September 2007 - Posts
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 Gears of War
3 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
4 Madden NFL 08
5 Call of Duty 4 Beta
6 Guitar Hero II
7 BioShock
8 Forza Motorsport 2
9 Call Of Duty 3
10 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Demo)
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1 Sonic The Hedgehog 2
2 Bomberman LIVE
3 Streets of Rage 2
4 Puzzle Fighter HD
5 UNO
6 Geon
7 Worms
8 TMNT 1989 Arcade
9 Sonic The Hedgehog
10 Track and Field
Original Xbox Top Live Games
1 Halo 2
2 Battlefield 2: MC
3 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
4 Counter-Strike
5 Madden NFL 08
6 Call of Duty 3
7 Rainbow Six 3
8 Madden NFL 07
9 PGR 2
10 FIFA 07
These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. The arcade list is based on full versions
purchased.
In Game Content
Title: Blue Dragon
Content: Ultra Hard Mod
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) FANTASY VIOLENCE] The Ultra Hard Mod adds three new features to Blue Dragon. New Game Plus is a game mode that allows you to start your game over using a saved game from near the end of Blue Dragon. The Hard game mode allows you to play at a difficulty level that is twice as high as the original. The Impossible game mode is the ultimate in difficulty and is meant to be played starting at Level 50 or higher. © 2007 BIRD STUDIO / MISTWALKER, INC. All Rights Reserved. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. BLUE DRAGON contains AT&T Natural Voices® Text to Speech technology licensed from Wizzard Software Corporation. Microsoft, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Blue Dragon, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.
Title: Guitar Hero II
Content: Guitar Hero Indie Label Pack
Price: 500 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS] Detonation as performed by Trivium, Ex’s And Oh’s as performed by Atreyu, Bury the Hatchet as performed by Protest the Hero. For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see
www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Trailer
Title: Guitar Hero II
Content: Indie Label Pack Trailer
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS] Preview songs from the Indie Label Pack, including Detonation as performed by Trivium, Ex’s And Oh’s as performed by Atreyu, Bury the Hatchet as performed by Protest the Hero. For all song credits please visit www.redoctane.com
Title: Bringing It Home
Content: Halo 3 - Campaign Demo with Bungie Video
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Size: 244.32 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,MILD LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] Jonty Barnes and Jay Weinland from Bungie showcase the awesome new community features of Halo 3, and take us through a giant battlefield to defeat a huge scarab.
Title: SEGA Rally™
Content: SEGA Rally - TV Advert (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] Download this trailer.
Title: Crash Of The Titans
Content: In-Theatre Trailer (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia or Mexico
Size: 93.75 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) CARTOON VIOLENCE,CRUDE HUMOR,MILD LANGUAGE] Download this trailer. The evil Neo Cortex has turned the creatures of Crash's island into horrific mutations! But by using a whole arsenal of new combat moves, Crash can hijack the monsters and gain control of their awesome powers.
Over the past few weeks, the team has been upgrading the system that allows me to pull the weekly top 10 list. As a result of this upgrade, I have not been able to access the top data. Earlier this week, I finally was able to get access to the Top 10 data once again. Since I have not provided any lists for the past few weeks, I wanted to pull one for last week. Here is the list of Top Xbox 360 games (based on unique users) for September 15th through the 21st. Remember this is before Halo 3 launched!
1 Gears of War
2 Call of Duty 4 (Beta)
3 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
4 Madden NFL 08
5 BioShock
6 Guitar Hero II
7 Call Of Duty 3
8 Forza Motorsport 2
9 skate.
10 GRAW 2
I'll return to my regular list posting this weekend.
Trailer
Title: Battlefield: Bad Company
Content: Battlefield: Bad Company Trailer 2 (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: All regions
Size: 84.68 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) VIOLENCE] Built specifically for next-generation consoles, Battlefield: Bad Company follows a wayward band of ordinary soldiers behind enemy lines, ready to risk it all on a quest for personal gain. Featuring a dramatic storyline loaded with attitude, the deep, cinematic experience game delivers the series' trademark sandbox gameplay in a universe where almost everything is destructible.
Title: SEGA Rally™
Content: SEGA Rally - Launch Trailer (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: All regions
Size: 98.86 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] SEGA Rally launch trailer featuring multiple environments and vehicles. Download this trailer.
Content: SEGA Rally - Launch Trailer (SD)
Price: Free
Availability: All regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] SEGA Rally launch trailer featuring multiple environments and vehicles. Download this trailer.
Title: Operation Darkness
Content: Operation Darkness Trailer #1 (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: Only in Japan
Size: 52.50 MB
Dash Text: [CERO: D] 第二次大戦を舞台に、歴史の裏側に潜む闇と戦った兵士たちの奮闘を描くシミュレーションRPGが登場！イギリス軍特殊部隊ブラッド・パックの面々を率いて、ドイツ軍とその裏に隠れた悪の野望を叩き潰せ!! 実在の武器や戦場が登場する中で、狼男や吸血鬼などの超自然的要素も登場。歴史上になかった「if」を織り交ぜて激戦が展開する!!
Content: NHL 2K8 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand or Asia
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) MILD VIOLENCE] The top rated NHL franchise returns with an entirely NEW NHL EXPERIENCE featuring revolutionary right stick controls, all-new goaltending, a ground breaking face off system, and stunning, next-gen visuals highlighting redesigned player models and animations. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL TRAILER NOW!
Size: 1.00 GB
Content: Clive Barker's Jericho Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Germany or Asia
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,SEXUAL THEMES,STRONG LANGUAGE] Clive Barker’s Jericho™ is a terrifying squad-based horror FPS based on an original concept and story by horror writer and film maker Clive Barker. An ancient evil has broken through into our world and is threatening to spread its taint across the whole of the earth unless it’s stopped. At ground zero lies the Middle Eastern city of Al-Khali, a modern city built atop the ancient ruins of a dozen previous conquerors. In this demo you’ll lead the Jericho team through the sewers of an immense fortress, harnessing their unique powers and weapons to destroy the hoards demonic crusaders that stand in their way.
Size: 885.17 MB
The Gamerscore blog guys have
posted details on upcoming Title Updates for Texas Hold’em and Hexic 2.
I normally don't cut and paste press releases, but this one *just* landed in my box and is pretty exciting:
Xbox 360 Exclusive “Halo 3” Registers Biggest Day in US Entertainment History with $170 Million in Sales
Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 exclusive game “Halo 3” has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States alone in the first 24 hours. The Xbox 360 title beat previous records set by blockbuster theatrical releases like “Spider-man 3” and novels such as “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”
“Halo 3” is the conclusion to the epic trilogy and picks up where “Halo 2” left off, answering questions around the fates of the beloved protagonist Master Chief and his artificial intelligence sidekick Cortana as they struggle to save humankind from destruction at the hands of the alien coalition known as the Covenant. In addition to the rich storyline, “Halo 3” continues the franchise’s grand tradition of delivering innovative online multiplayer experiences via Xbox LIVE, the world’s largest social network on TV.
“Halo 3 has become a pop-culture phenomenon,” said Shane Kim, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. “Not only is “Halo 3” setting sales records, it’s also redefining entertainment.
Within the first 20 hours alone, we’ve seen more than a million Xbox LIVE members come online to play Halo 3 – that makes September 25 the most active Xbox LIVE gaming day in history.”
Retailers have also expressed their excitement about the launch of “Halo 3.”
Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for GameStop Corp commented that, “With consumer demand for Halo 3 and related products, we expect it to be the biggest video game title generator in GameStop's history."
“The initial demand we’ve seen for ‘Halo 3’ has been astounding, and the game is on track to become the number one gaming title of all time. ‘Halo 3’ is a genuine entertainment phenomenon and our customers have responded very enthusiastically to the release,” said Jill Hamburger, vice president of movies and games at Best Buy.
Developed by Bungie Studios, the “Halo” franchise is exclusive to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and optimized for the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network. The more than 7 million Xbox LIVE users will get a continually evolving gaming experience with “Halo 3.” Its online multiplayer and cooperative gameplay for Xbox LIVE Gold users, the much-talked-about Saved Films feature that enables players to capture and save their favorite moments on their hard drives, and Forge, an innovative map editor that enables infinite customization options are just some of the new features to experience.
More than 10,000 retailers hosted Midnight Madness events to celebrate the launch of this third installment in the billion-dollar franchise. In New York, Seattle, Miami and Los Angeles, Microsoft and retail partners hosted marquee launch events that featured contests and appearances by local celebrities and professional athletes who are fanatical about the “Halo” franchise, including Ludacris and Zac Efron and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
More than 1.7 million copies of “Halo 3” were preordered in the United States before a single store opened its doors at midnight, Sept. 25, making this the fasting pre-selling game in history, surpassing the previous record-setting pre-sales of “Halo 2.” Well beyond just a U.S. phenomenon, the launch of “Halo 3” was a worldwide celebration that released in 37 countries and available in 17 languages.
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I am headed home from the spectacular Halo 3 launch here in New York. If you missed any of the action, you can see complete coverage of the New York and the Seattle area launch events on Xbox.com. If you have not had a chance, check out the 'Ultimate Halo 3 Package' auction for charity. In this package is:
- The ONLY Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 console that has been personally signed by Bill Gates.
- The ONLY Limited Edition Halo 3 Zune 30 GB media player personally signed by J Allard.
- The entire Halo Trilogy: Two copies of Halo 3 (Legendary Edition and Standard Edition), plus the Halo Triple Pack for Xbox® (Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack)
- Xbox 360 HD DVD player.
- Rare special aluminum storage case with over $400 worth of accessories (two Limited Edition Halo 3 Wireless Controllers with an exclusive Todd McFarlane Collectable Figurine, Messenger Kit, HDMI AV cable, extra 120 GB hard drive, and a Halo 3 T-shirt).
This eBay auction is ending October 4th....so what are you waiting for?
Posted at gate C10, LaGuardia Airport
If you are having an issue with Xbox LIVE, keep an eye on the Xbox LIVE Service Status section of the support page. (Orange box, right column) The operations center will be updating that throughout the evening until the issues of subsided. I am travelling back to Seattle tomorrow, so keep an eye on my Twitter site as I will update it when I hear from e.
Theme
Title: Rock Band
Content: Rock Band Theme
Price: 150 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Canada, United States
Dash Text: Turn your system into a shrine to rock ‘n’ roll with four Rock Band wallpapers featuring the different instruments in the game. The guitar and bass headstock designs are trademarks of FMIC all rights reserved. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
In Game Content
Title: THE IDOLM@STER
Content: ユニフォーム７６５
Price: 1000 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Japan
Dash Text: [CERO: C] 衣装：アイドルも時にはこのユニフォームでお仕事？ＥＸＴＥＮＤ系衣装です。何のイメージがアップするかはお楽しみ。 このアイテムの返金はありません。詳細については www.xbox.com/live/accounts を参照してください
Content: ７６５インカム
Price: 250 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Japan
Dash Text: [CERO: C] アクセサリー頭：これをつけて、みんなに指示出し！ ＥＸＴＥＮＤ系アクセサリーで、ダンスイメージがアップします。 このアイテムの返金はありません。詳細については www.xbox.com/live/accounts を参照してください
Content: カタログ第9号
Price: Free
Availability: Only in Japan
Dash Text: [CERO: C] 「７６５ショップ」で表示されるカタログ第９号データです。Ｘｂｏｘ Ｌｉｖｅマーケットプレースにて販売される商品に簡単にアクセスすることができます。
Gamer Picture
Title: Rock Band
Content: Rock Band Picture Pack
Price: 100 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Canada, United States
Dash Text: Show your allegiance to your favorite instrument: guitar, bass, drums, or vocals! Let the world know where your true skills lie. The guitar and bass headstock designs are trademarks of FMIC all rights reserved. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Title: THE IDOLM@STER
Content: アイドルマスター アイコンパック スマート
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: Only in Japan
Dash Text: アイドルマスターのアイコンパックです。１２種類のキャラクターのアイコンデータを用意しました。 このアイテムの返金はありません。詳細については www.xbox.com/live/accounts を参照してください
Title: 33 Days of Halo 3
Content: 33 Days of Halo 3 - Red Gamerpic
Price: Free
Availability: Only in Canada
Dash Text: Downloading these gamer pics enters Canadian residents in the 33 Days of Halo 3 Promotion. No Purchase necessary. Contest open to residents of Canada. Contest closes October 26, 2007. By downloading this item you are allowing Microsoft to contact you from time to time about this promotion. For full contest rules and details visit xbox.com/33.
Content: 33 Days of Halo 3 - Blue Gamerpic
Price: Free
Availability: Only in Canada
Dash Text: Downloading these gamer pics enters Canadian residents in the 33 Days of Halo 3 Promotion. No Purchase necessary. Contest open to residents of Canada. Contest closes October 26, 2007. By downloading this item you are allowing Microsoft to contact you from time to time about this promotion. For full contest rules and details visit xbox.com/33.
Content: 33 Days of Halo 3 - White Gamerpic
Price: Free
Availability: Only in Canada
Dash Text: Downloading these gamer pics enters Canadian residents in the 33 Days of Halo 3 Promotion. No Purchase necessary. Contest open to residents of Canada. Contest closes October 26, 2007. By downloading this item you are allowing Microsoft to contact you from time to time about this promotion. For full contest rules and details visit xbox.com/33.
Video
Title: Bringing It Home
Content: ギルティギア2 オーヴァチュア - 予告編 (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: Only in Japan
Size: 126.62 MB
Dash Text: アクションとストラテジーが融合した「メーレーアクション」誕生！
I just uploaded some photos of Shane Kim, the Bungie Crew (Harold Ryan, Frank O'Connor and Aaron LeMay) and Master Chief ringing the closing bell at NASDAQ. Following the ceremony, Master Chief and company went out into the center of Times Square for some photos with the huge NASDAQ sign in the background.
See the photos here
Content: Crash of the Titans Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Asia or Mexico
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) CARTOON VIOLENCE,CRUDE HUMOR,MILD LANGUAGE] Bring on the Titans! The evil Neo Cortex has turned the creatures of Crash's island into horrific mutations! But by using a whole arsenal of new combat moves, Crash can hijack the monsters and gain control of their awesome powers. Intense new combat moves! Hijack and battle titanic monsters! Chaotic co-op action!
Size: 530.76 MB
I just got back from a 16 hour marathon session at the Best Buy in New York. I am too tired to post long details, so check out the cool vidoes/photos we did for Xbox.com.
Going to bed now…
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