Xbox 360 Ειδήσεις {News Topic}

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Really real and wearable Halo 3 Recon helmet

 

 

Earning the uber l33t Halo 3 Recon Armor from the filthy clutches of Bungie is no easy feat. You must make some sort of community contribution or find a new and adventurous way of killing yourself in-game. Simply put, Recon Armor is cool, but nearly impossible to obtain and that's exactly why Belakor over at the 405th Forums created his own.

 

Made out of l33t plastic, l33t paint and lots of l33t love is the life-size and fully wearable Halo 3 Recon helmet you see above. And for those who haven't the slightest idea to what Recon armor looks like, take a look at this and compare it to the helmet above. Nearly identical, no? It's a work of art and if Belakor doesn't get some in-game Recon Armor to match his real-life Recon armor then we'll have to rough up the folks over at Bungie. It's only right.

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Stuff Specs Out The Xbox 360 "Ultimate"

 

Bill Gates and the Microsoft crew are rumored to be planning something big for next week's Consumer Electronics Show, but we've got nothing but speculation to tide us over until then. Gadget mag Stuff, however, thinks it has—or genuinely has—the scoop on what's coming down the product pipeline from Redmond. The Xbox 360 Ultimate, Stuff writes, will be hitting store shelves by this autumn and feature "1080p HDMI output, built-in Wi-Fi, hi-def audio output, cooler 65nm hardware architecture and a near-silent fan." On top of all that, the IPTV service that MS touted at last year's CES will be good to go.

 

Also included in the Ultimate? A 320GB hard drive and HD-DVD drive. While we have our doubts about the authenticity of the details, the news seems a bit too matter of fact to ring false. Is someone at Stuff simply letting the cat out of the bag early? Perhaps we'll know more this Sunday, when we report directly from CES '08.

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Φέτος δε βγήκε pes. 'Εχουμε μείνει στο pes 6 και φέτος ο Τακαναθαλασσαbass αποφάσισε να μη βγάλει νέα έκδοση γιατί το ένα και μοναδικό που περιμένουν όλοι είναι να παίζει μια χαρά στο Live και κατάφερε να το καταστρέψει. Οπότε μην αναφέρεστε σε pes 2008. Δεν υπάρχει κάτι τέτοιο και τα 70 ευρώ που ζητάει η Konami είναι απλά γιατί έχει χιούμορ.

 

ΥΓ. 'Εχω και τον Privateer να με πρήζει με το MUFA 2008 που είναι πιο αργό και από το θάνατο

 

εντάξει όχι και μούφα το FIFA08...

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METAL SLUG 3

 

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privateer αυτός είναι και ο λόγος γιατί το XBOX LIVE είναι αξεπέραστο στο είδος του...

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Splinter Cell: Conviction

 

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=178501

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Just Cause 2 Exclusive New Screens

 

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Far Cry 2 confirmed for Xbox 360 and PS3

 

Ubisoft confirms what's been expected for some time.

 

Rumours of console versions of Ubisoft's upcoming Far Cry sequel have been doing the rounds almost since the game was first announced for PC, and today the France-based publisher has confirmed that Far Cry 2 is on the way to Xbox 360 and PS3.

 

In development at Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 2 is a next generation first-person shooter which hopes to immerse the player in an entirely new kind of gameplay experience. The game utilises a custom-made engine which has been built from the ground up, making it possible to deliver real open-world gameplay.

 

Far Cry 2 is scheduled for release in Ubisoft's fiscal 2008-2009 (the 12-month period beginning April 2008).

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Omega Five next Wednesday

 

Hudson has chirped that side-scrolling shooter Omega Five will be next week's Live Arcade offering.

 

It will cost 800 Points (EUR 9.30 / GBP 6.80) and puts you in control of a ninja-like character that uses ranged, melee and pet attacks to clear the screens of would be assailants with clearly bad intentions from birth.

 

 

Like Geometry Wars, you control the movement with the left analogue stick and direction of fire with the right, obliterating enemies with upgradable weapons like reflecting laser beams or enormous special nuke attacks. Each character has their own unique abilities and style.

 

Among its biggest lures are its bright and colourful 3D environments and swanky special effects, as well as the option to join a friend in local co-operative play.

 

Look out for our thoughts on it close to its release next Wednesday. Meanwhile, pop into our Omega Five gallery for a better idea of what it is all about.

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Halo Wars

 

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Mercenaries 2

 

 

http://www.mercs2.com/media_screens.php

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Some Xbox 360 numbers

 

 

The PR team has just released some interesting numbers on where we are with the Xbox 360 that I thought you would enjoy discussing:

We have sold more than 17.7 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide

More than 8.1 million copies of "Halo 3" have been sold since its launch (September 25, 2007)

Mass Effect" reached 1.6 million units sold, in just six weeks (on sale November 20, 2007)

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Πηγή: Gamerscore.com

 

 

Xbox.com will be posting a letter from Marc Whitten regarding the recent service interruptions on Xbox LIVE, but we wanted to give you a heads up.

[update: Posted on Xbox.com and Larry did an interview with Xbox LIVE Operations Mgr "e" in a podcast he just posted.]

Dear Xbox LIVE Members:

 

During this past holiday season you helped us break a number of Xbox LIVE records. This included our largest sign-up of new members to Xbox LIVE in our 5 year history and just yesterday you broke the record for the single biggest day of concurrent members ever on the service.

As a result of this massive increase in usage we know that some of you experienced intermittent Xbox LIVE issues over the holiday break. While the service was not completely offline at any given time, we are disappointed in our performance. I would like to take this moment to thank you each and every one of you for your patience and understanding as our team has worked around the clock to return the service to a stable state.

At the same time we would like to offer a token of our appreciation to all of you in celebration of record success for the service.

And as a thank you for your loyalty during this holiday period, we will be offering all of our Xbox LIVE members around the world access to a full Xbox LIVE Arcade game that will be available to download free of charge

. In the coming weeks we will be sharing the specific details of this offer with you.

Thank you again for helping make Xbox LIVE everything that it is today!

Sincerely,

Marc Whitten

 

General Manager, Xbox LIVE

Gamertag: Notwen

 

 

 

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Microsoft Corp sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect," according to company data released on Thursday.

 

A total of 17.7 million Xbox 360s had been sold worldwide since it first went on sale in late 2005, Microsoft said. Earlier sales data from the software giant showed 13.4 million consoles sold by the end of September.

 

"Holiday 2007 was a blockbuster season for the gaming industry," Microsoft said, adding that the Xbox 360 has kept its lead over rivals in terms of total dollars spent on hardware and software.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/tc_nm/microsoft_xbox_dc

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BURNOUT DEMO SUPPORTING UP TO 8 PLAYERS ONLINE

 

From Jan 4th to Jan 14th 2008, the Paradise City servers will double the number of players that can join in an online session of Burnout Paradise, from 4 to 8.

 

 

 

 

With it, a total of 13 new Freeburn challenges will be available for players to attempt - 3 challenges in 5, 6 and 7 player sessions, and 4 new challenges for those playing in 8 player sessions.

 

Burnout Paradise offers a true open world environment built for intense speed, excitement, and exploration.

 

The demo is now available worldwide on the PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace.