New Xbox 360 Game [December 2011]

New Xbox 360 Game Release in December 2011

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Ubisoft's squad-based shooter series returns with advanced prototype weapons and both a single-player campaign and multiplayer modes. Providing yet another new direction in the Ghost Recon series of military games, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier promises to go beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience. Next installment in Ubisoft's squad-based shooter due out this holiday on PS3 and 360; Wii, PC, PSP, and DS versions also confirmed; 360 Splinter Cell Conviction buyers get access to MP beta this summer.

Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me 

The first downloadable episode for Duke Nukem Forever.

Lovely Snow Effect from YouTube

Do you like the Google's trick "let it snow" a few days ago? Today, YouTube also has some special effects for you. ....... The SNOWFLAKE ........
 
When you go to the YouTube's player, you will see a snow icon in the bottom menu. And while you're watching your video, if you press that snowflake button, you'll see snow animation in your video.

Enjoy and happy with the snowflake effect on your watching video. You can use your mouse to play with the snowflake too. Let's try it.

That's a good time to celebrate with Christmas Eve.

"..... then I took an arrow in the knee."

"..... then I took an arrow in the knee."

I think everyone have heard this word frequently in a few past week. And at first you heard that you may had a question ??? what is it? what does it mean? I'm the one in this group and then I have tried to find the answer of this...

The phrase "... then I took an arrow in the knee" comes from the game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Skyrim is the game, developed by Bethesda, although it was just released about a month ago. Skyrim has recently fallen into a bloody civil war between the ruling Empire and rebellious Stormcloaks. In the midst of this is you, Dohvakiin, the dragon-born, to save the world from the end of time. Amongst these conflicts, the nine holds of the Skyrim continue to operate largely independently, and each contains its own unique political and social landscape.

In the game, you obviously have already known that when we come close to a Non-Player Character (NPC), the NPC will say something. When you talk to the guard, you'll get the phrase “I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee...”. Ahhhh at first heard, you may think the guard may warn you to be careful on the arrow. But when you talk to other guards, you always get this phrase too. Haha, and this makes the phrase "... then I took an arrow in the knee" really popular in many social network. Anyway, let’s try practicing Skyrim: arrow in the knee!

I used to be Ethan Hunt, then I took an arrow in the knee... :D

Xbox 360 with 3D gaming

Today the 3D television is more famous than before. Almost of them are used as the home cinema which helps you and your family enjoy your movie more.

The Xbox 360 also be compatible with the 3D TV now. The image above is showing: 3D gaming on an Xbox 360 with the help of an LG 3D television. From the looks of the Korean press release, LG and Microsoft have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly market LG's new 3D televisions along side 3D-capable Xbox 360 games in South Korea, then later expand the partnership throughout the Asia Pacific region. If we're reading this correctly then it appears set to begin by bundling Xbox 360 3D games with LG 55/47LX9500 LED televisions sometime at the end of June. In other words, we're not seeing anything specific claiming new Xbox 360 hardware, just like we've seen on the PS3.

Update from Microsoft US

"3D games are available today on Xbox 360 and will continue to evolve. Today, you can buy a 3DTV and wear glasses to play games like Avatar and "Batman: Arkham Asylum." The promotional partnership with LG announced in South Korea today is specific to the South Korean market, but is further evidence that as 3D adoption grows, Xbox 360 will support 3D games and entertainment."

Gears of War 3: RAAM’s Shadow Review

 

Available today on Xbox LIVE for 1,200 Microsoft Points, RAAM’s Shadow, the second major game add-on for Gears of War 3, delivers more than three hours of new campaign gameplay, and for the first time, features missions on both sides of the Locust war.

 

 

At long last, nearly three months after the game’s initial release, we FINALLY have our first taste of Gears of War 3 downloadable content. Not that we’re complaining, as Cliff Bleszinski and his squad at Epic Games have promised us heaping handfuls of goodness to send off the conclusive trilogy marker in style. Leading the pack as the first of many downloadable pieces to the saga is RAAM’s Shadow, a game that puts you in control of both members of Zeta Squad and the much-feared boss from the original Gears game. It’s a little uneven here and there, but fans are sure to welcome it with open, bruised arms. The events in Shadow take place before the original Gears adventure, with the Locust horde raising havoc in the city of Ilima. The Kryll, a bunch of lethal bird-like creatures who devour anyone that isn’t protected by light, are slowly taking over the place, with the help of the Locust Horde forces.

 

In addition to fighting as a new squad of Gears, players will step into the boots of RAAM himself and do the unthinkable: storm a human stronghold from the perspective of one of the series’ most legendary bosses.

Gears of War 3 has finally kept the promise the series made six years ago, and then some.

 

 

Reference :

http://gearsofwar.xbox.com

http://www.planetxbox360.com 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Xbox-360-Console-and-Games-Sale/324648927563024?sk=notes 

CALL OF DUTY : BLACK OPS Review

CALL OF DUTY : BLACK OPS Review

The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to last year's blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty: Black Ops. Call of Duty: Black Ops will take you behind enemy lines as a member of an elite special forces unit engaging in covert warfare, classified operations, and explosive conflicts across the globe. With access to exclusive weaponry and equipment, your actions will tip the balance during the most dangerous time period mankind has ever known.

Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter with stealth and tactical play aspect that puts players in the role of a shadow soldier fighting in a variety of historically representative fictional Black Ops missions of the Cold War era. Created with the input of actual Black Ops soldiers from the time, the game mixes traditional Call of Duty tactical shooter gameplay with new gameplay options designed to expand the players' experience. Additional features include extensive multiplayer options, along with new vehicles and explosive new weapons.

 

Putting Out the Hotspots of the Cold War
Follow-up to 2009’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks new ground in the Call of Duty series and the video game industry at large by delving into the not-so cold conflicts of the Cold War.

Relive the Cold War COD style.

Inspired by the experiences of real Black Ops soldiers of the era, the missions of Call of Duty: Black Ops take the player to a wide variety of settings, ranging from snowbound mountain strongholds in historical Soviet held territories, to the jungles and urban settings of Vietnam War era SE Asia. Throughout all, care has been taken to maintain the traditional essence of Call of Duty style combat, while also introducing new types of player action that add to the gameplay experience. Additional features include co-op, versus and team-based multiplayer options, new vehicles like the SR-71 Blackbird and lethal new weapons such as explosive-tipped crossbows.

Key Game Features

• Seventh installment of the Call of Duty series, based on the live fire conflicts of the Cold War era.
• Diverse variety of play setting ranging from urban air and ground combat in SE Asia, to snow combat in Soviet region and jungle combat.
• Blending of traditional COD, and new first-person character scenarios designed to both retain the essence of the COD gaming experience and ensure constantly flowing and varied action.
• New arsenal of weapons and vehicles tied to the Cold War era, including the SR-71 Blackbird and sited explosive-tipped crossbows.
• Wide array of play modes including single player, local multiplayer versus and online co-op and multiplayer.

3-D Game Features

• Fully playable in stereoscopic 3D: the game will be compatible with 3D-ready HDTVs and 3D PCs utilizing state-of-the-art active shutter 3D glasses, delivering true depth of field and an unprecedented level of immersion that is perfectly suited for the Call of Duty action experience.
• Awesome 3D experiences: aim down the sights of your weapons, fly in helicopters, rappel down mountains, move through highly detailed environments and more.
• The experience is seamless to use with a simple menu option to enable stereoscopic 3D or disable it at any time whether playing in the single player campaign, multiplayer or Zombie mode.
• Playable in both 3D and non-3D on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Call of Duty: Black Ops for Windows PC is NVIDIA(R) 3D Vision(R)-Ready and supports stereoscopic 3D gaming using 3D Vision active-shutter glasses and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs.   For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system consoles, 3D features require a compatible 3D-ready HD TV.

 Related link::

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Xbox 360 250GB Holiday Value Bundle

Xbox LIVE 3 Month Gold Membership [Online Game Code]

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

If you own an xbox, the choice here is fairly obvious. There isn't much to say other than if you don't have a wireless controller already, get one. If you only own a PC however, or play games on your PC as well as your 360 like I do, then things get a little more interesting.

With Xbox 360, Microsoft have further expanded upon the S-Type controller but have moved even closer to the Playstation design while also keeping true to everything that made the S-Type popular. Firstly, the black and white buttons have been removed and two shoulder buttons have taken their place. Similar to the Playstation controller, the Xbox 360 controller now has 4 buttons on the front, two control sticks, four main buttons and two system menu buttons. However, the 360 controller is dominated by a raised Xbox360 logo ball surrounded by the "ring of light". This button turns on/off the console and also brings up the Xbox360 interface blades at any time.

The main upgrade of the New Xbox 360 Controller however is the Transforming D-Pad. Able to change betwen something similar to the existing disc style to having the cross pad raising up. This gives you greater accuracy and response which is vital in retro-style and fighting games, something which the original Xbox 360 controller did not excel at. Giving you extra precision simply by turning the new D-Pad makes this controller an excellent all rounder, strengthening one of the areas the original controller was weakest in to make it ideal for any game. The controller also comes with a plug and charge kit, meaning that you can simply plug the cable into the controller to use it as a wired version while it charges. This lets you have uninterrupted use of your controller and also saves you from having to change the batteries constantly.

 

Summary: 
+ Most comfortable and reliable controller I've used.
+ Wireless, great range, good price on amazon.
+ Good battery life and auto-shutoff feature.
+ Great game & app support with little to no headaches or installs.

- D-Pad is nearly useless, but there are few games where this makes a difference, like fighting games.
- It can be hard to find the proper wireless receiver driver if you are running 64-bit Vista, but its out there if you search hard enough.