Forza Motorsport 2 will have a 13 vehicle DLC pack coming on 3/19! The pack will sell for 400 points.

The full car list of the autos included will be published on Monday. Until then, go here to watch the exclusive video and check out the rides on display.
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The Championship Gaming series have today confirmed that Dead or Alive 4 and Forza Motorsport 2 will be the two Xbox 360 titles represented for their upcoming 2008 televised season...
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If you're looking for deals on games, you might want to try your local Goodwill. Besides the stuff people scoop out of their attics and basements, many retail stores including Target, Sears and JC Penny often send overstock items to Goodwill as donations. You can get some serious discounts on new games and game gear.

A Gamertell writer found a $10 copy of Stranglehold, as well as a $20 2GB memory card among several deals at her local Goodwill. The article also offers several hints for picking up bargains.
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Here are the top games for 2007, based on Xbox Live connectivity. The following rankings are based on data collected from 1/1/07 ¿ 12/31/07. Unique Users is the number of Gamertags that have played a game. In the case of Arcade titles, the list is ranked by purchased games. The top 3 for each charts are listed below, see the source for the complete top 10 lists.

2007 Top Xbox 360 Titles (Unique Users)
1. Halo 3
2. Gears of War
3. Call of Duty 4

2007 Top Xbox LIVE Arcade Titles (Sales)
1. TMNT 1989 Arcade
2. Worms
3. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

2007 Top Original Xbox Titles (Unique Users)
1. Halo 2
2. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
3. Counter-Strike
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TeamXbox Readers' Choice polls closed down on January 2, and all of the results have been tallied. Here are the results:

¿ Developer of the Year: BioWare
¿ Sports Game of the Year: skate
¿ Action Game of the Year: Assassin's Creed
¿ Best Sound of the Year: BioShock

¿ Role-Playing Game of the Year: Mass Effect
¿ Fighting Game of the Year: Virtual Fighter 5
¿ Hardware/Peripheral of the Year: Xbox 360 Elite
¿ Sleeper Hit of the Year: Crackdown

¿ Best Graphics of the Year: Call of Duty 4
¿ Xbox Live Arcade Game of the Year: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
¿ Best Visual Style of the Year: BioShock
¿ First-Person Shooter of the Year: Call of Duty 4

¿ Best Story of the Year: Mass Effect
¿ Music/Rhythm/Party Game of the Year: Rock Band
¿ Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Multiplayer Game of the Year: Halo 3

¿ Game of the Year: Call of Duty 4

View the full report for other nominees in each category.
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In Pewaukee, Wisconsin, for a 20-year-old college junior majoring in Finance, winning a brand new Nissan car in an Xbox Live tournament was apparently not enough. Dan Otto beat out thousands of other gamers playing the Nissan Sentra SE-R Forza Motorsport 2 Online Tournament. He then topped the remaining four of the competition in the Grand Final Round at the L.A. Auto Show in November.
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Lots of random little great deals have popped up post Christmas for you to spend any left over (or newly received) monies.

For those that don't have it still, Halo 3 is only $29.90 at GoGamer.

GameFly is having a Year End Sale up until January 4th: Some example deals are The Darkness only $12.34, Forza 2 $14.24, and Shadowrun for $12.34. I would really check this link and look into their full list, they have a ton of deals on all systems.

For the PC users, Steam is having a sale, 10-50% Everything! Great deals include, The Orange Box - $37.45, Bioshock $37.45, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - $22.45, and Psychonauts - 9.95!! (If you haven't played this title yet, you have no excuse not to now. You can even use a 360 controller.)

World of Warcraft - $9.99 at Amazon.
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Yahoo has announced their Games of the Year awards, which culminated in their 2007 Overall Game of the Year. Here are the categories, winners and runners-up:

¿ Best Action Adventure Game: Super Mario Galaxy
¿ Runners-Up: Assassin's Creed, The Orange Box

¿ Best Online Multiplayer Game: Halo 3
¿ Runners-Up: Call of Duty 4, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

¿ Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Runners-Up: DiRT, Project Gotham Racing 4

¿ Best Sports Game: skate
¿ Runners-Up: FIFA 08, Madden NFL 08

¿ Best Shooter: BioShock
¿ Runners-Up: Call of Duty 4, Halo 3

¿ Best Party Game: Rock Band
¿ Runners-Up: Guitar Hero III, Warioware: Smooth Moves

¿ Best Role-Playing Game: Mass Effect
¿ Runners-Up: The Witcher, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

¿ Best Strategy Game: Supreme Commander
¿ Runners-Up: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, World in Conflict

¿ Best Overall Game: Super Mario Galaxy
¿ Runners-Up: BioShock, Rock Band
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The Bitbag editor picks the winners for:

¿ Best 3D Action Game
¿ Best Racing Game
¿ Best RPG
¿ Best Fighter
¿ Best FPS
¿ Best Strategy Game
¿ Best Sports Game
¿ Best War Game
¿ Best Mecha Game
¿ Achievement In Excellence
¿ Best Handheld Game
¿ Best Graphics
¿ Best Sound
¿ Best Online Multiplayer
¿ Developer Of The Year
¿ Game Of The Year
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Some years it's hard to come up with a clear-cut winner, because there aren't games that stand out in a particular category. This year, for almost every award, it's been hard to pick just one to take the crown as the best in that group. The TXB staff fussed and debated, they yelled and slammed things down, they furiously IMed and e-mailed among themselves¿ and what follows are TXB's selections.

¿ Best Action Game of the Year -- Crackdown
¿ Best Shooter of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Best Role-Playing Game of the Year -- Mass Effect
¿ Best Sports Game of the Year -- NHL 08
¿ Best Racing Game of the Year -- Forza Motorsport 2
¿ Best Fighting Game of the Year -- Virtua Fighter 5
¿ Best Music/Rhythm/Party Game of the Year -- Rock Band
¿ Best Multiplayer Game of the Year -- Halo 3
¿ Best Sleeper Hit of the Year -- Crackdown
¿ Best Xbox Live Arcade of the Year -- Switchball
¿ Best Graphics of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
¿ Best Sound of the Year -- BioShock
¿ Best Visual Style of the Year -- BioShock
¿ Best Story of the Year -- Mass Effect
¿ Best Hardware/Peripheral of the Year -- Xbox 360 Elite System
¿ Developer of the Year -- Infinity Ward
¿ Game of the Year -- Mass Effect

TXB wants to hear what you have to say about their picks, and also get your selections for what you believe are the best games in each category. Be sure to offer the TXB staff your feedback in the forums, and also fill out the Readers' Choice form with your votes. They'll compile what the TeamXbox community has to say and report the results after the holidays.
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These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Arkadian Warriors
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
3. GripShift

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Fable
3. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
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The decision is in and the staff of G4 X-Play has named its Game of the Year!
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These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Marble Blast Ultra
2. Sonic The Hedgehog 2
3. Asteroids & Deluxe

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Fable
3. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
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Dec 10, 2007 Turn 10's Cars of December and Road America Track download packs are up on Xbox Live (as of 2 AM, Dec 7), giving virtual racers a new course and a selection of sweet new motors to drive. The Road America pack contains one new course (called Road America, incidentally), based on the real course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where Champ Car and American Le Mans series races apparently take place. You have to shell out 100 MS Points for it. The Cars of December pack will hook you up ... » Read More

A new downloadable race track is available to owners of Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 2 (X360). Selling for 100 Microsoft Points ($1.25) via the online Xbox Live Marketplace, the Road America Track Pack adds the world-famous Road America raceway to the game.

Located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Road America is known to host events for the Champ Car World Series, SCCA, Kohler/Brian Redman International Challenge, AMA Superbike, and now, your living room.
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Latest American sales from VGcharts.

1 Wii Sports - Nintendo 325,483
2 Forza Motorsport 2 - Microsoft 208,037
3 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Activision 201,476
4 Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo 188,325
5 Mass Effect - Microsoft 113,856
6 Wii Play - Nintendo 112,724
7 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision 106,583
8 Assassins Creed - Ubisoft 102,501
9 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Activision 92,441
10 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Activision 81,408

DS 458,050
Wii 325,483
360 250,648
PS2 161,513
PSP 160,848
PS3 155,515
GBA 32,268
GC 2,545
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As the air condenses and turns frosty here up in Seattle-land, Turn 10 is constantly reminded of just how thankful they all are. Turn 10 is thankful for their fans, who have supported them long after the launch of Forza 2, and continue to play the game en masse daily. As well, their thankful for the tireless energy of the community to constantly discover cool new ways of interpreting their game design, making the most out of the automotive sandbox they've built on the Xbox 360. Their also grateful for all the hard bundles that are out there this holiday season, whereby anyone who buys a new Xbox 360 (or 360 Elite) system gets to play Forza Motorsport 2 right outta the box. As a result of the spike in November 360 console sales, their seeing a nice swell of new players coming into the Forza fold. In fact, if the folks over at Vgchartz.com have their numbers right, Forza 2 turned out to be the best selling Xbox 360 game for the week ending Nov. 24th. Kinda nuts, but their excited new players are getting hooked.

DLC Info:
Car Pack 400 MS Points -
Contents are not know except for a Bimmer and a GM muscle car.
Track Pack 100 MS Points -
Almost certain it will be Road America.

Both packs are targeted for Friday 12/7.
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These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. The arcade list is based on full versions purchased. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Gears of War

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Switchball
2. Word Puzzle
3. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
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These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade, full versions purchased this week. The arcade list is based on full versions purchased. Here are the top 3 for each charts, see the source for the complete top 10 list.

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles
1. Halo 3
2. Gears of War
3. Guitar Hero III Demo

Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions)
1. Battlestar Galactica
2. Puzzle Quest
3. Bomberman Live

Original Xbox Top Live Games
1. Halo 2
2. Battlefield 2: MC
3. Star Wars: Battlefront 2
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"Hey everyone. After some back and forth with our marketing folks, I've managed to convince all parties to lower the price of our upcoming DLC track Twin Ring Motegi to 400 MS points.

I just want you guys to know that the main impetus for this is directly related to the feedback we received here on the forums - particularly the concern that 600 MS points ($7.50) requires the user to purchase a block of 1000 MS points ($12.50) from Live Marketplace, whereas 400 MS points ($5.00) only requires the user to buy a 500 MS point package ($6.25) from Marketplace.

All in all, seeing as Motegi is the first DLC track we've ever done, going through this discussion has been educational for everyone. As I've said before, the goal of DLC isn't so much a revenue generator (production costs usually far outweigh your return) but it's more of a way to keep the community engaged in your game. We wanted to make sure that we keep our eye on that goal.

Twin Ring Motegi (which includes 4 ribbons) will go live on Marketplace this Friday (10/26/07) at 9AM GMT worldwide. Motegi should show up in our scoreboard section on FM.net sometime today, and if you got the FM2 auto-update this morning, you should be able to see it in-game as well.

We're also going to launch a comprehensive Motegi track guide to go with the release at the end of today or early tomorrow morning. Look for it!

Thanks, and happy racing!"
- Chespace, Turn 10 Community Manager
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