Texas Hold 'em added to Xbox Live Arcade releases

Friday 14 Jul 2006 : 17:28 PM



Another game has been added to Microsoft's Live Arcade Wednesdays release list.

Users will be able to download Texas Hold'em on Wednesday 23rd August and apparently it will be a free download.

It's not often that Microsoft gives something away for nothing so it has got us thinking. This is wild speculation of course but it wouldn't seem to sily to suggest that microsoft is slowly trying to get us used to the idea of gambling on Xbox live before entering the massive online gambling market for real ?

Tags: Online Gambling , Texas Hold 'em , Tik Games , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Xbox Live Arcade preview video.

Thursday 13 Jul 2006 : 15:54 PM



Thanks to Gamevideos.com for this great preview video which includes Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Galaga, Pac Man and brand new game Cloning Clyde. We've known about the retro releases for months but we think Cloning Clyde looks like a lot of fun.

Check out our earlier article for release dates and prices - click here



Tags: Cloning Clyde , Galaga , Pac Man , Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Videos , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Xbox Live Arcade prices

Thursday 13 Jul 2006 : 13:55 PM



Microsoft has announced the prices of it's upcoming Live Arcade games and they seem pretty fairly priced.

New games and big classics will be $10 and smaller games will be $5. Here's the full list of prices and release dates.

Frogger - July 12 - 400 points ($5/£3.40)
Cloning Clyde - July 19 - 800 points ($10/£6.80)
Galaga - July 26 - 400 points ($5/£3.40)
Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting - August 2 - 800 points ($10/£6.80)
Pac-Man - August 9 - 400 points ($5/£3.40)




Tags: Cloning Clyde , Frogger , Galaga , Microsoft , Pac Man , Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

Simpsons movie trailer on Xbox Live

Wednesday 12 Jul 2006 : 00:25 AM



360 owners can now download a trailer of the new Simpsons movie.

The film is still quite a way off but it's nice to see something actually worth downloading in the video section of Xbox Live Marketplace. Actually, it's just nice to see anything at all there.

Interestingly the trailer is available to download everywhere except France but we have no idea why. We'll let you know if we find out.

Tags: Xbox Live Marketplace

Formats: Xbox 360

Bomberman Act Zero - Trailer released

Wednesday 12 Jul 2006 : 00:11 AM



Hudson have released a new trailer for the slightly ...err... 'different' looking new Bomberman due out on the Xbox 360.

The game definitely looks graphically different from it's predecessors and apparently the game has a new "power bar" mode meaning that you can get bombed more than once. We're not sure if this sounds lika a good idea.

Still, the good news is that the game will contain 99 levels and will be playable online over Xbox Live.

Tags: Bomberman Act Zero , Hudson Entertainment , Xbox Live

Formats: Xbox 360

Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting and more release dates

Tuesday 11 Jul 2006 : 23:54 PM



Street Fighter 2 is set to hit Xbox Live Arcade at long last on 2nd August as part of Microsoft's new promotion - XBLA Wednesdays.

Every wednesday for the rest of the summer we'll be treated to a new XBLA game every wednesday, starting tomorrow with the classic Frogger. The following wednesdays will bring Cloning Clyde, Galaga, Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting and Pac-Man.



Tags: Microsoft , Street Fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Arcade

Formats: Xbox 360

How much is a Microsoft point worth ?

Thursday 06 Jul 2006 : 15:11 PM



Finally, what we've all been waiting for, somebody to tell us what we're actually spending on our downloadable Xbox 360 content.

Now you'll know exactly how much you've spent on that Downloadable horse armour, if those big guys battering down your front door and taking your furniture away last week hadn't already given it away.

Check out the converter at Steve Hunters website.

Universal Microsoft Points Converter

Tags: Microsoft , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Marketplace

Formats: Xbox 360

New Alan Wake screens, no new details.

Thursday 06 Jul 2006 : 00:38 AM



Microsoft has released some new screens of it's 360 exclusive game "Alan Wake".

For those of you that don't know, Alan Wake is a survival horror game, not unlike the resident evil games but with what sounds like a deeper plot and amazing visuals. The trailers and screens have been wowing us since this time last year but the game has already been put back and very few details have emerged. Either developer Remedy is being cagey or it's nowhere near finished. We think it look like it'll be worth the wait though.

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Tags: Alan Wake , Microsoft , Remedy Entertainment , Survival Horror

Formats: Xbox 360

Design a car for Test Drive Unlimited.

Tuesday 04 Jul 2006 : 15:07 PM



Atari are giving budding designers the chance to have their dream car modelled and included in their upcoming MMOR (massively multiplayer online racer!) Test Drive Unlimited. They'll also be giving one lucky winner a cheque for $2,500.

Designs can be submitted digitally or on paper but you'd better hurry up, the competiion only has 6 days left to run.

read more here

Tags: Atari , Racing , Test Drive Unlimited

Formats: Xbox 360

Microsoft rubbishes Xbox 360 internal HD DVD drive

Monday 03 Jul 2006 : 22:15 PM



Rumours circulating the web earlier this week that Microsoft were to include an internal HD-DVD drive in the Xbox 360 are definitely not true according to Microsoft.

The rumours surfaced after a top brass at Toshiba made comments about the possibility of MS including an internal drive in future models but it was only ever speculation and a microsoft employee has rubbished the claims saying,


"Saw a few stories online about an Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive: not true. We have no plans to release an Xbox 360 with an internal HD DVD. What we showcased at E3 was an external HD DVD drive, and we're sticking with that.

We've always had a games-first emphasis with the Xbox, but some consumers can build on the platform - like by adding a Windows Media Center Edition PC. By keeping the drive external, we're offering consumers a choice in creating their own hi-def experiences. So: no plans for an internal HD DVD."


An internal HD-DVD drive wouldn't be a good move for Microsoft, Sony has been criticised for the high price of the PS3 and it's attempts to force it's Blu-Ray technology on gamers. A seperate drive makes sense and will probably still work out cheaper than the PS3.


Tags: HD-DVD , Microsoft

Formats: Xbox 360