Archive for August 2006

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Showcases & Stuff

You’ve probably seen some things going on with the site today.  I’ve been tweaking the code to add a few things to the site to hopefully make it more enjoyable when commenting and easier when browsing.  A few things I’m working on and should have finished soon… -Quotes in comments – allows you to quote [...]

EA & In-Game Advertising

For years we’ve heard ‘It’s in the Game’ from nearly every Electronic Arts game as well as commerical…and well that pitch is about to mean more than you think. Electronic Arts has seemingly reached agreements with Massive Incorporated’s and IGA Worldwide’s video game advertising networks “in a move that will offer to marketers on a [...]

Live Marketplace Stats

Wow.  It’s almost scary just thinking about what I’m about to type and refer to but Major Nelson just posted a look into the Xbox Live Marketplace stats courtesy of the Xbox PR Team.  I’ll run down a few that were just crazy looking at. -50 million downloads passed -Over a million text/voice messages per [...]

Showcase – Ranger7722

Ain’t no party like a Showcase party ’cause a Showcase party don’t stop!  Gear up for another Unscripted 360 Showcase.   Tell us a bit about the guy sitting behind the Xbox 360. Well I am 17 years old and I live in Puyallup, Washington.  I run cross country, I’m the commander of my JROTC, [...]

Showcase – I MX Rider I

Mo’ money, mo’ Showcases.  Get your seat warm and head on in because he hunted me down just to get his story told… Okay…you’re up and it’s time to shine.  Tell the world about yourself to begin with. Hi, my names Todd, I’m 15 and my very first console was the SEGA Genesis.  I loved it especially [...]

Episode #12

It’s Wednesday and another Special Edition show featuring the GhostRiderZone Episode #2 among other Xbox 360 community news is on tap. Format: 35:05, 16.0MB, mp3 35:05, 16.2MB, wma Show files: mp3 – Get the show in mp3! WMA – Get the show in wma! iTunes – Subscribe to Unscripted 360 in iTunes Unspeak: XNA Express [...]

Xbox 360 Million Sold Titles?

Is Dead Rising on course to sell over a million copies?  With recent news from Capcom that they’ve shipped over 500,000 copies of Dead Rising in just 2 weeks and the pending release in Europe, it sure looks that way.  Million-sold titles are rare believe it or not.  You may see your favorite game doing really [...]

Oblivion Spell Tomes Download

Fans of the smash RGP hit on Xbox 360 will be able to download this new addition to Oblivion from the Xbox Live Marketplace for 80 (.99 cents equivalent) Microsoft points on August 31.  The download will also be availabe at OblivionDownloads.com for PC users. This pack adds “Spell Tomes” to the world’s random treasure. These books [...]

Xbox Live Vision Camera FAQ

Here is a useful FAQ I came up with for those 3 or 4 people unaware of the latest accessory craze going on with the Xbox 360…the Xbox Live Vision Camera. What is the Xbox Live Vision Camera? The Xbox Live Vision Camera is an accessory for the Xbox 360 console that allows you to [...]