Tag: 360

People will go to great lengths to steal your gear -- no big surprise there. In a nice, semi-ingenious twist, though, one Xbox 360 thief on campus at Missouri State has gotten caught by the dupe himself. Thievery victim Ryan Kestenbaum was able to connect the controller (which the crook had left behind) up to the console, which of course meant that it was nearby. He then went on a fantastic ...

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Microsoft_and_Netflix_announce_partnership'; After months of speculation and rumors, Microsoft just announced that it's partnering with Netflix to allow Xbox 360 owners to stream movies from their Netflix queues for no extra charge. Microsoft says the 360 will be the only game system that allows Netflix access for no additional cost -- which ...

Tonight, at midnight 'Halo 3' officially lands on Earth to annihilate the free time, personal relationships and productivity of its loyal throng of followers. Many will be lined up outside of stores like Best Buy and EB Games hoping for a taste of glory, while others will have their fingers crossed that their pre-orders for the most pre-ordered game of all-time are honored. Whether you're the ...

If there's ever going to be a good time to buy a PlayStation 3, Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog says it's the upcoming holiday season. Citing a dependable "mole" whose prophecies have a knack for coming true, Opposable Thumbs is churning the rumor mill with speculation that a the 80-gigabyte PlayStation 3 will be slashed $100 down to $499 and that a new 40-gigabyte version will debut for ...

Finally some good news for Sony: U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 console rose by 21% in June and Sony itself has reported that the recent $100 price cut on the 60 GB model has resulted in a 135% sales increase over the past two weeks. Of course, while more sales are (almost) always a good thing, it should also be noted that Sony is still trailing both of its rivals by a significant margin: Even ...

While the PS3 can't be ruled a total flop yet, it's certainly experiencing a spanking at retail, being outsold 4:1 by the Wii and 2:1 by the Xbox 360 in the U.S. market. Things are even worse in Japan, where gamers are buying five Wii consoles for every PS3 sold. Paltry sales have led to a massive $1.91 billion loss for the year in Sony's games division, which spells doomsday for employees. Sony ...

What a week of gaming news! First the 'Halo 3' beta goes up, down, and up again and then Sony dumps a boat load of amazing upcoming games on us. What more could we ask for? 'MLB07: The Show' Sony's first-party baseball game finally hits the PS3 this week, and the wait was definitely worth it. With crisp graphics, solid game play, and a thorough franchise mode, 'MLB07' finally gives PS3-owning ...

If you're one of the few fortunate beta players that have been helping test Microsoft's upcoming 'Halo 3' for Xbox 360, you may have noticed the dubious sounding 'Cheneymania' achievement. It was an award you could win for employing your shotgun to kill 10 opponents in a row without being killed yourself. This is, of course, a reference to the February 2006 incident in which Cheney accidentally ...

EA recently gathered a group of NFL stars past and present in New York City to celebrate the christening of Vince Young as the 'Madden 08' cover athlete. Switched caught up with a bunch of the guys, who taught us two important lessons: NFL players love playing 'Madden.' NFL players don't love their 'Madden' player ratings. But, don't take our word for it. Reggie Bush Reggie, what ...

Steven Jackson When are you going to be on the cover of 'Madden'? You know what? Whenever they ask me I definitely accept the honor. Until then, I'll just keep putting up big years and eventually it'll happen. Do you play the game a lot? I do. I've been a collector since 1992, so I've seen it evolve from Super Nintendo to where we're at now with the systems. Do you pay attention to your ...

Mario Williams What do you think of the chances of a lineman ever making the cover of 'Madden'? I don't know. Everybody's so hard on them, so in order to make it you'd have to do something phenomenal. Something outrageous. But, there's a possibility for anything. You were in 'Madden' for the first time last year. What did you think about your player ratings? They were pretty modest as far as ...

Marshall Faulk As a former 'Madden' cover star, tell us what it was like to be chosen by EA. I was a gamer. I played the game, so I relished the opportunity to be on the cover. It was something that I looked at like, "Man, this the game that I played as a kid and enjoyed all through college and now I get to be a cover guy." Did you pay a lot of attention to your in-game stats? Only when ...

Michael Strahan What do you think of your 'Madden' numbers? You know? EA -- they're not fair. Not fair at all. My rookie year, I was the worst player on the team. I was worse than guys on the practice squad and I'm the draft pick, a second rounder. What happened is that when you're a rookie, your numbers are going to be a little bit lower because you've got to establish yourself in the ...

Microsoft's new high-end gaming console, the Xbox 360 Elite, finally made its way to store shelves this weekend. Unfortunately, it seems some of them are showing up dead on arrival, according to various reports on message boards. The usual symptoms that have haunted 360s since launch are there: The console turns on, doesn't boot up, and then displays the much-feared red-colored Rings of Death on ...

This June, embattled Sony Computer Entertainment chairman Ken Kutaragi is finally being put out to pasture. Kutaragi is something of a legend in video game lore. He invented the original PlayStation in the early '90s and almost single-handedly put Sony on top of an industry that was previously locked up by Nintendo and Sega. But, Kutaragi's shine has worn off in recent years. With the PSP not ...