Xbox 360 FanboyXbox 360 Fanboyhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/media/feedlogo.gifXbox 360 Fanboyhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.comen-usCopyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Airplanes in Burnout Paradise?http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/05/airplanes-in-burnout-paradise/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/05/airplanes-in-burnout-paradise/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/05/airplanes-in-burnout-paradise/#commentsFiled under: ,


As Criterion Games wraps up development on the soon-to-be-released Cagney update for Burnout Paradise, the team is already experimenting with what future updates could bring to the title. Previously announced bikes, night-time driving and a new island have been revealed as key additions coming to the game but now Criterion has revealed the team is experimenting with airplanes. Continuing the developer's admiration for high speed, planes could be an interesting addition to the series but it doesn't appear that anything is set in stone just yet.

Until then we'll make do with the 3 new online modes, 70 online timed challenges, ranked racing improvements and live updates page all releasing for free with the Cagney update, which has been pushed to July 14.

[via Big Download]

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]]>auto-updateburnout-paradisecagneycriterioncriterion-gamesXav de MatosSat, 05 Jul 2008 17:00:00 ESTSay hello to July's Artist of the Month, Circohttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/04/say-hello-to-julys-artist-of-the-month-circo/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/04/say-hello-to-julys-artist-of-the-month-circo/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/04/say-hello-to-julys-artist-of-the-month-circo/#commentsFiled under: ,

Going back to their traditional roots of only awarding one Artist of the Month (darn you May and your four award honors!), Xbox.com has given July's prestigious monthly artist honors to the latin rockers Circo. Solely based on the band picture above and not hearing a lyric or note from their album, we think they're pretty okay fine. Anyone who has a cranium tattoo is semi-cool in our book. So, as with all AotM announcements, you can grab a few Circo music video downloads off the Xbox Live Marketplace at your convenience. Circo, kinda like circle, but not really.

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]]>aotmartist-of-the-monthcircoxbox-liveDustin BurgFri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:00 ESTFeel Kane's Wrath all weekend longhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/03/feel-kanes-wrath-all-weekend-long/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/03/feel-kanes-wrath-all-weekend-long/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/03/feel-kanes-wrath-all-weekend-long/#commentsFiled under: ,

Next weekend will officially be a Command and Conquer: Kane's Wrath Live weekend, only because the Xbox.com folks say so. (What can we say, they do they want.) Celebrating the release of Kane's Wrath, next weekend you can expect to participate in a Play and Win giveaway where hourly prizes will be awarded, a Game with Fame session with the voice of Kane Mr. Joseph D. Kucan on Saturday, July 12th and even a Game With Developers event on Friday, June 11th with nine members of the Kane's Wrath dev team. Yup, it'll be a busy weekend full of commanding, conquering, Kane and wrath. Good times will be had.

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]]>command-and-conquercommand-and-conquer-kanes-wrathkanes-wrathxbox-liveDustin BurgThu, 03 Jul 2008 13:45:00 ESTKill dinos in Turok with rock band Distrubedhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/kill-dinos-in-turok-with-rock-band-distrubed/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/kill-dinos-in-turok-with-rock-band-distrubed/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/kill-dinos-in-turok-with-rock-band-distrubed/#commentsFiled under: ,

Heads up to those looking to Game with rock band Fame today, because later this evening the band Disturbed will be connected to Xbox Live playing some Turok.

From 6-8:00PM eastern (3-5:00PM pacific) Disturbed will be participating in Xbox.com's Game With Fame, playing a few games of Turok multiplayer under the Gamertag Disturbed GWF. Sounds fun and all, it's just ... well, why play Turok? Couldn't Disturbed pick up a game like ... say, Halo 3? If they did, then we'd be super excited to play.

[Thanks, NUCK1N FUTS]

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]]>distrubedgame-with-famegwfturokDustin BurgMon, 30 Jun 2008 13:15:00 ESTRumor busted: My GamerPad is a big fat phonyhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/rumor-busted-my-gamerpad-is-a-big-fat-phony/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/rumor-busted-my-gamerpad-is-a-big-fat-phony/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/rumor-busted-my-gamerpad-is-a-big-fat-phony/#commentsFiled under: ,


Hey, remember that rumor that Microsoft was developing a service called My GamerPad that was an awful lot like Sony's (still unfinished) Home service on the PS3? You can stick a fork in that rumor. It's done. DCEmu reports that the supposed image from My GamerPad (top left) is nothing more than a Photoshopped version of an image taken from deviantART user saffiq. So there you go kids. Remember, if it looks Photoshopped, smells Photoshopped, and tastes Photoshopped, it's a duck Photoshopped. You might also want to remember to make sure no one is around when it comes time to sniff and lick your computer screen though.

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]]>my-gamerpadmygamerpadrumorsRichard MitchellMon, 30 Jun 2008 12:15:00 ESTBad Company connection troubles? Just restart!http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/bad-company-connection-troubles-just-restart/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/bad-company-connection-troubles-just-restart/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/30/bad-company-connection-troubles-just-restart/#commentsFiled under: ,

Having a difficult time connecting to EA's Battlefield: Bad Company servers? Well kids, you aren't alone. EA has acknowledged the fact that some Xbox 360 Bad Company gamers are having troubles connecting to the game servers. Though, take comfort in the fact that they are "monitoring stats non-stop and are working with several partners to locate any possible flashpoints and eradicate any hostiles we encounter." Ha! And until they release a fix, EA recommends simply shutting off your Xbox for 20 minutes, then giving it an old fashioned restart. Good luck!

[Via Eurogamer]

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]]>bad-companybattlefield-bad-companydiceeaDustin BurgMon, 30 Jun 2008 10:15:00 ESTThrashing footage of 'I Am Murloc' in actionhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/27/i-am-murloc-in-action/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/27/i-am-murloc-in-action/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/27/i-am-murloc-in-action/#commentsFiled under: , ,


With Activision and Blizzard working together to achieve total world domination, the fan favorite track "I Am Murloc" was released free for Guitar Hero III on Thursday. Surprisingly the World of Warcraft based track is no slouch in the difficulty department and, while it isn't a replacement for "Through the Fire and Flames," it may pose a challenge for nimble fingered casual players. Whether or not you enjoy the World of Warcraft reference, the song is a nice added bonus for gamers who are looking to freshen up their Guitar Hero III experience as they wait on Guitar Hero: Aerosmith or more information on Guitar Hero: World Tour.

Update: Readers are telling us that this is actually a custom Guitar Hero II track, but you get the idea of what to expect. Think of it as a dramatic re-enactment of what you'll get! Yeah, sorry for the error.

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]]>downloadable-contentguitar-heroguitar-hero-3guitar-hero-iiiworld-of-warcraftXav de MatosFri, 27 Jun 2008 15:45:00 ESTJoin Bad Company for a Live Weekendhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/27/join-bad-company-for-a-live-weekend/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/27/join-bad-company-for-a-live-weekend/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/27/join-bad-company-for-a-live-weekend/#commentsFiled under: ,

What's billed as an "explosive weekend of combat", EA and Microsoft have joined forces to host Battlefield: Bad Company Live Weekend! And the fun has already begun!

Kicking off today and lasting through Sunday, June 29th, the Bad Company Live Weekend offers up two fun events. First being the Play & Win where, once registered, Bad Company gamers can win all kinds of swag, autographed goods and one lucky winner will even come away with a gold dipped Xbox 360. Sounds expensive! The other Live Weekend event is a Play with Developers event that goes down early tomorrow morning from 3-7:00AM eastern. Pull the pin and jump into a weekend with some Bad Company. And because we can ... an explosive Solid Snake!

[Thanks, Chris]

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]]>bad-companybattlefiedbattlefield-bad-companydiceeaDustin BurgFri, 27 Jun 2008 15:00:00 ESTJoystiq talks DRM with Microsofthttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/joystiq-talks-drm-with-microsoft/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/joystiq-talks-drm-with-microsoft/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/joystiq-talks-drm-with-microsoft/#commentsFiled under: ,


With the new DRM tool finally available on Xbox.com, we're sure that everyone has plenty of questions. Thankfully, Joystiq has the answers you need. What can you transfer? How many consoles can you transfer to and from? And then there are questions you may not have though about like: can you sell your licenses to someone else? What about moving licenses to the next Xbox. Head over to Joystiq for their Q&A with Marc Whitten, general manager of Xbox Live.

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]]>drmdrm-toollivexbox-liveRichard MitchellThu, 26 Jun 2008 16:15:00 ESTMicrosoft releases tool to fix Xbox 360 DRMhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/microsoft-releases-tool-to-fix-xbox-360-drm/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/microsoft-releases-tool-to-fix-xbox-360-drm/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/microsoft-releases-tool-to-fix-xbox-360-drm/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It's finally here! Microsoft's promised tool to transfer game and video content licenses from an old console to your new Xbox 360 is now available. In other words, this little online doodad will fix the DRM issues everyone has experienced after either upgrading their Xbox 360 or after dealing with a RROD. To get your DRM issues fixed, simply head over to Xbox.com and begin the license transfer process. It smartly (almost too smartly) knows which content is associated with which of your Xbox 360s and will guide you through the transfer process. We're told you need to have access to Xbox.com as well as having your Xbox 360 connected to Xbox Live. Just watch the video above and Major Nelson will guide you through the process. OH HAPPY DAY!

Interesting side note: The license transferring process can only be completed once every twelve months and that you have to re-download each piece of old content back onto your Xbox 360 to get the updated license. Icky.

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]]>drmxblmxbox-liveDustin BurgThu, 26 Jun 2008 15:15:00 ESTIGN's Chobot and Strategize headed to Inside Xboxhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/igns-chobot-and-strategize-headed-to-inside-xbox/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/igns-chobot-and-strategize-headed-to-inside-xbox/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/26/igns-chobot-and-strategize-headed-to-inside-xbox/#commentsFiled under: ,

In an effort to take some of the Inside Xbox workload off of Major Nelson (that man is a video content machine!), Microsoft and IGN have teamed up to offer a weekly dose of IGN's Strategize via the Xbox 360's Inside Xbox. What's Strategize? Well, it's a video game strategy segment hosted by the smiley-happy (and uh, party girl'ish?) Jessica Chobot where she discusses various game tips, tricks and cheats. You can check out the first Inside Xbox edition of Strategize tomorrow, June 27th via the handy Inside Xbox link on your 360's dashboard.

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]]>igninside-xboxxbox-liveDustin BurgThu, 26 Jun 2008 13:00:00 ESTGrab a jellyfish, it's a SpongeBob weekend!http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/21/grab-a-jellyfish-its-a-spongebob-weekend/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/21/grab-a-jellyfish-its-a-spongebob-weekend/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/21/grab-a-jellyfish-its-a-spongebob-weekend/#commentsFiled under: ,

Hey fanboys, did you know that we're smack dab in the middle of a SpongeBob SquarePants Live Weekend? We were oblivious to that fact until about twenty minutes ago when a pink jellyfish knocked on our door and told us the news. No joke either, jellyfish really do talk if you're willing to listen. So, with it being a SpongeBob Live Weekend, we're encouraged to download a the free episode "Blackened Sponge / Mermaid Man vs. SpongeBob" off the XBVM, purchase other episodes, try the trial of SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam!, purchase new spongy gamer pictures / themes and give the retail SpongeBob games a whirl. For those who can't stand SpongeBob, his laugh or the mind control he has on tweens, then feel free to vent in the comments section. Personally, we don't mind him. Our dishes have never been so clean.

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]]>spongebobspongebob-squarepantsxbox-livexbvmDustin BurgSat, 21 Jun 2008 15:15:00 ESTX3F Live: Halo 3 Tonight @ 9:30PM EST [Update]http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/x3f-live-halo-3-tonight-9-30pm-est/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/x3f-live-halo-3-tonight-9-30pm-est/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/x3f-live-halo-3-tonight-9-30pm-est/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Update: X3F Live has ended for the night. Thank you for joining us and stay tuned for more X3F Live events in the future!

In order to make up for yesterday's failed attempt to play Team Fortress 2 due to game crashes, we're throwing down in a little Halo 3 action tonight starting at 9:30PM EST! Unfortunately not everyone will be available to play but those of us that bring you the news you crave (and some you don't) will be partying up for some custom game action.

As usual add X3FLIVE to your friends list and use the Friends of Friends feature to track down Richard (SenseiRam), Dustin (SuperDunners), Alexander (Sli Xander) and/or Xav (Snypz) and try to jump into an open session. Anyone start a "Save Terrence's Internets" petition yet?

If you can't get X3FLIVE on your friends list and really want to jump in with us, send Xav (Gamertag: Snypz) a message over Xbox Live requesting an invite and we'll send one your way sometime throughout the night.

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]]>halohalo-3halo3social-gaming-nightx3f-liveXav de MatosTue, 17 Jun 2008 19:30:00 ESTTeam Fortress 2: Meet the Sniperhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/team-fortress-2-meet-the-sniper/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/team-fortress-2-meet-the-sniper/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/team-fortress-2-meet-the-sniper/#commentsFiled under: ,


Someone quick remind the lightning pace of the internet what Team Fortress 2 is. Awesome is what it is, and doubly awesome is another video introduction to one of the many classes in the popular shooter. Sure, playing it online could be problematic but the cold hard fact is that Valve's character portraits put a smile on our face and a swing in our step.

Allow us to help introduce the Sniper. Not the cold-hearted killer you might think he is, this professional assassin is governed by a set of strict rules atop his comfy camping chair--but unfortunately his parents do not approve.

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]]>meet-the-sniperteam-fortress-2valveXav de MatosTue, 17 Jun 2008 18:30:00 ESTWorld at War trailer to debut via XBL this weekendhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/world-at-war-trailer-to-debut-via-xbl-this-weekend/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/world-at-war-trailer-to-debut-via-xbl-this-weekend/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/world-at-war-trailer-to-debut-via-xbl-this-weekend/#commentsFiled under: ,

Call of Duty fanboys be prepared to get your Xbox Live downloading fingers ready this weekend, because Activision is set to premiere a brand new Call of Duty: World at War trailer via Xbox Live this weekend.

A new World at War game trailer will be available for download exclusively from the Xbox Live Marketplace beginning Saturday, June 21st and will be available until Sunday, June 22nd. So, we advise hopping on the XBLM sometime during your ritualistic Saturday morning cartoon viewing and Lucky Charms eating to download the latest glimpse at what Acti has planned for the CoD franchise. Here's to hoping World at War knocks our socks, shoes and pants off.

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]]>activisioncall-of-duty-5call-of-duty-world-at-warcod5treyarchworld-at-warDustin BurgTue, 17 Jun 2008 11:00:00 ESTMarathon DLC (Jjaro Map Pack) hitting tomorrowhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/marathon-dlc-jjaro-map-pack-hitting-tomorrow/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/marathon-dlc-jjaro-map-pack-hitting-tomorrow/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/17/marathon-dlc-jjaro-map-pack-hitting-tomorrow/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

We here at X3F love our old-school FPS's just as much as the new-school ones, and at a price of 250MSpts, the upcoming DLC for Marathon 2: Durandal looks to get us back into the archaic swing of things. The new Jjaro Map Pack will hit the Marketplace tomorrow and includes twelve multiplayer maps, two Achievements (worth 30pts total) and three new multiplayer modes (King of the Hill, Kill the Man with the Ball, and Tag).

For those obsessed with such things, the Achievement details can be found after the break. Oh, and according the post at 360sync, the devs will be Live and playing on the night of release.

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]]>dlcdownloadable-contentfreeversemarathonmarathon-durandalTerrence StasseTue, 17 Jun 2008 08:30:00 ESTReminder: X3F LIVE tonight!http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/16/reminder-x3f-live-tonight/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/16/reminder-x3f-live-tonight/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/16/reminder-x3f-live-tonight/#commentsFiled under: ,


Community, listen up. Tonight at 9:30 PM EST we're throwing down on some Bomberman Live and Team Fortress 2 in another edition of X3F Live. Browse through your ridiculously long list of XBLA titles, dust off those copies of The Orange Box and prepare yo'self for a few games of each when we play Bomberman Live from 9:30-10:30PM and then switch to Team Fortress 2 from 10:30-11:30PM!

As usual add X3FLIVE to your friends list and use the Friends of Friends feature to track down Richard (SenseiRam), Dustin (SuperDunners), Alexander (Sli Xander) and/or Xav (Snypz) and try to jump into an open session. We still need to set up a telethon to save Terrence's internets.

This week I (that's Xav, Gamertag: Snypz) will be hosting the games so, if you're online and haven't been invited to a game send me a message and we'll try to get you in throughout the night.

See ya online!

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]]>bomberman-livesocial-gaming-nightteam-fortress-2x3f-liveXav de MatosMon, 16 Jun 2008 15:30:00 ESTRumor: Forza 3 will have 2 discs, 400 cars, morehttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/rumor-forza-3-will-have-2-discs-400-cars-more/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/rumor-forza-3-will-have-2-discs-400-cars-more/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/rumor-forza-3-will-have-2-discs-400-cars-more/#commentsFiled under: ,

We know there is a certain section of the readership that hates our guts for posting rumors, but frankly, we really don't much care. We do our best to show exactly where rumors come from, and always leave it to you to make the decision about their truthfulness for yourselves. This next one came from the same survey page that the "Xbox Avatar" rumor came from, and has all sorts of goodies in it.

The page states that Forza 3 will ship on two discs, have some sort of "assist system", will be loaded to the brim with content (400 cars, 100 tracks, etc) and will have car deformation. Really though, the biggest news here is the possible hint (if the survey page is to be believed) that the game was constrained by the limitations of the DVD format ...

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]]>forzaforza-3microsoftracingTerrence StasseSun, 15 Jun 2008 15:30:00 ESTRumor: "Avatars" are Microsoft's take on Mii's?http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/rumor-avatars-are-microsoft-take-on-miis/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/rumor-avatars-are-microsoft-take-on-miis/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/15/rumor-avatars-are-microsoft-take-on-miis/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Well, well, well, what have we here? Looks like we're finally getting some real evidence that Microsoft really does have some sort of response to Nintendo's Miis on the way. It's been rumored for some time now and the above shot of the linked flash page seems to portend the end of the rumors. Giving the rumor more credibility is that the information contained in the image, supposedly taken from an online survey, conforms to details recently given to Joystiq by a trusted source. These "Xbox Avatars" certainly look to do everything that Miis do and more.

Taking into account that Microsoft doesn't seem too troubled by the rest of the year, this, along with the rumored "Newton" controller, could possibly be what they're betting the farm on.

Hmm ... E3 should sure be interesting this year ...

[Thanks Mighty Healthy]

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]]>avatarmiixbox-avatarsxbox-liveTerrence StasseSun, 15 Jun 2008 14:00:00 ESTCommunity Content: 241 Editionhttp://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/13/community-content-241-edition/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/13/community-content-241-edition/http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/06/13/community-content-241-edition/#commentsFiled under: ,


Each week, X3F showcases the best in Halo 3 downloads with Community Content. To find out how to set up your Bungie.net account, click here. Submit your own ideas at: comcon [AT] xbox360fanboy [DOT] com

This week for Community Content we're doing something a little different. On top of our regular community contributed content for Halo 3, we're browsing through the most popular Bungie.Net downloads as a second recommendation.

Yes, Community Content has doubled in size! We're giving away double the dose of content. Two maps for the price of one. Well, considering they're free--for the price of zero. So, jump in this week for our community submitted content and for our own Bungie.Net recommendation!

Also, make all checks of $0.00 payable to X3F Towers ... kthxbai.

Continue reading Community Content: 241 Edition

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]]>bungiecommunity-contentforgehalohalo-3halo3user-generated-contentXav de MatosFri, 13 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EST