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Lets have a look at a great resource for all your Xbox 360 lovers. Off late we have been raving about the PS3 and the Nintendo Wii, with Xbox 360 getting the least of our attention. Well its time now we have a look at a facility which will help all you 360 lovers.
There is a website doing the rounds on Digg called, DashboardThemes.com which provides you with a sneak preview to the Dashboard Xbox 360 themes. The site has every single theme you can imagine and I assume it has been approved by the guys from Microsoft. There is a good ranking system there by which you can sort out the themes according to popularity or date and various other parameters.
DasboardThemes are soon going to add an entire catalog which will include screenshots and demos too. At the moment they don’t offer you demos but its not too far in my opinion.
So before you go out there and buy your Xbox 360 theme, make sure you have a look here and don’t make a pre-mature decision because style keeps changing!
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According to reports from Businessweek and also a few reports we have managed to catch on other gaming websites the PS2 is very likely to ‘Out Do’ the PS3 this year.
There has been a huge hype regarding Play Station 3 sales and how there is much larger demand than supply, but people are still loving the old Playstation and thats a fact. Its still good fun to play the old one, plus you get it cheaper too. Other factors like, very few games have taken to the PS3 at this moment in time and that will take some time too.
Infact people are also saying that the PS2 would be the favorite amongst all consoles, beit the Xbox, Xbox 360 or even the Nintendo Wii. The Businessweek report goes on to say that this trend might go till mid 2008, where the sales figures and other aspects will be re-assessed.
Tags: nintendo wii, play station 3, xbox 360
We all know about ‘Metal Gear Solid’ and how it has always been a PlayStation exclusive. A few weeks ago the rumors were that the game would actually be launched for the Xbox 360, but then they were all cleared off after we got the word from Konami themselves that they are a PS3 title.
Now that was a few weeks back, and a lot of things can change but Nooz, a popular gaming site states that they have exclusive information from Konami themselves that they would be coming out for the Xbox 360 afterall. Daniel Boutros is the editor of Nooz, and in our experience he is pretty reliable and its not just another ‘exclusive’ for taking the limelight.
The reason behind the game coming to the Xbox is that the owners just don’t find it profitable enough to be an exclusive since there are fewer number of consoles to gun at. So lets just wait and watch for what is to happen to this, our first reaction is that this could well be true.
Tags: konami, metal gear solid, playstation, xbox 360
While I’m patiently waiting for father Christmas to bring me my Xbox 360 with Gears of War I have to make do with watching the trailers and reading reviews of this awesome looking game.
Wired News says :
“Why is Gears of War so insanely awesome?
Technically, it’s just the same old, same old. You’ve seen stuff like this a bazillion times before. Gears of War is yet another run-and-gun shooter in which you blunder through the post-apocalyptic boneyard of civilization, repetitively slaughtering a bunch of hulking, gibbering aliens.
And the game really is awesome. Indeed, it is staggeringly, derangedly so. I popped Gears of War into my Xbox 360 and sat in a cybernetic haze for three straight hours, emerging with my stomach in fist-size knots, so emotionally and cognitively depleted that I had to consult the instructions on the side of the box before I was able to cook a bag of microwave popcorn”
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Extremetech has a good guide on how to make your 360 run less-noisely.
“The Xbox 360 is one of the noisier console systems on the market, and the biggest cul-prit is the loud whirring of the optical drive during gameplay. We crack an Xbox 360 open to see if we can reduce the noise with a few minor adjustments.”
There have been many XBOX 360 case mods and skins available since the console was released last year, but this one is one of the few that we really like and think is “blogworthy”.
The design itself is very nice and sleek using orange and yellow to make the console more “vibrant” than the stock version.
However, what makes this case mod cool is that there is a window cut in the side of the console so that you can see the technical wiring that makes the XBOX 360 work.
Source : Bit Tech
While everyone is waiting for the launching of Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’’s Xbox 360 has been inside the living room of millions of household worldwide for over six months now. Needless to say, no matter how much secrets have already been revealed about Wii, it doesn’’t spare Nintendo’’s video console to be included in the wait-and-see product list.
It seems that Microsoft already has an exciting year planned out for its new Xbox console. Top of its latest offerings is the confirmation of a HD-DVD add-on for its 360 unit as well as the announcement of its top new games, including the latest Halo and more Grand Theft Auto games. On the other hand, it is obvious that Wii was specially built by Nintendo for pure fun. It will not come as a surprise if a lot of people will jump on the Wii bandwagon for merely trying something new. Also, with its very cheap price of only $250, Nintendo doesn’’t seem to be interested with the pressures of competition from its rivals.
Unless you’’re an experienced and die-hard gamer who is very particular to good graphics, 360 seems to be the perfect console for you. Although both consoles have backward compatibility, Xbox only offers limited games compared to the wide variations offered by Wii. Added features, accessories, and games will surely come in the future from both consoles. Let’s just wait till Wii hits the store this holiday season so we can finally compare these top game consoles on a first hand playing experienced.