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Xbox 360’s LIVE: Indie Rock outfit Soulwax world tour

From 2005-2007 irrepressible Indie Rock outfit Soulwax embarked on a monster world tour. Director Saam Farahmand filmed Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele and their band throughout 120 shows across Japan, the US, Europe, Australia and Latin America. The result is an unforgettable movie: “Part of the Weekend Never Dies”! Read more

Xbox 360: 4 weeks of great new arcade games

Play the Xbox LIVE Arcade Game of the Week (free trial or full version) and you’ll receive an entry into a weekly draw for a chance to win 4,000 Microsoft Points. Each week is a new opportunity to play a great new arcade game – and another chance to win.

August 6-August 12, Braid (PEGI 12) - Slip and slide your way through seven worlds, manipulate the flow of time, and solve mind- bending puzzles to rescue the princess.

August 13-August 19, Bionic Commando Rearmed (PEGI 18) - Slap your shades on and check out hero Nathan Spencer’s new moves in reimagined classic.

August 20-August 26, Galaga Legions (PEGI 3) - Crank the A/C and blast your way through the reinvention of this classic arcade shooter.

August 27-Sept 2, Castle Crashers (PEGI 16) - Dive in! Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this multiplayer adventure where up to four players can take on 20 levels and 20 bosses.

500 MS Points free in your Xbox 360 Live account

In case you guys were wondering if it was a typing error, we can gladly confirm that it isn’t, as rumours have been surfacing that some Xbox Live account users out there, have been receiving 500 free MS points on their accounts.

There seems to be a state of confusion going on as there hasn’t been an official word on this issue and the reasons for it.

Apparently, gamers who had pre-ordered a copy of Grand theft Auto IV, also received a special offer, granting the customers 500 free MS points, turns out though that this offer had an expiry date and customers were no longer able to redeem their points, this could be a way of a refund from Microsoft who those who had felt disappointed.

Even more bizarre, some gamers are even complaining of points being deducted from their accounts for no apparent reason, so something obviously needs to be sorted out, expect an official announcement from Microsoft soon.

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Comic-Con 2008: Xbox LIVE joins forces with Warner Bros

Comic-Con 2008 once again takes over the San Diego Convention Center from July 23-27. Xbox LIVE® is joining forces with Warner Bros. to provide a look at panels, videos, interviews, and more.

Go to Xbox LIVE® Marketplace and catch Major Nelson as he interviews celebs, covers the hottest new movies and TV shows, and even more from the show floor as we bring Comic-Con 2008 home to you Read more

Comic-Con International: Short film pilots coming to Xbox LIVE

Horror and comedy often come together on the show floor at Comic-Con International, just never like this. Microsoft Corp. today announced that a set of original short film pilots will be coming to Xbox LIVE this fall, free to all members around the world.

The unique concept of masters of horror taking on comedy, conceived by filmmaker James Gunn (“Slither,” “Dawn of the Dead”) and producer Peter Safran (“Scary Movie,” “Meet the Spartans,” “Disaster Movie”), will see some of the world’s greatest horror directors bring their comedic visions to life. Microsoft is teaming up with Safran Digital Group to produce these exclusive shorts Read more

Your own 360 game on Microsoft’s Xbox Live

Can you imagine having a game you designed on Microsoft’s Xbox Live and even better than that being able to charge people for it as well.

Chris Satchell, Microsoft’s chief technology officer has revealed new plans for gamers being able to create games with the XNA initiative.

The project has now been given the name “Xbox LIVE Community Games” and will let Xbox 360 gamers create games via XNA, these developers will benefit by being able to charge for the games and consumers benefit with more games choice.

This will create a much better games community on Xbox Live, What’s your view?

The game developers will be able to choose from three price plans for the sale of their games, these will be 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00), 400 ($5.00) or 200 ($2.50). The game creators will get to keep up to 70 percent of the revenue from their games.

The cheaper 200 MS point games will have a size limit of 50MB but the 800 and 400-point games will have a size limit of 150MB.

The games in Xbox LIVE Community Games will have demos and trailers.

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Tales of Vesperia demo released for Xbox 360

The Tales RPG franchise celebrates its tenth anniversary with the release of Tales of Vesperia™, exclusively on Xbox 360®. Tales of Vesperia brings the popular real-time RPG fighting system and a brand new cast of characters into a world struggling with an ancient technology, the blastia, and the empire that controls the blastia.

The game follows the adventures of Yuri, a former Imperial Knight and the colorful members he meets along the way. Yuri travels with Repede, his loyal canine friend; Estelle, a sheltered noble looking to explore the world and find her path; Karol, a young member of the Hunting Blades Guild; and Rita, an outspoken mage researcher.

The beginning of the demo takes place shortly after Yuri and his companions have met up with Rita. After hitting a snag with the empire’s soldiers, they must detour through the forest battling ferocious inhabitants and a huge monster that has been attacking the neighboring villages.

Strategically string together sword combos and use your artes (magic) and items to their fullest potential to make it through the forest alive. Using your over limit allows you to string together even more attacks, and tailoring the battle strategies of your companions can give you that extra edge in battle.

In Tales of Vesperia, the artistic style is so detailed and animated, it truly blurs the line between animation and gaming. Try the demo available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace now.

July track releases for Rock Band on Xbox 360

Yes it is that time again, a list of all the latest track releases for Rock Band on the Xbox 360. The July schedule for individual song tracks and song packs from Harmonix and MTV Games have now been announced, but are they any good. The songs are available by using your Microsoft points, 80 per track however; if you were to purchase an entire pack of songs, then this will be offered at a discount rate.

Some of these July track listings are from the original artist, but some are cover songs, you will always know if it is a cover before downloading as they will have an asterisk next to them. As we mentioned above, each track list will cost 80 MS points, but “Promised Land” is available for free. There is also the three-song Crüefest pack; this will cost you 240 MS Points.

Some of the songs available for your Rock Band Xbox 360 game are, “Down at the Whisky” by Mötley Crüe, “Time is Running Out” by Papa Roach, “Who’s Going Home with You Tonight” by Trapt, as well as “Promised Land” by Vesuvius, from the movie The Rocker (this track is free)

It seems that these are not the greatest tracks in the world to jam too, but they are just a few more to add to your ever growing Rock Band Track list. All tracks can be integrated into set lists in all of the game modes, from Band World Tour, Solo Tour or even Head-to-Head online or locally, hell you can even use them on the Quick play mode. So head over to Xbox Live and get these new track releases.

Grand Theft Auto IV All-Nighter on Xbox 360 Live: play GTA 4 May 24

The Xbox 360 does online gaming best and when they say an “All-Nighter” event is coming up, you know it’s going to be good. The game is Grand Theft Auto IV and they have planned an all-nighter on Xbox Live for May 24. Make sure you clear that date and mark it down to get online and play GTA 4. The aim is to play from dusk on May 24 until dawn of May 25.

They are not really giving away any prizes, if you send in a photo of your get together or loner if playing alone, and then you may get featured on Xbox.com. They just want to get everyone who has Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox Live for one day and night, if that does happen, do you think the servers will take it?

Below is the Official announcement from Microsoft’s Xbox 360:
Liberty City never sleeps and neither should you, during the Xbox All-Nighter featuring Grand Theft Auto IV™ from dusk on May 24 until dawn of May 25. We’ll be running rampant through the streets in campaign, free-roaming multiplayer, and one of the several multiplayer game types. Jump in to Xbox LIVE® for a night of carjacking, pistol whipping, and turf wars.

We’re dying to hear about your Grand Theft Auto IV All-Nighter. Tell us all about the action with a short recap, maybe even send us a mug shot. Send us your recap and/or pictures with the subject “GTA IV All-Nighter” and we might feature yours on Xbox.com!

Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack: today is the release time on Xbox 360

Ok so we have been speaking about the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack for some time, but all people wanted to know was “When is the release time of the map pack.” Well we can now tell you that the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack is released today, April 15.

The downloadable content will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for your Xbox 360. The Map Pack will cost you 800 Microsoft Points. However that is a small price to pay for three new maps which consist of Avalanche, Blackout and Ghost Town.

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Microsoft let loose Xbox 360 HD DVD player update: Do you still love?

We all know that HD DVD has died and gone to heaven but Microsoft are not letting that stop them, because they are still showing the current Xbox 360 HD DVD player owners amazing love with the release of today’s auto update.

You can connect to your Xbox Live with a HD DVD player firmly integrated into your 360, once you are there you will be asked to download a new update, this new update will apparently help with the compatibility issues with some titles and will add additional support for network features.

Oh we must tell you that this update will not bring back to life Toshiba’s commitment to HD DVD but it should make your HD movie viewing a little better.

Oh Microsoft you do try!

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Hotels offer Guitar Hero, Wii Sports and Xbox Live to guests

There are a number of hotels out there that hire basic game consoles and games but now top hotels are hoping to have a partnership with Microsoft and Nintendo so that they can bring Guitar Hero, Wii Sports and even Xbox Live to guests.

A Hotel in Seattle called the Monaco host Guitar Hero nights at the bar now that is what we want when we stay in hotels, entertainment. Also the Hotel Sax, is working with Microsoft to create a special Xbox Live network so that guests can play games with other guests in the hotel.

What do you think of this idea?

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Not April Fools Prank: Microsoft Xbox Live has been down for maintenance

According to Xbox 360 Fanboy Microsoft Xbox Live is down for maintenance, and the My Xbox section of Xbox.com are down as well.

We are not too sure if you knew this already and this is not an April Fools Day prank either, as of 5:00-8:00AM eastern (that’s 2:00-5:00AM pacific) maintenance was scheduled to last between these times.

I have not checked myself if it is all up and running yet, but we are sure you will let us know. Just so you know Xbox 360 Fanboy says that there are no features being implemented and no spring update will be put on us, so basically to break it down “It is a boring old run of the mill Xbox Live maintenance.

New video of Battlefield BC Beta Gameplay on Xbox Live: Will it be better than CoD4?

The video below shows the new Battlefield BC Beta gameplay, this game is without a doubt going to be awesome with many gamers saying forget about CoD4 (Call of Duty 4) because this new game has way more things happening.

I mean like blowing holes in walls etc, this game is for consoles and the reason I say this is because people will ask, yes there will be a PC only BF3 in the future using this engine and with 80 players per server (Apparently).

The environment within Battlefield BC is outstanding, please watch the video below. Oh just so you know we have more links below showing videos of –

• Watch Video - All Weapons in the beta
• Watch Video - Tank Gameplay
• Watch Video - Destruction guide
• Watch Video - Huge Gameplay Vid
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• Watch Video - Even More Gameplay
• Watch Video - Sniper Gameplay

Microsoft Xbox 360 cheats will be named and shamed plus gamer scores corrected

Are you a Microsoft Xbox 360 gamer? Are you a cheater? Well be aware my friends because you will be named and shamed plus your gamer scores will be corrected.

Microsoft put out a warning to all gamers and repercussions of cheating on Xbox Live last year and now they have taken a harder line in punishing the worst offenders.

If you are found guilty of such a thing like game saving or even tampering with your score steps will be taken, all gamescores will be set to zero and all your previous achievements will stop and made un-attainable in the future, oh yes your accounts will be branded with the mark of a cheat.

MS have also said that any further violation of the Xbox Live ToS through Gamerscore tampering could lead to permanent accounts being cancelled. If any of you cheaters feel like walking back to the “I am no longer a cheat” road you can redeem yourself through the ‘fair gameplay’ in the future.

Are you a cheat? Come forward and let us know.

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New Halo 3 map pack coming: download from Xbox Live in April

If you are getting bored with playing the same old maps in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3, then you will be pleased to hear that there will be a new map pack available for download on April 15. In the new Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack three will be three new maps.

Ghost Town and Avalanche are just two of the new maps, however no details have been revealed on the third yet. However game developer Bungie has said that the map will be a classic.

For more images of these Halo 3 maps visit NZHerald

Xbox 360’s Live: Call of Duty 4 vs Halo 3 Players Online, which is played more

While I loved playing Halo 3 when I had my Xbox 360, it’s sadly not on the Sony PS3, but I do play Call of Duty 4 a lot and it seems that this is the same for Xbox Live gamers. Following reports last month that Call of Duty 4 gets played more than Halo 3 on Xbox Live, you got to wonder, was this just a few lucky weeks or more of a long-term trend.

What do you play on Xbox Live more, Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4 and why is this?

Condemned 2 Bloodshot: detailed look at the Xbox Live achievements

Condemned 2 Bloodshot is a game perfect for survival horror fans, and if you’re a little confused over the information leaked this week about the games Xbox Live achievements then let us help you get some clarity.

Joystick have listed a detailed list of each achievement, a description about it and how many points you get. Check out the list here to know about “Self Medicated (Bleeding Gums Murphy)”, “Master Investigator” and other achievements.

How to ruin Microsoft Xbox Live for others video, not as bad as PS3 gamers though

We have come across a video on how to ruin Microsoft Xbox Live for others and must say it was funny as hell, oh be careful because there is swearing in it. The thing is it is all true when playing online gaming using the Read more