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!
Take your moves to the next level with the Dance Central Demo, now available for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The demo weighs in at roughly 438MB, and requires a Kinect Sensor.
Content:Dance Central Demo Price: Free Availability:Check availability for your region Dash Text: From the creators of Rock Band comes the next great music experience: Dance Central. Take your moves to the next level in the first controller-free, body tracking, fully immersive dance video game.
Cut-price content from today until Nov 29th. - Most places have Black Friday deals that last for one-day only. Today, Microsoft have announced that you’ll need almost a full week to get in on the savings with all the Black Friday deals on offer via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
The following prices are available for BOTH Xbox LIVE Gold and Free members*.
Take your band to a whole new level with the new Rock Band 3 demo. Weighing in at roughly 638 MB the new Rock Band 3 demo is now available to download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Check your region for availability.
Content: Rock Band 3 Price: Free Availability: Check availability for your region Dash Text: Full game includes: • 83 epic on-disc rock songs from every genre. • Pro Instruments – Become a Pro on Pro Guitar, advanced drums with cymbals, or keyboards.* • Career – Track your successes and round out your rock ‘n’ roll career. • Vocal Harmonies – Prove your true skill as a singer; up to three vocalists at a time can harmonize! • Road Challenges -- Try your hand at special gig challenges to find out if your band can make it on the road. • Get More Songs – Currently access to over 2000 tracks through the Rock Band platform. • Much more! * Rock Band 3 Pro mode requires Pro mode compatible Rock Band controllers, each sold separately.
Rock Band 3's highly anticipated and "limited" Fender Squier has been priced and dated. The six-stringed fully functioning guitar and controller is 100% compatible with Rock Band 3's Pro mode and will be available for pre-order January 1st 2011 for $279.99 USD.
Don't Just Play Games—Play Guitar with the New Rock Band 3 Guitar & Controller
Fender, the name synonymous with rock 'n' roll, brings you the world's first electric guitar that is also an officially licensed Rock Band™ 3 video game controller*. Created for musicians and gamers alike, the Squier by Fender Stratocaster Guitar and Controller rocks both worlds—whether plugged into a guitar amp or into a video game console. Be the first to receive exclusive information about its release by signing up now!
Squier® by Fender® Stratocaster® Guitar Features:
The Squier by Fender Stratocaster Guitar and Controller is a full-size electric guitar made up of quality Fender components, including a contoured wood body, 22-fret maple neck, steel strings, enclosed tuners, adjustable bridge and custom bridge pickup.
Elevate your rhythm gaming experience to real musical performance by learning and playing the actual notes and chords to your favorite songs to rack up the high scores!
The high-tech position-sensing fingerboard responds to your touch in real time, giving you immediate on-screen feedback.
Use the Squier by Fender Stratocaster Guitar and Controller in conjunction with Rock Band™ 3's Trainer Modes to learn scales, chords, skills, drills and more. Get the basics of real guitar down before you dive in to your favorite song!
Outside of Rock Band™ 3, plug into your favorite guitar amplifier for live performance, or use as a MIDI controller in your home recording studio.
It is important to note that the Fender Stratocaster Guitar and Controller requires the use of the Mad Catz® MIDI Pro adapter (sold separately).
Pre-Orders will be available from January 1st 2011, while the official release date for the guitar/controller is March 1st, 2011.
For many of you, the next time you turn on your xbox 360 and sign in to Xbox LIVE, you will be prompted to install the Fall 2010 Xbox 360 Dashboard update. The Mandatory Update for all Xbox 360 Owners is not geographically based. This means everyone around the world no matter which region can access the update immediately.
A couple of things to keep in mind over the next few hours as the update is deployed:
You’ll be prompted to accept the update when you sign into Xbox Live sometime in the next few hours.
Regardless of what you have heard, it's not geographically based. No one area of the world will get it before another.
If you keep signing out and then back in again, this will NOT force the update…it will only anger people on your friends list who will keep getting a notification. every. time. you sign. in.
Be patient, everyone will eventually receive the update
Here are a few of the features that we are including in this update:
ESPN on Xbox LIVE*
3,500 Sporting Events A Year – Access more than 3,500 live and on-demand global sporting events from ESPN3.com a year, including college basketball, college football and college bowl games, MLB, NBA, international soccer and more.
Out of Market Games – Catch your favorite college team games. Check out the huge catalog of out of market games and enjoy them on the big screen.
The Best Ways to Watch – Enjoy HD programming, DVR controls, plus access to hundreds of clips from ESPN3.com, refreshed daily.
Games at a Glance – Keep up on real-time score information using ESPN.com’s score feed without leaving the game you’re watching. View scores for leagues and games currently in the ESPN.com feed and select “Watch Live” or “Watch Replay” to jump straight into that game.
Predict the Winner – Pick what team you think will win. While watching selected games in college football, college basketball, MLB, and NBA, you will be prompted to vote for your team of choice. You’ll also see the percentage of votes among the Xbox LIVE viewing community.
Voice Chat – Voice chat with up to seven other friends while watching the big game.
My Sports – To customize your ESPN on Xbox LIVE experience, click on the “Events, Highlights and More” slot on the homepage and browse by sport to pick a specific league that you want to follow for the season. The league that you select will now automatically display in your My Sports Channel.
Zune Music*
Zune Pass – Zune Pass is a monthly subscription service that gives you unlimited, on demand streaming of millions of songs at launch from all the major music labels and thousands of independent labels.
Enhanced search – Search the broad library to find your favorite artists, albums, songs and playlists.
Social – Connect with like-minded fans on the Zune online community and get new music recommendations. Zune Social also lets you see friend’s Avatars and listen to their recently played songs or check out their favorite artists.
Smart DJ – Instantly create customized playlists by selecting an artist and have Smart DJ find songs that complement your selection.
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