Xbox 360

Still running your 360 in SD?

By Dan ⋅ September 2, 2006 ⋅ 14 comments

Might I suggest you pick yourself up one of these? A 19″ Widescreen monitor, for just over 100 of your English pounds, strikes me as a fantastic bargain. If anyone reading this is running their Xbox 360 on a standard definition set, I’d suggest they seriously think about upgrading. Me? I’m tempted to get one [...]

E3 Reaction: Console Monogamy?

By Dan ⋅ May 11, 2006 ⋅ 7 comments

E3 is now well underway; each of the three key players have finished their press conference events and revealed their new toys. Sony and Nintendo – and Microsoft, to a certain degree – arguably have a lot riding on E3 this year. Both Nintendo and Sony have new systems on the horizon, and Microsoft faces [...]

Backwards compatible eh?

By Dan ⋅ March 30, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I noticed that Microsoft have released a new update for the backwards compatibility functionality on the Xbox 360. Despite the fact that one game I'd like to play wasn't mentioned in the update notes (Manhunt) I gave it another go. Previously, Manhunt wouldn't run, and would report an error along the lines of "this game [...]

Dead Rising Screenshot

By Dan ⋅ February 23, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I was just flicking through the screenshots of Dead Rising on C+VG and was quietly entertained by them (the clown with twin chainsaws looks interesting). This particular one is a thing of wonder though:

Dead Rising

By Dan ⋅ February 19, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

Dead Rising is a funny thing. The more I see of it, the more I look forward to it. And yet the more I see of it, the more I fear it might be crap. I'll be buying it regardless. Even if I this video is the last one I see of it, I'll be [...]

DOA4

By Dan ⋅ February 3, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

My verdict on DOA4: Single player: Bobbins. In order to beat the final boss, I simply removed my left hand from the d-pad and spammed kick. More advanced tactics didn't work. Online play: Bobbins. In order to cope with lag, someone had the bright idea of making the game run at 1/2 speed. Or 1/4 [...]

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