We surmised recently that PSN was the superior platform, on account of its Ninja costumes for home avatars. Some of you said that the inclusion of pirates on Xbox Live would level the playing field. Well, it’s time to put that test, as Xbox Live avatars will indeed be getting pirate costumes. A shameless marketing tie-in with Capcom’s Pirate-themed RTS …
Reports on bungie.net forums speak of difficulties connecting to Halo 3 matches. Instead of finding players to frag, the search would continue looping. Seems the problem has moved over to Xbox Live itself, which appears to be experiencing technical difficulties. It’s a good thing that Xbox Live is a premium, paid-for service that never falters, isn’t it? Are any of …
Major Nelson posts up the Xbox Live Activity charts on a weekly basis and every now and then they throw up a bit of a surprise and we post about it. This week the normal charts have very little to get excited about, the top 4 shuffle around but stay the top 4 (COD WaW, Halo 3, COD4, Gears 2). …
We posted recently that Lost Planet 2 had been announced via Xbox Live of all places – Well it seems that Lost Planet 2/Xbox connection runs a little deeper. We’ve received the official Lost Planet 2 press release, and it appears – in loose PR speak – that Lost Planet 2 will be an Xbox 360 exclusive. According to …
If you are reading this before going into the office then quickly run on over and turn on your Xbox 360 and put in Left 4 Dead. The new patch is out and it’s not like it is very big it’s just that I can’t think of a better reason to give work a skip… Check out the full list …
 Major Nelson has revealed that last years successful “XBLA Deal of the Week†will be making a return, and should be a regular feature. Starting today, the deal of the week will make selected Xbox Live content – Add-on DLC, Arcade Games and Xbox Originals – available at a discounted price to gold members. The first deal of the …
 There is a rather perturbing, and quite serious design flaw in the Xbox Live system that is resulting in a number of Xbox live accounts vanishing. These accounts are irrecoverable, as are any achievements unlocked by these accounts. The problem stems from Windows Live email addresses that are set to expire after a period of inactivity – such as …
So the new list of Xbox Live Activity has been released and it’s no surprise that COD:WAW is still topping the charts. The list is as follows: Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on Unique User’s) 1 Call of Duty: WaW 2 Halo 3 3 Call of Duty 4 4 Gears of War 2 5 Halo Wars Demo 6 GTA …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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