I was looking through Halo 3 details on my Xbox 360 Dashboard and noticed something interesting. Under Halo 3 > Expand Your LIVE Experience > Online Game Play, it explains a few of the features.
One of them stood out - Clans:
Clans are one option for playing ranked matches. A clan is a player-created group for playing ranked matches as a team. With clans, you know the players backing you up are dedicated, and the players you’re going to face will be just as dedicated.
Since it has already been confirmed that clan support is not built in to Halo 3, this must be a feature that is instead built in to Xbox Live - and there have already been rumors that clan support would be added in the next dashboard update. Since this information is reached through a Halo 3 section, it must work with Halo 3 - and because Halo 3 comes out September 25th, unless this is merely a mistake by Microsoft we should be getting the fall dashboard update within the next eleven days. If not, we should at least get a small update that only adds Clan support - but that’s highly unlikely considering how Microsoft does Xbox 360 Dashboard updates.
We only just reported recently about the new XCM 360 Chrome HDD Shell from TeamXtender and already they are at it again with their most recent Xbox 360 product the new "XCM 360 All BlackHard Drive Shell".
This product will work great with the XCM Black Knight case and or other XCM black custom casing for your 360.. Check out the pics below and visit the official site..
Experience Hockey at its Best in the Demo for NHL 08
Download the demo for "NHL 08" and experience true videogame hockey. The demo is 5-on-5 and set in the third period. You can play as either the Anaheim Ducks or the Ottawa Senators.
NHL 08 features the revolutionary Skill Stick system, delivering an unparalleled level of control. An all-new decking system enables you to move the puck off your stick, to walk around a defender and give you space in front to challenge the goalie. Enhanced analog speed control and a new skating engine give you the precision and fluidity to play like you would on the ice.
In addition, the On the Fly A.I.- a revolutionary dynamic AI system - adjusts to your every move both on offense and defense, promising to challenge even the most skilled hockey players. The intelligent CPU scouts your tendencies like a coach and makes the necessary adjustments to shut down your money plays, forcing you to adjust your style of play.
With unlimited control, unmatched depth and infinite possibilities, no game is ever the same with NHL 08. Check it out on Xbox LIVE Marketplace today.
1UP has recently reported that Huxley closed beta has opened for 999 lucky Koreans.
The "Huxley" short beta period lasts five days, but in that time those selected will be able to try the team death match and radar domination modes, along with more of the core structure of the MMO aspects, such as quest mode.
To speed along the process of testing, players are being started at level 19 so they can use more advanced weapons, defense capabilities, and skill sets.
They’re at it again – Sonic and his two-tailed friend Tails team up to fight Dr. Robotnik in “Sonic The Hedgehog 2.” The newest addition to the SEGA Vintage Collection, “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” is available for download this Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).
Price: 400 MS Points
With his new Super Spin Dash and "Tails" the Fox, Sonic is back and better than ever in Sonic The Hedgehog 2! Defy gravity in hair-raising loop-de-loops, bounce like a pinball and race like lightning. Play against friends at home or against others over Xbox LIVE® in this classic game.
Features
Classic Sonic action: One of the world's most famous video game characters comes to Xbox LIVE in one of his fans' favorite titles. Experience the thrill of the fastest hedgehog in the universe.
Enhanced graphics and sound: The game stays true to the original, but takes full advantage of high-definition graphics, with enhanced sound effects.
Achievements and leaderboards: Take on the challenge of new achievements to conquer, and use the leaderboards to compare scores among friends and the rest of the Xbox LIVE world.
Multiplayer: Play with a friend at home, or go online and play Sonic and Tails with the world at large.
If ever there were a time for either Blu-ray or HD DVD manufacturers to play a trump card, now may be the time, and this could be the one: A consortium of Chinese university engineers and government officials, in cooperation with a Chinese video standards group that includes globally recognized manufacturers, plus the DVD Forum, have come to an agreement on a standard specification for a blue-laser disc mechanism and format specifically for the Chinese market.
The new group will be called the China High Definition DVD Industry Association, or just CHDA, and this is not the last you will hear of it.
The agreement announced early this morning US time is critical, because up until now, China has been reluctant to participate in the high-definition video disc industry unless it had an opportunity to bring its own video encoding standard to bear: AVS, a codec which incorporates elements of MPEG-2, but is otherwise different from -- and some argue, better than -- other MPEG encoding standards and VC-1 in important respects.
Now, the DVD Forum's involvement has evidently made it possible for Chinese manufacturers to produce components that play blue-laser, high-def discs using the Chinese national standard, though which are fundamentally compatible with HD DVD with only minor adjustments.
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