Microsoft is having its first ever “Inventory Blowout Sale” on Xbox Live Arcade games starting today through April 7th. This was confirmed by Major Nelson
This means 10 XBLA games are on sale for up to 53 percent off its original price. And you can’t really beat bargains like that, can you?
The sale will be available to both Xbox Live Gold and Silver members. Full list of games on sale can be found after the cut. Read the rest of this entry »
Bundles, bundles, bundles, bundles. With the huge amounts of greatly anticipated games coming in 2010, Special Edition Bundles seem to be coming out of the woodworks.
Microsoft announced today an Xbox 360 Splinter Cell Conviction Special Edition Bundle. Try saying it five times fast.
The bundle will be available in North American, Europe, Australia and New Zealand for $399 in April. It contains a standard edition copy of Splinter Cell: Conviction, a 250Gb hard drive and two Wireless Controllers.
This was confirmed by the good Major himself
Microsoft’s confirmed during their X10 event that Rare’s Perfect Dark Live revamp will launch this March, alongside the XBox Live Game Room.
This was confirmed by Major Nelson himself
“Perfect Dark, Scrap Metal and Game Room will launch this March as a part of the Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party”
Remember the Xbox?
No, not the current one that dies if its out in the sun too long, the old bulky giant that kick-started Microsoft’s entrance into the console market. Remember how it was online enabled and everybody loved playing Halo 2 online as if it was the second coming?
It’s time to say your goodbyes and final farewells, as Major Nelson announced today that Xbox Live and online titles on the original Xbox will finally shut down on April 15th.
“We did not make this decision lightly, but after careful consideration and review we realize that this decision will allow us unprecedented flexibility for future features,” Nelson explained in regards to the closing of the service.
Rest in peace, you big hunk of metal you.
[UPDATE] It looks like this is finally available to download in Europe. It’s about damn time…
Our good friend Major Nelson has just confirmed that the demo for Brutal Legend has hit the Xbox Live Marketplace, available to everyone, even those without a preorder code.
From the marketing blurb:
Brütal Legend is an action game from the mind of Tim Schafer. Eddie Riggs, a roadie chosen by the Rock Gods and played by Jack Black, must battle through a heavy metal fantasy world to save humanity and slay demons — using only a broad axe, his guitar Clementine, and an army of metal heads.
So go get it. It’s out on October 15 for PS3 and 360
Chatting to us all in his weekly podcast podcast, Xbox Live’s personal legend Major Nelson has said that the next system update will make the dashboard fast, and is due out later this year.
“We are making the guide faster,” he said. “The team has done some really good stuff around making performance enhancements,” he added.
“[However,] ‘Performance enhancements’ doesn’t sound right because it sounds like we’re going to give the guide a little blue pill, and we’re not doing that.
“Whatever we call it (and it’s not going to be called the NNXE), but whatever the next version of the dashboard is called, it’s better with a lot of very cool new features. That update will be out later this year,” he said.
That sure was fast, wasn’t it? Major Nelson has confirmed on his blog that Fallout 3′s final piece of DLC has gone live on Xbox Live Marketplace.
From the entry:
You may have dealt the Enclave a serious blow at Project Purity, but their forces are still out there, and still pose a grave threat to the people and security of the Capital Wasteland. In Broken Steel, you’ll continue your current Fallout 3 character past the events of Project Purity, and work with the Brotherhood of Steel to eradicate the Enclave threat once and for all. You’ll travel to new locations like the Olney Powerworks, wield destructive new weapons like the Tesla Cannon, fight powerful new creatures like the Super Mutant Overlord, marvel at the destructive power of Liberty Prime, earn new Perks like the devastating Nuclear Anomaly… and play Fallout 3 all the way to level 30!
It’ll set you back 800 points, but it’s worth it. As long as it’s not as broken as The Pitt was.
Have you ever looked at your Avatar’s clothing and thought: “Y’know, they could use some business clothes..”
Well now they have, and it’s free to boot! Thanks Major Nelson.
Male
* Blue formal shirt
* Moleskin pants
* Waistcoat and shirt
* Suit and tie
Female
* Pencil skirt
* Slacks
* Pinstripe blazer
* Twin set
The always lovable Major Nelson has just released a new video as part of his development diary, which shows out how Avatar creation will work in the upcoming Xbox Experience update.
It doesn’t look half bad.
The Xbox Experience will hit 360s sometime in November. Are you prepared?
