Recording Pac Man audio?

I have noticed that Major Nelson’s twitter page has shown “recording pac man audio” for the last 7 hours. Does this mean we will be able to play that wakka, wakka sound whenever we want. I’m sure he will release it for everyone to download soon. Stay tuned to his blog for [...]

Empire to bring speedball II to XBLA

As you heard earlier, Empire is set to release Double Dragon onto XBLA this week, they also announced that they will bring the classic Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe to the arcade as well. It is a futuristic sports game part handball, part ice hockey, played by six players a-side on a court with steel [...]

Bach says Xbox will be profitable next year

Microsoft’s Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division, stated that the Xbox will begin to see profits in 2008. He says that for nine months ended March 31 Microsoft’s (EDD) has reported an operating loss of $693 million. Although, when he states that the Xbox will be profitable in 2008, he [...]

New Splinter Cell Conviction Scans

The guys over at Xboxygen got a hold of some recent scans that came from a “French gaming magazine” I assume. From the scans it looks as if we are going to have a younger Sam Fisher on our hands this time, but don’t quote me on that. It also seems that the [...]

Flatout Ultimate Carnage, teaser trailer

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FlatOut is all about destruction racing, it takes street racing to a whole new level. The footage you are seeing is captured from live gameplay, everything you see, you can expect to experience first hand while playing the game. FlatOut is reminiscent of the hit title Burnout but focuses more on the crashing [...]

GOW’s Hidden Fronts map pack overview

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If you are a Gears of War fan and don’t know if you want to pony up the $10 for the map pack then maybe this video walkthrough will help. The guys over at X3F decided to off load the cash so they could give you an in-depth review of each map. The [...]

Forza Motorsport 2 achievements and soundtrack revealed

The upcoming Forza MotorSport 2 is nearly upon us, so what about the achievements? If your dying to know, then here they are. Of course achievements can’t come alone. Here’s the Sountrack to Forza 2 as well. Check after the break for the full list of both.
[via Xbox360Achievements.org, Forzamotorsport2.com]
-William “thewilleffect” Bell-

Sakaguchi dislikes Microsoft’s Japanese marketing, so why not ask for his input?

Famed Japanese Developer Hironubu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker Studios recently had some rather un-unique comments referring to the state of many things including the PlayStation 3 and Ken Kutaragi, but after those salty comments where spoken he spread the same salty love to the Xbox 360.
Microsoft has to change its marketing strategy in Japan. There are [...]

Xbox 360 Marketplace Territory Controls Strengthened

There are many clever gamers out there that are swapping XBL accounts to gain access to exclusive downloadable content and so Microsoft has announced that they will be strengthening their territorial restrictions. This strengthening of restrictions is due to some of Microsoft’s contracts and agreements with content partners, particularly in the area of entertainment, [...]

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