Xbox 360
E3 2010: Limbo Impressions
I did not get much time with Limbo but what I did see and play was pretty interesting. Limbo is a puzzle platformer that will be released as a part of the “Summer of arcade” that requires the player to hit levers and objects to affect the environment creating a path that you can traverse to proceed to the end. The dark noir style is nice and I do look forward to playing this when it is...[Read More]
GameManx Podcast 91: Xbox 360 E3 Press Edition
Impressions on Microsofts E3 Press Conference. Kinect (Project Natal) motion controller and games impressions, Xbox 360 250 GB Slim, Call of Duty Black Ops, Metal Gear Solid Rising, Gears of War 3, Halo Reach, Alan Wake DLC, ESPN on Xbox 360, Nintendo, and Sony predictions and more.
Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade 2010 Lineup
This video has been removed from YouTube. This years titles for the xbox 360 Summer of Arcade lineup includes a new side scrolling co-op Castlevania game. Check the game details:
Project Natal Named “Kinect” for Launch, Ebonics?
Lets cut to the chase. “Kinect” is a dumb name for the new Xbox 360 motion controller. Apparently the name was not the only weird and seemingly off putting this from Microsoft. The “Kinect” event featured Cirque du Soleil dancers. Not hating on cirque du Soleil dancers for what they do but at this event? It’s just weird and seems like a bad fit. See for yourself:
Slim Xbox 360 Revealed… By Mistake
Apparently an ad for the new and slimmer Xbox 360 model was leaked yesterday via a web ad on an Italian website that was no doubt premature as it has been since pulled. In addition to showing the form factor of the new Xbox 360 model it also mentions that it is “Kinect” compatible. Kinect is the final name for Project Natal.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Review: The Superior Underdog
Battlefield Bad Company 2 is a first person shooter by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game is more tactical and thus slower paced than the Modern Warfare series. Battlefield Bad Company 2 has both single player and multiplayer modes though known most for its superb and robust multiplayer. The online multiplayer mode pits players in huge sandbox maps. The game uses DICE’s Frostbit...[Read More]
Review: Ninja Gaiden Black is that Crack
So after reading the news that Ninja Gaiden Black is available now in the new Xbox Originals store and then seeing all the raves and reviews on how great it is I decided to cough up the 15 bucks. Is it worth it? Hell yes. Ok. I never played the original version on Xbox so keep that in mind. This is a brief review on the Xbox originals download version. I like to keep these review posts to the poin...[Read More]