Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack - AVL 12/11/07

SCREENSHOT OF NEW MULTIPLAYER MAP "STANDOFF"

Halo® 3 players will be able to enjoy three all new multiplayer maps on December 11 as part of the Heroic Map Pack, the first in a series of downloadable content from Bungie Studios to come via Xbox LIVE®. Available for 800 Microsoft Points exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, each map presents a totally different play style. The symmetrical valley of Standoff, with its entrenched bases and fields of boulders is ideal for mid-sized objective and Slayer game types. The vast, labyrinthine passages of the Rat's Nest bring something completely new to the multiplayer experience: an indoor vehicle paradise. Strongly influenced by the Campaign mode, this map is ideal for big team battles.
Foundry is the ultimate Forge map. Players can edit every single object in this voluminous industrial warehouse, placing stairways, walls, bridges, and tunnels to create an entirely new play space and build almost any kind of map imaginable.
All three maps will become available for free download via Xbox LIVE Marketplace in Spring 2008, just prior to the next wave of new Halo 3 multiplayer maps.
We'll have more information on the Heroic Map Pack, including how to get the pack for those who haven't downloaded content before, as the release date nears.

Article courtesy XBOX.com

Xbox 360 Fall dashboard update to add original Xbox downloads

Microsoft has announced that the next dashboard update for the Xbox 360 will add the ability to download original Xbox games to your hard drive. Sounds like owners of the 20GB may want to consider upgrading. Starting December 4, Xbox 360 owners will have the option of shelling out 1,200 MS points (that's $15) for each game they'd like to download to their hard drive. As of right now, there's no word on the average size of these games so we're left wondering exactly how much space we're going to need to free up and whether or not buying these older games used is a better option (you can still find most of these games for under $15 used).
While there's no word yet of other enhancements the fall update will feature, you can see a list of the first round of games appearing on Microsoft's new service after the jump. The first batch of games slated for download December 4 include Halo: Combat Evolved, Fable, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Indigo Prophecy, Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Psychonauts, and Burnout 3: Takedown.

Article courtesy crave.cnet.com

XBOX Team Rochester now on MySpace

XBOX Team Rochester is now on MySpace. We'd love to add any of our team members who have MySpace pages, and we'll be posting alot of different information on the page for all to see. Check it out! You can find the team MySpace HERE

Welcome back...

XBTR welcomes back "DaddyBurrito" (formerly GhostRiderTGAC) to the XBTR crew. DaddyBurrito left our team some time ago to pursue a different venture in the gaming arena. Even more recently, he moved out of the Rochester area for occupational reasons, however his passion for gaming remains and we expect to utilize his abilities and ideas in the planning of future events and in XBTR site development. You can reach DaddyBurrito through the team e-mail address at xbtr@rochester.rr.com

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