360-HQ.COM is proud to present the latest addition to our online gaming community, the all new "Xbox LIVE Custom Gamercard" Service. If you're not already a member on the HQ, now is the time to sign-up and grab the gamercard design of your choice.
With the recent unfortunate closure of the overwhelmingly popular mygamercard.net website, and the loss of custom gamercards for everyone to embed, we have finally decided to finish our own custom gamercard system and are now offering a BETA to all registered HQ users. Hopefully our new service should bring a smile to your face, and help fill that void I know you are all feeling.
The new 360-HQ Xbox LIVE Custom Gamercards system (BETA) provides all registered 360-HQ members with custom, one-of-a-kind Xbox 360 gamercards for all sorts of uses. Embed them in your signature, add them to your facebook or even place them on your desktop.
Our current list of Custom Gamercards feature the following games: Battlefield 3, Gears of War 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Homefront, The Sims 3, and Rock Band 3 with many more to be added this week. (check out the attached picture)
Our new database driven gamercard system will soon let all HQ users design and submit their own gamercards for the community.. So, if you're a budding young artist, or even an old one, you can download our sample .PSD photoshop file from the official forum thread/topic here and start designing.
FREE Custom Xbox LIVE Gamercards are available to all registered members on 360-HQ.COM and BBCODE is provided to copy and paste if needed. Gamercards are only currently available in .PNG format.
If you have any suggestions please get involved in our forums. Stay tuned and enjoy!
The 360-Hq Xbox 360 Games Database has now been updated to reflect the latest known release dates for all Australian PAL released titles..
Please note that we plan to cover all regions but at the moment only the USA, Australia and JAP region release dates are currently shown due to staff restrictions..
Ced2911 has released a new libxenon Genesis/Megadrive emulator for the Xbox 360. Genesis Plus is a open source emulator for Megadrive/Genesis.
Genesis plus 240909
Genesis Plus is a freeware, open-source, portable emulator for the Genesis and MegaDrive consoles
Changelog:
v240909: First public release
Sound doesn't work as it should ....
It supports bin and zip files but rom's in smd format doesn't work
UI updated and supports skinning:
Background: uda:/mdbg.png
File Icon: uda:/mdfile.png
Folder Icon: uda:/mddir.png
Halo Waypoint, the new virtual home for all things “Halo,” launches today on Xbox LIVE, and will be the exclusive destination for full-episode previews of “Halo Legends” beginning Saturday, Nov. 7. Available for “Halo” fans worldwide following a successful preview period, Halo Waypoint brings all the richness of the “Halo” universe together in one place.
Halo Waypoint features daily updates of fresh, exciting content such as developer interviews, trailers and screenshots, exclusive video footage, community activities and the latest “Halo” news.
In addition, Halo Waypoint includes an innovative career system that tracks players’ accomplishments across multiple “Halo” games and gives them new ways to show off their heroic gameplay feats. By downloading and “enlisting” in Halo Waypoint, players will be rewarded with a variety of Bungie-created “Halo 3: ODST” Avatar Awardables for attaining specific Achievements in the game. Rewards vary from stylish T-shirts to full sets of ODST armor. The experience is retroactive, so if players have already unlocked the requisite Achievements, the awards will be ready for them once they enlist in Halo Waypoint.
Players can unlock the following Achievements to gain access to “Halo 3: ODST” Avatar Awardables.
Halo Awardables
Achievement Title: Tourist
Achievement Description: Accessed and downloaded the city map to your VISR.
Achievement Awardable: ODST Black T-shirt
Achievement Title: Dark Times
Achievement Description: Killed 5 enemies while using VISR mode.
Achievement Awardable: ODST hoodie
Achievement Title: Campaign Complete: Normal
Achievement Description: Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty.
Achievement Awardable: ODST Rookie Helmet
Achievement Title: Good Samaritan
Achievement Description: Killed no Engineers in the city at night during entire campaign, alone or with another ODST.
Achievement Awardable: ODST Full Body Armor
Achievement Title: Vidmaster Challenge: Endure
Achievement Description: In Firefight, on any mission, pass the 4th Set on 4-player Heroic LIVE co-op
Achievement Awardable: ODST Dare Helmet (Female)
Achievement Awardable: Recon Helmet (Male)
As a bonus for enlisting to Halo Waypoint, fans will receive a Monitor accessory for their Avatars modeled after the “Halo” character, 343 Guilty Spark. The Monitor will help fans find their way around Halo Waypoint, the new destination for all things “Halo” on Xbox LIVE.
The rollout of exciting new “Halo” content doesn’t stop there. This Saturday, the first preview episode of the highly anticipated anime series, “Halo Legends,” will debut only on Halo Waypoint. Set to be distributed in early 2010 by Warner Home Video, the rich anthology of anime short films will tell all-new stories in the epic “Halo” saga.
Written and created by an array of renowned anime studios and produced by 343 Industries, “Halo Legends” will explore never-before-told stories based on themes and characters in the vast “Halo” universe. Sponsored by the U.S. Air Force, previews of four new “Halo Legends” episodes will be available only on Halo Waypoint during 24-hour live-streaming events on Xbox LIVE over the next three months.
The first “Halo Legends” preview episode, “The Babysitter,” is created by famed anime house STUDIO4˚C, and follows the story of a group of ODST’s who reluctantly accept a Spartan sniper into their strike team. As they embark on a perilous mission to assassinate a high-ranking Covenant Prophet, old rivalries must be reexamined if the mission is to succeed. Watch what happens as the mission progresses into hostile territory, and both the Spartan and the ODST’s discover something important about the other.
Following each preview episode on Xbox LIVE, fans will receive exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at each studio’s creative process through “making of” specials. Below is the current broadcast schedule of upcoming “Halo Legends” live-streaming events (subject to change):
Episode Airing Date (24-hour)
- Introduction to “Halo Legends” 11/05/09
- “The Babysitter” 11/07/09
- Making of “The Babysitter” 11/14/09
- “The Duel” 11/21/09
- Making of “The Duel” 11/28/09
- “The Package” Part 1 12/5/09
- Making of “The Package” 12/12/09
- “The Package” Part 2 12/19/09
- Making of ‘The Package” 12/26/09
- “Origins” Part 1 1/2/10
- Making of “Origins” 1/9/10
- Trailers of upcoming episodes 2/2/10
To learn more about “Halo Legends,” visit http://halolegends.com and http://halolegendsdvd.com. For the latest updates on the “Halo” franchise, follow the Halo Waypoint Twitter @HaloWaypoint or visit the Halo Waypoint Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/HaloWaypoint.
Well it looks like Microsoft has released some more Avatar clothing for everyone to get. This seems to be themed towards the 80s for a retro look. Be sure to check it out next time you are on xbox live. This was released as a New Years treat but we seemed to miss it, here it is now.
It’s almost New Years, and that means some new Avatar clothes! As always, all clothing choices are free, and will remain available:
For the guys, we now have:
Pixel Art Hoodie
Rave Baseball Cap
Dark Purple Jeans
Green Skinny Fit Jeans
Pink Sweat Bands
The ladies have these new items available:
Green Chunky Ring
Red Chunky Ring
Yellow Fingerless Gloves
Blue Fingerless Gloves
Chunky Beaded Bracelet
Day-glo Zebra Print Pumps
Baseball Cap
Remember: It is easy to tell what is new when you are in the avatar editor, just look for the gold star. Any item of clothing with a gold star is new since the last time you signed in.
Enjoy the new clothing and here is to a good 2009!
Today on HQ we review the "IntensaFIRE Rapid Fire Controller Mod" which was supplied by the guys from intensafirestore.com. The IntensaFIRE Rapid Fire Controller Mod Kit offers both a Solderless and Solder solution.
This week I had a great chance to review the Intensafire Mod and I must first thank the Intensafire Store for shipping us out the kit to review for our members here on HQ.
IntensaFire rapid fire kit for Xbox 360 requires no soldering, no wiring, no drilling and only takes 5 minutes to install. There simply isn’t an easier or more effective Xbox 360 controller mod than the IntensaFire for Xbox 360.
The IntensaFire modifies XBOX 360 controllers, allowing them to control 5-mode sleeper settings, and use customizable user programmable modes. It uses the existing Sync button to toggle. Advanced modifiers can use the included button as well. It also enables “dual rapid-fire” – usable in all XBOX 360 games, including gamer favorites: Left 4 Dead, the Call of Duty series, the Halo series, the Gears of War series, and Street Fighter.
IntensaFIRE For Xbox 360 Installation Video Guide:
IntensaFIRE Rapid Fire Mod Review
This week I had a great chance to review the Intensafire Mod and I must first thank the Intensafire Store for shipping us out the kit to review for our members here on HQ.
I will not be doing a lot of pics of this just the basic ones because in the online and also the instructions they give it makes it impossible to not see what you have to do to get this mod to work. It comes nicely packaged with the torx needed to take your wireless controller apart also comes with the conductive glue for those people that choose the no solder method or if you prefer soldering, for this review i did both the no solder way and the solder way. Also comes with a tooth-pick for the conductive glue.
Scale of Difficulty from 1 to 10 and 1 being easy and 10 being hard i give this a 1.5 only reason i rate it that instead of 1 is still some difficulty for beginners just like learning how to ride a bike for the first time.
Product Highlight:
-Works in all wireless controllers
-5 mode Sleeper Settings
- Customizable User Programmable Modes
- No need to add extra buttons to your controller uses the sync button to toggle through the different modes
-Usable in all Xbox 360 Games
-Does not cost $100's of dollars like most Xbox 360 Rapid Fire Controllers do.
- No Solder Solution or Solder what ever the buyer prefers the no solder solution is the use of conductive glue
-Usable in all Xbox 360 Games
-Extra mode button for advanced modification
-Includes the tools need to install no needing to buy tools unless you are soldering which usually anyone that is soldering has the things they need.
-Has pre-installed leds for each of the modes used no need to cut or add leds to know if your rapid fire mode is on.
-Quick painless install with instructions and also a online video install which is always nice for new people that are starting to get into the modding scene of customizing their gaming products as it really helps to see first hand what to do.
You will want scotch tape to hold the Intensafire down on the controller for installing with the no solder solution or solder solution if you do the no solder solution another good thing to have is a blow dryer if you want to get to gaming right away.
Alright i started off with the no solder solution which is provided in the Intensafire package, i have tried many different types of conductive glue and did not have success, but the one in the package works awesome i applied it on all eight points and used the hair dryer/blow dryer after 10-15mins of letting it dry I then put my controller back together and slapped COD-MW2 in the xbox 360 and tested it out. Everything work great i started off in a private match just messing around with the FAL and Desert Eagle making them fully automatic, was fun just messing around doing this for about 20-30mins then i messed around with the use-able programmable mode which could be tricky for beginners to understand if they did not follow how to use it but after you get your right setting that you like.
After i got it set right for what i wanted i went into a few hardcore games and just owned with it, i shoot really fast without rapid fire mods but this thing just blew me away with how fast it makes you shoot. I had a blast playing in hardcore then just for the fun of it i decided to go into softcore with it and still took out people left and right it felt like hardcore for me.
If you want that extra edge in FPS or any other games this is the mod you want to add to your Controller and at the $29.95 Price it can not be beat compared to those other ones people sell for $100 or even $15-$30 the cheap $15-$30 ones you see have all these different wires and chip that u have to place most also need a extra button added and almost 99.9% of them are in need of some sort of soldering skills and not everyone can solder or want to risk ruining their xbox 360 controller over it either. With the Intensafire No solder solution and cheap price and the way everything is setup and laid out instruction wise and also how it is made makes it well worth it for the non soldering and soldering modder and also offers more features then a lot of these other rapid fire controller mods out there.
Now after i tested it out with their no solder solution i took my controller back apart and took off the conductive glue and cleaned the Intensafire board really good then placed it back on the controller and if you guys out there prefer to solder the Intensafire Rapid Fire Mod is made for you too. I laid it back out on the controller board, fired up my soldering gun and that's all it wrote did the same eight points which are clearly labeled on the instructions that come with it and the online instruction video and that was it put the controller back together and tested it out on COD-MW2 i got the same best results as i did with the no-solder solution they provide with the kit.
All in all i have to say is this is one of the most easy installs i had to do and can easily be done by a new person into modding with no soldering skills at all or even for those hard core soldering people that likes their stuff soldered. Over all rating i give the Intensafire a 10 out of 10 for pure ownage and would recommend anyone looking for a rapid fire solution that has or does not have a budget to purchase one of these bad boys as it is affordable and easy to install and has a lot of features and you will not be disappointing with it at all.
Thank you again Intensafire Store for sending out the sample for us to review. I am for sure picking up a couple more of these when i get a some more controllers, i know my friends will want their own controllers done too.
If you want to order one of the best rapid fire mods out there then check out there store: www.intensafirestore.com
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