November 2006 - Posts
The next time you sign into Xbox Live, you’ll be prompted for a dashboard update. The update contains:
- Improved support for HD video output over VGA, including 1080p resolution
- Improved plug and play performance for wired headsets when being used with wireless controllers
- Changes made to recently played games list to improve accuracy
This update is being rolled out across the world, so you may not get it exactly at this moment, so be patient.
I told you we'd fix it ;)
Edit: Apparantly some people have displays that are having issues with this update. This is being investigated.
Name: Small Arms - Picture Pack 1
Price: 100 Points
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: This package contains gamer pictures for the characters Fox Claw, Marky Kat, Tyrone, and Lord Peet, as well as the ‘Glazed Ham’ health item.
Name: Small Arms - Theme Pack 1
Price: 150 Points
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: This theme contains backgrounds of the characters Fox Claw, Marky Kat, Tyrone, and Lord Peet. Download it now!
Name: Video Blog - Flight Mechanics
Price: Free
Available in: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom and the U.S.
Dash Details: Download this Superman Returns: The Videogame Developer Video Blog for an inside look at how the revolutionary flight mechanics in the game were designed and developed.
A recent security change to the Xbox Live service may have impacted users online purchase experience. Currently the video marketplace service and related content is only available to consumers in the United States. Although we will continue to work on providing content and rolling out the service in other markets, US Marketplace offers will be restricted to the US only. This means that the credit card associated with your account is required to match the billing address and country your account is set up in. Note that we are not banning any of these Xbox Live accounts, as they can continue to use pre-paid subscription cards and Microsoft Points cards.
Customers wanting to check the billing information on their account can do this on their console or by signing into Xbox.com with your account and then go to
MY XBOX-> MY PROFILE then to
BILLING AND CONTACT INFORMATION.
We also realize that there may be a small number of international users that were impacted by this change that have a legitimate reason for why their billing location does not match their account location. We are working to deal with these exceptions on a case by case basis and are working on a solution for these consumers.
Tomorrow’s arcade action will consist of the long awaited update for Texas Hold 'em. Below is the list of some of the new features and changes in the free update. You will be prompted for the update when you play the game after 0800 GMT (check what time that is for you) on Wednesday (11/29.) This update incorporates much of the feedback that we have heard from the community over the past couple of months. In addition to the update, the leaderboards will also be reset so everyone can start fresh. Also, early next year the team is adding Vision camera support. Here is the official list of features and fixes:
Game-play has been sped up.
Post the blind and play right away! – Players can now, if they wish, start playing immediately when joining a table by posting the big blind, rather than having to wait for the blind to come to them.
New ‘Away’ mode – Players can now set their status to ‘Away’. Hands will be auto-folded and blinds auto-posted until the player returns.
New ‘Auto-boot’ mode – Players who continuously let the timer expire (more than three times in a game) will be booted from the table
Faster overall pacing – Timers and messaging durations have been adjusted to speed up game-play among experienced players, but still allow novice players plenty of time to play.
Improved blind structure – Initial blinds, as well as blind increases, are now more proportional to table stakes, ensuring more meaningful increases during game-play.
Matchmaking improvements – Players are no longer matched into games they cannot afford
Improved interface controls – Improvements to controls, such as increasing/decreasing stake amounts
Leaderboard display – A player’s full winnings and rank are now properly displayed
Art and text improvements – Game art and spelling issues have been addressed
Online exploits addressed – Certain known exploits that enabled cheating have been addressed. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate inflated scores as a result of these exploits.
Do you live in the LA area? Then you need to head to the World's Largest Piñata Party. It’s this Saturday at the Santa Monica Pier in California and it’s FREE! John over at the Gamerscore blog will be there, so look for him and the 35–foot tall Horstachio Piñata. Have fun.
[Details here]
Did you pick one up yet? The Gizmodo guys did and they
posted their review.
Engadget posted details last week, but I wanted to bring it to your attention in case a the 1 or 2 of you don’t read Engadget missed it. Let’s have fun and play some Gears for a good cause. I can’t speak to any smack talk that may or may not happen during the event, but I can almost guarantee that with the number of geeks in the session that we’ll be talking all sorts of gadget talk.
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