In a recent interview, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer states that the Xbox 360 Blu Ray drive is on the way. This won't be an internal drive on the console, but will be an add-on external drive. Mr. Ballmer states, and I quote, "... you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." So there it is folks, right from the horses mouth. Thou ...
10.22.09 | Accessories, News | Read more
Here are the top ten best 360 games on Xbox Live, according to Microsoft servers, for the past week: Halo 3 - Space Marines: Mount up! Top shooter on Xbox Live this week. Call of Duty 4 - The Call of Duty series is still the juggernaut with 2 titles consistently in the top 10. COD: World At War - World War II at its finest - COD ...
I've seen a lot of questions out there about the differences between 360 console packages, so I thought I'd outline the differences here between the Xbox 360 Pro and the Xbox 360 Elite. First up the Xbox 360 Pro Model: This model has been out for a while, and originally was called the "Premium" model. It is a complete console with th ...
I did a little scrounging and found some info straight from Infinity Ward about the possibly of a Modern Warfare 2 Beta. "It is true that we have not announced a Public Beta for MW2, and that remains true unless I announce otherwise. However, while no Public Beta is currently announced we do plan on running an extensive Closed Beta a ...
10.21.09 | Demos, Modern Warfare 2, News | Read more
Just released available to download to your 360 as full titles, are Midnight Club L.A. and Army of Two. Both of these are good games and are worthy of a look. Army of Two - Is a third person shooter, with a story about 2 mercenaries fighting through war. The game uses the Gears of War style of cover, and has awesome co-op play. There is no ...
10.20.09 | Deals and Sales, Xbox Live | Read more
I've been using cell phone headsets pretty much since the 360 came out. I'm not real fond of getting my dork on with the Microsoft headset, so I found that your typical cell phone unit works. I have found great success with a Plantronics unit that you can have shipped to you for 5 or 6 bucks or less, from ebay. Here are a couple of them: [php ...
10.20.09 | Accessories, Deals and Sales, Xbox Live | Read more
Alright, this thing looks a bit ghetto, since I haven't painted it, but it works great. Top side shot: Keep in mind, I made this oversize, as I'm 6'4, and I can give the wheel a serious workout. (I know the models with the vertical tube mount wouldn't hold up to my thrashing.) Left profile: Front. Plenty of legroom and no way w ...
10.20.09 | Accessories, Forza 3 | Read more
I don't know about you, but I've really grown tired of trying to manage my 20GB hard drive from my launch console. It is just getting to be too much of a pain to deal with. Since the drive has been $150 retail and sometimes on sale for $120 or so, I decided to just wait it out. Lately, some of these drive have appeared on ebay for much more ...
10.19.09 | Accessories, Deals and Sales | Read more
Forza 3's release is upon us, here are the contents of the Limited Edition package: Forza Motorsport 2GB USB Storage: Always have a use for extra USB drives. Forza Motorsport Keychain: This actually looks pretty cool. Brushed aluminum? Stylin'. Forza Motorsport VIP Membership: Want special treatment within the online Auction Hou ...
Borderlands releases this week, and looks like it will be a hit. Four (4) player co-op and 2 player local co-cop means lots of looting, shooting and leveling with your friends for hours on end. Here's the backstory: Your on a rough planet called Pandora, sometime in the future. People came from all over because of lore of rich natural r ...
10.19.09 | Borderlands, News | Read more
