This Wednesday: Scrap Metal rocks the XBLA Block Party
Mar/100
Slick Entertainment’s top-down racer Scrap Metal continues Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade Block Party promotion this week, Major Nelson reports. It’ll be available this Wednesday for 1200
and almost begs comparison to classic racer-shooter hybrid, Rock N’ Roll Racing — in that, both games have rock and roll and racing. And guns … to be used during the rocking and rolling and racing. It’s like a fruit salad of slaughter and sweet licks, we guess.
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Microsoft Courier Release Date Is Q3 Or Q4 2010, New Images Leaked On The Web – Soft Sailor (blog)
Mar/100
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Microsoft Courier Release Date Is Q3 Or Q4 2010, New Images Leaked On The Web
Soft Sailor (blog) Sources claim that the OS is the same as on the Zune HD and Microsoft Phone aka the Zune Phone based on the Windows CE 6 environment. … New pics of Microsoft Courier Details About Microsoft's “Courier” Emerge as Apple Announces Release Dates … More Microsoft Courier tablet details emerge |
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Rock Band Weekly: HIM, Marilyn Manson, The Police
Feb/100
Last week, the Rock Band Store got a few healthy slices of Americana with tracks from Otis Redding and the Brian Setzer Orchestra. This week’s offerings are much more foreign — there’s a three-pack from Finnish rock band HIM, a song from Britain’s One Night Only, a track from The Police, and a song from Marilyn Manson, whom we all know actually descends from an extinct alien race whose name our human tongues could never hope to pronounce.
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Rock Band Weekly: HIM, Marilyn Manson, The Police originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Darksiders’ free Red Faction promo open to anyone who bought it new, no code required
Feb/100
Got yourself a copy of Darksiders but, for whatever reason (admit it, you lost it), don’t have the slip of paper it came with containing the “mystery code” redeemable for a free copy of Red Faction Guerrilla and digital art book? Seems you’re not out of luck — unless you bought it second-hand (or “pre-played,” if you will).
Vigil has announced via its official Darksiders blog that those without codes, but who purchased the game new can still get the free RFG and disc full o’ artwork. It’s a little more work than simply clicking a link and typing in a code, but, hey, free is free. Those who want in on the promotion must fill out a form, provide “your original purchase receipt of a NEW copy of Darksiders,” the barcode from the cover insert and, like everything else, pay shipping and “handling” (we never quite got what that is, exactly).
You have until March 7 to get in on the promotion, whatever your situation may be.
[Thanks, NBA Kirkland]
Darksiders’ free Red Faction promo open to anyone who bought it new, no code required originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Zeno Clash hits XBLA March 31, new trailer
Feb/100
According to the trailer, Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition should land on Xbox Live Arcade on March 31.
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Joy Ride slides into 2010, BigPark still tinkering under the hood
Feb/100
At E3 2009, Microsoft confessed to the secret Xbox 360 exclusive that (then newly acquired) BigPark would create: Joy Ride, a free-to-play, Avatar-based racing game. As you might have concluded after it missed its holiday 2009 launch window, Joy Ride has been delayed until later in 2010, though Microsoft wouldn’t share anything more specific.
The full statement to Joystiq reads: “We’re thrilled to have unveiled Joy Ride at E3 2009, which will deliver a revolutionary gaming experience to the Xbox 360 community and put your Avatar behind the wheel. We’re committed to delivering the most robust experience to the community and are taking additional time to ensure we provide the best experience possible. We’re looking forward to launching Joy Ride in 2010. Stay tuned!”
With a slew of upcoming media events leading up to this year’s E3, we’re sure to hear more about the title in the coming months and see how the extra development time has been put to use.
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Xbox Live Arcade Block Party games, Game Room dated
Feb/100
March is going to be a pretty intense month for XBLA releases. So intense, in fact, that it’s all being bundled under one promotional moniker: Block Party. Microsoft recently announced specific dates and prices for each of the games therein, and boy oh boy, has its saved the best for … um, next-to-last.
We already knew March 3 would see the release of Toy Soldiers for 1200
($15). On March 10, we’ll get our hands on Slick Entertainment’s brutal racer, Scrap Metal, for 1200 ($15). On March 17, we’ll be stocking up on supplies, boarding up the doors and windows, and enjoying Perfect Dark, available for 800 ($10). Things will come to a crescendo on March 24, when the Game Room hub will be released at no charge. The platform’s games will run you 400 ($5) for a PC and 360-friendly version, 240 ($3) for just the 360 version, or 40 ($.50) for a single play.
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BioShock 2 debuts atop UK charts, drowns out Just Dance
Feb/100
Mass Effect 2’s reign in the UK has come to an end, with a return trip to Rapture replacing BioWare’s journey across the stars in first place. The latest Chart-Track data shows that Bioshock 2 is now the Big Daddy on the block, besting the hypnotic gyrations of Just Dance, Ubisoft’s successful bust-a-mover. With that in second place, FIFA 10 slid into third.
Bioshock 2, which bested Mass Effect 2’s UK debut numbers, is the first Take-Two title to be in the top spot since 2008, when GTA IV managed to jack its way into first place.
Source – Guess Who’s The Daddy? [GFK Chart-Track]
Source – Latest UK Software Charts [GFK Chart-Track]
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Sync Files Between Computers and Mobile Devices with Live Mesh
Feb/100
Would you like to be able to access your files instantly from anywhere?? With Live Mesh you can sync files between computers, mobile devices, and even Macs which is both free and easy.?
Live Mesh is a free service from Microsoft that lets you sync files between PCs, Macs, Windows Phones, and an online desktop with 5Gb of storage.? You can sync any file or folder from any and all of these locations. Live Mesh gives you full control over your files, so they can be synced with 2 computers, one computer and the cloud, or 30 computers – your choice!? You can also remotely access any connected computer’s full desktop from any internet connected computer worldwide via the web interface.
So let’s get started.
Head over to Live Mesh and click the Sign in button.
Sign in with your Windows Live ID (including your Hotmail, Messenger, or Xbox login), or create a new account if you don’t already have one.
Welcome to Mesh!? You’re immediately welcomed with a link to your Live Desktop.? This is your online desktop for Mesh where you can save your files online and sync them from your computers.? Click connect to see it.
The online Desktop works very similar to your Windows desktop, including the Aero look and feel.? Mesh helps you quickly get setup with helpful tutorials the first time you login.
Now you can add a folder.? Simply click the “Create New Folder” and enter the name you want for your folder.
Click the down arrow on the dialog box to choose where to sync your files.? Remember, files and folders in Mesh can be synced between any 2 locations, so if you wish to only have the file on 2 computers and not online, or on one computer and online, it’s up to you.
You can easily upload files directly from the “Explorer” window in Mesh, and can also rename and move files.
Or, you can even view a Silverlight-powered slideshow of your pictures by clicking on the Media View button.
But Live Mesh’s best feature is that you can directly connect with your computers and Windows Mobile devices.? Click on the Devices button to return to the main screen.
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Now click the “Add a device” link, and select the appropriate download.? Mesh supports Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, including 64 bit versions. It also works with Windows Mobile and a tech preview for Mac OS X.
Installing Mesh is very simple.? It runs quietly from the tray and lets you know its progress with a small indicator.
Once it is installed, simply sign in with your Windows Live ID (the same one you used to sign in online).
Now add a name for your computer so you’ll know which computer it is from the Live Desktop.
Now you can easily add files and folders to your Mesh so they can sync with other computers or the Live Desktop.? Simply right-click on any folder, and select “Add folder to Live Mesh” and you will be presented with all of the sharing options you had on the Live Desktop.
All synced folders will have a Mesh sidebar which shows recent activity in that folder.? You can also view this bar by clicking on the Mesh icon in your taskbar.
And now, when you sign into your Live Desktop, your computer will be listed with your devices.? You can even choose to remotely login to your computer if you wish directly from the Live Desktop online.
Mesh also works on Windows Mobile devices.? Simply visit the Live Mesh site from your phone’s browser, sign in with your Live ID, and download and install Mesh from there.
Once installed, you can sync any folder from your phone, or access other folders in your Mesh.? This is a great way to keep your Windows Phone in sync with your computer!
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Mesh is a great way to keep files synced across your computers and mobile devices, and even on the cloud.? Whether you need to keep all your documents on your desktop and laptop, or make sure that crucial file is available from anywhere with an internet connection. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
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XBLM listing reveals 5 maps, 2 CoD4 remakes in MW2 ‘Stimulus Package’ DLC
Mar/100
We may still be waiting for a the “spring” release of Modern Warfare 2’s first DLC (“Stimulus Package“), but thanks to an early Xbox Live Marketplace listing for the map pack, we aren’t in the dark anymore as to its contents. The blurb reveals the pack will contain “5 additional action-packed maps,” including three all new ones (“Bailout, Storm, and Salvage”) as well as two remakes from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (“Crash” and “Overgrown”).
“Bailout” is said to be “a multi-layered apartment complex,” while “Storm” is described as “an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery,” and “Salvage” is “a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars.” Presumably, if you’re reading about the details of unreleased a MW2 map pack, you already knew that “Crash” is a “war-torn urban environment” and “Overgrown” is set in a large dry creek. No pricing or date is set, unfortunately, though you can ogle the XBLM listing for now if it makes you feel any better (though we wouldn’t suggest it).
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