Xbox 360 Ειδήσεις {News Topic}

[Daredevil]

Lost Planet Director Says Game Is Only 60% of 360s Potential

 

This is a bit old, but we wanted to bring it to you anyway. Keiji Inafune of Capcom, the man behind Lost Planet, stated that they are only using about 60% of the XBox360's potential with the game. Take into account that Lost Planet is one of the best games out and it is only in demo form, and you can see we are in for a real treat this generation on both systems.

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Assassin's Creed coming to Xbox360 & the game isn't all 12th century

 

We also saw a few seconds of the front end of the game. Normally that's not something worth writing about, but... just don't expect the entire thing to be set in the 12th century from what we saw...

 

Also anybody that doesn't know about what they mean I can tell you. The reason the game was originally called project assassin is because apparently you might not really be in the 12th century at all. Apparently you are the victim of some twisted experiment along with many others in this top secret program called project assassins. As you go about the game carrying out your assassins and what not you'll notice certains that may not seem right (matrix sorta deal I'm guessing or maybe you'll dream about the truth of what is really happening to you)

 

Anyway as you go about these assassination missions you are being observed by scientists, but you aren't really an assassin, but as you lay in some lab and dream you think you are. They notice you are showing an impressive level of progress throughout beyond many others. You'll eventually figure out something is wrong and probably snap out of it they figure there is nothing to fear you aren't really capable of all those things anyway or so they thought.

 

Basically all of that was a rough breakdown of something I read elsewhere and its definetly true to a degree that you are being used in some type of experiment. The guys in the 1up blog talked about this as well.

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http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/3rd_person/killer_assassins_creed_hands-on

[BlizardBill]

[b']Assassin's Creed coming to Xbox360 & the game isn't all 12th century[/b]

Το άρθρο δεν λέει ότι θα έρθει στο xbox360 σίγουρα, ούτε το πότε .

 

"Right, before we start let's get this out of the way. Ubisoft has only announced Assassin's Creed for PS3.

We've asked them if it will be coming to Xbox 360 and they won't say anything other than the fact that it has only been announced for PS3. But something tells us there's a good chance it will eventually come to Xbox 360... Thanks for your attention."

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Galaga XBLA Screenshots

 

[p3tran]

στο χαριζουμε ρε μπιλλυ!!! μας εσκασες πια....

χεστηκαμε για το creed στην τελικη... οοοο-φου!! :D

δεχομαστε οτι ΟΛΟΙ ΕΧΟΥΝΕ ΑΔΙΚΟ και ΕΣΥ ΜΟΝΟ ΕΧΕΙΣ ΔΙΚΙΟ! ΕΣΤΩ ΛΟΙΠΟΝ ΟΤΙ ΔΕΝ ΘΑ ΒΓΕΙ ΠΟΤΕ ΣΤΟ 360!

χαρουμενος?

 

 

bring on the GALAGA!!!!!

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Halo 3 doc coming

Bungie.net confirms short film focusing on the E3 2006 trailer of its anticipated shooter; doc will feature new "angles" on trailer.

 

When a company has a property as hot as the Halo franchise at its disposal, it would do well to keep major details under wraps until just the right time. It's also important that little nuggets of info get planted into the minds of its fans to keep them happy and keep the message boards lit up with "Master Chief r00lz" posts.

 

After denying for quite some time that it was heading back into the Halo-verse, Bungie revealed--through a trailer shown at Microsoft's pre-E3 press conference--that it is working on Halo 3. Though the trailer was enough to send Halo fans into orbit, the news that it was made entirely from the in-game engine blasted them to another dimension.

 

Those eager to learn anything and everything about the trailer will get the chance soon. On Bungie.net, "content monkey" Frankie O'Conner reveals that a short documentary about the trailer's making is in the works. The film will concentrate on what went into making the teaser, as well as those involved in creating it. It's unlikely that new footage will be included, but Frankie promises that fans will get a look at the trailer from new "angles." It is currently unclear how or when the documentary will be released.

 

GameSpot got a look at some those angles behind closed doors with Bungie reps at E3, documented in a close-up look at the trailer. Halo 3 is currently scheduled to be released on the Xbox 360 sometime in 2007.

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MotoGP 06 Interview

 

http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/1603/MotoGP-06-Interview/p1/

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Ayrio bgainei to update

 

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/press/2006/0605-springrelease-features.htm

 

 

Xbox 360 releases over 125 new features to enhance next-generation gameplay and entertainment

 

 

NEW FEATURES

“Download manager” - Marketplace items now download in the background, queue up to six pieces of content

DVD bookmark support will remember the filmʼs timing and location when resuming viewing

Fast-forward and rewind now offered at 2x -16x for any videos saved to hard drive

“Boot to Dashboard” setting will bypass the loading of any disc in the drive and open directly to Dashboard during power-on

Begin slideshows from any photo

Music player saves “shuffle” setting

Much player save “repeat” setting

Music player now displays which file is currently playing in the playlist

Music volume level persists between game / reboots

8 new locales added (Chile, Brazil, India, South Africa, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia)

Separate settings now offered for Game and User volume controls

Themes can now be set from the “System” blade on the Dashboard

User-selected music continues play when switching from Dashboard to game or game to Dashboard

“All Arcade Games” added as a selection in the Xbox Live Arcade area

Personal gamer pictures allowed as Gamertiles – displayed only to those on your Friends List

Added support to disable sound effects when navigating Dashboard

Instantaneous “Change Theme” option added upon downloading new Dashboard themes

Preserve folder structure of source when viewing photos

A / B labels now provided to identify memory units in Dashboard

Online status set to “Away” when screensaver becomes active

SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

 

DVD Player

Improved audio/video sync after extended pauses

Improved visual quality

DVD player outputs at native resolution over VGA connection

Improved playback smoothness

Improved fast-forward and rewind smoothness

DVD play continues to attempt to read a disc after “disc read” error

DVD play à Pause à Play jitter / out of synch issues improved

DVD play à Slow Play à Play jitter / out of synch issues improved

Repaired issues with missing menu selection icon from DVD disc menu for certain films

Improved Xbox 360 Guide efficiency during certain films

Repaired playback stutter during certain films

 

Music Player

Player now populates music data (Title, Artist, etc.) when no track information is available

User music is now pauses, instead of stopping, when games override user-selected background music

Selecting an artistʼs album no longer displays albums for all artists

Improved performance when retrieving playlists from a Windows Media connection

List music tracks in track-order when viewing albums by specific artist

Unified music controls for music player in Dashboard and pop-up Guide

Improved playback for Mono AAC-encoded files

Improved connection timing between console and CD database over Internet

Player no longer allows hard-drive selection when no hard-drive is connected

Removed handling of MTP/USB devices when playing music from them more robust

Improved error codes / messaging associated with unplayable content

 

Localization Improvements

Fixed partially truncated strings in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian

Korean clock / date format corrected after initial set-up

Fixed system hang when changing the language of the console immediately after signing out

Korean virtual keyboard “down” navigation now works for lower-right button

Korean virtual keyboard caps disabled for input mode

Fixed overlapping characters for pre-paid Gold membership card (Japanese localization)

Removed extra spaces in several translated words (French localization)

PC name displayed properly when containing Japanese characters

Support single apostrophe character for Japanese virtual keyboard

 

Memory Area Improvements

Streamlined selection – no profile selection required

Improved overall performance, allowing quicker access to content

Improved content views including name, file type, size, profile owner and location

Faster identification of file types and fewer steps for actions such as copy, move, delete, etc.

Capacity (or percentage-full) of storage device now consistent between select-a-device and storage scenes

Device selection now shown on each screen to improve usability

 

Miscellaneous System Improvements

Time elapsed now displayed when playing music files

Enhanced categorization of media library

Accelerated scrolling of large music lists

New “shuffle” icon

Repeat / Shuffle icon now operates as toggle button

Default button for manual IP address is now “A” instead of “Done”

Hidden and system folders are no longer displayed from MTP / mass storage devices

Difficulty levels for gamer profiles ordered correctly

Added additional line and word-wrap to “Publisher” in video area

Shuffle / Random no longer skips last image in list when viewing photos

Improved handling of Friend Requests between Gamertags that have changed names

No longer asked “Exist to Dash?” when switching between areas in the Dashboard

New error messages for when Windows Live ID requires password change

Unlocked Achievements now displayed first in Game Summary page

Selecting an Achievement now shows the specific Achievement details

Full date now displayed for “Member Since” and “Next Bill Date” tabs on Membership scene

Updated messaging for deleting arcade games purchased by different profiles

No longer launch music CD in disc-tray when moving from Live sign-up to Dashboard or Network Troubleshooter

Improved voice quality when connected through wired gamepad

Show “Last Played Game” selection in Xbox Live Arcade first before enumerating all games (when Arcade game was last game played)

Improved performance of picture enumeration from iPods formatted for Mac

Adopt latest updates to Cero-based ratings for Family Settings

Show videos downloaded from Marketplace in the Video area of the Media blade

Improved usability around “Play Now” when downloading demos, trailers and videos

Added support for South Africa-specific Family Settings

Updated support for Japanese game ratings

Video area changed to include game trailers and entertainment videos

Improved robustness of Gamerscore when doing account recoveries

Improved messaging around handling corrupt or non-fully recovered profiles

Improved download performance for popular content being downloaded through Marketplace

Total USB keyboard support

Testing Live connection while streaming music from PC works correctly

Next item / Focus sound not played when scrolling past the bottom of the video list

Handle profiles on memory units inserted into system while enumerating profiles from other storage locations

Warning / Alert icons now show as part of deleting items in Memory area

Repeat rate for remote control matches game controller repeat rate

“A” button disabled when in a list with no items available

Wireless battery level added to mini-pop-up guide over backward-compatible games

Pop-up guide / Dashboard now supports USB keyboard

Console no longer enters “charge” mode when shutdown and the battery has been removed from wireless controller

System no longer waits indefinitely when attempting to contact Windows Media Connect service on XP PC

Improved Marketplace storage device selector

Correctly set focus on selected item when back button pressed on “select a game” scene

Notify users when multiple wireless SSIDS with identical names are within reach

Provide Gold membership information when trying to join a session or accepting game invites with Silver accounts

New text to highlight the ability to clear the passcode for Live account signing

Photo slideshow no longer resumes when pressing “previous” or “next” from paused state

Improved handling of corrupt profiles when deleting them

No longer turn off wireless gamepads after system update reboot

More robust handling of initial setup experience for memory unit users

Improved handling of backward-compatible update experience, reboot back into Xbox v1 environment instead of Dashboard

Improved handling for "block communications" from other players

Improved keypress sounds when using USB keyboard

Improved usability and performance of content enumeration for storage devices

Show visual location for where Xbox Live Arcade games reside

Improved user messaging when overwriting content while copying

Improved consistency of messaging between "sign out" and "switch profile"

Updated troubleshooter text for connection to Windows PC's joined to domain

Better support for Xbox 360 game disc recognition

Improved initial setup text messaging

Improved overall error message terminology

Game updates downloaded to memory unit no longer show "please reinsert" notification when memory unit removed

More robust support for handling game deletes from memory unit and simultaneously removing memory unit

Improved system performance between console and affiliated Windows Media Connect PC

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Xbox 360 Dashboard release schedule

 

I am happy to inform you that the highly-anticipated Xbox 360 Dashboard update will be released tomorrow morning beginning at 0200 PT (See what time this is in your time zone.) This free update contains some of your top requested features including background downloading, boot to dash and others for a total of over 125 new features and enhancements. Read more details from the press release on Xbox.com.

 

While the update is being released at 0200 PT not everyone will receive it immediately. It can take up to four hours for a user to be prompted to receive this update, so please be patient. There is no way to speed up the process, every Xbox 360 will receive the prompt to upgrade sometime between 0200 and 0600 (or the next time you sign in to Xbox Live.)

 

http://majornelson.com/

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Naruto (X360) confirmed

 

Paris, FRANCE – April 6, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the worldʼs largest video game publishers, announced that it has signed a strategic non exclusive licensing agreement with TV TOKYO Corporation and SHUEISHA Inc., to develop games based on the hugely popular Naruto anime series for the Microsoft Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The new titles will be available in North and South America and European territories in 2007.

 

With Naruto, Ubisoft will develop for the first time a game based on a Japanese property. Naruto was first launched as part of SHUEISHAʼs weekly manga magazine in 1999 and Naruto manga books have sold more than 50,000,000 copies in Japan alone. Manga books are published in the US and major territories of Europe as well. Naruto anime series debuted on TV TOKYO in 2002 and has already spawned several successful video game titles in Japan as well as multiple character merchandise and two movies. Now, Naruto anime is aired with tremendous success on Cartoon Network in the US

 

NARUTO takes place in a world where ninja are the ultimate power. Uzumaki NARUTO is a ninja-in-training who is learning the art of ninjutsu with his classmates Sakura and Sasuke. The trio studies under the instruction of their teacher, Kakashi, who helps the group face a series of dangerous and daunting tests and challenges. Through their adventures, the young ninjas learn the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity, and right versus wrong.

 

 

“Naruto will broaden our portfolio and contribute to achieving our strategic goal of earning 25% of our turnover through licences,” said Christian Salomon, Director of Worldwide Licensing at Ubisoft. “Naruto is part of a wave of Japanese manga and anime that appeals to kids and adolescents alike, and we plan to deliver them every bit of the excitement they have experienced in Narutoʼs books, movies and TV shows.”

 

“Iʼm confident Ubisoft will manage to create an exciting Naruto game, while respecting the animeʼs spirit of passing on positive values and a lot of fun” said Hayato Date, Naruto anime series director.

Coming to the U.S. and Europe in 2007 (Ubisoft)

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Mass effect video from e3

 

xalia poiotita alla aksizei...paixnidara...

[poromenos]

!kade Oloi To Update!beite Sto Xbox Live Kai To Kanei Aftomata!

[Exoskeletor]

Ti leei to update? orees beltoseis exei

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Ti leei to update? orees beltoseis exei

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Console Wars: Episode IV

 

It is a period of console war. Nintendo, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Sony at E3 2006.

 

:mrgreen: