In support of Gamertag Radio and it’s 3rd anniversary, we here at The Xbox Domain will be displaying the GTR Vision feed of the event this up coming Saturday. If you’re unable to attend, you’ll be taken care of by viewing it from the comfort of your home/where ever you may be. Congrats to Gamertag Radio on it’s 3rd year.

[Click on the audio link for the promo]

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The time has come when Hip Hop and Gaming collide. “Community Vib3s”, an event brought to you by Gamertag Radio, kicks off this Saturday, February 23rd, 2008, at Club PS14 in Miami, Florida. Participation is absolutely free.

Performances will be held by some of Miami’s hottest acts: Wrekonize, Garcia, Mayday and P-Doe. Participants will also get a chance to showcase their Rock Band skills on stage in front of the entire crowd. And if rocking out is not your forte, then there’s the Halo 3 tournament to put your fragging skills to the test.

There will be numerous giveaways (a free game every hour and an Xbox 360 Elite for one lucky winner, courtesy of Microsoft), gaming booths, and tournament and online play. And for the unfortunate ones, who would not be at the show, we will be streaming the event live via GTR Vision (http://www.gamertagradio.com). Watch it happen as it happens.

Gamertag Radio would also like to thank the following for their contributions and partaking in “Community Vib3s”: Microsoft (Xbox & Zune), Electronic Arts, Sega, Scion, Penny Arcade and Tritton Technologies.

WHAT: “Community Vib3s” A

WHEN: Saturday, February 23rd, 2008, 3:00pm-9:00pm

WHERE: Club PS14, 28 NE 14 St. Miami, FL 33132

WHO: GamertagRadio.com

COST TO ENTER: None

Prepare for your senses to be taken over and overwhelmed.

For more information about Community Vib3s, please contact Danny ‘Godfree’ Pena at: godfree@gamertagradio.com

-William “thewilleffect” Bell-

While browsing through the Gamespot forums, I came across this discussion about whether anyone really has 4 controllers for there Xbox 360. Further down the thread, the forum member MJOLNIR SPARTAN replied saying that he had 3 XBOX 360’s (HALO 3 XBOX 360, XBOX 360 ELITE, and XBOX 360 Pro) and 14 controllers total including the HALO 3 ones. Of course after saying he would post a picture as proof of all of this, many other forum members asked for him to show the goods.

As you can see from the image above, he came through with proof and a pretty nice setup to boot. The cable management isn’t the best, but I turn your attention the nest of 360 controllers on the bottom of the picture. I’ve never seen that many 360 controllers in one place and I’d guess that many of you haven’t either. Of course, in celebration of the release of Halo 3, who out there believes that they can top this setup?

Buying one of the Halo themed controllers is one thing, but all of them? Not many can afford the controllers seen, let alone the rest of the setup. Nonetheless, I solute anyone with a setup like this.

[thanks to MJOLNIR SPARTAN for the Higher Res pic]

-William “thewilleffect” Bell-

In a Wing Commander Arena tournament sponsored by Electronic Arts, several Xbox Community sites (not all actually Xbox specific) had the chance to battle it out last night. WCNews.com, EA Arcade, Kotaku, Game Informer, Xbox 360 Fanboy, Planet Xbox 360, Gamertag Radio, Unscripted 360, Konsole Kingz, Uncle Gamer, Xbox 360 Achievements, 360Monster.com, Achieve360Points.com, Gamer’s Hell, Firing Squad, and Bullz-Eye.com

Prizes:

1st Place:
- Panasonic 50″ 1080p Plasma HDTV
- Bose 3-2-1 GSX Home Theater System
- Xbox 360 Elite
- Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
- Xbox Live Gold Membership
- Wing Commander Arena
- 11,200 Microsoft points

2nd-4th Place:
- Xbox 360 Elite
- Wing Commander Arena
- 11,200 Microsoft points

Of course, things were as frantic they should be as described by Dustin Burg of X3F, but as much fun and great as this was there was one huge problem. No one from this here site was represented. Whats up with that? I myself would have dominated. It’s naturally our destiny here at The Xbox Domain to achieve world domination, and WCA is no different. Even so, great job SuperDunners for the win. I know you play Gears of War religiously, but unluckily for you I do to. I’m not the best of course, but I’m sure the readers of TXD would love a chance at some fantastic prizes as well. See you and the rest of the community next tournament. I hope!

-William “thewilleffect” Bell-

Whenever you turn on your Xbox or Xbox 360 the one thing that should come to mind immediately is community. Friends list and all, playing games with other people with the same interest as you can be something that transcends gaming passed the way it always used to be when we all had to go to each others place to play together or play in purgatory by our selves against the computer that always seems to cheat.

Now with the inception of Xbox Live, this sense of community becomes more and more important to not just the PC space, but now the console as well. No one wants to play by themselves any more. Even with single player game experiences like Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, it’s still a constant urge to check your friends gamercard to check on there status to compare against your own.

Luckily a few very prominent and overly deserving members of the Xbox Community and gaming community at large have been featured over on on10.net for the last few months. The latest to be featured are Vicious696 of Unclegamer.com and JVB of Podtacular.com at the Crackdown community event that was held a few short weeks ago( Our very own “Micheal Pacheco” Thrills Killa also attended). Showing support for the community like no other company, Microsoft continues to show that there not the faceless empire that so many believe.

Giving a very nice interview to Tina Wood, Vicious696 and JVB discuss there respectful podcast(blogcast) and feelings on the community. Previously profiled are Deaconblade360, Cjivan, and Godfree. Putting a face to some of the influential people in the Xbox Community, these interviews show just a piece of what the community is about. If you have a Xbox 360 without xbox live, then do your self a favor and get your butt on Live so you don’t feel like your a lone gamer anymore. The Xbox Community awaits you.

Click here for the Deaconblade Interview

Click here for the Cjivan Interview

Click here for the Godfree Interview

-William “thewilleffect” Bell-