Monthly Archives: January 2009

Xbox, Nintendo & PlayStation make Top Social Brands list

The connection between a person and a commercial brand is sometimes enough to start fanboy wars, verbal tiffs and even six-round thumb wrestling matches. So, it should come as no surprise that social advertising consultant Vitrue created a list of the Top Social Brands of 2008. Oh, you’ll be pleased to know that the gaming read more »

Happy Valentine’s Day 2009

Xbox.com wishes gamers everywhere a happy and love-filled Valentine’s Day for 2009, with our unique selection of content specially geared for the event.

Community Playdate: Entertainment Consumers Association

Members and officers of the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) will play Xbox LIVE Gold members in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for our Community Playdate March 1.

A Look at Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage

Here’s our hands-on impression from a playthrough of the Operation Anchorage add-on for Fallout 3, available now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

New Xbox Experience Mockups Show Failed Potential Designs (1up.com)

More than two months have passed since the release of the New Xbox Experience, so whether you’re a new or longtime 360 owner, you’ve probably become accustomed to the look and feel of the new dashboard. Naturally, Microsoft went through many other potential layouts, including a number of designs from UI designer Gridplane. You can read more »

Race Pro Goes Gold For Xbox 360 (GameInfoWire)

Ultra Realistic Racing Title Accelerates Out of the Final Bend Towards Xbox 360 this February 2009

Batman Arkham Asylum Screens Trailer

Today we received a batch of fresh images and the latest trailer for Gotham’s latest Batman adventure.

Guitar Hero World Tour standalone drums arrive Feb. 15, priced at $100

Attention virtual rockers, Neversoft has announced that the Guitar Hero World Tour drum set will finally be available as a standalone product beginning February 15. The drums will come at a price of $100 — $10 more than the Rock Band 2 drums — and will be available at Best Buy and GameStop. Unfortunately, this read more »

Say hello to The Lost and Damned’s Johnny

Rockstar has released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV‘s upcoming Lost and Damned DLC, featuring who we’re assuming is the lead character, Johnny Klebitz. Sporting black leather, a bald head and a grizzled face, we’re guessing he gets mistaken for Left 4 Dead’s Francis all the time. It might explain why he’s so read more »

Rock Band Weekly: Thin Lizzy, Pat Benatar, The Pretenders … Nikko

For next week’s Rock Band offerings, Harmonix is doling out a quintet of five classic rock songs from the likes of Thin Lizzy, Pat Benatar and The Pretenders. And hey, if you’re too young to know who any of these people are, there are a couple of Nikko songs for ya (no relation to Nico read more »