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Here are the top Xbox Live games of 2009

By
Chip Loan
Published: 01/11/2010Tags: , , , , , ,

Major Nelson has released Xbox Live’s top played and downloaded games of 2009. And not surprisingly it looks like Halo 3 was king of the hill.

There are other tid bits of interesting info to gather from the list though. Modern Warfare 2, which had only been out for less than two months before the year ended made the top three. Impressive. As a matter of fact, Activision walked away with having three out of the top five titles for the year. Although they were all Call of Duty titles.

Of course the king of Arcade titles last year was Battlefield 1943. Even if it’s launch was way less than picture perfect, it still ran away with the top honors by far. Castle Crashers and Trials HD rounded out the top three.

Keep reading to see the top 10’s in each Xbox 360 category.

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Zune HD and Xbox Live make such a cute couple

By
Chip Loan
Published: 05/27/2009Tags: , , ,

Yesterday Microsoft officially announced what’s next in the Zune family line up. The long rumored Zune HD. And it will be boasting some pretty impressive features. Including a 3.3 inch 480 x 272 OLED mutli-touch display, built-in radio HD receiver, Wi-Fi, Internet and HD output capabilities. Although that will require a new dock. Ouch.

Of course the biggest news (to me anyways) was the upcoming integration with Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. Not much has been revealed about how the Zune HD and XBL will interact, but this may mean that Microsoft will be stepping into the portable gaming ring. It’s answer to the iPhone and iPod touch so to speak. Things could get interesting. Microsoft promised more details at E3. I’m eager to see what they have in store.

To see pics of the new Zune HD and read the Microsoft official press release click the jump!

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Microsoft resets Gamerscores on you cheatin’ fools

By
Chip Loan
Published: 05/18/2009Tags: , , ,

In keeping with his tradition of trying to keep cheating and glitching in check, Stephen Toulouse, Xbox Live’s main watchdog has just reset thousands of Gamerscores back to zilch. Zilch as in zero, as in too bad so sad. In an interview with Xbox Live’s Major Nelson he revealed the logic behind the Gamerscore wipeouts.

“A couple weeks ago … we did a Gamerscore reset pass on several Gears of War 2 players who had illegitimately toggled the ‘Level 100′ Achievement for a map pack that had just come out,” Toulouse then went on to say, ”Any time you earn an Achievement you don’t actually have to earn, that’s against the terms of use.”

There’s a lesson to be learned here kids: don’t do drugs. Or cheating is bad if you’re on drugs. Or something like that.

What do you guys think of the Gamerscores getting wiped out? Do you think the punishment is too harsh or do you agree with it?

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1 vs 100 will tickle your achievement bone

By
Chip Loan
Published: 05/07/2009Tags: , , ,

The massively multiplayer game set to debut later this spring on XBL is going to be chalk full of new achievements. Achievement junkies unite. Not only will the game feature new achievements, but every new season will bring in a new set. Giving you the chance every thirteen weeks to scoop up an easy 200 extra Gamerpoints. A nice carrot to dangle to keep some for you coming back.

1 vs 100 will be free for Xbox Live Gold Members for the first season.

Joystiq already got their grubby little fingers on the game for a test run. You can check out what they had to say here.

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Get your Wolverine on

By
Chip Loan
Published: 05/01/2009Tags: , , ,

For those who don’t already know (I think there is still a couple fo you out there) the Xmen Origins: Wolverine demo is ready for your downloading pleasure on Xbox Live.

It’s a busy day for the kick ass clawed one. The movie, game and demo all come out today. Of course this was all a zany ns: coincidence. The movie studio and game publisher would never coordinate such an event to maximize their branding. That’s just crazy talk.

Click here to add the game to you download queue.

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Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection demo

By
Chip Loan
Published: 05/01/2009Tags: , ,

The demo for Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection is now available for download on Xbox Live. The demo is available in North America only.

Yes that includes you Mexico. Feel free to take off that surgical mask and take it easy for a little bit. This whole swine flu is just a fad anyway…

And here is a silly little fact: this game has an ESRB of Everyone 10+ animated blood, violence. So hang in there you nine year olds. This Sonic asction is too bad ass so you’ll just have to wait.

Click here to add it to your XBL download queue.

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