Archive for the ‘xbox360’ Category

Report: Microsoft Developing Kinect Play Fit

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

A new report claims that Microsoft is preparing to unleash Kinect Play Fit, an exercise tracker that will work across various Kinect applications...

Hitman: Sniper Challenge Spin-Off Leaked

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

A Hitman spin-off, Sniper Challenge, has been announced in a US magazine...

New Need for Speed Confirmed

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Though no gameplay details were given, EA confirmed a new Need for Speed title is scheduled to launch around the time of Medal of Honor Warfighter in the third fiscal quarter of 2013...

IGN AU Pubcast Ep. 44: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now

Monday, May 7th, 2012

What would you call the famous Dutch explorer Abel Tasman if he had a penchant for cross-dressing? A Trans-Tasman! Trans-Tasman is also the term we can now apply legitimately to the IGN AU Pubcast, given we now have a bona fide Kiwi on the AU team, Lucy O'Brien! Lucy brings ...

Black to the Future: What Do You Think of Black Ops II’s Futuristic, 2025 Setting?

Monday, May 7th, 2012

The future of Call of Duty is the future; Activision is sending its flagship franchise to 2025. That means highly advanced weaponry, razor-edge robotics and drone warfare...

20 Years of Killin’ Nazis: A Retrospective

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

There's not much that hasn't been written about id Software's Wolfenstein 3D over the last two decades. Lauded as the true grandfather of 3D shooters, Wolfenstein 3D is responsible for laying down the fundamental foundations that first-person shooters still follow today...

Black Ops 2 Pre-Orders Top Modern Warfare 3’s

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Amazon has revealed that day one pre-orders for Call of Duty: Black Ops II are ten times pre-order numbers of the original Black Ops on its first day of availability. In addition, pre-orders are also 30 percent higher than Modern Warfare 3's day one pre-order numbers. Previously, Modern Warfare ...

Saints Row 3 Enter the Dominatrix Expansion Revealed

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

THQ has announced that an expansion called Enter the Dominatrix is in development for Saints Row The Third. Originally announced as an April Fools' Day joke, Enter the Dominatrix will be a standalone expansion available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC...

Could Next-Gen Consoles Cost $99?

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Is $99 a good deal for an Xbox 360? Well, maybe. If you don't have a credit card and you don't mind paying extra for the console over a contracted two-year period. The bigger question perhaps, is this - could the idea of selling consoles cheap, then having consumers pay ...

Black Ops II Zombies Teased

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

The official Call of Duty Twitter feed has revealed the first image teasing the return of zombies in Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The picture shows a woman resting a shotgun over her shoulder, holding a skull out in front of her, accompanied by the tagline, "Zombies are coming ...

Podcast Unlocked Ep. 56: Foible Heroes

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

If you're a proud owner of an Xbox 360, you've come to the right place. Podcast Unlocked is IGN's best (see: only) 360-centric podcast. If you want more insight into what's going on with Xbox Live, Kinect and other things in the 360 universe, download our show and revel in ...