Gamertell Review: Avatar Showdown for Xbox Live
Avatar Showdown is an indie game developed by JForce Games and is one of the first games that allows you to fight with your Xbox Live avatar. It is currently available from the Xbox Live Indie Games store for 80 Microsoft points (US$1). I couldn’t think of a better price… Continue Reading »
Latest Xbox Live update features games on demand, Netflix upgrades
Several much-awaited updates to Microsoft’s Xbox Live go into effect today (August 11, 2009). The Games on Demand service allows for the purchase of full Xbox 360 games (either by credit card or with Microsoft Points) from the Xbox Live Marketplace and those titles will be available starting August 13,… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Droplitz for Xbox Live
Atlus, the makers of the popular Shin Megami games has just released a new puzzler called Droplitz. It’s an addictive, rotating, fast moving puzzle game available only on Xbox live. OK, so maybe the addictive part is debatable but the rest is true. I found the game to be confusing… Continue Reading »
Resident Evil 5 demo available now on Xbox Live
With all the positive press that Resident Evil 5 is receiving close to its release, it is understandable that most gamers would salivate at the opportunity to finally see for themselves whether this game can justify the considerable hype that it is receiving. Gamers will finally get that chance today… Continue Reading »
Microsoft promoting New Xbox Experience with contest, plenty o’ Microsoft Points
Microsoft is clearly doing whatever they can to make sure that gamers have the opportunity to witness their New Xbox Experience. The company has announced that it will be conducting a sweepstakes that will reward prospective winners with Microsoft Points that can be used towards Xbox Live Marketplace purchases. The… Continue Reading »
Gears of War 2 + Circuit City = $20 in Free Microsoft Points
Now that the second Gears of War adventure has garnered stellar reviews, it is a foregone conclusion that gamers will do whatever is necessary to obtain a copy, if only so they can figure out who is the best player among them. Of course, it’s not always easy to know… Continue Reading »
Tom Clancy’s EndWar demo now on Xbox Live Marketplace
The Tom Clancy series of videogames will foray into the real-time strategy genre later this year with the release of Tom Clancy’s EndWar for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS on November 4 in North America and November 7 in Europe. According to Major Nelson… Continue Reading »
Microsoft and Viacom close $500 million deal
Digital content distribution is the order of Games 3.0, the current era of gaming, and Microsoft was one of the earliest adopters of this model with its Xbox Live service. Microsoft is ensuring that there is no dearth of content on Live, be it games or any other media. It… Continue Reading »
Sports demos arrive on Xbox Live
Demos for All Pro Football 2k8 and NASCAR 08 have been released on the Xbox Live Marketplace. In All-Pro Football 2k8, Take Two returns to the football scene sans NFL license but with a lot of classic football players in tow. The demo weighs in at 681 MB. The demo… Continue Reading »
New downloadable content for MLB 2K7
2K Sports announced new downloadable content for Major League Baseball 2K7 on the Xbox Live Marketplace. This new content, when combined, is almost enough to make-up an entire expansion pack, if it were for PC, that is. Including, historic stadiums, signature animations, and even scanned facial models. The historic stadiums… Continue Reading »
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