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Design a header for Xbox Generation!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:13:00 +1000

It's about time that we had a new header rather than having that image of Lightning still - it was only meant to be a placeholder after all. I'm therefore letting you guys have a chance at creating your very own image to show within the header area of the site. The only requirement is that the image must be sized 1020 x 115 pixels and must go with the rest of the site's theme fairly well. Other than that, let your creativity flow!

If the next generation Xbox came out tomorrow, would you buy it?

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:35:09 +1000

So I was just thinking about the next generation Xbox (or "720" as it seems to have been dubbed on many news sites). I'm really not sure if I would buy it if it were to come out within the next year or so and the reason is simply that I'm still getting a great deal of enjoyment out of my Xbox 360. What about everybody else? If it were to come out tomorrow or whatever, would you seriously consider buying it and why?

Competition ideas?

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:30:35 +1000

Since I'm just about ready to declare this site officially open, I was wondering if anybody has any good ideas for competitions we could hold to get things kicked off? I was thinking of doing a simple posting competition with a Microsoft Points code as the prize but I'm happy to listen to any suggestions of more exciting competitions

Advertising Images

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:07:25 +1000

I thought we should have a thread for any advertising banners, signatures or whatever that people may create. This thread will be made a sticky at the top of the forum for easy access.

Signatures / Banners

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[img]http://xboxgeneration.com/Advertising-Banner.png[/img]

Submitting images

Feel free to create your own images and submit them below. I'll add them to this first post as often as possible.

New Resident Evil 6 details emerge

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:15:43 +1000

Capcom today released new details regarding the upcoming Resident Evil 6.

The lead character will indeed be Chris Redfield and he will begin the game by travelling to a fictional coastal Chinese town titled Lanshiang. Set in the year 2013, Chris has been dispatched to investigate a massive bio-terrorist attack on the town.

As we saw from the trailer that was released recently, Leon S. Kennedy will also feature in the game. Leon is currently working as a US Government agent for the president who is working with the brand new character of Helena Harper to tackle a newly emerging zombie threat within the US's home turf. Ingrid Hunnigan of FOS (Field Operations Support) will also once be making a return seemingly providing over-watch support to Leon within the United States setting of the game.

It's also been made clear that it'll definitely be zombies that we'll be facing rather than infected humans as in Resident Evil 4 and 5. However, the zombies in question are to be much more mobile and capable of utilising weapons. Also new to the series is the brand new J'avo (from the Serbian word for "demon") which is apparently a creature with near-human intelligence that's capable of regeneration. These guys sound rather tough and were apparently at the centre of a major epidemic in Eastern Europe around 6 months before the start of Resident Evil 6's time-frame.

What's possibly the biggest change comes in the form of an all new control scheme allowing much more fluid movement to what we're used to seeing from Resident Evil games in the form of rolls, slides and the ability to take cover behind inanimate objects - much like we're seeing in many third person shooters of recent times.

A few brand new images were also released - all of which you can check out below. Resident Evil 6 sure does seem to be shaping up to be yet another great Resident Evil game, even if it is changing the way we're expected to think of the series slightly. It's definitely my most anticipated game of this year anyway...

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Assassin's Creed 3 to land 30/10/2012

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:55:05 +1000

During a financial earnings call today Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, confirmed that Assassin's Creed III is in the works and is scheduled for the 30th of October 2012. While no specific details have been announced as of yet, Guillemot did state the Assassin's Creed 3 will be the "true next generation" game of the series. He also confirmed that the game has been in the works for around 3 years.

One thing we can extrapolate from the game's name is that this new game may feature a brand new character. After all, the original Assassin's Creed (Assassin's Creed 1 as you will) featured Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad as the main character with Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood and Revelations all focused on the character of Ezio Auditore. If the previous games are anything to go by, a version number change signals the introduction of a new character into the storyline.

What do you think of the idea of a new Assassin's Creed. I personally haven't even had a chance to play the latest game (Revelations) as of yet due to the fact the games are being released at a rate rivalling that of Call of Duty releases now. I enjoyed the original game immensely but I'm not sure I'll be buying much more of the series unless they introduce some massively different gameplay mechanic that actually makes the game seem fresh once again as the first did.

New far Cry 3 trailer and release date hit the internet

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:40:53 +1000

Ubisoft originally planned to release a brand new Far Cry 3 trailer at some point tomorrow but for some reason decided to release it a day early. The trailer also officially unveils the release date. many sites have been reporting a 6th of September release date, but this seems to have been a falsified fact...

[WARNING] Server Upgrades

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:42:02 +1000

I am about to perform a few crucial software upgrades on the server and there may be a short amount of downtime / slowdown as I do so. I'm hoping it shan't take long, however.

Hello, The Pro is Here!

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:03:03 +1000

Hey guys, what's up? My name is Chris. I was an old member on 360E and well I just found out about this site when Euantor listed it in his profile on my xbox360clans.net website.

My gamertags on Xbox LIVE are RoG Viper RV & ThirtyTurtle. You can catch me playing a variety of different games from Call of Duty, Halo, Gears of War to Forza Motorsport and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit.

I also stream when I'm playing over at http://www.twitch.tv/thirtyturtle. You guys should follow me on there

If you'd like to know more about me, just ask.

Chris

Who needs publishers anyway? Double Fine earns funding for next game from gamers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:17:57 +1000

It was announced last night that Double Fine would fund it's next game through donations by gamers given through Kickstarter. The original aim for the fund raising was $400,000 but within a single evening, that goal was surpassed by $95,000.

One particularly kind backer pledged a massive $10,000 - earning them a dinner with Tim Schafer, Double Fine's head Man. 7 people pledged a by no means small $5,000 while another 35 pledged $1,000. The excess funds are to be put right back into the development of the game and the accompanying documentary - meaning better music, voice-overs and more.

It's always good to hear something nice like this in my eyes. At this current moment in time, the Kickstarter page states that $841,687 has been pledged already - more than twice the original goal!

Mad Catz wired controller?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:04:55 +1000

Anybody tried the Mad Catz wired 360 controller? Tesco has them for only £16 (http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.208-9250.aspx) and I'm thinking of getting one to use with my laptop as well as on the Xbox. If anybody does have one, what's the build quality like and stuff?

Harrow

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:09:34 +1000

:') No need for introductions!

Halo CE Anniversary?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:24:54 +1000

I'm sure everybody's heard of this, but has anybody actually tried it yet? If you know me, you'll know I'm a bit of a Halo fan. I'm therefore keen to try Anniversary out, but would like to hear some real opinions on it if possible.

Xbox Live General Manager responds to security concerns

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:08:25 +1000

Xbox Live General Manager Alex Garden recently posted a letter in response to security concerns relating to Xbox LIVE - including the Windows Live exploit and the Fifa hack.

In the letter, Garden claimed the problems were caused by several outside factors not related to Microsoft at all - such as Social Engineering, Phising, Keylogging;

Alex Garden Wrote:While we here at Xbox have no evidence of a security breach in the Xbox LIVE service, that is of little comfort to our members whose accounts have been compromised by malicious and illegal attacks.

He then went on to recommend a few personal security measures such as adding additional verification methods to your Xbox Live account and reducing the amount of personal information shared online over social networks and the like. He finished off by stating that Microsoft was working to resolve the few outstanding issues left.

Alex Garden Wrote:We still have a few cases that are taking longer to fully recover and some refunds are still being processed, but we're making great strides. We hope our customers are experiencing the improvements firsthand.

What do you guys think of this? Do you believe there's an actual security vulnerability within Xbox Live? A lot of people online still seem to think there is - and that could well be true - Microsoft isn't going to publicly admit it after all are they unless they have to.

Next lot of MW3 DLC to drop soon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:29:39 +1000

The next lot of Call of Duty DLC is due to drop for Call of Duty Elite subscribers as soon as the 21st of February. Titled Overwatch, the content is simply a single map which places players at the top of a 70 foot tall New York skyscraper - screenshots of which can be found below.

The next three batches of DLC are set to be released in March in the form of a new map, Black Box, and two new Special Ops missions: Black Ice and Negotiator.

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Known bugs

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:14:57 +1000

As there are a few bugs within the forum, I thought I'd create a thread to help me keep track. if you meet a new bug not on the below list, please post it below.

Quick reply bug - new reply either not shown or loading box shown continuously
Large horizontal scrollbars in Firefox on the show thread page

My YouTube Channel

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:27:02 +1000

Hey guys, I run a gaming channel on YouTube as a hobby, thought you might like it!

http://www.youtube.com/user/Camerontrotter12/videos

I'm back

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:04:14 +1000

Jorge is on his way too. You better not sell this site, Euan <3

Some minor changes

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:39:04 +1000

I've been making a few minor layout and aesthetic changes to the site today. Let's see if any of you guys can tell me what I've done...

New BBCodes added

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:32:00 +1000

I have today added a few new BBCodes to the forum. For those wondering what a BBCode is, it's one of those code things that look like the following that allow you to add things like images and videos to your posts:

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[img]lol.jpg[/img]

Anyway, here are the new codes:

Gamercard BBCode

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[card]GAMERTAG[/card]

Outcome

Spoiler BBCode

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[spoiler]Hidden content[/spoiler]

Outcome

Spoiler: Show