March, 2009

As tends to happen, this week is chock full of Community events for Xbox LIVE Gold members. More than ever, this week is lousy with developers. We're celebrating the start of the baseball season this weekend with an MLB 2K9 LIVE weekend, starting Friday...

We added a bunch of cool things to the Xbox.com site this week. Check it out. There's still a couple days left on the Deal of the Week . Get the Iowa Mission Pack for Battlestations: Midway for only 320 MS Points. The new add-on for Fallout 3...

Fun times this past Saturday night when the developers of Guitar Hero: World Tour jammed with the Xbox LIVE Community in our special Jimi Hendrix All-Nighter. xGHx Aerosmith from Richmond Maine had this to say: "Last night, I experienced one of my...

In their continuing effort to eventually own all of the "Top 5 Most Played Games" slots on Xbox LIVE, Activision and Developer Infinity Ward have announced Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is coming to an Xbox 360 near you on November 10, 2009. So what...

Play with the developers who helped make the game! On Friday March 27, Xbox LIVE® Gold members can play with the developers of UNO RUSH from 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. Pacific Time. Look for these Gamertags: UNO RUSH GwD 1 UNO RUSH GwD 2 UNO RUSH GwD 3 UNO RUSH...

I don't finish a lot of games, but this past weekend I finally capped off a 35 hour campaign through Saints Row 2 . I'm told that this is actually pretty short, considering the amount of activities and diversions I never completed. Something about a sandbox...

The folks at Epic are at it again, delivering a hot new Title Update for Gears of War 2 unto the chainsaw-wielding masses. While game balance tweaks (e.g. revamped weapon spawns on Subway) and bug fixes are always welcome, it's the brand-spanking-new...

Get ready for wave-after-wave of highly anticipated game add-ons to hit Xbox LIVE Marketplace over the next month. Among the highlights: March 24: Fallout 3' s The Pitt add-on ships this day, taking you to a ruined Pittsburg (my old roomie from Philly...

From arcade games featuring bugs to chix &zombies plus some musical interludes...it's a busy week here on Xbox LIVE. Check it out: Monday Music Monday: Guitar Hero World Tour featuring Jimi Hendrix Tuesday Family Game Night: HSM 3: Senior Year...

We added a bunch of cool things to the Xbox.com site this week. Check it out. Listen up, soldier! It's the Call of Duty: World at War LIVE Weekend ! Download the Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 , and play a multiplayer session of the game...

Every year game developers (read: Space Geniuses) gather together for a week of learning, sharing, and socalizing in San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference (or GDC). It all goes down next week March 23-27 and several members of Team XNA will...

Word on the street is that the Frag Dolls are looking for a couple new members to join their crew. But this won't be your normal job interview ... they're looking for a résumé complete with a detailed gaming history and a one to two minute-long video...

Tonight our new soccer team (I say 'our' because I'm from Seattle plus Xbox 360 is the presenting partner) takes the field for their first game! I'm super excited, and a bunch of us will be there at Qwest Field shooting video for Inside Xbox. I'll be...

I've really been looking forward to Hasbro Family Game Night coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade. It must be all the fond memories I have of playing Connect Four , Yahtzee, and Sorry! as a kid. I do have a lingering resentment about never having Battleship at...

Peggle is a great Arcade game. It's been around in various forms on various platforms for years and a lot of folks at Xbox HQ were pretty hyped for it. I'd never spent any time with it, personally, but just a few minutes with the trial turned into a night...

We've shown you how to submit your nomination for Gamer Spotlight, but apparently there are still some questions. Here are some tips on what not to do. 1) Send your nomination via Twitter, Facebook or Xbox LIVE. You need to send an email to xlmail...

I have a problem with the Pop-Tarts selection here in our vending machines. You could say I'm a big fan, I grew up with Pop-Tarts as our go-to for a quick breakfast before school or those 5 A.M. hockey practices. They have a special place in my heart...

I was already looking forward to Resident Evil 5's Mercenaries mode (think Horde mode from Gears of War 2 ), which you unlock by beating the game. Now though Capcom has gone and announced an even more tempting mode for the masses. Entitled Versus,...

Lots of linkage for the weekend. Start clicking away! ZOMG, there are some sweet prizes in the Resident Evil 5 Play & Win Sweepstakes , like the entire NECA figure line, a red Zombie Elite console and much more. Good luck! There's a couple...

Couldn't get your copy of Resident Evil 5 signed this afternoon ? If not, you've still got a chance to walk away with some cool stuff with the Resident Evil 5 Play & Win . How about a special "Zombie" edition Xbox 360 Elite and enough accessories...

March 31st will bring the new Snowblind Map Pack for Gears of War 2 . The pack will include four new maps, including Courtyard, Grindyard, Under Hill, and a remake of the ever-popular Fuel Depot from the original Gears of War. Also, a title update...

Jun Takeuchi, Executive Producer of Resident Evil 5 will be making an appearance at the Redmond Town Center GameStop on Friday March 13th from 2:30-4pm. He'll be signing copies of the game!! Woah, it's Friday the 13th too. I can't promise a zombie...

If you're a college basketball fan, this is one of the most exciting times of the year. Here in the Northwest, the UW Huskies won the Pac-10 with their best season in over 50 years, and will probably end up as a #3 or #4 seed. Then there's Gonzaga, a...

I'm just digging into Resident Evil 5 right now, and I'm happy to report Capcom maintains their vigilant dedication to crafting some of gaming's most freakytastic (just made it up and I like it!) boss encounters. I just faced off against what I can only...

She's a math major at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, lives in a Freddy Krueger house and uses Xbox LIVE® video chat to tutor high school students. Please raise your hand for the coolest future math teacher: julie socks ! trixie360...