Digital downloads have been seen as the future but are we ready?

Microsoft has been playing with the idea for a long time now. Since the launch of the 360, users have had the option of downloading games directly to the hard-drive. We were than graced with the addition of “Xbox Originals”, a new feature that allowed users to download full Xbox games. Now we have the ability to play 360 games from our hard-drives after an install. I think where this will lead is the option to download full retail 360 games from Xbox Live.
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XBLRadio ver 80.0 “Riddick is back”

Topics Include:
Ask and you shall recieve a Riddick Update
Real Lancer Rifle
Jasper 360
Avatar winter update
Glitches in the NXE
World @ War update
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XBL Radio ver 79.5- “Fighting through the pain(and sickness)”

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Topics Include:

Thoughts on the NXE, good or bad, and what could be improved to make it better.
Gears 2 MP patch release, now it will not take 20 minutes to play one online game, hooray!
Halo 3: Recon renamed to Halo 3: ODST, WTF?
Eidos is delaying bad scores Tomb Raider: Underworld on certain sites. A game is what it is, and we all have our opinions, but what do we know right?
Those who buy a Wii speak secondhand can still have the Wii Speak channel, find out how this is possible.
Assassin’s Creed 2 somewhat confirmed, let the pickpocketing begin!
Mr B4’s thoughts on Sonic Unleashed, does it save the franchise from extinction?
Yay or Nay with GTA IV for the PC, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, Destroy all Humans: Path of the Furon, Prince of Persia, and Banjo-Kazooie for the XBLA.
All this and more!
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Friend Request Episode 3

What is up XBL Radio listeners, it is Mr B4 here bringing you the third episode of the Friend Request show.

Our guest for this show is 18 years old from Wisconsin, he likes to play racing and shooter games, has been a long time listener(since 18.0) and frequent guest on the .5 shows, and is obsessed with Gears of War 2.

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What we will be discussing:
Thoughts on the New Xbox Experience after its release.
Gears of War 2, and how far each one of us got in Horde mode (I lost that battle).
All this and more!
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If you would like to be a guest on the show, send me an email at mrb4@platformnation.com with your Xbox Live Gamertag and I will add you to the guest list. Or you can leave a response in the forums at forums.platformnation.com, under XBL Radio show discussion topic Friend Request show guest with the same information.

 

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XBLRadio ver 77.0 “Fable 2 Talk and Apple Sales Pitching”

Topics Include:
Halo Wars not good for Voice Commands!
Ubisoft looking at combining all Tom Clancy games into one! Told ya so!
Fable 2 glitches!
Cliffy Bleszinski wants a real actor for Marcus in the Gears movie!
Universal looking at making an Army of Two movie!
Virtual marriage gone wrong!
Ontario teen is missing! Please HELP! Check show below for further information!
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The XBLRadio Store is now back up! Please stop by to see what we have! Click here to go to the store, or click on the store link on the right.

Also, we welcome our newest addition to the XBLRadio team, Sirius Animagi. She will be in charge of networking and she’ll be our audio tech.

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XBLRadio Review - “Mega Man 9” (XBLA)

Capcom’s Blue Bomber made his triumphant return the same exact way he kicked off his career on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987, in classic 2D. This was a daring move in Capcom’s part, but after playing Mega Man 9, the nostalgia came back and I felt like I was seven again. This new iteration of Mega Man reminded me so much of Mega Man 2, which it should, seeing that it was the basis for Mega Man 9. The only difference here is that we got leaderboards, achievements, and downloadable content. Mega Man 9 is only a single player game with the online leaderboards, it is an action/platformer, and has a rating of E for everyone.

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XBLRadio ver 76.0 “Kemans Return”

Topics Include:
Rumor that Left 4 Dead and Mirrors Edge demos coming to Live in November!
Toys R Us buy 2 get 1 free!
PS3 News: Resistance 2 trophies!
TGS news!
X3R0’s gripe about the new dashboard!
Cliff Bleszinski says Gears 2 is best work yet!
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New Mega Man DLC

After only being out for just a few weeks, Mega Man 9 is getting downloadable content this week. WiiWare Channel will get its DLC today, while XBLA will get the content tomorrow, with the PSN following on Thursday. We are getting two pieces of content, Endless attack and Proto Man Mode. Here is the press release of what these two items will have in store for us.

Endless Attack – Test your skills on a stage without end. Try to break the record for getting the farthest. Results will be displayed in the Rankings page. Not compatible with other Challenges.

Proto Man Mode - Play the game as Proto Man. Some of Proto Man’s abilities may differ from Mega Man’s. Proto Man has the Charge Shot ability, Power Slide ability, and a shield that he can utilize to deflect bullets at enemies. However, Proto Man also takes double damage and has double bounce back when he is hit.

There is no story for Proto Man and he is not compatible with Rankings or Challenges.

No word on the cost for this DLC, but for all you die hard Mega Man fans that might have beat the game already, here is some more content for you.
Also adding to this, rumor has it that there will be more DLC available on October 20th.
Check out some images after the jump.

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Microsoft to close Ensemble studios when Halo Wars is finished.

What is going on here, first they close the doors to FASA Interactive, than Bungie is allowed to buy their “freedom” back, and now this. Ensemble Studios will be closed once Halo Wars is finished. As one from the outside I can only guess as to the thinking behind these decisions. It has been confirmed by Microsoft, their reason was a simple one. Read the rest of this entry »

XBLRadio Impression - “Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball” (XBLA)

Here is my first impression of Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball that was released to the XBLA this past Wednesday (09/03/08). By no means will this be a final review of the game, as I only played through the story of the Pirates and Ninjas. I will also add that I have not played any online games, so that will not be in here.

Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is a fairly simplistic game. The main goal of the game is to constantly hit the other team with the ball until the character’s health is gone. That’s about as simple of a description I can give it. The game does have options to make it a little bit more challenging to win though, but I’ll touch on that in a bit, but first I want to jump right into the overview of the game.

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