Did ya miss me and the velvet voice? I know Rammie and Feisty did. lol Well, DeaconBlade has returned to the basement and returned to the fun. Thanks for all the well wishes and concern. It’s time to get Unscripted! Party on!
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Activision shared more motion capture footage from the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Project 8. Last time they hit you with Ryan Sheckler…this time grab a chair and watch P-Rod do his thing.
It doesn’t take much to know that with the release of the Xbox Live Vision Camera, the members of the Xbox community have been buzzing with questions about how they can protect themselves online against inappropriate behavior. Tony Hynes, who many of you know as Bastelyon, got to the heart of the issue and posted an article on Gamerscoreblog addressing that very issue. He spoke with Christopher, the Xbox Live Policy Program Manager to find out some simple ways to make the Xbox Live experience better for everyone.
Block Communications
Set Communications to Friends Only
File a Complaint
There are some very interestings things/pics to note in the article so be sure you click the link and give it a read.
X06 is over. The free Xbox Live Gold week long event for European players is ending today. So what have we learned and what were our impressions upon learning it? Let me attempt to run down a few things I thought were the ‘Best of the Show’. For those yet unaware, I’ve renamed X06 to X0Sizzle.
Halo Expanded - New games based on the Halo series are forthcoming and the LOTR man himself Peter Jackson is on board for one of them. Halo Wars is being developed in Dallas!
Bioshock - Easily, at least in my opinion, stole the show! I saw the walkthrough a few days before the show and was amazed. The new trailer just reconfirmed that this title is a must-own for me! It’s exclusive to Xbox 360 and PC.
Assassin’s Creed - I don’t know why I wasn’t blown away by this one but many of you were. It looked incredible don’t get me wrong but I just didn’t get the anxiety feeling in my stomach after seeing it like I did with other news like the Halo and Bioshock news. Still, the first ever gameplay footage left many with soiled pants I hear.
HD-DVD player - It’ll be here soon and for $199.99. Included with the player are a Universal Media Remote and the King Kong HD-DVD. I’ve always been a standalone guy with no interest in playing movies from my console but for this price, I may just budge.
Viva Piñata™ - I may be the only adult waiting for this game but I’ll wear that tag proudly. This game is just screaming family time.
Xbox Live Marketplace - I’m listing this because of all the content, demos and trailers released on the Marketplace during this event. Wow! I got some unexpected demos and some pretty good Picture Packs.
Alan Wake - I’m really waiting on this title! Everything about it seems like my kind of thriller.
Guitar Hero II - I’ll admit that I simply ignored this at first. But after seeing someone rock to it, I said to myself…this game is going to be a kid’s dream and not to mention some busted rocker’s dream.
Well these are just a few of the things that X0Sizzle unleashed that I thought were the best of the show. What are your impressions of the show? It brought as much excitement as I can recall recently from any show.
He demanded it and well…Unscripted 360 buckled under the pressure. Prepare for everyone’s favorite uncle…at least he’s someone’s favorite uncle I think.
Momma told me there’d be days like this…
Everyone usually starts off with a little about themselves outside of gaming…so tell us about the guy behind the console.
A little about myself…well right now I am 16, I live in Missouri. I’m studying for my license to try and get a job. I have 3 bigger brothers, which in itself is reason enough for an interview. I like making people laugh. I do it on a daily basis, especially when I get on Xbox Live.
Any cool history behind your Gamertag?
I think my Gamertag is a bit self explanatory, but… It all started about the time the Xbox 360 was announced. At that time my brother was having his second kid, and that was a big deal in my life. I remember the oldest kid would get up on the couch with me and watch me play LOTR. Since then I wanted uncle jordan.
Here’s some news for the Unscripted crowd that have been following the news on Microsoft’s Zune. Today an official press release rolled out detailing the launch of Zune. It will launch in the US on November 14th and at a price of $249.99. The press release includes information about the Zune Marketplace in which you’ll be able to purchase a Zune Pass for $14.99/month which gives you access to millions of songs.
Also, which I thought was very cool integration, is the fact that you can purchase songs for 79 Microsoft Points per track. These points are becoming more valuable by the day aren’t they.
How much $ is 79 Microsoft Points? (shout to bigsteve for the unofficial converter)
For more on Microsoft’s Zune, be sure to head over to Zune Insider.
In keeping with the ‘Bringing It Home’ promotion, Microsoft has released a load of content from its X06 event! And here I was thinking that the announcements were the best part…shame on me. Call this Day 8-9 of the promotion.
Trailers:
COD3
Banjo Kazooie
Marvel Ultimate Online
Viva Pinata
Assassin’s Creed
Splinter Cell: Double Agent|
Blue Dragon
Lost Odyssey
Bioshock
FIFA 07
Rainbow Six Vegas
Halo Wars
Tony Hawk’s Project 8
Wheelman
Frontlines Fuel of War
X06 Game Montage
Crossfire
Project Gotham Racing 4 - thx for the info Paul
Demos:
Picture Packs and Themes:
Halo Wars Picture Pack - 80 Microsoft Points
Halo Wars Theme - 150 Microsoft Points
Fable 2 Theme - 150 Microsoft Points
X06 Theme
(there’s also a Sonic the Hedgehog demo and DOOM was released for Xbox Live Arcade)
Electronic Arts sent the first trailer for Army of Two today. In the midst of all the exciting X06 news, I thought I’d pull you away for a brief minute or two with a change of pace. Check it out…Deacon likes.
Click here for the Army of Two trailer!
Microsoft just released the press statement that summarizes all the announcements made today. It is an especially good day to be an Xbox 360 fan and really just a good day to be a gamer.
“Xbox 360 is changing the way developers are telling stories today—from the industry’s most beloved franchises to exciting new properties,” said Peter Moore, corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. “We are inspiring the imaginations of the entertainment industry’s best and most creative talent to take their franchises in exciting directions, while also spinning new tales for everyone.”
Read the official press release and everything on why Xbox 360 owners worldwide are smiling.
Here are some points from the press release:
- Rockstar and Take-Two will provide Xbox 360 gamers with exclusive access to two epic downloadable episodes of Grand Theft Auto IV via Xbox Live, each with hours of new gameplay content, and available only on Xbox 360 just months after the release of the title.
- 2K Games confirmed that BioShock , a first person shooter that will revolutionize the genre and forever change the expectations of gamers, will be released exclusively on Xbox 360 and Microsoft®Windows® next spring.
- Arriving at retailers in North America, the U.K., France, and Germany in mid-November 2006, the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player will retail for $199.99 in North America (ESRP) and €199.99/£129.99 (ESRP) in the U.K., France, and Germany. The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player comes with both the Universal Pictures blockbuster Peter Jackson’s King Kong on HD DVD (for a limited time) and the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remote.
There has been an explosion of information coming out of X06 about the Xbox 360. None more shocking than the one about Halo Wars from Ensemble Studios. It’s an RTS based in the Halo universe that has the entire community buzzing. It was shown at the end of the X06 press conference. The press brief ended with a bang I’d say.
Ensemble Studios is ofcourse based in my hometown, Dallas…so they better expect ol’ Deacon to show up banging on the door for information!
