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360Zine Issue 4: Bioshock preview & interview (UEFA Champions League 2006-2007)

14/03/2007

The new issue includes an exclusive interview with Ken Levine, Creative Director of Bioshock, where he talks about the emotions and responses he hopes to evoke in gamers. Alongside the interview is a preview with video and the rest of the issue packs in previews of Frontlines: Fuel of War, reviews of GRAW 2, Bullet Witch, and NBA Street Homecourt, plus a new Community section.

PlayStation 3 advert appears in Xbox 360 game (UEFA Champions League 2006-2007)

31/01/2007

Earlier this month EA announced plans to release a football game based on the UEFA Champions League event, also releasing some screenshot-style renders to accompany the announcement, one of which partially revealed a PlayStation 3 ad in the background.

Champions League game goes all Pokemon (UEFA Champions League 2006-2007)

12/01/2007

Friday 12 January 2007 EA's Champions League spin-off, out in time for the culmination of the real-life tournament on 23 March, will feature a curious new card system, to compliment regular online match play. Only available in the Xbox 360 version, Ultimate Team mode will enable players to create a team by picking virtual cards that represent players, team staff and gameplay tactics. Also available are Staff Training, Morale, Fitness and Healing cards that are used to boost your team's prowess ...

'Euro 2008 is best ever FIFA' (UEFA Euro 2008)

23/04/2008

EA has high hopes for new release UEFA Euro 2008, labelling it the best football title the company has produced in 15 years.

The licensed football franchise hits shelves today (April 18th) and despite England's abysmal failure to qualify for the real tournament, EA is confident that the quality of the title and the chance to take an in-game England through to Euro 2008 will ensure another sales success.

Speaking to MCV the title's producer Simon Humber confidently revealed EA's high expectations for the game, despite none of the home nations reaching the Euro 2008 finals this year.

XBOX Live Marketplace Update (Thursday 27th March 2008) (UEFA Euro 2008)

27/03/2008

Another day, another XBOX Live Marketplace Update. Here's the update for Thursday 27th March:

Name: Chessmaster Live Egypt Chess Set
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Chessmaster Live Mongol Chess Set
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

Name: Chessmaster Live Mushroom Chess Set
Price: 80 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

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UEFO Euro 2008 Demo now on the Xbox Marketplace (UEFA Euro 2008)

27/03/2008

The demo for UEFA Euro 2008 has been added onto the Marketplace today.

Content: UEFA EURO 2008 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+)] Download the demo for UEFA EURO 2008 and experience the only official game of the UEFA European Championships 2008! Challenge Europe's best and take your team to championship glory. Shipping May 19th, 2008; visit www.euro2008game.ea.com for more info.
Size: 1.10 GB

UEFA Euro 2008 Achievements Revealed (UEFA Euro 2008)

14/03/2008

The brand new set of UEFA Euro 2008 achievements have been revealed over at x360a and it's a interesting set for an EA title.

The game will have 48 achievements totaling 1000 points and it appears EA have put more thought in this to this one. There does appear to be some really annoying "Seed" achievements... So don't get good too quickly.

Our favourite...

"Break the hoodoo - 10 Points - Win a penalty shootout with England (Any Difficulty/solo only)"

If only it wasn't true!

PAL releases from EA for 2008 (UEFA Euro 2008)

8/02/2008

PAL release schedule for 2008 from EA for PS2, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP and Xbox 360. Includes releases for Battlefield: Bad Company, Boom Blox, Ninja Reflex and UEFA EURO 2008.

EA confirm UEFA Euro 2008 (UEFA Euro 2008)

1/02/2008

Electronic Arts have today announced that they will be releasing UEFA Euro 2008 in preparation for the football (soccer) tournament which begins in June in Austria and Switzerland...

Half-price Undertow expansion available now for 200 points (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

5/03/2008

An expansion for the XBLA game Undertow is now available. The price is not 400 MS points as earlier reported. It's currently available for 200 MS points ($2.50). The Path of the Elect" expansion includes five campaign levels, a new alien race called the "Elect" and four multiplayer maps.

Xbox Live Arcade Sales Chart - 2/2/08 (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

2/02/2008

VGChartz reports that this week, Dreamcast shooter remake "Rez HD" broke all records we've had since the charts started. In just 3 days, it's already amassed $250,000 in sales, and beaten the the rest of the top-5 3 day debut games combined. Yes, it's that massive.

So what's next in store for Rez HD? Most likely alot more sales. Rez HD is well on it's way to eventually selling 500,000 units as projections would place this high of sales within it's first 18 months of sale.

Chessmaster LIVE also debuted rather strongly, despite selling in Rez HD's shadow. With almost 4,000 units sold, it's likely that a casual-selling chess game, such as CM Live could go on to do very well - even though it's at a $10 price point.

In other notable news, Undertow had a huge number of downloads activated this week. This should be the biggest week, with sales beginning to decend from now on. Expect about another 500,000 before it stops.

While Rez gets all of the fanfare, however, Metal Slug 3 finished it's first month of sale with 63,000 units. Since the charts started, this places it at #2 next to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, with 88,000 units. However, that record won't last very long, as Rez HD should sell over 100,000 units it's first month.

Reminder: Last Day to Snag Undertow for Free on Xbox Live Arcade (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

27/01/2008

Make sure to download the highly rated Undertow today for free! This is the absolute last day (Sunday) to download it for free...

Free Copy of Undertow is Now Available for Download (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

23/01/2008

via Major Nelson- Undertow is now available, free of charge, until Sunday January 27th at 11:59 PST.

Free Arcade Game Revealed (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

18/01/2008

The free XBOX Live Arcade game promised by Microsoft as compensation for the downtime has been announced. Undertow (normally 800 Microsoft Points) will be available to download from Wednesday 23rd January 2008 till Sunday 28th January 2008 for free.

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Kotaku's 2007 Games of the Year and Overall Game of the Year (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

29/12/2007

Kotaku's Brian Crecente writes:

"Our first-ever Game of the Year awards was a pretty straight forward deal. I asked all of the writers to submit a list of three games for each category and the three that showed up most in each category made it as a finalist. Once we had the list of finalists I asked each writer to go through and order the finalists and then tallied the vote. The one with the most points was named Game of the Year, the runner-up was named Not Quite Game of the Year. The game with the most votes for Worst Game of the Year received that dubious honor."

Super Mario Galaxy won Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year award. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune came as second, it won the Not Quite Game of the Year award. (Kotaku posted the overall results as a separate post, see the link at the Alternative Sources below for more details.)

Undertow Is Out On Xbox Live Arcade (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

21/11/2007

Undertow is out on Xbox Live Arcade and the game will cost you 800 Microsoft Points and the game is 48.71 MB it is not available in India and it is rated E10+ for EVERYONE 10+ and here is some information about the game: Undertow is a fast-paced action-shooter that sends you underwater as you battle up to 16 players for control of the oceans! Non-stop conquest-style battles push the envelope of onscreen effects and combat action and boast some of the most stunning graphics ever seen in an Xbox Live Arcade title. Combat control undertow features relentless high-speed combat with simple and intuitive controls. Visual style the incredible next-gen graphics resonate with a vibrant underwater visual style. Multiplayer matches undertow features 16-player multiplayer battles and two-player co-op modes. Races and upgrades the game includes three different playable races, each with four unique upgradeable units. Single-player campaign the 15-level single player campaign has a compelling story told through cutscenes.

Undertow, this week's XBLA game, looks awesome (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

20/11/2007

CVG reports:

"Side-scrolling, 16-player underwater battles are touted, along with a 15-level single-player campaign and three different playable races. It looks a bit ropey in the screenshots but we definitely recommend watching the trailer over on Xbox.com; this could be one worth downloading the trial for. It's out tomorrow morning for 800 Microsoft Points (about seven quid)."

Chair's Undertow Gets Launch Date On XBLA (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

3/11/2007

Chair Entertainment has confirmed that the upcoming undersea battle title Undertow is set to release on Xbox Live Arcade on November 21st.

"[We're] taking next gen tech Â¿ Unreal 3 and the power of the Xbox 360 Â¿ and applying it to these more simple or even more old school game designs," he explained.

"really awesome next gen stuff to them and really make some incredible games for $10. It's going to be awesome."

A love letter to Epic - Undertow Dev Hearts UE3 Engine (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

20/07/2007

Following yesterday's news that Silicon Knights has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games, developer Chair has offered a statement in support of the Unreal Engine 3. The studio has licensed the use of Epic's engine for its upcoming underwater shooter Undertow, and is apparently quite happy with the middleware.

Chair Entertainment Signs Exclusive Deal with Epic Games (Undertow - Xbox Live Arcade)

19/06/2007

Today Chair Entertainment, an independent video game production company, announced that it has signed an exclusive deal with Epic Games for the Unreal Engine 3. This deal will be applied towards all current and upcoming game development projects. The first game to be released will be Undertow for the Xbox LIVE Arcade, due out this summer.