Xbox 360 to stream Mars rover landing Monday

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NASA is getting close to landing another automated rover on Mars. After a journey from Earth that took several months, the rover known as Curiosity is scheduled to make its landing on the red planet early on Monday morning (Eastern Time). Xbox 360 owners will be able to check out the action "live" (or 14 minutes after the landing, due to the time delay).

Major Nelson reports that Microsoft has set up a special Mars Rover section of the Xbox 360's dashboard for the event. Xbox Live users can check out more information about Curiosity's mission, which, if it lands successfully, will be searching for life on Mars for the next two years. The Mars Rover dashboard will also be the place for Xbox 360 owners to check out the streaming video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday morning as Curiosity makes its landing attempt.

Xbox 360 users can also download the free Mars Rover Landing game which lets people try their own luck in landing the Curiosity rover on Mars. The Kinect-supported game also includes Xbox Live achievements along with new Xbox Live avatar items to collect.


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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/xbox-360-to-stream-mars-rover-landing-monday

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MuhPosted:

I wanted to play the game but it requires kinect

BlackTiger321Posted:

Fitness
Odd-Future-Wolf-Gang Mars rover landing game.
Why what type of game it's gonna be.


It's not a game! , it's real life streamed!


it comes with a game...read the whole story

FitnessPosted:

Odd-Future-Wolf-Gang Mars rover landing game.
Why what type of game it's gonna be.


It's not a game! , it's real life streamed!

FlatbushZOMBiESPosted:

Mars rover landing game.
Why what type of game it's gonna be.

PoonPosted:

iv always wanted to see something like this as a kid with my huge interest in space. will defiantly check it out!

GawsPosted:

Looks pretty cool, I'll check it out :)

EmazedPosted:

Seems interesting to see, might go check it out.

Messi-XIIPosted:

Fitness
SexuaI Seems legit, and lol mars rover landing game?


Game? What are u on about ?


if you actually read the article instead of just the title you would have seen it say and i quote "Xbox 360 users can also download the free Mars Rover Landing game which lets people try their own luck in landing the Curiosity rover on Mars. The Kinect-supported game also includes Xbox Live achievements along with new Xbox Live avatar items to collect."

read it spammer

CloneGFXPosted:

Soo cool :D I love space! Gonna stream this and play the game :)

EllaPosted:

any idea if sony is doing this lol I doudt it though o well I will just watch it on the computer