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The latest Xbox 360 update "increases performance" and provides "a fix to a color issue" that some users have been experiencing on video playback since November's switch to the Metro dashboard. "Starting today when you sign in to Xbox LIVE you'll receive a prompt to accept this mandatory update," wrote Xbox Live's Major Nelson on his blog. "This update will increase performance and is part of our continued effort to provide the best possible Xbox LIVE experience. In this update, we are providing a fix to a color issue that some were experiencing, and it will be immediately notable in the dashboard." "The fix is also being applied by partners to their apps on Xbox LIVE, which we expect to roll out over the coming months." Some users had reported that third-party video apps had been restricted to 720p and that playback suffered from washed out colours. Hopefully, this will be the end of the problem.

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NCsoft's MMO sequel, Guild Wars 2 will be coming to consoles Guild Wars Insider has discovered while listening to an earnings conference call from the firm, where comments were made pertaining to a console version. It'll reportedly be coming sometime after the PC client for the game goes live. There'll also be beta testing getting underway on the fantasy game around March-April time according to the Guild Wars fan site. "In March and April there will be large-scale testing for GW2; depending on results of testing a finalised commercialisation schedule will be determined. [The] console version will be launched separately from [the] PC [version] at a later date." So, there you have it. Guild Wars 2 will be coming to consoles, with NCsoft considering "seasonality factors" to decide on "final commercialisation" on both GW2 and Blade & Soul.

Don't get too excited, as there have been no details revealed whatsoever, but Assassin's Creed III has been officially confirmed by Ubisoft today, complete with an autumn release date in line with the rest of the series. Apparently, Assassin's Creed III has been in development for three years according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and will be arriving this October. "We will push the title a lot because it's a fantastic product that the team has been working for three years," said Guillemot. "What we have seen is just fabulous." Assassin's Creed III will be releasing on October 30th, 2012, presumably picking up where Assassin's Creed: Revelations left off, which has also shipped 7 million copies since launch, Ubisoft confirmed.

Upcoming Kinect Nat Geo TV is a Microsoft/National Geographic venture aimed more at the kids and family play than adults. In a recent PR release, Microsoft gave details on the experience. It's a TV show coupled with Kinect capabilities which is admittedly quite novel: Kinect Nat Geo TV blends world-renowned Nat Geo WILD TV programs with intuitive Kinect for Xbox 360 technology, transporting children and their families to animal habitats around the world to inspire a sense of wonder and excitement about nature. Through the magic of Kinect “reach in and explore” interactivity, kids do more than just watch television — they will engage, play and learn using their full bodies, gestures and voices. You'll be able to "develop naturalist skills, learn about the environment and get to know wild animals". The experience will be delivered via 30-minute TV episodes which will incorporate visual cues to show that viewers can dive off in a related experience. Families play and learn together as “Kinect Nat Geo TV” turns living rooms into forests and transforms kids into animals with “Go WILD” role-play games. “Kinect Nat Geo TV” will also provide access to archived episodes of Nat Geo WILD TV programs through Kinect This is due for release September 2012

Activision and Radical Entertainment have lifted the lid on the Prototype 2: Blackwatch Collector's Edition, which comes bundled with a whole host of exclusive content including the 55 pieces of DLC promised from the RADNET Edition of the game, and a bunch of other gubbins. In terms of additional DLC, there'll be a free download code for the first add-on entitled 'Colossal Mayhem', due to release in May, alongside the aforementioned RADNET stuff. If it's physical items you're after though, there's the game's soundtrack on CD and a hardcover art book in the box, which will set you back an MSRP of $79.99. Here's the complete list of Prototype 2: Blackwatch Collector's Edition content: •Prototype 2 RADNET Edition Content •Free Prototype 2 DLC Pack #1 — Colossal Mayhem •Official Prototype 2 Soundtrack CD •Exclusive Prototype 2 Hardbound Art Book •Dark Horse Digital Comic "Prototype: The Labrinth" •20% Discount Voucher at Prototype Merchandise Store Prototype 2 is due out on April 24th

'Teddy Bairds for Childs Play' is this weekend's Gears of War 3 event in aid of the Child's Play charity, with 24 hours of streaming of open Horde and Beast lobbies, including special guests, giveaways and surprises. GOWCharity is holding the event with Epic Games, Brady Games, Mad Catz, XtendPlay and Think Geek. As a result, there'll be a whole load of prizes up for grabs, while Monster have provided plenty of its energy drink to keep the Gears of War 3 Teddy Bairds marathon going. The event will be streamed live at twitch.tv/gowcharity when it kicks off on Friday 17th February at noon EST. Here's the tentative schedule via Epic Games Community: Times are all Eastern (subject to change) 12:00 PM Horde 150 on The Slab 1:00 PM cont. 2:00 PM cont. 3:00 PM Open Lobbies (TDM) 4:00 PM Open Lobbies (chat stream vote on play type) 5:00 PM Brady Games Beast Hour 6:00 PM Open Lobbies 7:00 PM Open Lobbies (Smoke Em if u Got Em play list) 8:00 PM Jamie Dillion (Child’s Play) Horde “Kid mode” (big head, flower blood, laugh track, Horde Mode) 9:00 PM cont 10:00 PM Will Kinsler Open Lobbies (Raczilla King of the Hilla) 11:00 PM Open Lobbies 12:00 PM Open Lobbies (Mad Catz Midnight Mulching) Mad Catz sponsored hour 1:00 AM Halfway there Horde (TBA details) 2:00 AM cont’ 3:00 AM cont’ 4:00 AM Open Lobbies “He’s on fire!!!” (Flamethrowers (Scorchers) and Flame (Incendiary) Grenades) 5:00 AM Open Lobbies 18 hour power hour (Boomshots and Frag Grenades) 6:00 AM Open Lobbies (Xtendplay 6:00 AM Jam) 7:00 AM Open Lobbies CTL 8:00 AM Open Lobbies CTL 9:00 AM Open Lobbies CTL 10:00 AM Kristin Lindsay (Child’s Play) (will be a private Beast section) 11:00 AM Final Hour Open Lobbies 12:00 PM End For more information, check out gowcharity.com and spread the word on Twitter with twitter.com/gowcharity using the hashtag #TeddyBairds

Six more activities for the low, low price of FREE Free. It's every gamer's favorite word. It means no pre-order necessary, no pay-as-you-go, no "upgrade to the premium version" -- when something is free, gamers rejoice. It's an expensive hobby, so for Kinect Sports: Season Two to be releasing another free Challenge Pack is great news for anyone with the game, or for anyone planning on getting it. Here's what the new content pack includes: Receiver Fever (Football) Dodge tackles and pass to pop-up receivers, not cheerleaders! Pitcher Perfect (Baseball) Flex your throwing arm and start shattering the targets! Top Jumps (Skiing) Thunder off the end of the ramp and see how far you can fly! Prize Driver (Golf) Swing at prizes on the conveyor belt to boost your winnings! Red Rally, Yellow Rally (Tennis) Pack two racquets to keep both coloured balls in play! Darts Vs Zombies (Darts) Throw fast to protect your pizza from the living dead! You can download the second Challenge Pack on March 1st.

Additional details on Resident Evil 6 have come to light, revealing some interesting story info, as well as a 2013 setting and confirmation that the game will allow you to run and shoot at the same time. Here’s what we already know: Resi 6’s zombies will be infected with something other than the T-Virus and will be joined by a fearsome monster called “J'avo.” Leon Kennedy’s storyline unfolds following the US President’s transformation into a zombie, the result of a bioterrorist attack. His mission whisks him off to a US town called Tall Oaks with a character called Helena Harper, a member of the President's security detail. Meanwhile, Chris Redfield is in China investigating a different bioterrorism case. Redfield and Kennedy’s stories will unfold separately. Here’s the new stuff: Before the events of the game, Redfield went through a personal trauma, but decided to team up with the BSAA again anyway, to help combat the ongoing crisis. His Chinese adventures take place in a fictional town called Lanshiang. Furthermore, the zombie President dude is Adam Benford, the chap who - while working as a Secret Service agent - hired Leon Kennedy following the Raccoon City incident. Joining Redfield and Kennedy is a mysterious third protagonist. He's a mercenary engaged in a bloody conflict in Eastern Europe where reports confirm that B.O.W.s are increasingly being used. He's more interested in making money than saving the world. Field Operations Support agent Ingrid Hunningan also returns, following her last appearance in Resi 4. The enemies sound a bit more badass than before too. Your average zombie will now run and jump at you and can also use weapons. The “J’avo,” meanwhile, apparently displays increased intelligence and is “incredibly aggressive”. It can also regenerate and mutate injured body parts. To help cope with these newly-skilled enemies, you will be able to move while shooting. You can also slide, roll, take cover and execute a greater range of melee attacks than in previous entires to the series. That’s a more action-orientated direction confirmed then

Introducing JAM Live Music Arcade, a so-called "sandbox of sound" that utilises your dusty old Rock Band or Guitar Hero controllers, enabling you to compose you're very own music by adopting a number of tuneful roles. You can be DJ, producer and band leader, taking control of the guitar, bass, drums, vocals, synth and other effects to create your very own improvised opus. Of course, JAM Music Live Arcade will also use the standard controller if you haven't got a guitar peripheral lying around. JAM Live Music Arcade also allows you to build and remix tunes, from a library of licensed music including tracks from Modest Mouse, Fallout Boy, Fatboy Slim, Rise Against and more. There'll be 32 tracks in all, as well as a number of modes and user created content. JAM Live Music Arcade is 'coming soon' to the Xbox Live Arcade. Pricing and dates have yet to be confirmed

Now this is interesting. Capcom’s Darkstalkers may be set to rise from the grave. The fighting game series, and firm fan favourite, has laid dormant since 2005. But a recent Capcom trademark suggests there’s another on the way. Filed yesterday, the trademark is just for the name “Darkstalkers,” with no suffix. So a reboot, perhaps? Street Fighter X Tekken producer Yoshinori Ono teased the return of the game at Comic-Con last year, showing a slide saying “Darkstalkers are not dead.” But other than that, no official indication has been announced. Still though, Darkstalkers was freaking awesome. Be excited. [Thanks Siliconera]

fish fingers all the way 2 slices of bread with loads of butter on, 5 fish fingers in the middle, loads of salt and vinegar Hmmm. I can feel my arteries hardening as I eat it..

No no no you want the weekly in 30 minutes see this thread http://www.343industries.org/forum/topic/5952-weekly-challenge/page__pid__55496#entry55496

Just make the weekly challenge to complete a minimum of 26 daily challenges in a week. Make the payout 30,000cR That means you can afford to miss 2 dailys in a week

Really easy to do Turn on all skulls except mythic and iron. Load up New Alexandria Play on Heroic Just keep flying around as enemy vehicles spawn all the time. You'll get 9000 per Phantom, 1300 per Banshee.If your struggling lower the difficulty to normal will take about 30 minutes

Brute Stalker Mask 240 Microsoft points Needler Gun Prop 320 Microsoft points

Getting the XBLA House Party underway this week is Warp, bringing brain-melting puzzling action as you play as wee orange alien blob, Zero. Escaping from the lab where he's being held captive, Zero will have to beat a number of fiendish conundrums and find his way home. It's like ET but with more blood and puzzling. There's also a glut of DLC on the Marketplace this week, with a ton of add-ons for Ace Combat, Soul Calibur V and UFC Undisputed 3, which is also out today in North America. It's also coming to Europe later this week. If you're on the hunt for a deal meanwhile, you can grab some of Batman: Arkham City's Challenge Room packs at 360 Microsoft Points a pop rather than 560 MSP, or get some Avatar props at a cut price. There's no discount on the Batman skins though, which is annoying. Still, there's more than enough to be busying yourself with on the Xbox Live Marketplace this week. Oh, and did I mention you can now download and play the Mass Effect 3 demo? Oh, wait... Yes, I did. Xbox Live Arcade •Warp (House Party Title) - 15-Feb - 800 MSP Game Add-Ons •UFC Undisputed 3 Ultimate Fights: Rivals Pack - 14-Feb - Free •UFC Undisputed 3 Ultimate Fights: Submissions Pack - 14-Feb - Free •UFC Undisputed 3 UFC Contender Fighter Pack - 14-Feb - 240 MSP •UFC Undisputed 3 Early Access Pass - 14-Feb - 160 MSP •Ace Combat: Assault Horizon F-2A 'Nagase' - 14-Feb - 320 MSP •Ace Combat: Assault Horizon F-22A 'Warwolf' - 14-Feb - 320 MSP •Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Aircraft Skin Pack 4 - 14-Feb - 720 MSP •Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Su-34 'Tekken Alisa & Xiaoyu' - 14-Feb - 320 MSP •Soul Calibur V Beast Customisation Equipment - 14-Feb - 160 MSP •Soul Calibur V Downloadable Music Pack 3&4 - 14-Feb - 240 MSP each •Saints Row: The Third Funtime! Pack - 14-Feb - 240 MSP •Saints Row: The Third Money Shot Pack - 14-Feb - 160 MSP •Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Trivia Booster - 14-Feb - 240 MSP •Choplifter HD Arrowhead Chopper - 14-Feb - 80 MSP •Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 Pop Dance - 14-Feb - 400 MSP •Pinball FX 2 Epic Quest Table - 15-Feb - 240 MSP Deal of the Week Batman Arkham City - Feb 14–20 •Nightwing Bundle Pack - 360 MSP (36% off) •Robin Bundle Pack - 360 MSP (36% off) •Bat Signal - 160 MSP (33% off) •Batarang - 220 MSP (31% off) •Batmobile Toy - 220 MSP (31% off) Games on Demand •Summer Challenge •MorphX •Divinity II •PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour Demos •Mass Effect 3 - 14-Feb Avatar Marketplace •Deluxe Collection - 14-Feb •Batman Arkham City Update - 14-Feb •Mass Effect 3 - 14-Feb •MTV Beavis & Butthead Collection Update - 14-Feb

The cost of developing games for console download services is discouraging to independent developers, says Double Fine founder Tim Schafer. Even releasing patches is prohibitively expensive. Discussing the opportunities provided for independent developers by services like Xbox Live and PSN, Schafer said that it costs around $40,000 each time you release a patch. “Those systems, as great as they are, are closed,” said Schafer. “You have to jump through a lot of hoops, even for important stuff like patching and supporting your game. "Those are things we really want to do, but we can’t do it on these systems. I mean, it costs $40,000 to put up a patch - we can't afford that! Open systems like Steam, that allow us to set our own prices, that's where it's at, and doing it completely alone like Minecraft. That's where people are going." According to Edge, a game-breaking bug that blighted Double Fine’s Costume Quest went untouched because the developer could not afford to fix it, despite Schafer’s public claims at the time that the studio’s limited manpower was the reason. Furthermore, it’s also claimed that Double Fine's Brutal Legend on PS3 also suffered from bugs that were never addressed for the same reason. Even the financial might of EA couldn’t fix it, as the publisher refused to pay extra to repair a game that had performed poorly at retail. Schafer and Double Fine are currently in talks with Minecraft creator Markus Persson to develop a sequel to 2005‘s Psychonauts. [Via HookshotInc]

This may sound stupid but you do know the multiplayer you access from CEA will only bring up the anniversary maps? To access the other maps, plus CEA maps you need to load up Reach.

Twisted Pixel is to kickstart the third in a series of challenges for Ms. Splosion Man tomorrow, with the 'Shoot the Glass' challenge to celebrate Valentines day, teaming up with Omaha Steaks to give the best US players a meaty prize. The free challenge will be available from the main menu in Ms. Splosion Man for the duration of the promotion, which runs from February 14th-27th. Breaking 33 panes of glass in the quickest time possible is the name of the game, with missed panes adding a 10 second penalty to your overall time. Players who manage to achieve the five fastest leaderboard times in the US by Feb 27th will receive an Omaha Steak Filet prize pack each, satisfying your needs for "sploding meats". Obviously, the contest is open only to US participants due to the meaty, perishable nature of the prizes

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SEGA is apparently gearing up to release a sequel to its mascot-laden karting effort Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing at the end of this year, in time for the festive holiday season. The news comes following the unveiling of toys that tie-in with the arcade racing franchise, displayed in one of the booths at the Toy Fair in New York on Sunday. It was here that one of the attendants revealed to Kotaku that SEGA is working on the next instalment of Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, with new characters and vehicles to be shown later this year. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing 2 will be launching this holiday 2012.

i think me and choot have the same issue, i tried for an hour, drowned about 20 times lol. im gonna try this tomorrow after night shift. hmmm, i am invigorated and enthuased(spelling) to make a map