Posts Tagged “Xbox”

Xbox 360 vulnerability? No, just weak passwords!

If your Xbox Live account has been hacked chances are it’s because you used a weak password. According to this post xbox.com reveals if a hacker has found a legitimate email address by printing the following error: The email address is or password is incorrect. Please try again. After 8 attempts with a wrong password [...]

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Kinect Demo

Xbox Kinect was shown off earlier today at a local shopping center. Quite a bit of interest, I was impressed but not impressed enough to buy it!

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10 of the best multiplayer experiences

I just spotted a two page feature in GamesTM listing their top 10 multiplayer games: Mario Kart Bomberman Street Fighter Halo Micro Machines Battlefield Worms Pac-man Vs Team Fortress 2 Starcraft What? No Modern Warfare 2? Surely they jest!! OMG WTF! Anyway, the list above reminded me I had the Orange Box for the Xbox, [...]

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Goodbye Halo 2, I never played thee but …

Goodbye Halo 2, I never played thee but many will miss you. Meanwhile here’s some fun with the physics engine in the game blowing things up! (via)

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PS3 Motion Controller

I really don’t get Natal, the Xbox camera system that allows you to interact with the system. I mean, you need a trigger don’t you? I just came across this video of the PS3 motion controller from E3 last year. Impressive stuff, looks like a more accurate version of the Wii controller.

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First game of 2010?

In years gone by I used to worry about the first game I’d play in the new year. When I say “years gone by”, I really mean it. This was around the time when Ikari Warriors and Armalyte were only a few years old, and I was a teenager pounding out ASM code on a [...]

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Steal Their Class!

Xbox Live is free for Silver users of the Xbox 360 for the next 5 days in Europe. I just tried Modern Warfare 2 and had my ass handed to me. Didn’t take long for me to see the infamous deathstreak “Steal Their Class!” notice. I was the lowest level player there. Highest was about [...]

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Happy Modern Warfare 2 Day

November 10th is here and Modern Warfare 2 is finally out! Shops here in Ireland opened at midnight last night and I briefly thought about hopping down to the Gamestop in Blackpool. I didn’t, and I won’t buy it until I have my BarCamp Cork talk is done. That should ensure I have it written [...]

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I think "Halo 3: ODST" is a pile of pooh

I was looking forward to Halo ODST. I even pre-ordered it from Amazon. Now I’ve played it and I’m very disappointed. It’s standard Halo 3 fare. Some graphics are slightly improved and there are minor changes, but, oh dear it is boring. I’ve played it for a few hours now and the monotonous streets of [...]

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Huge Xbox 360 price hike on the way

Well, this is shocking. I’m glad I bought my Xbox 360 a while back before this price hike went into effect. For those who don’t know, visit the Xbox 360 Elite page for Ireland. See that price? Looks like we get gouged yet again with sky high prices in rip off Ireland. *sigh* I bet [...]

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