http://xbox.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for xbox en Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2751218 unknown@Digg.com Yahtzee takes on Braid, the long-awaited indie darling finally available on Xbox Live. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2751218xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2750021 unknown@Digg.com Intel tells me that this is the climax of the movie where Master Chief is fighting to get Cortana off Reach. I think that's "Foehammer" in the Pelican flying towards him. I think it is safe to say the Spartans are totally screwed! Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2750021xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2749044 unknown@Digg.com Xbox 360 Fanboy, citing "a tip from a source close to Microsoft's marketing department," says the price cut to $199 for the Arcade system is meant to position that bundle against the Wii. So it'll get a huge family-friendly marketing push and title support. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2749044xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2748777 unknown@Digg.com With Fable II just around the corner, Lionhead fans can start getting legitimately excited. Fable II really is looking like it will be the sequel everyone was hoping for. From a visual standpoint the Dickensian fantasy art direction is stunning and ably backed by polished animations and the visual evolution of the player, while the gameplay. . . Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:30:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2748777xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2747841 unknown@Digg.com The first trailer for the new freeform racing game, coming to console and computer soon. Players race in a twisted, post-global warming environment and contend as much with the world and weather as they do with other players. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:20:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2747841xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2746774 unknown@Digg.com A leading gaming and entertainment platform just became a leading platform for change. Microsoft Corp. and Rock the Vote today announced a groundbreaking partnership that will allow Xbox 360 owners to register to vote, participate in presidential polls and voice their opinions to the presidential candidates. It will Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:10:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2746774xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2746639 unknown@Digg.com Due to a message from one of my readers (in which he derailed my self-proclaimed "Xbox Guy" moniker to death), I've been playing an abundance of Halo 3 over the past week. So much Halo 3 in fact, that Martin O'Donnell just recently mailed a degree in Halo Fanboyism to my doorstep. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:29:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2746639xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2746381 unknown@Digg.com A dad's view of his son wearing headphones on Xbox Live after being called bitch, punk, and worse.. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2746381xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2744722 unknown@Digg.com Next shipments won't hit store until next month! The situation is so bad apparently that Microsoft even released a statement apologizing. Guess Japan doesn't hate the Xbox 360 so much anymore... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2744722xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2743529 unknown@Digg.com Considering Microsoft keeps losing ground to both Sony and Nintendo, why not find a new way to offer a more compelling alternative out of the company's most popular service? Sure, it sounds radical and losing $50 per year from the millions of Xbox Live subscribers may be a major sticking point here, but it needs to be done. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:30:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2743529xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2743102 unknown@Digg.com "The game is simply schizophrenic; it attempts to be all things to all people and never succeeds in executing any of them well." is how the 1UP reviewer described it. For all the defending Silicon Knights' Dennis Dyack did for the game, this is yet another let down for the long-in-development title. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:50:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2743102xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2742428 unknown@Digg.com GameVee: Grab is a free utility that will take videos from your Halo 3 fileshare, and host them on your GameVee account for all to see. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2742428xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2740704 unknown@Digg.com Case manufacturer Lian Li announced today that it has developed a case specifically for the Xbox 360. Of course, actually using the case happens to void your Microsoft warranty, but the company claims its case is designed to cool the Xbox much more effectively, thereby avoiding overheating problems altogetherAssuming that you're willing to... Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:31:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2740704xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2738518 unknown@Digg.com Yahtzee! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:50:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2738518xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2737772 unknown@Digg.com The most popular games online are Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3. You know that, I know that, everyone knows that. So what happens to the lesser known games as time marches on and the smaller games are squeezed off the shelves? Do the communities live on? Do the hardcore refuse to let go? Do newcomers to Xbox Live wander into empty. . . Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:20:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2737772xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2735160 unknown@Digg.com The recently released Xbox Live Arcade title Braid has been receiving a lot of praise since its release, but the game's designer has said that the XBLA certification process may have actually prevented the game from being even better. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2735160xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2735109 unknown@Digg.com Out of all the things done wrong with the 360, the RROD gets the most heat. However, this guy think that everyone should stop their complaining, as the RROD isn't as big of a deal as we're led to believe. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2735109xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2733522 unknown@Digg.com This video shows off the amazing complexity of WWE Smackdown's character maker. Check out all your favorite Marvel characters including Captian America, Iron Man, Wolverine, Jean, Psylocke, Sabertooth and more! Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:10:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2733522xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2731659 unknown@Digg.com Ah, the ill-fated Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, how we fear thy ways. After all, with a 16% failure rate, it could happen to anyone. For some of us, it already has. The least that Microsoft could do is give us a few ideas of what to do with this giant, expired paperweight of failure. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731659xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2731191 unknown@Digg.com Featuring fighters from Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Super Smash Bros Brawl, X-Men, and of course Street Fighter. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731191xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2729180 unknown@Digg.com Tales of Vesperia is launching in Japan soon. August 7th, actually. And some people seem pretty excited. It's the tenth entry in the Tales series. The Namco Bandai title is an Xbox 360 exclusive, so that just might mean that Microsoft will move more than it's standard 3,000 Xbox 360s a week in Japan. Or not. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:00:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2729180xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2729135 unknown@Digg.com No description for this story Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:30:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2729135xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2729080 unknown@Digg.com A stop motion video of GTA created with Legos. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2729080xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2728626 unknown@Digg.com Microsoft announced today that the Xbox LIVE demo download count for Too Human has passed 900,000 and the game has officially gone gold. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:10:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2728626xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2727488 unknown@Digg.com All luck. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2727488xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2726508 unknown@Digg.com These are all great. From Captain America to Deadpool. The Robocop is hilarious. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:10:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2726508xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2725023 unknown@Digg.com This is a very impressive demo of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe on the 360. Superman vs. Scorpion and Batman vs. Sub-Zero show off the great graphics and fun gameplay Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:00:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2725023xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2724414 unknown@Digg.com After a lot of fan feedback and testing, it seems Infinity Ward are finally going to give us some new playlists to get our frag on. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2724414xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2722307 unknown@Digg.com It seems that ending the gold/silver distinction in Games for Windows Live (effectively making it free) might have had the same effect for those who game on titles that are both PC and 360 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:50:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2722307xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2721857 unknown@Digg.com Stepping into any series halfway through can make for a confusing and disappointing experience. But Gears of War 2 is introducing a way to connect Gears and Gears 2; through "linked achievements". Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:20:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2721857xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2714777 unknown@Digg.com Capcom has revealed that it will not be cutting down on the amount of gore that will be present in Resident Evil 5 as an attempt to get a lower age certification. "We're never going to create a gore-free Resident Evil title to try and get a lower rating as it's a game about the horror experience and gore is part of that," commented Rhys Cash.. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:30:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2714777xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2713724 unknown@Digg.com Calling all garage-game developers: How'd you like a piece of the Xbox 360 market? Small-time gamemakers who create games using Microsoft's XNA development framework and port them to the Xbox 360's community games service will soon be able to sell their creations to other Xbox owners. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:00:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2713724xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2711704 unknown@Digg.com So, for all of you who hated the new dashboard, here's some good news: it's optional. You can still use the blades if you don't like it, so Microsoft is giving you some option. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:10:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2711704xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2710645 unknown@Digg.com Normally, box art posts are the stuff of filler. This one, however, is merely for praise. Valve's art department makes up for The Orange Box's yucky melange with the most enjoyable pun-as-box art treatments ever with Left 4 Dead. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:20:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2710645xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2705314 unknown@Digg.com Speaking with Valve's Doug Lombardi earlier this week at E3, we got onto the topic of the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade version of Portal. I wanted to know what gamers could expect from the game and why Valve decided to tweak it for the XBLA release. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:00:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2705314xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2705030 unknown@Digg.com Here are a couple interesting takeaways from our tour of the New Xbox Experience... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:30:29 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2705030xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2701561 unknown@Digg.com Don Mattrick explains why Microsoft blocked the planned announcement of a new Bungie Halo game. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2701561xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2701018 unknown@Digg.com Own Rock Band instruments on Xbox 360? They'll work with Guitar Hero World Tour. At Activision's E3 press conference Tuesday, Guitar Hero director Brian Bright told the crowd that if they already owned guitar controllers and drum controllers from "previous games" on the Xbox 360, they'd work with Guitar Hero World Tour. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:30:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2701018xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2700390 unknown@Digg.com For the last several months, we've been building toward a reveal of something exciting that Bungie is working on. We were looking forward to sharing that with our fan community during the week of E3. However, those plans were just changed by our publisher. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:20:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2700390xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2696646 unknown@Digg.com Out on Xbox LIVE Arcade this year. It will feature single player and "a new challenge" mode. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:20:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2696646xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2696423 unknown@Digg.com It's official, the New Xbox LIVE is at hand. It releases this holiday season, and will completely makeover our beloved service for the casual gamer. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:20:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2696423xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2696361 unknown@Digg.com We've seen a lot of Guitar Hero bots in our time, but we're pretty certain that Mechanized Rock's take on shredding automatons is something special. The system -- dubbed DeepNote -- actually watched the on-screen action with "eyes" that it uses to analyze notes, which the bot then plays in real-time. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:30:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2696361xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2696297 unknown@Digg.com We've live at the Microsoft press conference bringing you up-to-the-millisecond coverage. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:20:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2696297xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2696104 unknown@Digg.com Microsoft has finally brought Final Fantasy to the Xbox 360, will be released same day as PS3 in North America and Europe. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:50:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2696104xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2695357 unknown@Digg.com Microsoft has announced a price drop for the 20GB Xbox 360, bringing the unit to within spitting distance of the Wii at $299.99. The company also introduced a new 60GB SKU for the 20GB's former cost of $349.99. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2695357xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2695263 unknown@Digg.com Microsoft has confirmed that the 20GB Xbox 360 console has received a $50 price cut to $299, and taking its place in the $349 tier is a new 60GB console and arriving early August. The Xbox 360 Arcade (i.e. no HDD) will continue to sell for $280 and the Elite (120GB) model will sell for $449. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:40:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2695263xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2693461 unknown@Digg.com According to Target.com it is. It's listing the Xbox 360 Pro at $299.99 as of right now, but only for "in store" sales. We're bothering our local brick and mortar Targets to confirm that the price drop has already taken effect, but if it hasn't we're sure that this-gen lollygaggers won't mind waiting a whole 48 hours. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:50:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2693461xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2691779 unknown@Digg.com What happens if you let 30 or so cop cars swarm around you and then you drop a grenade? Watch and see. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:20:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2691779xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2690482 unknown@Digg.com With an unlikely PS3 motion-sensing controller popping up at one peripherals maker earlier this week, it's little surprise that - just days before E3 is due to kick off - that one appears for the Xbox 360. This one from hardware maker Motus Games, however, looks a lot more real and there's even a few videos of it in action. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:50:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2690482xbox http://web2announcer.com/go/2689100 unknown@Digg.com In anticipation of all the revelations we'll be seeing soon, we've compiled our own Xbox-centric predictions and have set them up on our very own bingo card. So play along with us and download the card! Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:00:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2689100xbox