studios has "really understood what things Halo is known for", claiming Halo Wars will be top drawer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qt5t573/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=203172'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1606541424219463074?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-62681714916394549162008-08-01T08:19:00.001-07:002008-08-01T08:19:42.186-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 Ranked/Social EG Kill Leaderboards" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12dcadhrs/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=97323&start=210'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie "very excited" about Halo Wars News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Bungie AI boffin Damian Isla reckons Ensemble Studios has "really understood what things Halo is known for", claiming Halo Wars will be top drawer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qt5t573/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=203172'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>you can't divide by zero. Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eo944j4/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3480'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 is worth the wait, worth the hype (Miami Herald)</b><p>The gamers stood in line for hours, from Los Angeles to Miami. Three years without a Halo fix and the day finally arrived. At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, thousands of fans rushed inside stores across the nation to reach the holy grail of video games - a copy of Halo 3. Was it worth the wait?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12au4if7a/*http%3A//www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/249801.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Saling The World: Soulcalibur IV Debuts High in Worldwide Charts (Gamasutra)</b><p> Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from July 31st, 2008, see Soulcalibur IV top weekly Xbox 360 and PS3 software sales in the U.S. and Japan, while Phantasy Star Portable leads overall ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v6oq5sa/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19676'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6268171491639454916?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-30604221477077826662008-07-31T08:48:00.001-07:002008-07-31T08:48:20.089-07:00<p><b>Bungie "very excited" about Halo Wars News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Bungie AI boffin Damian Isla reckons Ensemble Studios has "really understood what things Halo is known for", claiming Halo Wars will be top drawer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qt5t573/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=203172'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>you can't divide by zero. Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eo944j4/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3480'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 is worth the wait, worth the hype (Miami Herald)</b><p>The gamers stood in line for hours, from Los Angeles to Miami. Three years without a Halo fix and the day finally arrived. At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, thousands of fans rushed inside stores across the nation to reach the holy grail of video games - a copy of Halo 3. Was it worth the wait?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12au4if7a/*http%3A//www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/video-games/story/249801.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>In-Depth: Xbox Live Community Games - Multerer Tells All (Gamasutra)</b><p> Shortly after the keynote presentation in which Boyd Multerer unveiled Microsoft's pricing scheme for its XNA Community Games initiative, Gamasutra had the chance to sit down with the Microsoft executive and discuss the thinking behind the company's strategy. In the private meeting room where the discussion took place, XNA general manager Multerer took time to demo two of his favorite games - ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vblo5ei/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19607'>More...</a></p><p><b>'Battlefield' remains Xbox 360 No.1 (Digital Spy)</b><p>Battlefield: Bad Company is still number one in the Xbox 360 chart.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12oaeuj8l/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a116732/battlefield-remains-xbox-360-no1.html?rss'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3060422147707782666?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-36113261887805007302008-07-30T09:18:00.001-07:002008-07-30T09:18:42.101-07:00<p><b>'Battlefield' remains Xbox 360 No.1 (Digital Spy)</b><p>Battlefield: Bad Company is still number one in the Xbox 360 chart.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12oaeuj8l/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a116732/battlefield-remains-xbox-360-no1.html?rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12etie485/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3450'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 is number one on Xbox Live again News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Halo 3 has retaken top spot on the Xbox Live most-played chart after months of dominance for Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. That's according to Major Nelson , otherwise known as Microsoft's Xbox Live authority Larry Hryb, who likes to document these things on his blog.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qhlqnbl/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200338'>More...</a></p><p><b>XBox Delivers a Profit (PC World)</b><p>Nintendo still dominates, but Microsoft's Xbox Division posted its first-ever annual profit. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12763j5qb/*http%3A//www.pcworld.com/article/148982/2008/07/xbox.html?tk=rss_news'>More...</a></p><p><b>Q&A: Microsoft Game Studio's Phil Spencer (GameSpot)</b><p>We chat to the head of Microsoft's dev studios about expanding into casual markets, the importance of third-party exclusives, working with Aussie studios, and whether the 360 needs Metal Gear Solid IV.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12f976g3i/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/6195156.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6195156'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3611326188780500730?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-82705713126415313302008-07-28T09:35:00.001-07:002008-07-28T09:35:39.439-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ejgpsck/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3420'>More...</a></p><p><b>XBox Delivers a Profit (PC World)</b><p>Nintendo still dominates, but Microsoft's Xbox Division posted its first-ever annual profit. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12763j5qb/*http%3A//www.pcworld.com/article/148982/2008/07/xbox.html?tk=rss_news'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie president "certainly didn't agree" with decision to postpone Halo E3 reveal News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Bungie president Harold Ryan has denied "laughing" when Xbox boss Don Mattrick told him that the studio's latest Halo product would not be shown at E3.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q7plph6/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200664'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo game E3 no-show 'no laughing matter,' Bungie says (IT World)</b><p>Bungie president Harold Ryan told Eurogamer Thursday that the Halo title no-show at E3 last week was in fact "no laughing matter."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13247cj7u/*http%3A//www.itworld.com/personal-tech/53825/halo-game-e3-no-show-no-laughing-matter-bungie-says'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie boss "laughed" when MS pulled Halo from E3 briefing - Mattrick News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Don Mattrick has denied that Bungie was angry about Microsoft's decision to pull the developer's new Halo game from the Xbox 360 E3 press conference. "Sure they're disappointed.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qg2ol4n/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200278'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8270571312641531330?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-74597797930985522072008-07-25T08:42:00.001-07:002008-07-25T08:42:47.297-07:00<p><b>Bungie president "certainly didn't agree" with decision to postpone Halo E3 reveal News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Bungie president Harold Ryan has denied "laughing" when Xbox boss Don Mattrick told him that the studio's latest Halo product would not be shown at E3.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q7plph6/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200664'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo game E3 no-show 'no laughing matter,' Bungie says (IT World)</b><p>Bungie president Harold Ryan told Eurogamer Thursday that the Halo title no-show at E3 last week was in fact "no laughing matter."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13247cj7u/*http%3A//www.itworld.com/personal-tech/53825/halo-game-e3-no-show-no-laughing-matter-bungie-says'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie boss "laughed" when MS pulled Halo from E3 briefing - Mattrick News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Don Mattrick has denied that Bungie was angry about Microsoft's decision to pull the developer's new Halo game from the Xbox 360 E3 press conference. "Sure they're disappointed.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qg2ol4n/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200278'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie: Halo Postponement "Not A Laughing Matter" [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>Bungie don't appear to share the same humour as Microsoft over the Halo debacle...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12j8aruqu/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Bungie_Halo_Postponement___13552_7106_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>GameFest: How Halo 3's 'Lots And Lots Of Sparks' Got Made (Gamasutra)</b><p> During Microsoft's GameFest 2008 developer event in Seattle, Gamasutra attended a lecture given by Bungie lead effects artist Steve Scott. Scott's talk spoke in-depth on the intricacies of the effect artist's field - a relatively emerging profession in games - and shared some tales from the development of Bungie's Halo 3. A Discrete Creative Discipline "Effects have evolved into a discrete ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vm1onc9/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19546'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7459779793098552207?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-50440015509276041192008-07-24T10:19:00.001-07:002008-07-24T10:19:15.134-07:00<p><b>Bungie president "certainly didn't agree" with decision to postpone Halo E3 reveal News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Bungie president Harold Ryan has denied "laughing" when Xbox boss Don Mattrick told him that the studio's latest Halo product would not be shown at E3.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q7plph6/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200664'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie boss "laughed" when MS pulled Halo from E3 briefing - Mattrick News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Don Mattrick has denied that Bungie was angry about Microsoft's decision to pull the developer's new Halo game from the Xbox 360 E3 press conference. "Sure they're disappointed.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qg2ol4n/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200278'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie: Halo Postponement "Not A Laughing Matter" [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>Bungie don't appear to share the same humour as Microsoft over the Halo debacle...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12j8aruqu/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Bungie_Halo_Postponement___13552_7106_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>GameFest: How Halo 3's 'Lots And Lots Of Sparks' Got Made (Gamasutra)</b><p> During Microsoft's GameFest 2008 developer event in Seattle, Gamasutra attended a lecture given by Bungie lead effects artist Steve Scott. Scott's talk spoke in-depth on the intricacies of the effect artist's field - a relatively emerging profession in games - and shared some tales from the development of Bungie's Halo 3. A Discrete Creative Discipline "Effects have evolved into a discrete ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vm1onc9/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19546'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood's Top Horror Directors to Bring Original Comedy Pilots to Xbox 360 This Fall (GameInfoWire)</b><p>Microsoft's "Bringing Comic-Con Home" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Comic-Con show floor through exclusive content on Xbox LIVE, Xbox.com, MSN and Zune Marketplace.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11esb83af/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12578'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5044001550927604119?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-35975316265315950382008-07-22T11:10:00.001-07:002008-07-22T11:10:07.000-07:00<p><b>XIM2 brings your keyboard and mouse to the Xbox 360. But you still suck at Halo. (Engadget)</b><p> Filed under: Gaming , Peripherals Oh man, remember that one time we tried to balance the teams in your favor, so there were like eight guys on your side, and just two of us? And then we still kicked your ass at CTF? Yeah, well XIM is gonna get you nowhere. Sure, the newly refined mod can hijack the Xbox 360 controller input and allow you to use just about any USB input device with the ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=137dh8j7i/*http%3A//www.engadget.com/2008/07/18/xim2-brings-your-keyboard-and-mouse-to-the-xbox-360-but-you-sti/'>More...</a></p><p><b>'Battlefield' spends month at No.1 (Digital Spy)</b><p>First-person shooter Battlefield: Bad Company spends a month at number one in the Xbox 360 chart.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ncui1ln/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a113930/battlefield-spends-month-at-no1.html?rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Virtuoso Pack for Guitar Hero 3 on Thurs News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Activision will release the Virtuoso Pack for Guitar Hero 3 on Xbox Live and PlayStation Store this Thursday. The pack is made up of three songs from accomplished shredders: "Surfing with the Alien" by Joe Satriani, "For the Love of God" by Steve Vai, and "Soothsayer" by Buckethead.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qgghavj/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200115'>More...</a></p><p><b>E3: Halo Wars' Rouse: Age Of Mythology Console-Controller Prototype Informed Game's Genesis (Gamasutra)</b><p> Speaking with Gamasutra about its upcoming Xbox 360 RTS title Halo Wars, Ensemble Studios senior designer Justin Rouse experimented with an Xbox controller-using version of Age Of Mythology before deciding to "build this thing from the ground up" and start on Halo Wars. The Ensemble Studios team spent six months fine-tuning Halo Wars' potential control setup before approaching Microsoft and ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vt79dir/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19465'>More...</a></p><p><b>E3 2008: Halo Wars Co-Op Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>We teamed up with fellow journalists to take on the Covenant in Halo Wars' co-op mode.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13hsjfsm1/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/strategy/halowars/news.html?sid=6194187&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6194187'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3597531626531595038?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-5608076820359023572008-07-18T08:22:00.001-07:002008-07-18T08:22:08.331-07:00<p><b>E3: Halo Wars' Rouse: Age Of Mythology Console-Controller Prototype Informed Game's Genesis (Gamasutra)</b><p> Speaking with Gamasutra about its upcoming Xbox 360 RTS title Halo Wars, Ensemble Studios senior designer Justin Rouse experimented with an Xbox controller-using version of Age Of Mythology before deciding to "build this thing from the ground up" and start on Halo Wars. The Ensemble Studios team spent six months fine-tuning Halo Wars' potential control setup before approaching Microsoft and ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vt79dir/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19465'>More...</a></p><p><b>E3 2008: Halo Wars Co-Op Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>We teamed up with fellow journalists to take on the Covenant in Halo Wars' co-op mode.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13hsjfsm1/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/strategy/halowars/news.html?sid=6194187&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6194187'>More...</a></p><p><b>Un nouveau Halo en développement (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Microsoft Games confirme le développement d'un nouvel épisode de la série Halo sur Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12avfvmu8/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28299_un-nouveau-halo-en-developpement.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie making new Halo title News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Xbox 360 boss Don Mattrick has confirmed that Bungie is making a new Halo game. Speaking in an interview with MTV Multiplayer , Mattrick explained it was held back from the Microsoft E3 conference because the briefing was already "loaded" with content.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qfislb7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=185546'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft, Bungie Explain Halo's No Show (DesignTechnica)</b><p>Microsoft admits to nixing the planned announcement of a new Halo game to save time in their E3 press conference.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jk8go93/*http%3A//news.digitaltrends.com/article17307.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-560807682035902357?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-88229882724792826662008-07-17T10:43:00.001-07:002008-07-17T10:43:20.234-07:00<p><b>E3 2008: Halo Wars Co-Op Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>We teamed up with fellow journalists to take on the Covenant in Halo Wars' co-op mode.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13hsjfsm1/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/strategy/halowars/news.html?sid=6194187&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6194187'>More...</a></p><p><b>E3: Halo Wars' Rouse: Age Of Mythology Console-Controller Prototype Informed Game's Genesis (Gamasutra)</b><p> Speaking with Gamasutra about its upcoming Xbox 360 RTS title Halo Wars, Ensemble Studios senior designer Justin Rouse experimented with an Xbox controller-using version of Age Of Mythology before deciding to "build this thing from the ground up" and start on Halo Wars. The Ensemble Studios team spent six months fine-tuning Halo Wars' potential control setup before approaching Microsoft and ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vt79dir/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19465'>More...</a></p><p><b>Un nouveau Halo en développement (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Microsoft Games confirme le développement d'un nouvel épisode de la série Halo sur Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12avfvmu8/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28299_un-nouveau-halo-en-developpement.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie making new Halo title News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Xbox 360 boss Don Mattrick has confirmed that Bungie is making a new Halo game. Speaking in an interview with MTV Multiplayer , Mattrick explained it was held back from the Microsoft E3 conference because the briefing was already "loaded" with content.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qfislb7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=185546'>More...</a></p><p><b>Was leak on new "Halo" a Microsoft slip-up? (Seattle Times)</b><p>Excerpts from the blog Apparently Microsoft wasn't ready to put its Xbox cash cow out to pasture — a new version of the blockbuster...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=134f9rnt5/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008056016_brier17.html?syndication=rss'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8822988272479282666?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-46448488990670581222008-07-16T10:11:00.001-07:002008-07-16T10:11:39.104-07:00<p><b>E3 2008: Halo Wars Co-Op Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>We teamed up with fellow journalists to take on the Covenant in Halo Wars' co-op mode.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13hsjfsm1/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/strategy/halowars/news.html?sid=6194187&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6194187'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie making new Halo title News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Xbox 360 boss Don Mattrick has confirmed that Bungie is making a new Halo game. Speaking in an interview with MTV Multiplayer , Mattrick explained it was held back from the Microsoft E3 conference because the briefing was already "loaded" with content.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qfislb7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=185546'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars en images (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Microsoft Games nous dévoile de nouvelles images d'Halo Wars sur Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11t7r4p48/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28269_halo-wars-en-images.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Game News: Final Fantsy XIII, Gears of War 2 and More Coming to Xbox 360 (PDA Buyer's Guide)</b><p>Microsoft today unveiled a long list of first party titles and second and third party game titles along with Xbox Live arcade games. There are some heavy hitters here including Gears of War II, Final Fantasy XIII, Halo Wars ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12j2jnikd/*http%3A//www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Board=news&Number=30823'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars revient en vidéo (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Voici une nouvelle vidéo du prochain Halo Wars qui verra le jour sur Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12566usie/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/video12239_halo-wars-revient-en-video.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4644848899067058122?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-39937275907466414062008-07-15T09:39:00.001-07:002008-07-15T09:39:40.982-07:00<p><b>Halo Wars revient en vidéo (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Voici une nouvelle vidéo du prochain Halo Wars qui verra le jour sur Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12566usie/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/video12239_halo-wars-revient-en-video.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Unveils 60 GB Xbox 360, Axes 20 GB Model (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> InformationWeek - The 60 GB version of the Xbox 360 will hit stores in the U.S. and Canada starting in early August.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11pac88g9/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080715/tc_cmp/209000176'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars marches to next year News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Microsoft has said Halo Wars will be released during the first half of 2009. The Ensemble Studios-developed real-time strategy title was a notable absentee from the Redmond giant's E3 2008 press briefing last night , but an updated fact sheet on the game indicates that we'll see the 360 exclusive on store shelves before next summer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q36v6eg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=182099'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars Screenshots & Trailer (Voodoo Extreme)</b><p>Playable at E3, though unmentioned in the Microsoft press conference: “Halo Wars” is a...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=129k2ekjd/*http%3A//ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/39922/Halo-Wars-Screenshots-Trailer'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft gets game face on for Xbox 360 (San Diego Union-Tribune)</b><p>LOS ANGELES – Microsoft, whose technology allows millions of video game players to talk smack on its Xbox Live service, had some trash talk yesterday for Sony, whose Play-Station 2 system strongly outsold Microsoft's original Xbox.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=125vh4qau/*http%3A//www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080715/news_1b15e3.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3993727590746641406?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-6990083097008973692008-07-14T08:47:00.001-07:002008-07-14T08:47:12.004-07:00<p><b>Halo Wars Xbox 360 Screenshots (GameInfoWire)</b><p>3 Xbox 360 Screenshots posted, from Ensemble Studios</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11eah83dd/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12505'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price, releases new model (Reuters via Yahoo! News)</b><p> Microsoft Corp cut on Sunday the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model game console with a 20 gigabyte hard drive to $299 from $349.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=124uehd1j/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080713/tc_nm/microsoft_xbox360_dc_3'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft cuts 20GB Xbox 360 to $299.99, launches 60GB model (Ars Technica)</b><p> Microsoft has announced a price drop for the 20GB Xbox 360, bringing the unit to within spitting distance of the Wii at $299.99. The company also introduced a new 60GB SKU for the 20GB's former cost of $349.99. Read More... </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13h9om1ob/*http%3A//arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080713-microsoft-cuts-20gb-xbox-360-to-299-99-introduces-60gb-sku.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Baisse de prix et nouvelle Xbox 360 confirmée (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Microsoft Games annonce aujourd'hui que la Xbox 360 version 20Go sur le marché américain devrait voir son prix baisser de 50$ pour un total de 299$.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12nfh7dv7/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28239_baisse-de-prix-et-nouvelle-xbox-360-confirmee.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft phases out 20 GB Xbox 360, intros 60 GB version (TG Daily)</b><p>As expected, Microsoft dropped the price of its 20 GB Xbox 360 Pro (Premium) game console by $50 to $299.99. However, the price drop isn’t permanent as it is designed to quickly clear the inventory of these models to make room for a new 60 GB version. As soon as the 20 GB consoles are gone, you will be paying just as much as you would have before. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11h9flj37/*http%3A//www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38371/97/'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-699008309700897369?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-25386876099559301832008-07-10T09:34:00.001-07:002008-07-10T09:34:46.973-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>ItsMondayandBungiedayandmyinternetsareback!!!! fishy, dont betray the chief. now im back you will feel the Halo love again. Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12epog0eg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3210'>More...</a></p><p><b>Canada's top video gamers coming to Amp Your Game (Winnipeg Free Press)</b><p>Crack your knuckles, limber up your wrists and boot up that Xbox. The godfather of Halo will be soon be here and he wants to see who's got game in Winnipeg. Canada's top video gamer, Nelson Triana, arrives in the city this week with his Major League Gaming team North of 49. If you make the grade, you might get to join their elite video gaming squad.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=127g2j3vf/*http%3A//www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/story/4196456p-4787898c.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eebcl5e/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3240'>More...</a></p><p><b>Analyst demands more than a price cut for the 360 (Ferrago)</b><p>Signal Hill analyst Todd Greenwald believes that Microsoft's plans to cut the price of the Xbox 360, expected to be revealed at E3 next week, may not be enough in the face of stiff competition from the Wii and PS3, reports Next-Gen . </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10updfktv/*http%3A//play.tm/story/19314'>More...</a></p><p><b>Don't just play the games, play the video game industry (USA Today)</b><p>A: Blockbuster games like Grand Theft Auto and Halo are a big reminder of just how popular video games have become.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12sgfa15f/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/2008-07-09-video-games_N.htm?csp=34'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2538687609955930183?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-86677106293503489862008-07-09T11:12:00.001-07:002008-07-09T11:12:09.971-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>ItsMondayandBungiedayandmyinternetsareback!!!! fishy, dont betray the chief. now im back you will feel the Halo love again. Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12epog0eg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3210'>More...</a></p><p><b>Canada's top video gamers coming to Amp Your Game (Winnipeg Free Press)</b><p>Crack your knuckles, limber up your wrists and boot up that Xbox. The godfather of Halo will be soon be here and he wants to see who's got game in Winnipeg. Canada's top video gamer, Nelson Triana, arrives in the city this week with his Major League Gaming team North of 49. If you make the grade, you might get to join their elite video gaming squad.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=127g2j3vf/*http%3A//www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/story/4196456p-4787898c.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eebcl5e/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3240'>More...</a></p><p><b>Don't just play the games, play the video game industry (USA Today)</b><p>A: Blockbuster games like Grand Theft Auto and Halo are a big reminder of just how popular video games have become.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12sgfa15f/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/krantz/2008-07-09-video-games_N.htm?csp=34'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 goodies for Bungie Day (Ferrago)</b><p>Today is Bungie Day at, well, Bungie, the formerly Microsoft-owned Halo creator offering Halo 3 goodies in celebration of the studio's existence. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10uct1rss/*http%3A//play.tm/story/19259'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8667710629350348986?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-71957508875626232302008-07-08T10:01:00.001-07:002008-07-08T10:01:13.770-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>ItsMondayandBungiedayandmyinternetsareback!!!! fishy, dont betray the chief. now im back you will feel the Halo love again. Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12epog0eg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3210'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eebcl5e/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3240'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 goodies for Bungie Day (Ferrago)</b><p>Today is Bungie Day at, well, Bungie, the formerly Microsoft-owned Halo creator offering Halo 3 goodies in celebration of the studio's existence. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10uct1rss/*http%3A//play.tm/story/19259'>More...</a></p><p><b>One Man's Halo Dream Becomes A Reality (GameInfoWire)</b><p>Halo: RECUT film competition winner packs his bags for a thrilling journey to Tinseltown</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11e7gpvmi/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12461'>More...</a></p><p><b>11:37 (BST), 07/07/2008 Halo: RECUT Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Microsoft® today announced the winner of ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>– Microsoft® today announced the winner of its unique competition, “Halo: RECUT,” which saw budding film directors from across Europe create works inspired by the unseen adventures of Master Chief, the hero of the Halo® franchise. The prize?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14dso18ks/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/halo--recut-master-chief-movie-making-contest-results-announced--winning-film-available-for-viewing'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7195750887562623230?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-46698773657362895892008-07-07T08:22:00.001-07:002008-07-07T08:22:59.182-07:00<p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>ItsMondayandBungiedayandmyinternetsareback!!!! fishy, dont betray the chief. now im back you will feel the Halo love again. Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12epog0eg/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3210'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 goodies for Bungie Day (Ferrago)</b><p>Today is Bungie Day at, well, Bungie, the formerly Microsoft-owned Halo creator offering Halo 3 goodies in celebration of the studio's existence. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10uct1rss/*http%3A//play.tm/story/19259'>More...</a></p><p><b>11:37 (BST), 07/07/2008 Halo: RECUT Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Microsoft® today announced the winner of ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>– Microsoft® today announced the winner of its unique competition, “Halo: RECUT,” which saw budding film directors from across Europe create works inspired by the unseen adventures of Master Chief, the hero of the Halo® franchise. The prize?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14dso18ks/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/halo--recut-master-chief-movie-making-contest-results-announced--winning-film-available-for-viewing'>More...</a></p><p><b>One Man's Halo Dream Becomes A Reality (GameInfoWire)</b><p>Halo: RECUT film competition winner packs his bags for a thrilling journey to Tinseltown</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11e7gpvmi/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12461'>More...</a></p><p><b>In-Depth: Greenberg Talks The State Of Xbox 360 (Gamasutra)</b><p> The console market is more complex than ever before - with machines becoming full multimedia delivery devices, and emerging markets and demographics bringing new types of games and gamers. Microsoft hasn't been shy about its ambitions to capitalize on all of those areas. Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, recently sat down with Gamasutra to ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v87958g/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19304'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4669877365736289589?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-37347774721364344842008-07-03T09:54:00.001-07:002008-07-03T09:54:18.913-07:00<p><b>Halo Wars Xbox 360 Screenshots (GameInfoWire)</b><p>9 Xbox 360 Screenshots posted, from Ensemble Studios</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11emjpo58/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12445'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 Price Cut Coming, Report Says (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> InformationWeek - Microsoft is looking to maintain recent Xbox sales' momentum in the face of stiff competition from Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii unit.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11p0iq5gj/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080702/tc_cmp/208801954'>More...</a></p><p><b>Une nouvelle Xbox 360 sous peu ? (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Une nouvelle Xbox 360 annoncée sous peu ?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=128bairvj/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28110_une-nouvelle-xbox-360-sous-peu.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Predators Use XBox to Target Kids (ABC News)</b><p>Sexual predators are using gaming consoles to find victims online. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12cu86060/*http%3A//abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=5292814&page=1'>More...</a></p><p><b>Report: Microsoft Plans to Cut Xbox 360 Price (PC Magazine)</b><p>Microsoft plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12gso1ott/*http%3A//www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2324340,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3734777472136434484?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-39102560909369111412008-07-02T10:16:00.001-07:002008-07-02T10:16:57.911-07:00<p><b>Xbox 360 Price Cut Coming, Report Says (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> InformationWeek - Microsoft is looking to maintain recent Xbox sales' momentum in the face of stiff competition from Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii unit.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11p0iq5gj/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080702/tc_cmp/208801954'>More...</a></p><p><b>Une nouvelle Xbox 360 sous peu ? (JeuxFrance.com)</b><p>Une nouvelle Xbox 360 annoncée sous peu ?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=128bairvj/*http%3A//www.gamekyo.com/news28110_une-nouvelle-xbox-360-sous-peu.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Report: Microsoft Plans to Cut Xbox 360 Price (PC Magazine)</b><p>Microsoft plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12gso1ott/*http%3A//www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2324340,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft may be preparing an Xbox 360 price cut (BetaNews)</b><p>This afternoon, Microsoft is saying very little about a report in the Hollywood Reporter last Friday that it's planning to cut Xbox 360 prices this month, other than to say, "Stay tuned."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12v6fqg67/*http%3A//www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_may_be_preparing_an_Xbox_360_price_cut/1214941696'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Halo 3 - organise online games" (EuroGamer)</b><p>Come on BGIE, don't fail me now...please... Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12eq65bvq/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/forum_thread_posts.php?thread_id=94639&start=3150'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3910256090936911141?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-24158792783508375942008-07-01T08:31:00.001-07:002008-07-01T08:31:08.117-07:00<p><b>Report: Microsoft Plans to Cut Xbox 360 Price (PC Magazine)</b><p>Microsoft plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12gso1ott/*http%3A//www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2324340,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price to $299 (Express India)</b><p>Microsoft Corp plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12q7gsvp2/*http%3A//www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Microsoft-to-cut-Xbox-360-price-to-299/329791/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft to keep staggering PC and Xbox 360 releases News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Microsoft Game Studios has said it will keep staggering PC and Xbox 360 releases so that desktop users have a reason to keep buying console titles.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qvsghji/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=164253'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360? (Stuff)</b><p>Microsoft plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by US$50, to US$299 in the next few weeks, the Hollywood Reporter reported citing anonymous sources.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11a85q1rp/*http%3A//www.stuff.co.nz/4603632a28.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft slashing price of Xbox 360 model (The Hollywood Reporter)</b><p>Microsoft will cut the price of its most popular Xbox 360 model, the 20GB Pro, by $50 to $299.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1309tlmlk/*http%3A//www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3a6a726c3dd89a14a3866ebc7c521abc'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2415879278350837594?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-59954466617012850952008-06-30T09:33:00.001-07:002008-06-30T09:33:01.078-07:00<p><b>Microsoft slashing price of Xbox 360 model (The Hollywood Reporter)</b><p>Microsoft will cut the price of its most popular Xbox 360 model, the 20GB Pro, by $50 to $299.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1309tlmlk/*http%3A//www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3a6a726c3dd89a14a3866ebc7c521abc'>More...</a></p><p><b>Dierks Bentley Battles Fans on Xbox 360's Game With Fame (cmt.com)</b><p>Dierks Bentley is the first country artist to participate in the Xbox 360 promotion, Game With Fame, where he played Halo 3 with online fans and gamers. Xbox Live has 12 million members worldwide.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13f1r280d/*http%3A//www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1590104/dierks-bentley-battles-fans-on-xbox-360s-game-with-fame.jhtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>North American Xbox 360 Price Cut? (Voodoo Extreme)</b><p>A $50 Pro price cut in time for E3? That's the rumour: Microsoft will cut the price of its most...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12dv4ak42/*http%3A//ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/39601/North-American-Xbox-360-Price-Cut'>More...</a></p><p><b>Throw This Stock Away (The Motley Fool)</b><p>If you find something better, replace it. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12d4n7hr5/*http%3A//www.fool.com/investing/value/2008/06/30/throw-this-stock-away.aspx'>More...</a></p><p><b>Into the Eye of the Credit Storm (BusinessWeek)</b><p>Our Sloan student is ready to enter the job market, and in these uncertain times, he's heading straight for the high-yield and distressed debt sector </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=134sq9hgi/*http%3A//www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jun2008/bs20080629_109963.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5995446661701285095?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-46392707251402881222008-06-27T08:21:00.001-07:002008-06-27T08:21:16.767-07:00<p><b>Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring (Engadget)</b><p> Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1378r7p1q/*http%3A//www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/portable-gaming-solutions-offers-xbox-360-laptops-to-the-daring/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Cadbury chocolate, Xbox 'Halo' ads win; see video (USA Today)</b><p>The rivalry of Web vs. TV commercials ended in a tie for the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12oukr6qv/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2008-06-22-cannes-winning-ads_N.htm?csp=34'>More...</a></p><p><b>Marketing Survey Points to Possible Future Halo Games (1up.com)</b><p>Could EGM's April Fools joke become reality? </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11fi257m2/*http%3A//www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168410'>More...</a></p><p><b>Farewell Mr Gates (BBC News)</b><p>The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11u05t63v/*http%3A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7477113.stm'>More...</a></p><p><b>The hits and misses of Microsoft (BBC News)</b><p>As Bill Gates finally bows out of Microsoft to pursue his charity interests, we look at some of the hits and misses of the software company he founded.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11u2cj5t5/*http%3A//news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/7477113.stm'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4639270725140288122?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-29487276256426975612008-06-26T08:27:00.001-07:002008-06-26T08:27:13.496-07:00<p><b>Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring (Engadget)</b><p> Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1378r7p1q/*http%3A//www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/portable-gaming-solutions-offers-xbox-360-laptops-to-the-daring/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Cadbury chocolate, Xbox 'Halo' ads win; see video (USA Today)</b><p>The rivalry of Web vs. TV commercials ended in a tie for the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12oukr6qv/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2008-06-22-cannes-winning-ads_N.htm?csp=34'>More...</a></p><p><b>Marketing Survey Points to Possible Future Halo Games (1up.com)</b><p>Could EGM's April Fools joke become reality? </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11fi257m2/*http%3A//www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168410'>More...</a></p><p><b>Valuable certificate at Weber State - Business and Technology (The Weber State University Signpost)</b><p>The week-long gamers' camp that was held last week united gamers everywhere in a good way. Rather than spending eight hours with their buddies playing Halo on Xbox Live, high school students were using that time doing what they loved and creating something in the process.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13r32422r/*http%3A//www.wsusignpost.com/home/news/2008/06/24/BusinessAndTechnology/Valuable.Certificate.At.Weber.State-3384539.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Battlefield: Bad Company [Review] (Total Video Games)</b><p>Explosions aplenty Battlefield: Bad Company arrives on the Xbox 360 and PS3 with a bang...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12d9rdigm/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/articles/Battlefield_Bad_Company_13403.htm'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2948727625642697561?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-76925210749896656512008-06-25T07:58:00.001-07:002008-06-25T07:58:47.419-07:00<p><b>Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring (Engadget)</b><p> Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1378r7p1q/*http%3A//www.engadget.com/2008/06/23/portable-gaming-solutions-offers-xbox-360-laptops-to-the-daring/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Cadbury chocolate, Xbox 'Halo' ads win; see video (USA Today)</b><p>The rivalry of Web vs. TV commercials ended in a tie for the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12oukr6qv/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2008-06-22-cannes-winning-ads_N.htm?csp=34'>More...</a></p><p><b>Valuable certificate at Weber State - Business and Technology (The Weber State University Signpost)</b><p>The week-long gamers' camp that was held last week united gamers everywhere in a good way. Rather than spending eight hours with their buddies playing Halo on Xbox Live, high school students were using that time doing what they loved and creating something in the process.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13r32422r/*http%3A//www.wsusignpost.com/home/news/2008/06/24/BusinessAndTechnology/Valuable.Certificate.At.Weber.State-3384539.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gamers shooting for record (Florida Today)</b><p>Two Port St. John teens clashed with aliens in an attempt to hinder their attacks on human colonies in the Halo universe. In between battles, Nick Ray and Mat White paused to celebrate what could be a world record in gaming.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12kikeami/*http%3A//www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/NEWS01/806250336'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gorilla grabs Cannes’ Film Grand Prix (Mad.co.uk)</b><p>Fallon UK’s “Gorilla” campaign for Cadbury’s has shared joint honours for the Film category at the Cannes International Advertising Festival Film. The Gorilla ad received a joint prize together with the Halo Xbox web film campaign devised by McCann San Francisco.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13v32rlp3/*http%3A//www.mad.co.uk/Main/Home/Articlex/e88785c6ab184aea97d4936b4e169a7c/Gorilla-grabs-Cannes%e2%80%99-Film-Grand-Prix.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7692521074989665651?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-56604239352996264312008-06-20T08:13:00.001-07:002008-06-20T08:13:55.841-07:00<p><b>X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=139gb2ksh/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/pc/action/xblades/news.html?sid=6192589&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6192589'>More...</a></p><p><b>GAME REVIEW: 'Ninja Gaiden II' benefits from fast pace, intensity (The State)</b><p>"Ninja Gaiden II" FORMAT: Xbox 360 STYLE: Single-player action PUBLISHER: Microsoft Game Studios DEVELOPER: Team Ninja</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11tfq302j/*http%3A//www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/437763.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Saling The World: Metal Gear Solid 4, Mario Kart Wii Top U.S. Charts (Gamasutra)</b><p> Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five real-time Amazon.com sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from June 19th, 2008, find Mario Kart Wii competing head-to-head with Metal Gear Solid 4 in North American multiplatform sales, while ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v434r10/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19123'>More...</a></p><p><b>McCain ad uses Medal of Honor score (GameSpot)</b><p>Republican presidential candidate adopts European Assault music for campaign commercial; Obama-supporting composer "dismayed."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138htlovf/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26443723&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6192770'>More...</a></p><p><b>'Penny Arcade,' 'Teenage Zombies' bring the funny (The Pantagraph)</b><p>Late last year, when I was playing Valve’s brilliant puzzle game “Portal,” I felt a weird sensation: Laughter.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12o3q41s3/*http%3A//www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/06/20/freetime/doc4850204e83bf6232974652.txt'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5660423935299626431?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-10273545853541909622008-06-19T10:57:00.001-07:002008-06-19T10:57:24.905-07:00<p><b>X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=139gb2ksh/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/pc/action/xblades/news.html?sid=6192589&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6192589'>More...</a></p><p><b>GAME REVIEW: 'Ninja Gaiden II' benefits from fast pace, intensity (The State)</b><p>"Ninja Gaiden II" FORMAT: Xbox 360 STYLE: Single-player action PUBLISHER: Microsoft Game Studios DEVELOPER: Team Ninja</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11tfq302j/*http%3A//www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/437763.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Games That Europe Loves To Play (Forbes)</b><p>Forget action and shooter videogames. Europeans prefer more subtle fare.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=149vtdjlh/*http%3A//www.forbes.com/ebusiness/2008/06/18/games-europe-loves-tech-innovationeu08-cx_mji_0618games.html?feed=rss_technology_ebusiness'>More...</a></p><p><b>User Friendly Blog by Ted Landau - Grand Theft Auto IV vs. games on the Mac (The Mac Observer)</b><p>I read the other day, in a New York Times article, that Grand Theft Auto IV "racked up first-week sales of $500 million." This is a truly incredible statistic. In contrast, I know that games for the Mac aren?t getting much buzz these days ? even among Mac owners</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1310molf7/*http%3A//blogs.macobserver.com/userfriendly/2008/06/19/grand-theft-auto-iv-vs-games-on-the-mac/'>More...</a></p><p><b>No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)</b><p>Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10urdae0t/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18743'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1027354585354190962?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-66317564041173676742008-06-18T10:08:00.001-07:002008-06-18T10:08:17.933-07:00<p><b>No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)</b><p>Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10urdae0t/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18743'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox Live getting avatars, motion-sensing mic? (GameSpot)</b><p>Marketing-research firm apparently leaks Microsoft's plans for Mii-like customizable in-game characters, karaoke game with Wii remote-like accelerometers; new Scene It? also spotted.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138t1co1u/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26437648&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6192596'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Loses Creative Force Behind Halo 3 Launch (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> InformationWeek - Jeff Bell's departure has sparked a shakeup in the company's Xbox-related business groups.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11phns5q6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080614/tc_cmp/208403984'>More...</a></p><p><b>Video game sales on winning streak, study projects (Reuters via Yahoo! News)</b><p> The video game industry is expected to shoot from $41.9 billion in global sales last year to $68.3 billion in 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 10.3 percent and better than all other media sectors except for online advertising and access.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1209poqpf/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080618/media_nm/videogames_dc_1'>More...</a></p><p><b>X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13emevc33/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/xblades/news.html?sid=6192589&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6192589'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6631756404117367674?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-72586856764641851062008-06-17T10:29:00.001-07:002008-06-17T10:29:50.380-07:00<p><b>No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)</b><p>Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10urdae0t/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18743'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox Live getting avatars, motion-sensing mic? (GameSpot)</b><p>Marketing-research firm apparently leaks Microsoft's plans for Mii-like customizable in-game characters, karaoke game with Wii remote-like accelerometers; new Scene It? also spotted.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138t1co1u/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26437648&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6192596'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Loses Creative Force Behind Halo 3 Launch (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> InformationWeek - Jeff Bell's departure has sparked a shakeup in the company's Xbox-related business groups.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11phns5q6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080614/tc_cmp/208403984'>More...</a></p><p><b>X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13emevc33/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/xblades/news.html?sid=6192589&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6192589'>More...</a></p><p><b>Director chosen for "Gears of War" feature (Reuters via Yahoo! News)</b><p> New Line is putting "Gears of War" in motion, setting Len Wiseman ("Live Free or Die Hard") to direct the video-game adaptation.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qtut7cd/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/film_nm/gears_dc_2'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7258685676464185106?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-51974090326058566062008-06-16T09:32:00.001-07:002008-06-16T09:32:37.698-07:00<p><b>No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)</b><p>Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10urdae0t/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18743'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Loses Creative Force Behind Halo 3 Launch (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> InformationWeek - Jeff Bell's departure has sparked a shakeup in the company's Xbox-related business groups.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11phns5q6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080614/tc_cmp/208403984'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 Pricing at E3? (I4U)</b><p> In May the Sony PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 nurturing rumors that Microsoft is going to cut the Xbox 360 price next month at the E3 Media and Business Summit 2008. Microsoft could also announce new Xbox 360 hardware. After all they still have not answer... </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=118mlkjdo/*http%3A//www.i4u.com/article18131.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>It's a Halo of a way to become a pro gamer (Calgary Sun)</b><p>So you think you can game? Never mind those fancy-dancing reality shows that give winners a shot at 15 minutes of fame. If you've got the skills, you could get paid to play video games on a team backed by a major corporate sponsor. In Canada, no less.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11u9oh33r/*http%3A//calsun.canoe.ca/Showbiz/2008/06/15/5883566-sun.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>It's a Halo of a way to become a pro gamer (Toronto Sun)</b><p>IN TOMORROW'S PAPER:</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12e07sv3q/*http%3A//torontosun.com/Entertainment/VideoGames/2008/06/15/5881661-sun.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5197409032605856606?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-29691374731284398182008-06-13T09:16:00.001-07:002008-06-13T09:16:22.300-07:00<p><b>No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)</b><p>Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10urdae0t/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18743'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox Marketing Chief Leaves Microsoft (DesignTechnica)</b><p>Microsoft Xbox marketing chief will be departing Microsoft at the end of the summer to "pursue other opportunities."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jocknh6/*http%3A//news.digitaltrends.com/article17006.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 UT3 gets Euro date News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Midway has told Eurogamer that the Xbox 360 version of Unreal Tournament 3 will be heading here for 4th July. Or the day that Will Smith beat the aliens. That puts us a weekend ahead of the US for once, who will get the game the following Tuesday, 7th July.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q3ff922/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=150366'>More...</a></p><p><b>Shane Kim: 'We don't have a new game as big as Halo 3' (MCV)</b><p>But Fable 2 and Gears Of War 2 will do the job nicely in 2008, says newly promoted exec</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12mvj6bpo/*http%3A//www.mcvuk.com/news/30860/Shane-Kim-We-dont-have-a-new-game-as-big-as-Halo-3'>More...</a></p><p><b>Unreal Tournament III dated for Xbox 360 (GameSpot)</b><p>Epic Games fragfest makes its belated arrival on Microsoft's console July 7 with new split-screen play, maps, and characters.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12fv5j9p8/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/6192481.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6192481'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2969137473128439818?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-28360122020185200222008-06-11T08:54:00.001-07:002008-06-11T08:54:11.110-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2836012202018520022?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-1613065939580603832008-06-09T09:19:00.001-07:002008-06-09T09:19:09.293-07:00<p><b>Low-Cost Games Online Add New Dimension To Xbox 360, PS3, Wii (Hartford Courant)</b><p>Low-Cost Games Online Add New Dimension To Xbox 360, PS3, Wii If you are not a "Grand Theft Auto"/"Halo" kind of person, you might think the video game system you bought for the kids has nothing much for you. Sure, those "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero III" games are fun (and expensive), but you're more of a "Bejeweled"/"Zuma" fan who likes to match gems or shoot colored beads for a few minutes ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12o8l54me/*http%3A//www.courant.com/technology/hc-playlede0609.artjun09,0,4158857.story?track=rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Easy, less pricey games you can download (The Record)</b><p>If you are not a Grand Theft Auto/Halo kind of person, you might think the video game system you bought for the kids has nothing much for you.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vsih92p/*http%3A//www.northjersey.com/betterliving/games/19651319.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Year ahead a "struggle" for Xbox News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Clever industry analysts have laid into the Microsoft Xbox business, calling its attempts to grab the casual audience "disastrous" and predicting it will "start to struggle in the market" in 2008.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qi22ifc/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=147092'>More...</a></p><p><b>Nielsen: Xbox 360 Most Popular Among Younger Gamers (Gamasutra)</b><p> A recent study conducted by Nielsen Media Research revealed that the Xbox 360 is the most popular next-generation console amongst 10-26 year olds, its users turning on the console an average 28 days per month, each average lasting 74 minutes. Though the average time spent during PlayStation 3 sessions, 72 minutes, wasn't that much less, users only turned on the Sony console an average 21 days ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vt8b9q2/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18906'>More...</a></p><p><b>Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 22:50 UTC (New Mobile Computing)</b><p>Ars reviews the PlayStation 3 personal computer game console, and they say: "The PS3 doesn't have any grand ideas; Sony wanted something high-tech, so they started from scratch with the processor and GPU, but what does it get them? Very little so far.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11jc5hcgn/*http%3A//www.newmobilecomputing.com/thread?184696'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-161306593958060383?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-16788993251443341092008-06-06T07:25:00.001-07:002008-06-06T07:25:55.297-07:00<p><b>Year ahead a "struggle" for Xbox News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Clever industry analysts have laid into the Microsoft Xbox business, calling its attempts to grab the casual audience "disastrous" and predicting it will "start to struggle in the market" in 2008.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qi22ifc/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=147092'>More...</a></p><p><b>Nielsen: Xbox 360 Most Popular Among Younger Gamers (Gamasutra)</b><p> A recent study conducted by Nielsen Media Research revealed that the Xbox 360 is the most popular next-generation console amongst 10-26 year olds, its users turning on the console an average 28 days per month, each average lasting 74 minutes. Though the average time spent during PlayStation 3 sessions, 72 minutes, wasn't that much less, users only turned on the Sony console an average 21 days ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vt8b9q2/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18906'>More...</a></p><p><b>'GTA IV' retains Xbox 360 top spot (Digital Spy)</b><p>Grand Theft Auto IV is still top of the Xbox 360 gaming chart.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12nr0tocs/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a97381/gta-iv-retains-xbox-360-top-spot.html?rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>14:00 (BST), 06/06/2008 Players Only with Scott Steinberg Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS PORTLAND, OR (June 6, ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>PORTLAND, OR (June 6, 2008) – Technology supersite Digital Trends ( www.digitaltrends.com) today announced the availability of episode nine of Internet video show “Players Only with Scott Steinberg,” which considers why, despite retail domination by giants like Halo 3 and Gears of War, it’s independent games – small, quirky and low-budget productions – that are making the biggest strides ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14fnrmolj/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/players-only-with-scott-steinberg-latest-episode-looks-into-indie-games--and-why-thinking-small-is-in'>More...</a></p><p><b>Dark Void Preview [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>Capcom shows off its Airtight-developed title that pits you against aliens and flying saucers.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13b2fgis0/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/darkvoid/news.html?sid=6192024&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6192024'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1678899325144334109?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-82203965025710101642008-06-05T08:43:00.001-07:002008-06-05T08:43:35.225-07:00<p><b>'GTA IV' retains Xbox 360 top spot (Digital Spy)</b><p>Grand Theft Auto IV is still top of the Xbox 360 gaming chart.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12nr0tocs/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a97381/gta-iv-retains-xbox-360-top-spot.html?rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>10:23 (BST), 05/06/2008 The Princess Bride Game Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>New York, NY, June 5, 2008—Digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, Inc. today announced that Grammy Award-winner Steve Horowitz, best known for his work on Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me, is serving as audio director and lead composer on the upcoming The Princess Bride™ Game, with Chris Burke, the 8-bit musician and creator of Halo machinima talkshow, This Spartan Life, providing the ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12pj2hldg/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/the-princess-bride-game-a-kissing-press-release'>More...</a></p><p><b>GAMERS CLOCK UP CANCER CASH (Isle of Wight County Press)</b><p>CONSOLE gamers raised hundreds of pounds for charity at the weekend in a marathon session. IXL, the Island Xbox 360 LAN event, at Smallbrook Stadium, on Saturday and Sunday, brought together gamers from across the Island to play against each other and raise cash for Cancer Research UK.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vgeabcd/*http%3A//www.iwcp.co.uk/News/GAMERS_CLOCK_UP_CANCER_CASH.aspx'>More...</a></p><p><b>GTA IV loses Live top-spot (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>A chink in the armour, or just a tiny hiccup? Either way, GTA IV has relinquished its grip on the Xbox Live popularity chart, plummeting from first to third in the space of a week. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ufcnvnd/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18587'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 (Games Radar)</b><p>Microsoft Game Studios recently showcased its Xbox 360 line-up for the rest of 2008, including big hitters Banjo-Kazooie, Fable 2 and Gears of War 2. But from what we've heard, there are two more planned for the end of the year...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=140qt2i7f/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/xbox-360/news/two-secret-xbox-reveals-for-e3/a-20080602112116972025/g-20060321132945404017'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8220396502571010164?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-27971871419994301822008-06-04T08:37:00.001-07:002008-06-04T08:37:26.781-07:00<p><b>'GTA IV' retains Xbox 360 top spot (Digital Spy)</b><p>Grand Theft Auto IV is still top of the Xbox 360 gaming chart.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12nr0tocs/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a97381/gta-iv-retains-xbox-360-top-spot.html?rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 (Games Radar)</b><p>Microsoft Game Studios recently showcased its Xbox 360 line-up for the rest of 2008, including big hitters Banjo-Kazooie, Fable 2 and Gears of War 2. But from what we've heard, there are two more planned for the end of the year...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=140qt2i7f/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/xbox-360/news/two-secret-xbox-reveals-for-e3/a-20080602112116972025/g-20060321132945404017'>More...</a></p><p><b>17:26 (BST), 02/06/2008 Aces of the Galaxy and Roogoo heading for Xbox Live Arcade Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- Experience the thrilling retro arcade space shooter “Aces of the Galaxy,” and enjoy a new type of action-puzzler, “Roogoo,” both launching on Xbox LIVE® Arcade this Wednesday 4th June, 2008 at 09.00.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14l158mqd/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/aces-of-the-galaxy-and-roogoo-heading-for-xbox-live-arcade-both-available-this-wednesday-at-800-points-each'>More...</a></p><p><b>Call Of Duty 4 Sales Hit 10 Million (Gamasutra)</b><p> Infinity Ward studio head Vince Zampella has revealed that the company's Call Of Duty 4 has now sold 10 million copies worldwide, across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC formats. A breakdown of sales by format was not provided, but speaking to website News.com, Zampella did indicate that the Xbox 360 version was the most successful. The game's sales makes it one of the most successful of all ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vnu01t9/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18887'>More...</a></p><p><b>DFC: PS3 will surpass the Xbox 360 in 2009 (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>In its May 2008 Dossier, DFC Intelligence is forecasting that the current generation of game consoles will exceed the installed base for the prior generation of consoles in 2011.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1377njbs2/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/dfc-current-console-installed-base-to-exceed-last-gen-in-2011'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2797187141999430182?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-14338933208051745982008-06-02T08:23:00.001-07:002008-06-02T08:23:23.917-07:00<p><b>Dynamics AX 2009: The 'Halo' for Microsoft's app platform (ZDNet)</b><p>Microsoft began rolling out to customers on June 2 the latest version of its high-end ERP application, Dynamics AX 2009. The latest Axapta release (also known as AX 9.0) has lots of new bells and whistles: A compliance center dashboard that displays all kinds of key performance...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11cja6gh2/*http%3A//blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1421'>More...</a></p><p><b>Opinion: Aggregation Vs Portals: Where Microsoft Is Going Wrong With Xbox Live (Gamasutra)</b><p> [In this impassioned opinion piece, Lionhead and Climax veteran Tadhg Kelly examines the recent Xbox 360 Live game de-listing changes, suggesting three major problems and six notable solutions that would silence the 'death knell' for Microsoft's digital download service.] In perhaps the most interesting news of recent weeks, Microsoft have announced that they are going to start de-listing ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11va5dlfq/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18816'>More...</a></p><p><b>Interview: Colleen DeCourcy, CDO, TBWA: 'Looking For Silver Bullet Is Killing Us' (CBS News)</b><p>Most of the money and attention traditional ad agencies lavish on digital goes to the media buying and planning side, while creative lags. It makes sensewith the online ad business dominated by search, targeting and metrics mean more than an eye-catching banner ad. But the growth of online video is slowly changing that dynamic. Few know more about it than Colleen DeCourcy, chief digital officer ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ba8ik5r/*http%3A//www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/02/paidcontent/main4143607.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Interview: Colleen DeCourcy, CDO, TBWA: 'Looking For Silver Bullet Is Killing Us' (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)</b><p> Most of the money and attention traditional ad agencies lavish on digital goes to the media buying and planning side, while creative lags. It makes sense—with the online ad business dominated by search, targeting and metrics mean more than an eye-catching banner ad.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=121dnuijn/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/paidcontent/080602/1_324010_id.html?.v=3'>More...</a></p><p><b>Assassin's Creed PC (AnandTech)</b><p>Assassin's Creed has made its way to the PC, and we have a review and performance analysis plus a dash of DX10.1 controversy thrown into the mix. Controversy aside, should PC gamers take time out for this console port?...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11gfk2oah/*http%3A//www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3320'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1433893320805174598?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-43672483859691250442008-05-30T08:33:00.001-07:002008-05-30T08:33:29.735-07:00<p><b>Opinion: Aggregation Vs Portals: Where Microsoft Is Going Wrong With Xbox Live (Gamasutra)</b><p> [In this impassioned opinion piece, Lionhead and Climax veteran Tadhg Kelly examines the recent Xbox 360 Live game de-listing changes, suggesting three major problems and six notable solutions that would silence the 'death knell' for Microsoft's digital download service.] In perhaps the most interesting news of recent weeks, Microsoft have announced that they are going to start de-listing ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11va5dlfq/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18816'>More...</a></p><p><b>It's Official: Street Fighter IV is Coming Home (IGN PC)</b><p>Surprise, surprise. May 27, 2008 - In what could very well be the least surprising announcement since Halo 2, Capcom issued a release today stating that Street Fighter IV would indeed be coming home on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game promises a return to "classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action mixed with new characters, amazing visuals, and next-generation fluid gameplay."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11g9ntgqi/*http%3A//pc.ign.com/articles/876/876868p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>In-Depth: Mark Rein On Unreal Engine 3, The State Of Epic (Gamasutra)</b><p> In April, Midway had an Editors Day in Las Vegas to show off its fall lineup, as covered in detail by Gamasutra. In attendance was Epic Games vice president Mark Rein, who was there to speak about Midway's adoption of Unreal Engine 3 as studio-wide core tech (as discussed by CEO Matt Booty with Gamasutra earlier), as well as the Midway-published Unreal Tournament III, which is due out of the ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vhr0q85/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18836'>More...</a></p><p><b>Saling The World: Age of Conan, Mass Effect Lead U.S. PC Charts (Gamasutra)</b><p> Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five real-time Amazon.com sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from May 29th, 2008, see a slow sales climb for Wii Fit in North America as supply shortages continue, while Age of Conan and Mass ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v5ev0qu/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18833'>More...</a></p><p><b>New video game to make players laugh out loud (GMA News)</b><p>WASHINGTON - Late last year, when I was playing Valve's brilliant puzzle game "Portal," I felt a weird sensation: Laughter. I'm not sure when I first noticed it; perhaps it was when GLaDOS, the insane artificial intelligence that was tormenting me, promised "grief counseling and cake" after my ordeal. What really threw me was the idea that a video game could make me laugh out loud.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12jncur6i/*http%3A//www.gmanews.tv/story/98248/New-video-game-to-make-players-laugh-out-loud'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4367248385969125044?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-318717666612912822008-05-29T08:36:00.001-07:002008-05-29T08:36:12.166-07:00<p><b>It's Official: Street Fighter IV is Coming Home (IGN PC)</b><p>Surprise, surprise. May 27, 2008 - In what could very well be the least surprising announcement since Halo 2, Capcom issued a release today stating that Street Fighter IV would indeed be coming home on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game promises a return to "classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action mixed with new characters, amazing visuals, and next-generation fluid gameplay."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11g9ntgqi/*http%3A//pc.ign.com/articles/876/876868p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Rock Band Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>First things first, we should all thank whatever combination of MTV, Harmonix and EA employees kept us from Rock Band for six months.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q9uaust/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143665'>More...</a></p><p><b>16:10 (BST), 29/05/2008 World Cyber Games 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Multiplay, organisers of the UK’s ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>Multiplay, organisers of the UK’s largest multiplayer gaming events for over 10 years, are pleased to formally announce the launch of the World Cyber Games 2008 UK finals at their M Festival event this summer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14eoje28l/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/world-cyber-games-2008-uk-finals-to-be-staged-at-multiplay-s-m-festival-at-stoneleigh-park-in-august'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gears of War 2 multiplayer detailed News by (EuroGamer)</b><p>American gaming mag (of the "dead trees" variety) EGM has a treat for fans of Gears of War this month - a pretty extensive cover feature going into some depth about the sequel's multiplayer modes, as well as an interview with the game's creator, CliffyB.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q2uedj9/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143689'>More...</a></p><p><b>Mass Effect Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Given that Kristan wrote a three-page review of the Xbox 360 version back in November, and the PC version is basically identical, I'm left with a whole review to dwell on the important questions about Mass Effect.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qvsm9ce/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143303'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-31871766661291282?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-14396200514446047602008-05-28T08:51:00.001-07:002008-05-28T08:51:15.914-07:00<p><b>It's Official: Street Fighter IV is Coming Home (IGN PC)</b><p>Surprise, surprise. May 27, 2008 - In what could very well be the least surprising announcement since Halo 2, Capcom issued a release today stating that Street Fighter IV would indeed be coming home on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game promises a return to "classic 2D Street Fighter fighting action mixed with new characters, amazing visuals, and next-generation fluid gameplay."</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11g9ntgqi/*http%3A//pc.ign.com/articles/876/876868p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Mass Effect Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Given that Kristan wrote a three-page review of the Xbox 360 version back in November, and the PC version is basically identical, I'm left with a whole review to dwell on the important questions about Mass Effect.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qvsm9ce/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143303'>More...</a></p><p><b>'Penny Arcade,' 'Teenage Zombies' bring the funny (AP via Yahoo! News)</b><p> Late last year, when I was playing Valve's brilliant puzzle game "Portal," I felt a weird sensation: Laughter. I'm not sure when I first noticed it; perhaps it was when GLaDOS, the insane artificial intelligence that was tormenting me, promised "grief counseling and cake" after my ordeal. What really threw me was the idea that a video game could make me laugh out loud.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vbsone3/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080527/ap_en_re/games_comedy_1'>More...</a></p><p><b>T.A.G. Is 'It' for Halo 3 Team (AdWeek)</b><p>LOS ANGELES The T.A.G. creative team behind the Clio Award-dominating campaign for Microsoft Xbox's Halo 3 were prepared for skeptical reactions to the spots' solemn accolades for animated in-game soldiers, especially as support for flesh-and-blood warriors fighting in Iraq began to wane.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12u41gi63/*http%3A//adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3ic8cebb424120f3a5b866d127aee61872?imw=Y'>More...</a></p><p><b>missing in action or broken (OS News)</b><p>"Before I launch into my tirade, I need to make a confession. I like Vista. I use it daily, but I also use it with the full knowledge that it's a pre-service pack 1 OS from the boys in Redmond. That necessarily means it will have glitches, bugs, and annoyances. That's a given.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=117m7caod/*http%3A//www.osnews.com/thread?272665'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1439620051444604760?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-67759083514505651422008-05-27T07:26:00.001-07:002008-05-27T07:26:27.519-07:00<p><b>Mass Effect Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>Given that Kristan wrote a three-page review of the Xbox 360 version back in November, and the PC version is basically identical, I'm left with a whole review to dwell on the important questions about Mass Effect.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qvsm9ce/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143303'>More...</a></p><p><b>T.A.G. Is 'It' for Halo 3 Team (AdWeek)</b><p>LOS ANGELES The T.A.G. creative team behind the Clio Award-dominating campaign for Microsoft Xbox's Halo 3 were prepared for skeptical reactions to the spots' solemn accolades for animated in-game soldiers, especially as support for flesh-and-blood warriors fighting in Iraq began to wane.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12u41gi63/*http%3A//adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3ic8cebb424120f3a5b866d127aee61872?imw=Y'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gaming The System (Forbes)</b><p>Lots of people like to play videogames. So why not turn just about every activity into a game?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=146vr6fit/*http%3A//www.forbes.com/ebusiness/2008/05/23/funware-video-games-tech-personal-cx_mji_0527funware.html?feed=rss_technology_ebusiness'>More...</a></p><p><b>Haze - PS3 Exclusive (AnandTech)</b><p>In the modern multi-platform landscape, the exclusives can help one game system rise above the rest. Haze is the latest PS3 exclusive, but does it elevate the platform or merely help it to hover?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ncmcpaq/*http%3A//www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3317'>More...</a></p><p><b>Opinion: 'PR's Dirty Little Game With 11th Hour Reviews' (Gamasutra)</b><p> [In a sharply worded opinion piece, British games journalist and producer Simon Parkin discusses how limited access to Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV may have affected its initial reception by the press, suggesting that withholding pre-release versions may be affecting reviews of many big game titles.] Judgments cast before they'd been adequately weighed; words sold before they'd been properly ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v1mndk9/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18761'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6775908351450565142?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-56630865031954478042008-05-21T08:18:00.001-07:002008-05-21T08:18:53.970-07:00<p><b>Xbox 360 2008 Lineup Revealed, With New 'Gears of War' Leading The Charge (MTV Music Television)</b><p>The 2008 Xbox 360 2008 lineup has been revealed, with the new "Gears of War" leading a currently "Halo"-free charge.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1303t8qjo/*http%3A//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587743/20080519/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Effect: Microsoft Xbox Scores at Clios (AdWeek)</b><p>MIAMI The Clio Awards named three Grand Clio winners at the TV/Cinema/Digital, Interactive, Technique and Radio Gala, held tonight at the Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Fla.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12uoj8n49/*http%3A//adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i7c5c16b2d6b9258e8595c073c59b7061?imw=Y'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 2008 Lineup Revealed, With New 'Gears of War' Leading The Charge (MTV Asia)</b><p>Six publishers showcased more than 40 new games to the press in San Francisco and Los Angeles last week, previewing their biggest bets for the remainder of 2008.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11k5g6i0n/*http%3A//www.mtvasia.com/News/200805/21015944.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie's O'Connor bounces for Microsoft (GameSpot)</b><p>Halo scribe announces departure from now-independent studio to continue working on developer's signature property.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13eqkqm6h/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/pages/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26394525&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6191257'>More...</a></p><p><b>HMV (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>Entertainment retailer HMV is offering 1000 free Xbox Live points to consumers pre-ordering Microsoft's Ninja Gaiden 2, due for release June 6. The promotion follows HMVs Grand Theft Auto IV deal which gave consumers Xbox Live points at vouchers worth over GBP 130.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=133tdb9f2/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/hmv-offers-1000-live-points-for-ninja-gaiden-2-pre-orders'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5663086503195447804?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-44459082731058275782008-05-20T07:46:00.001-07:002008-05-20T07:46:30.673-07:00<p><b>Xbox 360 2008 Lineup Revealed, With New 'Gears of War' Leading The Charge (MTV Music Television)</b><p>The 2008 Xbox 360 2008 lineup has been revealed, with the new "Gears of War" leading a currently "Halo"-free charge.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1303t8qjo/*http%3A//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587743/20080519/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Effect: Microsoft Xbox Scores at Clios (AdWeek)</b><p>MIAMI The Clio Awards named three Grand Clio winners at the TV/Cinema/Digital, Interactive, Technique and Radio Gala, held tonight at the Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Fla.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12uoj8n49/*http%3A//adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i7c5c16b2d6b9258e8595c073c59b7061?imw=Y'>More...</a></p><p><b>Bungie's O'Connor bounces for Microsoft (GameSpot)</b><p>Halo scribe announces departure from now-independent studio to continue working on developer's signature property.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13eqkqm6h/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/pages/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26394525&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6191257'>More...</a></p><p><b>HMV (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>Entertainment retailer HMV is offering 1000 free Xbox Live points to consumers pre-ordering Microsoft's Ninja Gaiden 2, due for release June 6. The promotion follows HMVs Grand Theft Auto IV deal which gave consumers Xbox Live points at vouchers worth over GBP 130.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=133tdb9f2/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/hmv-offers-1000-live-points-for-ninja-gaiden-2-pre-orders'>More...</a></p><p><b>16:55 (BST), 18/05/2008 Ninja Gaiden 2 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS hmv.com announces exclusive offer for ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>hmv.com announces exclusive offer for Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360 - pre-order, and get 1000 Xbox LIVE points FREE!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13ms6kv5h/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ninja-gaiden-2-1000-xbox-live-points-free-for-anyone-pre-ordering-at-hmv-com'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4445908273105827578?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-84099107536455642372008-05-19T08:26:00.001-07:002008-05-19T08:26:58.499-07:00<p><b>Halo Effect: Microsoft Xbox Scores at Clios (AdWeek)</b><p>MIAMI The Clio Awards named three Grand Clio winners at the TV/Cinema/Digital, Interactive, Technique and Radio Gala, held tonight at the Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach, Fla.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12uoj8n49/*http%3A//adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i7c5c16b2d6b9258e8595c073c59b7061?imw=Y'>More...</a></p><p><b>HMV (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>Entertainment retailer HMV is offering 1000 free Xbox Live points to consumers pre-ordering Microsoft's Ninja Gaiden 2, due for release June 6. The promotion follows HMVs Grand Theft Auto IV deal which gave consumers Xbox Live points at vouchers worth over GBP 130.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=133tdb9f2/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/hmv-offers-1000-live-points-for-ninja-gaiden-2-pre-orders'>More...</a></p><p><b>16:55 (BST), 18/05/2008 Ninja Gaiden 2 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS hmv.com announces exclusive offer for ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>hmv.com announces exclusive offer for Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360 - pre-order, and get 1000 Xbox LIVE points FREE!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13ms6kv5h/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ninja-gaiden-2-1000-xbox-live-points-free-for-anyone-pre-ordering-at-hmv-com'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars (Games Radar)</b><p>There's a solid line-up of first-party Xbox 360 titles on show at Microsoft's spring media summit, but one notable no-show is Ensemble's Halo Wars, which was originally due to be shown at the San Francisco event.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14e6s2uao/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-wars/news/halo-wars-not-ready-to-show-says-microsoft-/a-20080514144844669099/g-20060927122334140029'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo and hookers? (Wise County Messenger)</b><p>It took something extraordinary to place the city of Newark in the blogosphere spotlight for a few minutes.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v36rmvs/*http%3A//www.wcmessenger.com/data/news/EkEEpFFuEVglNkXzOr.php'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8409910753645564237?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-69965499137928725092008-05-16T08:46:00.001-07:002008-05-16T08:46:10.270-07:00<p><b>Halo Wars (Games Radar)</b><p>There's a solid line-up of first-party Xbox 360 titles on show at Microsoft's spring media summit, but one notable no-show is Ensemble's Halo Wars, which was originally due to be shown at the San Francisco event.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14e6s2uao/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-wars/news/halo-wars-not-ready-to-show-says-microsoft-/a-20080514144844669099/g-20060927122334140029'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft's Greenberg: Xbox 360 'New Home For GTA' (Gamasutra)</b><p> Following today's release of NPD sales data for April, which showed Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii top the software charts as expected while Wii and Nintendo DS held on firmly to the top hardware slots, Gamasutra caught up with Microsoft product management director Aaron Greenberg to get his take. Greenberg gave his thoughts on Xbox 360 and PS3's neck-and-neck sales rate, Wii's ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vm55vsa/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18679'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 First Gaming System to Reach 10 Million in U.S. Console Sales This Generation (GameInfoWire)</b><p>Xbox LIVE tops 12 million members globally as Xbox 360 console sales hit more than 19 million worldwide</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ek9nrtv/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12207'>More...</a></p><p><b>Teens proposition prostitutes for Halo marathon (GameSpot)</b><p>Texas 13-year-old who used cash from a stolen credit card to hire two prostitutes to play Halo with him has been found guilty of fraud.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13dsui9o0/*http%3A//uk.gamespot.com/pages/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26388852&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6190993'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Sells 10 Million Xbox 360 Gaming Consoles in the US (PDA Buyer's Guide)</b><p>Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system has sold over 10 million units in the U.S., making it the first current-generation gaming console to break the 10 million mark in the U.S. The U.S. ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12jqcegt0/*http%3A//www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Board=news&Number=30219'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6996549913792872509?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-67654899974849341302008-05-15T08:06:00.001-07:002008-05-15T08:06:02.948-07:00<p><b>Halo Wars (Games Radar)</b><p>There's a solid line-up of first-party Xbox 360 titles on show at Microsoft's spring media summit, but one notable no-show is Ensemble's Halo Wars, which was originally due to be shown at the San Francisco event.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14e6s2uao/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-wars/news/halo-wars-not-ready-to-show-says-microsoft-/a-20080514144844669099/g-20060927122334140029'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Sells 10 Million Xbox 360 Gaming Consoles in the US (PDA Buyer's Guide)</b><p>Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system has sold over 10 million units in the U.S., making it the first current-generation gaming console to break the 10 million mark in the U.S. The U.S. ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12jqcegt0/*http%3A//www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Board=news&Number=30219'>More...</a></p><p><b>Stubbs the Zombie goes Xbox Original (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>A couple new Xbox Originals will be landing on Xbox Live shortly. Stubbs the Zombie and Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows will be downloadable from next Monday, for 1200 Microsoft Points each. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u20ict6/*http%3A//play.tm/story/18148'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 First Gaming System to Reach 10 Million in U.S. Console Sales This Generation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)</b><p> Microsoft Corp. today announced that the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system has sold over 10 million units in the U.S., making it the first current-generation gaming console to break the 10 million mark in the U.S.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11o1g81fd/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080514/aqw145.html?.v=36'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hookers and Xbox on dad's credit card (News Interactive)</b><p> With Video : Two prostitutes suspected something was wrong when their client offered them a cookie and an Xbox controller.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12baemd42/*http%3A//www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23697941-2,00.html?from=public_rss'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6765489997484934130?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-6589659378040754022008-05-14T08:26:00.001-07:002008-05-14T08:26:41.350-07:00<p><b>Hookers and Xbox on dad's credit card (News Interactive)</b><p> With Video : Two prostitutes suspected something was wrong when their client offered them a cookie and an Xbox controller.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12baemd42/*http%3A//www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23697941-2,00.html?from=public_rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo Wars Into 2009??? [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>Shane Kim reveals that Ensemble Studios' Xbox 360-exclusive RTS wasn't ready to be shown off at this year's Spring Showcase...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12cntgjpa/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Halo_Wars_Into_2009_13220_6242_0.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft's Bid for Family-Friendly Xbox Games (Wired News)</b><p>With Halo and Gears of War , Microsoft's got the grown-up gamer covered. Now its British studio, Rare, is tasked with a more difficult challenge: Making games that kids and parents can both enjoy. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11s1fdcv3/*http%3A//blog.wired.com/games/2008/05/rare-microsofts.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hookers and Xbox on dad's credit card (Adelaide Now)</b><p>A 13-YEAR-OLD boy from Texas who stole his father's credit card and hired two prostitutes has been convicted of fraud.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12tcufh00/*http%3A//www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23698544-5006301,00.html?from=public_rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>13-year-old splashes USD 30K on hookers, Xbox using dad's credit card! (New Kerala)</b><p>Melbourne, May 14 : A 13-year-old boy from Texas has been convicted of fraud for hiring two hookers and racking up 30,000 dollars in charges on his father's credit card, it has emerged.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11toi1ot7/*http%3A//www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=60143'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-658965937804075402?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-58903883854832547332008-05-13T08:30:00.001-07:002008-05-13T08:30:56.666-07:00<p><b>Power to the players (The Arbiter)</b><p>On Nov. 25, 2007, Bungie Software and Microsoft Game Studios released their record breaking game, "Halo 3" for the Xbox 360 video game console. To say "record breaking" seems to be a bit of an understatement, though. Not only did "Halo 3" bring in $170 million on its release date, the game went on to sell $300 million worth of copies in its first week of sales, thereby becoming the highest ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12rn02r65/*http%3A//www.arbiteronline.com/news/2008/05/12/Biztech/Power.To.The.Players-3369748.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>WiiWare, XBLA, PSN turn gaming on its head (Chicago Tribune)</b><p>If you are not a "Grand Theft Auto"/"Halo" kind of person, you might think the video game system you bought for the kids has nothing much for you. Sure, those "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero III" games are fun (and expensive), but you're more of a "Bejeweled"/"Zuma" fan who likes to match gems or shoot colored beads for a few minutes on your cell phone or computer. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=137tdrun0/*http%3A//www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-cheap-games-digital-0513may13,0,470418.story?track=rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gateway hosts ‘Halo’ playoff tournament Saturday in Racine (The Journal Times)</b><p>RACINE — Gateway Technical College will host Game-A-Palooza, a “Halo” playoff tournament from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at its Racine Campus, 1001 Main St.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ubnrp62/*http%3A//journaltimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/10/local_news/doc48251c9d8a54d655989288.txt'>More...</a></p><p><b>Not 17? Good luck buying "GTA IV" (Seattle Times)</b><p>"Excuse me, I need to borrow your title. " That was "Grand Theft Auto IV" talking to "Halo 3" last week. "Halo 3" had been driving the title...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=139hqa4oi/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004407487_btdownload12.html?syndication=rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>17:06 (BST), 12/05/2008 Assault Heroes 2 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - "Assault Heroes 2," sequel to the ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- "Assault Heroes 2," sequel to the award-winning action extravaganza, "Assault Heroes," ramps up the excitement on Xbox LIVE® Arcade this Wednesday, 14th May at 09.00.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1510dlsnu/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/assault-heroes-2-sequel-on-xbox-live-arcade-this-wednesday--promising-an-even-more-sinister-enemy-than-the-first-game-s'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5890388385483254733?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-86368320346093482682008-05-12T08:06:00.001-07:002008-05-12T08:06:32.335-07:00<p><b>Not 17? Good luck buying "GTA IV" (Seattle Times)</b><p>"Excuse me, I need to borrow your title. " That was "Grand Theft Auto IV" talking to "Halo 3" last week. "Halo 3" had been driving the title...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=139hqa4oi/*http%3A//seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004407487_btdownload12.html?syndication=rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gateway hosts ‘Halo’ playoff tournament Saturday in Racine (The Journal Times)</b><p>RACINE — Gateway Technical College will host Game-A-Palooza, a “Halo” playoff tournament from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at its Racine Campus, 1001 Main St.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ubnrp62/*http%3A//journaltimesonline.com/articles/2008/05/10/local_news/doc48251c9d8a54d655989288.txt'>More...</a></p><p><b>65 nm GPU for Xbox 360 'Jasper' due in August (BetaNews)</b><p>The latest update to Microsoft's Xbox 360 not only gives the console a 65 nm CPU, but a similarly-profiled GPU, enabling the whole unit to consume less power, and therefore run cooler and more quietly.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12qam87tk/*http%3A//www.betanews.com/article/65_nm_GPU_for_Xbox_360_Jasper_due_in_August/1210348073'>More...</a></p><p><b>Police Reports - May 10 (Ellwood City Ledger)</b><p>ELLPORT Electronics taken Electronics valued at $500 were taken Monday during a burglary at a residence at 288 Portersville Road, Ellport. Ellwood City police, who patrol Ellport, said an X-Box 360 Halo station, a DVD game and an Xbox controller were taken. The residents were not home at the time.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138klbg2q/*http%3A//www.ellwoodcityledger.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19678098&BRD=2724&PAG=461&dept_id=563777&rfi=6'>More...</a></p><p><b>09:51 (BST), 09/05/2008 Xbox LIVE HD Game Nights Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS WHAT: Leading game center ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>Leading game center organization iGames will host Xbox LIVE™ HD Game Nights, an exclusive 6-week series celebrating the wide-ranging HD content available on Xbox LIVE.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=148b5bhsa/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/xbox-live-hd-game-nights-six-weeks-of-high-definition-gaming-at-north-america-s-igames-centers'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8636832034609348268?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-34380803098685941072008-05-09T08:23:00.001-07:002008-05-09T08:23:53.849-07:00<p><b>09:51 (BST), 09/05/2008 Xbox LIVE HD Game Nights Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS WHAT: Leading game center ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>Leading game center organization iGames will host Xbox LIVE™ HD Game Nights, an exclusive 6-week series celebrating the wide-ranging HD content available on Xbox LIVE.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=148b5bhsa/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/xbox-live-hd-game-nights-six-weeks-of-high-definition-gaming-at-north-america-s-igames-centers'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 scores 60% of GTA IV Sales (I4U)</b><p> As reported Rockstar landed a major sales record with Grand Theft Auto IV with $500 million in sales the first week. From the 6 million GTA IV copies sold apparently 60% are for the Xbox 360 console. Microsoft's GameScoreBlog published retailer statis... </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1182okm3o/*http%3A//www.i4u.com/article17101.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV smashes Halo sales record (EARTHtimes.org)</b><p>New York - Controversial video game Grand Theft Auto IV has smashed the sales record set last year by the shoot-em-up game Halo, with first week sales of over 500 million dollars, its publisher said Wednesday. The interactive game, which casts player...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=135qbmotf/*http%3A//www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203932,grand-theft-auto-iv-smashes-halo-sales-record.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Video game blows away competition in 1st week (San Diego Union-Tribune)</b><p>“Grand Theft Auto IV” rode its unabashedly outlaw, profane and critically acclaimed story line to a new pinnacle of pop culture, snatching up a staggering $500 million in sales in its first week. That's more than the combined $496 million gross of the two previous record holders, the Xbox 360 game “Halo 3” and the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.”</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1279l8c3g/*http%3A//www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080508/news_1n8grand.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>If you'd said six months ago that Halo 3 would not be the most popular game on Xbox Live in mid-2008, we actually wouldn't have scoffed at you - largely because "scoffing", as far as we're aware, is something only done by characters in Enid Blyton novels - but we'd certainly have expressed utter disbelief.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qai85o7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=135488'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3438080309868594107?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-2196156398823813862008-05-08T08:11:00.001-07:002008-05-08T08:11:57.445-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-219615639882381386?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-87959199944330202092008-05-07T08:56:00.001-07:002008-05-07T08:56:07.168-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>If you'd said six months ago that Halo 3 would not be the most popular game on Xbox Live in mid-2008, we actually wouldn't have scoffed at you - largely because "scoffing", as far as we're aware, is something only done by characters in Enid Blyton novels - but we'd certainly have expressed utter disbelief.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qai85o7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=135488'>More...</a></p><p><b>5 Things Xbox Live Needs to Address to Stay Relevant (Blogcritics.org)</b><p>Looking at the Xbox Live service and how it needs to evolve to stay dominant. First off I want to say I am a huge Xbox 360 fan. I may be a bigger Sony fan, but I do love me some Microsoft console action. This article is the first of two parts; the second coming next week will look at the relevance issue in respect to the PlayStation 3, so before I get hate mail, I will be tagging each console ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11pb40phc/*http%3A//blogcritics.org/archives/2008/05/06/173911.php'>More...</a></p><p><b>User content for Halo Wars? (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p> Gameplayer are reporting that Ensemble's upcoming Halo RTS, Halo Wars, may well include a map editor and the ability for gamers to easily create and share their own maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u07eurn/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17922'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV the top game on Xbox Live (TG Daily)</b><p> </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11i9t7arg/*http%3A//www.tgdaily.com/content/view/37299/102/'>More...</a></p><p><b>The hunt is on for NZ's Halo 3 Heroes (Scoop.co.nz)</b><p>AUCKLAND 05 May 2008 – Think you have what it takes to beat the world’s best Halo 3 players? The hunt is on for Kiwi Halo 3 fans to battle it out in the New Zealand World Cyber Games (WCG) qualifier with a chance to take on other Halo 3 champions worldwide.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11kdrh76o/*http%3A//www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00041.htm'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8795919994433020209?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-51143156603018092022008-05-06T08:57:00.001-07:002008-05-06T08:57:01.371-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>If you'd said six months ago that Halo 3 would not be the most popular game on Xbox Live in mid-2008, we actually wouldn't have scoffed at you - largely because "scoffing", as far as we're aware, is something only done by characters in Enid Blyton novels - but we'd certainly have expressed utter disbelief.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qai85o7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=135488'>More...</a></p><p><b>User content for Halo Wars? (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p> Gameplayer are reporting that Ensemble's upcoming Halo RTS, Halo Wars, may well include a map editor and the ability for gamers to easily create and share their own maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u07eurn/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17922'>More...</a></p><p><b>The hunt is on for NZ's Halo 3 Heroes (Scoop.co.nz)</b><p>AUCKLAND 05 May 2008 – Think you have what it takes to beat the world’s best Halo 3 players? The hunt is on for Kiwi Halo 3 fans to battle it out in the New Zealand World Cyber Games (WCG) qualifier with a chance to take on other Halo 3 champions worldwide.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11kdrh76o/*http%3A//www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00041.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV (Games Radar)</b><p>The Grand Theft Auto IV craze has hit Xbox Live, as the game has proven more popular on the service than former top dogs Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3, Microsoft told Next Generation.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=149ffjik7/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/grand-theft-auto-iv/news/gta-iv-tops-cod4-on-xbox-live/a-20080505104033560050/g-2006051014323586065'>More...</a></p><p><b>GTA IV leading Live popularity (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>Grand Theft Auto IV leads the latest Xbox Live activity chart, and Rockstar's release is likely to remain at the top spot for some time to come. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ui3mkpt/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17930'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5114315660301809202?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-20286949032461524042008-05-05T08:56:00.001-07:002008-05-05T08:56:09.716-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>If you'd said six months ago that Halo 3 would not be the most popular game on Xbox Live in mid-2008, we actually wouldn't have scoffed at you - largely because "scoffing", as far as we're aware, is something only done by characters in Enid Blyton novels - but we'd certainly have expressed utter disbelief.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qai85o7/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=135488'>More...</a></p><p><b>The hunt is on for NZ's Halo 3 Heroes (Scoop.co.nz)</b><p>AUCKLAND 05 May 2008 – Think you have what it takes to beat the world’s best Halo 3 players? The hunt is on for Kiwi Halo 3 fans to battle it out in the New Zealand World Cyber Games (WCG) qualifier with a chance to take on other Halo 3 champions worldwide.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11kdrh76o/*http%3A//www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00041.htm'>More...</a></p><p><b>GTA IV boosted Live on day one (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>Microsoft reckon that about one-million GTA IV players took the game online, via Xbox Live, on day one. That really is a quite ridiculous figure. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u5h77l6/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17916'>More...</a></p><p><b>Online players hone their skills with Halo (winnipegsun.com)</b><p>As he gears up for battle in the Pro Gaming League, this Winnipegger is drawing on almost 20 years of duelling experience. "I've been playing (video games) from the time I was able to hold a controller and understand what I was doing," said Terence Clinch, 22.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1249qcd2d/*http%3A//winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2008/05/04/5465471-sun.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Games Asylum - Gaming gibberish » Halo, you (Games Asylum)</b><p>Surprise! Billy the Wizard on Wii has managed to outsell Halo 3, stopping it from taking the chart’s top spot. We jest, of course - Bungie’s opus has become the second fastest selling game in the UK with an estimated 466,000 copies sold.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=116565r88/*http%3A//www.gamesasylum.com/?p=1039'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2028694903246152404?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-66535788278798768532008-05-02T08:37:00.001-07:002008-05-02T08:37:48.141-07:00<p><b>Games Asylum - Gaming gibberish » Halo, you (Games Asylum)</b><p>Surprise! Billy the Wizard on Wii has managed to outsell Halo 3, stopping it from taking the chart’s top spot. We jest, of course - Bungie’s opus has become the second fastest selling game in the UK with an estimated 466,000 copies sold.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=116565r88/*http%3A//www.gamesasylum.com/?p=1039'>More...</a></p><p><b>GTA 4 poised to dominate Xbox Live (Reuters via Yahoo! News)</b><p> Players of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series have always reveled in its unique blend of beatings, shootings and vehicular mayhem.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1223ghiu2/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/wr_nm/videogames_gta4_dc_1'>More...</a></p><p><b>Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down (The Heights)</b><p>Thumbs Up Grand Theft Auto IV - The latest edition of the vice-ridden sandbox-style game came out to rave reviews on Wednesday. Released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the game is expected to break the single-day sales record held by Halo 3. Why do these games always seem to come out right before finals? Modstock - The free concert on Thursday in the Mod Lot features State Radio, Boston's own ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ppt2seq/*http%3A//www.bcheights.com/news/2008/05/01/Opinions/Thumbs.Up.Thumbs.Down-3359999.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft: 'GTA IV to Dominate Xbox Live' Shocking Stunner Freak Out! (Spong)</b><p>2 May 2008: Do the analysts agree?</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=134oc1j5q/*http%3A//spong.com/article/15328/Microsoft_GTA_IV_to_Dominate_Xbox_Live_Shocking_Stunner_Freak_Out'>More...</a></p><p><b>GTA IV shoots its way to the top on Xbox Live (The New Zealand Herald)</b><p>LOS ANGELES - Players of the popular Grand Theft Auto video game series have always revelled in its unique blend of beatings, shootings and vehicular mayhem.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=128g4dofg/*http%3A//www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10507530'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6653578827879876853?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-7701380602443144902008-05-01T07:36:00.001-07:002008-05-01T07:36:16.280-07:00<p><b>GTA 4 poised to dominate Xbox Live (Reuters via Yahoo! News)</b><p> Players of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series have always reveled in its unique blend of beatings, shootings and vehicular mayhem.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1223ghiu2/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080501/wr_nm/videogames_gta4_dc_1'>More...</a></p><p><b>Gameworld: GTA 4 poised to dominate Xbox Live (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)</b><p>LOS ANGELES, May 1 - Players of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series have always revelled in its unique blend of beatings, shootings and vehicular mayhem.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12bilfrkd/*http%3A//sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080501/tbs-videogames-gta4-7318940.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10' (ZDNet)</b><p>Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest "hits" in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a "10" by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11i0umfct/*http%3A//news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-199285.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Underoath and Xbox Partners in Online Gaming Venture (Soul Shine)</b><p>Grammy-nominated band Underoath are teaming up with Xbox to allow their fans to play the video game console's biggest games in real time on the web.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11lrnj4o4/*http%3A//soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=5106'>More...</a></p><p><b>Reuters Technology Summary (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)</b><p>GTA 4 poised to dominate Xbox Live</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12dbvfvuu/*http%3A//beta.ph.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080501/ttc-tech-summary-96247d2.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-770138060244314490?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-56261720903533448472008-04-30T07:43:00.001-07:002008-04-30T07:43:05.548-07:00<p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10' (ZDNet)</b><p>Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest "hits" in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a "10" by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11i0umfct/*http%3A//news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-199285.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Underoath and Xbox Partners in Online Gaming Venture (Soul Shine)</b><p>Grammy-nominated band Underoath are teaming up with Xbox to allow their fans to play the video game console's biggest games in real time on the web.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11lrnj4o4/*http%3A//soulshine.ca/news/newsarticle.php?nid=5106'>More...</a></p><p><b>'GTA IV' launch could top 'Halo 3' (MSNBC)</b><p> The run-up to “Grand Theft Auto IV” has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year’s over-the-top “Halo 3” debut. Yet when “GTA IV” parks on store shelves on April 29, it could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history — and one that many people may not even know about. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11n656qft/*http%3A//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24338719/site/newsweek/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Killer 'Grand Theft Auto IV' game spree to begin (AFP via Yahoo! News)</b><p> "Grand Theft Auto IV" is expected to blow away hot shooter "Halo 3" when fans begin sating their desires Tuesday or the highly popular videogame by Rockstar Games.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=133ekif9s/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080429/ts_afp/lifestylevideogamesusitcompanyrockstar_080429063936'>More...</a></p><p><b>'Grand Theft Auto' Set To Smash Records (The Tampa Tribune)</b><p>It's the video game that launched a $2 billion takeover war. "Grand Theft Auto IV" was expected to have one of the biggest debuts in entertainment history when it hit stores Tuesday. Analysts predict it will ring up more than $400 million at retail in the first week, topping "Halo 3," which in the fall smashed the previous record with $300 million.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=130kru88s/*http%3A//www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/30/bz-grand-theft-auto-set-to-smash-records/?news-money'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5626172090353344847?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-63531998132188579652008-04-29T07:10:00.001-07:002008-04-29T07:10:08.769-07:00<p><b>'GTA IV' launch could top 'Halo 3' (MSNBC)</b><p> The run-up to “Grand Theft Auto IV” has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year’s over-the-top “Halo 3” debut. Yet when “GTA IV” parks on store shelves on April 29, it could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history — and one that many people may not even know about. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11n656qft/*http%3A//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24338719/site/newsweek/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10' (ZDNet)</b><p>Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest "hits" in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a "10" by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11i0umfct/*http%3A//news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-199285.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Killer 'Grand Theft Auto IV' game spree to begin (AFP via Yahoo! News)</b><p> "Grand Theft Auto IV" is expected to blow away hot shooter "Halo 3" when fans begin sating their desires Tuesday or the highly popular videogame by Rockstar Games.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=133ekif9s/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080429/ts_afp/lifestylevideogamesusitcompanyrockstar_080429063936'>More...</a></p><p><b>Killer 'Grand Theft Auto IV' game spree begins tonight (AFP via Yahoo! News)</b><p> "Grand Theft Auto IV" is expected to blow away hot shooter "Halo 3" when fans begin sating their desires for the highly popular videogame by Rockstar Games early Tuesday.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=136m1u8l7/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080429/ennew_afp/lifestylevideogamesusitcompanyrockstar_080429010217'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV expected to sell 9M copies (CTV.ca)</b><p>Analysts predict Grand Theft Auto IV will easily top last year's record-breaking US$300-million first-week sales of the first-person shooter "Halo 3" - and without a similar marketing bonanza.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13eg37fiq/*http%3A//www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080429/gta_iv_080429/20080429?hub=TopStories&s_name='>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6353199813218857965?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-15608114671986456562008-04-28T07:57:00.001-07:002008-04-28T07:57:29.876-07:00<p><b>'GTA IV' launch could top 'Halo 3' (MSNBC)</b><p> The run-up to “Grand Theft Auto IV” has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year’s over-the-top “Halo 3” debut. Yet when “GTA IV” parks on store shelves on April 29, it could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history — and one that many people may not even know about. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=119emhf35/*http%3A//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24338719/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Quiet but deadly: Inside Rockstar Games' hush-hush push of `Grand Theft Auto IV' (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)</b><p>LOS ANGELES - There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. The run-up to "Grand Theft Auto IV" has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top "Halo 3" debut.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ku0nm9h/*http%3A//www.startribune.com/science/18328969.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Heard about the new Grand Theft Auto? You will soon (Dallas Morning News)</b><p>LOS ANGELES – The run-up to Grand Theft Auto IV has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top Halo 3 debut. Yet when GTA IV parks on store shelves Tuesday, the latest entry in the controversial video game franchise could be the most lucrative launch in entertainment history – and one that many people may not even know about.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=136ns1lep/*http%3A//www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/ptech/stories/042808dnbusgtalaunch.5b58ee.html?npc'>More...</a></p><p><b>`GTA IV' expected to sell 9 million copies at launch (The State)</b><p>There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. The run-up to "Grand Theft Auto IV" has been considerably less ballyhooed than last year's over-the-top "Halo 3" debut. Yet when "GTA IV" parks on store shelves on April 29, the latest entry in the controversial video game franchise could be the most lucrative ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11t4meoa4/*http%3A//www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/388886.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Picks and pans: 'Condemned 2,' 'Naruto: Ninja Destiny,' 'Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack' (The State)</b><p>CONDEMNED 2: BLOODSHOT 3 stars "Condemned: Criminal Origins" was a brutal piece of work that stood out in the Xbox 360's early days for its extreme violence and genuinely unsettling mood. "Condemned 2: Bloodshot" is even creepier and at least as violent - the M rating is wholly earned. There are nightmare visions of a city covered in a rotten black slick, of howling man-shapes that ooze out of ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11tnu9alk/*http%3A//www.thestate.com/technology-wire/story/386331.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1560811467198645656?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-57603787942255345552008-04-24T08:31:00.001-07:002008-04-24T08:31:46.730-07:00<p><b>Microsoft Helping to Put Xbox 360s in Children Hospitals (AnandTech)</b><p>Xbox 360 consoles becoming a part of hospital play areas...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11mlfbabb/*http%3A//www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11580'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 Kiosks Provide Games, Private Network To Hospitals (Gamasutra)</b><p> Microsoft has partnered with nonprofit organization Companions in Courage to deliver hundreds of Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals across the US. The consoles will include select games, video content, and a private network allowing hospitalized children across the country to play games and chat over Xbox Live. Microsoft and Companions in Courage are celebrating this partnership and the ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v4vsetu/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18369'>More...</a></p><p><b>Clancy still top of Xbox 360 chart (Digital Spy)</b><p>Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 remains the Xbox 360's top seller for another week.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12pnedhlf/*http%3A//www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/a94475/clancy-still-top-of-xbox-360-chart.html?rss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Underoath To Show and Prove On Xbox 360 (IGN Music)</b><p>Challenge the band, if you dare. April 22, 2008 - Underoath, who are currently in the studio working on their fourth album, will be taking short breaks from recording to challenge fans on Xbox Live.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11j5lsh57/*http%3A//music.ign.com/articles/868/868620p1.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Grand Theft Auto IV Microsoft Xbox 360 (EuroGamer)</b><p>Own this game? If you've spotted a mistake or omission, please let us know and we'll fix it! Contacting Eurogamer .</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ipeb27g/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/game.php?game_id=6125'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5760378794225534555?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-35238807137095274212008-04-22T09:39:00.001-07:002008-04-22T09:39:10.139-07:00<p><b>Game Crazy Limited Edition GTA IV Xbox 360 Faceplate (I4U)</b><p> Some reports already say that GTA IV will sell in the area of $400 million in the first week it is launched. If it can match these predictions it would outsell Halo 3 and swipe the title of biggest video game launch ever from Halo 3. With such a huge l... </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=118gaprr5/*http%3A//www.i4u.com/article16530.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Playstation 3 v. Xbox 360 (The Arbiter)</b><p>As the dust begins to settle after a year-long battle, the matter of which console will reign supreme for the current generation of gamers seems to be on the horizon - the Xbox 360 on one side, and the Playstation 3 on the other. Both parties have had their share of failures and successes, but now that the Blu-ray and HD-DVD struggle has been settled, victory may be at hand.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12vktpa2h/*http%3A//www.arbiteronline.com/news/2008/04/21/Biztech/Playstation.3.V.Xbox.360-3337163.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 releases new maps for multiplayer gaming (Arkansas State University Herald)</b><p>Since its release on September 25th 2007, Halo 3 has seen steadily decreasing numbers from its online multiplayer system, Xbox Live. The most likely suspect for the cause in this numerical decrease is the engaging multiplayer of last year's release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13om18pqb/*http%3A//www.asuherald.com/news/2008/04/17/Entertainment/Halo-3.Releases.New.Maps.For.Multiplayer.Gaming-3333604.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft: GTA IV European Marketing Push To Rival Halo 3's (Gamasutra)</b><p> Leveraging its platform-exclusive downloadable content, Microsoft is readying a European marketing blitz for Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release that will match its 2007 Halo 3 promotional campaign in scope and budget, according to new press reports. Microsoft intends to assist publisher Rockstar's own campaign by pushing Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release on April 29th with online, ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v3bsm8g/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18281'>More...</a></p><p><b>17:24 (BST), 21/04/2008 Lost Cities Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - The award winning card game “Lost Cities” ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- The award winning card game “Lost Cities” comes to life on Xbox LIVE® Arcade this Wednesday 23rd April, 2008 at 09.00. True to the original adventurous card game, “Lost Cities” transports players to exotic destinations where riveting adventures await.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=142kivutd/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/lost-cities-card-game-conversion-from-sierra-arriving-on-xbox-live-arcade-this-wednesday'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3523880713709527421?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-81213635606655866672008-04-20T07:44:00.001-07:002008-04-20T07:44:24.731-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 releases new maps for multiplayer gaming (Arkansas State University Herald)</b><p>Since its release on September 25th 2007, Halo 3 has seen steadily decreasing numbers from its online multiplayer system, Xbox Live. The most likely suspect for the cause in this numerical decrease is the engaging multiplayer of last year's release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13om18pqb/*http%3A//www.asuherald.com/news/2008/04/17/Entertainment/Halo-3.Releases.New.Maps.For.Multiplayer.Gaming-3333604.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft: GTA IV European Marketing Push To Rival Halo 3's (Gamasutra)</b><p> Leveraging its platform-exclusive downloadable content, Microsoft is readying a European marketing blitz for Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release that will match its 2007 Halo 3 promotional campaign in scope and budget, according to new press reports. Microsoft intends to assist publisher Rockstar's own campaign by pushing Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release on April 29th with online, ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v3bsm8g/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18281'>More...</a></p><p><b>Legendary maps for Halo 3 unleashed (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The much-touted Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3 has finally been released via Xbox Live - 800 Microsoft Points will deliver you fresh Forge options, and three new multiplayer maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ut1ku3v/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17435'>More...</a></p><p><b>Rockstar to knock Halo off the top spot with GTA IV? (Geek.com)</b><p>An article over at Variety.com quotes sources, “close to publisher Take-Two Interactive” as saying the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto IV will make US$400 million in its first week. To put that in context, Halo 3 managed US$300 million in its first week and that game currently holds the top spot for sales. The source also went [...]</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12cmo7jp5/*http%3A//www.geek.com/rockstar-to-knock-halo-off-the-top-spot-with-gta-iv/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Multiplayer Action Rages On with Downloadable Legendary Map Pack (Addict 3D)</b><p>Halo 3 (X360) Three new multiplayer maps hit Xbox Live Marketplace today. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143jtjgto/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/342879/Halo%203%20Multiplayer%20Action%20Rages%20On%20with%20Downloadable%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8121363560665586667?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-23128542683822306122008-04-19T09:52:00.001-07:002008-04-19T09:52:48.043-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 releases new maps for multiplayer gaming (Arkansas State University Herald)</b><p>Since its release on September 25th 2007, Halo 3 has seen steadily decreasing numbers from its online multiplayer system, Xbox Live. The most likely suspect for the cause in this numerical decrease is the engaging multiplayer of last year's release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13om18pqb/*http%3A//www.asuherald.com/news/2008/04/17/Entertainment/Halo-3.Releases.New.Maps.For.Multiplayer.Gaming-3333604.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft: GTA IV European Marketing Push To Rival Halo 3's (Gamasutra)</b><p> Leveraging its platform-exclusive downloadable content, Microsoft is readying a European marketing blitz for Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release that will match its 2007 Halo 3 promotional campaign in scope and budget, according to new press reports. Microsoft intends to assist publisher Rockstar's own campaign by pushing Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release on April 29th with online, ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v3bsm8g/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18281'>More...</a></p><p><b>Legendary maps for Halo 3 unleashed (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The much-touted Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3 has finally been released via Xbox Live - 800 Microsoft Points will deliver you fresh Forge options, and three new multiplayer maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ut1ku3v/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17435'>More...</a></p><p><b>Rockstar to knock Halo off the top spot with GTA IV? (Geek.com)</b><p>An article over at Variety.com quotes sources, “close to publisher Take-Two Interactive” as saying the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto IV will make US$400 million in its first week. To put that in context, Halo 3 managed US$300 million in its first week and that game currently holds the top spot for sales. The source also went [...]</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12cmo7jp5/*http%3A//www.geek.com/rockstar-to-knock-halo-off-the-top-spot-with-gta-iv/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Multiplayer Action Rages On with Downloadable Legendary Map Pack (Addict 3D)</b><p>Halo 3 (X360) Three new multiplayer maps hit Xbox Live Marketplace today. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143jtjgto/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/342879/Halo%203%20Multiplayer%20Action%20Rages%20On%20with%20Downloadable%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2312854268382230612?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-13622110697141424632008-04-18T08:05:00.001-07:002008-04-18T08:05:56.660-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 releases new maps for multiplayer gaming (Arkansas State University Herald)</b><p>Since its release on September 25th 2007, Halo 3 has seen steadily decreasing numbers from its online multiplayer system, Xbox Live. The most likely suspect for the cause in this numerical decrease is the engaging multiplayer of last year's release, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13om18pqb/*http%3A//www.asuherald.com/news/2008/04/17/Entertainment/Halo-3.Releases.New.Maps.For.Multiplayer.Gaming-3333604.shtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft: GTA IV European Marketing Push To Rival Halo 3's (Gamasutra)</b><p> Leveraging its platform-exclusive downloadable content, Microsoft is readying a European marketing blitz for Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release that will match its 2007 Halo 3 promotional campaign in scope and budget, according to new press reports. Microsoft intends to assist publisher Rockstar's own campaign by pushing Grand Theft Auto IV's Xbox 360 release on April 29th with online, ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v3bsm8g/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18281'>More...</a></p><p><b>Legendary maps for Halo 3 unleashed (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The much-touted Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3 has finally been released via Xbox Live - 800 Microsoft Points will deliver you fresh Forge options, and three new multiplayer maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ut1ku3v/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17435'>More...</a></p><p><b>Rockstar to knock Halo off the top spot with GTA IV? (Geek.com)</b><p>An article over at Variety.com quotes sources, “close to publisher Take-Two Interactive” as saying the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto IV will make US$400 million in its first week. To put that in context, Halo 3 managed US$300 million in its first week and that game currently holds the top spot for sales. The source also went [...]</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12cmo7jp5/*http%3A//www.geek.com/rockstar-to-knock-halo-off-the-top-spot-with-gta-iv/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Multiplayer Action Rages On with Downloadable Legendary Map Pack (Addict 3D)</b><p>Halo 3 (X360) Three new multiplayer maps hit Xbox Live Marketplace today. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143jtjgto/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/342879/Halo%203%20Multiplayer%20Action%20Rages%20On%20with%20Downloadable%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-1362211069714142463?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-32298136859570332832008-04-17T08:17:00.001-07:002008-04-17T08:17:30.173-07:00<p><b>Legendary maps for Halo 3 unleashed (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The much-touted Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3 has finally been released via Xbox Live - 800 Microsoft Points will deliver you fresh Forge options, and three new multiplayer maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ut1ku3v/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17435'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Multiplayer Action Rages On with Downloadable Legendary Map Pack (Addict 3D)</b><p>Halo 3 (X360) Three new multiplayer maps hit Xbox Live Marketplace today. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143jtjgto/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/342879/Halo%203%20Multiplayer%20Action%20Rages%20On%20with%20Downloadable%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft's GTA marketing push 'as big as Halo 3' (MCV)</b><p>Platform holder readies promotional blitz to rival last year's ground-breaking Halo 3 campaign</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12i94fs4e/*http%3A//www.mcvuk.com/news/30226/Microsofts-GTA-marketing-push-as-big-as-Halo-3'>More...</a></p><p><b>17:08 (BST), 15/04/2008 Halo 3 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS The award-winning multiplayer experience evolves ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- After launching in September 2007, millions of fans the world over still log onto Xbox LIVE every day to experience the award-winning action of “Halo 3” multiplayer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12jr652m3/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-available-today'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Pushes GTA IV On Xbox 360 [News] (Total Video Games)</b><p>Campaign to be on "the same sort of scale" as the Halo 3 campaign of 2007...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12s29gvk6/*http%3A//www.totalvideogames.com/news/Microsoft_Pushes_GTA_IV_On_Xbox_360_13093_5883_0.htm'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3229813685957033283?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-76840602104225708872008-04-16T14:34:00.001-07:002008-04-16T14:34:05.441-07:00<p><b>Legendary maps for Halo 3 unleashed (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The much-touted Legendary Map Pack for Halo 3 has finally been released via Xbox Live - 800 Microsoft Points will deliver you fresh Forge options, and three new multiplayer maps. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10ut1ku3v/*http%3A//play.tm/story/17435'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Multiplayer Action Rages On with Downloadable Legendary Map Pack (Addict 3D)</b><p>Halo 3 (X360) Three new multiplayer maps hit Xbox Live Marketplace today. You must be registered and logged in to add comments!</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143jtjgto/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/342879/Halo%203%20Multiplayer%20Action%20Rages%20On%20with%20Downloadable%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack'>More...</a></p><p><b>17:08 (BST), 15/04/2008 Halo 3 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS The award-winning multiplayer experience evolves ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- After launching in September 2007, millions of fans the world over still log onto Xbox LIVE every day to experience the award-winning action of “Halo 3” multiplayer.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12jr652m3/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-available-today'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 maps now Legendary (GameSpot)</b><p>Battleground pack containing Ghost Town, Avalanche, and Blackout now available for play over Xbox Live for $10.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13eiedt6l/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/pages/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26343375&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6189299'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Multiplayer Action Rages On With Downloadable Legendary Map Pack (GameInfoWire)</b><p>The award-winning multiplayer experience evolves with three new maps and expanded Forge options now available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ef8sg5m/*http%3A//gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=12016'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-7684060210422570887?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-83454114403224441602008-04-15T09:23:00.001-07:002008-04-15T09:23:29.847-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 Legendary DLC Hands-On - New Maps, Old Maps, and New Goodies [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>Microsoft and Bungie join us for a test-drive of the upcoming trio of maps coming to Xbox Live Marketplace.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13jqqpltt/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/halo3/news.html?page=1&sid=6189094&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6189094'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 (Games Radar)</b><p>On April 15, in case you've forgotten, Bungie's second map pack for Halo 3 launches onto Xbox Live for download and the developer's taking us in deep in a new video.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14e5lid6d/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-3/news/halo-3-in-depth-look-at-new-maps-with-bungie-/a-2008041014223716019/g-2005000000000000000350'>More...</a></p><p><b>09:02 (BST), 15/04/2008 Rocky and Bullwinkle Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - There’s a new addition to the ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- There’s a new addition to the family of party games available on Xbox 360™! “Rocky and Bullwinkle” is available exclusively on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, along with an enhanced version of the tank vs. tank action classic “Battlezone” this Wednesday, 16th April, at 09.00.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14ulci1k2/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rocky-and-bullwinkle-party-game-compilation-coming-to-xbox-live-arcade-this-wednesday--along-with-atari-s-battlezone'>More...</a></p><p><b>Nintendo Dominates 2007 Japanese Software Sales (Spong)</b><p>14 Apr 2008: Xbox 360 suffers</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12ichofq0/*http%3A//spong.com/article/15205/Nintendo_Dominates_2007_Japanese_Software_Sales'>More...</a></p><p><b>Analysis: Microsoft On The Secrets Of Marketing Halo 3 (Gamasutra)</b><p> In a presentation at the MI6 marketing conference earlier this week, Microsoft staff dissected Halo 3's marketing for an audience eager to discover the secrets of the game's massive success. The talk particularly explained Halo 3's launch from the perspective of its incomparable media blitz last September - with multiple Microsoft staffers weighing in. Leveraging The Beta Jerret West, global ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vgosdvu/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18213'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8345411440322444160?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-34814951235346775592008-04-14T08:45:00.001-07:002008-04-14T08:45:46.508-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-3481495123534677559?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-20261163413918477412008-04-11T08:21:00.001-07:002008-04-11T08:21:30.694-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 (Games Radar)</b><p>On April 15, in case you've forgotten, Bungie's second map pack for Halo 3 launches onto Xbox Live for download and the developer's taking us in deep in a new video.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14e5lid6d/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-3/news/halo-3-in-depth-look-at-new-maps-with-bungie-/a-2008041014223716019/g-2005000000000000000350'>More...</a></p><p><b>Analysis: Microsoft On The Secrets Of Marketing Halo 3 (Gamasutra)</b><p> In a presentation at the MI6 marketing conference earlier this week, Microsoft staff dissected Halo 3's marketing for an audience eager to discover the secrets of the game's massive success. The talk particularly explained Halo 3's launch from the perspective of its incomparable media blitz last September - with multiple Microsoft staffers weighing in. Leveraging The Beta Jerret West, global ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vgosdvu/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18213'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 Controller Update: Seattle Blogger Corroborates MTV Report, Provides New Details, In Multiplayer (MTV Music Television)</b><p>The Seattle blogger who broke news about "Halo" maker Bungie leaving Microsoft offers more information about the Xbox 360's Wii-style controller, in Multiplayer. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=15gveoobn/*http%3A//multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/04/09/xbox-360-motion-controller-update-blogger-who-said-bungie-was-going-solo-reporting-further-details/?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Reader Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>I have never felt as disappointed as I did with Halo 3. I know what you're thinking, maybe I should say what I really feel, beat around the bush less. Ok, I'll take that on board.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q87ldnb/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=131146'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox Live DLC Roundup Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>You only need to check out the Game Add-Ons tab in the Xbox Live Game Store to see that the world of downloadable content, once so feared and mistrusted, is here to stay.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q3g5vm8/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=131132'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2026116341391847741?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-65382399746930661942008-04-10T08:42:00.001-07:002008-04-10T08:42:26.092-07:00<p><b>Xbox 360 Controller Update: Seattle Blogger Corroborates MTV Report, Provides New Details, In Multiplayer (MTV Music Television)</b><p>The Seattle blogger who broke news about "Halo" maker Bungie leaving Microsoft offers more information about the Xbox 360's Wii-style controller, in Multiplayer. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=15gveoobn/*http%3A//multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/04/09/xbox-360-motion-controller-update-blogger-who-said-bungie-was-going-solo-reporting-further-details/?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Reader Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>I have never felt as disappointed as I did with Halo 3. I know what you're thinking, maybe I should say what I really feel, beat around the bush less. Ok, I'll take that on board.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q87ldnb/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=131146'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox Live DLC Roundup Review by (EuroGamer)</b><p>You only need to check out the Game Add-Ons tab in the Xbox Live Game Store to see that the world of downloadable content, once so feared and mistrusted, is here to stay.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11q3g5vm8/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=131132'>More...</a></p><p><b>Free Microsoft software tools for S'pore students (Straits Times)</b><p>TERTIARY students here can soon get their hands on the software used to create Xbox games like Halo and other applications - for free. This is part of a programme that Microsoft launched here on Thursday to target as many as 120,000 students in the universities and polytechnics.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12a8aab8b/*http%3A//www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Singapore/STIStory_225807.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Major League Gaming Kicks off 2008 Season with Live World Premiere of New Halo 3 Map (Centre Daily Times)</b><p>Major League Gaming (MLG), the professional videogame league, kicks off its 2008 Pro Circuit Season with its largest, most spectator-friendly event ever, featuring exclusive exhibitions from Bungie and Microsoft Game Studios and Ubisoft, a wide range of activities and giveaways from MLG sponsors, and a live broadcasts of top matches on MLGpro.com.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12448vkuu/*http%3A//www.centredaily.com/business/technology/story/515631.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6538239974693066194?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-5132712264574967952008-04-09T09:19:00.001-07:002008-04-09T09:19:29.087-07:00<p><b>Xbox 360's Wii-Style Controller: Your Questions About Our Report Get Answered (MTV Music Television)</b><p>We answer your questions about our controversial Xbox 360 Wii-style controller report.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=130cp5p55/*http%3A//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585014/20080408/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox to get Wii-style remote (Infomatics)</b><p>Microsoft has told games developers to make their Xbox titles ready for a Wii-style controller, according to an anonymous source speaking to MTV.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12f5jos3p/*http%3A//www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2213802/xbox-wii-style-remote'>More...</a></p><p><b>Battlefield: Bad Company Closed Beta Impressions [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>If you can't find a beta key, we've got some details to share.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143etdvma/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/battlefieldbadcompany/news.html?page=1&sid=6188973&part=rss&tag=gs_previews&subj=6188973'>More...</a></p><p><b>MI6: EEDAR Talks DLC, Achievement Nirvana (Gamasutra)</b><p> During a panel held at the MI6 Game Marketing Conference in San Francisco, Greg Short and Geoffrey Zatkin of game research firm EEDAR spoke in depth about two powerful but often underutilized marketing tools for games: downloadable content, and "accomplishment" systems such as Xbox 360's Achievements. "The video game industry is largely a hit driven industry," said Short, "but a lot of games ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vqunsrl/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18183'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 Version Of Wii Remote Has Been In Development Since Summer, Source Exclusively Tells MTV News (MTV Music Television)</b><p>Microsoft's response to Nintendo's Wii will appear before the end of the year, a developer who has been briefed on the project told MTV News.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=130rh2eq1/*http%3A//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1584945/20080407/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-513271226457496795?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-63958655360464357332008-04-08T08:26:00.001-07:002008-04-08T08:26:46.143-07:00<p><b>Xbox 360 Version Of Wii Remote Has Been In Development Since Summer, Source Exclusively Tells MTV News (MTV Music Television)</b><p>Microsoft's response to Nintendo's Wii will appear before the end of the year, a developer who has been briefed on the project told MTV News.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=130rh2eq1/*http%3A//www.mtv.com/news/articles/1584945/20080407/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssYahooNewscrawler'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 Version Of Wii Remote Has Been In Development Since Summer, Source Exclusively Tells MTV News (Vh1)</b><p>motion-controlled Wii remote since last summer, the developer said. Since Nintendo's Wii became a global sensation and Sony launched a PS3 controller that is also motion-sensitive , rumors have reverberated through the gaming industry that Microsoft would create a motion-controller of its own.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=121jfgdhk/*http%3A//www.vh1.com/news/articles/1584945/20080407/index.jhtml'>More...</a></p><p><b>07:55 (BST), 08/04/2008 Ikaruga Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS - The Japanese arcade hit “Ikaruga” receives the ... (gamesindustry.biz)</b><p>- The Japanese arcade hit “Ikaruga” receives the full Xbox LIVE Arcade treatment and is poised to launch on the platform this Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=143uoa369/*http%3A//www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ikaruga-arrives-on-xbox-live-marketplace-this-wednesday--with-new-poker-smash-content-too'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft working on motion-sensing controller? (GameSpot)</b><p>Dev reportedly tells MTV News that Wii-like Xbox 360 remote has been in the works for nearly a year; Rare supposedly working on unified interface for supported games.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1387bi2e1/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26330198&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6188908'>More...</a></p><p><b>Singer Julie Neumark to appear here (The Cincinnati Enquirer)</b><p>Singer-songwriter Julie Neumark, who's just released her debut full-length album "Dimestore Halo," will appear April 19 at Molly Malone's.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12dhaa41k/*http%3A//news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080407/ENT/80407012'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6395865536046435733?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-67384278197159044982008-04-07T09:23:00.001-07:002008-04-07T09:23:09.641-07:00<p><b>Microsoft/Yahoo! Deal Would Be Perfect (TheStreet.com)</b><p>Activist investor Eric Jackson says a merger would enhance value for both giant tech companies.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13kbbel48/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/s/microsoftyahoo-deal-would-be-perfect/newsanalysis/investing/10410916.html?puc=_tscrss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft and Yahoo! Make Perfect Match (TheStreet.com)</b><p>Activist investor Eric Jackson says a consummated merger would enhance value for both companies.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13pvavrpf/*http%3A//www.thestreet.com/s/microsoft-and-yahoo-make-perfect-match%09/newsanalysis/investing/10410916.html?puc=_tscrss'>More...</a></p><p><b>Game on (The Pantagraph)</b><p>Massive amounts of pwnage could be seen March 7 as n00bs and uber-l33ts were doing some hardcore fragging in a death match, while some were belting and rocking out to tunes from Bon Jovi and The Rolling Stone, all while trying to get a high score.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12kjpudf7/*http%3A//www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/04/07/life/doc47ed09146a0f3883849511.txt'>More...</a></p><p><b>Q& A: Certain Affinity's Hoberman Talks Plunder, Cross-Platform Politics (Gamasutra)</b><p> Texas-based indie game developer Certain Affinity has an interesting split of projects, having been formed by Bungie veterans and having first worked on add-on map packs for Halo 2. However, the firm now has two projects in progress, since it's working with Valve and creator Turtle Rock to develop the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming zombie action title Left 4 Dead. At the same time, Certain ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v8op45j/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18102'>More...</a></p><p><b>CyberDome brings kids together (The Express-Times)</b><p>PALMER TWP. | When Billy Nolte plays "Guitar Hero" at home, he's usually confined to a tiny television in his basement all by himself.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12tt8vuqv/*http%3A//www.nj.com/news/expresstimes/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-16/120745464713310.xml&coll=2'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-6738427819715904498?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-57666967700771577372008-04-04T09:18:00.001-07:002008-04-04T09:18:24.034-07:00<p><b>Q& A: Certain Affinity's Hoberman Talks Plunder, Cross-Platform Politics (Gamasutra)</b><p> Texas-based indie game developer Certain Affinity has an interesting split of projects, having been formed by Bungie veterans and having first worked on add-on map packs for Halo 2. However, the firm now has two projects in progress, since it's working with Valve and creator Turtle Rock to develop the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming zombie action title Left 4 Dead. At the same time, Certain ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v8op45j/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18102'>More...</a></p><p><b>Fly That Flag (Halo 3 - Xbox 360) [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>Thirty-two four-player teams show off their flag-capping skills in a ferocious battle of nerves, sharpshooting, and teamwork.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13327je4q/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/tournaments/halo3-apr08/index.php?part=rss&tag=gs_features&subj=6188586'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood and Xbox forge link (International Herald Tribune)</b><p>A veteran Hollywood executive will produce original shows for distribution on the Xbox 360 console from Microsoft.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11umgckrh/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/technology/xbox.php'>More...</a></p><p><b>You and what army? | New combat games come in for the kill (The Kansas City Star)</b><p>For the most part, video-game developers have avoided Iraq, largely out of concerns that the medium might be seen as too frivolous to tackle such a serious topic. But combat games are more popular than ever; it's just that the enemies are one-dimensional versions of real-life foes (as in “Call of Duty 4”) or another species entirely (“Halo,” “Gears of War”).</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11t6atgem/*http%3A//www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/557646.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Opinion: Why Hollywood Doesn't Have To Make Game Movies Suck (Gamasutra)</b><p> [In this new opinion piece, Justin Marks, the screenwriter for the currently filming Street Fighter movie, steps up to discuss the relationship between games and movies - referencing films from his own to Halo.] I remember when the new Street Fighter movie was first announced. The internet went ballistic. And not necessarily in a good way. On the very same day that someone was green-lighting a ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vct5sq8/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18064'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5766696770077157737?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-59172860815485184062008-04-03T09:14:00.001-07:002008-04-03T09:14:46.778-07:00<p><b>Q& A: Certain Affinity's Hoberman Talks Plunder, Cross-Platform Politics (Gamasutra)</b><p> Texas-based indie game developer Certain Affinity has an interesting split of projects, having been formed by Bungie veterans and having first worked on add-on map packs for Halo 2. However, the firm now has two projects in progress, since it's working with Valve and creator Turtle Rock to develop the Xbox 360 version of the upcoming zombie action title Left 4 Dead. At the same time, Certain ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11v8op45j/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18102'>More...</a></p><p><b>Fly That Flag (Halo 3 - Xbox 360) [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>Thirty-two four-player teams show off their flag-capping skills in a ferocious battle of nerves, sharpshooting, and teamwork.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13327je4q/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/tournaments/halo3-apr08/index.php?part=rss&tag=gs_features&subj=6188586'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood and Xbox forge link (International Herald Tribune)</b><p>A veteran Hollywood executive will produce original shows for distribution on the Xbox 360 console from Microsoft.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11umgckrh/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/technology/xbox.php'>More...</a></p><p><b>Opinion: Why Hollywood Doesn't Have To Make Game Movies Suck (Gamasutra)</b><p> [In this new opinion piece, Justin Marks, the screenwriter for the currently filming Street Fighter movie, steps up to discuss the relationship between games and movies - referencing films from his own to Halo.] I remember when the new Street Fighter movie was first announced. The internet went ballistic. And not necessarily in a good way. On the very same day that someone was green-lighting a ...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vct5sq8/*http%3A//www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18064'>More...</a></p><p><b>Cogs turning on Gears of War, Halo films (GameSpot)</b><p>Writer of big-screen adaptation of Epic Games hit reportedly wrote a screenplay for Bungie's shooter in his spare time, Gears flick's release pushed back a year.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138a6838o/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26319561&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6188631'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-5917286081548518406?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-4553669722472086532008-04-02T08:19:00.001-07:002008-04-02T08:19:21.193-07:00<p><b>Fly That Flag (Halo 3 - Xbox 360) [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>Thirty-two four-player teams show off their flag-capping skills in a ferocious battle of nerves, sharpshooting, and teamwork.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13327je4q/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/tournaments/halo3-apr08/index.php?part=rss&tag=gs_features&subj=6188586'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood and Xbox forge link (International Herald Tribune)</b><p>A veteran Hollywood executive will produce original shows for distribution on the Xbox 360 console from Microsoft.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11umgckrh/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/technology/xbox.php'>More...</a></p><p><b>Cogs turning on Gears of War, Halo films (GameSpot)</b><p>Writer of big-screen adaptation of Epic Games hit reportedly wrote a screenplay for Bungie's shooter in his spare time, Gears flick's release pushed back a year.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=138a6838o/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=26319561&part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6188631'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 (Games Radar)</b><p>The producer says that the shows will be around ten minutes long, scripted and will be part of a genre that appeals to 14-34 year-old males. (So, like, Halo Jackass?)</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14ch2adrm/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/xbox-360/news/360-video-marketplace-to-get-original-shows/a-2008033110420160095/g-20060321132945404017'>More...</a></p><p><b>Enter the digital playground (Express India)</b><p>Late last year, it was an ecstatic moment for tech marketers when Halo 3, a video game developed for Microsoft Xbox 360 console, grossed $300 million worldwide in its first week of launch.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12devp7ca/*http%3A//www.financialexpress.com/news/Enter-the-digital-playground/290724/'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-455366972247208653?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-82473462776350935872008-04-01T10:08:00.001-07:002008-04-01T10:08:14.224-07:00<p><b>Fly That Flag (Halo 3 - Xbox 360) [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)</b><p>Thirty-two four-player teams show off their flag-capping skills in a ferocious battle of nerves, sharpshooting, and teamwork.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13327je4q/*http%3A//www.gamespot.com/tournaments/halo3-apr08/index.php?part=rss&tag=gs_features&subj=6188586'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood and Xbox forge link (International Herald Tribune)</b><p>A veteran Hollywood executive will produce original shows for distribution on the Xbox 360 console from Microsoft.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11umgckrh/*http%3A//www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/technology/xbox.php'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 (Games Radar)</b><p>The producer says that the shows will be around ten minutes long, scripted and will be part of a genre that appeals to 14-34 year-old males. (So, like, Halo Jackass?)</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=14ch2adrm/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/xbox-360/news/360-video-marketplace-to-get-original-shows/a-2008033110420160095/g-20060321132945404017'>More...</a></p><p><b>Enter the digital playground (Express India)</b><p>Late last year, it was an ecstatic moment for tech marketers when Halo 3, a video game developed for Microsoft Xbox 360 console, grossed $300 million worldwide in its first week of launch.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12devp7ca/*http%3A//www.financialexpress.com/news/Enter-the-digital-playground/290724/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood producer set to make shows for Xbox (ZDNet)</b><p>Veteran producer Peter Safran says he plans first to focus on genres, like comedy and horror, that appeal to owners of the Microsoft console. (From The New York Times) Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11j0mqk1u/*http%3A//news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6236175.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8247346277635093587?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-8905079248772164102008-03-31T09:54:00.001-07:002008-03-31T09:54:46.417-07:00<p><b>Hollywood producer set to make shows for Xbox (ZDNet)</b><p>Veteran producer Peter Safran says he plans first to focus on genres, like comedy and horror, that appeal to owners of the Microsoft console. (From The New York Times) Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11j0mqk1u/*http%3A//news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6236175.html'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox 360 adding programs (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)</b><p>Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12jvug2kk/*http%3A//www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080331/NEWS/803310497/1011/news&tc=yahoo'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft: 'Unreal Tournament Isn't Halo (Addict 3D)</b><p>Microsoft lawyer Don McGowan is aware of the faux Master Chief that was created with Unreal mod software, but rather than feel threatened, he considers it a tacit endorsement of both Halo and the Xbox 360."[M]uch though I love my friends at Epic, Unreal Tournament isn't Halo.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12olc62cn/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/332347/Microsoft:%20'Unreal%20Tournament%20Isn't%20Halo'>More...</a></p><p><b>Call of Duty 4: Variety Map Pack Interview by Eurogamer staff (EuroGamer)</b><p>Of course you're still playing. Everyone is. Since its release last November, Call of Duty 4 has soared into a position of dominance in the online FPS space, even outperforming Bungie's Halo 3 on Xbox Live.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11qh14oot/*http%3A//www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=129415'>More...</a></p><p><b>Hollywood Producer Set to Make Shows for Xbox (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)</b><p> Microsoft announced a deal with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11vdp25p8/*http%3A//biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080331/1194760774320.html?.v=3'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-890507924877216410?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-48298571603726662742008-03-28T08:48:00.001-07:002008-03-28T08:48:37.058-07:00<p><b>3/27/08 Daily Gaming Refresh – Free Halo 3 Maps Edition (AnandTech)</b><p>Halo 3, Unreal Tournament III maps available for free download...</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11mign5qb/*http%3A//www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11272'>More...</a></p><p><b>"Blackout" Completes The Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)</b><p>The third and final map to be included in the upcoming Legendary map pack for Halo 3 should be familiar to fans.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13va8tes4/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/329984/%22Blackout%22%20Completes%20The%20Halo%203%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack%20%5bXbox%20360%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>Current Games vs. Halo 3 (ExtremeTech)</b><p>Joel goes through his current collection of games and compares them to what a host of fanboys consider to be the Gold Standard: Halo 3 </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12misibbk/*http%3A//www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2279408,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 (Games Radar)</b><p>Halo 3's Heroic map pack, which launched in December, will be available to download for free from Xbox Live today, according to Bungie. The developer's dated it for "March 25th at 2 a.m." Pacific time, although a quick check of Live at time of press still lists the map pack as 800 Microsoft Points.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1429c8ilu/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-3/news/halo-3s-heroic-map-pack-free-today/a-200803251032890014/g-2005000000000000000350'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Pack now free (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The Halo 3 Heroic map pack, first launched back in December, is now available for free via Xbox Live, developer Bungie have today confirmed. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u82bte6/*http%3A//play.tm/story/16918'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4829857160372666274?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-82896596088932027392008-03-27T11:21:00.001-07:002008-03-27T11:21:36.785-07:00<p><b>"Blackout" Completes The Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)</b><p>The third and final map to be included in the upcoming Legendary map pack for Halo 3 should be familiar to fans.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13va8tes4/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/329984/%22Blackout%22%20Completes%20The%20Halo%203%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack%20%5bXbox%20360%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>Current Games vs. Halo 3 (ExtremeTech)</b><p>Joel goes through his current collection of games and compares them to what a host of fanboys consider to be the Gold Standard: Halo 3 </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12misibbk/*http%3A//www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,2279408,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 (Games Radar)</b><p>Halo 3's Heroic map pack, which launched in December, will be available to download for free from Xbox Live today, according to Bungie. The developer's dated it for "March 25th at 2 a.m." Pacific time, although a quick check of Live at time of press still lists the map pack as 800 Microsoft Points.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1429c8ilu/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-3/news/halo-3s-heroic-map-pack-free-today/a-200803251032890014/g-2005000000000000000350'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Pack now free (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The Halo 3 Heroic map pack, first launched back in December, is now available for free via Xbox Live, developer Bungie have today confirmed. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u82bte6/*http%3A//play.tm/story/16918'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack Now A Free Download (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> The add-on maps let online players add new battle zones to the Xbox 360 title.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11pl368t6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080326/tc_cmp/206905602'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-8289659608893202739?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-28975856988977760222008-03-26T08:30:00.001-07:002008-03-26T08:30:32.591-07:00<p><b>"Blackout" Completes The Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)</b><p>The third and final map to be included in the upcoming Legendary map pack for Halo 3 should be familiar to fans.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13va8tes4/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/329984/%22Blackout%22%20Completes%20The%20Halo%203%20Legendary%20Map%20Pack%20%5bXbox%20360%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 (Games Radar)</b><p>Halo 3's Heroic map pack, which launched in December, will be available to download for free from Xbox Live today, according to Bungie. The developer's dated it for "March 25th at 2 a.m." Pacific time, although a quick check of Live at time of press still lists the map pack as 800 Microsoft Points.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=1429c8ilu/*http%3A//www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/halo-3/news/halo-3s-heroic-map-pack-free-today/a-200803251032890014/g-2005000000000000000350'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Pack now free (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The Halo 3 Heroic map pack, first launched back in December, is now available for free via Xbox Live, developer Bungie have today confirmed. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u82bte6/*http%3A//play.tm/story/16918'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack Now A Free Download (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)</b><p> The add-on maps let online players add new battle zones to the Xbox 360 title.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11pl368t6/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080326/tc_cmp/206905602'>More...</a></p><p><b>Xbox nears 50,000 mark in NZ (Stuff)</b><p>Gerard Campbell catches up with Microsoft New Zealand's Tom Hunt to chat about the Xbox 360.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11c2ve069/*http%3A//www.stuff.co.nz/4450511a7873.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-2897585698897776022?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-6274677460385429762008-03-25T08:41:00.001-07:002008-03-25T08:41:14.547-07:00<p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Pack now free (Ferrago.co.uk)</b><p>The Halo 3 Heroic map pack, first launched back in December, is now available for free via Xbox Live, developer Bungie have today confirmed. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=10u82bte6/*http%3A//play.tm/story/16918'>More...</a></p><p><b>Microsoft Double Fixes Erased Xbox 360 Memories [Halo] (Addict 3D)</b><p>Turns out that poor sap who had his Xbox 360 viciously cleaned during a routine repair might now perceive that horrible incident as the best thing that's ever happened to him.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13grbs5ba/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/328060/Microsoft%20Double%20Fixes%20Erased%20Xbox%20360%20Memories%20%5bHalo%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Maps Set Free On Tuesday [Reminder] (Addict 3D)</b><p>Today's Bungie Weekly Update features a handy reminder for the frugal. Next Tuesday, March 25 at 2 AM PDT, the Heroic Map Pack for Halo 3 will become a free download on Xbox Live.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13dfqjrkm/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/328081/Halo%203%20Heroic%20Maps%20Set%20Free%20On%20Tuesday%20%5bReminder%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>In this game, two heads are better than one (MSNBC)</b><p> I’ve had enough dying in “Halo 3” to fill a cemetery with my virtual selves. Enough, I say! “Army of Two,” either solo or online, gave me the mix of teamwork and gunplay I’ve been missing. </p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=119uoicb3/*http%3A//www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23784984/'>More...</a></p><p><b>Review: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox 360 (Geek.com)</b><p>Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is–as the name implies–the high-powered follow-up to Rainbow Six Vegas. As with most Tom Clancy-licensed titles, Ubisoft stacked the deck, crafting a thoroughly realistic and punishingly difficult tactical shooter. Read on to find out whether RSV2 once again hit a straight flush or should have folded after its first hand. Graphically, it’s [...]</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=120inbkrk/*http%3A//www.geek.com/review-rainbow-six-vegas-2-for-xbox-360/'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-627467746038542976?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1931049599504724440.post-49399814360383417752008-03-24T08:44:00.001-07:002008-03-24T08:44:15.971-07:00<p><b>Microsoft Double Fixes Erased Xbox 360 Memories [Halo] (Addict 3D)</b><p>Turns out that poor sap who had his Xbox 360 viciously cleaned during a routine repair might now perceive that horrible incident as the best thing that's ever happened to him.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13grbs5ba/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/328060/Microsoft%20Double%20Fixes%20Erased%20Xbox%20360%20Memories%20%5bHalo%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>Halo 3 Heroic Maps Set Free On Tuesday [Reminder] (Addict 3D)</b><p>Today's Bungie Weekly Update features a handy reminder for the frugal. Next Tuesday, March 25 at 2 AM PDT, the Heroic Map Pack for Halo 3 will become a free download on Xbox Live.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=13dfqjrkm/*http%3A//www.addict3d.org/news/328081/Halo%203%20Heroic%20Maps%20Set%20Free%20On%20Tuesday%20%5bReminder%5d'>More...</a></p><p><b>Fragtastic Halo 3 map pack on the way (+photos) (The New Zealand Herald)</b><p>Three new maps for the Xbox 360's flagship title Halo 3 are due for release next month. The modestly-titled Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack will be available for download from the Xbox Live marketplace on April 15.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=128dc0l8t/*http%3A//www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10499375'>More...</a></p><p><b>XBox fans put Stift Heiligenkreuz monks up with Eminem and Amy Winehouse (Times Online)</b><p>A group of singing monks from an ancient monastery in the middle of the Vienna Woods have been signed to record a CD for the company that releases the work of Amy Winehouse, Eminem and 50 Cent.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=12khsl2ur/*http%3A//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3607868.ece'>More...</a></p><p><b>New multiplayer games feature offline fun, too (Akron Beacon Journal)</b><p>Online multiplayer gaming has really gained attention with the current generation of video-game consoles, with millions of people logging in every day to play Call of Duty 4 or Halo 3.</p><a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/xbox+halo/SIG=11ji1cprp/*http%3A//www.ohio.com/entertainment/16946546.html'>More...</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1931049599504724440-4939981436038341775?l=playing-online-games.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>AChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934987643343806285noreply@blogger.com0