Xbox 360 Ειδήσεις {News Topic}

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Arcade: METEOS WARS

Content: METEOS WARS

Price: 800 Microsoft Points

Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions

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Arcade: PowerUp Forever

Content: PowerUp Forever

Price: 800 Microsoft Points

Availability: Not available in Korea

Dash Text: PowerUp Forever, the next-gen, next-level evolution of the top-down arcade shooter, offers limitless levels, enemies and options. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see http://www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

[Wolfidis]

LIVE Activity for week of December 1st

 

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)

1 Halo 3

2 CoD: World at War

3 Gears of War 2

4 Call of Duty 4

5 GTA IV

6 Left 4 Dead

7 Madden NFL 09

8 Fable II

9 Fallout 3

10 FIFA 09

 

 

Όπως είχες προβλέψει η μούφα CoDWaW πέρασε το GoW2 (που δεν έχω παίξει προσωπικά)

[Braveheart1980]

Gears Of War 3?

 

ΝΑΙ!

 

Πηγη1 , Πηγη2

[nzeppos]

Ε καλά για να λέμε την αλήθεια δεν είναι καμια φοβερή είδηση, το ξέραμε ότι το GoW είναι τριλογία και ότι θα βγει σε περίπου 2 χρόνια από σήμερα. Το γνωρίζαμε πριν καν κυκλοφορήσει το 2.

 

Ωστόσο στο greekgamers είναι λίγο εχμ... να το πω υπερβολικοί?

 

Και όμως είναι αλήθεια! Το πολυβραβευμένο GoW που κυριολεκτικά έδωσε νέα πνοή στο XBOX 360 και εν γένει στα 3rd person shooters , θα έχει και 3ο μέρος!

 

...

Right.

[Braveheart1980]

Ε καλά για να λέμε την αλήθεια δεν είναι καμια φοβερή είδηση, το ξέραμε ότι το GoW είναι τριλογία και ότι θα βγει σε περίπου 2 χρόνια από σήμερα. Το γνωρίζαμε πριν καν κυκλοφορήσει το 2.

 

Ωστόσο στο greekgamers είναι λίγο εχμ... να το πω υπερβολικοί?

 

 

 

...

Right.

 

Περι ορέξεως....

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A look at a few post-NXE Xbox LIVE stats

 

With the NXE launch behind us and the Holiday right around the corner a few data points just landed in my inbox that I though you might find interesting:

If LIVE were a U.S. city, it would be the largest city with over 14-million members. The equivalent of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago combined.

Since the New Xbox Experience launched on Nov. 19 the number of new friends added per Xbox LIVE member has risen by 33%.

Xbox LIVE is not just games: With more than 45 global network and studio partners, and Netflix in the U.S., we offer more than 30,000 movies, TV episodes and music videos in both high and standard definition.

In the past year the average number of unique visitors to Xbox LIVE each day has risen 66%

Movie downloads increased 49% and TV episode downloads were up 30% the week after launch

Xbox LIVE Arcade sales almost tripled in the first week after the New Xbox Experience launched

Avatar-specific titles like A Kingdom for Keflings registered the second-best first week of performance ever

UNO which was updated to include in-game Avatars, saw a 650% increase in sales in just one day

 

So all in all….pretty good numbers. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few weeks.

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Winter Holiday Theme (Free)

 

Content: Winter Holiday Theme

Price: Free

Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions

Dash Text: Enjoy this limited time offer. Let it snow! No matter where you are in the world, you can experience a holiday winter wonderland on your Xbox 360.

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Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage

 

 

In Operation: Anchorage the player will find themselves able to re-live the famous liberation of Anchorage from Fallout lore -- inside a simulation similar to one found along the main quest of Fallout 3. Once the player finds their way into the simulation, they'll be stripped of their resources and have to survive within the rules set up by the simulation's creators.

 

The Chinese red army is everywhere, and the player will first have to secure the surrounding mountain side and then fight their way into the Chinese base. The player will have to use a lot of their standard combat skills, along with several new tools that will only be available in the downloadable content. These include interactive Strike Teams under the player's command and unique armor, weapons, and other exotic gadgets.

 

Other info:

-Operation: Anchorage will be about 4-5 hours long

-New weapons and perk

-Combat/stealth oriented

-800 MS Points

-Update (bug fixes) for all versions of Fallout 3 coming

-Second DLC, The Pitt, will take place in Pittsburgh

-Third DLC, Broken Steel, will increase the level cap

 

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/937/937202p1.html

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NPD Sales Numbers for November 2008

 

Playstation 2 206k

Playstation 3 378k

PSP 421k

Xbox 360 836k

Wii 2.04M

DS 1.57M

 

 

GEARS OF WAR 2* (360) 1.56 million

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR* (360) 1.41 million

WII PLAY W/ REMOTE (WII) 796K

WII FIT (WII) 697K

MARIO KART (WII) 637K

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR (PS3) 597K

GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR* (WII) 475K

LEFT 4 DEAD (360) 410K

RESISTANCE 2* (PS3) 385K

WII MUSIC (WII) 297K

 

(*includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

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DOUBLE FINE AND EA TURN IT UP TO “11” NEXT FALL WITH THE RELEASE OF BRÜTAL LEGEND

 

 

 

Tim Schafer teams up with Jack Black for the ultimate Rock opus

 

 

 

Redwood City, CA – December 12th, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Double Fine Productions, Inc. today announced that they have signed an exclusive publishing agreement that will bring the highly-anticipated rock-adventure Brütal Legend™ to gamers, headbangers, roadies and rockers worldwide next Fall. The latest creation from gaming icon Tim Schafer and the award-winning team at Double Fine, Brütal Legend is a 3rd person Action/Adventure game starring Jack Black in the role of roadie Eddie Riggs, who sets on an epic quest to build an army of rockers with only a broad axe, a big block V8 and his faithful guitar in hand.

 

 

 

“This is awesome news!” stated Tim Schafer, President of Double Fine Productions. “The quality and creativity of the games EA Partners has been involved with make it a perfect home for our baby, Brütal Legend. Some people were starting to wonder if the saga of Eddie Riggs would ever see the light of day, but now I think it’s clear that this game, like Metal itself, cannot be killed!”

 

 

 

“Brütal Legend is shaping up to be a creative tour de force,” said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EA Partners. ”At EAP, we are deeply committed to giving the industry’s elite independent developers a platform to launch their creations to a worldwide audience. Tim Schafer is known for some of the richest stories and characters in our industry, and with Jack Black offering his vocal styling’s for Eddie Riggs, we are extremely excited to help Tim and his talented team at Double Fine see their vision come to fruition.”

 

 

 

Brütal Legend tells the tale of Eddie Riggs, played by Jack Black, who is drawn back through time to a mythical world dripped in Rock and Roll folklore; where great Metal titans once ruled and power chords rang from the countryside for all to hear. When an oppressed people request Eddie’s knowledge of modern warfare, he pulls from his own experience in the only occupation he’s ever had, a roadie for a Heavy Metal band. From this springs the most hellacious army man has ever seen, and thus brings this ancient world into the Age of Metal.

 

 

 

Also be sure to catch Tim Schafer and Jack Black unveil the first gameplay trailer for Brütal Legend at the 2008 Video Game Awards live this Sunday, December 14th at 9pm EST on Spike TV.

 

 

 

Brütal Legend will be available for the Xbox 360® video game system and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system Fall 2009.

 

 

 

Double Fine is represented by CAA.

 

 

 

For more information on Brütal Legend please visit http://www.brutallegend.com.

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Rockstar Games Announces South Central Upgrade and Content Pack for Midnight Club: Los Angeles

 

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the massive downloadable upgrade and content pack for Midnight Club: Los Angeles, the latest installment of its critically acclaimed and genre-defining Midnight Club franchise. The content will be available early next year for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

 

The "South Central Upgrade Map" provides players with a whole new area of the city, about one-third the size of the original map, and will be available for free. This area features L.A. landmarks such as Exposition Park, the USC campus, Shrine Auditorium, Crenshaw Plaza, and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and stretches south to the 105 Freeway. In addition to the free new city area, players will be able to purchase the "South Central Content Pack" which includes new character competitions, races, cars and music available in a single complete package. The new vehicles include a variety of cars and a motorcycle. Also making an appearance for the first time in Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be SUVs, a longtime favorite of the series' fans.

 

"This downloadable content hones in on a very iconic area of Los Angeles," said Jay Panek, Midnight Club Producer at Rockstar San Diego. "'This South Central download features staples of the area, from the landmarks to the types of cars, and we think it really helps enhance the overall L.A. feel we set out to recreate."

 

Game Informer described Midnight Club: Los Angeles as "just what the doctor ordered: a fun, fast racing experience with enough content to keep you playing for months." The addition of South Central will enhance the overall experience and extend the game even further.

 

Developed by Rockstar San Diego, Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless, breathtaking environment for everyone who loves to compete. With no load times, no tracks, and no rules, the game allows players to race at breakneck speeds through an unbelievable recreation of Los Angeles in fully customizable, licensed cars.

 

The racing experience in Midnight Club: Los Angeles is extended online at the Rockstar Games Social Club (http://www.rockstargames.com/socialclub), where players are able to enter tournaments, share in-game photos, rate other people's rides, track stats with other gamers, and listen to and purchase music from the soundtrack.

 

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is currently available for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 and is rated T for Teen. The “South Central Upgrade Map” and “South Central Content Pack” both require players to have the full version of Midnight Club: Los Angeles for Xbox 360 or PLAYSTATION 3 and an Xbox LIVE or a PlayStation Network membership to download. For more information, log onto http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclubla

[Braveheart1980]

EA to drop Need For Speed Franchise?

Not more than a month after the release of Need For Speed: Undercover, the Electric Playground is reporting that Electronic Arts may be cutting the franchise entirely. The videogame web show claims that future titles in the series have been canceled. EA director of communications Colin Macrae provided Electric Playground with the following comment:

 

"We're working through a process on people, products, and facilities at EA and don't have any announcements today."

 

Undercover, the most recent entry in the long-running franchise, was received fairly well but didn't crack the top 20 in the NPD sales charts for the month of November. Earlier in the year, EA CEO John Riccitiello had spoken of plans to split the Need for Speed development team into two groups, allowing for a 24-month cycle for creating each game rather than the 12 months cycle that he said "torture[d] a very talented group of people."

 

If this report is true, I'm disappointed that we'll never get the chance to see what could have come from giving this series a much-needed boost in development time to try out new ideas. And unless the publisher already has new plans for the creators of Need For Speed, we could be seeing further layoffs from EA soon, as has been previously predicted. We'll keep checking for official confirmation and word from EA on what's happening to the Need for Speed franchise and why.

 

Πηγη1 , Πηγη2

[nzeppos]

Καιρός ήταν...

[Braveheart1980]

Καιρός ήταν...

 

Ίσως , αλλά είναι μια σειρά που έχει γράψει ιστορία είναι η αλήθεια..

[nzeppos]

Αυτό είναι αλήθεια. Και ποιός δεν έχει παίξει NFS, ειδικά το καλύτερο όλων, το Porsche Unleashed. Ωστόσο πήγαινε από το κακό στο χειρότερο. Ή ίσως ο κόσμος άρχισε να είναι λίιιιιγο πιο υποψιασμένος και να απαιτεί περισσότερα (λέω "λίγο" γιατί εδώ θεωρούν ακόμα το GranTurismo εξομοιωτή...)