The wait is now over; finally, hundreds of games can go into the XBOX Live Marketplace and download a demo of this much anticipated game. A PC demo of the game was launched nearly a week ago; however, the launch of the demo on the XBOX 360 was held up as testing was not completed by the expected launch date. Regardless, gamers can now get a taste of the action in the marketplace. The game is a science fiction alien action game that is expected to hit stores...
We recently posted about the rumored price drop in the XBOX 360 this fall to make the XBOX 360 even more appealing to people looking to purchasing a console and to take away potential customers of the PS3.Well, on his blog, Microsoft PR Manager, John Parcaro said, “As you’re all aware, there have been rumors of a price drop for the Xbox 360 coming along later this year. The official word from folks in the know is that there are currently no plans...
XBOX 360 may be dropping in price very soon to help counter the release of the very expensive Playstation 3. Multiple sources are confirming that Microsoft may reduce the price of the XBOX 360 $100 in the time near the release of the Playstation 3 to win a price war between the two gaming consoles. The PS3 has been much criticized for its high price and Microsoft may consider dropping XBOX 360 prices so that those who were waiting for the PS3, would opt to...
The demo version of games in the XBOX 360 Live marketplace is becoming very popular with hundreds of gamers eagerly anticipating the arrival of new game demos to the marketplace so they can try out new games before they hit the shelves and see if they like the game before purchasing it. THQ Games just announced that the demo version of its new thug life game, Saints Row, will soon be added to the lineup of games that are currently available in the marketplace....
X06, the annual international convention for all things XBOX will be held in Barcelona, Spain this year. The exact location remains unknown but the dates are September 27th and 28th. These conventions are a chance for gamers to learn about and sample all XBOX Products and accessories and for game and accessory developers to showcase what they have been working on and what they plan to launch for XBOX consoles. Microsoft also makes announcements about the...
Well, we said we would keep you updated if Microsoft was launching a hand held gaming system to compete with the Nintendo DS and the Playstation PSP and new reports show that Microsoft is still looking deeper into this and it is becoming a real possibility. A new report in the New York Post said that the new hand held would be more of a MP3 Player than a gaming system. “It seems like an exact head-to-head competition with Apple,” one source told...
Let the hacking begin. Ever since the Xbox 360 was released, hackers have bought the console to break it apart and to make the console do things and perform functions it as not created to perform. Many people and computer technicians break apart their gaming consoles and change internal data which allows them to do a variety of things including playing pirated games and surfing the Internet. Hackers were able to change the data of the XBOX so that they could...
In an exclusive interview with Spong news, European Xbox chief Neil Thompson said that the new Playstiion 3 is nothing more than an overpriced Betmax. He called it a next generation DVD player, not a gaming console. “The PlayStation 3 is obviously a significant factor in terms of what is going to happen in the market. But the interesting thing about this week is that they have really positioned themselves as a Blu-ray player. And I think they’ve...
Many updates (125 exactly) have been made to the XBOX 360 today which has added 125 new features to the gaming console. Some of the new features that have been added are the features to take out a DVD disc and then placing it in the console again and watch the movie from where you left off without having to start from the beginning, displaying the artist, CD, and song title when listening to a music file, the ability to download multiple files from XBOX Live...
Recently, Peter Moore, and executive with Microsoft, caused concern for many XBOX 360 owners when he stated that the number of updates regarding backward compatibility for the new system would soon be coming to an end. These updates enabled gamers to play certain XBOX titles on the XBOX 360. “Nobody is concerned anymore about backward compatibility,” Moore said, “More are coming…but at some point you just go ‘there’s enough,’...