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October 2007 - Posts

Lots of us brought our kids, our nieces and nephews, our parents, and in some cases, our inner child to Microsoft to load up on chocolate.  I think my kids all ended up with several pounds of good-old American chocolate, enough to keep them in a Read More
The Games for Windows version of Viva Piñata is on its way to manufacturing, and will begin appearing in stores in the U.S. on November 6, followed by Europe beginning Nov 16, and January 18 in Japan. You just can't have enough Piñata goodness, and Read More
If you're stuck at home handing out candy to the kids trick-or-treating, there are a bunch of scaaaary movies coming to an Xbox near you.  Have you seen Howling VII, Bad Girls From Mars, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Lawnmower Man, Nightmare on Elm Read More
A podcast so interesting - that it took an entire week to edit it. We had a rough week, so it's another podcast with heavy banter - hopefully you've been enjoying the banter - regardless let us know what you think! Also - we have outros on our podcasts Read More
Okay, I know you're out there. Those of you who love to tweak, mod, and overclock your PCs until you can use it to heat your house in the winter by playing a round of World in Conflict. Well, if you live near the San Francisco Bay Area, NVIDIA is hosting Read More
Special thanks to our good friend Chris Erickson, aka Avid X, over at 360Style.net.  Avid X put together a special Halloween version of the blog banner, very stylish.  If you look closely, you can see that the monster is actually Chris Read More
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“Viva Piñata: Party Animals” for Xbox 360 Bursts Onto Store Shelves Just in Time for Halloween! Read More
Viva Pinata: Party Animals Out Today Read More
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DORITOS REVEALS PLAYABLE BETA VERSIONS OF FIRST-EVER CONSUMER CREATED XBOX LIVE ARCADE GAMES Read More
LIVE Arcade This Week Read More
Get Your Freak On With Xbox LIVE Arcade This Week Read More
Gears of War for Windows ships on Tuesday November 6th in the US, but just because it arrives after Halloween doesn't mean you can't get into the mood now! You may have seen the Pumpkin Templates on Xbox.com, but those aren't the only choices for you Read More
Blue Dragon Downloadable Content Read More
One of the great benefits of working for Microsoft is the opportunity we have to work with people in other parts of the organization. The Games for Windows team worked very closely with the folks running Windows client PR this past week, as we participated Read More
Microsoft Q1 FY08 Earnings Read More
...no, the other Tony.  :( Earlier this week celebrity Carmen Electra and NFL quarterback Tony Romo each hosted a Guitar Hero III House Party.  Our honorary Gamerscoreblog members Parris Lilly (unclegamer.com) and Daylon Furlough (unscripted360.com) Read More
I grew up in one of New York's most dangerous neighborhoods.  Rundown parks and violent crime made "playing outside" a dicey proposition.  In 1978 my mother and grandparents brought the Magnavox Odyssey - an ancient console - home from a thrift Read More
Guitar Hero III Play and Win Read More
Para Los Niños nonprofit organization receives 50 new Xbox 360 Arcade consoles and library of educational and entertainment programming in Spanish and English. Read More
We just left the Toys R Us store in Times Square, where we all got to celebrate the launch of the new Xbox 360 Arcade console.  The local Radio Disney station was on hand to get the crowd involved, and giving away a bunch of prizes didn't hurt either.  Read More
AOE III: Asian Dynasties and Flight Sim X: Acceleration in Stores Today Read More
“Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” and “Flight Simulator X: Acceleration” Storm Retailers Today Read More
Microsoft Launches New Xbox 360 Console for Families Read More
From Looney Tunes and iCarly to Shrek and SpongeBob SquarePants, Xbox 360 Launches Massive Library of Family Games and Entertainment Read More
Xbox 360 Arcade Console Read More
Xbox360 incluye nuevos programas de television de Warner Bros. y Nickelodeon exclusivos como ‘The Backyardigans’ y los nuevos juegos infantiles ‘Shrek-N-Roll’ y ‘Bob Esponja SquarePants: Underpants Slam’ disponibles con la consola Xbox LIVE Arcade Read More
Radio Disney, Xbox 360, and Toys R Us will be showing folks the family fun available for the Xbox 360 this holiday season.  We'll be giving away dozens of prizes, including games, accessories, and more.  And I'm told there will be a few surprises Read More
Lots happening on Xbox LIVE Arcade this week. Two new games, Battlestar Galactica and Exit, hit this Wednesday. Here are the details: “Battlestar Galactica,” developed by Australian-based Auran Games, involves intense space battles as players Read More
Spacefarers Rejoice! “Mass Effect” Goes Gold, Limited Collector’s Edition and Exclusive Pre-Order Bonus Disc Unveiled Read More
Choose Your Side and Make Your Escape This Week as “Battlestar Galactica” and “Exit” Launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday! Read More
Mass Effect Goes Gold Read More
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On the heels of an early podcast, comes a late podcast. This one is a little light on agenda items, and a little heavy on "slap-happy", but we had a good time recording it.  Ignore Wolf and Tony trying to "sell you" on things too. MP3 File: 10.3 Read More
On Tuesday, Oct 23, my 8 year old son and I will be traveling to New York City to attend a meeting with Margaret Cobb, Group Product Mgr, who is speaking to a small group of parents about family-friendly games and entertainment available Read More
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One of this week's Xbox Live Arcade games eats the letter "E" for breakfast.  It also eats it for lunch, dinner, and midnight snacks.  Every Extend Extra Extreme is an explosive action game that relies heavily on music.  I could post a Read More
PC Gamers Rev Their Chainsaws: “Gears of War” for Windows Goes Gold Read More
Gears of War for Windows Goes Gold Read More
Mass Effect Celebrity Voices Read More
The launch of one of the greatest properties in entertainment history, “Halo 3” (Microsoft Game Studios), was largely responsible for driving the biggest month in US video game history with consumer spending on games reaching an all time high for 2007. Read More
A lot of people have asked me what it's like to work for the community team at Microsoft.  Being the new guy, I'm still in that mode where I'm getting used to the work and the culture.  We put together a quick video to document what it's been Read More
A lot of people have asked me what it's like to work for the community team at Microsoft.  Being the new guy, I'm still in that mode where I'm getting used to the work and the culture.  We put together a quick video to document what it's been Read More
Actor Seth Green to Headline an All-Star Cast of Voices for the Critically-Acclaimed “Mass Effect”, Set to Launch This November Read More
For those of you busy traveling through time and space to hypnotic beats, psychedelic colors and gazing into The Eyes of Allard, a title update for Space Giraffe will be released later this week.  The update includes the following updates: Read More
Microsoft Announces “Official Halo 3 Original Soundtrack” Read More
Official Halo 3 Soundtrack and Contest Read More
More and more games are implementing ways to record and rebroadcast game play without the use of external video capture equipment. The fine folks at Sierra/Massive Entertainment have released a tool to do just this for World in Conflict. The tool can Read More
Do you remember what happened on September 20th 1998?  How about July 16th 1941? If you are a baseball fan, you'd know that the answers are the day Cal Ripken ended his historic playing streak at 2,632 games and the day Joe DiMaggio ended his 56 Read More
New Mass Effect Character Bio Read More
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The Ice Age Comes to Life as Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals® Arrives at Retailers Read More
New Releases Read More
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom Launch dates Read More
Kingdom Under Fire Dated Read More
Every Extend Extra Extreme and Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe Explode on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday! Read More
New Arcade Releases for Wednesday Read More
Well, maybe not everyone.  On last night's Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show, God gives Conan a little advice while Conan is giving Him a haircut.  He asks Conan if he's played Halo 3, and tells him what He likes about it.  "...Ya, Read More
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Before I tell you about our latest achievement master, I have to warn you:  Puzzle Quest might ruin your life.  That's not exactly right.  Puzzle Quest WILL ruin your life.The latest Xbox Live Arcade title is a dangerous mix of addictive Read More
We’re just hearing the news about the BioWare and Pandemic acquisition, and though there are details that haven’t been fully communicated, we can reiterate a few things.  First, and most important right now, EA’s acquisition of BioWare will not Read More
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I picked up The Orange Box yesterday, and I played it for a few hours (mostly Portal, with a round or two of Team Fortress 2). I have decided that I love it (especially Portal), but I "caught" my wife (via xbox.com) playing it before she left for work Read More
Look - proof that we CAN get these out in a timely manner!  It also looks like we didn't talk about much - but I assure you we did. MP3 File: 10.4 MB, 30 minutes Remember that these podcasts are available via the RSS feed, or the iTunes feed as Read More
The Achievements are in for Viva Piñata: Party Animals! Read More
This Friday, Oct 12, Andy Hurley and Joe Trohman from Fall Out Boy will play Halo 3 in  a Game With Fame session.   Game time will be from 1-3 PM PDT.  Look for "FallOutBoyAndy" or "FallOutBoyJoe", and jump into a game Read More
There's a plethora, maybe even two plethoras, of shows coming to Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace in the U.S. this week.  We have plenty for the family to watch, including twenty Disney titles coming this week--movies like Pocahontas, The Read More
New Releases Read More
Games for Windows - Live Update Read More
Ya, that's what I thought too, but Tycho turned today's blog over to Joel DeYoung, one of the devs working on Penny Arcade's stuff.  He's a big Flight Sim fan, and did a nice job describing the fanatic FS audience, and his contribution: SquawkBox. Read More
Lionhead Video Diary Part 3 Read More
Lionhead Releases the Third Installment of the Studio’s Entertaining Video Diary Series Read More
Thousands of podcasts come and go, so when a show sticks around for more than two years you know those people are dedicated.  Our friends at the Video Game Outsiders podcast will be celebrating their 100th episode this week by broadcasting live and Read More
Puzzle Quest and Yaris coming to XBLA Read More
NEW to Xbox LIVE Arcade: "Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords" and Toyota "Yaris" Arrive this Wednesday! Read More
New Xbox 360 Bundle Read More
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Xbox Rewards Buyers this Holiday with Two Free Games Read More
FINALLY, a week where not as much is going on.  (Ignore that the podcast is a day or three late please.)  We recorded this show on Wednesday, no talk of the Bungie announcement.MP3 File: 11.9 MB, 35 minutes Remember that these podcasts are available Read More
I was at the Opening Ceremony of the WCG Grand Final, at the Seattle Quest Events Center.  I700 players are here from 74 different coutries.  It was pretty cool to see so many gamers from so many different parts of the world in one Read More
Get your “Age” On with the Official “Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” Demo Read More
We just sent out a press release announcing that Bungie and Microsoft are working on a plan to have Bungie become an independent company.  We will continue our long-standing publishing agreement between Bungie and Microsoft Game Studio, Read More
Companies to forge new long-term relationship. Read More
"Who in the world could be so good?"  No, that's not what I say to myself in the mirror while grooming my eyebrows.  It is what I think when I see the names at the top of a new achievement leaderboard.  You know who I'm talking about.  Read More
Global Entertainment Phenomenon “Halo 3” Records More Than $300 Million in First-Week Sales Worldwide Read More
Drivers, Start Your Engines – PGR4 Crosses the Finish Line at U.S. Retailers Read More
Tuesday releases! Read More
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Under control - new controller colors Read More
“Flight Simulator X: Acceleration” Goes Gold and Prepares for Take-Off Read More
The folks at  Gamertag Radio recently snagged an interview with the developers of PGR4.  Godfree sat down over Skype with the team at Bizarre to talk about the latest version of one of the most beloved racing games in the universe.  With Read More
Xbox 360 Wireless Controllers Come in Two New Colors for the Family This Holiday Read More
Tetris Splash coming to XBLA Read More
Get Drenched this Wednesday as “Tetris Splash” Comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade! Read More