Archive for the ‘News’ category

Xbox Live Temporarily Down

December 22nd, 2007

Several websites (including Microsoft’s own Gamerscore Blog) are reporting that Xbox Live is currently down, preventing people from logging in. I personally have noticed the service going up and down throughout the day. As luck would have it, I got disconnected in the middle of a Lone Wolves match in Halo 3 that I was pwning. Turns out I still had the highest score in the match. But anyway, back to the story. Although people are claiming the service has been down for hours, I’ve been playing most of the day with only a few interruptions here and there. I also have friends that are currently playing games online, so your mileage may vary on this one. If you are fortunate enough to still be playing, to you I say congratulations!

Link: Xbox Live Temporarily Down

Sensible World of Soccer back on XBLA

December 21st, 2007

boxsensibleworldsoccer.jpgIf you’ve been eagerly awaiting the return of Sensible World of Soccer to the Xbox Live Arcade, your wishes have come true. After disappearing for a couple days, it’s back and it’s still 800 points. Maybe I’m the only one who doesn’t care, because apparently a lot of people freaked out when the game was released and didn’t work properly. Anyway, here’s Major Nelson’s original post about the release.

Link: Sensible World of Soccer now available for download

XBLA Wednesday: SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam

December 21st, 2007

boxspongebob.jpgLooks like next week’s XBLA release is going to be SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam. The game is an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive and will feature single player and multiplayer locally as well as over Xbox Live. The game will be available on Wednesday the 26th for 800 Microsoft Points.

Link: Game Detail on Xbox.com [Via Gamerscore Blog]

Dark Messiah: Elements Demo on Xbox Live

December 21st, 2007

For a game I haven’t really heard much about, all of a sudden there’s a demo. I saw a couple of their teaser videos a while back, but they didn’t really do anything for me. However, I’ll give any game a chance if there’s a free demo.

Link: Dark Messiah: Elements Demo [Via Major Nelson]

Wireless Racing Wheel Price Drop – $99

December 20th, 2007

wirelessracingwheel.jpgAs was reported on Major Nelson’s Blog and Gamerscore Blog, Microsoft just dropped the price of the Wireless Racing Wheel to $99. Seems like a pretty good addition to your 360 accessory arsenal. Amazon is currently sold out of the item, and I haven’t seen the price drop hit any websites yet.

Link: Wireless Racing Wheel – $99