Bethesda has announced that the next downloadable quest is coming to the Xbox 360 and PC this Thursday, June 15, 2006. Earn the most deadliest weapon in the game, the Mehrunes Razor, to kill foes instantly. It won't come easy, as this is the largest dungeon in Cyrodiil! The download will cost $3.
From Bethesda:
The lost Ayleid City Varsa Baalim has been unearthed by a rogue Telvanni arch-mage, in pursuit of a fearsome Daedric Artifact, Mehrunes Razor, which he believes will give him the power he needs to topple the Imperial reign - but what horrors lie in wait beneath the Valus mountains; and can you overcome them to claim Mehrunes Razor as your own?
Features:
- A fully-featured quest takes you deep into the fringes of the Niben.
- Earn the fearsome Mehrunes Razor, with the ability to kill foes instantly.
- 17 new magic items to discover!
- Conquer the largest dungeon in all Cyrodiil.
- Thwart a plot to overthrow Imperial rule in Tamriel.
- 12 new books, notes, and journals to help you unravel the mystery.
- Hidden treasures await!
Check out this video if you want to see (or have spoiled) the fight between Samus and Ridley in this Metroid Prime 3:Corruption video from E3. The battle feels inspired from the fight from the film "Lord of The Rings: Two Towers" where Gandalf battles the Balrog during a freefall.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" will be coming to handhelds (PSP and DS) from Amaze Entertainment. The team recently announced multiplayer gaming development for the PSP version, which will let gamers battle online with their ships at sea.
The PMS (Pandora's Mighty Soldiers) Clan will help launch Verizon's FiOS Grand Tournament, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, an online game tournament. The female gamer clan is composed of about 500 girl gamers from the ages of 9 to 58. FiOS Internet Service is Verizon's "advanced fiber-to-the-premises network." The PMS Clan will offer some schooling to get gamers prepped for the finals of the tournament. From Verizon: "PMS University will offer those attending the tournament finals classes on everything from how to get online via the Verizon Game Network's PlayLinc client to competitive tactics such as team play and weapons set-up."
Be the last man woman standing in Verizon's First FiOS Grand Tournament and win $100,000. Enter today (here) for the Half-Life 2 competition starting on June 15, 2006. The participants include this list of about 5,000 players. Sign up and you get "Half-Life 2: Lost Coast" free for the tourney.
In an interview with Major Nelson in this week's show, Peter Moore says at least twenty more Xbox 1 games will be backwards compatible on the Xbox 360. Two Xbox games revealed which will be compatible on the Xbox 360 were Lego Star Wars and Doom 3. Keep your eyes on the list here over the next week.
The Nintendo DS Lite made its official debut in the United States at midnight at the Nintendo World Store in New York. See pictures at Go Nintendo of gamers who attended the event.
Traxion, from developers Kuju Entertainment, is coming to the Sony PSP from gaming publisher LucasArts. Traxion is a series of mini-games, which adapt to the rhythm of the music on your PSP's memory card or from the music provided with the game.
From LucasArts: "Traxion's unique music analysis tool allows for your favorite tunes to drive the gameplay, resulting in a dazzling visual and sensory experience that is different every time you play. And because you control the music, infinite possibilities for personalized gameplay experiences exist."
Coming in Fall 2006 for the Sony PSP from Lucasarts.
Blizzard has closed 30,000 World of Warcraft player's accounts for using third-party programs to accumulate more gold and items.
From Blizzard: "In keeping with Blizzard's aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, we banned over 30,000 accounts in the month of May, and with that removed well over 30 million gold from the economy across all realms. The banned accounts were taking part in activities that violate the game's Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items, which severely impacts the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players."
Microsoft has responded to the hidden feature following the Xbox 360's Spring Dashboard Update.
The hidden feature, Maintain Storage Devices, is used to clear the HDD cache, but should only be used as recommended by Xbox 360 tech support.
From Microsoft: "The HDD cache clearing feature is a part of the Xbox 360 technical support process and is only supported in those instances. While the cache clearing operation will not harm or render your console inoperable, it should only be used when instructed by the Microsoft customer support staff. As always, any gamers experiencing issues with their console should contact 800-4-MYXBOX instead of attempting to troubleshoot on their own via this feature."
A video below shows an Xbox console that has gone through some extreme modification, practically turning it into a nightclub. Modifications like these will obviously void your warranty, but if you have an original XBox console lying around after you've upgraded to your Xbox 360 and want to experiment, you can try sites like ClearXbox.com.
Here are the specs, from its creator:
V1.0, 120gig HD, Xecuter 3 CE chip, Latest BIOS, Front Control Panel(LCD/USB/Pro Switch), Lava Decal Kit, LED's, 2" Neon tubes (7 color and beat to music), Cold Cathodes, Lighted controller ports, brighter red eject LED, custom jewel with cold cathode, ATA166 HD cable.
Dashboards/Operating Systems:
X3 Dash, EvoX, RemoteX, XBMC, UnleashX, Avalaunch, Linux(workin on it) and MS Dash
