Microsoft has announced that the new Xbox Experience will release worldwide on November 19. This experience changes the way the Xbox 360 dashboard works in almost every way. The update includes features like Avatars, better content organization, installing games to the hard drive, and lets not forget the Netflix integration. Xbox 360's around the world (in 26 countries, localized in 11 languages) on November 19th 2008 will receive this update. Here is a look at some additional features you will find interesting.
Press Release - World-renowned character, TARZAN, is set to swing into the world of fast moving, high powered next-gen console action, on Wii™, PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360™ and PC, thanks to the recent licensing agreement between TWELVE, a leading European console game developer, and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company which holds all rights to the work of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers.
Press Release - Nintendo Announces 'Significant Increase' in Q4 Wii Supplies over 2007. Nintendo today disclosed a number of surprises, including new games, the ability to use the Wii™ console to chat with friends near and far, and the expansion of the popular Club Nintendo rewards program to North America.Continuing its commitment to supply new game experiences for every level of player, Nintendo revealed a wide range of games for the 2008 holiday season and beyond. A number of games are slated for 2009, including a new Punch-Out!! ™ and Sin & Punishment 2 for Wii, and Fire Emblem™: Shadow Dragon and Mario & Luigi™ RPG 3 for Nintendo DS™. Consumers also can expect a new "Personal Trainer” series of titles designed to help users enrich their lives and learn new skills in fun and interesting ways.
Press Release - With the start of the regular NBA basketball season right around the corner, 2K Sports today announced that a free demo of NBA® 2K9 is now available for download on PlayStation®Network, and is scheduled to be available tomorrow morning on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The demo will offer fans an opportunity to relive this past season’s exciting NBA Finals and play in a four minute quarter as either the Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.
You have to respect a company that would sacrifice profits for quality. That is what is happening over at EALA. During an interview EA spokesperson Mariam Sughayer said, "The game was not on track to meet the high quality standards set by the team and by the EA Games Label. There were fundamental problems with the design of the game that the team struggled to correct."
Look out! The debate over Spore’s DRM is far from over. Here at Down in Front we have had many healthy debates over whether or not Digital Rights Management is a good thing for gamers and business alike. For those of you who happened to miss those debates, I suggest you check out the radio show Episode 43, and the intense debate in the forums. Putting my personal feelings on the subject aside about whether or not some form of copy protection is needed in the world and after reading the court document let me just say it's not looking good for EA. Let's take a look at some of the key points in the law suit...
If you are a fan of Team Fortress 2 and forked over the dough for that and a PS3, you ( me included ) are getting forked. An update to TF2 on PC and 360 are being worked on, however the PS3 update is being left behind.
