April 2007 Archives
Activision Release New Spider-Man 3 Trailers
Acitvision have released three trailers for Spider-Man 3 due out in May to coincide with the movie release. Treyarch are behind development for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii and DS platforms. Check them out!... [More]
Activision Announces Guitar Hero II Downloadable Content for Xbox 360
Activision recently announced details surrounding downloadable content for Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Through massive popular demand and feedback from the community message boards and forums, dedicated fans now have the opportunity to download nine songs from the original Guitar Hero... [More]
Call of Duty 3 Bravo Map Pack Screens
Activision have released the first Xbox 360 screens of the upcoming Call of Duty 3 downloadable content available from the Xbox Live Marketplace. The Bravo map pack is due toward the end of May, and will feature a mix of new and old maps from the COD franchise, reqorked for... [More]
Crossfire + Kane & Lynch Coming To PS3, Xbox 360 and PC!
Reversing their original decision to hold tight and wait for PS3 sales to pick up, Eidos parent company SCi now believe "the installed base of PlayStation 3 will reach critical mass in the Group's 2008 financial year" enough to make a triple platform release of Kane & Lynch and Crossfire.... [More]
The Beautiful Katamari in Brilliant HD
Namco Bandai Games has announced that Beautiful Katamari will be coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 later this year. There will even be a online mutliplayer mode and of course 720p next-gen graphics on both platforms.... [More]
Xbox 360 Successor Waiting In The Shadows?
Rumours are cropping up suggesting that Microsoft may be working on a Xbox 360 successor already. Fuelled by a recent spot of a Microsoft patent for a powerful gaming hub, the patent strongly suggests that Microsoft maybe working on a 'multi-component gaming system' which can perform as the central controller... [More]
Xbox Live Arcade Getting Pinball and more
Microsoft has done it again and provided gamers a double helping of titles. The updates will become available this Wednesday at 0900 GMT (2:00 a.m. Pacific). Eets: Chowdown is a 2D puzzle game featuring a “surreal sense of humor.” Basically, you get to use weird-sounding items such as “spouting Prankster... [More]
Multi-player For Xbox Live Arcade Revealed
Chair Entertainment Group, an independent video game production company, today announced its newest original property, Undertow, is currently in development for Xbox LIVE Arcade, the premier destination for digitally distributed, downloadable games. Expected to go live worldwide this summer, Undertow is powered by the Unreal Engine 3 and offers an... [More]
Microsoft Hoping Windows Live Will Be Its Japanese Trojan Horse
Recently we previewed Microsoft's upcoming Windows Live Messenger May update for the Xbox 360 [click here]. Not settling for cross-platform messaging, Microsoft now wish to add cross-platform gaming on PC and Xbox 360 to their high-end version of the update. This is of particular importance for them in the Japanese... [More]
2K Sports Unveils Features of The BIGS
2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, announced today features for The BIGS, the larger-than-life Major League Baseball licensed title coming out this summer. The BIGS delivers a unique pick-up-and-play baseball video game experience driven by quick reflex timing and smart power-up strategies, with highlight reel moments on... [More]
Red Entertainment And Middle East Gear Up For Xbox 360 Launch
Red Entertainment Distribution, the Middle East's leading distributor of computer and video games today announced that it will have over 60 games available for the Microsoft Xbox 360 at its launch on 26th April 2007. RED will have games from the world's leading publishers of video games including Activision, Eidos... [More]
Cyberathlete Professional League Announces Sierra Entertainment Sponsorship of 2007 World Tour
The Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), the pioneer and leader in professional video gaming competitions, today announced a partnership with video game publisher Sierra Entertainment as the title sponsor of the 2007 CPL World Tour, which will debut in Verona, Italy on May 11-13, 2007. The eight-month 2007 CPL Sierra Entertainment... [More]
Games Galore Available After 360 Update
Microsoft have finally provided an update for the Xbox 360 that now gives us gamers access to many of those previously released Xbox titles. Games include: Breakdown Jet Set Radio Future Mercenaries Panzer Dragoon Orta Phantom Dust Return to Castle Wolfenstein Unreal Championship 2 The full compatibility list can be... [More]
Monster Madness For Xbox Live Silver
Yes that's right, lucky siver members have been granted the rare option to download Monster Madness by SouthPeak Games. Gold members must be kicking themselves they shelled out that extra cash for the up until now, exclusive privilege. Here's the press release: SouthPeak Games has announced that the demo of... [More]
Xbox 360 in a Box? A Laptop Box That is.
Called it crazed or a work of sheer genius, but Ben Heckendorn has gone and done it again. First time around he squeezed his Xbox 360 into a sublime aluminium casing. Not satisfied with that, he's revamped his design with, as he puts it, "60% less aluminium" this time in... [More]
Pac-Man World Championship On Live Arcade
Microsoft and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. today made video game history by announcing the first-ever Xbox 360 "Pac-Man" World Championship, presented by Quiznos. From April 25 to May 9, fans of one of the world's most beloved video games of all time will compete on the classic arcade game via... [More]
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Now On LIVE Arcade
Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, sinks a hole-in-one with 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures, now available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC portals. Developed by the creators of the award-winning Assault Heroes, 3D Ultra Minigolf... [More]
Showtime for Xbox Fans On Xbox Live
Xbox fans can not only play games and watch premium entertainment content on their Xbox 360 they can now create content for it, too, according to a recent Microsoft press release. Microsoft and the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) have announced the Xbox Live Originals contest, granting aspiring television producers... [More]
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Coming Soon
Electronic Arts have announced that the Xbox 360 version of the chart topping PC game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is in development and is scheduled for release on May 11th. Boasting next-generation graphics, a fantastic live action story line with full motion sequences, this Command and Conquer 3... [More]
Halo 2 Gets Map Makeover
Certain Affinity and Bungie are working on remaking of Halo: Combat Evolved maps to work with Halo 2. The maps will be available as premium downloadable content for Xbox and Xbox 360 on April 17. The two maps, Desolation and Tombstone, are actually remakes of Halo: Combat Evolved deathmatch stages.... [More]
Gears of War Gets New Multiplayer Mode
Microsoft treated Gears of War fans with an update earlier this week which not only changed the online gameplay a bit, but also delivered a new multiplayer mode called Annex. In Annex, gamers can only win one way - they have to capture all of five special locations on the... [More]
Halo 3 Beta To Debut On Xbox Live
May the 16th will give Halo fans to a get a peek at the new Halo 3 brought to the 360 by Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios . They confirmed today that a multiplayer beta of “Halo 3” will be available worldwide via Xbox Live including support for online... [More]
Microsoft Brings Messenger to Xbox 360
Microsoft announced yesterday that it would be bringing its Windows Live Messenger Service to the Xbox 360 as part of a free Spring update on May 7th. In an attempt to stay ahead of Sony, which seems to be still getting out of the blocks in the next-generation console race,... [More]
Its Official Xbox 360 Elite Coming Soon
We recently reported rumours about the Microsoft's new all black sleek 360. Well it was hardly hushed rumour, more like when would they finally confirm the news? Well it's official now. The Elite, the third version of the Xbox will definitely be jet black in colour, and boast a 120... [More]
Xbox 360 TV Ad Banned In UK
You must have seen the advert by now. The one with the rooftop stunts, ensuing car chase with the ad ending with the tag line 'Jump IN. Xbox 360.' Well in what appears to be an over the top gesture, the UK Advertising Standards Authority has banned the ad as... [More]
Guitar Hero II Rocks Xbox!
Activision recently announced that Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is now available on retail shelves nationwide. Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 features an expanded track list of over 70 axe-smashing hits - including 10 tracks exclusive to the Xbox... [More]
Major League Gaming 2007 With $1 Million Prize Money
Major League Gaming (MLG), the first professional video game league, will kick off the 2007 Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit next weekend with more prize money than ever before and a new game title. MLG will give away more than $1 million in prizes and pro-player bonuses throughout the season... [More]
