Serious Sam HD will be available this Wednesday for 1200 points.
Audio from the Microsoft Keynote delivered at CES 2010 on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV.
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| Duration (approx): | 1:06:35 |
| File size (approx) : | 30.5 MB |
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With CES 2010 officially underway, Microsoft kicked off the show with their annual Keynote tonight. During the keynote, some Xbox 360 news was announced. Allow me to sum it up for you:
We now have over 39 million Xbox 360’s around the world. Since launch, over 500 million games have been sold generating 20-Billion dollars in sales.
Between Christmas and New Years, Xbox LIVE experienced it’s busiest weeks ever, welcoming a new member every second and recording over 2.2. million concurrent members online.
This Spring, the first Modern Warfare 2 content packs will be available exclusively first on Xbox LIVE.
Later this Spring, ‘Game Room’ will come to Xbox LIVE. This is a destination for the classic arcade games. You can buy once and play on both your Xbox 360 and Windows PC. A new game will be released every week. You’ll be able to invite friends through Xbox LIVE and share your custom arcade and show off your personal collection.
Project Natal is coming this Holiday 2010
Keep an eye on Inside Xbox for more details on all of the above.
Content: Dark Void Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Australia, Japan and New Zealand
Dash Text: Dark Void is a sci-fi action adventure game that combines an adrenaline-fuelled blend of jet pack and cover-based combat. Set in a parallel universe, you play as Will, a pilot dropped into the mysterious Void, only to meet fellow humans struggling to survive and fight the malevolent alien race threatening Earth. Full game available 22.01.10. Download the demo today!
Add Dark Void Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue
Content: Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond
Price: 1200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Germany, India and Korea
Dash Text: Introducing the ultimate arcade action experience for hardcore video game fans! Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond is an homage to the greatest side scrolling action video games of all time. Starring classic action hero Matt Hazard and all his greatest enemies, it features tons of weapons, nonstop explosions, and gorgeous 3D environments. Battle everything from evil ninjas to killer penguins. Survive incredible boss battles. And - of course – enjoy side-by-side 2 player gameplay. Enjoy nonstop run and gun survival at its finest in an over the top modern vision of timeless video game themes. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Add Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond to your Xbox 360 download queue
The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:
Content: Banjo Kazooie: N and B
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". The heroic bear and bird return at last to defend Spiral Mountain from their nemesis Gruntilda. Groundbreaking vehicular platforming awaits in wild new worlds packed with features and faces old and new. Build awe-inspiring vehicles and tackle the Jiggy challenges in any way you see fit! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Add Banjo Kazooie: N and B to your Xbox 360 download queue
Also, Xbox LIVE members in Japan, can now purchase Rainbow Six Vegas 2
If you’re in Las Vegas this week, and you have Super Street Fighter IV skills, the Xbox community needs you! The Capcom team has thrown down a friendly challenge, but I need your help. While the Capcom folks be showing off some of the new characters in the SSFIV in Las Vegas this week, they’re also hosting Las Vegas Fight Club where we’ll put some of the best SSIV players in the ring against each other. If you are in the Las Vegas area on Thursday night (January 7th) and you want to help Team Xbox 360 take on the Capcom Unity folks send me an email (major at Xbox com) with a quick explanation why we should pick you. You must be over 18 and ready to fight. Read Capcom’s blog entry for more details and maybe I’ll see you this week in Las Vegas.
Matt Hazard Blood Bath & Beyond will be available on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday for 1200 points.
Host: Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)
Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter)
Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
Co-Host: Stepto (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter)
In this last show for 2009, we reflect on the games that kept our attention for the past year. Plus, find out why you do not want to play Left 4 Dead 2 with Stepto
Name The Game
Xbox 101
And a little more…
Note: I’ve added the above show notes to the ID3 Lyrics data field. If your device supports displaying lyrics, you’ll find this useful
Show Details:
| Duration (approx): | 1:09:11 |
| File size (approx) : | 31.6 MB |
| Format: | MP3 |
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Content: The Underdome
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: (Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot is an add-on pack for Borderlands that includes a new cooperative arena game mode and a stash to store your gear. Are you god's gift to gun fights? Think you're the best? Wanna prove it? Then help us celebrate the grand opening of Marcus Bank (a subsidiary of Marcus Corp) by killing hundreds and hundreds of people in Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot, the only competitive arena around where your next of kin can be assured that you're coming back famous . . . or not at all. (All proceeds are kept by us). There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Purchase The Underdome and add it to your Xbox 360 download queue
The following Xbox 360 games are now ready for direct download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace:
Content: Gears of War
Price: Check pricing for your region
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Chinese. Download the manual for this game by locating the game on http://marketplace.xbox.com and selecting “See Game Manual". A Nightmare from Below. A Hero from Within. The planet lies in ruin - cities crumbling, Man’s greatest works fallen. Humanity is cornered, nowhere to run. The Locust Horde has risen, and they won’t stop coming. They won’t stop killing. The Coalition is desperate for soldiers. The sick, the wounded, the imprisoned are all that remain. An inmate named Marcus Fenix, once left to die, is now charged with keeping humanity alive. He can take comfort in but one fact: The human race isn’t extinct. Yet. Features - “Take cover and return fire!” with the intuitive one - button cover system to blind fire, evade, flank, and ultimately destroy the nightmarish Locust Horde.
Add Gears of War to your Xbox 360 download queue
Also, Xbox LIVE members in Japan, can now purchase THE CONVENI 200X
The Holidays will no doubt bring many new Xbox 360 owners, so now is a good time for me to do a quick round up of some resources that can may help new those owners get the most of that new purchase.
Once you have your console connected it to your TV, be sure you are getting the best possible picture. This Xbox.com support article goes over the various types of connections that the Xbox 360 supports, and can help you get the best looking picture based on the cable you are using. The best tip I can offer you is if you are using a Component Cable (the one with red, green and blue video connecters) make sure the switch on the cable going into the Xbox 360 is set to HDTV. Again, read the support article and this can help you to make sure you’re getting the best picture possible based on the connection type you are using.
Once you are all set up, be sure to connect your console to your home network. This support article walks you through the options.
Now that you have the console online, you can sign up up for a free Xbox LIVE Gamertag. This will allow you free access to all the latest system updates, game demos, game add-ons, Arcade games and much more.
With your new Gamertag, you can now sign into Xbox.com and browse the Xbox LIVE Marketplace directly in your web browser. From here you can easily add items (like free demos) to your download queue. If your Xbox 360 is turned on, and signed into Xbox LIVE, your downloads will begin immediately. If not, the next time you turn it on the downloads will automatically begin. You can get more information on background downloads here.
If you need immediate Xbox 360 help, hit up my friends on the official Xbox support Twitter account. They’re just waiting for your @ replies!
For great family fun, gather everyone around the Xbox and play the special Holiday edition of 1 v 100 LIVE this Saturday, December 26th. It’s a free and fun way to see if that family know-it-all really knows all.
Here are some resources that new Xbox 360 owners may find helpful:
The Official Xbox 360 support site. Start here before going anywhere else.
The Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the web. Use your computer to browse the marketplace.
The Xbox forums. From game help and discussion to console questions, this is a good place to interact with members of the Xbox community.
If you want to hear from top game developers, as well as learn a little about what happens behind the scenes at Xbox, you should subscribe to my weekly audio podcast. (via iTunes or Zune.) It’s a fun way to learn about new games, things about the Xbox 360 you may not know and much more.
Finally, you may want to follow me on Twitter, where I often post about new demos and other items of interest for gamers.
Have fun with your Xbox 360 and I’ll see you online!
Edit: Read the comments for some good reader tips!
Content: Dante's Inferno - Gates of Hell Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Dante's Inferno The Gates of Hell Demo - Discover an epic adventure based on the first part of Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece, “The Divine Comedy”. Playing as Dante, you must defeat Death and arm yourself with his scythe as you prepare to descend into the nine circles of Hell and rescue the soul of your beloved Beatrice from Lucifer himself.
Add Dante's Inferno - Gates of Hell Demo to your Xbox 360 download queue
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