Gears of War has been pirated and uploaded to an Xbox 360 binaries group on Usenet. The file clocks in at around 7.2 gigs in 157 parts, and will require someone with patience, bandwidth and no sense of morals to download.

Is it real? Nobody knows. While it is hard to imagine this being legit, it definitely represents a problem to the developers. We're surprised the feed didn't get the smackdown immediately, but trying to rollout a significant next-gen title might occupy most of your free time.
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1 Oct 2006

Assassin's Creed AI Better on 360?

360 News from N4G | Assassin's Creed

360 - Assassin's Creed - Assassin's Creed AI Better on 360?

We've suspected Assassin's Creed was coming to Xbox 360 ever since its E3 unveiling, but only recently did Ubisoft disclose the poorly-kept secret to the world. What's even strange is that the Xbox 360 version will actually sport better crowd artificial intelligence, according to a report on IGN.

"While the PlayStation 3 and 360 versions of Assassin's Creed are virtually identical, Raymond did say that on the 360 the team is putting a special emphasis on achievements. The hardware also allows for improved threading, which will improve even further the crowd AI," the impressions read.
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30 Sep 2006

No Wireless Controller for Guitar Hero II

360 News from N4G | Guitar Hero II

360 - Guitar Hero II - No Wireless Controller for Guitar Hero II

Sadly, when Guitar Hero II is released for the Xbox 360 in 2007, gamers will not be able to explore their room with their rocking, because RedOctane is not releasing a wireless version of their X-Plorer guitar controller.
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29 Sep 2006

GamesRadar video podcast goes live

360 News | Xbox 360

Originally posted on September 29, 2006 The editors we sent to this year's Tokyo Game Show might have been fresh off a plane and still reeking of jetlag when they came back to the office, but that didn't stop us from dragging them into a bright room and fixing our cameras on them. Why? To collect their raw thoughts on what they'd just spent the last week seeing, of ...
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29 Sep 2006

Newsdump

360 News | Xbox 360

Seriously... what? We know corporate-level trash talking has to be done - Microsoft faces big-time competition - but just saying something doesn't make it true. Blu-ray will help the PS3 have better games; it's a fact. By the same token, though Phil Spencer of Microsoft Game Studios might pretend that the Nintendo Wii won't offer new types of gaming, he isn't kidding anyone. Asinine quote of the day: "I don't think the promise of a new input device means a new kind of game." Right, Phil... ...
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29 Sep 2006

Kane & Lynch trailer gets probation

360 News | Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

The first teaser trailer for sociopath-and-psychopath actioner Kane & Lynch has been released, layering on even more grit and grimness with an angsty narration by Kane's daughter. Still, she's got better reason to be hateful than most lip-pierced, hoodie-wearing teens, as along with the rest of Kane's family she's being held hostage until he and psycho sidekick Lynch have performed a series of hits for his old crime ...
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29 Sep 2006

Stranglehold unloads new trailer

360 News | Stranglehold

Our latest trailer spot for Stranglehold focuses on shooting up the environments as much as the baddies, with all the game's levels waiting to explode in a shower of sparks and plaster dust when riddled with bullets. As we'd expected from the developer of the physics-crazy Psi-Ops, it's not all for effect. Instead of applying force to objects with telekinetic power, Inspector Tequila (Chow Yun-Fat) can do it the old-fashioned way with both barrels of a shotgun, toppling scenery on to ...
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29 Sep 2006

Peer into The Darkness

360 News | The Darkness

A gruesome new trailer and a batch of action shots have surfaced for The Darkness, the comic book inspired, next-gen shooter that spices up the blasting with an array of savage demonic powers. If you're squeamish, we suggest you don't hit that Movies tab above to see the footage, which features cursed hero Jackie Estacado unleashing his dark skills against a gang of ...
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29 Sep 2006

Wanna play Gears of War before everyone else?

360 News from N4G | Gears of War

360 - Gears of War - Wanna play Gears of War before everyone else?

Wanna play Gears of War before everyone else? If you live in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago or San Francisco, you can have your chance.
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29 Sep 2006

Eurogamer Interviews Peter Moore

360 News from N4G | Gauntlet - Xbox Live Arcade

360 - Gauntlet - Xbox Live Arcade - Eurogamer Interviews Peter Moore

Big guns, big announcements and a big, hairy man who made a film about a big, hairy ape. X06 was Microsoft's most assured stage performance yet, backing up a solid Christmas games line-up with a bunch of major new games and exclusives as it threw down the gauntlet to Sony just ahead of the PS3 launch.

Despite having stayed up all night to 'network' at Microsoft's swanky post-conference bash (the 30-minute queue for the barbecue drove us to drink, your honour), we dutifully hauled ourselves up at the crack of dawn to spar with Xbox top dog Peter Moore. On good form as ever, he attempted to explain what on Earth it is Peter Jackson's supposed to be doing, while promising more games for the masses and taking the now traditional swipes at Sony.
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