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June 27 Digital Rights Management (DRM) Tool Up and Running......Which means you can now transfer all your downloaded content from an old console to a new one without any blood, sweat or salty, salty tears. Please note that you'll have to use the DRM tool from the US Xbox.com for the moment while we localise the page for Europe: www.Xbox.com/en-us/drm (use this full url - if you just use xbox.com/drm it won't work).
Here's the details of how it all works:
"The DRM tool allows you to transfer licenses from one console to another. For instance, if you bought a console a year ago and downloaded a bunch of content but then bought a new console this year and downloaded more content, you couldn't play all of the content on both 360s without being signed into LIVE. With this tool, you can consolidate all of the downloaded content licenses to your preferred console. This way, you don't have to be signed into LIVE to play.
The process takes less than a minute. There is no content being transferred, only licenses. This process will work on any console so if you had to trade an Xbox 360 at a local retailer, you can still use the tool to migrate your information. However, you can only do this once every year (365 Days). If you send the console to Microsoft to be repaired, they will automatically update all of your licenses. For more information on console repair, visit: http://www.xbox.com/support. If you bought a larger hard drive and are re-downloading your licensed content for the same console, then you should not need the DRM tool. However, if you used the Migration cable to transfer your content from an older console to a newer one, you will need to use the tool to update the licenses. Again, you can only do this once a year. You will still be able to play all of the games you own on all of your consoles as long as you're signed-in to LIVE. The console you transferred your licenses to will be the one that you can use without having to be signed-in. The tool will work with all content except movies. Movies are not "download-to-own" so the licenses are not transferrable." I'm off to everything from my old Pro console to the Elite I got at Christmas. Wheeeee!
June 26 Marketplace Update - 26/6Things are busy round here at the moment - E3 round the corner, lots of cool stuff coming up... Exciting times!
But for today, here's your lot:
June 25 Marketplace Update - 25/6Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday - two XBLA games today, Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm (800 MS Points), the first console adaptation of the internet cartoon, and Ticket to Ride (800 MS Points), an adaptation of a board game that's a bit like Monopoly for trains. Check them both out with the free trials.
And don't forget that Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (honestly, it's so hard to remember the full title for that game!) beta kicks off today. Or rather, 'Hurricane Kicks' off today. Har har har.
Also available:
June 24 Marketplace Update - 24/6TONNES of good stuff today - and don't forget that tomorrow's XBLA game is Happy Tree Friends, the first console adaptation of the internet cartoon that layers on the cute as much as the claret...
AND - that the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Beta kicks off tomorrow too - you can access it through the menu in the full version of Wolf of the Battlefield: Commandos 3. Well looking forward to that - we've been playing it in the office and it's SWEET.
Picks for today - try the Prize Fighter demo, get the Call of Duty: WaW free theme, watch the Fable 2 video diary, and check out the new Rock Band tracks.
June 21 Call of Duty: World At War Reveal Trailer Available NowYou can now download the reveal trailer for the next Call of Duty game, World at War. It's back to WW2, but this time you're fighting in the Pacific theatre of war against the Japanese. Treyarch -developers of CoD3 - are at the helm.
Check out the trailer and let me know what you think. June 20 Sign Up For Console Monster's Call of Duty 4 2v2 TourneyConsole Monster's a cracking Xbox and multiplatform UK community site and they're running a Call of Duty 4 2v2 tournament with some EA games up for grabs. All the details are here - check it out and get signed up before next Tuesday if you reckon you and your mate are the ultimate 2-man CoD4 team... Marketplace Update - 20/6I'm back! Just finished my last diploma exam, so I can get back to a normal life now! WOOHOO! Quick update for today:
Games out today:
Marketplace Stuff up today:
June 14 London Rock Band Live Videos Up on Xbox.comAs EvilGeoff has helpfully pointed out (thanks mate, and sorry you didn't make .com!) the videos from the London leg of the Rock Band Live tour are now up. Check them out to spot the next big thing in music over at Xbox.com, and don't forget to check out the upcoming events to see if you can get your shot at stardom and a week at the Ibiza Rocks hotel living like rock royalty!
Fisher Price FTW! June 13 Rock Band In Ibiza Part One Live Now On Inside XboxYup - you can now see what we were up to in Ibiza the other week. Check out the first video, featuring MTV TRL legends Hellenor Brozevelt, Zane Lowe, and MrPointyHead's amazing espadrilles on Inside Xbox UK now, and keep your eyes peeled for part 2 and a tour of our ridiculous Ibizan Xbox crib.
And remember to head over to MrPointyHead's brilliant Xbox Space to leave him feedback or to poke fun at his footwear  .Start Your Facebook Supergroup With My Rock Band From Xbox!Like Rock Band? Like Facebook? Been waiting for an opportunity to bring these two loves together in a beautiful holy union? You're in luck! We've just launced the My Rock Band Facebook application which lets you start a band with your friends, set your rock score in our Band Audition minigame, then bask in the glory of your fans! But watch out - any of your friends can challenge you for your position in the band and if they show they've got better skills than you, they're in!
It's properly sweet - check it out here:
English language: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=14413364293
French language: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=19228046190
See if you can create a better band than my group, The Niff Stipples...
And don't forget that you should join up with the Xbox UK (www.Facebook.com/XboxUK) and Xbox France (www.Facebook.com/XboxFR) Official Xbox Facebook groups to meet cool new friends, get the latest update, and generally show you're ace. EDITED: Marketplace Update - 13/6Friday the 13th is supposed to be unlucky, but Civilization: Revolution is out today so that puts paid to that! I'm off to go and trade in some games so I can pick it up and it has the serious potential to decimate my weekend, even though I'm supposed to be studying for my final diploma exams next week...
Also out in stores today are Don King's Prizefighter, where you train and fight a boxer inside and outside of the ring, and The Incredible Hulk, where you get a bit agitated, turn massive and green, and bash the crap out of stuff.
And on Marketplace:
I'm hopeful that MrPointyHead will have our Ibiza Rock Band vids up on Inside Xbox today too, so keep your eyes peeled for them! EDIT: Added in some additional Vidzone music videos. June 12 Unreal Tournament III Comes to Xbox 360 On July 4 And Includes Exclusive Gears of War 2 Video!Just wanted to give you the heads up that Epic's Unreal Tournament III will hit Xbox 360 on July 4 in Europe (the press release below says July 7, but I've been reliably informed that we're getting it on July 4!). What's really cool is that alongside all the top-quality FPS action you'll also get an exclusive Gears of War 2 video documentary that'll give you the best look yet at the most exciting sequel of 2008!
Details:
MIDWAY AND EPIC GAMES ANNOUNCE UNREAL TOURNAMENT 3 TO SHIP JULY 7, 2008
Xbox 360 Version of Highly Anticipated and Award-Winning Franchise has New Features, Exclusive Content and Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Video.
CHICAGO – June 11, 2008 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, and world renowned developer Epic Games, today announced Unreal Tournament 3, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is scheduled to ship globally on July 7, 2008, with several new features including split screen, five exclusive maps and two all-new characters, as well as all previously released downloadable content. Unreal Tournament 3, the award-winning first-person-shooter, is currently available for the PC and PLAYSTATION®3 system.
In addition, the game will feature an exclusive video preview of Gears of War 2, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 4.7-million-unit selling blockbuster third-person action game. The exclusive video content will include never-before-seen footage of the game’s multiplayer modes featuring new maps, new modes, new weapons and new gameplay elements. The video is narrated by design director, Cliff Bleszinski, and producer, Rod Fergusson.
“Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 delivers fans the award-winning gameplay of UT3, complete with exciting exclusive content that will make it a must-have title for the Xbox 360” said Mona Hamilton, vice president of marketing, Midway.
”We’re very excited to be shipping Unreal Tournament 3 for Xbox 360,” said Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games, Inc. “This is a great title and, with two-player split screen support and some very cool new content, Xbox 360 players should be thrilled with this fantastic version of the game.” Ninja Gaiden II Documentary Available Now On MarketplaceYou want more ninja? Check out Marketplace today for the epic two-part NGII documentary, The Way of the Warrior, which gives you a never-before-seen insight into the series and the development of the game.
It's available now on Marketplace everywhere except Germany, and it's free. June 11 Marketplace Update - 11/6Happy Wednesday! Your wonderful XBLA games today are Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (800 MS Points and also comes with an invitation for the amazing Super Street Fighter II Turbo Remix HD beta, which opens on June 25) and Frogger 2 (800 MS Points).
The best thing about Commando 3 is that it has a couple of 7-point Achievements, so if I get them both I can get rid of that annoying '1' at the end of my GamerScore! HOORAY.
And as well as that you can also peruse this lovely little lot:
June 10 Marketplace Update - 10/6Finally passed the 20k mark on my GamerScore last night thanks to GRID! Pretty chuffed with that, feels like a real milestone. Tell you what though, that rogue '1' on the end of my score is really starting to annoy me - I need to find an easy 4 point Achievement somewhere...
Here's today's content, including the Maximo Park Rock Band track we announced the other week in Ibiza:
June 07 Make Friends, Be Popular: Join the UK Xbox Facebook PageAre you on Facebook? Of course you are - you're modern, trendy, connected and you have your finger on the pulse of social media! BUT! Do you sense that emptiness? That gnawing sensation of something... missing?
DON'T WORRY! The Official Xbox UK Facebook Page is now open for business, single-handedly eradicating those feelings of doubt and desperation that the internet age has threatened us all with. Not only will it keep you up to date with all the latest Xbox UK happenings and show all your Facebook friends that you're a true fan of Xbox, it will also make you appear up to thirteen times more attractive to the opposite (or same, whatever floats your dinghy) sex and will increase your number of friends on Facebook by a factor of 672*.
Just head to www.Facebook.com/xboxuk and become a fan to be part of the insane goodness.
*These facts were made up by me and may not be accurate. You will meet some nice new friends though, I betcha. Middlesbrough Rocks Rock Band Live!The UK Rock Band Live tour kicked off in style last weekend at Middlesbrough Music Live and the first videos are up on Xbox.com. They're well funny! You can check them out at Xbox.com UK's more rock-than-Stonehenge Rock Band Live hub. My personal faves are Electric Banana and the Trendy Wendys...
The London and Birmingham shows have just wrapped up so keep an eye on Xbox.com for more videos over the coming days.
And it's not too late to achieve fame and (possibly) fortune with your band (aswell as the chance to win a week in Ibiza living the life of a rock and roll superstar!) - the Rock Band Live tour is motoring to a town near you over the coming weeks. You can get the full schedule on Xbox.com, and since you're probably too rock and roll to click a link I've pasted them below.
Please note, all rockers in Scotland: Edinburgh is the next stop on the tour. Let's show these soft rock southerners what highland thrash is all about!
And if you're in France or Germany you can find your local Rock Band Live tour dates on your local Xbox.com.
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Marketplace Update - 7/6Finally got around to playing Race Driver: GRID last night - it's amazing, isn't it? It's the most intense and adrenlaine-soaked racing game I've played for ages. Reminds me a lot of Dirt's quick, sharp thrills - I love what Codies are doing with the genre, they totally understand that it's more important to offer the most exciting and exhilirating experience rather than the most realistic.
Played on LIVE for a bit too and accidentally got into a 48-minute version of the Le Mans 24 Hour, which I did manage to win (mostly because all the other participants got bored and dropped out!) but I was busting for a wee before I started so it was one of the finest accomplishments of my gaming career to make it to the end! Is there an Achievement for bladder control?
Now I just need to get around to giving Ninja Gaiden II a go. Why is it when there's not many games out I don't take the opportunity to catch up?
Few new things up today:
And I'm now only 40 Gamer Points off 20k... June 06 Liberty City's Spiralling Crime Rates Exposed In The OnionWhen a videogaming phenomenon and a satirical masterpiece collide:
Marketplace Update and Out Today - 6/6Today's new Xbox 360 games:
And it's another big day on Marketplace, especially if you're a metalhead looking for Themes... By the way, the Jace Hall Show is an American show about celebrities and how gaming and other electronic media fit into their lives.
Note that the Army of Two Map Pack is free too!
Have you tried the Civilization: Revolution demo yet? As an old-school Civ fan it's everything I hoped it would be, and probably a bit more too! Roll on next Friday when it comes out... |
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