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May 26 2008

June bugs bring us a Halo 3 matchmaking update

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Filed under: News

Halo 3 matchmaking news (which was painstakingly mined from Friday’s Bungie Weekly Update) has arrived, informing us that next month Bungie will be switching up and tweaking Halo 3’s matchmaking playlists. Among the changes that are set to go live on June 1st are a new Head to Head playlist and random updates to nearly every other playlist that’s available, with special emphasis on making the underperforming Ranked Big Team Battle more inviting. Make the jump to read the complete June Halo 3 matchmaking update breakdown and get learnified.

May 26 2008

C&C3: Kane’s Wrath - Command Stick Trailer

Posted by: admin in Xbox360 News

Filed under: News, Downloads, Videos

As real-time strategy games have their moment in the sun on the Xbox 360, the question of control always lingers. Can a controller simulate a mouse and keyboard properly to play an RTS?

The answer is no. It can’t. That’s why developers are rethinking the way RTS games handle on consoles and so far they’ve been pretty successful. Now the question is based on speed. Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath introduces a new scheme to the mix hoping to correct that problem with the new Command Stick. Promising to reduce the amount of clicking required to finish easy tasks like building your base and training new units, the Command Stick is expected to speed up the overall experience of the console RTS.

The video is embedded in low quality above, but for those purists who need to see it in HD jump over to Huge Download and download the full trailer in its high-resolution hotness.

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May 26 2008

Wii Fit Unboxing

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Here’s the unboxing of Wii Fit. I actually picked it up on the 5/23, two days after it came out at Gamestop. Comes with the Wii Balance Board, Wii Fit disc, instructions, and 4 AA batteries. I also recorded my Xbox 360 setup for those who did not see it in my previous video, “Nintendo Wii Unboxing”.

May 26 2008

This Video Contains More Creativity Than Deepercutt

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These games suck balls

May 26 2008

Rock Band to get whippy good Devo DLC

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Filed under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace

In an interview with G4’s X-Play, Mark Mothersbaugh, member of the 80’s red hat wearing group Devo, confirmed that Devo will in fact be releasing three tracks to the Rock Band DLC library. Though, Mothersbaugh kept his cards close and didn’t reveal which Devo tracks they’ll be releasing, when they’ll hit the XBLM or for how much. But one thing that’s almost certain is that one of their Rock Band releases will be the uber hit “Whip It”. Because if they put out a three pack of DLC and don’t include “Whip It”, then we and thousands of fanboys will have to perform a Devo Rock Band DLC boycott. And yes, Devo, that is a threat.

[Via Joystiq]

Continue reading Rock Band Weekly: The Cars’ self-titled debut album

May 26 2008

Rock Band Weekly: The Cars’ self-titled debut album

Posted by: admin in Online Gaming

Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, On the web, Rhythm

This week The Cars’ 1978 self-titled debut record becomes the latest full album available from Rock Band’s music store. Currently, it’s keeping Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance company. Who’s Next? Yeah, we’re wondering that too.

The Cars album (1200 MS points / $15) — All songs are also sold individually (160 MS Points / $2)

“Good Times Roll”
“My Ideal Friend’s Girl”
“Just What I Needed”
“I’m in Touch with Your World”
“Don’t Cha Stop”
“You’re All I’ve Got Tonight”
“Bye Bye Love”
“Moving in Stereo”
“All Blended Up”

Videos for all this week’s songs (the second week in a row of huge Rock Band Weekly post video hunts) can be found after the break. The Cars will be available tomorrow on Xbox 360 and Thursday on PlayStation 3.

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May 26 2008

Delisted XBLA games not entirely delisted

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Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade

After hearing about Microsoft’s controversial move to “delist” certain underperforming XBLA games, we questioned whether or not these delisted games would be available for re-download to those who already bought them. And, according to the Gamerscore Blog crew, the answer is yes. In other words, if you buy a delisted XBLA game before it gets delisted and for whatever reason it gets deleted from your HDD, you’ll ALWAYS be able to re-download it from your download history.

This news will of course beg the question why a need for delisting if the games will still be on Microsoft servers for previous purchasers to re-download. The answer to that is … erm, we dunno. Just be happy your craptacular delisted XBLA game buy didn’t go to waste.

Continue reading List of potentially de-listed Arcade titles

May 26 2008

List of potentially de-listed Arcade titles

Posted by: admin in Xbox360 News

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade, Xbox Live Marketplace

Since the news that the Live Arcade would be having its under-performing titles de-listed, the tubes have discussed at length many of the implications. In a response that seems totally inevitable with hindsight, someone has put together a list of XBLA titles that conform to two of the three criteria outlined by MS for a de-listing (Metacritic score of less than 65% and at least six months old).

The third criteria isn’t accessible outside of Microsoft, and is the conversion rate, i.e. the percentage of demo downloaders who end up buying the full game. As we don’t know what games have good conversion rates, the games on the list are therefore not completely guaranteed to be in danger. But if there are any on the list that tickle your fancy, now is the time to try them, as they’re the most likely ones to leave the Marketplace.

Full list after the break.

May 26 2008

GRID demo goes platinum; game to follow?

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When the demo of Codemaster’s newest racer was released at the beginning of the month, it was mostly to praise and positive feedback. Now as the month ends and GRID is nearly on store shelves, Atari has announced that the game’s demo has now been downloaded over a million times. If other demos that “went platinum” are any kind of indication, GRID is set for success.

Codemaster’s previous racer, DiRT, sold well initially, but never broke one million (at least in the US), so with a shift to an arcade style of racing and a customer base downloading the demo in massive numbers, GRID could be the next online racer to see million-plus sales. Considering the current debate surrounding the game, the community seems to be well aware of the game, so what of it readers? Will you be buying GRID come next Tuesday, or will Ninja Gaiden 2 be the major buy of the week?