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Happy New Years
2008-01-01 18:52:00
Everyone from the x360n.com staff (Yes all three of us) would like to celebrate and congratulate everyone on a new year. We will be adding many new articles to the blog so please try to keep posted. Again we wish everyone a safe and happy New Year! 2008!
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Half Life 2: The Orange Box - Reader Review
2007-10-24 04:27:00
The Orange Box was released on October 10, and is the greatest video game deal to date. the Orange Box includes, Half-Life 2, HL: episodes 1 and 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.The Main Part of this game is Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2 is a 3 year old game from valve in which the player controls Gordan Freeman, the scientist that unleashed an alien world on the Earth in Half-Life. The game picks up a few years after the events in Half-Life 1, and has you in a desperate race to reach the citadel, when the main bad guy is controlling and negotiating with the enemy. You will receive multiple weapons through the course of the game including a shotgun, SMG, a Gravity gun, and a crowbar. The enemies you encounter range from simple pawns, to epic fights for survival. This portion the game will take you anywhere from 8 to 10 hours to complete, and can be revisited to unlock hidden and well placed achievements.In Half-Life episodes 1 and 2, you continue off of the ending of Half-Life, desperately...
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EA Fifa Soccer 08 Review
2007-10-13 20:29:00
Its been a few days since Fifa 08 has been on store shelves, well at least in the States, and I am happy to report I have obtained a copy and have been playing non stop since. But I decided to drop the controller for a little bit to give our favorite readers a little review.First off you will notice the same 'Arena Mode' from the previous installment, which is really fun I must admit. The same menu interface as the last series which was pretty sleek is still present. You will quickly notice though, that there have been many new game modes added such as Create a Tournament, 'Be a Pro Mode', and the Interactive Online Leagues. Speaking of leagues, EA has finally added a respectable amount of over 30 teams and a whole haystack of teams. The team squads are updated pretty accurately, and you can automatically update them with a download from the main menu through XBL if you somehow fall behind in the Transfer market. Although I admit I was disappointed with the absence of Denilson f...
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Halo 3 Almost a Week Away
2007-09-17 01:28:00
The game that everyone has been waiting for is just a few days away, with almost 2 million copies pre-ordered, Halo 3 has created the biggest buzz for a game to date. Almost all Halo fans are counting down 'till September 25th, the day the game is supposed to hit shelves in 3 different editions, Normal, Limited, and Legendary Edition. Although many will be camping out to the get the game at exactly 12AM, some avid players report they have already got their hands on the game. Though it has been said a few have already been caught, and handed a ban until 9999. With this said, its obvious everyone is very excited, I am not the biggest halo fan but I was glad I pre-ordered... I'll see everyone September 25th, but until then I will be playing the Call Of Duty 4 Beta :P.
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Its been a busy few weeks...
2007-08-18 21:55:00
Hello everyone,Both I and my co-authors have both been very busy over the last few weeks. I have struggled with the dreaded 3 red lights while my co-writers have both been busy moving homes. Just thought I would post another update to let everyone know whats going on. The 360 has a HUGE game line up for this fall, so we will be sure to keep you updated in the coming weeks. Lastly I am working on a complete Xbox 360 Repair Guide which will be used to help the many of you owners who don't want too/can't send your system in for repairs. Thats about all I have to say, have a great weekend.- Baked
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Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights coming to Xbox 360
2007-07-28 01:58:00
THQ will be releasing their next up and coming game, Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights , next month. With the demo on the marketplace, we decided to check it out. The first thing you will notice is that the game is primarily focused at the arcade/street racer crowd. Simulation aspects are no where as deep as a racing game such as Forza. That being said, there is nothing wrong with the games style of play.You can start out with countries from all corners of the world including Japanese tuner cars to good ole' American muscle. You can tune your car and add accessories and decals to customize to your liking. As you race you will go head to head with other racers, battling it out for respect, money, and of course each other's cars. The game takes a small fork in the path from the recently released Need For Speed games, but it will hopefully be exciting none the less. With other major racing titles coming out this year including PGR4 and Pro street, It will be interesting too see how everythi...
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Ace Combat 6 Demo comes to Xbox 360
2007-07-19 15:00:00
Last week Microsoft added the Ace Combat 6 Demo in the marketplace during E3. We decided to download it and check it out.Namco has made a few noticeable improvements on the flight sim. Notably including better plan dynamics, realistic accelerating/decelerating, better damage recognition, and a camera tracker of your current target.We started up the demo with the default given aircraft, an F15. A beginning cut scene showed the Protagonist's base/city being attacked by bombers. Then planes scramble into the air and you are briefed to destroy the enemy bombers and escorts... Typical AC Intro mission eh? Once you have destroyed all the enemy bombers (TGT) then you are greeted with a little fun surprise, a mission update.Overall we thought that Namco has put a lot of hard work into AC6. Everything from the scenery detail, to the contrails of enemy aircraft, the way your missiles look real when they are fired, and who can forget the explosions.We are very excited to see Namco's final pr...
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The Long Road Home
2007-07-15 01:14:00
Thanks to all of our readers for supporting us for our first opening week! I have been really busy the last few days with packing and making final plans for my trip back home (which mind you takes more than a whole day until I get to the final destination). Anyways I will be leaving in about exactly a day from when I will post this article. I'll see everyone then, and my xbox 360 misses me... hope it doesn't have 3 red lights :/.
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Half Life 2: The Orange/Black Box [Game Details] Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC
2007-07-12 06:08:00
The beginning to the popular series, Half-Life , was released October 31, 1998 for the PC and was considered one of the best games in it's time. 6 years later, the sequel was released and was also praised for it's awesome graphics and realistic physics followed by the next installment, Half-life 2: Episode One. And, on October 9th, 2007, Half-Life 2: The Orange /Black Box will be released for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.The box will include Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode One, and Half-Life Episode Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. Half-Life 2, Half-life 2 Episode One, and Half-life 2 Episode Two features former Black Mesa scientist, Gordan Freeman going through the ruined city of City 17, the wastelands outside the cities, and the infected city of Ravenholm. In the game, you will fight the mawmen (zombies), barnacles and headcrabs (headhoppers) from the original Half-Life along with new creatures such as ant lions, Combine soilders, poison headcrabs, poison mawmen, super headcrabs...
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Xbox 360 Chatpad Messenger Kit Announced [Details]
2007-07-11 03:44:00
After looking over a few posts on xbox.com, I found an interesting article about the Xbox 360 Chatpad Add-on. The mini keyboard attachment for the 360's controller was originally announced back in May, but now Microsoft has posted further details as well as a product page on its site which can be read here.The Chatpad will be used in conjunction with the 360's Windows Messenger capabilities. The Chatpad will be bundled in the 'Messenger Kit' which includes a headset for $29.99 USD. Microsoft announced the bundle will go on sale starting September 4th.
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Bioshock Xbox 360 Preview
2007-07-10 03:41:00
Bioshock is an alternate reality, next-gen first-person shooter. Developed by Irrational games, and published by 2K games, the game is set after WWII, after the Eutopia of Rapture (built as a safe haven for many of the worlds leading scientists and artistic minds in 1946) collapses after genetically altered beings create a civil war within the Eutopia.Bioshock is purely choic driven, and results in many possible endings. For example, the goal of the game is to collect as many samples of ADAM (the genetic mutation formula) while maintaining a moralistic nature. Little sisters contain a healthy supply, but increases the difficulty of "Big Daddy's" to kill. In addition, the AI adapts to the environment, making themimpossible to predict.You are a plane crash survivor, lost in the ocean. you stumble upon a lighthouse that has a shaft that travels down to the utopia. As you travel throughout the Eutopia, you discover many bizarre civilians roaming the area. The Environment is fully destr...
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More Details Revealed about 'SKATE' for Xbox 360
2007-07-08 04:26:00
We have got some new information on the realistic skateboarding sim 'SKATE' which is currently being developed by EA Black Box in Vancouver. The new game emphasizes on reality and will try deliver the feel of skating through innovative new controls, authentic cameras, and a fully active skateboarding city. "The game will deliver all the style, fun, creativity and culture of skateboarding without the countless hours of practice, broken bones and hospital visits." - TeamXbox .comWhen first playing the game, you might be quick to compare it to the Tony Hawk Series. Although a huge range of tricks are available, you should not expect to be able to perform 'special' tricks such as the ones on the Tony Hawk series. Being able to perform double backflips or keeping a 5 minute long combo will most likely not be present in SKATE.The game takes an innovative path in its gameplay. Most of the tricks you perform will be done by using both analog sticks. You use the left analog stick to guide...
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Microsoft Locked Region Based Xbox Live Marketplace Content
2007-07-08 04:23:00
This is more of an older topic, that was caused by the Xbox 360 Spring Update, but I decided to bring it back up for a quick look over. Until last April, you could make a free XBL Silver account based in another country to access special region based content. Such as making a Japanese based account to download Naruto episodes, which cannot be normally accessed using an American account. Microsoft decided to stop allowing people to do this, after they locked region based content via the users IP. This way, even if you were to set your 'country' to another place then where you actually live, Microsoft will IP verify the location as incorrect and would not grant access to the region specific content. Although its a bit of a set back to the marketplace, we believe we can still find quality content in our home region.
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New Halo 3 Campaign Screenshot
2007-07-07 10:20:00
Looks like we have an interesting update for all the Halo fans out there. A new campaign screenshot has been surfacing over the web, and we have uploaded it for your viewing. The game which will make its debut in September is anticipated to be Microsoft's biggest seller.(Click preview image to open the actual full resolution screenshot)
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New Madden 08 Info and Screenshots
2007-07-07 03:00:00
Its that time of year again as EA's latest installment, Madden 08, will be looking to hit store shelves by Mid August. The franchise is heading into it's 18th year, and has genrated over 2 billion dollars in revenues. The games overall performance and appeal has fallen over the last few years as EA had bought out their compeititon, previously the NFL 2K Series. Now they are making a comeback, with All Pro 2K8. This will hopefully trigger improvements by EA on their new game, as they are no longer without competition. New screen shots were also released for Madden 08 last week. Even for the Xbox 360, they are surely impressive to say the least.http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/ 1710/1183748017.jpghttp://media.teamxbox. com/games/ss/1710/1181918799.jpghttp://me dia.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1710/full-res/1 183748169.jpg Be sure too keep checking our site as we will be there to reveal further details as they are released.
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Microsoft Extends Xbox 360 Warranty to 3 Years
2007-07-06 14:43:00
It seems like Microsoft finally decided to step up and fix some of the major problems that 360 owners have been complaining about. After recent reports showed the average console failure rate at 33% rather than Microsoft's originally stated 5%, the console maker stepped up by adding 2 years to its current 1 year repair policy for consoles which showed the dreaded '3 Red Lights' Error. The company hopes this will strike a boost sales and increase customer satisfaction, as well as to stay on even grounds with the comfirmed $100 price drop on the Playstation 3. I am personally very pleased as a 360 owner, since I am assured a working console for the next 3 years. Despite, this, it was not all good news on Microsoft's part, as they will be ending up paying about 1.5 billion dollars to deal with the console repairs.Original Article Below: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13876/Micro soft-Extends-Xbox -360-Warranty -to-Three-Y ears/"An open letter from Peter Moore, corporate vice president o...
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Welcome to the New Xbox 360 Network Blog
2007-07-06 05:45:00
Hello Everyone,This is X360N.com's first blog entry! We will be covering the latest developments involving the Xbox 360 as the time passes, including coverage on E3, aswell as updates on the latest big name titles coming out this late summer and fall. We are also running a forum for all you discussion savvy members, so go check out and post what your thoughts.We would also like you to meet our blog team:BakEd (XBL Tag: II b4k3d II)PawnagE (XBL Tag: Pawnag3)HermieKrab (XBL Tag: HermieKrab)Thanks for reading,BakEdX360N Staff
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