Thanks to latest release of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 on the Xbox 360 all Australian and New Zealand Silver members will receive access to the full Xbox Live Gold gaming experience on Xbox Live during the times listed below.
Begins: Friday March 9th @ 15:00:00 Ends: Sunday March 11th @ 21:59:00
If you have any friends with only silver be sure to let them know.. It's a great way for everyone (including you) if they have'nt had the chance themselves to try out xbox live gold..
Microsoft launches next wave of Platinum Hits so gamers can choose from more great games at new low prices.
From gamers looking for fun with the family — such as volleying with tennis pros— to those who want hardcore action — such as leading an elite Ghost Recon squad equipped with cutting-edge weapons and communications systems — anyone in search of a great game experience can find a blockbuster title with Platinum Hits for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system. On the heels of the expanded Platinum Hits launch in Europe earlier this month, Microsoft Corp. today announced that the next round of titles in the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits library will be available March 16 in North America, Latin America, Japan and the Asia Pacific region.
Next month’s Platinum Hits releases include critically acclaimed games from the industry’s leading publishers, including Activision Publishing Inc.’s “Call of Duty 2,” Electronic Arts Inc.’s “EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3,” Ubisoft Entertainment’s “Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter” and 2K Sport’s “Top Spin 2.” This lineup of Platinum Hits represents some of the best high-definition titles available on Xbox 360 at an appealing price.
Next month’s Platinum Hits release, starting at an estimated retail price of $29.99 (U.S.), will include the following titles in the Americas:
Gamers throughout Europe are able to pick up the following new Platinum Hits titles, launched earlier this month, for an estimated retail price of 29.99 euros:
“Platinum Hits not only lets gamers enjoy a broad portfolio of titles at an amazing price,” said Jeff Bell, corporate vice president of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “It also ensures that existing and new gamers alike can get the most from their Xbox 360 by owning a great library of blockbuster hits. So if you missed playing a game the first time around, now there is a great reason to pick it up.”
The Xbox 360 Platinum Hits program, which launched worldwide last fall, gives people access to great games at a great value. And now with more than 10.4 million Xbox 360 consoles in living rooms around the world, there will be plenty of new console owners eager to jump into the best-selling Xbox 360 games. In fact, the Xbox and Xbox 360 Platinum Hits program accounts for more than 16.3 million games sold worldwide. A full list of Platinum Hits titles available in the U.S., Europe and Japan is available online at http://www.xbox.com/platinumhits
Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced the release of the long awaited single player demo for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® 2 (GRAW 2), the follow up to the massively popular squad-based action franchise, and next gen smash hit of 2006. The new playable demo gives gamers just a taste of the explosive action, new features and amazing new graphics in GRAW 2’s single player campaign, well in advance of the game’s full release. The single player demo is available now for free download on the Xbox Live® Marketplace. Along with this exciting demo, Ubisoft is also pleased to release the full “Gimme Danger” trailer with the famous Iggy Pop and the Stooges song, now revisited by Frank Black and 3volution Productions, exclusively for GRAW 2. This trailer will rock you with the power of the song while showing the amazing variety of new environments and rich gameplay.
Single-Player Demo content:
In the GRAW 2 single-player demo, which is set during the second mission of the game, Scott Mitchell must lead the Ghost team in Mexico to clean a rebel camp on the outskirts of the city of Juarez with the goal of destroying a number of objectives to open a breach for the allied loyalist Mexican army.
The player starts as a lone wolf, and then progresses through different levels, acquiring a number of new tools, weapons and abilities, such as commanding the Ghost squad and both the UAV Cypher and M.U.L.E support drones. All of these tools fall under direct player control, thanks to the new Cross Com 2.0, which allows precise control of these latest marvels of military technology.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter® 2 is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and Games 4 Windows® in March 2007, with the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system version scheduled to release in June 2007.
Ubisoft's most recent financial report has handed Microsoft an unexpected New Year surprise...
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 has slipped out of the developers release schedule for this fiscal year on the PS3 - handing the Xbox 360 a timed exclusive over its next-gen rival!
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Set to hit our vanilla machines on March 9, the PS3 version of GRAW 2 will not appear before that months end (as Ubisoft's fiscal year concludes on March 31). And as of yet, there is no confirmed release date for the title on Sony's behemoth looking further ahead into 2007 - will this lead stretch over days, or months?
In a period where the Xbox 360 is starting to kick up its heels in the race for home console glory, this delay does not bode well for Sony. Especially when you factor in their underwhelming exclusive games on the PS3 thus far.
Remember, there is still the single player demo of GRAW 2 to look forward to. Find out more about that here, but first tell us why you think this delay may have come about and debate any likely impact it will have in the comments box below.
Editors Note: It appears that Gamestop now has the PS3 Version listed for a June 2007 release, it looks to be a 3 month delay. - Sjohn
The annual BAFTA Games Awards for 2006 took place yesterday at London's Roundhouse with over 700 people in attendance. Within this years awards are several categories with quite a few Xbox & Xbox 360 games coming out the overall winners.
Other awards include one for Tomb Raider: Legend picking up the award for Original score. Fight Night Round 3 also picked up an award for Best Sports game of the year.
Gangsta title from THQ sticks it to runner-ups EyeToy: Play 3 and New Super Mario Bros.; Top 10 list bolstered by five DS titles.
SYDNEY--Aussie gamers demonstrated once again that they can't get enough of the life-o'-crime title Saints Row--the title solidified its hold on the top-selling charts by killing the competition for a second week in a row.
Sales figures from data trackers GfK Australia for the week ending September 10, 2006, show that the 360-exclusive Saints Row edged out Sony's latest EyeToy bundle, with EyeToy 3 landing at the number two slot its first week on the charts.
The sales heavyweight of recent weeks--AFL Premiership 2006--slipped back to number four on the charts.
Nintendo's portable powerhouse, the DS, had a strong showing (again), with five of the top 10 games in Australia going to the handheld.
Full stats, including console-by-console breakdowns, are as follows:
Top 10 Full Priced Games:
1. Saints Row, Xbox 360
2. EyeToy: Play 3, PS2
3. New Super Mario Bros., Nintendo DS
4. AFL Premiership 2006, PS2
5. Cars, PS2
6. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training, Nintendo DS
7. SingStar Anthems bundle, PS2
8. Mario Kart, Nintendo DS
9. Nintendogs Dachshund, Nintendo DS
10. Nintendogs Labrador, Nintendo DS
Top 10 Xbox Games (over AU$50):
1. Cars
2. NRL Rugby League 2
3. Black
4. Over the Hedge
5. NFS: Most Wanted
6. V8 Supercars 3
7. FIFA 2006
8. 50 Cent Bulletproof
9. Fight Night Round 3
9. Tiger Woods PGA 2006
10. Madden NFL 2007
Top 10 Xbox 360 Games (over AU$50):
1. Saints Row
2. Enchanted Arms
3. Project Gotham Racing 3
4. Perfect Dark Zero
5. Dead or Alive 4
6. Call of Duty 2
7. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
8. Madden NFL 2007
9. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 3
10. Genuine Wireless Fun Pack (compilation)
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