Using Multiple Xbox 360 Consoles Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

It’s not often I have good things to say about Microsoft, but I believe in giving credit where credit is due. The fall ’11 dashboard update for the Xbox 360 brought a shiny new user interface (that I absolutely despise, mind you), but also some significant changes under the hood. One of the most exciting being Cloud Storage. This allows you to save games on a remote server and access them from any console you’re logged into with your Xbox Live account.

X’09 – Microsoft’s Holiday Preview Event

Every year Microsoft holds a little get-together in Toronto around this time to showcase the games and other new things that are headed to their platform in the coming months. X’09 took place a couple days ago, and I was lucky enough to get an invite. Expectations were high, as I’ve been to a few X’0 events in the past and they seemed to get bigger every year. I suppose 2009 is the exception, as it definitely wasn’t as packed with looming holiday blockbusters as previous years. But it was great to get out and …

A Disappointing Day, Brought to You by Microsoft

Today was a big day for Xbox 360 owners around the world. Microsoft rolled out the Fall update, along with Xbox Originals, and announced a launch date of December 11 for the Video Marketplace in Europe and Canada. The second major Dashboard update for this year packs quite a punch with a few major features, along with a massive list of smaller fixes and additions. So, how is that disappointing?

My Halo 3 Beta Invite Arrived Early

Shortly after I decided to spend my Friday night getting myself ahead on some of the projects I’ve got on the go, an email landed in my inbox that changed everything. I saw a Growl notification out of the corner of my eye that read, “Subject: Halo 3 Beta – advance code & assets” and I swear my heart sank as my eyes popped out of my skull. Early this evening I spent about half an hour watching some dudes at GameSpot play the multiplayer beta live. Then 2 of my friends appeared on Xbox …

Cleaning Out My Friends List

I’ve been making an effort to spend more of my gaming time playing multiplayer via Xbox Live as of late. There are many reasons I don’t put many hours into online play – the most prominent being the fact that I can’t stand being yelled at by 12 year-olds who shouldn’t be playing mature rated games anyway. Come to think of it, the random banter you hear come out of the younger players mouths is more annoying than the whining, but that’s beside the point. Playing with the “general public” usually isn’t all that fun and is often spoiled by 1 or 2 asshats.

Introducing Dashboard Themes

I’m extremely happy to announce the “top secret Xbox related site” I’ve been working on for the past few months is up and running! Dashboard Themes is the first and only site that allows you to preview Xbox 360 dashboard themes as they appear within the dashboard before dropping any coin on them. The current state of the Xbox Live Marketplace doesn’t give you an option to preview content before you pay and Microsoft’s online components for Marketplace content don’t do much better. I came up with an idea to fill this gaping whole, and along with my good friend Andrew McTeer, made it happen.

Xbox 360 Wireless Headset: Review

The Xbox 360 Wireless Headset is a whole lot of goodness packed into a sexy, little package. I would recommend it to anyone who plans on using a headset on their Xbox 360, again, ever. Without a doubt, this headset should replace the current standard Xbox 360 Headset. Do yourself a favor and pick one up.

A Few Days With an Xbox 360

I’ve tried to completely ignore the Xbox 360 until the pre-meditated hype dies down. But a friend of mine recently picked one up and has been showing me screenshots and bragging like a bastard, so I decided to drop the $750 deposit and rent one for a few days.

The ‘package’ I got came with 2 wired controllers, a memory card (yuck!) and the standard cables – composite and component. I also had my choice of 2 games. Since the pickings are slim, I decided to go with 2 truly ‘next gen’ games… or rather, games that were developed specifically for the 360 – Project Gotham Racing 3 and Perfect Dark Zero.

I didn’t even bother hooking it up to my TV (a 27″ Sony Trinitron) but instead, went straight to my new monitor. It has component inputs, which worked out lovely! The colours were great – super bright and vibrant and the picture was really crisp. So, it looks nice… but how does it play?