An Xbox 360 press release has dropped announcing the XBOX 360 Wireless Microphone for use with most 360 vocal games, big shocker for the Rock Band fans out there is that there is no word on when or if it will ever work with the Rock Band games.
Official Press Release: "Get ready aspiring music stars, the biggest music event is taking place in the best hot spot ever – your living room! Now you can take the stage solo, or join your friends like true rock stars or power duets, free from the clutter of wires. Grab your friends and get ready to croon along to the best songs on your favorite Xbox 360 music games with the new Xbox 360 Wireless Microphone. Belt out your vocals while playing games like “Lips,” “Guitar Hero Metallica,” “Rock Band 2”* and “Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year” as well as new blockbusters available this holiday, including “Lips: Number One Hits” and “The Beatles: Rock Band.”
Whether you want to jam to today’s biggest hits or revive Beatlemania, the Xbox 360 Wireless Microphone will bring out your best performance with high-quality voice reproduction technology and stylish interactive motion sensors and lights. Available this fall, the Xbox 360 Wireless Microphone will have an estimated retail price of $49.99 (U.S.).
Don't you just love it when Microsoft turns around and hooks you up with a deal that you want, sure they could cut you a deal on one of the crap games like Small Arms but instead they are handing out SuperStreetFighter2THD at half price in this deal of the week.
SuperStreetFighter2THD
Single Player, Xbox LIVE Multiplayer 1-2, Local Multiplayer 1-2, HD (High Definition). The original MMA series is back! Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix receives a whole new look while improving on the innovative fighting system of the original game. Updated with 1080p HD redrawn art and widescreen support, the game offers a unique experience that appeals to new fans and Street Fighter® purists alike. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/Live/accounts.
Developer: Backbone Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: T (Teen)
Violence
Mild Blood
Mild Suggestive Themes
If you have played any of the 360 Avatar games and wondered what will be next for them or what all kinds of games they might come up with then you might find that the options are limited as shown in this list of rules sent out to all the XNA Creators.
Player interacts with their avatar as if it’s a separate character
A player’s avatar does not have an autonomous personality or instinct. The avatar is under the control of the owning player. It can have idle animations and can respond appropriately to game events but it should not interact with the user as if it is separate from the player, try to get the player’s attention in an annoying manner
Violence which causes blood, gore, dismemberment, decapitation, maiming, or mutilation
Cartoon violence is allowed. Violence is allowed as long as there is no blood, gore, dismemberment, decapitation, maiming, or mutilation. An example of allowable injuries includes injuries that might befall an avatar in a sporting event such as American football. Avatars can die temporarily to depict failure.
Player’s avatar talks
The player’s avatar should not have their own voice. They are allowed to make individual sounds, such as laughing and crying but otherwise cannot use a voice
Acts of sexual innuendo or mildly explicit sexual descriptions or images or sexual posturing
Sexual acts or terminology cannot be insinuated or enacted
Excretes obscene bodily fluids or substances
No sexual or bodily fluids or substances can come from the avatar
Glamorized criminal act
Criminal activities need to be relevant to the story and are presented unfavorably
Acts of an aggressive or threatening manner
Gratuitous insults, bullying, intimidation or otherwise violent or emotional abuse of a position of power are not allowed. Avatars may leave innocents or bystanders slightly injured, but not dead.
Vulgar or profane act
Game-controlled avatars cannot use profane, racist, or discriminatory language, nor can they make obscene gestures.
Use of controlled substances
An avatar is not allowed to hold, be seen around or partake in any controlled substances or paraphernalia including, but not limited to, alcohol, tobacco and drugs
Replace Avatar features
The features of an avatar cannot be hidden or in obscured and cannot be replaced with alternative items. Items such as, but not limited to, masks, hats and alternative clothing, are not allowed
Avatars proportions are not modified
The proportions of an Avatar cannot be modified form their original settings. An Avatar can be resized as long as the proportions don’t change
So it looks like my idea of nude avatars in a bar brawl fight club style game with decapitations and sex filled cut scenes wont be out any time soon, to bad aint it.
Logitech have recently announced their latest Guitar Hero peripheral, a wireless controller for the Xbox 360. The new Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 was designed to make games like Guitar Hero World Tour even more enjoyable.
The new Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller is licensed for use with all the Guitar Hero titles, including the World Tour version. Logitech’s Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox 360 will launch in August in both the US and Europe, with an MRSP of $199.99.
For all the latest xbox 360 accessories, news and gaming info be sure to check back to 360-HQ for all the updates.
2K Games and Bethesda Softworks Announce BioShock® & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Bundle
June 17, 2009 – 2K Games and Bethesda Softworks are teaming up to deliver a value-packed experience that combines 2006 Game of the Year Winner The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with 2007 Game of the Year Winner BioShock into one complete package. Beginning July 7, the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle will be available in retailers across North America for an SRP of $39.99 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and $29.99 for Windows PCs.
With a combined bounty of more than 80 Game of the Year awards from the industry’s top publications, the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle provide two critically acclaimed experiences that have set new benchmarks for their genres.
Taking the world by storm in 2006, Oblivion set a new benchmark for role-playing experiences for current-generation gaming. Lush visuals, expansive worlds and limitless character customization combine with unprecedented levels of player freedom and NPC interaction to form one of the most successful and critically acclaimed games ever created.
BioShock is the genetically enhanced shooter that weaved intricate storytelling with an intense and exciting journey though a decaying underwater Art Deco utopia gone mad. Caught between powerful forces and hunted down by mutated citizens, you are armed with a complete arsenal from simple revolvers to chemical throwers, but are also forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
The BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle is rated M by the ESRB. For more information stay tuned to 360-HQ for all your latest info.
If you want a shot at playing Sgt. Johnson or the HALO Reach BETA then you will need to get your pre-order in as soon as possible, while Bungie is still not said a word about all the fans that got all the maps and now must re-buy them i guess this was there way of trying to make us forget.
Halo 3: ODST is prepared to drop on 09/22/09. Pre-order your copy from select participating retailers and you’ll receive a token to unlock Sgt. Johnson for use in the all new cooperative mode, Firefight.
Participating major retailers in the United States include Amazon, Best Buy, Gamestop and Wal-Mart. And of course this offer will also be available outside of North America as well, but we’re still chasing down the list of which retailers are involved. For now, here are a few retailers we're certain will be participation outside the U.S.:
France: GAME, FNAC, JV&Co, Virgin, Amazon, Pixmania, Cdiscount, Rue du Commerce
Germany: Amazon and Gamestop
Italy: Gamestop
UK: Game, Gamestation, Amazon, Play
As soon as we get more information we will make sure to pass it along. In the meantime, check with your favorite game store to make sure they’ve got Johnson in-hand before you plunk down your hard-earned dough.
Sergeant Avery Junior Johnson is a tough as nails career Marine that has been in more life or death battles than you've had hot meals. He has survived more infectious Flood outbreaks, greased more Covenant bad guys, and kicked more ass than any other twenty soldiers. And now you get to walk a mile in his shoes.
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