Xbox and Kia Optima are giving away five prizes of 1,600 Microsoft Points each month through April. Just follow the instructions below for your chance to win. The March registration period begins today!
Here are instructions:
1. Sign in to XBOX LIVE and access the Game Marketplace
2. Select "Explore Game Content"
3. Select "Themes & Gamer Pictures" channel
4. Select "Browse" and then under Title, select "Kia"
5. Select the free “Kia Optima March Registration Pic” from the list of available content and select “Confirm Download.”
6. Play Kinect Sports during the entry period - March 25, 2011 (12:01 a.m. PT) to March 27, 2011 (11:59 p.m. PT).
Also, 5 bonus prize winners will be selected in May to win one 12-month Xbox LIVE Gold membership.
Complete rules can be found here by following the links available below to the official Xbox.com website. Please note that they may not be available just yet. Stay tuned!
360-HQ member "irenescape" is working with Kia so feel free to send a private message (PM) if you have any questions. Good luck!
Xbox LIVE members in the U.S. can now participate in a new community program dubbed "XBox LIVE Labs". Sign up now and complete the test to receive some free stuff!
Xbox LIVE Labs performs a number of network tests from your console to Xbox LIVE. These results are recorded solely for the purpose of testing and improving the service. Participating in Xbox LIVE Labs is entirely optional and voluntary.
During the tests users cannot utilize gaming, watch movies, or download music. Xbox LIVE Lab users who complete the tests will receive three Avatar items and three zero point Achievements, including a brain helmet, mad scientist hair and a lab coat.
While running Xbox LIVE Labs your Internet connectivity may be slower than usual.
To get involved, head on over to the community channel where you’ll see the Xbox LIVE Labs panel. Just click on it and download.
After this round of testing Microsoft will evaluate when and how they will roll this out to other Xbox LIVE regions.
Developed by the creators of popular games Diablo and FATE, Torchlight is an action-roleplaying game now available for download from the Xbox LIVE Arcade. Weighing in at roughly 196 MB, Torchlight is priced at 1200 MSP and a free demo is also available.
"Torchlight" is an action-roleplaying game from the creators of Diablo and FATE where you'll adventure through randomized dungeons, gathering powerful artifacts, slaying hordes of monsters, and learning new and devastating skills. Can you uncover the secrets buried beneath Torchlight?
Content:Torchlight Price: 1200 Microsoft Points Availability:Check availability in your region Dash Text: Players will choose from among three character classes, and venture from the safety of the town of Torchlight into randomly generated dungeon levels, with a huge variety of creepy monsters, endless variations of loot to find, and quests to complete. Randomized levels and an 'endless dungeon' unlocked after completing the main game ensure a long-lived gameplay experience.
With the new Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 demo players have the opportunity to play on the finishing hole at the Augusta National Golf Course. All XP that you start earning in the demo transfers to the full game.
Experience the rich history and tradition of the Masters Tournament and begin their your journey to capture the most sought-after prize in professional golf – the Green Jacket.
Content:Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Price: Free Availability:Check availability in your region Dash Text: For the first time in EA SPORTS history, experience the Masters – golf’s greatest springtime tradition – in Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters. The demo will introduce you to the #1 most requested item in the history of the franchise – the Masters, and also let you preview several other ground-breaking updates such as: The Caddie Experience, New Career Mode, Mid-Round Saves, Fast Golf, and much more. Download today and start earning XP that transfers to the full game so you can be one step closer to becoming a Masters Champion!
Microsoft have recently begun the process of making previously used and unavailable Xbox LIVE Gamertags available again. Maybe it's time to consider placing a HQ infront of your gamertag and joining our FREE interactive Xbox LIVE community..
This process will take quite some time to complete, and we can’t really tell if or when the Gamertag you want might be available, but if you're still interested, you can learn more below..
How to Change your Gamertag
To change your existing Xbox LIVE Gamertag just follow these simple steps:
1. Sign into Xbox LIVE
2. Select the "My Xbox Channel"
3. Select "Change Gamertag".
4. Now, you should have options to choose from the random name generate, or you can enter your new gamertag and see if it is currently available.
5. Done!
Become a 360-HQ Xbox Live Gamer
If you're serious about changing your existing Xbox LIVE Gamertag and you're looking for a new place to call home, why not come and check out 360-HQ and our FREE online gaming community.
360-HQ isn't your average gaming community, we cover everything xbox 360 including repairs, downloads, tutorials, games, achievements, trailers and online clans.
With a HQ in your LIVE Gamertag you have instant approval to start your own clans and manage members using our Xbox 360 clan leader tools (BETA). We already have a huge bunch of existing HQ gamertags for you to start playing with and we are always ready to welcome new guys, oh, and girls (in bikini's lol).
360-HQ Xbox LIVE Gamerscore Tracking Service
We'd love to remind all our Xbox LIVE gamers that we also offer our FREE Xbox LIVE gamerscore tracker. Our server will track your gamerscore every hour and records your progression, games played etc etc.
Now you can experience the thrill of the fan favorite "Beyond Good & Evil" on Xbox LIVE in full HD. Beyond Good & Evil HD is priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($9.99USD) and weighs in at roughly 1.6GB. A free demo/trail is also available.
Enter the futuristic world of the year 2435, a world full of deception, where nothing is as it seems, and exposing the truth is the only hope of restoring freedom.
Content:Beyond Good & Evil HD Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability:Check availability in your region Dash Text: Beyond Good & Evil™, the award-winning action-adventure game is back! This time play through this innovative thriller in full high-definition graphics. Play as Jade, a young investigative reporter, and expose a terrible government conspiracy. It is up to you and your loyal pig friend Pey'j to save your planet and its inhabitants.
For more detailed information including screenshots, trailers, news, cheats, achievements and everything else Xbox 360 be sure to visit the 360-HQ games database to view all of our previous coverage.
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During the tests users cannot utilize gaming, watch movies, or download music. Xbox LIVE Lab users who complete the tests will receive three Avatar items and three zero point Achievements, including a brain helmet, mad scientist hair and a lab coat.
