Between October 30 and November 9, MSN.ca and eBay.ca are running a charity auction to benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, according to a story at Xboxweb. There are two Xbox packages up for bid, both valued over $800. One is a snowboarding bundle that includes Amped, the other focuses on Oddworld. Neither includes Halo. The auction is open only to Canadians.
Although we don't normally report rumors, the ramifications of this one seemed minor enough that it shouldn't affect the majority of users either way.
ActiveXbox is reporting that an anonymous Electronics Boutique store told them all Link Cables for the Xbox have been recalled. Since it's basically just an ethernet cable, this shouldn't inconvenience anyone, even if it is true.
Microsoft today selected Activision's NBG EDV Handles & Verlags GMBH subsidiary to be a distribution partner for the Xbox video game system in Germany, according to a story today at TeamXbox.
Louis Wu posted a link to a CNN story over at HBO entitled Which new game console should you buy? Nine editors from GamePro.com give advice and make predictions about the Xbox and the GameCube, as well as the reigning king, the PlayStation 2.
Air Hendrix had this to say about Bungie's platform of choice:
As expected, IGN has made the entire text of Part One of their Halo Multiplayer Guide available to readers other than their IGNInsider subscribers. In addition to the text that appeared, and was later edited out, of the post at the HBO forum, the article includes a screenshot of each level.
ConsoleDomain has posted an item about the Xbox Unleashed event on November 2-3 in New York and Los Angeles, and Halo is on the list of titles included; however, only for invited competitors who will battle it out for various prizes.
The event will also include a free play section, but apparently only Madden 2002, Mad Dash and Munch's Oddysee will be available there.
TeamXbox is running a story about a product announcement from Saitek; they have an alternative gamepad as well as a steering wheel, snow/skateboard, and plans for a combat flight stick for the Xbox. The bat-wing shape is still basically the same, but Saitek's pad does look a little slimmer than Microsoft's.
Bounty over at BattleGround: Halo has posted a list of stores in Canada that are accepting Xbox preorders, as well as the price for the bundle and what it includes. Of the four stores listed, all but one currently have Xbox demo units.
After 4-6 hours a day for four days, Apache has finished Halo. The verdict? In his words, best visuals, best gameplay, best presentation.
It's the console they love to hate. Hugging the hard-luck Dreamcast and excoriating the Xbox's controller for being the size of a small house, Tycho relentlessly painted Microsoft's console as the spawn of the devil-- mostly just because things are funnier that way.
But what's this? Something NICE about the Xbox? From Penny Arcade?