Posts Tagged ‘NXE’
Xbox 360 Avatar’s Get Dressed Up
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:39 No CommentsMicrosoft has released yet another clothing collection for the Xbox 360 avatars. This set is filled with formal wear, perfect for the Christmas season. Below is a list of everything the collection has to offer. The only thing we wish is that they would have included an orange tuxedo to go with the blue one.
Men:
Blue [...]
Free Your Xbox 360 Avatars
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:19 1 CommentHave you ever wished you could create a random scene of yours and a bunch of your friend’s avatars? Well now you can! With the new Free Your Avatar utility from Microsoft, you can choose a custom background, drag in the avatars of your choice, position, size, add text, etc. then export the image as [...]
Yet Another Holiday Gift from Microsoft, A Snowglobe
Friday, December 12, 2008 23:37 No CommentsMicrosoft is definitely in the giving mood this holiday season. A company with a sort of reputation for giving away nothing for free, this holiday season they have already given us free avatar clothing as well as a free premium theme for the New Xbox Experience. Now Microsoft has given yet another gift, a snowglobe. [...]
Microsoft Offering Xbox 360 Winter Holiday Premium Theme for FREE
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 16:10 No CommentsIt seems as though Microsoft is in the giving mood this holiday season. Last week they gave us all new clothing for the avatars in their Winter Clothing Collection. This week we get a new Winter Holiday Premium Theme. This theme adds a nice snowy town background and everything from snowmen to frozen Xbox 360’s. [...]
Is Major Nelson Sporting The Future of Avatar Clothing?
Monday, December 8, 2008 17:41 No CommentsLast week we reported about the possibility of an avatar clothing store coming in the spring. Following that was the release of the winter collection for your Xbox 360 avatar. It seems that no matter how you look at it, new clothing for our avatars is definitely in the future. Whether it be from a [...]
Netflix Brings HD Back to the Xbox 360
Friday, December 5, 2008 21:51 No CommentsIt looks like the Netflix HD streaming problems on the Xbox 360’s New Xbox Experience should be a thing of the past. Below is a direct quote from Netflix. I’ll have to try some HD videos out and see if they look any better.
Recently some Netflix members using Roku or Xbox movie players noticed lower [...]
So how much time are you saving? – Xbox 360 NXE Hard Drive Install
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 23:44 No CommentsHow much time are you really saving by having your games installed rather than playing them from the dvd…
Game Install Size Time Saved
Ace Combat 6 6.4GB XXX
All Pro Football 2K8 5.0GB XXX
Alone in The Dark 6.5GB XXX
Amped 3 6.7GB XXX
Army of Two 5.7GB XXX
Assassin’s Creed 6.7GB Jerusalem load 39.5 seconds (DVD) vs 25 seconds (HDD)
Banjo-Kazooie:Nuts [...]
Benjamin Heck brings The New Xbox 360 Portable Experience to the world
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 23:25 No CommentsBen Heck has done it yet again. Ben, who brought the first Xbox 360 laptop to life has decided to call this version portable instead. While it resembles a laptop, Ben points out that no one would want this sitting on their lap. This portable version of the Xbox 360 has many new features that [...]
Xbox 360 Avatar Store Coming In Spring!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 20:24 No CommentsIf you didn’t see this coming already,Microsoft has revealed at a recent preview event for the New Xbox Experience that it’s planning on opening an ‘Avatar Store’ as early as next Spring where you’ll be able to purchase clothing and other items for your Avatar. Heres the offical story.
“At the event, Xbox Live product manager [...]
Halo 3 + NXE = Dysfunctional Relationship
Friday, November 28, 2008 21:35 No CommentsIt looks like Halo 3 and the NXE don’t get along so well. A blog released the day of the NXE release states that installing Halo 3 to the Hard Drive of your Xbox 360 may in fact cause the game to perform slower. While the installation is supposed to make games faster, removing the [...]

