August 2006 Archives

Madden NFL 07 scores huge $$ touchdown

Nino Marchetti • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

Though the numbers were not broken out by platform, EA is claiming a huge touchdown with their recently released Madden NFL 07 football title. The game, in its...Read more

EA Xbox 360 titles to get rotating ads

Nino Marchetti • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

Get ready for new in-game advertising elements to appear in upcoming EA Xbox 360 titles. Courtesy of the video game publisher and Massive, a video game advertising network,...Read more

Fall of Liberty offers WWII FPS twist

Nino Marchetti • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

Codemasters has inked a publishing deal with Spark Unlimited, the studio behind Call of Duty: Finest Hour for a new alternate reality WWII first person shooter called Fall...Read more

New The Darkness screenshots

Nino Marchetti • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

2K Games and Starbreeze have released new screenshots for the Xbox 360 title The Darkness, which is slated for release in the first quarter of next year. The...Read more

Marketplace shows gains

Nino Marchetti • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

Microsoft has released interesting numbers about Xbox Live showing over 50 million downloads have so far occurred through the Xbox Live Marketplace and that gamers have logged a...Read more

Motorola Gaming Headset X205

Charles Starrett • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

With a design that should look very familiar to any NFL fan, Motorola brings the Gaming Headset X205, the official headset of EA Sports. Modeled after the headset...Read more

Saints Row

Charles Starrett • August 31 2006 • 0 comments

Become a low-level thug in the fictional, open-world city of Stilwater in Saints Row. Starting out in the gang the Third Street Saints, you must do what it...Read more

EA unveils Burnout 5

Nino Marchetti • August 30 2006 • 0 comments

EA said yesterday they were developing Burnout 5 for next generation video game consoles including the Xbox 360. The game, being worked on by Criterion Games, will ship...Read more

Beta of XNA Game Studio Express ready

Nino Marchetti • August 30 2006 • 0 comments

Microsoft has released the public beta of the consumer version of the software tools used to develop Xbox 360 games. XNA Game Studio Express can be downloaded from...Read more

Time Pilot flies onto Xbox Live Arcade

Nino Marchetti • August 30 2006 • 0 comments

The Konami classic Time Pilot is now available on Xbox Live as part of Microsoft Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays. 400 Microsoft Points will get you the arcade classic...Read more

Over 500K Dead Rising units roaming the land

Nino Marchetti • August 30 2006 • 0 comments

Capcom is pretty happy with their zombie hack and slash title Dead Rising as they said yesterday they had shipped over 500,000 units of the game in the...Read more

Elder Scrolls Oblivion gets spell tomes add-on

Nino Marchetti • August 30 2006 • 0 comments

Bethesda is preparing some new content for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivions. Starting tomorrow on Xbox Live you will be able to download for around 80 Microsoft Points the...Read more

Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list updated

Paul Sinclair • August 30 2006 • 0 comments

Microsoft has released a new backwards compatibility update over Xbox Live. The free update brings the list of original Xbox games that are playable on the Xbox 360...Read more

Growing Xbox 360 hardware crashes?

Nino Marchetti • August 28 2006 • 0 comments

An article over at ConsumerAffairs says complaints over Xbox 360 crashes continue to grow. They claimed to have received over 40 such complaints, many within the last few...Read more

Samurai Warriors 2 goes Xbox 360 golden

Nino Marchetti • August 28 2006 • 0 comments

Koei said today Samurai Warriors 2 had gone gold and was slated to hit the Xbox 360 on September 19. This sequel to the 2004 game Samurai Warriors...Read more

Xbox Live gets Battlestar Galactica download

Nino Marchetti • August 28 2006 • 0 comments

Xbox 360 users can add a new must have download to their Xbox Live Marketplace queue as the full length TV episode of Battlestar Galactica: The Story So...Read more

Xbox 360 Releases: Week of August 28, 2006

Nino Marchetti • August 28 2006 • 0 comments

Two action and one role-playing titles are coming to the Xbox 360 this week. The hottest is the THQ GTA-styled Saints Row. Joining this game are Konami’s Bomberman:...Read more

Intec Vertical Stand with Game Storage

Paul Sinclair • August 25 2006 • 0 comments

Display your Xbox 360 with pride and organize your games with this vertical stand from Intec. The chrome-accented stand holds your Xbox 360 in a vertical position while...Read more

Inteltronic 9.2-inch Mobile Monitor

Paul Sinclair • August 25 2006 • 0 comments

You can't always be home plopped in front of your big screen. This 9.2-inch LCD is a mobile monitor specially designed for gamers and easy to use in...Read more

Nyko Xbox 360 Intercooler

Paul Sinclair • August 25 2006 • 0 comments

It's no secret that the Xbox 360 runs super hot. Keep things cool with this Nyko accessory. The Intercooler 360 is a high efficiency, snap-on cooling device Xbox...Read more

Konami readies Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Nino Marchetti • August 24 2006 • 0 comments

Beside FIFA 07, the other highly anticipated soccer game for the Xbox 360 is Pro Evolution Soccer 6 from Konami. The video game publisher has done an overhaul...Read more

Test Drive Unlimited ready to drive into stores

Nino Marchetti • August 24 2006 • 0 comments

Atari said today they had completed development of Test Drive Unlimited for the Xbox 360 and anticipate having it on store shelves September 5 for around $40. In...Read more