Xbox 360 Manufacturing Has Begun
Next Generation quotes Jonathan Hayes of Microsoft as saying that manufacture of the Xbox 360 console began on last Wednesday, September 7.
Death by intelligence.
Chicagoan Interviews Alex Seropian
In June 2005, The Chicagoist interviewed Alex Seropian, the founder of Wideload Games, about his new company, as well as the connections between himself, Wideload, and the Chicago area.
Buying an Xbox 360 at launch?
Xbox 360 with the hard drive for $400.
52% (1034 votes)
Xbox 360 Core for $300.
3% (69 votes)
Going to wait and see.
34% (672 votes)
Not planning on buying a 360.
10% (204 votes)
Total votes: 1979
Will The Real Prophet Of Regret Please Stand Up
Halo 2 trickster extraordinaire Vernon "vshields ash" Shields has spent an enormous amount of time-- literally hundreds of hours-- exploring the depths of the infinite enemies scenario at the end of the level Regret, to try and see if anything different happens. So far, he's seen quite a bit. Through object overload, he's made Regret disappear (as well as other enemies, visual effects, and bits of furniture) as well as made over a hundred of the Prophet's chairs appear out of thin air.
Game Guides:
category:
game:
platform:
Japanese Market Won't Get Xbox 360 Core
Buried in the news about Microsoft's global launch of the Xbox 360 console starting this November was the revelation that unlike the controversial two-tiered pricing system in the US, where the unit without the hard drive is $300, and the unit with the hard drive and some extras is $400, the Japanese market will get a single configuration-- fully loaded, with the hard drive, for less than $350.
MS Announces Official Xbox 360 Launch Dates
Microsoft's "simultaneous" worldwide release has morphed into a more logistically manageable sequence of three staggered launches: November 22 in North America, December 2 in Europe, and December 10 in Japan. The New York Times has the story. (Use the username/password rampancy/rampant if you don't have an account--Ed.)
Microsoft Wants To Secure The Xbox 360
The BBC has a story up on how Microsoft is trying to protect their next console platform against would-be modders and hackers. (Insert Microsoft security joke here--Ed.)
Major Nelson Co-hosts Podtacular
This week on Podtacular there is a special guest host: the one and only Major Nelson. In the show there is an interview with the Major about Xbox 360 and the Xbox Live service, along with tons of great Halo 2 strategy information.
Xbox News Roundup For September 9, 2005
A few items of note:
- You won't need a credit card for Xbox Live Gold on the Xbox 360, thanks to prepaid cards you can buy for cash.
- Major Nelson's "blogcast" gets a mention in the "New and Notable" section of the iTunes Podcasting section.
- Xbox Solution does a rundown on various Xbox Live statistics. Apparently 15% of XBL subscribers are women.
- TeamXbox thinks the Origen site is a countdown to a Halo 3 announcement, based on the translation of a message in Latin hidden in the site.
Three Hours, Zero Deaths, Two Gigabytes
As mentioned awhile ago, Cody Miller had completed Twin Galaxies' challenge to finish Halo 2 at Legendary difficulty in one sitting and with zero deaths. How, that three-and-a-half hour journey can be downloaded via BitTorrent at HBO. There are 800 and two gigabyte versions. Thanks Louis Wu.
Stubbs A Hit At QuakeCon
With only a few weeks before its expected release, Wideload's first game, Stubbs the Zombie, is making some noise. Of all the non-Quake-engine games shown at QuakeCon 2005, Stubbs the Zombie got the most attention according to GameDaily. There is also another batch of screenshots in our Stubbs gallery for you to peruse. The Stubbs the Zombie soundtrack will be released on October 18. And we hope to have some more info on Stubbs to share with you very soon...
Dark Comes In Two Flavors
With Halo 3 still aways off, Microsoft is pushing Perfect Dark Zero as the launch shooter of choice for the Xbox 360. Kiziko mentions that the game will ship in a standard and deluxe version (as Halo 2 did) and PerfectDarkZero.com has an interview with the game's senior designer, Duncan Botwood.
Other items of note:
- Major Nelson is not dead, he's just busy in Tokyo.
- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is buying IGN.
News Roundup For September 2, 2005
- Gamasutra has a writeup of a GDC 2005 talk by Andre Vrignaud, part of the Xbox Platform Strategy Group, on how Xbox 360 games will utilize the console's new features.
- Xbox365 makes note of how some users were trying to scam the Mountain Dew "free Xbox 360 every ten minutes" promotion.
- Joystiq has up a copy of a Q&A document purportedly being issued to retailers in advance of the Xbox 360's release, to help them field questions from consumers. Covers most of the same ground as J Allard's recent chat.
- IGN is reporting that the Xbox 360's rumored release date will be the day after Thanksgiving in the United States-- November 26.
On Top Of Relic
It's pretty easy, just hit the shield things where the warthog spawns over to the tower and you have to shoot a rocket just above the little black bar, on the dot. You need overshields too, or else you die. It takes a few tries but you can get up because there is no invisible wall. Good luck.
-Fingersticks
July 7th, 2005 12:20 A.M.
Game Guides:
category:
game:
platform:
Zanzibar Superbounces by Outsanity
Note: The first superbounce is done on the side of the wheel that is looking toward the base, and the second is done on the side that the seawall is visible.
Game Guides:
category:
game:
platform: