The XboxGameZone community feature is back........ and what better way to see its return than with an introduction to each member of our review team, kicking off this month with Haly
Xbox Live for the original Xbox is due to be unplugged
on April 15th 2010 Microsoft have announced.This also affects any original Xbox games
that you play on your 360.Basically
offline play is still available, it’s the online component that will cease to
function.
Dilemmas are something that most of us encounter
pretty much every day; shall I wear the red socks or the blue ones?Do I stay in touch with my humanity and take
my chances against the invaders, or do I absorb some alien DNA and mutate into
something stronger?Yikes!The later of the two predicaments is
certainly not your typical choice… unless of course you’re playing 505 Games
The Swarm.
In my mind the Pulse Rifle used in the Aliens film is
surely the best sounding gun ever to grace my ears.The high-speed cyclic rounds ripping through murderous Xenomorphs
has sonically yet to be bettered in both film and video game
entertainment.So it’s with some joy I
convey the news that as of Thursday 4th February an Aliens vs.
Predator demo will be available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace.Lock and load marines…
Blackbean games have announced the official opening of
the website for their forthcoming racer Superstars V8 Next Challenge.The game is due for release at the rather
loose date of ‘February’.However, the
date of an impending demo is somewhat more solid; Gold members will be able to
download on February 2nd and Silver members can get their driving
mitts on it a week later.
Okay, I’m going to break XboxGameZone protocol here;
I’m not going to talk about an Xbox game!Shock, horror and all manner of other expletives demonstrating
surprise!Well XGZ readers, there’s
method behind my madness – a free holiday courtesy of the hugely fun Nintendo
Wii game Just Dance… Woot!
For those whom have been holding out against buying
ODST, you’ll be able to download the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack 2 from February 2nd.This is the final multiplayer map pack for
Halo 3 and includes three new maps: Citadel, Longshore and the infamous Midship
remake Heretic.
Square Enix have released a few snippets of detail
relating to Double Helix’s latest project – Front Mission Evolved.What is particularly exciting is that
massive customisable robots are involved, which is always nice!
Pipe is not strictly accurate, I should probably refer
to it as Bioware intended - a conduit known as the ‘The Cerberus Network’.This so-called conduit will act as the
portal for all Mass Effect 2 downloadable content and news.
Most of you will be well aware of the tragedy that has
afflicted the people of Haiti.The huge
earthquake has literally decimated an already struggling nation, leaving tens
of thousands dead and many more homeless and destitute.These people are in desperate need of help
to prevent the loss of life continuing.Aid is on its way but these people will need far more before they can
once again become self sufficient.Bungie are pledging a generous sum of $77,000, however they need you to
perform a small but simple task to reach this figure…Play Halo!
Activision are in self trumpet-blowing mode, they’ve
estimated that since Modern Warfare 2 released in November it has amassed a
mind-boggling $1 billion worth of sales.Uncannily that figure probably equals the amount of times I’ve been
blown-up/shot/knifed in their game, but that’s another story.
Serious Sam HD is this weeks release on Xbox Live
Arcade.For 1200 MS points Croteam are
offering what is probably the most mental FPS available.If it moves shoot it, if doesn’t move shoot
it again, and if it’s ugly shoot it lots.There’s a fair chance that Serious Sam HD might be mainly about…
shooting… mostly!
More big Xbox 360 news has come out of CES 2010
today.We can look forward to the ‘Game
Room’ coming to our Xbox’s’ in Spring 2010.You’ll be able to install classic arcade games to your room and invite
your Xbox Live friends round to play.
Microsoft has today confirmed at CES 2010 that Project
Natal will be coming to Xbox 360 for Christmas 2010.Project Natal is a new 3D camera technology that will literally
enable players to control games using their entire body.
Capcom’s Dark Void demo will be up for grabs on Xbox
Live from tomorrow (Wednesday 6th Jan).Break out those jetpacks and get yourself flying and fighting
around the skies like a flying, fighting thing with a jetpack!
