May 2009 - Posts
This week’s show:
Co-host : e
E3
Interview: Brian Seitz, Zune HD (17:20 – 28:54)
Interview: Yves Frinault , CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars (28:55–36:22)
Interview: Steve Wiebe (36:23–45:39)
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Link dump (some of the things mentioned in this episode:
http://zuneinsider.com/
http://zuneinsider.com/archive/2009/05/26/zune-coming-to-xbox-zune-hd-realized-what-a-day.aspx
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/cellfactorpwxboxlivearcade/
http://g4tv.com/e32009/splash.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wiebe
It’s almost E3 ! Despite the turbulent past this event has had it is now slated to be back in full force. To prepare for the flurry of gaming news that will be flying around next week, we’ve beefed up our chat server (http://majornelson.com/chat.aspx) to ensure that console gamers from all platforms have a place to hang out and chat about the latest headlines in real time.
Whether you’re all about Xbox, the Playstation, Nintendo, or any other gaming platform; whether you’ve only got a few minutes to get filled in on the latest and greatest, or you want to be filled in on everything going on during every second of E3 we’ve got you covered. Before you hit the chat, check out the Chat FAQ for everything you need to know before you go or if you're confident you've got it all down feel free to dive right in.
Of course, I’ll be live blogging the Xbox 360 Media Briefing Monday morning at 1:30p ET/10:30am PT/17:30 GMT so open up two browser windows: one for the live blog and the other for the chat.
Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 3
2 Call of Duty: WaW
3 Call of Duty 4
4 Gears of War 2
5 GTA IV
6 UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo
7 FIFA 09
8 UFC 2009 Undisputed
9 Left 4 Dead
10 Fallout 3
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 Castle Crashers
2 Peggle
3 Hasbro Family Game Night**
4 Worms
5 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic Arcade
6 UNO
7 Star Trek: D•A•C
8 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
9 Gel
10 Banjo-Tooie
The above arcade list is based on full versions purchased.
**Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 2
2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2
3 Fable
4 Counter-Strike
5 Conker: Live Reloaded
6 Splinter Cell Chaos
7 Doom 3
8 Star Wars: Battlefront
9 Guilty Gear XX #Reload
10 SW: Republic Commando
Top Community Games (Full Versions purchased)
1 RC-AirSim
2 Rumble Massage
3 ezmuze+ Hamst3r edition
4 Aquarium HD
5 DrumKit
6 Dock'em
7 Math Sniper 3D
8 What The?!
9 StreamLine
10 Iris
These lists are based on global
unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games,
full versions purchased during the week.
Content: Wallace and Gromit Episode 1
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in India and Japan
Dash Text: Join Wallace & Gromit in Fright of the Bumblebees, the first of four grand adventures! The inventor and his loyal pooch are faced with a big problem. They need 50 gallons of honey by tonight – far more than their bees can handle! When Wallace’s plans to step up production go horribly awry, it falls to Gromit to fight off the angry swarm. Featuring a brand new story with the same slapstick humour, cinematic visuals, and charm fans of the Wallace & Gromit films have come to love, Fright of the Bumblebees kicks off this four-episode series in cracking style!
Add Wallace and Gromit Episode 1 to your Xbox 360 download queue
Content: Yosumin! LIVE
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions except India, Korea
Size: 140.28 MB
Dash Text: A puzzle game where the aim is to find rectangles of matching tiles known as "yosumin" and make them disappear. Make massive rectangles for the ultimate feeling of satisfaction! It's not just about solo play - there are online battle modes to enjoy as well! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.
Add Yosumin! LIVE to your Xbox 360 download queue
Content: Boggle
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Italy, Japan and Korea
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] Unlock the full version of Boggle and you'll be able to play the original Hasbro board game or new versions - Advanced, Word Hunt and custom modes! You'll have access to party games, unlockable items, leaderboards and achievements! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.
Add Boggle to your Xbox 360 download queue
If you’re in the LA area and you want to attend the Xbox E3 Media Briefing on Monday, June 1st at The Galen Center on the campus of USC let me know.
I’ve got 100 tickets for winners (and guests) to giveaway. How do you win? Read on.
A couple of details:
Limit of two tickets per person (each winner will get two tickets, one for them and one for a guest)
Must be able to be in Los Angeles on the morning of June 1st by 8:30am.
If you win, you will get two tickets to the invite only Xbox Press briefing.
This does NOT include tickets to E3 show floor or any other related events.
Winner and guest must be over 18 since we’ll be showing M rated titles
I’ll choose 100 random winners from the emails I receive before this Thursday, May 28 at 12n PT. You’ll win two tickets..one for you and one for a friend. Everything else is up to you. If you get picked, I’ll send you an email with additional details and how to pick up your tickets by Friday at 12n PT.
Good luck and I’ll see you Monday.
*This information will only be used to contact you if you are chosen to win tickets. It will not be used for any other purpose.
If you are in the US, I hope you are enjoying your Happy Memorial Day.
Today seems like an appropriate day to tell you about a trip that I will be taking after E3. I am headed to the middle east for the I-ROQ Baghdad event. It’s the second annual RockBand 2 tournament being held at Victory Base in Baghdad, Iraq. The competition, for service men and women on the base, has been underway since May 17th.I’ll be headed over to help host the finals with the base commanders where we will award the best RockBand 2 players in all of Baghdad.
I am very honored to be asked to participate, and very much looking forward to supporting the event and meeting the many blog readers and show listeners that I have heard from the area. For obvious security reasons, I won’t be able to share too much regarding my actual travel and location as I normally do when I cover events, but I’ll do what I can. While I am covert, e and litheon will be keeping an eye on things around here, so you’ll be in good hands. I will be bringing one of the Inside Xbox cameraman with me, so expect some good videos and photos once we return from what promises to be a very exciting journey.
You can find out more details about the event at www.iroqbaghdad.com or follow them on Twitter. I’ll share as many details as I can leading up to the event, but as you can imagine I’ll be pretty busy with E3 next week.
This weeks Deal of the Week is now available.
The Xbox LIVE Arcade title Bionic Commando Rearmed normally 800 points is now available for Xbox LIVE Gold Members at 50% off for 400 points
Add Bionic Commando Rearmed to your Xbox 360 download queue
Content: Reveal trailer (HD)
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)] Watch the worldwide Reveal trailer! Check out the uncut trailer at www.ModernWarfare2.com. Acclaimed developer Infinity Ward brings you Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the best-selling shooter of all-time, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Add this HD trailer to your Xbox 360 download queue
Monday is Memorial Day, which is a National Holiday for the U.S. (and the unofficial start of Summer) so I am able to break tradition and share with you a little early what next weeks Arcade titles will be. Wallace & Gromit from Telltale Games and Yosumin Live from Square Enix will both be available Wednesday, May 27th for 800 points each. We'll also see Boggle get added to Hasbro Family Game Night for 800 points.
Edit: Fright of the Bumblebees is the W&G title being released.
Content: X-Blades Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Japan
Size: 703.45 MB
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,SUGGESTIVE THEMES,VIOLENCE] Download the 2 level demo.
Add this demo to your Xbox 360 download queue
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Content: Red Faction: Guerrilla Multiplayer Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,STRONG LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] Download the multiplayer demo for Red Faction®: Guerrilla™ and put your demolition skills to the test with up to 10 players in Damage Control, a multiplayer mode unique to Red Faction®: Guerrilla™. Two teams vie for control over three targets. Destroy enemy targets and then rebuild them with your Reconstructor to score points. Wreak havoc with 9 futuristic weapons and 5 backpacks using guerrilla tactics and strategic destruction in this revolutionary third-person shooter.
Add this free demo to your Xbox 360 download queue
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Content: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 10 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] The Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 demo will let the user play on two holes on both the Bethpage-Black and Turnberry courses. This is intended to let them experience the new in-game features we are implementing. They will also be allowed to take part in a two hole practice round at these two courses. In Tournament Challenge they will be allowed to participate in a single challenge from this feature in order to get a preview of the mode. There will also be a number of feature preview screens that allow the player to read about the rest of the upcoming features in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10.
Add this free demo to your Xbox 360 download queue
Content: Gel
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: Get more costumes, more action, and more puzzles in the Full Version of Gel! Upgrade now for a total of over 100 Puzzle Mode challenges, four full cards of Action Mode intensity, Xbox LIVE online play and unfettered access to the Item Store! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.
Add Gel to your Xbox 360 download queue
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