Xbox 360 Ειδήσεις {News Topic}

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XNA Express beta 2 released

 

Microsoft has released the second beta version of its XNA Game Studio Express toolset, claiming it's "a near final version of the tool".

 

XNA Game Studio Express' goal is to allow anybody - from fans with zero programming background to academics and seasoned hobbyists - to develop their own little games for Windows and Xbox 360.

 

The new beta version adds a number of new features, and also coincides with the closed beta release of GarageGames' Torque X, a toolset designed to fit on top of the XNA platform and allow users to create games using a drag and drop interface.

 

 

More technical additions to the second beta include the XNA Framework Content Pipeline, which lets users pull in content from other creation packages like Autodesk, 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya and Softimage |XSI, and content importers for .X and Autodesk FBX 3D asset formats.

 

It also allows users to preview game design for Xbox 360 and pre-compile games ahead of the launch of the XNA Creators Club and the final XNA Game Studio Express on 11th December.

 

XNA Game Studio Professional, which will allow developers who want to profit from their creations to do so, will be released in summer 2007.

 

Membership of the Creators Club will be purchasable on Xbox Live Marketplace and will then allow you to migrate games to 360 and play them there - but at a cost of US$ 49 for a four-month trial of US$ 99 for a one-year membership.

 

For now though it's free to play around with, allowing for the creation of Windows games for nought, and can be downloaded from Microsoft's website.

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=69457

[Stormwatch]

Deite to 1o video kai sygkratiste to sagoni sas

 

OMG {....μαζευει το σαγονι του απο το γραφειο}

[Blackjim]

Lost Planet:

 

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/761/761580/vids_1.html

 

Kala ayto kai to GoW einai apisteyto combo. Deite to 1o video kai sygkratiste to sagoni sas

kana link na doume HD paizei?

[The_Sheep]

re paidia , kapou edo konta-sima den ipan oti tha vgei kai to multi demo apo to Lost Planet?

[privateer]

Blue Dragon: City!

 

 

http://dl-bluedragon.durasite.net/bd_movie6_hd.wmv

[Rebel21]

telika to blue dragon exei metria grafika in game alla sigoura tha afisei epoxi san paixnidi.

[polakis21]

Καλά πλάκα μας κάνεις?

Έχεις δει εσύ καλύτερα γραφικά για anime παιχνίδι του Toriyama τύπου dragonball?

Έλα Παναγία μου!Το παιχνίδι έχει απίστευτη λεπτομέρεια και θα αφήσει εποχή....

[Rebel21]

Καλά πλάκα μας κάνεις?

Έχεις δει εσύ καλύτερα γραφικά για anime παιχνίδι του Toriyama τύπου dragonball?

Έλα Παναγία μου!Το παιχνίδι έχει απίστευτη λεπτομέρεια και θα αφήσει εποχή....

 

kala re file tha mas trelaneis?ti sxesi exei o toriyama o typos kanei skitsa den einai 3d desinger apla dinei tin vasi kai oi developers tin xrisimopoioun kai ftiaxnoun to paixnidi.ta grafika tou paixnidiou einai aploika(foto me tin plateia) me tin xrisi vevaia tou blur effect fenonte sasn tainia 3d animation.se pliroforo oti egw eimai megalos fan aftou tou paixnidiou kai to perimenw poio poli kai apo to gears of war.alla min leme kai oti theloume diladi.

 

ti leptomeria pou tin eides diladi?to paixnidi einai epitides ftiagmeno aploika.

[p3tran]

 

 

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Halo 3: The 'Real' Facts

The Internet exploded last week, we're mopping up some of the mess.

 

Last week we detailed some of the changes coming to Halo 3's multiplayer and gave readers a small taste of some of the coverage that will appear in this month's EGM and during the rest of the month here at 1UP. Unfortunately, as 1UP Network Editorial Director John Davison pointed out some of that information peeked out a bit early, courtesy of Swedish magazine, Level. Those reveals were quickly translated and reported on (with some speculation where applicable) -- we just want to set the record straight and cut through some of the speculative stuff.

 

What They Said: IGN reported:

 

There's also word on a new Spartan Laser, a difficult-to-control but powerful attack that can disable vehicles in a single hit.

 

 

Truth and Reconciliation: The Spartan Laser was introduced to us as an anti-vehicle weapon, but the shoulder-mounted laser showed tremendous versatility as an anti-personnel weapon, too (it's really not very hard to control at all). Developer Bungie admitted that they were looking into ways to balancing the weapon a bit better in infantry combat (weapon nerf incoming?).

 

What They Said: IGN also wondered just how many players would appear in Halo 3's multiplayer:

 

But we still don't know how many players will be able to jump online at one time. We're hoping Bungie has plans to compete with the PS3's Resistance and 40-player action. Just imagine.

 

 

Truth and Reconciliation: Bungie told 1UP that they had no plans to extend the gameplay beyond the 16-player limit the previous games had. Judging from the size of the maps we saw (Valhalla, Snowbound and High Ground) -- it seems like a safe bet that the maps are being designed around the sweet spot of Halo's four vs. four multiplayer (they just served their four billionth Halo 2 game).

 

What They Said: Gameblog Kotaku reported (and showed scans) of the Level spread, among the tidbits they unearthed:

 

New Weapons

Spiker: Some sort of melee weapon.

Spartan Laser: An anti-vehicle weapon.

Nail Grenade: A grenade that sticks to the wall and shoots nails out when it explodes.

Apparently the Spiker and your secondary weapon will now actually be visible strapped to your back.

 

 

Truth and Reconciliation: Like other weapons in the Halo universe, the Spiker will have a melee element (it has a small sickle on the bottom like the the Brute Shot). Still, it's useful for more than up-close encounters. On the other hand, the rifle (whose rounds fall somewhere between the bullet-hose spray of a SMG and the projectile-ejection of a needler) is far more useful than either of those -- it plugs foes full of bright orange spikes.

 

The "nail grenade" is actually a Spike Grenade and it functions quite a bit differently than the other grenades (plasma and frag) in the Halo-verse, while combining the best parts of both. We'll be detailing the new weapons in with an in-depth look at Halo 3's multiplayer (and the December EGM has some new information about existing Halo weaponry and how it changes in Halo 3).

 

Technically, the Spiker (gun) rests on your hip in Halo 3. Two-handed weapons like the Battle Rifle, redesigned Assault Rifle, Spartan Laser and Shotgun are slung across players' backs when they aren't using them -- the single-hand weapons are stowed in would-be holsters on the Spartan's legs. Does being able to see all of the weapons your foes are toting around change the gameplay? Oh, it does.

 

What They Said: Gamespot Rumor Control'd the Halo 3 information ending their article with a plea:

 

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus, although we hope the term "Man Cannon" is the result of a translation error.

 

 

Truth and Reconciliation: We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but "Man Cannon" is indeed the real name. Will they be renamed "Launch Vents" or something far less interesting by the time the game ships? Maybe. But the giggles that crackled through the room when they said "Man Cannon" didn't bode too well for a name change.

 

This is just the information that came from Level magazine, the December issue of EGM and the next three weeks of coverage here at 1UP will expand, unveil and analyze even more from Halo 3. Stay friggin' tuned.

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XNA Game Studio Express Beta 2 Launches

Near final release. Try your hand at Xbox 360 development for free.

 

 

http://gear.ign.com/articles/743/743754p1.html

[privateer]

Microsoft says "Gears" demand running high

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday that early orders for its upcoming Xbox 360 game "Gears of War" are second only to its 2004 blockbuster "Halo 2," giving the company a running start as it aims to compete with the debut of Sony's rival PlayStation 3 console.

 

"Halo 2" for the original Xbox had pre-orders of 1.5 million and an additional million copies were sold in its first day of release, setting the bar for subsequent Xbox titles.

 

 

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2006-11-02T231646Z_01_N02196645_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-MEDIA-MICROSOFT-GEARS-DC.XML&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=BizArt-C1-ArticlePage2

[p3tran]

το Gears θα εχει επιλογη που αντι για αιμα θα πεταει ...σπιθες (!!) και δεν θα γινονται παϊδακια οι αντιπαλοι.

 

αυτη βεβαια ειναι μια επιλογη για αυτους που ζαλιζονται με λιγο αιματακι και μονο για αυτους!

 

http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=24664346&postcount=4

[Daredevil]

pali kala pou deen 8a petane idrwta....

[p3tran]

pali kala pou deen 8a petane idrwta....

γιατι ρε? wii θα παιζουνε?