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Archive for November, 2006

Splinter Cell Double Agent Update

 
An update for Splinter Cell Double Agent is now available via Xbox Live. The update contains a number of fixes for lag, connection issues, and miscellaneous bugs.
Connections issues

Fix some connection issues when the host has ended the session.
Fix the de-connections in the lobby.
Once the lobby reaches 5 or 6 people, random players drop.
After kicking the [...]

Dashboard Update

Some time today (Thursday, November 30), Microsoft will be launching a minor update of the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live. This update will be automatically applied the next time you login to Xbox Live.  The update will include the following features:

Improved support for HD video output over VGA, including 1080p resolution
Improved plug and play performance [...]

Viva Piñata Mocks the Playstation 3

This joke never gets old…

Xbox Live Security

With the arrival of the video marketplace, Microsoft is tightening up the security procedures for accessing online content on Xbox Live.
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 [...]

Texas Hold ‘Em Update

 
Today sees the release of an autoupdate for Texas Hold ‘Em. The update will fix some problems and add some new features.

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 [...]

Drop in Xbox 360 Manufacturing Costs

Reports from technology analyst iSuppli are suggesting that Microsoft have finally reached a break-even point for the manufacturing of their Xbox 360. iSuppli have calculated that the total manufacturing cost of the Xbox 360 is somewhere around $75 less than the retail price. This will come as excellent news to MS as the same report [...]

Top Xbox Live Games [20-Nov-2006]

This weeks top Xbox Live games.
Xbox 360 Top Live Games

Gears of War
Call Of Duty 3
SUPERMAN DEMO
Small Arms
Rainbow Six Vegas MP Demo
Madden NFL 07
LOST PLANET MP Demo
Call of Duty 2
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 Demo
Ghost Recon 3

Top Xbox Live Arcade Titles (Full Versions)

Small Arms
Contra
UNO
Defender
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting
Geometry Wars Evolved
DOOM
PAC-MAN
Texas Hold ‘em

Original Xbox Top [...]

Demo: Lost Planet

( Demos and Xbox News )

Lost Planet multiplayer demo is now available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
In Lost Planet, human snow pirates navigate VS (Vital Suits) through hostile ice-covered environments, fighting against the indigenous Akrid creatures for the precious thermal energy they need to survive. For one such pilot named Wayne, death almost seemed imminent until he was [...]

£750,000 worth of Xbox 360’s Stolen

Reports on the the Inquirer are saying that a large shipment of Xbox 360’s have been stolen during a lorry hijacking. The incident happened Monday at about 5am, on the A38 motorway soon after the lorry had left a depot near Lichfield in Staffordshire. It is thought at around £750,000 worth of Xbox 360’s were [...]

Gears of War: One Million Copies Sold

 
Gears of War continues to break records with the announcement that in its first two weeks of release it has sold over 1,000,000 copies. This makes Gears of War the fastest selling title of 2006 and the fastest selling original Xbox game of all time.
Gears of War also bring good fortune for Xbox Live, with [...]