Legacy of Ys: Book I & II

The time is drawing near. Legacy of Ys: Book I & II will be released in just under two weeks and the anticipation for this game is getting…continue

New DLC for COD: World at War

The team has been very quiet regarding details of our DLC until now, and we’re so excited to let this content loose. DLC Map Pack #1 is due out in March of ‘09 for the (read on)

EA Playstation HOME space

I haven’t spent as much time with in HOME like other gamers that only own a PS3. Just feels a bit stale at the moment. I do like the potential that HOME will offer but in it’s current state..(read on)

Arcade: R-Type Dimensions

I thought this was going to be a completely different story for the R-Type series. Once the download was available on Xbox Live Marketplace I was wrong.?
I am still very delighted that the game is a full on port and remake of the original R-Type and R-Type II classic arcade games. For a whopping 1200 Microsoft points you get a lot.
First off you get two full games, so that alone makes it worth the 600 MSP per game.
Secondly you not only get the classic 2D sprite version(s) but you also get the fully remastered 3D versions of the game(s).
I was having a tough time getting the 2D version onto the full screen because the visual options are deep? LoL

I do need to point out this small but totally new feature that this arcade title offers that I have never seen before, and it’s the fact that you can literally switch between 2D and 3D on the fly in real time with the press of the Y Button…..!  Yes you heard me right if you feel 2D play it in 2D not a problem. But if you all of a sudden feel like going full on 3D then tap Y Button and boom right then your playing in 3D. So Cool…!
You get to choose 2D full screen or wide screen, 2D with in a fully rendered 3D Arcade Machine. The 3D arcade machines controller stick actually moves to the same movement of the Xbox controller. Now remember I am still talking about the 2D graphics setting (3D arcade with a 2D screen on it for gaming) it’s quite amazing.

Now for the 3D settings. The entire game is rendered in 3D and the backgrounds really pop out giving you the seance of a new game and not just a rehash or port. Select normal camera mode for these settings. The second mode for 3D is just mind blowing (of course these are my opinions so please judge for your self with the demo). You select 3D mode and the crazy camera settings for a full on rotating from foreground to background 3D renders. Sounds crazy and in my opinion it is crazy, in a good way.

Thanks for visiting now go get the Trial already and see for your self.

Add the trial to your XBOX 360 download queue now.

Marketplace information:

The coin-op classics, R-Type & R-Type II, are together at last! Fight through all 14 Bydo-infested stages in original 2D or all-new 3D graphics – and swap back and forth on-the-fly. Both Classic and Infinite modes can be played as single player or multiplayer missions; either locally or over Xbox LIVE. Power up and strike down the evil Bydo Empire!! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage. There are no refunds for this item.

Introducing the Crew of SxAxW

I have been on Xbox Live for many years now and from playing with plenty of strangers and gaming with random people across different types of games I have found a cool bunch of gamers that started gaming together all the time.

From the first crew members Ghost, Balz, and Matyr that decided to add a name to the crew (not a Clan), has now grown over time and as we get bigger and more rounded team the invited to join are starting to get harder if someone want to join in on our gaming habbits.

In my opinion I get along with everyone, but that being said it’s also becoming like a virtual gaming family were brothers argue from time to time but after a few games everyoe is happy again. LoL

Here is the list of the current active crew members on m list. There are a few more not listed here but it’s onl because they haven’t been online for a while and haven’t updated to an avatar as of yet. Now the list….

Here are the SxAxW Creators.

Ghost SxAxW

Balz SxAxW

Matyr SxAxW

Here is the rest of the Crew:

JorgieX SxAxW

Gurx SxAxW

J0k3r SxAxW

lil Ghost SxAxW

Limb SxAxW

Manolo SxAxW

Phantom SxAxW

Shadow SxAxW

SlayerX SxAxW

Unknown SxAxW

Violent SxAxW

Wiz SxAxW

So there you have it the people I most play online team battles with. Like I mentioned above there are a few more SxAxW members so I will add them once I touch base with the crew.

So who do you game with often? Do you think you should belong to a crew, clan or guild when you go online? Do you like to run solo and just get the help of a stranger and then part ways forver?  I thought I was doomed to travel XBL alone forever until the members of SxAxW excepted me into the ranks.

New information on NXE…!

Over at the Gamerscore Blog they just posted a great update on the upcoming NXE update for the XBOX 360.

More information on Netflix with a little bit more details on the entire update. Check it out by clicking below.

Gamerscore Blog

NXE dedicated page is up…!

We put up a dedicated Xbox Experience page to detail the functions and features that all connected Xbox 360’s will get come this November 19th. Information will be added as more become available. Please feel free to comment and leave any suggestions you may have. You can find the link to the NXE Page on the left under the Pages section.
Have a great day…!

1st no Netflix Party Mode, now NO PRIMETIME?

This morning I was looking over the usual major blogs and to my surprise I ran into this little bit of news on the Forbes website game shows for the NXE. I was really looking forward to this offering as well as the Netflix party stream mode but look like the only functional feature other than the ability to install me games is, creating a cool avatar. Why oh Why are we losing Xbox 360 losing all of the main functions stated throughout the entire marketing campaign?

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Potty Mouth XBOX Live users, Daddy is coming home…

I found a great article over on the Destructoid Blog. I always felt so powerless on XBL when ever I would get into a game and hear that complaining cry baby that would do nothing but bitch and drop F-Bombs all over the chat channel on Live!, well all I have to say is look out Microsoft is on the hunt for you sour apples on XBL..!

Rejoice…!  There is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Playstation Network down for “maintenance”

Today I went to log into my PSN account and to my surprise I got a message. Servers unavailable

please try logging in later. Read the photo. The small box to the far right states the server down schedule.

West coast time down:  Oct.14th 11:00AM – 5:00PM

East coast time:  Oct. 14th 2:00PM – 8:00PM

So there you go. I thought my PS3 was broken since I didn’t get any E-Mail warnings or anything.

Every time XBLive! is gonna be down, I always got some kind of notice via a message on XBL or an E-Mail.

Hope this helps.

Oct.15th – PS3 System Software version 2.50

PS3 System Software version 2.50

• Improved Official Bluetooth Headset wireless headset support, including an on-screen indicator that shows volume, battery charge, and mute functions.
• Bluetooth Headset  Wireless headset High Quality (HQ) mode, which utilises advanced wireless technologies and the headset’s dual-microphone design to enable clear and wide-band wireless voice communication with PS3 system.
• An in-game screenshot capture tool – titles that support the feature will be announced in the future.
• PS3 Trophies user interface enhancement – When players acquire a Trophy, the in-game notification will now include the specific Trophy icon created by the developer, while more intuitive options for comparing Trophies with friends have been added, including an icon to represent each Trophy level.
• Video – Video scene search functionality will provide thumbnails to help you find a particular scene in a video more easily.
• Information Board – The Information Board will be able to include direct links to PlayStation Store, making it easier for PS3 owners to download content that they read about on the Information Board.
• Power save – PS3 owners will have the option to automatically shut-off their console or controllers after pre-selected periods of inactivity.
• Flash 9 content becomes supported on the Internet Browser.

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Playstation firmware update this morning

This morning I turned on my PS3 and was promted to update my system’s firmware. I downloaded it and noticed a few tweaks to the Playstation Store and a few update to the web browser. I am posting from my PS3 right now. I wanted to see if the new Flash9 update would let me post from my PS3 and it words great. Now if I am playing a game and I get any tips I can just pop up the Web Browser on the PS3 and post it. Great feature. Sony is really working hard to catch up tothe browsers on a PC or Mac. Seem like the update didn’t include the HOME virtual world interface. I was hoping to start designing my apartment and meeting people on the PSNetwork. I will keep you posted as information become available. Well take care and here’s hoping we get it

Call of Duty World at War Beta…!

Well I have been playing around with the Call of Duty World at War BETA for the last couple of days now. What I’ve come to realise is that it is basicly CoD4 with WWII skinned on it. The perks are all there with the exception to the extra Perk for vehicles. You can still climb over object with the A button and you still have the same Barracks and clan Tag options after a certain amount of exp acquired.
The game is just as fun and the special abilities like after 3 kills you can call in radar to find your enemies and when you get 7 kills in a row you can summon a large herd of dogs..lol yeah instead of the helicoptor you get dogs that hunt down your enemies. It’s quite funny to see the hounds let loose. Nothing much to add, at least from this portion of the BETA. Right now the level cap is at 11 but I see this getting raised once more people are let into the BETA. I am already maxed out but that means nothing with out the skill involved in playing the game. One more mention this is a BETA on the 360. I am not sure or have heard any news about any future PS3 BETA. Bottom line is that the game is great just like you’ve come to expect from CoD4.

Fable 2 let’s you be friendly-er?

I am not sure if you remember a week or so back the report was that Fable 2 was not going to ship with Co-Op play on disk, but would be given as a game update shortly after launch. Today I saw this on the Official Lionhead Studio’s website:

“Remember a couple of days ago (or was it a week) where on a blog it was mentioned that Fable II would be shipping ‘without’ Online Co-op? And remember we said we were busting our balls to get it ready in time for a ‘Day One’ release? Well – news folks! It looks like we’ve done it…for all of you who are connected to Xbox Live, when starting up your copy of Fable II (on 21st October in USA, 24th October in Europe and 18th December in Japan). So all of you getting upset and all, you wouldn’t even have noticed… Sort of. Well done to the team.”

“Taken into account we don’t fail certification!”