June 2009 - Posts
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed
8 Left 4 Dead
9 Fallout 3
10 [PROTOTYPE]
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
2 GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-
3 Castle Crashers
4 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
5 Worms
6 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
7 UNO
8 Hasbro Family Game Night**
9 MEGA MAN 9
10 Wolfenstein 3D Arcade
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Counter-Strike
4 Fable
5 Splinter Cell Chaos
6 Conker: Live Reloaded
7 Star Wars: Battlefront
8 Doom 3
9 Guilty Gear XX #Reload
10 SW: Republic Commando
Top Community Games (Full Versions purchased)
1 RC-AirSim
2 myFishtank
3 A Perfect Massage
4 Illusions 360
5 DrumKit
6 Rumble Massage
7 A Morons Challenge
8 Golden Royal Hold'em
9 Constructor360
10 Hangman's Revenge!
These lists are based on global
unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games,
full versions purchased during the week.
Worms 2: Armageddon and The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match will be available this Wednesday for 800 points each.
Xbox LIVE Gold Members can now grab the Knothole Island game add-on for Fable II for only 560 points. Normally 800 points, this Deal of the Week will be available until Monday, July 6th.
Add Knothole Island to your Xbox 360 download queue
This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Interview: Geoff Keighley, Game Awards (11:26 – 47:19)
Interview: Martyn Brown, Worms 2: Armageddon (47:20–57:35)
Interview: Aaron Greenberg, Behind the scenes at E3 (57:36 – 1:14:12)
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http://gamecriticsawards.com/
http://twitter.com/geoffkeighley
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/w/worms2armageddonxbla/
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Zuca Luggage
If you’re enjoying Ghostbusters: The Video Game, then I’ve got a little something special for you today. My friends at Terminal Reality sent me a few of the master audio files directly from the game to share with you. There are clips of of the PKE Meter, Capturing Sequence and two clips of an angry Stay Puft Marshmallow man. I have created two ZIP files. One is the WAV version (the masters) the other is a 96k MP3 version. Each ZIP contain the same four files in the appropriate file format.
Right click and choose ‘Save as’ (or something similar) to save this to your computer. Go ahead and make this your ring tone, new mail sound or whatever you think is cool. I’d love to know how you use it.
Download the Ghostbusters audio .ZIP file (WAV format, 3.50 MB)
Download the Ghostbusters audio .ZIP file (96k MP3 format, 316 K)
These are for individual, personal use only.
Content: Droplitz
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan and Korea
Dash Text: Immerse yourself in this addictive puzzler that's all about strategically twisting and connecting mismatched dials to save precious droplitz. Just making a single junction is child's play; can you master the art of the combo or will you let your pipes runneth over? Be warned: losing too many droplitz can be hazardous to your ability to win. With four unique play modes, a variety of board sizes, and infinite replayability, Droplitz promises to drain all your time away.
Add Droplitz to your Xbox 360 download queue
Content: GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: It is the latest title of the Fatal Fury series [GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES-] comes to Xbox LIVE! With the New Hero “Rock Howard” who is only son of Geese Howard and rose up by legendary wolf Terry Bogard, story of the new wolves begin. It banned the traditional line-system but instead bring in the brand-new systems such as “Just Defense”, “T.O.P. In” and “Braking”. It is not only system which renewed but also all the characters are new comers only except Terry Bogard. Don’t miss the extreme battles of wolves! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive for storage.
Add GAROU -MARK OF THE WOLVES- to your Xbox 360 download queue
It’s Officially Summer, which means (at least for the Northern Hemisphere) its time to bust out the warm weather wear. The following items are now available for download as part of the latest release of apparel for your avatar:
Male
- Rashguard
- White Vest
- Swim Shorts
- Surfer Shorts
Female
- Flower Vest
- Surfer Hot Pants
- Surfer Shorts
- Surfer Skirt
- Surfer Dress
All clothing choices are free, and will remain available. It is easy to tell what is new when you are in the avatar editor, just look for the gold star. Any item of clothing with a gold star is new since the last time you signed in to the avatar editor.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Call of Duty: WaW
2 Halo 3
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 FIFA 09
7 UFC 2009 Undisputed
8 Left 4 Dead
9 [PROTOTYPE]
10 Rock Band 2
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
2 Castle Crashers
3 Sonic The Hedgehog 3
4 Worms
5 Sam & Max Save the World
6 UNO
7 CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars
8 Peggle
9 Hasbro Family Game Night**
10 Rocket Riot
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Counter-Strike
4 Splinter Cell Chaos
5 Fable
6 Conker: Live Reloaded
7 Doom 3
8 Star Wars: Battlefront
9 SW: KOTOR
10 Guilty Gear XX #Reload
Top Community Games (Full Versions purchased)
1 myFishtank
2 RC-AirSim
3 A Perfect Massage
4 Illusions 360
5 DrumKit
6 Constructor360
7 Rumble Massage
8 Hangman's Revenge!
9 Aquarium HD
10 Miner Dig Deep
These lists are based on global
unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games,
full versions purchased during the week.
Content: Point Lookout
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,SEXUAL THEMES,STRONG LANGUAGE,USE OF DRUGS] Buy a ticket and hop onboard the Duchess Gambit, as Tobar the Ferryman takes you to the strange seaside town of Point Lookout. What secrets does the dilapidated boardwalk hold? Who lives in the sprawling mansion? Why is the Punga Fruit so important? And what horrors lie in the depths of the murky swamp? Point Lookout is the most open-ended DLC yet, and allows you to explore an entirely new and expansive gameplay area any way you’d like. A completely new questline allows you uncover the town’s hidden secrets, and wield powerful new weapons like the Double-Barrel Shotgun against the swamp’s dangerous, and deformed, denizens. So venture to Point Lookout, if you dare. Just pray it’s not a one-way trip.
Add Point Lookout to your Xbox 360 download queue
This content is also available for the Games for Windows version of Fallout 3.
Content: "Wake Up Call"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Wake Up Call"-- Maroon 5. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: "Makes Me Wonder"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Makes Me Wonder" -- Maroon 5. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: "Reinventing Your Exit"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Reinventing Your Exit" -- Underoath. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: "21st Century (Digital Boy)"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "21st Century (Digital Boy)" -– Bad Religion. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Content: "State of Love and Trust (Live: Drop in the Park)"
Price: 160 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "State of Love and Trust (Live: Drop in the Park)" -- Pearl Jam. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Garou - Mark of the Wolves and Droplitz will be available this Wednesday for 800 points each.
This week’s show:
Co-host : e
E3
My trip to Iraq
More E3
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Link dump (some of the things mentioned in this episode:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/projectnatal/
http://blogs.msdn.com/iroqbaghdad/default.aspx
http://www.yotel.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/majornelson/sets/72157619688412793/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/majornelson/sets/72157619768373672/
http://marketplace.xbox.com/games/offers/00000001-0000-4000-8000-0000584108a4
A few people have emailed me regarding something Steve Ballmer said earlier today about a new Xbox coming in 2010. As the Xbox team stated at E3 two weeks ago, we are not even halfway through the current console generation lifecycle and believe Xbox 360 will be the entertainment center in the home for long into the next decade. Project Natal will be an important part of this platform, but we have not confirmed a launch date at this time.
Edit: Steve clarified his comment to IGN. Thanks Steve.
In case you have not heard the news, I wanted to let you know that John Schappert has decided to return to EA as their COO. John had a positive impact on the Xbox business and everyone here at Xbox wishes John the best of luck. With this change, Phil Spencer (MGS) and Marc Whitten (Xbox) will now be reporting directly to Don Mattrick.
I thought you guys would appreciate the update.
Edit: Updated to clairfy that Phil and Marc will report to Don.
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