Xbox 360 Games

"Microsoft has banned "a small percentage" of Xbox Live users found to be in possession of modified Xbox 360 consoles." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"802.11n compatible wi-fi peripheral arriving on November 20th priced at £59.99" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Twice, Infinity Ward asks if you're absolutely sure you want to see it. The scene, the fourth you'll encounter in the most widely anticipated game of the year, could be "disturbing" or "offensive", repeats the warning. You smile and agree that, yes, you are sure you want to see it. This is a videogame. They give them 18 certificates, but only to appease people who don't really understand what's going on. Sure, the images of violence and bloodshed on Modern Warfare's battlefields can be disturbing to an onlooker, but death in a first-person shooter is a five-second setback, a micro-reincarnation designed to provide challenge and an impetus to improve, not distress." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Cool, let us know what you think of it? - Kol Tregaskes

I played it, I knew it was a game and I wasn't hurting anyone. Just because I played the level mean that I would do it in real life. - Faraz Mullick from Bookmarklet

"Microsoft confirms that Twitter, Facebook and Last.FM functionality turned off for those under 18" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

I guess that none of the services really have proper parental controls... or MS have not yet provided access to the parental controls on the xbox for those apps. - Travis Koger

Is anyone else actually purchasing content via Zune? It seems like just another way for Microsoft to nickel & dime users. I wonder if I had a Zune player would I still have to pay for content via Xbox. Not to mention the time constraints reeks of iTunes silliness. - Anika

i wish we had any streaming service in australia :( - Terry O'Fee

Nice, I'll be grabbing a PC version at some point. As I have an impromptu day off I can start looking for the best prices for a few games I'm after. Just waiting for my money to come through from my last job. - Kol Tregaskes

I think most of the supermarkets are selling new top games cheap nowadays. I know ASDA is one who sells them dirty cheap. - Kol Tregaskes

"People didn't really respond all that well to the unveiling of the new Mass Effect character Subject Zero. A troubled lady with attitude and tats, she looked like the kind of person you'd rather have blasted out into space through an air lock than get stuck in a lift with - a particularly poignant worry given the original Mass Effect's excessive elevator-based predilections." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Mass Effect (the first one) is about £6.50 on Steam this weekend. - Kol Tregaskes

"With its fine fusion of stylised visuals, accomplished shooting gameplay, superb co-op elements and MMO-style character building, Borderlands should deliver developer Gearbox plenty of success. Gifted with an impressive 8/10 review score on Eurogamer, it's clearly a highly desirable game, but out of the three SKUs available, which is the most worthy of your investment?" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Commentator's eye. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

"Analyst OTX claims that many gamers are shifting to Sony’s console for upcoming multiformat sequels" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Senior Xbox cheerleader Larry Hryb has warned gamers buying second-hand 360s that they run the risk of not being able to connect to Xbox Live. It's all down to the fact that Microsoft has been "actively banning consoles from Xbox Live that have been modified to play pirated games"." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

..."And coincidentally, that's bad news for people who fancy buying a cheap Xbox 360 off eBay or wherever. "This would also be a good time to remind you that the warranty on an Xbox 360 console is not transferrable and if you purchase a used console that has been previously banned, you will not be able to connect to Xbox Live," Hryb added. You could argue that's a bit convenient, what... more... - Kol Tregaskes

Beware of banned consoles and buy with testing them on garage sales. We're tresting almost everything in turkey for avoiding frauds. - Acharad Sami VanJoulee

Booooo, i have no subscription, just the box and card! - Simon Wicks

Hells yeah I will be taking advantage of this! - Robert Davies

Ever since that Modern Warfare 2 scene got out on the internets in all of its airport civilian-shooting glory, the game has been catching a lot of flack. Despite giving Activision the chance to explain it on this very site, it's just not enough for some -- and in light of that scene, one Aussie group is demanding the game be re-rated. - Faraz Mullick from Bookmarklet

"This year's Pro Evo improves upon its predecessor in some key areas, but it does little else to keep up with the competition." - "Score: 6.5 / fair". - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Microsoft has revealed how much you can expect to access the Sky Player via your Xbox 360 in the UK. First off you'll need an Xbox Live Gold membership. Then it's £15 per month for the basic Entertainment Pack, which includes G.O.L.D., Sky Real Lives, Sky Arts 1, Sky News and MTV One." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

In other news, I *can* upload images to FF on my laptop, so this is clearly a netbook issue. - Anika

LOL - Holly Rae, FFer

"Xbox Live boss says streaming machines won’t be mass-market ‘for the foreseeable future’" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

The PS3 was the top-selling console in September, which is the first time it's ever managed a first-place sales finish. - Faraz Mullick from Bookmarklet

I think both interfaces are pretty neat. Facebook on the Xbox is better than using the site. Twitter on the Xbox involves a lot of clicking, but you can retweet and fave tweets. I've made it no secret that I detest both the Facebook and Twitter websites, so this is definitely a step up, IMO. - Anika from Bookmarklet

And it is, rather annoying to have to leave my gaming page to go log into Twitter to send a tweet. Should definitely have Twitter running in the background. I have both my netbook and phone on the sofa with me and had to force myself to use Twitter on the Xbox, knowing it would be easier to do it the other way. - Anika

"Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter expects Xbox Live Gold membership prices to rise significantly over the next couple of years." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

For me, Live is so much better than PSN; there's no comparison. If you like no mics, no cross game chat and uneven network support though, you may like PSN better. - Rob H.

"At this point most of us have been around the x-block long enough to establish a methodology to accepting people as "friends." A solid 360 friends list can lead to funny conversations and a feeling of unison when your group is challenged and retaliates. But what if there was a definitive guide for weeding out all the loud, useless head-setters out there? Yeah! That's what we were thinking too, so we compiled the ultimate test for screening friends list candidates. So go ahead and give it a shot the next time you get a request. Put the possibles through the ropes and enjoy the laughs." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"Fudzilla says its inside sources know of a new Microsoft deal with AMD Just hours after talk of the DS 2 first materialised, eyes has now turned to the next Xbox, with reports claiming that Microsoft's next machine will use AMD’s GPU tech." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

this basically means ATI right - Mike Chelen

"Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, claims to be confident that Microsoft’s console will outsell Sony’s PS3 this generation." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

Completed that invasive survey. Let's see if I get invited to test it out. Curious. - Anika from Bookmarklet

And how? I had assumed, that if invited, you'd get an update on your Xbox. Then I remembered that this is Microsoft and they do things the hard way and I may have to actually check my hotmail account. - Anika

"Hollywood films continue to skew towards what critics disgustedly refer to as "torture porn," a type of movie most recently popularized by the Saw franchise. These movies are meant to shock the viewer through mutilation and graphic depictions of death and pain. Meanwhile, horror videogames have turned into shoot'em-ups with far flung sci-fi settings (Dead Space) and muscle-bound, invincible protagonists (Resident Evil). Saw partially succeeds in bringing a taste of Hollywood horror to your console by grounding itself in the gritty and depraved world of the popular film series." - Faraz Mullick from Bookmarklet

"It’s been a bizarre twist of events for Assassin’s Creed. The first game, which came out November 2007, managed to build an almost unprecedented amount of hype around it – yet there was barely any information ever released by Ubisoft until the last minute. The previews, the footage – none of that came until pretty late in the day and the game gained much of its popularity on word of mouth and hopeful hype." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"A lot of fans of the Max Payne series have been hesitant to get completely excited about Rockstar's third installment in the series, largely due to the unfamiliar setting of San Paolo, Brazil, and the obvious aesthetic changes undergone by the game's titular anti-hero. Perhaps their fears will be abated by a recent Game Informer preview of the title, which analyzes the big differences between the first two installments and the boldly redesigned threequel." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

we need gameplay screenshots. but game ambiance seems great - Mehmet Fatih YILDIZ

"While Project Natal, and its ability to allow Xbox 360 gamers to play video games completely free of a controller, will launch as a niche of sorts on the platform, Microsoft believes it will one day become the norm. Motion control, Microsoft Game Studios' corporate vice president Phil Spencer told Kotaku, will change what gamers expect from games. "Much like with multiplayer, I think it will become the norm," Spencer said. "If you are a racing game without multiplayer the game just didn't sell. "We think that motion control, we think voice recognition, should become a part of gaming as well."" - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"The tweet you see to the left is from Microsoft Xbox Live general manager, Marc Whitten. A few other tweets have also been spotted in the wild as well from various other members of the Xbox team." - Holden Page from Bookmarklet

I figured you did :) I just have been messing around with how much I should give/not give to garner hits. Kind of a pointless lil' experiment but... interesting to know nonetheless - Holden Page