Xbox 360 Fanboy

Over on Xbox.com, TriXie posted a GamerchiX enrollment update announcing that, to date, their group of GamerchiX has reached the 5,000 member milestone. Now, that's a lot of chiX ... man. This group of gaming females is now (though, they've always been) a force to be reckoned with, with members spanning across the globe, in thirty countries and on all continents except Antarctica. Which we can't fault them for. Congrats TriXie and to all the members of the GamerchiX community as we wish you continued membership success! We also promise to quit asking you for your a/s/l while waiting in Halo 3 matchmaking lobbies.

If you've been paying attention to Inside Xbox, you may recall former Microsoft bigwig Peter Moore (now cozy with EA) calling out one Major Nelson during an interview with Microsoft's TriXie. Specifically, Moore (jokingly) described Major as "self-absorbed," adding, "now he's pretty much, you know, the Paris Hilton of video games. That, you know, he is, you know, above us all." Major Nelson is apparently not one to take things lying down, and he quickly prepared a response video for this week's edition of Major's Minute. We won't spoil it, but rest assured that Major Nelson consulted the highest authority on this matter.

Xbox.com's lovable french fry connoisseur TriXie recently got around to tallying up the numbers and publishing the Top 25 Gamertags of 2007 which is viewable after the jump. And it should be no surprise to see names like Major Nelson, e and trixie360 leading the list. But if you go a little further down you'll notice that, sandwiched between casinoguy and DeaconBlade360, is our once very own Knuckles Dawson at the 19th spot. Congrats to David for making the list as we continue to wonder how a gamertag by the name of CerealKiller5 beat us out. Oh well, our super popular day will come eventually when our gamertag will be plastered on billboards, print and the internets the world over! One day, oh yes ... one day.

[Thanks, Jon Rojas]

So far, we've had mixed feelings about the Inside Xbox feature that was introduced in the latest Fall Update. After all, we already spend our entire day scouring the net for the latest and greatest Xbox news, and Inside Xbox hasn't exactly dropped any exclusive bombshells so far (although we did find out that National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is on Video Marketplace, score!). Undoubtedly, the most interesting feature is the ability for Inside Xbox to stream video. The potential use for this is pretty intriguing (think exclusive trailers, the next E3 press conference, etc.). However, we're pretty sure we've landed on the best use thus far: bloopers. The next time you get a chance, fire up the old 360 and check out the "Inside Xbox Bloopers" to see what goes into the little community video nuggets produced by TriXie and Major Nelson. You'll even get to hear Major drop some (censored) F-bombs! Now that's entertainment.

[Update: The video is now embedded above]

Over on TriXie's blog she chatted with community member DeaconBlade 360 about Xbox member conduct and rules for which Xbox owners should obey called "360 Laws". These "laws" are pretty much social rules when it comes to gaming on the 360 and are a perfect study guide for new gamers. Anyway, DeaconBlade came up with the original seven laws including such favorites as "never share your hard drive with a friend's console for more than a day" and "carrying an Xbox 360 backpack is not cool". These original seven rules then spawned a few community inspired 360 Laws like "the Xbox Live Vision camera is not a dating tool", "never play on a friend's profile unless invited" and "never abuse the Guide button mid-game". These are all laws we can agree with, which got us thinking ...

What are a few 360 Laws that you play by, laws that you enforce or laws that you think should be followed? Let's add to the community inspired law fun by sharing our favorites with eachother. So, go ahead and share with your fellow fanboys your 360 Laws, we'll start: X3F 360 Law: "Clean that controller! Nobody likes using a controller that is caked with Cheeto cheese, sticky substances and dried hand grease."

The oh so feminine and gentle group known as the GamerchiX are celebrating their very first birthday! Last year, TriXie started the GamerchiX group as way to connect female gamers from around the world and, as a collective sum, try and take over the world. Well, maybe their goal isn't to take over the world, but they could if they really wanted to. From everyone at X3F and our fellow fanboys we wish every GamerchiX chick a very happy birthday and we promise to never ask your a/s/l when gaming on Live. Though, out of Xbox Live all bets are off.