Archive for XBox 360
February 22, 2008 at 12:34 pm ·
Filed under Games, Video, XBox 360, Community
From the presspass: In a landmark announcement during the keynote address at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC), Microsoft Corp. promised to soon allow Xbox LIVE members to play, rate and share community-created games. As the first in the industry to pioneer high-speed online gaming and high-definition games, Xbox 360 once again broke new ground by introducing a new, open distribution service for games created by the community and soon playable by its 10 million Xbox LIVE members. Community-created games on Xbox LIVE will quickly double the size of the Xbox 360 game library. By the end of 2008, Xbox 360 owners will have access to more than 1,000 games, making it the largest, most creatively diverse library across all next-generation platforms.
That is really AWESOME news. Especially because the game created by fellow Belgian Loïc Dansart (”Little Gamers”, a 2-D high definition action side-scroller based on the famous Web comic) has been selected to be made available together with 6 other XNA created games. The platform will be opened up, so that ‘consumer generated games’ can find their way to a worldwide audience!
The game was developed using Microsoft’s XNA technology, so it’s currently able to run on both PC and XBOX360 (the later requires a Creators Club membership). A fully playable XBOX360 prototype of 5 levels was submitted to the Dream, Build, Play! competition, and it won a place as a finalist. Currently, the full version is in development, and should be available for Windows in a few weeks.
The game is a 2D action sidescroller which borrows many gameplay elements from action games such as Metal Slugs and Madness Interactive and mixes them with the webcomic feel and humor of Little Gamers to create a unique cute but deadly combination.
An Xbox 360 community game created using Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio software and XNA Creators Club membership will be able to be submitted for distribution on Xbox LIVE. Each community-created game must then undergo a thorough peer-review process and be evaluated for accuracy in representation and appropriateness. Community game developers will be able to beta test the process this spring and will be able to distribute their games on Xbox LIVE by the end of this year.
Related:
Little Gamers - Teh Game (info + download)
PressPass Release
Check out the comic!
See the demo below:
February 4, 2008 at 2:25 pm ·
Filed under Games, XBox 360, Community
A little while ago a part of the American nation was shocked as it was pointed to ‘extremely graphical scenes of a sexual nature’ that were to be seen in the Mass Effect game for XBox 360, which was just released on the market. The scenes of frontal digital nakedness could seriously confuse younger gamers and therefor the game should be forbidden or at least edited so the graphic sex would be removed. Despite the fact that the violence of the game really outstands the (mostly suggestive) sexual actions, and despite the fact that Miss Cooper Lawrence, who raised hell on a talk show where she pointed the nation to this fact, the game has now 1.4 million copies sold. Which would make it a popular game.
Miss Cooper Lawrence gave her honest and sincere opinion on the scenes of a telepathic encounter between a man and an alien with a blue skin. This was soon descripted as ‘interracial sex’. Obviously she has never seen Battlestar Galactica or Star Trek, where such close encounters are happening ALL THE TIME! Other than that, Miss Cooper Lawrence based her judging on pure hearsay, because since the game still had to be released at that time and the gameplay takes up to 30 hours, so it seemed really unlikely she would have had the skills or time to have run through the game to be confronted with those specific scenes. EA Games demanded an apology, and miss Cooper Lawrence actually did so, publicly, in the New York Times. She said she realized that she was wrong and that, now that she has seen the scenes (a french kiss and a bum are all that’s shown) she thinks it’s rather ridiculous and thus she overreacted.
One of the other reasons why she was so fast to apologize could also have been the fact that her book ‘The Cult Of Perfection’ dropped to the bottom of Amazon’s ‘most popular books’ list faster than she could say the name of the game. A few disgruntled fans had catapulted bad reviews into her general direction and the book dropped down the charts like a brick in a river. It was obviously an orchestrated event because one of the negative reviews read: “Obviously I haven’t read a letter in this book, but that doesn’t really matter”. Yes. Payback in a consumer generated world can be a mass effect. :)
April 7, 2007 at 7:47 pm ·
Filed under XBox 360
Incredibly cool features are going to be launched in May with the dashboard update for XBox360 Live. You can add Windows Live Messenger contacts to your friends list. The market place will have a tuned-up customizable user interface. Basic text chat functionality will be provided, you’ll be able to chat with up to 6 friends while playing games or watching movies. Your Messenger friends will know what game you’re playing and vice versa. Microsoft also speeded up downloads, so you’ll to wait less long before your content arrives, downloads can also be done in low-power mode. The new download tool also allows you to view partially downloaded video files while they’re still downloading. Neat !
Video Link | via
March 24, 2007 at 1:54 pm ·
Filed under Games, Video, XBox 360
Aah! Paris! City of lovers and romance by night. That’s exactly what the XBox team must’ve thought as they dressed up their boat to party-crash Sony’s PS3 launch event. In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, (hmm, is there shadow at night?) With the Eiffel Tower brightly lit on the background, two brands continue the Battle of the Game Consoles. It doesn’t get any more romantic than this. Almost a typical Hollywood film. There’s no better way to underline your dedication to your best friend then by stealing his mojo on the night he plans to score. Hah! Totally awesome guerrilla.
Disclaimer: I don’t work for Sony ;-)
To top it off, all the journalists at the Sony event received this text message on their mobile phones (source):
Translated:
“XBox 360 wishes you a pleasant evening… On behalf of the XBox Team.”
Video Link (via giiks)
Thanks for the link to Fubiz, Romain!
February 13, 2007 at 12:51 pm ·
Filed under Video, XBox 360
Check out this cool compilation I found of the XBox 360 marketing campaign, the gadgets that have been launched, the add-ons and the pwnage over the PS3 page. The power of advertising… Funny and so true :)
Video link
January 17, 2007 at 7:23 pm ·
Filed under PR, Video, XBox 360
Homeboarding is an Xbox Belgium campaign challenging Belgian snowboarders with a lack of snow. You can record a video or take a picture of you and your friends boarding at home and send it in. It will be published on the homepage of Homeboarding.be - Viewers can rate the material and a professional jury will choose the winners. Xbox Belgium hands out some very nice prizes.
HomeBoarding season is open and runs till 16 February 2007. Check out the site and send in you best video’s and pictures. Give it your best shot and share it on Soapbox and YouTube.
It’s up to you to show the rest of the world how it’s done. Demo your hottest, sickest, most wicked homeboard tricks – as performed in your home or garden! Make a video or photo and upload it on the web. Tag it with “homeboarding” and drop your link at the Homeboarding.be site. - Ask your friends to rate your clips to get a head start.
Anyone can join, but only Belgian participants win prizes in the official contest. However, if you read this blog, and you’re from outside the .be zone, post your link in the comments and then afterwards I’ll personally set up a mini contest for non-.be participants, and I’ll send you a prize if you’re the lucky winner.
What can you win in the main contest? The grand prize is a “BIG DAY OUT” in Val D’Isère. Runners Up can win Xbox consoles, O’Neill snowboard outfits, Xbox games, O’Neill snow DVDs or giant snow posters. All information is listed here.
The XBOX Big Day Out is a massive freestyle snowboard and ski competition held annually at the end of February, with the finals taking place on the last day. Check out the wicked video.
Warning: this video is 24 minutes. Takes some memory.
What are you waiting for?
Agency: Duval Guillaume E
