The New Xbox Experience is coming: Be Prepared!
peachey @ November 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
With the New Xbox Experience coming down the pipe this Wednesday, November 19th, we thought it prudent to give you NXE preview on how to install it, which should be completely automatic anyhow. But for you luddites out there, here it is.
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What happened to fatalities?
peachey @ November 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
As some sort of bizarre concession to the folks at DC Comics, the new Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe game could not feature the gory and gruesome fatalities the series is known for. Thus, the T rating granted by the ESRB, which a first in the long running series of M rated games. Take a look […]
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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe: Rage video
peachey @ November 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ever wonder what it would be like to see a superhero lose their shit? Well, the rage gameplay dynamic in the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe lets you experience just that. Effectively allowing you to push through any attacks without being struck back or stunned, activating Rage gets you in close and personal to […]
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Xbox LIVE Party: the New Xbox Experience
peachey @ November 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
There’s no doubt that the New Xbox Experience (NXE) due to launch November 19th is feature laden. In fact, some of those features were driven by the requests of the gaming community itself, and lo and behold we have perhaps NXE’s most compelling addition: Xbox LIVE Party. No, it’s not a Mii Parade or Avatar […]
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New Xbox Experience Avatars video
peachey @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Major Nelson is at it again and pushing NXE out there with a shove and kick. In this video, Major interviews Stacey Law and Scott Brodie, Microsofties in charge of the Avatars, to talk about the new avatars and how they’ll be implemented into games. If you pay close attention, there’s a brief glimpse of what appears […]
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Halo 3 Randomness
peachey @ October 31, 2008 # One Comment
We’re all about having fun here at XboxMASS, so we thought we’d share this. Online gaming opens up near infinite possibilities given you’re playing against human opponents, and this just proves the point.
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New Xbox Experience Walkthrough video
peachey @ October 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
November 19th can’t come soon enough, but we’ll certainly accept any new footage of the New Xbox Experience set to launch on that date in the meantime. Below is rather lengthy video detailing a preview build the editors at 1up.com got their hands on. As you can see, this is a massive overhaul from the […]
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New Xbox Experience and XNA Community Games
peachey @ October 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Ever wondered what happened with XNA developed games? Well we’ve got a video interview with Kathleen Sanders, the Community Manager of XNA to help answer some of those questions, the most pertinent of which is how XNA Community games will fit into the New Xbox Experience launching November 19th.
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Gears of War 2: A Pixel is Worth 1,000 Words
peachey @ October 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet
As if you needed to be reminded, but Gears of War and Gears of War 2 are phenomenal looking games. Indeed, playing the original Gears lately has left me wondering why even two years out, other developers have been barely able to match the visual fidelity of this Unreal Engine III powerhouse. Gears 2 is […]
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More Fable II Video Previews
peachey @ October 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Fable II continues to roll towards its inevitable October 21st release, and we’ll be covering it with a play journal and review. But before we get to that, here are a couple of new video documentaries: The Sword and A Gunslinger’s Tale. Bon appetite.
A Gunslinger’s Tale
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