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• Half Life 2: Orange?

  According to the latest issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, the upcoming adaptation of Half Life 2 for Xbox 360 and PS3 has been renamed Half Life 2: Orange. Valve’s HL2: O will include Half Life 2, Episodes One and Two, Team Fortress, and Portal. To me this package seems like a must buy, but isn’t the title a little “fruity”? Posted Jan 13 2007, 04:25 PM by Cain141 | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Gears of War Downloads Released

  Find out what the update did and see screenshots from the new maps. Posted Jan 11 2007, 01:24 PM by Cain141 | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Major Nelson's List

  Major nelson, director of programing for xbox live, recently published this list for the past years gaming titles. Here is what he had to say. "Here are the top games for 2006, based on Xbox Live connectivity. The following rankings are based on data collected from 1/1/06 – 12/29/06:" 2006 Top Xbox 360 Titles (UUs) 1 Gears of War 2 Hexic HD 3 Call of Duty 2 4 Ghost Recon 3 5 Oblivion 6 PGR3 7 Perfect Dark Zero 8 Call Of Duty 3 9 UNO 10 EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3 11 Saints Row 12 Geometry Wars Evolved 13 DEAD OR ALIVE 4 14 Texas Hold 'em 15 Madden NFL 07 16 DEAD RISING 17 Need for Speed™ Most Wanted 18 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 19 BFMC 20 Splinter Cell Double Agent 2006 Top Arcade Titles (Purchased) 1 UNO 2 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting 3 Geometry Wars Evolved 4 Marble Blast Ultra 5 PAC-MAN 6 DOOM 7 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 8 GALAGA 9 Gauntlet 10 Frogger 11 Bankshot Billiards 2 12 SmashTV 13 Contra 14 Zuma 15 Texas Hold 'em 16 Bejeweled 2 17 Feeding Frenzy 18 Small Arms 19... Posted Dec 30 2006, 10:44 PM by Cain141 | with no comments Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360, Xbox

• Why do games cost so much?

  Many people have been complaining about the $60 pricetag for next-gen console games. Forbes takes time to explain why. You can read their article here . Art/Design $15 Programing and Engineering $12 Retail $ 12 Console owner fee $7 Marketing $4 Market Development Fund $3 Manufacturing Costs, Packaging $3 Licensing $3 Publisher Profit $1 Distributor: $1 Corporate Costs: $.20 Hardware Developement < $.03 Total: About $61 dollars Posted Dec 27 2006, 10:58 PM by Cain141 | with no comments Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Burger King Sells over 2 Million games (Poor Europe)

  Yes you read the title correctly; Burger king has sold over 2 million copies of their games featuring the king in less than four weeks. These promotional items seem to be a favorite among gamers. Of course at about 4 bucks a pop, it’s not that surprising. These games include pocket bike racer, sneak king and big bumpin’ all of which are rated “E” But what I found extremely funny was the fact that these games were created by Blitz Games: one of Europe’s largest independent game developers, but they cant be played In Europe because they are region locked to North America. Posted Dec 22 2006, 12:39 PM by Cain141 | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360, Xbox

• Halo 3 Video documentary

  A video documentary made by Bungie will be made available 2am PST today, this is the first in a series of shows that aim to explain the new features and the game play in Halo 3. A few snippets of information: • There are no finished graphics in the documentary, and everything you see is a work in progress. • This will be available initially only on Xbox Live Marketplace. • They will make another, non-marketplace version available relatively soon. • It runs for seven minutes. (Coincidence??!!!!!!!) This episode is about the main enemy in Halo 3, (now that the elites have formed a sort of alliance with the humans) the Brutes. This is a work in progress and therefore will be nothing like the finished version, Posted Dec 20 2006, 08:12 PM by Master Toppo | with no comments Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Future Xbox 360 Titles

  A list of games that are probable releases over the next year. It should be very promissing for gamers. Thank you to xXCyberFearXx for help to compile this list. ACONY Untitled Online FPS Age of Conan Alan Wake All Points Bulletin Alone in the Dark Armored Core 4 Army of Two Assassin's Creed Assault Heroes Banjo-Kazooie Battlefield: Bad Company Battlestations: Midway BioShock Blue Dragon Brian Lara International Cricket 2007 Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway Bullet Witch Castle Wolfenstein CellFactor Cipher Complex Clive Barker's Jericho Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars Crackdown Crossfire Crysis Dance Dance Revolution Universe Dark Sector Def Jam 3 Def Jam: Icon Demons of Mercy DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road DogTag Elveon Eternal Sonata Fable 2 Fall of Liberty Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fantasy Lab Far East of Eden Ziria Football Manager 2007 Forza Motorsport 2 Frame City Killer Frontlines: Fuel of War Fuzion Frenzy 2 Geomerics Golden Axe Grand Raid Offroad Grand Theft Auto... Posted Dec 13 2006, 11:57 AM by Cain141 | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Hitman Movie

  When it comes to movies and video games, it has been shown they need to remain separated. Most game adaptations of movies are disappointing and uninventive. However the counterparts, movie adaptations of games, have been simply horrid. I had hopes the halo might kill this vicious cycle of torment for entertainment lovers but with delays on that; Hitman may be our best hopes. Originally set to star Vin Diesel as the legendary Agent 47; however, recent news has shown that part will likely be played by Timothy Olyphant, the sheriff on the HBO series Deadwood. Either way, this movie will have to shake the burden of horrible adaptations. My suggestion, don’t get your hopes up and wait for reviews before you check this film out. Release could be as early as next fall. Posted Dec 08 2006, 09:21 PM by Cain141 | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News

• Halo 3 Ad!

  Last night on Monday night football, a new Halo 3 advertisement was aired on TV. After downloading it and watching it on the Xbox Live Marketplace, I felt it left a lot of questions to be answered. The 60 second video begins with two small children, a boy and a girl who are around the age of 5-8, lying down; staring at the stars under a night sky. They seem very relaxed and wondering if anyone is watching the Planet; wondering if there is life on Earth. It appears to be set well before the Halo Universe, as Humans already live on numerous planets. The girl then says “will we ever meet them?” “I hope so.” The boy replies. The camera then focuses back on the girl’s position, and a clear change occurs. The girl’s body is replaced by a helmet, Master Chiefs’ helmet. A scream is met with a completely different change of scene: it is as white as day, and there is little or no grass anywhere. Still there is no face though, as the Chief’s hands claw back at his helmet while explosions, laser beams... Posted Dec 05 2006, 11:08 PM by Master Toppo | with 8 comment(s) | Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Why to watch Monday Night Football

  This Monday, two of the most colossal juggernauts in the history of entertainment will collide on TV, and I’m not talking about any football teams. Halo3 and Monday Night Football are coming together push the publicity. Halo3 will be airing a 1min trailer during the game. The trailer will not be live game play, but a mix of live action and computer generations. Also that Monday, you will be able to register to beta test halo3 at www.halo3.com . Personally, I can’t wait. Hopefully I will be able to beta test the game and tell you all more about it when the beta is released this spring. Posted Dec 02 2006, 08:18 PM by Cain141 | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News

• HDDVD vs. Blu-ray Disc and its impact on the system war

  For those of you old enough to remember, this is a repeat of VHS vs. Betamax. The two are fighting to become the adopted system within our households. I’m not going to go into technical details analyzing wavelength scan speeds for the sake of keeping this simple. From what I understand, Blu-ray has more potential than HDDVD; however, it is not as cost effective at the moment. The video game industry has a large stake in this. Microsoft and Sony have begun to try to peddle their system as being able to play High definition movies. If one format folds, the system that has supported that system may be in for a world of hurt (PS3 has Blu-ray disc drive built in, while the 360 has an attachable HDdvd drive). My advice wait till this highly expensive equipment, next-gen DVD players, has become more cost effective and when we know which system will be the new betamax and which will be the next VHS. Posted Nov 27 2006, 09:06 PM by Cain141 | with no comments Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox Novice

• Important Halo3 info (playable demo?)

  Sorry that this is so breif but... Bungie has announced that halo3 should appear in beta form this spring. To read more check out this link. Posted Nov 17 2006, 05:06 PM by Cain141 | with no comments Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Does History repeat itself you Decide (PS3 Info)

  The PS3 has been seen as the major competitor for the Xbox 360. Will Sony repeat their success or has M$ finally gain not only a foothold in gaming but a major part. The following contains to interesting and thought provoking articles about the PS3 release. Only time will tell if this is one of the biggest hits or failures in gaming history. History seems to be repeating itself, find out why with 1up.com This is a new era find out why from 1up.com My personal view is it will do well but will not meet the insanely high expectations or the successes of the PS2 Posted Nov 10 2006, 09:38 PM by Cain141 | with no comments | Filed under: Xbox News, Community Site

• Xbox Marketplace: Tv/Movie Downloads.

  On November 22, the Xbox 360 will be the first console allowing both HD and standard TV downloads straight to your console. Xbox Marketplace will soon carry multiple shows and movie to be downloaded for your viewing pleasure, taken you pay the small fee. It will be providing not only popular TV shows, but also downloads ranging from NASCAR to ultimate fighter. Xbox continues its trend to make the 360 a multitalented machine. To Read the M$ press release click here Posted Nov 07 2006, 05:31 PM by Cain141 | with no comments Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360

• Halo3 Release info (Sorry still no Date)

  Halo 3, one of the most anticipated games in the history of consoles still has no firm release date. However, they have announced the packages that the game will come out in. First there is your basic everyday game costing only $59.99. They will also release the ever popular Collectors edition, what will be included with this has not yet been fully announced. The Legendary edition has been what is receiving the press. Halo 3 is speculated to release this package which will include along with the game, a replica Spartan helmet , three bonus discs with special compilation of halo information, movies and special features. This package will cost around $99.99. No matter which package you chose to buy, Halo 3 should be one of the best games in history. I hope it can live up to the hype. Posted Nov 04 2006, 02:46 PM by Cain141 | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox News, Xbox 360