Xbox360 Game News
Sep
Arkham City might still be more than a year away from release and many details remain unknown, but it appears that one huge bit of information has been released: It will include a multiplayer game mode.
According to PSM3 magazine (via ArkhamCity.co.uk), “Multiplayer is a certainty, but [there are] no details on this yet.” Multiplayer doesn’t necessarily mean a straightforward deathmatch mode, as some might assume; multiplayer might simply indicate a co-op mode where a second player assumes the role of Catwoman or Robin. If it is co-op that’s included in Arkham City, it’s also possible that it will be an entirely separate mode from the single-player game, for those worried that the main campaign will be watered down by made-for-co-op content.
There’s currently no word on when developer Rocksteady will reveal more about the game’s multiplayer. As soon as it does, we’ll bring you the latest.
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Sep
There’s been some confusion out of Microsoft over just how much voice recognition functionality would be included in Kinect when it launches in November, but now they’ve finally confirmed the extent to which Kinect will know what you’re saying — and the regions where it won’t. Speaking to Eurogamer Spain, Microsoft revealed Kinect will only recognize American English, British English, Japanese, and Mexican Spanish at first.
On top of this, though, Microsoft also says Kinect’s voice recognition will be region locked. What this bizarrely means is that even if you live in a country where one of those isn’t the official language but you can still speak it, you still won’t have the option to use voice commands — and this includes Canada and all of mainland Europe. These regions won’t get Kinect voice support until a patch is released later next spring.
So sorry, every Canadian who can say “about” with a perfectly immitated American accent — you still won’t be able to tell your Kinect what to do until spring. Kinect launches in North America on November 4, and Europe on November 10.
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Sep
Having had a stint on the Nintendo DS, Treasure’s classic shoot ‘em up franchise Bangai-O is now on its way to Xbox Live Arcade.
D3Publisher will be publishing the newly-announced Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury for the Xbox 360, which is scheduled to launch this fall. It will feature more than 100 levels in addition to a level editor tool.
Bangai-O was originally developed for the Nintendo 64, but was ported to the Dreamcast a few months later. The series is best-known for its incredibly high missile count, with D3Publisher promising a “sensory overloard of thousands of missiles” for the XBLA version.
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Sep
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Time: Tuesday, August 31stth, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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How difficult can it be to escape a town infested with zombies? Or rather, how hard it is to find Chuck’s motorcycle parts in a town swarming with the undead? Watch the 1UP staff tackle the downloadable prequel to to Dead Rising 2. And be sure to check out our Dead Rising 2: Case Zero review beforehand.
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Sep
As previously rumored, Microsoft is set to debut a brand new revision to its Xbox 360 controller, which improves the oft-loathed D-pad among other cosmetic touches.
The newly-redesigned and patented D-pad allows users to switch between the traditional Xbox 360 disc-like configuration to a more oldschool raised “plus” with a simple twist, as seen below.
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Sep
Live video by Ustream
Time: Tuesday, August 31stth, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Location: Watch the embedded video player above.
How difficult can it be to escape a town infested with zombies? Or rather, how hard it is to find Chuck’s motorcycle parts in a town swarming with the undead? Watch the 1UP staff tackle the downloadable prequel to to Dead Rising 2. And be sure to check out our Dead Rising 2: Case Zero review beforehand.
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Sep
As previously rumored, Microsoft is set to debut a brand new revision to its Xbox 360 controller, which improves the oft-loathed D-pad among other cosmetic touches.
The newly-redesigned and patented D-pad allows users to switch between the traditional Xbox 360 disc-like configuration to a more oldschool raised “plus” with a simple twist, as seen below.
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Aug
Microsoft execs will be delivering this year’s Tokyo Game Show keynote, which will be the first of two keynotes when the show kicks off in September (via Adriasang).
Tentatively titled “Xbox 360’s Vision and 2010’s Strategy,” it will be deliveredy by Microsoft Home & Entertainment Division head Takashi Sensui and Microsoft Game Studio corporate vice president Phil Spencer. The speaker for the second event has not yet been announced.
Microsoft last delivered the TGS keynote in 2008, where they focused on the New Xbox Experience and Halo 3 ODST. Previous TGS keynotes by Sony and Nintendo have included the reveal of the DualShock 3 and the Wii Remote.
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Aug
Software pirates may want to reconsider downloading that leaked copy of Halo Reach in advance of the game’s September 14 release date. Microsoft is issuing permanent Xbox Live bans for anyone it catches playing unauthorized versions of Reach.
Xbox Live’s director of policy and enforcement Stephen Toulouse commented on his Twitter (via Joystiq), “As with all unauthorized play on Xbox LIVE, anyone playing any unauthorized title runs the risk of account permaban and console,” adding, “Legit store bought copy runs no risk of ban. Key word: UNAUTHORIZED. We have ways of knowing.”
Don’t want your console permanently exiled from Xbox Live? Then don’t pirate games, dummy. And have a little patience; September ain’t that far away.
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Aug
Halo fans will soon be able to remotely pay tribute to Halo Reach’s Noble Team with the help of a giant robot arm starting next week (via Wired)
Microsoft is launching the Remember Reach site next week, which allow users to view a monument of light honoring Reach’s Spartans. In the game, Noble Team goes missing shortly after the fall of one of humanity’s last colonies.
Fans will be able to help construct the monument by logging onto Facebook, picking a point of light and watching as the robot plots it on an image. The robot is a Kuka KR 140, which is also used to assemble automobiles.
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