F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin Screenshots

What’s up next for Alma and the saga that is F.E.A.R.? Check out screenshots from the next adventure.

F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin Screenshots

Stocking Stuffer Giveaway!

Tis the season to be jolly. U360 presents its holiday Stocking Stuffer Giveaway!

Stocking Stuffer Giveaway!

Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer

Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. are slowly gearing up the teasing for Batman: Arkham Asylum.  From the screenshots, it looks like this game has a real...

Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer

NXE Arrives, Marketplace Online & More

Today is the day that the world has been waiting for (at least those who didn’t already have the new Xbox experience).  Those...

NXE Arrives, Marketplace Online & More

Episode 71, The Xbox LIVE Messages Show

It has been much, much too long since I have sat back and enjoyed producing an episode.  I am glad to announce the wait is over and the...

Episode 71, The Xbox LIVE Messages Show

Skate 2 Hand’s On Impressions

I had the pleasure of spending some time with EA’s Black Box Studio in the lovely surroundings of Vancouver, Canada last week to get some...

Skate 2 Hand's On Impressions
F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin Screenshots

F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin Screenshots

What’s up next for Alma and the saga that is F.E.A.R.? Check out screenshots from the next adventure.

F.E.A.R. 2, Stop Armacham!

F.E.A.R. 2, Stop Armacham!

The viral campaign continues with F.E.A.R. 2. What does Armacham and Case Man have in store for Unscripted 360?

Flashback - NFL Fever 2002

Flashback - NFL Fever 2002

In the midst of an exciting NFL season, I decided to flash back to one of the original Xbox’s biggest surprises.  NFL Fever was a launch title that I didn’t expect much from but ended up getting a lot out of.  It was actually a pretty decent NFL game and an excellent alternative to the beasts from 2K [...]

Flashback - Voodoo Vince

Flashback - Voodoo Vince

Voodoo Vince was more fun than people realize.  What could be more interesting than doing damage to people by kicking your own ass?  Vince was a voodoo doll after all and a really cute one at that.
In true voodoo style, Vince encounters and defeats quirky monsters and villains by kicking his own butt!  By racing [...]

Batman: Arkham Asylum, New Screenshots

Batman: Arkham Asylum, New Screenshots

What’s a Sunday without some truly impressive screenshots to look at eh?  I have just the set of beauty to get your day started and to end your weekend.

Screenshots: Batman: Arkham Asylum
See Batman’s fighting skills for yourself in these brand-new screenshots from the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum videogame, which shows the Caped Crusader dispatching of [...]

Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer

Batman: Arkham Asylum Trailer

Eidos, Inc. and Warner Bros. are slowly gearing up the teasing for Batman: Arkham Asylum.  From the screenshots, it looks like this game has a real shot at being a competent Batman title.  (yes I know the odds)  The caped crusader is tasked to face his most daring challenge yet with the villains from Arkham [...]

NXE Report - Marketplace Online

How it works is that you can now queue up the downloads of your choice directly on the web.

Holiday Gamer's Guide 2008

Holiday Gamer’s Guide 2008

Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Or rather let’s deck the halls with all kinds of games and accessories this Christmas!

GTFO Part 1 - Celebs Ruin My High Score

GTFO Part 1 - Celebs Ruin My High Score

Welcome to GTFO Part 1.  GTFO means Get The F Out in case you were wondering.  It’s a Truth Serum series on celebrities, publishers and other people giving a bad name to gamers.  You don’t want to miss this series as it plays out.
I’m calling for a movement and I don’t care if it’s a movement [...]

Truth Serum - PR Speak Uncovered

Truth Serum - PR Speak Uncovered

Let’s face it.  There’s quite a bit of confusion going on these days with gamers and what we all feel we can believe about our favorite video games.  There’s just so much denial and then confirmation and then more denial and confirmation in the world of video game marketing and public relations (PR) that it’s hard [...]

2009, The Year of ?

2009, The Year of ?

I hope you all had a safe and happy time ringing in the new year.  I can’t believe it’s 2009 already.  It seems like only yesterday really that I was graduating from high school or watching my daughter’s birth.  My how time flies when you’re having fun giving things away and gaming eh?
What are the [...]

Merry Christmas, What Did Ya Get?

Merry Christmas, What Did Ya Get?

Merry Christmas from me to you! What was in the stockings and under the tree for you?

NXE Report - Marketplace Online

You’ve all read my other two NXE Reports so prepare yourselves for another dose.  This time I wanted to take a look at perhaps the most convenient features that the latest system update brought to owners of the Xbox 360.  That feature of course is the Xbox LIVE Marketplace online.  I don’t think it’s been talked about enough or even promoted enough as a significant feature.  It’s not perfect but it adds so much convenience to your downloading that I didn’t want to go on without informing the masses (those who didn’t already know at least).

How it works is that you can now queue up the downloads of your choice directly on the web.  If you get wind of a timed item on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and you’re not at home, then hop on the internet and simply add it to your download queue to be downloaded when you return to power up your console.  As soon as you turn your console on, anything you have in your queue will begin downloading instantly.  You can purchase any content, videos or schedule any demos pretty easily.

How do I purchase from LIVE Marketplace on the Web?

Once you’ve decided on the content you want, simply click the Download to Xbox 360 button to start the purchase flow. If you are not signed in, you will be asked to log into your Xbox LIVE account. If you do not have an Xbox LIVE account, you can create an account in a few easy steps. If the item you are buying requires points, you must first purchase Microsoft Points and will be asked to provide your billing and credit card information. If you have enough Microsoft Points, you can simply confirm your purchase and the item will be added to your Download Queue.

The one thing I’m disappointed in though is that the entire Marketplace catalog isn’t available.  Specifically, you can’t queue up any picture packs (hello 360 Laws Picture Packs).  I wanted to provide some direct links to the online downloads of the picture packs but I couldn’t.  I guess it’s for the more important stuff.  Still, I’m impressed with the delivery of the Marketplace online.  What say you?  Have you tried it?

Gears of War 2 Patch & New Achievements Soon

So it seems that selling millions of copies doesn’t allow you to forget the “hordes” of fans afterall.  Mark Rein and the boys at Epic Games are planning a title update for Gears of War 2 that should address some of the complaints about the game’s online play.  January is the target date for the release of this patch.

Gears of War 2

From Mark Rein, “This update will address bugs and exploits as well as add some new achievements related to downloadable content.  We’re fixing a whole bunch of online exploits.  For example we’ve fixed the ability to wield an invisible shield, melee through some walls, gain infinite Lancer ammo and equip a shield and a two-handed weapon simultaneously plus many more.

We’re also making several small changes to improve the overall online gameplay experience. A few of the ones that might interest you are; increased penalties for quitting matches early, adding additional spawn protection against planted grenades and chainsaw attacks, and adding the ability to see the Submission flag carrier destination by using Tac/Com.

We know you folks love achievements so on the achievement side we’re adding achievement progress numbers to the War Journal, increasing the frequency of in-game Achievement progression notifications and adding some new Achievements for DLC.

This is just a very small list of some of the things that will be in the next title update but one more item which has been talked about a lot in our forums deserves a special call out…

About that shotgun…

We fixed the client side hit detection on the shotgun so that in a high-latency (i.e. “laggy”) match, the shotgun will be more reliable. We’ve also fixed another bug whereby shotgun and boomshot rounds could strike the ground when firing from the hip.”

Unscripted Nights Return, Game Poll

What’s up ladies and gents!?  The new year is upon us and I figured we should kick it in grand style this weekend with an Unscripted Nights event.  You get to decide which game we’ll fire up on Xbox LIVE.  Once the game is set, I’ll pick a time this Friday to do what we do best…have a kick ass time online!

You can choose at least 2 of your favorite games in the poll.  I’ll pick the one with the most votes of course.  Let your voices be heard young whipper snappers.

Unscripted Nights

Which game for Unscripted Nights?

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2009, The Year of ?

I hope you all had a safe and happy time ringing in the new year.  I can’t believe it’s 2009 already.  It seems like only yesterday really that I was graduating from high school or watching my daughter’s birth.  My how time flies when you’re having fun giving things away and gaming eh?

What are the big differences you’ll try to carry out this year?  I plan to up the awesomeness around here if at all possible.  I also plan to really enjoy each day I’m still breathing.  We get so caught up expecting to simply be here without actually taking a moment to enjoy the little things in life like family, health and living.  I plan to do just that and enjoy each and every friggin’ day to the utmost.

happy new year

So what’s this year going to be for you?  The year of what?  I got dibs on making this the Year of Awesome for me.  I’m going full blast on making this the best damn blogalicious blog around!

Untouchable of the Year? Yours?

The year is almost over and we all have to decide what we think the Untouchable of the Year was.  It’s my own version of the game of the year for those of you unaware.  I skipped a beat with it last year but I’m bringing them back to decide which game trumped them all.

I’d like to know what you guys and girls think though.  Fallout 3?  Dead Space?  Gears of War 2?  There was a game this year that released that deserves to sit alone on top of the mountain.  Which do you think it is?  Leave your vote in the poll located above the Shoutbox!

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