Harmonix Creates Rock Band Sale On The Xbox 360 Starting Today

Harmonix just announced a massive Rock Band sale on Xbox 360 lasting from April 7 to April 12. Not only are DLC tracks discounted, Rock Band 3 is also on sale and Rock Band Blitz will be

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Next DLC Revealed

Activision and Sledgehammer Games on Wednesday announced that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's second expansion, Ascendance, will be released for Xbox 360 and Xbox One on March 31. The add-on will launch for PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 one month later.

Rock Band 4 Confirmed For Xbox One and PS4

The rumors were true. Harmonix on Thursday officially announced Rock Band 4. The new music game will launch for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 by the end of the year, the Boston-based studio said.

Microsoft Releasing Adapter That Lets You Use Xbox One Controllers on PC

Today at GDC, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announced that Microsoft will release an adapter that lets you use your Xbox One controllers with Windows (without a USB tether).

Tropico 5 teaser trailer looks very piratey

In this teaser trailer released today it is identical to a favorite Disney pirate movie that we all know and love.

Fez Coming To Sony Systems Today

You've probably heard of Fez by now. In fact, you've probably played Fez by now, unless you exclusively play games on Sony platforms. If you do take that approach, Fez is now available to you, too. It hits the PlayStation Store today for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita.

Diablo III In Development For Xbox One and PS4, Release Not Yet Certain

Since Diablo III was announced for PlayStation 4, one question has been on the lips of many a console gamer. Readers have asked us, “what about Xbox One?” many times. The answer seems to be a bit more complicated than we originally realized.

Details emerge on Limbo dev's next project

Copenhagen-based developer Playdead, creator of 2010's critically acclaimed side-scroller Limbo, has begun work on its next game, tentatively titled Project 2.

According to the Danish Film Institute's website (which can be viewed in English), Playdead's next title is a puzzle platformer adventure for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and Mac.
Listed as having a budget of £1 million ($1.55 million), the game will follow the adventures of a boy as he does battle with evil forces through "puzzles and changing scenarios." The game will be in colour and will be set in a 3D environment; however, according to the site, the gameplay will take place in 2D.

In November
last year, Playdead revealed that Limbo crossed the one million units sold mark, across the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Limbo puts players in the shoes of a small child who must find his way through a black-and-white world, filled with puzzles and dangerous, often deadly, obstacles. The game won critical acclaim upon release, which was followed by a small avalanche of award nominations that yielded multiple Interactive Achievement Awards and a Game Developers Choice Award.

[gamespot.com]

Xbox 360 banned in Germany, says judge

A German court has granted Motorola Mobility an injunction against the distribution of Microsoft's Xbox platform line in Germany, Reuters reports. The Mannheim court ruled today that Microsoft must remove a string of products from the German market, including the Xbox 360 and devices running the Windows 7 operating system.

The move will not have immediate implications, the site reports, because a US district court in Seattle, Washington, has granted Microsoft a preliminary injunction against Motorola that prevents the phone company from enacting the German order.

"Motorola is prohibited from acting on today's decision, and our business in Germany will continue as usual while we appeal this decision and pursue the fundamental issue of Motorola's broken promise," a Microsoft representative told the site.

Additionally, Reuters reports that Microsoft has already moved its software distribution center in Europe from Germany to the Netherlands, ahead of anticipated decisions in the ongoing patent trials.
This news follows a US International Trade Commission judge determining last week that Microsoft's Xbox 360 hardware infringes on Motorola Mobility patents for video decoding, Wi-Fi connection, and console-to-accessory connections.

Microsoft Aims for Quality Over Quantity

Microsoft has yet to reveal their full 2012 lineup of original games for Xbox 360. While Halo 4 is scheduled to arrive sometime this year, as is Fable: The Journey, we still don't have a solid map of where the system will head in the coming months outside of a handful of downloadable release dates.

"Chief, we can't talk about new IPs yet."

                  
In a new interview with Game Informer, Microsoft Studios Corporate Vice President Phil Spencer stated that the important aspect of the Xbox 360's future is "quality and impact, not number of releases in a year."

"Creating core IP, as many first-and third-parties have seen over the years, isn't an easy thing," stated Spencer. And it's the "equal amount of sweat equity and heart" that he feels will drive the company's games into the future. He added, "it will continue to be something that we focus on with new partners like Crytek and new people that aren't announced yet. We do think that it's fundamental that core gamers look at 360 as the place they want to play games."

Crytek is currently working on the Kinect-powered fighter Ryse, and we hope to learn more about Microsoft's unannounced partners soon. Additionally, Microsoft purchased Twisted Pixel last year, developer of The The Maw, Splosion Man, and Comic Jumper. The Gunstringer was their first retail release for Xbox 360.

Thanks to GameZone for the report. What do you want to see out of original IPs on the Xbox 360?

Minecraft For Xbox 360 To Have Frequent Updates... Hopefully

In an interview with Edge Paddy Burns, chief technology officer at 4J Studios, says that Microsoft is aware of the need for more frequent updates for Minecraft.

4J Studios is the developer behind the the translation of Minecraft from PC to Xbox 360 and it is hopeful that Microsoft  will work with it to allow updates to Minecraft approximately every two months.

Rolling out updates for the Xbox 360 is a long process, and one that has received complaints from other developers. Ultimately, the process is arduous to assure quality, but if 4J Studios can get Microsoft to streamline the process, I'm sure many other developers would be happy. On the other side though, if Microsoft gives Minecraft special treatment that it doesn't afford other developers, then that could be a problem.

Pending any unforeseen delays, we should be seeing Minecraft for Xbox 360 in late winter or early spring of this year.

[source gameinformer.com]

Doom Returns To Xbox Live Arcade

After a three month hiatus, Bethesda today said the classic first-person shooter Doom is now available for download again on Xbox Live Arcade.

In October 2011, Doom was pulled from the Marketplace store and no explanation was ever given. One theory is that Doom on Xbox Live was originally published by Activision prior to Bethesda Softworks' parent company Zenimax Media acquiring id Software and was causing a legal issue that has since been resolved.

Regardless, the game is back on sale for 400 Microsoft Points

[source gameinformer.com]

My review for Batman Arkham City

Got Batman Arkham City, for christmas and I'm loving it! The story is amazingly good with the many different characters as well as side missions and more and tougher riddler challenges, graphics are still some of the best I've seen in video games just the size alone of the game and area is much bigger the Arkham Asylum, sometimes the angle of the view can be weird at times but nothing to big to complain about. Haven't in countered any major glitches and for some reason I enjoy the challenge maps more then I did in the last one even though I don't seem to know what the difference If there is any difference. I have many MANY hours left to just finish the main story and probably weeks if not months to get all the achievements. have to give Batman Arkham city a

10 out of 10.

Alan Wake's American Nightmare Is Pure Pulp Horror

It's understandable that there's still some lingering disappointment that Remedy's new Alan Wake game isn't a fully-fledged sequel, but Alan Wake's American Nightmare is more than DLC. As a standalone spin-off, it's a new, short-form reinterpretation of the Alan Wake formula rather than an add-on for the existing game. Set inside an episode of the Twilight Zone-alike in-game TV show Night Springs, it's a five-hour action thriller that takes its inspiration from classic horror, science fiction, urban legends and pulp Americana. Think of it as the short story to the original Alan Wake's novel.

Reader Discussion: The New Xbox 360 Update

The new Xbox 360 update has been live for a while now, and owners of the console now have access to the new dashboard, cloud storage, and more. Now that you've had some time to play around with it, what are your thoughts? Any problems with the cloud saving system? Have you had a chance to try the new quick sign-in capability? What else have you liked or disliked about the new Xbox experience?

Ninja Gaiden 3 Release Date

Tecmo Koei has announced that Ninja Gaiden 3 will hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 20, 2012. The game will receive a Collector's Edition, exclusive to GameStop, that includes an art book, soundtrack CD and unique "Duel of the Mask" action figure. The Collector's Edition will sell for $99.99. more at ign.com