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gaming

Guitar Hero IV's Drums Will Have Six Pads, Two For Cymbals

Cymbals! That's what was missing from the Rock Band drum kit. Not missing, since some of the pads changed to cymbals whenever necessary, but it didn't have two upper pads dedicated explicitly to them. No more. Game Informer says the upcoming Guitar Hero IV will have a six-padded drum set, but a custom-designed guitar due to the legal problems Activision had with Gibson. You'll supposedly be able to create your own songs as well, but we're not sure if you can just import an existing MP3 and go from there, or if you have to create it from scratch. And by "scratch," we mean copying your favorite songs as best you can. [Primo Technology]

3:30 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Jason Chen
1,623 views, 27 comments

Latest by Groggy Banana: @Zarian: You speak the voice of reason, but Rock Band already is taken, and a guitar with drums don't make a band. Thus, all it remains is to hope no else notices. more »

rumor

Xbox 360 "Lips" Getting Announced Tomorrow?

8bitjoystick (a site known for some good Xbox 360 intel) has confirmed that Microsoft has been working on an Xbox 360 accessory known as "lips." What's "lips," you ask? No one knows for sure, though we know it's not the Wiimotesque Newton, and voice certainly comes to mind. As does kissing and some dirtier stuff. Meanwhile, major gaming forum NeoGAF spotted "lips" in the lineup of Microsoft Gamer's Day tomorrow. We'll keep you updated if the announcement hits. In the meantime, speculate away as to what "lips" could be in the comments. [8bitjoystick and NeoGAF via 360-HQ]

2:12 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
7,103 views, 59 comments

Latest by N@tedog: @Curves: @ANoel: Actually, you could go even further than 'advertising' and call it branding. She's branded herself pretty well using that icon and epithet. Her demure also ads to her brand. And her audience/consumer seems to dig it. So, your more »

gaming

One-Eyed Alligator Eats an Xbox 360

It just goes to show you that a pissed off one-eyed alligator will eat just about anything in a pinch. All joking aside, this is actually a cool- looking casemod produced by a talented guy with the forum handle dfw monkie. The alligator effect was pulled off using hand-sculpted layers of Bondo coated with paint and clear coat along with a plastic alligator eyeball over the power switch. It's not a super-complicated mod, but the results speak for themselves. [Llamma Repair Forums via Technabob]

1:50 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,222 views, 30 comments

Latest by Daniel Voegelin: @bosskev: Why thank you sir. If my avatar has touched the life just one fellow Gizmodian, it has served its purpose well. more »

watching netflix on xbox 360

Watch Netflix Downloads On Your Xbox 360

By installing the vmcNetflix plug-in to a Vista Premium Media Center computer, you can watch streamed Netflix content on an Xbox 360. It's buggy, but it's a lot better than watching Netflix on a laptop screen. (Providing you have Netflix, an Xbox 360 and a Vista Media Center.) Maybe Netflix should open up streaming to lots of devices, not just windows PCs as of today. I know Mac support is coming, but combining wide support for their online services with disc delivery, it could be a pretty sweet hybrid of the old and new. Video demo post jump. [vmcNetflix via Hacking Netflix and Thomas Hawk, thanks Mike] More »

6:19 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Brian Lam
7,691 views, 21 comments

Latest by MikeH: I'll totally switch from Blockbuster to Netflix when this is working smoothly. more »

microsoft surface

Microsoft Surface + Xbox 360 = What?

Stefano from onthetabletop attended CHI 2008, where several members of the Microsoft Surface team was there tossing around ideas. One of the more interesting ideas, besides slimming down the table so it could fit inside spaces smaller than bars and AT&T stores, was shoving an Xbox 360 inside. Why would you do this? To allow the 360 to become an additional control input mechanism, possibly making RTS games SO MUCH EASIER TO PLAY. Will it happen? Who knows. These guys could have just been just daydreaming possible features to impress female attendees. [On the Tabletop]

7:45 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Jason Chen
8,352 views, 20 comments

Latest by HeeroYuy01W: It's a 2D version of Tom Clancy's End War. If you watch the demo vid. that's basically what it is. Also it would be very sweet. more »

sales

PlayStation 3 Surpasses Xbox 360 In Europe

With 5 million PS3s sold on the continent, Sony has announced that they've overtaken the 360 in Europe. And not only that, but Sony has been outselling Microsoft in the market since October.
More »

10:30 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,497 views, 47 comments

xbox 360

Behind the Xbox 360 Hard Drive's Insane Price

You might not know this, but 120GB hard drives don't actually cost $180. Unless they're for the Xbox 360. The teardown fanatics at iSuppli attempted to find some method to this madness. As you can guess, the numbers don't quite add up to $180, but it actually gets a lot closer than you'd think. More »

2:02 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By matt buchanan
29,798 views, 53 comments

red ring

How To Repair Your Xbox 360 In 4 Easy Steps

1. Call 1-800-4-MY-XBOX
2. Demand your reference number ASAP.
3. Call escalated support at 866-506-3826.
4. Speak to someone who can actually help.

Make sure to write this down. You're gonna need it. [consumerist]

7:30 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Mark Wilson
13,194 views, 53 comments

blu-ray xbox 360

Microsoft Hits Fresh Blu-ray Xbox 360 Rumor With a Fresh Denial

Either Microsoft really isn't doing a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, or Microsoft's PR are gonna be called out as gigantic liars in the near future. Their officials have just shot down the latest rumor saying that an Asus subsidiary was making Blu-ray hardware for Microsoft's console, saying "we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360." If this is true, Microsoft's really just letting the PS3 be the Blu-ray console, and shoving its stack of chips behind digital downloads. Is this smart? Consumers already half transitioned from CDs to digital music downloads, so we'll see in five years whether video will be the same. [Game Pro]

4:30 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Jason Chen
2,347 views, 42 comments

Latest by Rincewind: Since the XBox 360s' HD-DVD drive was an external unit that used a USB connection (and can be used on a PC running Windows XP or Vista, using WMP to watch the movies in HD) couldn't the 360 use an more »

announcements

XNA Hits The Zune This May

Our wait for games on the Zune is slowly coming to an end, as Microsoft has announced that XNA (an Xbox 360-light game platform) will come to the Zune this month. Not every title will be supported—Microsoft only has four XNA titles running on the Zune at this very moment—but those that arrive will support up to 8-player ad-hoc wireless gaming (as we mentioned before). Also of note, developers can use the Xbox 360 controller with the XNA software development kit and to map Zune actions to the controller.

Developers only have a measly 16MB of RAM to work with, so don't expect to see anything currayzeee. But it's good to see the Zune and Xbox 360 finally swap some spit. This is just like the series finale of Friends!!

3:59 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Mark Wilson
1,457 views, 7 comments

Latest by quikboy: @YoMommaIsMyMomma: Probably because Apple loves being very closed source. :)@Kaiser-Machead: It's confirmed that this will also work for Zune 30.@Josh: Like I said, it's confirmed to work on the Zune 30. more »

rumor

Asus Subsidiary Making Blu-ray Xbox 360

Despite repeated bashing and smashings, the Xbox 360 Blu-ray rumor is eternal like the sun god. Taiwanese rag Economic Times is reporting that Pegatron Technology—an Asus subsidiary, not a Decepticon as McWhertor points out—has received an order from Microsoft for a Blu-ray-equipped Xbox 360, due to be manufactured soon and shipped in time for the holidays. Weeks ago, Digitimes said Lite-On was going to make 'em. Let's assess. More »

12:20 AM on Fri May 2 2008
By matt buchanan
9,791 views, 45 comments

deals

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Now $29.99

Some day these Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD players might be worth something to someone. We can't really imagine who—maybe the technology museum of the 22nd century—but someone should want it. And with the limit of 12 per customer, you and your family can even stock up and make a fort out of these. A giant, obsolete fort. [Overstock Dealz via Kotaku]

11:50 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Jason Chen
4,515 views, 41 comments

microsoft

Windows Sales Way Down, Microsoft Makes Less Money (Vs. Last Year)

Here are the meaty bits in the cold platter of numbers that is Microsoft's quarterly earnings report. Windows sales are way down (the client division, which makes Windows, saw sales drop by 24 percent vs. last year). Office is doing alright, but they're losing their ass on online services. The entertainment division (Zune and Xbox) is balling, with revenue up 68 percent, making Xbox and Zune profitable for almost a year now. But bottom line, Microsoft's income was down 11 percent from last year. [Microsoft, WSJ via Valleywag]

6:33 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By matt buchanan
4,191 views, 55 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: @Brian Lam: No, but I am in the market for a slightly used Ban Hammer. more »

rumor

Xbox 360 Wiimote Might Be Made By Motus, Not Gyration

Leigh over at Kotaku did some digging around about the rumored Xbox 360 Wiimote, questioning all the parties involved (Microsoft, Rare, Gyration) and discovered some interesting facts. The most important one is that Gyration isn't working on it, but Motus probably is—they already have a precursor to it called the "Darwin". More »

5:30 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Jason Chen
9,345 views, 28 comments

Latest by Silent_Shark: @CtrlFrk: If we want to really get into it, mass production was copied from Colt who made revolvers that way (they had also copied the idea from another arms company), so really, the Model T was anything but innovative :p more »

software

Stream Music and Video to Your Xbox 360 From Your Mac Slightly Better With Rivet

Connect 360's been out for a good long while, allowing you to stream music, movies and photos from your Mac to your Xbox 360. Why would you go with Rivet, an app that does just about the same thing but only costs $1 less? Mostly for its folder organization, which allows you to browse your files as it exists on your Mac, instead of in one gigantic list you need to scroll through. Other than this, there's not a whole lot of huge difference between the two programs, but sometimes $1 is the difference between not having some Pocky and having some Pocky. [Cynical Peak]

7:45 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Jason Chen
3,828 views, 41 comments

Latest by fluxlasers: @tmadel: There's an application called EyeConnect that streams media over an ethernet connection from a Mac to a PS3, but it's not very good (very slow last time I used it). I recommend using an external hard drive as stated in more »

xbox 360

Experience the Joys of Constant Lag With Xbox Live on Dial-Up

For you poor, poor souls who own an Xbox 360 but still rely on dial-up for your internet, an intrepid Instructables member has written up a great "How To" on using your phone line to log onto Xbox Live. All you need is a PC running Windows with a working dial-up connection, an ethernet cable and an Xbox 360 (duh). Yes! Now even those of us still riding along the 56.6K information dirt trail will be able to download new Rock Band tracks! [Instructables]

5:30 PM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By Elaine Chow
8,228 views, 37 comments

Latest by cjlopez: Man, I'm feeling so old reading all the remembrances of the dial up, I also hit the 14.4 of the time, when I first got internet, back in 95, downloading a 4mb rom was a pain in the ass, more »

hd dvd

Microsoft: Your Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Is Still Awesome

Game Daily had a chat with Microsoft Game Studios VP Shane Kim about the Xbox 360, and one of the topics that came up was the defunct (but cheap!) HD DVD player, which you might still be tempted to eBay for $1.25. But you shouldn't! Kim effuses sentimentally about why you should hang it onto it, which is odd considering how nonchalantly other Microsoft execs have been brushing it off: More »

2:50 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By matt buchanan
10,209 views, 34 comments

justice

Xbox-Selling Mom Gets Rewarded with Free Vacuum for Solid Parenting

Remember the badass mom who put her son's Xbox 360 up on eBay after he broke the vacuum to get out of playing chores and was busted surfing for porn on the web? Well, it looks like being a tough parent pays: Dyson is sending her a $500 DC25 vacuum cleaner free of charge. So remember this lesson, kids: if you're going to be a little brat, make sure your mom is creative and you get punished in a way that garners publicity. That way, she'll profit and you can claim that was your plan from the beginning. The system works!

5:30 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Adam Frucci
24,546 views, 64 comments

Latest by TheMeanMom: The real story: The EBAY auction was to sell the xbox and take the funds to buy a new vaccum. I recvd a brand new one from a sales rep with Ketchum--Alan. He overnighted it to me and I got it more »