Clarification: No Microsoft-made US 130 Gears of War 2 lancer bundle
July 31, 2008
Earlier, we had reported on the possibility of a US 130 Gears of War 2 bundle that supposedly would come with a replica of the lancer weapon from the game. Well, Xbox 360 Fanboy managed to get some additional clarification from Microsoft and, sad to say, that bundle may have been a misunderstanding.
Microsoft said the following about the bundles they’re offering for the game and the US 130 lancer business Cliff Bleszinski mentioned at Comic-Con 08:
“We have officially announced a Standard Edition (US 59.99) and Limited Edition (US 69.99) for Gears of War 2, which will both be available on November 7th, 2008 worldwide. Retailers often create their own bundles to appeal to specific customers. The ‘Lancer’ bundle referenced at San Diego Comic-Con is not a package being offered by Microsoft Game Studios.”
We suppose that CliffyB was simply referring to the awesomeness of the lancer replica that was put on display at Comic-Con, and not necessarily an actual bundle. That said, it’d be cool if someone packaged that up with a Limited Edition of the game and sold it for a reasonable price.
That way, we’d have something to use for our Marcus Fenix Brokeback Mountain cosplay skit. Zing!
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Potentially expensive: Braid to cost 1200 MS Points, Castle Crashers going for 1800
July 31, 2008
Xbox Live Experience dashboard update leaked, possibly running on modded Xbox 360s
July 30, 2008
We’ve got an interesting report related to the Xbox 360’s fall dashboard update. According to the Wordpress blog of one gamer by the name of Xhavok87, the Xbox Live Experience Dashboard update has been leaked. Not only that, it appears to be running on modded Xbox 360s.
Writes Xhavok87 in his latest update related to the leak,
It has finally been done but NOTE, only modded systems at this point are able to do the install. The process is quite easy if you cannot figure it out but will not be released at this time. A fellow member here by the name of xg4m3r has discovered a path for modded consoles to install the update as you can see in the video above. Like I said in update 8 we are still working on this process to see if we can manage anything on retail consoles. We are not releasing anything at this time but more news is to come soon. Enjoy for tonight because tomorrow should be a whole other day! See you soon!
NOTE: Your Xbox 360 NEEDS to have the Infectus 2 Chip in the system for this work. Not just a modded FW hack the chip is required also. Sorry for the confusion!
Below is a video showing the reported hack in action. We’ll try to get more updates on this bit of news as soon as it becomes available, but for now, stay tuned.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo slated for August, will come with unique ending
July 30, 2008
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix patch detailed, beta gets extended
July 29, 2008
Over on the Capcom Unity website, Deuce has two bits of information up that’s certainly going to be welcome for all those having problems with the beta for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.
The first is an announcement (external link) stating that Capcom has extended the beta till September 5. The second is a post detailing how the game patch will improve the experience for players in the beta.
For those interested, below are the notes they’ve outlined for the patch:
- Crash while joining games has been fixed.
- Headsets no longer transmit constantly. (Please note: on some Arcade Sticks, the connection to your headset can be a little wonky, so if you’re hearing static, check your connections!)
- Ken s strong Shoryuken no longer juggles.
- Ken s fierce Shoryuken now only juggles for a maximum of 3 hits.
- Ken s roundhouse Hurricane Kick now leaves him slightly farther away from the opponent on hit.
- Default round number has changed to 5 for Ranked and Tournament matches.
- Win/Loss data now shows up in Player Matches.
- Game Speed has been fixed to match the original arcade game.
- Game no longer crashes when trying to select Akuma by the old code.
- Super Finishes now display correctly in 4:3 mode.
- Game no longer crashes when signing out during a Tournament.
- New netcode to reduce lag generate by packet loss.
- New rewind code that mitigates latency by smoothing out what people see on screen.
Those of you who want to see the actual patch in action can check out the source link below for some videos of the game with and without the patch. Enjoy!
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Tomonobu Itagaki slaps evidence against Tecmo on second hearing
July 29, 2008
Dead or Alive series creator and former Team Ninja chief Tomonobu Itagaki presented more evidence against former employer Tecmo in their on-going legal battle. This is the second hearing for the case that Itagaki filed for what he calls unpaid wages and bonuses.
The primary evidence presented in a Japanese court was a copy of a contract dated March 4th, 2005 which promises the developer he would get special incentives for completing the game. Itagaki also claims that the same contract entitles him to 6.66 percent of the product’s total profits.
“I am prepared to reveal this evidence as the need arises for the sake of greater justice,” said Itagaki when asked to comment on the matter.
He added “it is clear that this self-centered behavior by Tecmo Co. Ltd. and its president Yoshimi Yasuda, from the filing of the petition to its subsequent withdrawal, was an attempt to increase my own personal burden in both time and funds needed to combat the petition.”
Also presented was a voice recording and a transcript of it between Itagaki and Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda. If the evidence is to be believed, then Tecmo could be in hot water. Yoshimi allegedly told Itagaki “the board of directors did vote on it and a ringi (a document) was signed.”
Itagaki has raised his demands from US 1.3 million to a total of US 1.5 million. We’ll keep you posted for more on this legal saga.
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Burnout Paradise: Xbox 360 Cagney update delayed again
July 28, 2008
More bad news for those who have the Xbox 360 version of Burnout Paradise (PS3, Xbox 360). The Criterion Games website has just been updated with a post announcing another delay for the game’s Cagney update.
According to the post, Criterion is currently in the final stages of testing the revised version of the Cagney update. No concrete release date yet, but the company said that the earliest date that the update may become available is August 4. The previous target date was July 24.
In case you’ve already forgotten what the Cagney update brings to Burnout Paradise, here’s a reminder: new online game modes like Marked Man and Road Rage, the Live Page and Calendar, new cars and liveries, and 70 brand new challenges. Stay tuned for further updates.
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July 27, 2008
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