Xbox News

Analyst ponders impact of MW2 'Stimulus Package' pricing and success
On IndustryGamers, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich examines the economic impact of Modern Warfare 2's "Stimulus Package" on consumers, business and the future of DLC. He notes that "as an economist" he's glad a publisher tested the boundaries of DLC pricing, as millions of consumers (around 25 percent of MW2 owners) proved willing to drop $15 on the map pack. He points out that "if consumers deem it ...read more
( Read More...|1 comment|Score: 4.7|Posted: )
Halo 3 available on Games on Demand, load times may be affected
Halo 3 was recently added to Xbox 360's Games on Demand service, but Microsoft has not confirmed that the longer-than-normal load times present on a hard drive installation were fixed for the digital release. Developer Bungie had previously been quite clear that Halo 3's design functioned best when not installed on the Xbox 360's HDD. Bungie Community Director Brian Jarrard told Kotaku yesterday ...read more
( Read More...|1 comment|Score: 4.7|Posted: )
Rumor: Natal test kit photos reveal 'motorized tilt mechanism,' power cord
Motion camera meta-voyeurism news now, with an alleged Project Natal test kit capturing every movement of a man ... taking pictures of it. According to Italian gaming site Multiplayer.it, the photos originate from a tester, who was tasked with having an unreciprocated conversation with the Xbox 360 peripheral in order to test its speech recognition capabilities. The surprisingly cheerful ...read more
( Read More...|8 comments|Score: 4.7|Posted: )
Xbox Live April schedule redux: More Game Room, Tecmo Bowl
You'd think one April Xbox Live schedule would be enough, but apparently not for Microsoft. The company just issued another release schedule packed with Xbox Live Arcade, DLC, Games on Demand, Avatar goodies and Deals of the Week. Leading the pack is the long-awaited release of Tecmo Bowl Throwback. Xbox owners can also expect new Game Room titles, Left 4 Dead 2 and BioShock 2 DLC and a ...read more
( Read More...|1 comment|Score: 4.7|Posted: )
Activision exec Thomas Tippl speaks out on current Infinity Ward conditions
Ever since the private relationship between the ex-Infinity Ward heads and Activision management broke down and became a publicly debated matter (through two lawsuits), the state of affairs at IW have been up in the air. Various reports from "sources close to the studio" have arisen at Kotaku, with one alleged insider calling the studio "dead" and another giving a far less grim report. ...read more
( Read More...|7 comments|Score: 4.4|Posted: )
Freeboot v0.03 Released, JTAG's Back Online
Just when you thought it was safe to play cod again, without getting attacked by walking, invincible sentry guns firing a stream of 'noob tubes' and rpg's (See Here) . Well it's here, after much anticipation, freeboot v0.03 an up to date exploited kernel (9199), has been released for the Xbox 360. Originally freeboot needed a secondary nand solution, either a Cygnos mod chip or a homebrew ...read more
( Read More...|23 comments|Score: 4.5|Posted: )
The Legends - CoD4 - History
Taking a look back at the legends of COD4 this video is a reminiscent montage showing off some of the best moments the community has put forward in this video some of the names you may remember NsF Fate, zxProPheTXz, Maxiimus, zzirGrizz, Iblackoutz xx, II Karnage I,  M4OA3 Predator, DutchSpecialist , Siik Siinz, xNSL,  E IB o N ix,  pOL3N, II Dom1n4tor ii, Valor v, Bye Misiu, ...read more
( Read More...|22 comments|Score: 4.6|Posted: )
Activision raises Q1 fiscal outlook thanks to WoW, MW2 map pack
Activision Blizzard raised its March quarter sales outlook today, expecting approximately $1.1 billion in revenues. CEO Bobby Kotick noted that the company is doing well due to continued demand for World of Warcraft (naturally) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. He also stated that the company benefitted from the "record breaking launch" of the Modern Warfare 2 "Stimulus" map pack, which he ...read more
( Read More...|comments|Score: 4.6|Posted: )
Infinity Ward loses two more key staff, report says
Another day has seen the departure of two more senior staff members from developer Infinity Ward, Kotaku reports. Following yesterday's exodus of seven staffers from the Call of Duty creator and studio responsible for Modern Warfare 1 and 2, lead animator Mark Grigsby and lead character animator John Paul Messerly have updated their LinkedIn profiles (here and here, respectively) indicating that ...read more
( Read More...|13 comments|Score: 4.6|Posted: )
Xbox Live used by crime suspect to tamper with witness
A 23-year-old Connecticut man out on bail for drug and gun charges was arrested after sending threatening messages to a witness across Xbox Live. According to the New Haven Register, Anthony Hayward allegedly sent an Xbox Live message, stating "Rats die slow" and including the witness's home address, in December. The previous summer, Hayward had been arrested after a stolen gun was found ...read more
( Read More...|12 comments|Score: 4.5|Posted: )


Select a New Topic

Latest Downloads

Latest Tutorials