Archive for May, 2007

May 2007 Dashboard Update

The Spring May Dashboard Update was released this morning. Here is the list of what is updated from Microsoft’s press release. I’ve listed a few of the key features below. Windows Live Messenger integration. Windows Live Messenger on Xbox 360 will text chat using the virtual keyboard accessible on Xbox 360, or by connecting a […]

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Wireless Controller Discussion

I was playing Rainbow Six: Vegas and the guys I was playing with were discussing why they would use the Wired Xbox 360 Controller. Personally. I can’t see a reason to use one, but one of the guys was adamant that the wired controller is better because he doesn’t have to buy batteries. The rest […]

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Tactics 100 Review

My wife was playing Tetris on my Xbox 360 (it was her birthday so I figured I’d let her) so I was surfing the internet and stumbled across the game Tactics 100. The site lists this description: Your goal is to create an army of 100 points and send that army into battle against other […]

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OXM June 2007 Demo Disc Recap

I got the June edition of Official Xbox Magazine in the mail Friday. I got a chance to check out the demo disc today and I’m pretty disappointed. While I don’t recall seeing any of these demos on the Xbox Live Marketplace previously it is quite possible they were and I just never noticed. I […]

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Catan Mini Review

When I hear a while back that Settlers of Catan was being made for release on Xbox Live Arcade I was pretty excited. Settlers of Catan is one of my all time favorite board games so to be able to play it with my friends over Live seemed like a great idea. I played a […]

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Centipede/Millipede Mini Review

I downloaded Centipede/Millipede for Xbox Live Arcade this morning and had a chance to play it for a while on my lunch break. When I saw this was coming out I was actually looking forward to it because I played a lot of Centipede as a kid. I’m not into most retro Arcade games on […]

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Joost Invites

I’ve been playing with Joost on and off for over a month now and I’m still enjoying it. I’m still waiting for more channels, but I don’t really expect them to be added until the Beta ends. I did notice today that I can now send unlimited invites so if anyone else wants an invite […]

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Smoking Aces Review

*** Spoiler Alert *** I watched Smoking Aces over a week ago, but I’ve been holding off on writing a review because I just can’t decide if I liked it or not. It is not that I specifically did not like the movie, but it is more that the movie’s plot seemed like an excuse […]

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