Monday, January 21, 2008
Microsoft to offer Undertow free on Xbox 360
Microsoft Corp. on Mon. announced that the title Undertow will be available at no cost on the Xbox Live Arcade division of the Xbox 360 this week.Between Wed., Jan 23 and Sun., Jan. 27, Xbox Live members can download the title free of charge.
Undertow is an aquatic based shooter that includes high-definition graphics, single-player campaign, on and offline co-op, and multiplayer for 2-16 players on Xbox Live.
Microsoft in Jan. said that it would offer a free Xbox Live Arcade title to members following holiday outages that caused the gaming service to be intermittently inaccessible.
Xbox Live this month reached a milestone of 10 million members across 26 countries.
Microsoft this month said that sales for the Xbox 360 have reached 17.7 million worldwide to date.
Article courtesy of news.punchjump.com
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Microsoft makes good after Xbox hiccup
Microsoft has said it will offer Xbox 360 owners a free video game to make up for poor performance over the holidays by the system's online hub.
Gamers log on to the Xbox Live service to download games and videos onto their consoles, and to go head-to-head with other players. But a record-breaking number of players logging onto the service over the holiday season caused some users to have trouble signing in, downloading media and being matched with online opponents.
'INTERMITTENT ISSUES'
"With that many people online, we just experienced some intermittent issues," said Craig Flannagan, Xbox Live product manager for Canada.
Microsoft will offer a free Xbox Live Arcade game -- downloadable titles that sell for roughly $5 to $15 -- to all Xbox Live members worldwide, even if they weren't affected by the service hiccups.
Details on when the game will be made available, and which title will be offered, are still being determined, Flannagan said.
Even though Microsoft bulked up the service's capacity before the holidays, brisk sales of the Xbox 360 console, along with games such as the 8.1 million-selling Halo 3, saw an unprecedented number of people logging onto Xbox Live at once, with the numbers peaking on Jan. 2.
"It didn't affect everyone, but enough people were affected that we were a little disappointed," Flannagan said. "That's why we're doing it."
Article courtesy winnipegsun.com
Gamers log on to the Xbox Live service to download games and videos onto their consoles, and to go head-to-head with other players. But a record-breaking number of players logging onto the service over the holiday season caused some users to have trouble signing in, downloading media and being matched with online opponents.
'INTERMITTENT ISSUES'
"With that many people online, we just experienced some intermittent issues," said Craig Flannagan, Xbox Live product manager for Canada.
Microsoft will offer a free Xbox Live Arcade game -- downloadable titles that sell for roughly $5 to $15 -- to all Xbox Live members worldwide, even if they weren't affected by the service hiccups.
Details on when the game will be made available, and which title will be offered, are still being determined, Flannagan said.
Even though Microsoft bulked up the service's capacity before the holidays, brisk sales of the Xbox 360 console, along with games such as the 8.1 million-selling Halo 3, saw an unprecedented number of people logging onto Xbox Live at once, with the numbers peaking on Jan. 2.
"It didn't affect everyone, but enough people were affected that we were a little disappointed," Flannagan said. "That's why we're doing it."
Article courtesy winnipegsun.com
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Well planned Halo 3 demise....
This is "mildly" entertaining....someone who obviously has too much time on their hands...watch carefully....
DaddyBurrito is Online!
Hello XBTR gamers and greetings from the valley of the Sun, otherwise known as Phoenix, AZ! Now that IcemanXBTR has graciously granted me collaboration rights to the Xbox Team Rochester site I plan to be a regular contributor. I know many of you are excited about the forthcoming XBTR Lan Event. Will it be as exciting as WinterWonderLAN07? Well since I won't be there in person, all of you will have to make up for the lack of my presence. IcemanXBTR, Thundar06 and myself will be meeting over the next few weeks to iron out the details of this year's event and we have high hopes that it will include Live support so that far flung members will be able to participate.
Speaking of far flung members, you can't get much further away than Arizona. Of course I miss all of you and the great gaming sessions we have had, fortunately Xbox Live has been a great way that I can still keep in touch. IcemanXBTR, DaneroTGAC, Metatstat, GoddfreyTGAC, Sabrerat, BrunTech and many of the other XBTR members have cought up with me via the service and with the Live Communicator it's just like we are in the very same room! I have been working to develop a new LAN gaming group out here in Arizona 
which will be able to participate in challenges with XBTR. I don't know if something will materialize by the time that the WinterWonderLAN comes around but you can be sure something will be coming soon!
which will be able to participate in challenges with XBTR. I don't know if something will materialize by the time that the WinterWonderLAN comes around but you can be sure something will be coming soon!While we wait for more details to come together about WinterWonderLAN08 and also a new Phoenix based XBOX Team, I thought it would be fun to discuss what cool video game stuff we all got for the holidays. Whether it be XBOX related or just plain cool, what did you get to unwrap this year?
Screenshots from XBTR member "crashr186"
XBTR member "crashr186" sent in these two screenshots recently. We're still looking for more team members to submit their action shots to be posted for all to see. Be sure to tell your friends who picked up XBOX's about XBTR also; and if they'd like to be added to our e-mail list please have them drop us a line.Tuesday, January 01, 2008
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