Achievements? Gamerscore? Not For The PS3.

My favorite part of the 360 is my gamerscore/achievements (Go ahead call me a Gamerscore whore!) and Sony confirms that they (1st party) will have nothing of the sort:

Speaking with Game|Life, SCEA's executive vp Jack Tretton confirmed that PlayStation 3 user accounts will not feature an aggregate score based on gaming accomplishments, squashing rumors that Sony would counter Microsoft's gamerscore/achievement system with "entitlements."

...third-party publishers will have the option to include their own achievement-like rewards, "on a game-by-game basis."

Wow. So 3rd party individual games can have their own score? Sounds great... Well you get what you pay for and Sony keeps saying, "free".

(Via: Joystiq)

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An Introduction.

My Gamertag is Jayman007 and I am a new contributor to this amazing site. I live over in the US (St. Louis, Missouri) and I've been gaming since the NES days. I've had a 360 since launch (11-17-05 Sorry UK!) and I run my own tech/gaming blog over at: All Day I Dream About...Tech, Adidat for short. I will post any relevent 360 news over he as well as on my own site. I'm glad to be here, and I hope you guys enjoy my posts as much as I enjoy posting them.

360 To Outsell The PS3 And Wii!

These are the number as reported by IDG (International Development Group) of their prediction of Next-Gen console sales up to 2010. I agree with everything but the Wii. My belief that at Nintendo will sell WAY more Wii's than that.


(Via: Next-Gen)


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Tony Hawks Project 8 Demo Out Tomorrow

The promised-to-be-revolutional Tony Hawks Project 8 Demo will be available on XboxLive Marketplace tomorrow, officially announced by Activision, this heads up come from the British Gaming Blog

Lumines Live! Available on XBLA come Wednesday!

Finally! The long awaiting and eagerly anticipated 'Lumines Live!' will be available come next Arcade Wednesday, HOT DAMN that's tomorrow i hear you bellow, yup, that's right, you'll be able to play games to madonna videos all day if you want to. At least now we know the real reason Xbox Live was down for a day! Head over to TeamXbox for the full article.
Oh, yeah, its not all good news...it's 1200 points, PLUS a further 600 points for the 'Advance Pack', ouch. Well, it's still not that expensive really when you compare it to the PSP version. Who'll be snapping this up the second it comes up for download?

Splinter Cell: Double Agent Review/Info

Lucky you, we have a double whammy of Next-Gen Splinter Cell goodness...

Splinter Cell Co-op impressions. 1UP has a comprehensive look at the multiplayer co-op mode specific to the Xbox360. This can clear some confusion up about the difference between the this and the Versus mode. A thoroughly enjoyable writeup.

IGN's Review of Double Agent is mostly glowing of praise, even going as far to say that "The level design in Double Agent is off the hook." After reading through the review, all i can say is, me want, right now!

Enjoy reading these two great writeups, Splinter Cellites! (cellulite? sorry, it's what came to mind)

Bored with your 360?? FEAR NOT!

No, this isn't some lamely titled post about F.E.A.R. It is infact about an interview brought to you thanks to Kikizo. The interview is with Europe Xbox boss Chris Lewis. Now, in relation to the title, one of the more significant things to come from the interview was that Microsoft is "Of course we're thinking about that" when asked about the Xbox360's successor. Research is being put into the successor already, i wonder if they could lose even more money per Xbox sold next next generation...

Fable 2 Preview

I know i know, how did i get my hands on the official Fable 2 logo, well, let's just say i have friends in high places.
Moving swiftly on, Teamxbox have an in depth preview of Fable 2. Note they have not actually seen a build of the game, the article is comprised of things which have been said about the game and how things will play out in the game because of these features, intriguing stuff. Well worth a read.

360 Optimized Source Engine, Devs Rejoice [Update]

Courtesy of the guys over Xbox360fanboy comes the heads up that Valve, creators of the quite masterful Source engine, has announced "the availability of the Source engine as an official middleware option for developers on the Xbox 360."
What does this mean i hear you cry, well, according to Valve

"The combination of Source and the Xbox 360 provides game designers throughout the industry the chance to create powerful entertainment experiences, whether they're pursuing a traditional FPS, RTS, RPG or delving into new genres, Source and the Xbox 360 are designed to offer the flexibility and tools to allow designers to pursue any design imaginable."

So there you have it, couldn't of put it any better myself! Also to note is that the engine has been optimised to utilise (love that phrase) the 360's graphics hardware, including full Xbox Live support, good stuff.

UPDATE: Xbox360fanboy have also pointed out that Joystiq followed up this announcement by interviewing a Valve employee about the optimized Source engine. Some clarification for anyone a little confused by the announcement, and a little further info about the different between the PC Source engine and the 360 optimized Source engine.

Phantasy Star: Universe Beta out

That's right ladies and gentlemen, the beta for the much fabled Phantasy Star: Universe is out now. A couple of things to note, the beta has limited capacity, so at prime time like weekends it will be difficult to get in, and the Developers are urging players to really get stuck into all the customisation in the game, as it both helps them work out bugs, and shows off the real depth of customisation they've worked so hard to get in.
I'm enjoying my time so far with it, as a MMO newbie it was very daunting at first, but i'm starting to get the hang of it.
Impressions will follow, but with a twist, a twist you won't find anywhere else. 360insight is going to have two impressions from two different perspectives, one from a newbie to MMO's, and one from a MMO whore, JonnyW, if i may call him that. Tune in within the next 24hrs for those impressions.

Splinter Cell: Double Agent demo out

Released a few days ago was a demo for a little game called Splinter Cell: Double Agent. This is one of many of the hotly anticipated titles come to the beautiful white box (no longer must we say big black box) this fall. The demo is stricly multiplayer, but is not the versus mode online splinter cell players have come to love. It is a mode called Co-op challenge, an exclusive to the Xbox360 version of Double Agent. One thing to note is that many of the player i have spoken to online have not been able to tell the different between this new mode and the Versus mode of old.

A review of the demo will be in another post shortly in the name of not making single post gargantuan in size. Suffice to say i was highly impressed by all aspects of the game. Gameplay was very tight, graphics fantastic, and sound was excellent. I'm looking forward to giving you guys my impressions.

Tiger Woods 07 Demo out

Tiger Woods demo out now on marketplace. For a 916mb download, you get five different fully licensed courses, but you only get to play through one hole on each of them. You can choose to either play them one by one, or all of them in succession. Also tucked away is a tutorial, which explains most aspects of the game for those who are new to the series. There are some fantastic animations to be seen, and the graphics are really nice. It would be nice to get some rumble when i'm teeing off though, as seen in the original 'Links' for Xbox. Give it a whirl when you have some free time, you'll enjoy it, golf fan or not.

F.E.A.R. Producer blog launched

As we come up to the launch of F.E.A.R. on the next generation consoles (read: xbox360 and another one which i can't for the life of my remember), IGN has taken it upon themselves to launch a F.E.A.R. Producers Blog. It promises to be updated frequently in the coming weeks, with this update focusing on where the developers are with the game currently. Of note is that:

"The 360 version is nearing completion and Day 1 is chiseling away at a dwindling stream of bugs coming in from QA. We’re getting the game ready for our submission to Microsoft for our final check before we kick off the manufacturing process."

Bookmark that page if you're looking forward to picking up this game come its launch in November.

Alan Wake: Keep an eye on this one!

Ok, this game was announced, in the form of a i'm-not-giving-nothing-away-except-i'm-scary trailer sometime earlier this year. I looked at it, though it had potential, then cast it to the back of my mind. Little did i know that the next time i would see the game, i would be so impressed by it, that it would be etched into the front of my brain for weeks after i saw it. Thats right, this game certainly impresses, not only in the graphics department, but physics and gameplay elements also. 1up has a short preview based on their hands on experience of the game. It will certainly have a strong storytelling aspect to it, being dubbed a psychological thriller, and from the developers of the widely acclaimed Max Payne series, it's bound to have a fantastic story at that. I can't wait to get my hands on a demo of this game, it's a shame it's so far off.

Assassins Creed Storyline Revealed

1up has a really interesting write up about the story to one of 2007 most anticipated next gen titles, Assassins Creed. It goes into some depth and emphasises how the developer is really trying to avoid unwanted critisisms when it comes to the, possibly controversial story. Namely the Muslim-Christian conflict of the 12th Century. Go give it a read, it's well worth it for those interested in the game.