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Microsoft is Bringing it Home again

Microsoft is Bringing it Home again, this time from the upcoming Game Developers Conference. Starting Feb 20th, Xbox LIVE will be introduced to “breaking news” from GDC in the form of delicious new Marketplace content.

What’s already known to pop up for sure is the highlights of the keynote address by Corporate Vice President John Schappert. His keynote address, “A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community,” will provide a view into what Microsoft is up to this year when it comes to their Interactive Entertainment Business.

We’ll also see never-before-seen gameplay, demos, screenshots, game trailers and interviews from the GDC show floor. Bring it!

Call of Duty 4 Patch Heads to Microsoft for Certification

Feb. 13, 2008 7:12 AM PST
The new feature patch (new Kill Cams, Host Migration, and other new features) for the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty 4 has finished its internal testing and development and has officially been sent off to Microsft.

GTA IV Multiplayer Mode Unique to 360?

UPDATE - Don Mattrick says Microsoft’s bagged more than just exclusive downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV.

"GTA IV is an amazing piece of software and I'm really excited with its downloadable content and online multiplayer support. Again, that's something that's unique to 360,” Microsoft's senior VP of Interactive Entertainment, Mattrick, told Major Nelson during a recent podcast.



"We think consumers are going to love that and it's going to create, what I would describe again as the premium experience on our platform."



While it was previously announced that downloadable content exclusive to Xbox 360 would follow GTA IV's April release, there has been no previous mention of any multiplayer mode platform exclusivity. We've contacted Rockstar for clarification on the matter.



Additionally, Mattrick said in the podcast that Microsoft was working hard to address Xbox 360 hardware shortage issues that cropped up over the holiday season.



"We'd hoped to have a strong showing in North America this holiday season, and we had a stronger showing than anticipated. We had some shortages, we weren't able to deliver enough hardware against demand that was in the market.



"That's a great problem to have, we're addressing that in the coming year. It's going to take a little bit of time for us to amp up our manufacturing but we're really encouraged that people purchased as many games and as many boxes as they did on our platform and we think that bodes well for the future."

Turok video clips

Lost Odyssey review

Devil May Cry 4 Demo Tops Million Download Mark

This morning, Capcom announced that the Xbox 360 demo version of Devil May Cry 4 has hit a million downloads, based on numbers supplied by Microsoft. ...
The one million downloads benchmark makes Devil May Cry 4 the most downloaded demo of 2008 so far. While that may not seem like a big deal, it certainly says a lot about the buzz and interest in the game on Xbox 360.

Strong 360 sales help Devil May Cry 4 debut at No.1

Xbox accounts for 61 per cent of units sold in UK

The latest title in the former Sony exclusive franchise Devil May Cry has debuted in the UK's All Formats charts at number one, with the lion's share of sales on the Xbox 360.
Sixty one per cent of sales were on the Microsoft console, with the rest on Sony's PlayStation 3 and PC. The game is number one in the All Formats charts but also the individual format charts as well.

Shane kim interview

Shane Kim
DICE 08 Interview (February 8, 2008)
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Bizarre Creations Announces PGR 4 DLC

Project Gotham creator Bizarre Creations has just announced the first two DLC packs for the critically acclaimed racer Project Gotham Racing 4. Complete details follow:

Free Challenge Pack (Free)

"Download the new Free PGR 4 Challenge Pack from Bizarre, and you'll drive the hydrogen-powered 2007 Peugeot Flux, winner of the 2007 Peugeot International Design Competition. Plus, you'll get two new game modes-one of them the player-requested Tourist Mode, which lets you tool around any city in the game checking out sights with your friends. Or play Free Roam Cat and Mouse, where a slow mouse vehicle must avoid enemy cats. And you add another 10 achievements. Get more racing fun for the best price-free!"

Premium Challenge Pack (400 points)

"The Premium PGR 4 Challenge Pack from Bizarre, available for 400 Microsoft(r) Points, gives you seven new cars-the 2008 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Concept, 2007 Volkswagen Golf GTI W12-650, 2007 Peugeot Flux, 1987 BMW M3 E30 DTM, 2007 Ferrari 430 Scuderia, 2008 Honda S2000 CR, and 2008 Callaway C16 Speedster. You get three new bikes-the 2007 Yamaha YZF-R1, 1995 Aprilia RS 250, and 1998 Aprilia RSV 1000 Tuono R."

"Plus, new World Challenge Arcade Mode gives you 20 arcade events in 3 themed chapters, including 5 events that can only be done on platinum. In Tourist Mode, get a free ride with friends around any game city. In Free Roam Cat and Mouse, a slow mouse vehicle runs from enemy cats. Ten new achievements fill out the pack."

Both packs include brand new achievements (10 in total, although 3 are only available to owners of the premium pack). Here's the list:

Tourist Kudos King - Earn more kudos than anyone else in a Tourist event - 15 points
Open Cat Champion - Be a cat on the winning team in a Cat and Mouse Open Event - 15 points
Open Mouse Master - Be a mouse on the winning team in a Cat and Mouse Open Event - 15 points
Platinum Plus - Get all the platinum medals in the Platinum Plus Challenge - 60 points (earnable with Premium Challenge Pack)
Download King - Complete the DLC Challenge chapter - 60 points (earnable with Premium Challenge Pack)
Arcade Challenge- Complete Arcade Challenge chapter - 50 points (earnable with Premium Challenge Pack)
Cheater- Activate one of the cheats in the cheat menu - 5 points
Make the Grade - Attempt to qualify for a Tournament -10 points
01 Yee Haw: Puzzle 4 -10 Points
Are You the One? Puzzle 5 -10 Points
World Challenge Mode

World Challenge Mode is a new option that appears in the single player menu. It contains 20 arcade events split into 3 themed chapters:

1. Platinum Plus - Arcade chapter that is harder than Platinum difficulty

2. DLC Challenge - Arcade chapter that limits vehicles to the Premium Challenge Pack cars

3. Arcade Challenge - Similar to the shipped Arcade mode

Online Race Modes

Free Roam Cat & Mouse Mode

Played in an open city, Free Roam Cat & Mouse is a team based game where each team has a slow 'mouse' vehicle, with the rest of the players in high powered 'cat' vehicles. The mouse earns kudos for every 2 seconds it avoids being hit by enemy cats. On being hit by a cat the mouse is 'wasted' and can't earn kudos for set period of time. Cat players get a kudos reward for hitting an enemy mouse and also for defending their own mouse. The team with the most kudos after a time period set by the host wins the event.

Tourist Mode

This is a simple mode our forum users have requested. Players drive round an open city for a period of time determined by the host. The player with the most kudos is determined the 'winner', but this is really a sandbox mode where players can drive around looking at the environment and making their own games up.

Complete Details at BC's Site

Written by Ice Ac

Official GTA IV Site has Launched

Rockstar has uploaded the official GTAIV website. They have posted a bevy of new information that diehard fans are sure to start analyzing and making pointless youtube videos of. Below are a list of features Rockstar has on their website

New Screen shots

- Official Liberty City Map

- Music (Coming Soon)
- Multiplayer (Coming Soon)

- New Characters Revealed

- New Video Posted

- People and Places

- Recreation & Entertainment

- Good and Services


GTA IV Official Site