Netflix subscribers, if you've got an Xbox 360 and a Windows Vista PC, you don't have to shell out $99 for Roku's Netflix Player box to get your Watch Instantly library on your TV screen—you already have everything you need. Using the free Windows Media Center plug-in, vmcNetflix, you can turn your Xbox 360 into a Netflix Watch Instantly box.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Xbox 360: Turn Your Xbox 360 into a Streaming Netflix Player
Microsoft To Let Other Companies Build, Release 360 Consoles
We'll tell you what's up with Microsoft: new hardware options. It may sound totally insane, but word has it that Microsoft may begin allowing third-party manufacturers to create Xbox 360 hardware. And we're not talking about peripherals, people; we mean hardware that runs 360 game discs created by someone other than Microsoft.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
Anti-Feministing: Debunking The Argument Against GTA IV
Is Grand Theft Auto IV an expression of hate towards women? Are those who enjoy it misogynists?Feminist interest blog Feministing certainly thinks so. Before we address an argument to her statement, it’s necessary first to pick out a few serious flaws in her opinion of the game.
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Xbox Live Bans A Guy For Using His Surname In Gamertag
Xbox LIVE has banned gamer Richard Gaywood for using the gamertag "RichardGaywood." According to LIVE, "...the gamertag RichardGaywood is no longer allowed. Please change your gamertag before playing on Xbox LIVE." Here's the kicker: Richard Gaywood is apparently his legal name!
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Rumors: Xbox 360 Spring Updates"Motion Sensor"& Game install
Perhaps the most interesting additions are "Calibration options for motion sensor devices" for the Dashboard and "Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading" for Games. If true, the former would lend further credibility to frequent rumors that Microsoft is planning to introduce a motion controller for Xbox
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Broken Xbox 360s Made My Baby Cry
My kid was just as upset as I was when my 2nd 360 got the RRoD.
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Red ring of death returns at GDC 08
Microsoft wants consumers to believe that its problems with the Xbox 360 console in terms of hardware failure are over.But wandering through the Game Developers Conference halls and it's clear that the problem persists.On Microsoft's own stand at the show one of the demo consoles has a rather familiar problem - the red ring of death.
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The man responsible for xbox 360 failing (red ring of death)
It's more or less the common assumption that Microsoft skimped a bit on product testing before unleashing the Xbox 360 on the world. We never realized that Microsoft had skimped this much. It seems Microsoft could have done a little more research before appointing their QA lead.
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Monday, February 4, 2008
Testing Xbox Video Games Is Fun -- And Hard. Very Hard.
Security at Volt is intense....a group of lockers at the end of the hallway holds boys' miscellany...One day...a cell phone rings. The tester takes the call...An uneasy silence descends upon the room. "That's probably the last time he'll ever work here," says one of the leads. Soon, someone collects his hoodie and takes it...he never comes back.
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Gamers Strike Back Against Cooper Lawrence On Amazon
After hearing the offensive and biased attack against Mass Effect on Fox News, I decided to check out some links on Cooper Lawrence, the psychologist who took part in the biased strike on the game. I came across her book on Amazon.com titled ‘The Cult of Perfection: Making Peace with Your Inner Overachiever’.
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