December 2006 News

Xbox Live Arcades Double Edged Sword

Published: December 31, 2006

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With the ushering in of the new year in short order, great times for gamers on the Xbox 360 are bound to be in abundance. Live Arcade is no exception to this until nostalgia gets the best of us. After many retro offerings this past year, I for one let my nostalgia get in the [...]

Command and Conquer 3, exclusive interview

Published: December 29, 2006

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CVG has conducted an interview with Mike Verdu. In the interview it is noted that C&C fans are going to enjoy the vibrant environment and the quick paced gameplay that fans have come to expect. He goes a little more in depth to explain the multiplayer features that are going to be included, [...]

Halo 3 Commercial Nerdgasm coming at you!

Published: December 29, 2006

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I know, I know. Your probably sick of Halo 3 already, but to bad. The two biggest Halo fan’s over at 1up and Gamevideo’s sometime ago sat down to deconstruct the Halo 3 60 second Ad aired on ESPN Monday Night Football some weeks ago. Luke Smith and Mark MacDonald have a good old time [...]

Crackdown Developer Interview

Published: December 28, 2006

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Thanks to the Xbox Community Network and by way of Xboxyde, A great interview/Q&A session with Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds is available for your reading pleasure. If your at all interested in this game your in for a treat. If you at all like Co-op gameplay ala Gears of War Co-op you’ll love what Realtime [...]

Xbox live, up and running

Published: December 27, 2006

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There are numerous reports that Xbox Live is currently down. Xbox 360 fanboy reports that many are able to sign in but are unable to play any games online. You can view updates there and I will do my best to keep everyone updated as to the current status of Xbox Live. [...]

Xbox 360 in your Suzuki!

Published: December 27, 2006

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If you ever wondered what your next car was going to be, then wonder no more. The Suzuki Sxbox is for you. While still just a concept car based on the 2007 SX4 , this car is designed for the ultimate gaming enthusiasts.
It comes equipped with a dashboard-integrated Xbox 360 hooked up to a [...]

Battlestar Galactica Online coming to the 360?

Published: December 26, 2006

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With all of the past unreliability of on-line retail site listings of upcoming games, it’s still good practice to hope for unsubstantiated product listings to come true. Ebgames has listed Battlestar Galactica On-line for release on the Xbox 360 by Vivendi Games on October 1, 2007. Believe it or not, this listing is there for [...]

Xbox Live Top Ten is Back!

Published: December 26, 2006

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Last week Major Nelson wasn’t connected to his computer so he couldn’t post the Top Ten for Xbox Live, he was back at his computer posting away again today after his Christmas with the Xbox Live Top Ten back. After a pretty strong start Small Arms has dipped off significantly not even making the Xbox [...]

Bethesda Gifts for Christmas With Free Content

Published: December 22, 2006

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From now until December 31, 2006 the add on to Oblivion Mehrune’s Razor is free of charge to gamers, it previously was 250 Microsoft Points. This is a Christmas present from Bethesda for all the Oblivion faithful out there. Even though Bethesda screwed up with Horse Armour, they didn’t mess up here and did a [...]