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Xbox Live Labs

ray — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:08:07 +0000

Xbox Live is running some performance testing right now, and you can get some free items for your avatar. You have to leave your Xbox running and you can’t do anything else on the Xbox while the tests are running. The 3 items you can earn for your avatar are a lab coat, brain helmet, and crazy mad scientist hair. To get all 3 you will have to leave your Xbox running for 6 hours. I suggest doing it overnight, or while out running errands. To find the Xbox Live Labs, sign into Xbox Live then go into My Community. Then it should be the 3rd item over. The Labs is currently scheduled to run through March 27th.

Halo Reach Beta Avatar Hoodie

ray — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:21:30 +0000

You can pick up a free Halo Reach Beta Avatar Hoodie for yourself. Just pop in your Halo 3:ODST disc, play a game of the beta. Next head over to Halo Waypoint and you will get it for free.

Friend Achievement in A Kingdom for Keflings

ray — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:07:20 +0000

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the Friend achievement in “A Kingdom for Keflings”. I bought the game this week since it is currently on sale, I had been keeping my eye out for it, since I got them demo a while back and enjoyed, but just didn’t want to pay $10 for it. Anyways back to the achievement. To get the achievement you do not need to host your own game, you just need to be in a game when a total of 10 Banner Towers are created. I was personally in someone else’s game this morning, when a 3rd person joined. They created the Banner Tower and to my delightful surprise the achievement unlocked. The Banner Towers do not have to all be created in the same game even, it can be across multiple sessions. So go join some random games build your own Banner Towers to help the host along and hope some other people join too.

The Beatles Rock Band

ray — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:36:55 +0000

I’ve been playing through The Beatles Rock Band this week. I am enjoying getting to play a bunch of new songs. I played Rock Band 2 last week, and it didn’t hold my interest nearly as much, I think mainly just because I have played Rock Band way too much. I have downloaded lots of songs for Rock Band & Rock Band 2, but I think there comes a point where you can’t just keep playing the same songs. I am somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 songs between Rock Band 1&2 and the DLC. Playing through the first four venues of story mode in The Beatles Rock Band is definitely a treat. But then you get into Abbey Road which is definitely a shift in the music. Mostly trippy weirdness “I Am the Walrus” & “Octopus’s Garden” come to mind. There are some high points “With a Little Help from My Friends” & “Revolution” are very good. By the time “Here Comes the Sun” comes around in it such a welcome breath of fresh air and thankfully the end of Abbey Road Studios. Next along comes Rooftop Concert, ending with “Get Back”, which I think actually means get back to the first four venues because they are much better than the last four venues. The Beatles Rock Band is also a bright (literally) change from Rock Band 1 & 2, with lots of colors that you would expect from the 60′s, since The Beatles arrived just before color television started exploding. I give this game a 7 out of 10. If you are a Beatles fan to begin with, you can probably add a point. If the game allowed you to import all your DLC into it, I would add 1.5 points. Really nothing would be better than playing Nirvana’s “In Bloom” as The Beatles in the Ed Sullivan Theater. I know “In Bloom” is not available as DLC, but if The Beatles Rock Band allowed other DLC, I am sure it would be the first song Harmonix released.

Free Rock Band Song

ray — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:24:02 +0000

“Dreaming of Love” by Lights Resolve is being given away for FREE!! Gotta always love free songs, sure wish they had more since I have spent so much money already buying songs.

Halo Wars Add-On

ray — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:36:29 +0000

A Halo Wars Add-On is coming. There will be 3 new games modes for multiplayer. Keepaway, Tug of War & Reinforcement. Which will also add 100 gamerscore points. No word yet on the pricing, hopefully it will be free. Click Here to read the full details. And like they say, if you haven’t player it yet Try out the Demo.

Indistinguishable From Magic – Strategy

ray — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:35:24 +0000

Just wanted to let you know about a strategy I devised for getting the “Indistinguishable From Magic” achievement in Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution. What I did was choose the Lightning Scenario. The Greeks start with 5 technologies which is a nice head start. I switched the goverment to democracy right away, for the science boost. After building just the temples in each city, I changed all 3 cities to science. I also shared knowledge with other civilizations to keep from going to war, so I didn’t have to spend any money on units, I also did not spend any money on roads. Any money I had was used to rush production of building. Hope this helps you get the achievement if you don’t already have it.

Halo ((All I Play-Oh))

ray — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:16:04 +0000

A buddy of mine sent me this the other day, it’s actually quite entertaining.

Subway XBox Giveaway – Expired

ray — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:06:52 +0000

Subway is giving away an XBox an hour. Check out The Subway 3-Point Play Promotion. It is a little flash app where you can shoot 3-pointers. A little silly, but hey maybe you’ll win.
UPDATE: This promotion is now over.

Jim & Pam

ray — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:14:09 +0000

I just this month started watching The Office (the American one, I don’t enjoy British humor) or as my 2 year old and I refer to it Jim & Pam. Seasons 1-4 are available on Netflix Streaming service, so I watched them through my Xbox. I blazed through all the episodes in about 2 weeks. Anyways I was on a great site for lists of episodes epguides.com, and I noticed that there were 3 sets of Webisodes, so I went and checked them out on NBC.com. I was really disappointed. I don’t think Jim & Pam were in any of the episodes. For me, they are really what makes the entire series. It just really isn’t as good without them, but it was probably cheaper to make the webisodes without them.

Games for boys

ray — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:52:30 +0000

A friend of mine ask me if I could recommend some Xbox games for her 5 year old son, since I myself have a 5 & 7 year old (2 as well, but he doesn’t play so much yet). I will share with you what I told her. The boys really enjoy Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga & Lego Batman. There is fighting in the games not sure how you feel about it, but instead of people dying they break apart like Lego pieces. There is also and Indiana Jones one, but it is not as good. Beautiful Katamari is another good game, it is a bit odd though, you either love it or hate it. You basically have a sticky ball and you roll things up (tires, trees, people, animals, food, buildings) to make a bigger ball. Rock Band 2 this is more for you and your hubby, but my boys enjoy playing as well. I have never meet anyone that didn’t enjoy this game after playing it just once, and we have probably had at least 50 different people play at our house. Make sure you get #2, it has a no fail mode so you can play with your son and don’t have to keep starting over. I think every Pixar (Wall-E, Ratatouille) movie ever made has a game that goes along with it. I don’t care for them personally, but the boys enjoy them. A really good arcade game is Cloning Clyde you beat up robots, but it is really fun. Another arcade game is Feeding Frenzy. You have to eat smaller fish and avoid bigger ones. For most of the games you buy in the store, you can go onto Xbox Marketplace and download a demo. And for all the arcade games you can as well. I highly recommend this, because we have tried out a lot of games and actually just let the boys play the demo over and over and saved money by not having to buy the real one, becuase inevitably a game will come out in a month or two, that they really really want. Also it is a good test to see if you think a game is too violent, or if a game is too hard for him to actually play.

Batman Arkham Asylum Trailer

ray — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:39:37 +0000

GameTrailers.com put up a new Trailer for Batman Arkham Asylum

Civilization Revolution

ray — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:47:59 +0000

Civilization Revolution is a very enjoyable game. So far I have only played the demo on Xbox 360 and both times I sat down to play it I think I played for a hour. Once as the Romans and once as the Egyptians. I have always been a fan of sim games (except The Sims, which I have never been able to get into). I can’t wait to be able to buy the game and actually be able to save. You can also play as about 15 more civilizations. Of course there are also lots of achievements, good for those of us with OCD. Looking through the list of achievements I would have already opened a few of them up.

Free Downloads on Xbox (Songs, Maps & The X-Files)

ray — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:08:45 +0000

Xbox just released a bunch of Free Downloads, that look to be pretty good (I haven’t played them yet, so no endorsement, just letting you know they are out there). As much as these games get played in my house though, more songs and maps are always welcome, and The X-Files is one of the greatest shows ever.

Here is the rundown:
– Guitar Hero III: Two tracks: “Top Gun Anthem” & “I am Murloc” World of Warcraft Single.

– Rock Band: “Promised Land” by Vesuvius.

– Halo 3: A Map called “Cold Storage”

– The X-Files: I Want to Believe Picture Pack

Lego Indiana Jones – Treasure Magnet Code

ray — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:04:26 +0000

Just in case your game didn’t come with it, here is the Treasure Magnet code. “H86LA2″ Use it on the blackboard in Barnett College. This is for the Xbox 360, not sure if it will work on other systems.

Slurpee/Hulk Gamer Pics

ray — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:42:58 +0000

There are free Slurpee/Hulk Gamer Pics now available on Xbox 360. Courtesy of 7-11. Yay!

Lego Indiana Jones – In Stores Now

ray — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:55:05 +0000

Lego Indiana Jones came out today. It is avaible on a multitude of platforms, but really you should get it on the 360, becuase achievements are fun. Check out the official site here.

Jimmy Buffett on Rock Band

ray — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:19:35 +0000

Xbox Live just released 3 Jimmy Buffett tracks on Rock Band this morning. I downloaded them all and they are great. “Cheeseburger in Paradise” is definitely my favorite. Here is the full details: Content: Jimmy Buffett Pack 01 Price: 440 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Jimmy Buffett Pack 01. This pack includes “Volcano,” “Margaritaville,” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffett. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. This song game track pack includes three song game tracks at a discounted rate over individual purchases. Many Rock Band songs are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These songs are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts. Content: “Margaritaville” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Margaritaville” –Jimmy Buffett. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts. Content: “”Cheeseburger in Paradise” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Cheeseburger in Paradise”–Jimmy Buffett. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts. Content: “”Volcano” Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: “Volcano”–Jimmy Buffett. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.