tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:24:56 +0000Welcome to 360insight, a site committed to rummaging through the intertubes in the name of keeping you up to date and in the know...<br><br> So get yourself comfortable, Because here at 360insight we've got all the links to the articles you need to read, images you need to see, and videos you need to watch.http://360insight.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)Blogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-9108650503880382170Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:08:00 +00002007-04-30T16:28:23.483Z360insight: evolved360insight.wordpress.comSome of you may have noticed, and shame on you if you haven't, a distinct lack of posts in the past couple of months, that is because me and the team have been working on an upgrade, with a distinctly different style and layout, well, mostly. The web address, and all posts now reside at 360insight.wordpress.com.We've worked hard on this so I hope you like the change and are happier visiting the http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/04/360insight-evolved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-7885729806924683851Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:01:00 +00002007-02-25T15:01:05.949ZLately rumor has spread that the hit episodic computer game Sam&Max might see the 360. The other day Telltale Game's listed for a 360 Systems Programmer. Which that appeared on their site. What they wanted from the 360 developer was mostlyThe ideal applicant would be able to move parts of an existing PC game engine to the Xbox 360, implement platform-specific features, and possess a love of http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/lately-rumor-has-spread-that-hit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-679128014866160395Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:47:00 +00002007-02-14T01:06:43.397ZViva PinataXBLMSonic the hedgehogViva Piñata & Sonic the Hedgehog have new downloads. These are not free so you might want to have some MS points ready.Sonic: Sega spoke of 3 new levels for Soinic recently. The 3 levels will be selling for about 200 Ms points. As of now there are no detials on the levels but one was said to be for more experienced players. Viva Piñata: is basically a spanking new accessory pack.The pack http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/viva-piata-sonic-hedgehog-have-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-1202365097090509811Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:26:00 +00002007-02-06T00:22:40.444ZPimps At SeaHalo 3CrackdownBeta TestNow everybody knows how the beta is going to shake down, you need the Crackdown disc to play the Halo 3 beta. So there goes my (and everyone else's) plan to turn around and sell their copy of Crackdown. Now this is a crappy way for Microsoft to make everyone hold on to their copy of Crackdown until after the beta is over. Now this also sucks because to play Pimps At Sea, I can't just go to the http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/halo-3-beta-has-catch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-8189738570300880473Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:14:00 +00002007-02-06T00:15:52.637Z360mods360fanboyXbox 360This is a 360 video showing off a modPretty cool huh. MS need to get roll and that controller and thishttp://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/360-modvideo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-1464438821628335935Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:17:00 +00002007-02-06T00:22:40.724ZXbbox live activityCrackdownxbox360gamesTexas Hold 'EmXbox 360 Top Live Titles Gears of WarCrackdown DemoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six VegasCall of Duty 3Lost PlanetMadden NFL 07Battlestations: Midway DemoOblivionHeavy WeaponSaints RowTop Arcade Titles Heavy WeaponHexic HDUNOLUMINES LIVE!Geometry Wars EvolvedTexas Hold'emStreet Fighter II' Hyper FightingBankshot Billiards 2Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3Assault HeroesCrack down demo is good can't wait to see http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/top-xbl-activity-for-129.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-3792971045751628428Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:51:00 +00002007-02-03T00:53:41.177ZDemo'sCrackdownPreviewsMarketplace ContentFrom the start of this preview I’d like to admit that I was indeed one of those people who joked about Crackdown being an entry fee in to the insanely anticipated Halo 3 beta coming this spring. I joke about it no more, in fact, I’ve taken it upon myself to instead spread the good word by telling as many people who are interested: Crackdown is fun, very. fun. I’ll start by letting the http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/crackdown-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-3547365137123636424Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:50:00 +00002007-02-01T23:04:07.923ZAs IGN put it "Retail in a Frenzy " for the newly resealed Fuzion Frenzy 2. This is the sequel to the moderate selling game Fuzion Frenzy release as a launch title for the Xbox. Now the game has been ship to retail with some passable reviews. A little about this game is that it put gamers hand, to hand in 40 new mini games. With mini games such as tank battles, turbine races, and asteroid http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/02/fuzion-frenzy-2-realesed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-6389183771893956747Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:54:00 +00002007-01-30T02:21:50.080ZForza Motorsport 2xbox360gamesMs just let the presses know that Forza 2 is on the way. It is the sequel to the ever so popular Forza on the xbox. Recently the official website has been updated , but with that being said we can't get a solid release date. But word on the street just happens to be May 2007. Also they released the final list on the update to the site. Here is the final track listMugello Autodromo http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/forza-2-release-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-1922907478677325890Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:01:00 +00002007-01-28T19:12:55.211Zxbox360gamesBlacksite : Area 51 Mater Chief Isn't going down without a fightToday Midway revealed that Blacksite:Area 51 will be arriving on 360,PS3,and PC. This has been told to IGN by Midway. Here is what they had to say about this game."The player's modern-day emotions and fears are driven into a world charged with grave responsibility affecting lives hanging in the balance and http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/blacksite-area-51.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-4394554782664446028Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:01:00 +00002007-01-28T19:15:19.527ZGears of WarPS3AdsOk we all know that Sony and MS are rivals right ?. Some PS3 fanboys might have got a shock when they saw that back cover of there Official PS3 magazine. Here is what they saw.That must have been some money that MS had to shell out. Thats pretty sneak trying to get the Ps3- fanboys to convert.http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/gears-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-4904011771217482397Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:33:00 +00002007-01-24T00:48:29.413ZHalo 3xbox360gamesBetaYou heard it folks Bungie has stated that Halo 3 is now playable. Its the single player mode and it doesn't go with out its kinks. Here is what Frankie O'Connor had to say"I was tooling around in a huge indoor environment and admiring the light shining softly through the dirty skylights above," writes O'Connor. "I was getting up close to a chain link fence and enjoying the rusty steel texture http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/halo-3-playable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-5832527477776709912Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:20:00 +00002007-01-28T19:18:37.454ZXbox360Modsxbox360 controllerFor all of us who have been waiting to get back at those things PS3 and Wii. Here is some news for you. (more at bottom of the video) The Hole - video powered by MetacafeThis could turn the tides on the nextgen war right now. Its not to late to do this MS.http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/360-motion-controller-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-7906813793706334965Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:12:00 +00002007-01-22T21:17:58.180ZXbox Live ActivityXbox 360 Top Live Titles 1. Gears of War 2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 3. Call Of Duty 3 4. Lost Planet 5. Madden NFL 07 6. Oblivion 7. Saints Row 8. Ghost Recon 3 9. UNO10. Call of Duty 2Top Arcade Titles 1. Heavy Weapon 2. MS.PAC-MAN 3. UNO 4. Geometry Wars Evolved 5. Texas Hold 'em 6. Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting 7. Contra 8. Assault Heroes 9. DOOM10. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/top-activity-last-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-8509762220897896944Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:02:00 +00002007-01-21T16:12:12.714ZOk so we all know that the online retailers' product pages have the release date.Well people who might have headed over to game stop today might have got a shock on the long awaited japanese RPG 'Blue Dragon" release date was dubbed "6/5/2007. We all know how muchretailers' have gotten our hopes up such as Halo3,and others. Right now this is just a rumorso don't let it burst your bubble if ithttp://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/release-date-blue-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-4060457891184060850Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +00002007-01-20T00:02:38.687ZNext Wednesday Lumines Live! will be getting some 3 new game goods. 1 of those will be available for free (limited time only). Starting at about 9 a.m. GMT (1 a.m. PST) that is.The second add-on will be available at the same time for 100 MS points (after feb. 21 they will be a steep 300 MS points. The 3rd and last one is the same deal as the 2nd add-on, But here is the list. Heavenly Star http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/next-wednesday-lumines-live-will-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-7542367693259910674Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:44:00 +00002007-01-18T02:50:10.230ZXboxThreeFreezeAlotRantXbox 360Bah. My 360 has lasted up until now. I suppose I've been lucky really, having a 'first-batch' 360 and not experiencing any real problems until now. At first, i thought it was just the latest game, but no, this evening my 360 went into a freezing frenzy, even without a disk in the drive, so I'm going to have to cash in on this extented 2 year warranty of mine, which I'm very glad I've got, http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/xboxthreefreezealot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-7604756748682392414Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:27:00 +00002007-01-17T03:27:56.256ZPimps At SeaHalo 3Xbox 360Bungie has asked Joystiq and 360 Fanboy to take the pics and very crappy, low res, movies down... I've reposted the pics, but like I said the movies were simply horrible and not worth a repost. Can't wait to play Pimps At Sea!http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/bungie-be-damn-im-posting-screens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-3518755900624953614Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:13:00 +00002007-01-15T03:30:54.319ZBarginsxbox360gamesBest BuySaleCircuit CityIf you go to your local Circuit City store you may find some good deals on certain games.You might want to do this before January 20 when the sale is over. The prices on the games have been lowered about $20 us. So Here for you is the xbox 360 portion of the list. NBA 2k7 $39.99 ( reg $59.99) Eragon $39.99 (reg $59.99)Thats the drawback only 2 games. But we http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/circuit-city-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (George)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-7820724398910991839Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:22:00 +00002007-01-13T15:43:53.281ZWindows WeeklyXbox 360IPTVPaul Thurrott, the man behind Windows Weekly and Winsupersite.com, confirmed on the latest episode of Windows Weekly that the newly announced IPTV function of the Xbox 360 will require a full hardware upgrade, not just a software update. This new 360 will feature motherboard components to support IPTV, a bigger (much needed) hard drive, and the quieter, cooler 65mm chips. Curiously, he said http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/new-xbox-360-confirmed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-2664176717857692794Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:14:00 +00002007-01-12T08:15:34.902ZXBLAXbox 360For those of you who don't know, Castlevania SotN is coming to the Xbox Live Arcade, the big deal (other than it's everyones favorite Castlevania game) is that it will be over the 50MB limit Microsoft imposed on developers. Up until now every XBLA game had to be under 50MB, so we'll see what all the other devs say after working so hard and cutting out material from their game to make it fit and http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/xblas-castlevania-to-be-over-50mb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jay)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-5765216386740773317Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:22:00 +00002007-01-11T22:31:40.067ZBungie StudiosHalo 3ImagesPreviewsMediaMe, that's who. Okay, so it looks pretty bland, but the write up is more than enough to get any self respecting Halo fan (not you Bacon) salivating at the thought of using one of these babies to get away, flag in hand, to zip over the hilly terrain just in time to dodge a Spartan Laser. We can't wait to play the Beta, Jay and I are both signed up, George is no doubt on his way, we'll see you http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/who-wants-mongoose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-3934274601090059936Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:41:00 +00002007-01-11T11:52:51.897ZImagesHeavy WeaponsXBLAPreviewsMediaCESHeavy Weapon is another original game (No retro classics wanted here!) coming out for the Xbox Live Arcade, and is scheduled to be released next Wednesday. IGN got a chance to play the game in a pretty much complete build at the CES 2007 show. Luckily for us, they wrote up a small preview of the game. Sounds very simple to play, and very fun to boot, if the image above doesn't intrigue you, how http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/heavy-weapons-xblas-next-release.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-8650425329015133903Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:52:00 +00002007-01-11T11:26:17.991ZImagesThe DarknessCole TrainMediaAnd oh my does it look good. The lucky guys over at Gamertagradio got a brilliant batch of images for the upcoming game from Starbreeze, The Darkness. Its over 10 times the amount of images 2k games released for Bioshock, and the detail in the images (some of which are of the 720p variety) is simply fantastic, the lighting is used very well to create a great contrast between the light and, erm, http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/more-darkness-images.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32887984.post-7101992843863597700Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:40:00 +00002007-01-10T19:51:10.849ZGears of WarMarketplace ContentXbox360fanboy has some impressions of the much talked about Gears of War Map Pack which were released today for the despicable price of...free!It seems they are two very contrasting maps, one more suited to the stop and pop gameplay which made Gears so fun to play, the other, it's so small there's simply no damn time to get to cover, soldier!http://360insight.blogspot.com/2007/01/gears-of-war-map-pack-impressions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DannyOB)1