Xbox 360 Advertised with Hummer in UK
SANGER_A2 sent us 2 pictures of how Microsoft is advertising the Xbox 360 with a Hummer outside the Southampton University Union (UK) earlier this month. He also told us it was pretty popular with the students and that they had to power it from the mains using a long cable!
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Team Xtender XCM 360 Full Case Design Contest
Hi guys, welcome to Team X-tender's XCM 360 Full Case Design Contest.
Design a Case Mod for the Xbox-360 that you would like to see us make, post it on this thread and you will have the chance to win the following:
A FULL XCM 360 CASE MOD THAT YOU HAVE DESIGNED YOURSELF OR A CHOICE OF OUR OTHER XCM 360 CASE MODS!!!!
(All submissions and designs are the property of Team X-tender and may be used by Team X-tender)
We have already worked with one X-S member to create the "X" design. A "X" window cut out from the top panel of the Xbox 360 with Green LEDs behind!!!! Submit your entry now and WIN!!!
Note: TeamXtender reserves the right to manufacture any and all designed submitted in this thread. TeamXtender will retain ownership of all designs submitted, whether we use them or not. TeamXtender reserves the right to add/or change conditions at any time. Submit as many designs as you wish
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Our XCM 360 Facplate PACK 1 is now available.
The first pack consist of the following colours:
Apple Green
Woodland Brown
Equinox Black
Ruby Red
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Japanese analysts weigh in on next-generation consoles
Credit Suisse's Defibaugh commented that the Xbox 360's sales in Japan were predicted to be low, but its actual performance was even lower. He thinks that the Japanese market will be dominated by the PS3 if the Xbox 360 continues to see sluggish sales in the country.
Daiwa Institute of Research senior analyst Eiji Maeda says that Microsoft isn't out of the race yet; the company had released its console half a year before its competitors, which gives it an upper hand in mass production and cost cutting.
Defibaugh and Maeda both think the PlayStation 3 will have half of the market in the worldwide next-generation console war by the end of 2006, followed by the Xbox 360 at 30 percent, and the Revolution at 20 percent.
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HSDEMONZ - I have NOT been contacted in any way by ANY 360 chip 'devs'
We usually don't like to address rumors, but I'm personally sick and tired of the comments and questions I've gotten this past week. So I'm going to address it, and expose the liars. It has come to my attention that people are going around the site and irc, and making claims that I, HSDEMONZ, have been intentionally with-holding information and photography regarding the 360 modchips in development.
These claims usually start with "I sent HSDEMONZ and.." someone else was given or sent documents and photos of the chips in question. Let me state this very clearly, I have received only one letter, it was an emailed reply, from a single "team" (I use that term loosely) which was a reply to my request for chip pricing. That email, was, and has been the only message, correspondence, etc I have been given or received from anyone claiming to have a 360 chip in the works. (The funny part of that email, was that the pricing for chips went higher as you ordered more chips. Seriously, that chip team is either fake or stupid, or both?)
I think that any chip team that wants to be recognized, and respected, would actually try to get in touch with us. I've received no correspondence to that effect. So as of this writing, short of that pricing list from a team I won't name, but was named in the blacklisted411 article we posted news about before, I haven't received anything worth reporting. I post this now so that all of you who have "credible sources" saying otherwise, have played you all for fools. Get new sources folks, they lied to you. Imagine that!
When there is something REAL to post about 360 chips, you'll see it here on this news page.
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Microsoft Discusses Japanese 360 Launch Issues
Microsoft of Japan officials reflected on the Xbox 360's faltering launch in that territory. To date, the system has sold less in its first month on shelves than the original Xbox did in its first three days, with only 107,800 units as yet moved.
"It was a lot more difficult than we had imagined. We couldn't prepare the launch titles that we had promised, and it made an impact," said Microsoft of Japan Xbox chief of operations Yoshihiro Maruyama about the difficult launch. Two games in particular were planned as launch, only to see delays: Dead or Alive 4, the new entry in the most popular Xbox series in Japan, missed the system launch by several weeks, and the game's first RPG, [em] -eNCHANT aRM, was pushed back by a month.
Another factor affecting the launch, said Maruyama, was an ineffective marketing campaign based around the 360's HD-video capabilities. "We also received some criticisms toward our promotions, saying that people don't understand what high definition is. The Xbox 360's main appeal is high definition, but we couldn't successfully convey it."
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Confirmed: Asia Pacific launch delayed
The rumors were true; the impending launch of the Xbox 360 in Australia and New Zealand, as well as Hong Kong and Singapore (Taiwan?) will be delayed several weeks. From their statement:
In Hong Kong and Singapore, the Xbox 360 will now be released on March 16, 2006. In Australia and New Zealand, the new launch date is March 23, 2006.
The new launch dates have been set due to unprecedented global consumer demand stemming from challenges in ramping supply for a complex product like the Xbox 360. This is a short term manufacturing challenge and steps have been taken to increase supply to meet the strong consumer demand for the console.
Surely a frustrating situation for anyone waiting to get their mitts on one; however, with the current shortages, for those couple weeks, 360s might have been pretty scarce anyways. We're guessing the launches in Mexico, Colombia, and Korea are still scheduled for February then.
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MSFT's earnings: "a sigh of relief on Xbox 360"
Microsoft reported better than expected earnings yesterday, and surprised some analysts with higher than expected sales of the Xbox 360. Microsoft's original sales forecasts were greatly altered when confronted with a widespread, and continuing, production shortage. To date, they have sold 1.5 million consoles; 900,000 in North America, 500,000 in Europe, and 100,000 in Japan.
For every console sold, they also sold four games and three accessories, a pretty high attach rate that is sure to decrease when more mainstream gamers purchase the system. The Xbox division lost $293 million for the quarter, versus a profit of $55 million for the same quarter last year.
Overall the sales of the Xbox 360 countered the earlier doom and gloom some analysts had predicted. Dean Takahashi quotes one analyst on his blog as saying, "There was a sigh of relief on Xbox 360." Takahashi reports that Chris Liddel, the CFO of Microsoft, "said [they] would now sell 2.5 million units in the first 90 days of sales, down from an earlier estimate of 2.75 million to 3 million. Celestica will come on board next month as the third contract manufacturer, so [he] believes Microsoft will hits its June 30 target of 4.5 million to 5.5 million units.
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Final Fantasy XI release dated
Square Enix announced yesterday that their MMO Final Fantasy XI will be shipping soon to North America, Japan, and Europe, along with the upcoming PC expansion pack, "Treasures of Aht Urhgan." FFXI will be shipping in North America on April 18, with Japan and Europe following just two days later.
Players have been beta-testing the title for a couple weeks now, and we've heard complaints of repetitive gameplay, an agonizing install process, dated graphics, and worse. We've made a wishlist of all the things an MMO on the 360 should do if it wants our hard earned rupees, so the question is: are the FFXI beta testers out there planning on ponying up for the full version?
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Oblivion collector's edition impresses
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is getting close. Bethesda Softworks released the packaging art and details of both the regular and collector's editions. The regular version will feature:
* One DVD, no more, no less.
* 48-page manual
* a nice-looking map... ooh, this is gonna be big!
The Collector's Edition will add:
* Different packaging (pictured) which reminds me a lot of the Lord of the Rings special edition DVDs.
* A bonus DVD featuring the usual screenshots, renders, etc., but it also features a making-of documentary. Check out the trailer!
* A collectible coin (a Septim).
* A 112-page "Pocket Guide to the Empire."
It sounds like the guys at Bethesda have really gone above and beyond here...
... but wait! There's more! Bethesda have also posted a very in depth (I'm starting to see a pattern here) Q&A session with fans. If you were hoping you could see your legs in first-person, you might want to sit down.
You can't. But we're sure there's something else in their to please you.
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Radeon equivalent to Xbox 360 over $500
Pundits predicted the next-generation of consoles, specifically the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, would maintain graphical supremacy for at least several years before their PC equivalents arrived on the scene. Of course that wasn't going to happen: specs of the unreleased ATI Radeon x1900 XTX indicate it's very similar to the ATI XENOS GPU found in the Xbox 360.
Both Hard OCP and Tech Reports report that the x1900 XTX sports 48 pixel pipelines, a 650 Mhz processor, and 512MB of 1.5GHz RAM. The Xbox 360 also has 48 pipelines, a 500MHz processor, and 512MB of 700MHz RAM. It looks like ATI may have just one upped the custom GPU design they just sold to Microsoft.
The problem with computer games tends to be that only a couple games even try to take advantage of monster cards like this one; most of them go for the lowest common denominator, opting to build an engine that is scalable enough to look great on all manner of systems.
Here's the real kicker: the x1900 XTX commands a whopping $500 plus! For that price, you could get an Xbox 360 and have enough left over for a game and a Live membership!
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Tomb Raider: Legend for the Xbox 360 - New Screenshots
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Bungie Gives Hints Towards New Project
The newest Bungie logo has a few tidbits about their new upcoming project. It is not Halo 3 like we told you, but it is something less futuristic. How do we know? Read the quote below from the update.
“A typeface can tell you at a glance, what the game is all about. And typefaces cause endless arguing and headaches. Halo, for example, would have looked completely crazy if we'd used a cowboy-style typeface, or even some classy olde worlde serif (that basically means a typeface with little "tails" on the end points of the letters - Star Wars logo is sans-serif and The Da Vinci Code logo has a serif) like Times Roman. For the Halo games, we used futuristic looking typefaces because those were obvious choices that fit comfortably in the new game. We won't tell you what typeface we're using in the next project, but it is a very elegant solution (that might of course change) and ties in well with some interesting stuff Dave has been doing with illustration and renders. And best of all, I can play with all of this at any time. It's an executable PC file that's spewed out by Director.”
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XBOX 360 VENDEU 1,5 MILHÕES
A Microsoft divulgou a semana passada os seus resultados financeiros, em relação ao seu terceiro trimestre fiscal, encerrado em Dezembro de 2005. E também, anunciou que, a Xbox 360, vendeu 1,5milhão de unidades e que a taxa de adesão, em relação às quantidades de jogos vendidos, foi recorde nos EUA e na Europa.
A empresa de Bill Gates, apresentou uma receita, referente a esse período, de 11,83 bilhões de dólares, com lucro de 3,65 bilhões de dólares. Estes números certamente que serão melhores em comparação ao ano de 2004, que foi, 10,82 bilhões de dólares e 3,46 bilhões de dólares, respectivamente.
Quanto aos números de consolas vendidas foi, 900 mil unidades nos EUA, 500 mil na Europa e 100 mil no Japão.t
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Rumble Roses XX for the Xbox 360 - New Screenshots
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The vixens of wrestling are back. Sure Rumble Roses XX delivers the visual "enhancements" that you would expect for a next generation game, but this is more than just another pretty face.Get in the ring and unload submission holds, reversals, and an increased number of other new moves to take down your opponent.Go online and team up with another beauty in the all-new Tag Team mode or compete in a free-for-all to determine who is Queen in the all-new Battle Royal mode.
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