Posted on March 8, 2013 by Jason Nason
If you don’t have Xbox Live GOLD already this is your chance to sample all the goodness of a gold subscription without having to send any dollars out the door.
This weekend from March 8th until March 10th, Microsoft has unlocked Xbox Live Gold status to all users. Until the end of the weekend users can freely take part in online multiplayer, online entertainment services, watch tv and movies, listen to music and loads more.
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Posted on March 7, 2013 by Jason Nason
Today, Ubisoft released a new teaser trailer for Call of Juarez Gunslinger. From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez Gunslinger is an homage to the Wild West tales and era. The game is set to be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, as well as on PC digital download.
Players will live the epic journey of Silas Greaves, a ruthless bounty hunter who spent his life on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws. Now it is Silas’ time to tell his story, which is linked to the history of the Wild West era: a mix of myths and historical facts.
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Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Zen Studios popular Pinball FX 2 expands with the release of four remastered tables sporting a brand new coat of HD Paint. The Zen Classics Pack includes the following tables: Tesla, Eldorado, Shaman and V12 Rolling. The tables in Zen Pinball 2 are of course known for the colorful graphics, insane interactivity and ability to make you addicted to getting a brand new high score.
Alongside the news that the pack will be available for 800 Microsoft Points this Wednesday Zen Studios also released brief synopsizes of each table which you can read after the jump.
Source: Zen Studios PR
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Posted on November 28, 2012 by Les Major
Microsoft announced that over the Black Friday weekend (November 18th to 23rd) they sold 750,000 consoles in the United States alone. I have to admit, I even know some folks that took advantage of the new bundles and wonderful deals available for the Xbox.
Also noted was that Halo 4 sales exceeded expectations. It seemed quite a few retailers were offering gift cards along with the latest adventure in the Halo franchise. Sounds like the new trilogy is off to a great start both in reviews and sales!
Lastly Microsoft reported that on Sunday alone more than 14 million people logged into Xbox Live across the world. Once the newcomer to the console industry, Xbox has come a long way.
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Posted on November 19, 2012 by Broken Joysticks
As someone who uses the ESPN App to peruse the high caliber programming that ESPN has to offer, like re-airings of CFL games or the Scripps National Spelling Bee prelims, it’s nice to know that Major Nelson has announced the big update for the app. The brand-new ESPN App is no longer an over-glorified version of ESPN 3 (where sports are often ignored) and is an absolute collaboration of all things that make up ESPN thanks to the culmination of WatchESPN. Now this app will allow every ESPN channel and its programming available to Xbox Live Gold users, including all their respected broadcasts of NBA, MLB, and Monday Night Football games.
On the other side of the of the app inclusion is the announcement of Karaoke from Stingray Music, which looks to provide Xbox 360 users with a more reasonable karaoke experience that Lips may have abandoned in recent memory. Since Stingray Music has had success with the Karaoke Channel on televisions, computers and even on smartphones, video game consoles seemed like the next logical step. Obtaining music in this is hardly an issue; Instead of downloading songs to sing-along to, the app will stream a random collection of free songs that anyone can enjoy. However, to use the full collection of songs, Microsoft Points are needed and even then it’s only to rent from a few hours to an entire day. Of course a microphone is needed, as you are going to need something to sing into, be it a wired or wireless microphone, or just even a headset.
Both of these will not only utilize Kinect, but are also prepared for Smartglass integration to enhance the app’s usage. The ESPN App is currently available with Karaoke ready for December, and will hopefully provide those that aren’t playing Halo 4 or Black Ops 2 with something more sociable when company is over.
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Posted on November 5, 2012 by Jason Fayta
Version tested: PlayStation 3
Double Dragon has one of my favorite openings in games: A babe stands alone in a street and a gang approaches her; a dude steps forward from the gang and he punches the babe straight in the gut. He then hoists her over his shoulder, turns, and walks off with the gang. The garage door of the residence in the background opens, and 1P emerges. He has a Camero by his side, but ignores it. He’s taking this to the streets. Everyone on the street. You’re Billy Lee, and some dudes just took your girl, and you’re going to beat the shit out of everyone that gets in your way until you get her back. It’s this single mindedness and lack of exposition that makes the opening so damn great. It doesn’t matter why they took her–they just took her! And so starts Double Dragon.Read More
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Posted on October 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
The Xbox Live “most played” charts aren’t usually a site for heated competition between popular games but this week we have a new king in Mojang’s Minecraft. The Xbox Live version of the block building toppled Activision’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 for the most players on Microsoft’s Online service. Certainly MineCraft is no longer the small indie title that it was back in 2009 but it is still amazing to see a game developed by a small team dethrone a juggernaut like COD.
Older titles like Modern Warfare 2 and Halo: Reach are still in the top but with new entries in both of those series, Black Ops II & Halo 4, surely they will move down in the ranks to make room for newer games.
Here’s the top 5 Xbox Live games for last week:
| 1 2 3 4 5 |
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13 Call of Duty: Black Ops Borderlands 2 |
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Posted on October 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Still sitting on the fence about EA’s Medal of Honor Warfighter? An open Beta for Xbox Live gold members will go live tomorrow morning and last until Sunday. For Canadians, like me, this means a Thanksgiving filled with bullets, kills and certainly swearing teenagers over Xbox Live headsets.
The beta features a territories style gameplay mode called ‘Hospot’. This mode has two opposing teams rushing to secure moving control points, similar to a king of the hill match. Only one map will be playable in the beta, ‘Sarajevo Stadium’, which takes place in Bosnia.
Will you be gearing up to join the battle? The Battlefeild 3 Beta last year was a huge deal and lasted 2 weeks. I don’t really see Warfighter drumming up the same buzz.
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Posted on September 21, 2012 by Les Major
Namco Bandai Games announced on Wednesday that the Artorias of the Abyss content that was part of Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition will make it’s debut in North America on the PS3 and Xbox 360 on October 23rd.
The pack will be downloadable on PSN and the Xbox Live Marketplace.Read More
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Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Could the next generation Xbox feature Skype integration? Microsoft purchased the peer to peer chat service just six months ago and now job advertisements have popped mentioning the VOIP service, and in particular the services role within the next generation Xbox.Read More
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Posted on April 21, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
A reminder to all of you Xbox Live Silver members out there that several of the “entertainment apps” on the Xbox 360 are free until Monday April 23. Now you too can watch Netflix, YouTube or Dailymotion without working over at least $4 a month to Microsoft.
Or you know, you could always use the flash enabled browser on a PlayStation 3 and visit most of these sites free of charge. I hear they also have the internet on computers now! Check out a full list of the free apps after the jump.Read More
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Posted on April 19, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
The latest title published by Kalypso Media, Air Conflicts: Secret Wars, has been released on to Xbox Live according to the publisher. If you’re looking to let out your inner pilot you can do so for a mere 1600 Microsoft Points ($15 USD).
Air Conflict is an arcade style flight combat game that spans both World War 1 and World War 2. Boasting seven campaigns, 49 missions, and varying objectives like bombing runs and hit & runs on targets. Air Conflict seems like it would appeal to both military fanatics (I’m looking at you fellow Broken Joysticks Staffer Daniel Shannon!) and casual flight fans.
If this sounds up your alley why not download the trial? It’s free and can be accessed from Xbox.com.
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