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Burnout Paradise Cagney Update

Major Nelson — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:00:17 GMT

Content: Burnout(TM) Paradise Cagney Update
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] The first in a series of game-changing updates is here for all Burnout Paradise owners; and this one's free of charge. 3 new Freeburn Games to play online with your friends; Road Rage, Stunt Run and Marked Man. 70 Timed Online Challenges; where will you appear on the Leaderboards? In addition we'll be keeping you up to date about upcoming events and details on how to get access to new cars through the new Paradise News live page.

Criterion has posted a list of what is contained in the update.

COD4 Title Update is now live (Updated)

Major Nelson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:30:21 GMT

The long awaited COD4 title update is now live. You’ll get a prompt for it the next time you sign in to Xbox LIVE with COD4. ~~In the meantime, let me work on finding a list of what it addresses.~~

Edit: Our good friend Four Zero Two has posted the big list on his blog.

Virtua Fighter 5 Title Update

Major Nelson — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:46:40 GMT

I just got word from Sega that a title update is now available for VF5. The next time you play VF5 and you are signed into Xbox LIVE, you’ll be prompted to accept the free update. Direct from Sega, here is the what the update contains:

Some characters will now be able to equip select costume-specific pants in alternate costumes, for example equipping Costume A pants in Costume B.
Replays of online battles can now be saved
Rematches in Online VS. Player Matches now possible even when the players haven't added their opponent to their friend list
One additional item per character (appear as "Downloaded item" in Costume settings/Item edit dialog)
Gamer pictures will now be shown in online battles
After winning the World Tournament Final, it's now more likely that rivals you have not defeated will be playing in arcades
When someone joins an online match, you can now see their connection quality
Various fixes for minor bugs, including a texture bug
Easier sorting of rankings

Title Updates for Texas Hold'em and Hexic 2 coming soon

Major Nelson — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:13:10 GMT

The Gamerscore blog guys have posted details on upcoming Title Updates for Texas Hold’em and Hexic 2.

BioShock Title update

Major Nelson — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:04:26 GMT

The next time you play BioShock and you are connected to Xbox LIVE, you’ll be prompted to accept a title update. I asked 2K and Irrational what it contains, and here is what they told me:

Update improves stability when loading autosaves and overall game stability, corrects audio during title menu loading, and addresses AI behaviors regarding use of health stations.

So there ya go.

Texas Hold 'em Update

Major Nelson — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:19:12 GMT

There is a free update to 'Texas Hold 'em' now available. Here is a list of what it contains directly from the developer:

The free update will introduce several significant features, bug fixes and updates based on user feedback, including Xbox LIVE Vision Camera support (player bankrolls will not be reset with this update).
Now with live video, players can put on their best poker face and scrutinize the faces of their opponent’s in true poker fashion. Using the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera also allows players to use a series of game faces using the snapshot mode for all-ins, wins, losses, folds and more. Other features of the update include the following:
· Improved usability such as the addition of Custom Match Lists, which allows gamers to view and select which available Custom Match game they would like to join.
· Improved rich presence in the game, allowing players to not only see what their friends are up to, but also if they just won that big pot!
· Improved matchmaking and user results.
· Scoring and screens are more readable than before.
· Multi-language support including English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
New premium downloadable content allows players to customize the in-game environment, and access new gamerpics and themes

Shadowrun Title Update

Major Nelson — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:47:44 GMT

If you are playing the Xbox 360 or Vista version of Shadowrun, you’ll be prompted for a Title Update the next time you connect to LIVE. Kimona from FASA has posted details on what you can expect from the TU over at the Shadowrun forums.

Crackdown DLC Now available

Major Nelson — Fri, 11 May 2007 13:45:00 GMT

I already posted the complete list of what each package contains, and now it is time to deliver the goods.

The title update, the free DLC (‘Free-for all pack’) and the premium DLC (‘Getting’ Busy Bonus Pack’ – 800 points) are now all available to Xbox Live members.*

There is also four new Crackdown picture packs and one theme now available.

*DLC is not available in Japan, Germany or Portugal.

~~Edit: Some folks are having issues w/ the DLC and Saved Games…the teams are investigating.~~

Edit: I heard from thte team, and they are aware that the recently released "Crackdown" DLC is causing some gamers to experience a reset of their saved games when they engage in co-op play. They have identified this problem and outlined instructions to avoid the issue, which can be found by visiting the official "Crackdown" site. A permanent solution will be released with the game's next Title Update, which will be available in the very near future.

Gears of War Auto Update

Major Nelson — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:58:41 GMT

Later today, a Gears of War auto update is going to be available. I am not sure of the exact time, but here are some of the details of what the AU contains:

In Annex, gamers seize victory by keeping control over key map locations, or objectives, long enough to collect a winning number of points. Every map contains two to five identified objectives available for capture, with one objective active at a time. Objectives are based on map weapon-spawn locations and have a potential value of 60 points toward either team's score. Teams collect those points by maintaining ownership of an objective until all 60 points have been distributed. Every second that a team controls an objective, the team gets one point. When an objective falls to zero points, the next objective is selected at random.

And while defending their objectives against the onslaught of Xbox LIVE opponents, gamers may notice the following minor adjustments to "Gears of War":

VGA Cable Support: Monitor resolution widths greater than or equal to 1280 now render as letterbox. In particular VGA users running at 1280x1024 will now see the game in full 720p (1280x720) resolution in letterboxed form.

Adjusted Assassination Multiplayer Gametype: Leader no longer has to unlock weapons and now has to be executed to die.

Adjusted Boomshot: Splash damage to be more effective rendering targets down-but-not-out

Adjusted Hammer of Dawn: Aiming will be more forgiving of moving targets

Adjusted Roadie Run: Reduced frequency of accidently grabbing cover while running

Kill Message Ticker: Ticker can now be seen while down-but-not-out and spectating

General: Addressed a number of possible exploits in multiplayer

Hit www.gearsofwar.com for further details.

Again: I don’t know the exact time the AU will be released, but I’ll try to post a comment (or get e to do so) when it does go Live.

Edit: Remember, this is a rolling release. That means that it will take a few hours for everyone to get the prompt once we start rolling it out.

Crackdown Auto Update

Major Nelson — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:20:00 GMT

Next time your pop your Crackdown disc in (and you are connected to Xbox Live) you’ll get prompted for a title update. According to what I am told, The update ‘addresses several minor technical issues to ensure a smoother online gameplay experience’ and ‘increases the number of ambient gang vehicles that populate Pacific City.’ That last one should held with the ‘Repo Man’ achievement.

There ya have it. What’s up with any DLC? No details yet…but we should have some news soon in it.

COD3 Updated

Major Nelson — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:02:00 GMT

Next time your pop your COD3 disc in, you’ll get promoted for a title update. What’s in it? Head over to the COD3 forum for details.

Splinter Cell Double Agent: AU

Major Nelson — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:25:00 GMT

There is a ‘Splinter Cell Double Agent’ auto update now available on Xbox Live. If you sign in to Xbox Live and you have the game in your tray, you’ll automatically get prompted for the update. Complete details of what is in the AU will be posted on SplinterCell.com later today.

Edit: Details of the AU are posted here.

Auto Update: Rainbow Six Vegas

Major Nelson — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:49:00 GMT

The next time you pop in Rainbow Six Vegas into your Xbox 360 (and you are connected to Xbox Live) you’ll be prompted to accept an auto update. The folks over at Ubi have posted details of what the AU contains over at their forums. Time for me to fire up the MP this weekend.

Arcade heads up

Major Nelson — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:28:00 GMT

Tomorrow’s arcade action will consist of the long awaited update for Texas Hold 'em. Below is the list of some of the new features and changes in the free update. You will be prompted for the update when you play the game after 0800 GMT (check what time that is for you) on Wednesday (11/29.) This update incorporates much of the feedback that we have heard from the community over the past couple of months. In addition to the update, the leaderboards will also be reset so everyone can start fresh. Also, early next year the team is adding Vision camera support. Here is the official list of features and fixes:

Game-play has been sped up.
Post the blind and play right away! – Players can now, if they wish, start playing immediately when joining a table by posting the big blind, rather than having to wait for the blind to come to them.
New ‘Away’ mode – Players can now set their status to ‘Away’. Hands will be auto-folded and blinds auto-posted until the player returns.
New ‘Auto-boot’ mode – Players who continuously let the timer expire (more than three times in a game) will be booted from the table
Faster overall pacing – Timers and messaging durations have been adjusted to speed up game-play among experienced players, but still allow novice players plenty of time to play.
Improved blind structure – Initial blinds, as well as blind increases, are now more proportional to table stakes, ensuring more meaningful increases during game-play.
Matchmaking improvements – Players are no longer matched into games they cannot afford
Improved interface controls – Improvements to controls, such as increasing/decreasing stake amounts
Leaderboard display – A player’s full winnings and rank are now properly displayed
Art and text improvements – Game art and spelling issues have been addressed
Online exploits addressed – Certain known exploits that enabled cheating have been addressed. As a result, the online multi-player leaderboards will be reset to eliminate inflated scores as a result of these exploits.

HD DVD Auto Update

Major Nelson — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:06:52 GMT

If you have an Xbox 360 HD DVD player, you’ll be prompted for an auto update the next time you watch an HD DVD movie. This update has no new features in it, but contains title specific movie playback improvements and few fixes to some localized text (and I’d imagine a few more lines of code )

If you don’t have access to Xbox Live, you can download the free update from Xbox.com.

Test Drive Unlimited: Content and AU

Major Nelson — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:58:50 GMT

Name: Chevrolet® Corvette® C1 1957
Price: Free
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: Contains free Chevrolet® Corvette® C1 1957 for users to view and race with. In-game currency still required for purchase at respective dealer

Name: Lexus IS 350
Price: Free
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: Contains free Lexus IS 350 for users to view and race with. In-game currency still required for purchase at respective dealer.

Name: Test Drive Collection - Volume 1
Price: 350 Points
Available in: All Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: Contains free Corvette C1 1957 Hardtop, 6 other vehicles for 350 points total: RUF RGT, Koenigsegg CCR, Noble M400, Corvette C6 Convertible, Ferrari 250 GTO 1962, and Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition. In-game currency still required for purchase at respective dealer.

Also, an Auto Update is now available for TDU. You can get details on the AU from over at the Atari forums