Limbo was the break out hit of this year’s Summer of Arcade, no one can argue against that. Limbo’s near universal acclaim and of coursePlayer Affinity’s rave review by our own Jay Malone cements it as one of the best titles in Xbox Live Arcade’s arsenal.
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero was released recently and was met with mostly rave reviews. I for one loved it. At the Tokyo Game Show Capcom announced a follow-up type thing entitled “Dead Rising 2: Case West.” While this title may not be so well named, it’s more Dead Rising, and that seems fine to me.
Halo Reach has been out a few days now, and a few interesting facts have come out. One of the biggest being for those who own the less expensive 4 gb Xbox 360 Slim. It seems that Owners of the system and Halo Reach are finding that they can not play online co-op with their 250 gb Slim and original Xbox 360 owning friends. For those unfortunate enough to own both you will be greeted to a message that states “one or more of the players do not hace a hard drive which is required for this playlist.”
Kinect. It’s happening. It will feature such innovative and never been done before games such as “Kinect Sports.” And at PAX West, Microsoft announced two new modes for their completely originally title, Boxing and Party Play. Again, original.
The more interesting (my false sense of interest couldn’t be displayed through pressing keys so I’ll just say baaaaaah to signify my extreme interest) of the two modes, Party Play, will apparently be a “tournament-style multiplayer mode that will let your characters dress up like aliens and carrots and stuff.” (Thanks to Destructoid editor Nick Chester for that quote) I’m assuming Party Play will just be their mode that you play when you’re at a party… and you want to play Kinect with friends. Why in God’s name would you want to do that?
This week’s Xbox Live Deal of the Week is Zeno Clash.
“The vastly enhanced Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition features new modes including all-new online and split-screen cooperative mode for the Tower and Pit Challenges, along with new combat moves, new weapons, and a whole new Zeno Rush gameplay mode. Zeno Rush mode lets players compete against themselves and each other (via online leaderboards) in trying to complete select scenarios from the single-player campaign in the shortest times possible. All this added content, combined with a series of tweaks and improvements based on fan feedback, deliver the definitive version of the critically acclaimed game.
Today Microsoft announced their new promotion, similar to “Summer of Arcade”, “The Game Feast” will feature four games, the games being:
Microsoft announced a brand new version of their wireless 360 controller today. The new model features a sleek look as well as more importantly an improved D-Pad. It looks like our gamer prayers have finally been answered. The improved D-Pad can easily switch from the regular disk pad into the more classic “plus sign” pad with only a very simple twist.
360 fans got an interesting surprise this morning. Microsoft announced their intentions to increase the monthly costs of their Xbox Live services. The change is set to begin November 1st 2010 and will effect all price plans in North America and the UK. Microsoft has been adding new features and content to Xbox Live since it’s initial release. With the addition of ESPN 3 and Video Kinect features this fall it is no surprise that the month cost got a little boost.
Have you ever been playing on Xbox Live, and had to listen to people’s crackly rapping during Call of Duty? Well soon it’ll be a little less crackly. Xbox Live’s audio chat has always been a bit weak. It’s a fact that Microsoft has come to see as something that should be improved, and have already set it in motion. When Xbox Live receives it’s update for the Xbox Kinect this fall Microsoft will be upgrading the codec used for voice chat to something a bit more bandwidth intensive. This not saying much since the current codec uses only 64kb of your connection when you talk.
You remember those terrible Burger King games? You remember Kinect coming out in a few months? You want a Burger King Kinect game? Well boom, son. It’s happening, come to your home Xbox console this holiday. Now you can eat a Double Cheese Burger, Fries, all while flailing around aimlessly! The future is here, folks!
