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Assasins Creed £20! i can get that for £5. Ayways i decided to sownload th Lego Star Wars (i know, a big kid) because around here were i live, its £20 pre-owned, and the disk can scratch/break. So buyin of there is good. I have plenty room since my HDD is 120GIG, the game takes 5GIG, and i can re-download if my xbox broke.

Also got the star wars avatar cloths and lightsaber,and made me into Obi-Wan lol.
 
I'v not, well i have if i have a 360,ps3,gettin a gaming pc lol. But i traded my old 360 in as it was continuasly not working and damaging my disk, and with luck, it worked that day when they tested it at my local game. So i got £80 for that, all i needed was £120 which i saved from my birthday. I got £40 worth of ms points (seems alot but my mum owed me £20, an i had £30 left) so half bought me the game, and the rest will last me proberbly id they make maps for COD6.
 
New update stops soon to be released homebrew hack!

On Tuesday, Microsoft has released an Xbox 360 software update that overwrites the first stage bootloader of the system. Although there have been numerous software updates for Microsoft's gaming console in the past, this is the first one to overwrite the vital boot block. Any failure while updating this will break the Xbox 360 beyond repair. Statistics from other systems have shown that about one in a thousand bootloader updates goes wrong, and unless Microsoft has a novel solution to this problem, this puts tens of thousands of Xboxes at risk.

It seems that this update is being done to fix a vulnerability already known to the Free60 Project. This vulnerability has been successfully exploited to run arbitrary code, and a complete end user compatible hack has been in development for some time and is planned to be released on free60.org shortly. It will allow users to take back control of their Xboxes and run arbitrary code like homebrew applications or Linux right after turning on the console and without the need of a modchip, finally opening up the Xbox 360 to a level of hacking as the original Xbox.

Because of the dangerousness of the update and the homebrew lockout, the Free60 Project advises all Xbox 360 users to not update their systems to the latest software version. The Project website at http://free60.org/ will provide the latest information on this ongoing topic, including the final hack software.

Free60 (www.free60.org) is a project that aims to enable Xbox 360 users to run homebrew applications and operating systems like Linux on their consoles. The effort is headed by Felix Domke and Michael Steil, who have a background in dbox2, Xbox and GameCube hacking, and who have spoken at various conferences about their findings. Two years ago, Free60 released a hack that allowed arbitrary code execution using a game ("King Kong Hack") as well as an adapted version of Linux, but this possibility has been disabled by Microsoft in subsequent updates of the Xbox 360 software.

Felix and Michael have repeatedly argued that game console manufacturers should open up their platforms to Linux and homebrew, similar to what Sony has done with the PlayStation 3.
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Looks like we have an execution date for the Xbox 360 Pro model, with this shot from a Meijer catalogue due on August 30 indicating the 360 Elite is in line for a Pro-sized price cut.

You'll remember, of course, that the origins of this rumour - Ars Technica's ever-reliable Microsoft mole - are that the 360 Pro is being phased out, taken off the market entirely, and that the 360 Elite will have its price slashed to that of the Pro to compensate. This will leave only two 360 consoles to choose from: the cheap, hard drive-less Arcade and the 120GB HDD Elite.

'Lo and behold, according to this catalogue, that move looks like it'll take place a couple of weeks from now. So long, 360 Pro model.

http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-376147.aspx
 
Retailers have told Eurogamer that Microsoft will increase the price of the Arcade Xbox 360 bundle to £159.99 (from £129.99) starting 1st September. The five XBLA games will no longer be included in the bundle, either.

ShopTo boss Igor Cipolletta received confirmation from Microsoft this morning, as did a corroborating independent retail chain source.

We're also told that Microsoft will bump the price of individual Xbox 360 accessories by one or two pounds. Our independent retail source said this is being done to counteract the poor pound-to-Euro currency exchange rate.

Furthermore, the email from Microsoft to retailers mentioned only Arcade and Elite bundles. This strengthens rumours that the Premium Xbox 360 bundle is being discontinued.
 
DagsJT said:
Retailers have told Eurogamer that Microsoft will increase the price of the Arcade Xbox 360 bundle to £159.99 (from £129.99) starting 1st September. The five XBLA games will no longer be included in the bundle, either.

ShopTo boss Igor Cipolletta received confirmation from Microsoft this morning, as did a corroborating independent retail chain source.

We're also told that Microsoft will bump the price of individual Xbox 360 accessories by one or two pounds. Our independent retail source said this is being done to counteract the poor pound-to-Euro currency exchange rate.

Furthermore, the email from Microsoft to retailers mentioned only Arcade and Elite bundles. This strengthens rumours that the Premium Xbox 360 bundle is being discontinued.
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Where is their head office?! I am going to kick their nuts in!!
 
That sounds about right, anyone who actually plays their 360 a lot can expect to hit the RROD or more likely the DVD drives failing. I've mentioned before at my previous workplace it was literally 19/20 people who were on at least their second 360 after a year of ownership.
 
Looks like the press releases from Gamescom have already started, as RTL Sports unleashes its new Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz game. Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz gets underway with a brilliant kick-off, with six Football packs about the international, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish Football worlds, and with more than 3,500 different questions, up to four players get to score. From general know-how about Football down to true insider questions, the quiz challenges players’ knowledge of all things related to the vast world of Football.

Virtual Football aficionados will have no trouble keeping up with their heroes in the various game varieties. Playing against the clock in “Kick-Off” mode, or risking it all in “Foul Play” – Football fans get to experience far more than just 90 minutes’ worth of fun, and test their sports knowledge in nine different game modes with sensational features. Beginners and advanced players will not only be able to turn pro online: The offline mode of Football Genius – The Ultimate Quiz provides entertainment for the whole family.

The quiz supports Xbox 360® Buzzers for a genuine stadium atmosphere in the players’ own living rooms, and is due to be released for Xbox LIVE Arcade in the autumn of 2009, and will be available world-wide from Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/08/17/football-genius-announced/
 
DagsJT said:
Retailers have told Eurogamer that Microsoft will increase the price of the Arcade Xbox 360 bundle to £159.99 (from £129.99) starting 1st September. The five XBLA games will no longer be included in the bundle, either.

ShopTo boss Igor Cipolletta received confirmation from Microsoft this morning, as did a corroborating independent retail chain source.

We're also told that Microsoft will bump the price of individual Xbox 360 accessories by one or two pounds. Our independent retail source said this is being done to counteract the poor pound-to-Euro currency exchange rate.

Furthermore, the email from Microsoft to retailers mentioned only Arcade and Elite bundles. This strengthens rumours that the Premium Xbox 360 bundle is being discontinued.
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Nintendo said that about the Wii, increasing it's retail price, it never happened at retail, so I dont know if they are swallowing the mark up or not.
 
I've had my 360 since March 08 and have had no problems with it whatsoever, I must have just been really lucky :).

(Tempting fate by saying this...)
 
i have had 6 xbox's

first was a premium from game, which failed
replaced with an elite, which failed within 12 months
replaced with another elite which dvd drive didn't work out of the box
replaced with another elite, which failed with E74 within 12 months
another replacement which failed with E74, was sent back to microsoft as it lasted more than 12 months

now on 6th fixed console from microshaft
 
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh :(

Both demos are not much different to last years - in fact NHL10 feels identical on the ice.

Getting sick of iterative games. Couple of tweaks each year and lets go again for £40 till next year.
 
It really DOES just feel like the last one. Floaty cars/buggies, virtually impossible to control on the rally level unless you tip-toe around. No arrow indicators and the scenary is all browns/beige and with all the dust etc its just no fun to keep crashing all the time.

Its 'ok', but didnt blow me away and considering its up against...

GT5, Forza3, Shift, Blur and F1 (Wii) means I wont be bothering.
 
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