Saturday, July 29, 2006

Audio Interview with Xbox.com's TriXie

She's the voice of the community on Xbox.com and resident gamer girl...joing Unscripted 360 as we interview the one and only TriXie.

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Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Top Xbox Live Games for week of 7/24:

Xbox 360 Top Live Games
1 Call of Duty 2
2 Ghost Recon 3
3 Chromehounds
4 NCAA 07
5 Oblivion
6 Final Fantasy XI
7 BFMC
8 Lord of the Rings: BFME2
9 PGR3
10 EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3"

Sony's Take On 360's Achievements? "Entitlements"

Okay...according to EGM's most recent weekly podcast, Sony has come up with their own version of the Xbox 360 Achievements...editor Dan Hsu claims that the Playstation 3 Achievements are going to be called "Entitlements".


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NHL 07 Screenshots - Xbox: "Powered by advanced gameplay, NHL 07 features new responsive controls and photo-realistic graphics. Players take complete command over every movement on the ice without ever taking their hands off the analog sticks. A revolutionary new EA SPORTS Skill Stick system is an intuitive gameplay scheme that delivers an unparalleled sense of on-ice speed and control. Using the left stick to direct the lower body, and the right to control the upper, gamers will reach a level of fluidity only experienced on the ice. Skate into the zone and glide around your defenders while bringing your stick across your body and drawing it back to fire a slapshot -- all without touching a button. "

Crysis Screenshots

Check out these screenshots for Crysis on the PC, although I am sure the 360 version will as close or better maybe?

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RUMOR: Nintendo Surprising Small Game Studios with Free Wii Dev Kits?

It seems that Nintendo is giving Wii development kits to smaller studios. A developer in a big coastal American city apparently received a mysterious package from Nintendo. Office staff, programmers, and even the president weren't aware what was inside...

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Halo 3: UI Complete, major multiplayer progress, and some Waaahmbulance!

In the latest weekly update, Frankie reports that many maps and game types have been completed for halo 3, and the new UI appearance is complete although not fully complete. At the bottom there are a bunch of funny emails coming from banned cheaters in a desperate attempt to get unbanned.

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Xbox 360 Tissue-Dispensing Alarm Clock

Jordan Keeling, one of the teens behind smashsomestuff.com, created this oddly familiar tissue-dispensing alarm clock in honor of DIGG. Thanks man. There's a clock display shown in this case mod pic, and he says the ring of light functions as a snooze button.

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