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Joystiq Presents: Too good to be real
Mike Suszek (@mikesuszek) talks with Reviews Content Director Richard Mitchell (@TheRichardM) about the years Richard spent watching Joystiq grow. He reminisces about his Xbox 360 Fanboy days as well as the time he accepted a job at Joystiq. Listen to the MP3 Listen to other Joystiq Presents episodes.
X3F is now on Twitter!
You kicked, you screamed, you demanded and after an all night discussion among team X3F, we gave in. Your wish has been granted, your dreams have com true, because Xbox 360 Fanboy is now on Twitter.Go ahead, check us out, watch for each and every tweet and be sure to stalk follow us. Oh, and don't worry about getting X3F spammed. We'll only tweet the most interesting and self promoting 360 goods.With your Twitter powers combined, we are X3F!
iPhone and mobile users: read X3F at i.xbox360fanboy.com
Attention to all you snazzy iPhone users out there, X3F is proud to announce a brand new version of Xbox 360 Fanboy formatted specifically for your phone of choice: i.xbox360fanboy.com. Mobile users have been enjoying our regular mobile offering m.xbox360fanboy.com for some time now, but this new mobile site is built with iPhones in mind. However, if you're not rocking Apple's latest wallet-sucking wonder machine, you'll be happy to know that i.xbox360fanboy.com works great on regular mobile browsers too!You get all the same information posted on Xbox 360 Fanboy and now i.xbox360fanboy.com even includes comments! Next time you're on the go and have a hankering for some Xbox 360 news, give it a try. It's still considered to be in 'beta,' so be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments.
X3F Week in Review: December 14, 2007 - December 20, 2007
Well, the weather played hell at the offices of Fanboy Towers this week, as evidenced in our, shall we say, less than exemplary episode of the Fancast. We make up for it though, by introducing a new feature (Ask X3F) and re-introducing Fanswag Weekly (in which you can nab a free copy of Undertow for XBLA). We've also got some hot holiday deals, some GTAIV goodness, interesting backwards compatibility news, and an awesome Halo 3 Forge experiment (which you can see in the video above). Enjoy.Community Stuff: Xbox 360 Fancast 047 -- Revenge of the MongooseThe dangers of podcasting revealed Fanswag Weekly: UndertowFree stuff! Yay! Got a question? Introducing X3FNo, we don't know where that wart came from News: Holiday deals: $10 APF 2K8, $8 Monster MadnessOblvion for $20? Not bad Forged Halo 3 marble maze is inspiringIs there anything Halo 3 can't do? Preview the characters of Grand Theft Auto IVPut some names to those faces It's a Halo Thing: it's Halo, animated and hilariousHungry for wooorms? Violent Saints Row 2 co-op details discoveredBecause gangsters prefer to work in pairs Back compat games showing up on GamercardsAchievements hitting Xbox 1 games? (No, most likely) Entire Paradise City map revealed and it's bigTwisting mountain roads? Yes, please
The Daily Grind: WRUP?
Our good friends over at Xbox 360 Fanboy have an awesome weekly feature that we're planning to steal from them for Massively. It's called WRUP, which stands, in a cool, acronymic way, for "What are you playing?," and it's just a weekly question of what their readers (and soon, you readers) are putting their game time into each week.It'll probably officially start up this coming Thursday or Friday, but for this Sunday morning Daily Grind discussion, I'll kick it off-- what are you going to be playing this week in terms of MMOs? Me, I've been rolling on EVE Online lately-- my (now former) corp just got flooded with war declarations, so I split from them earlier this week, and I plan to use the newfound peace and quiet to get some good mining and skill training done. I was also thinking of jumping into Hellgate: London, but the reviews haven't been as great as I'd hoped, so I may just fall back on WoW and try pushing my 68 rogue the final stretch to 70.What are you playing this week, and what goals in those games are you aiming for?
X3F Week in Review: October 19th, 2007 - October 25th, 2007
Time for another weekly X3F recap, folks. In case you missed it, X3F and Gamertag Radio had an community Halo 3 match this week, and we whipped up a little highlight reel -- we're the lightish red team -- for you viewing pleasure. Enjoy. Once you're done with that, check out last week's community news and headlines below.Community Stuff: Fanswag Weekly: Halo 3 Legendary Edition w/ bonusWin the Halo 3 Legendary Edition and some Game Fuel Xbox 360 Fancast 039 -- Dual BubblersTaking bets on Game of the Year Fanpoll: Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero IIIWhich one will you buy? Fanfight: X3F vs. GTR in Halo 3 - RecapThe tale of our glorious (losing) battle against GTR News: Heelys to offer Xbox 360 footwearWhere's the wheel? Frontlines demo expected in time for ChristmasCelebrate by blowing things up GHIII event details roll inFestivities for the weekend following GHIII's release A really real Halo 3 Da Vinci code easter eggAn Easter egg that's actually an Easter egg New Forza 2 racing turf releasing this FridayPretty self-explanatory, really Xbox 360 stencils + pumpkin = great HalloweenMake your own RRoD-o'-lantern Europe: help MS sell 360s, get 10 free XBLA gamesA killer deal for European 360 proselytizers
X3F Week in Review: October 12th, 2007 - October 18th, 2007
It's time yet again for another X3F Week in review. Come with us and reminisce about all the wonderful things that happened in the last seven days. While you're at it, you should really enter our weekly giveaway too. You could win Forza 2. Forza 2. Sounds pretty good, right?Community Stuff: Xbox 360 Fancast 038 -- Road RageYaris sucks X3F Achievements 101: The Way the World EndsAn achievement streak comes to an end Fanswag Weekly: Forza Motorsport 2Win Forza 2. Accepting entries until Noon ET Friday News: A Famous Master Chief Suit Up for AuctionThe perfect accessory for real life corpse humping Is it the Orange Box? Non, c'est La Boîte Orange!The tragedy of bilingual packaging X3F hands-on: Virtua Fighter 5The best fighting game. There, we said it Project Offset is making its way to the 360Off-handedly confirmed by developer, plus new screens New McFarlane toys include armor variant ChiefsHalo toys come in more flavors than just Master Chief Bungie talks Halo 3 EXP boostingRemember kids, EXP boosting is only for NBA players Grunt says "Hey demon, the jerk store is out of you"Video of Halo 3's hidden "Jerk Grunt"
X3F Week in Review: October 4, 2007 - October 11, 2007
It's time for the first ever Xbox 360 Fanboy Week in Review, kiddies. If you haven't quite ascertained the portents of the headline above, it means we're breaking down all the best stories from the previous week and sticking them right here in an easily digestible list format. For the Joystiqers out there unfamiliar with our little establishment, Xbox 360 Fanboy is your one stop repository for all things Xbox 360. Please peruse, click, and enjoy.Fanswag Weekly: Win Project Gotham Racing 4Quick! Enter to win PGR4. We give something away every Wednesday, just so you know. Xbox 360 Fancast (you do listen to our podcast, right?): Xbox 360 Fancast 037 -- Ebb and FlowTalkin' bout Bungie and MS breakin' up News: Japanese developers talk Xbox PerformanceIs there any hope for 360 in the land of the rising sun? Shchizoid video is Pac-Man-esqueNew video of the first XBLA game created with XNA Frankie talks Bungie's independenceThe face of Bungie talks about the split from MS Viva Piñata toys busting out of BKA little piñata with your Whopper Does this armor match my Needler?Find the perfect Halo 3 armor combo without powering up that pesky Xbox Halo 3 Gaming with Fall Out BoyCompletely unrelated to The Simpsons Molyneux on games as art: "Of course they are."Peter Molyneux chimes in on the games as art debate Party Animals achievements hide gamer in jokesViva Piñata Party Animals achievements allude to Contra, Resident Evil, etc. Halo 3 stats missing? Fear notDon't worry. They'll be back Truckloads of new movie content on Video MarketplaceFinally, The Wiggles: Getting Strong is up for download
Xbox 360 Fancast 019 -- Class-based
The Xbox 360 Fancast is back yet again with another farm-fresh episode. During this week's extra long episode we gab about the new Halo 3 custom options, Guitar Hero III, Forza custom cars, and the ultra spiffy Microsoft Surface. We ship straight from the source directly to you, and our Fancasts are baked, never fried. For best results, listen to Fancast within one week of download.Get the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).[RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
Xbox 360 Fancast 018 -- Et Tu, Fanboy?
Try as we might, we seem to have trouble shuffling 3 whole people into the "studio" these days, so you may notice that Dustin is absent during this episode of the Xbox 360 Fancast. We apologize for the delay, by the way. We were busy stuffing ourselves with exotic meats. This week we discuss EndWar, the fantastic Assassin's Creed trailer, new Guitar Hero III tracks, and oh so much more. Listen now or find yourself doomed to an extra hour and thirteen minutes of wretched free will.Get the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).[RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
WRUP: hard work edition
Yeah yeah, we know. We've been running Halo 3 beta themed WRUPs for the last two weeks. We're really sorry about that, but for the moment it's just the biggest thing out there in 360 land, and is likely to remain so until it's over. If you've been playing it much, you may have noticed that there are some serious Halo players out there. So serious, in fact, that they deserve to be called playas. As MTV's Stephen Totilo put it, beating them may require an amount of practice that "closely resembles work". But hey, that's the price of fun, right?Should you find yourself taking a break from the beta, we suggest you try out the flood of demos that have come out in the last several weeks. You've got Blacksite, Forza 2, DIRT, even Viva Piñata has come back to the Marketplace. Why not give one a spin?So, what will you be playing this weekend?Leaderboards:Xbox 360 Fanboy LeaderboardXbox 360 Fanboy Leaderboard Mk. IIXbox 360 Fanboy Halo 3 beta leaderboardX3F Gamertags:Richard Mitchell -- SenseiRAMDustin Burg -- SuperDunnersDavid Dreger -- Knuckles DawsonWhat were you playing?
X3F Fanpatch 1.2: introducing galleries!
As Xbox 360 Fanboy continues to grow, so do our website features. X3F is proud to announce the roll-out of image galleries! We've already rolled them into a handful of posts (see a sample gallery at the bottom of this post), but there is another exciting new feature as well, the Featured Galleries section. You can find this section on the right-hand side of Xbox 360 Fanboy. The Featured Galleries section shows off our most recent galleries and let's you peruse them at your leisure. Our new galleries allow us to share higher resolution images than before, and you can expect to see a lot more of them now that they've been fully implemented.Go check 'em out and tell us what you think.%Gallery-3369%
Xbox 360 Fancast 017 -- Mail Call
It's time yet again for another edition of the Xbox 360 Fancast. This week, we take a look at PGR3's uncanny ability to promote Sony products, the NPD numbers for April, and rant about what Microsoft needs to do to keep it's new gen lead. We also examine the howling rage of the internets caused by the lateness of the Halo 3 beta. After the break, we take special time to crack open the Fanmail barrel and pull out some freshly pickled emails (with extra garlic). Okay, so it's a disgusting metaphor but the upshot is we answer a lot more letters than usual this week. Maybe we answer yours! You'll have to download to find out. You may do so below.Get the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).[RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
Fancast Xtra -- Halo 3 beta chat
If you don't like Halo, this is going to be a rough three weeks for you, because everyone here at Fanboy Towers loves it. Since David Dreger couldn't make it to the most recent episode of the Xbox 360 Fancast, we decided to record a special session just to talk about our experiences with the beta thus far. In this Fancast Xtra, we take plenty of time discussing the 3 maps (Snowbound, High Ground, and Valhalla), the new weapons, and the equipment items of the Halo 3 beta. Think of it as an audio primer for the beta, which officially rolls out tomorrow.Subscribers (RSS MP3, iTunes) will receive the Xtra automatically. Others may download the MP3 by hitting the "read" link.Check out all the X3F Halo 3 beta coverage
Xbox 360 Fancast 016 -- Smooth Like Beta
You may notice something strange about this episode of the Xbox 360 Fancast. A thought might creep into your mind that it is missing a certain maple flavor. You may come to think that there is an overwhelming lack of hockey (or hockey's bastard cousin, curling). Should any such thoughts occur to you, know this: our resident Canadian is missing. But no worries, he'll be back later this week with lots of Halo 3 beta talk. Speaking of the Halo 3 beta, this week's episode is chock-full of creamy Halo 3 beta goodness. We also take some time to talk Shadowrun and J Allard's new 'do. Download at your convenience below.Get the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).[RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
Xbox 360 Fancast 015 -- Shadowrunning at the mouth
This week, we bring you a super special edition of the Xbox 360 Fancast. Rather than just listening to us gab on and on about Burnout Paradise, the new Gears of War maps, and the metric ton of leaked Halo 3 goodness (which we do), why not listen to an interview with Mitch Gitelman? Who's Mitch Gitelman you ask? Why he's none other than the studio manager of FASA Studio, creators of the upcoming Xbox 360 and PC title, Shadowrun. We talk his ear off for nearly an hour about all things Shadowrun, from the game's genesis to its impending release. You may download the show below ... and you'd better.Get the podcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).[RSS MP3] Add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.[MP3] Download the MP3 directly.
New Xbox 360 HDD comes overloaded with content
Remember the bits and goodies that came pre-loaded on your Xbox 360? Well, bigger hard drive = more goodies. Microsoft is really packing 'em in on the Xbox 360 Elite HDD, and the standalone drive that will be available separately -- same content on both. Although it's a ton of stuff, would it have killed 'em to throw in some freebie arcade games to help offset the cost? Especially for those people who will be just adding the drive to their current setup. Plus, this is all stuff you can download off Xbox Live anyhow, and are you going to want your drive clogged up with demos of Zuma and the Holiday '06 Accessories Video?
Devil May Cry 4 no longer a PS3 exclusive
Sony's list of PS3-exclusive third party games continues to diminish. Capcom has just announced their plans to make Devil May Cry 4 a multi-platform game. The game is now in development for the Xbox 360 and the PC, with the 360 version launching simultaneously as the PS3 version."Capcom is committed to making its titles available to as wide an audience as possible, and has been building its technology base to meet that goal," said Mark Beaumont , executive vice president, officer and head of Capcom consumer software publishing in the Americas and Europe said in the latest press release.While making the game accessible to the largest audience possible is admirable, Sony must now ensure that they do not lose further exclusives. Currently, Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII are still slated for PS3-exclusive release, but Sony must make every effort that Konami and Square Enix don't follow suit.
RSS this!
Every week PSP Fanboy brings you a great new podcast that you can use your PSP's RSS feature to subscribe to. We uncreatively called the feature RSS this! It's time for a little shameless inner-joystiq self promotion. This week we're going to recommend you listen to Xbox 360 Fanboy's very own fancast. Every week the fancast will keep you up to date on all the happenings in the world of Xbox. Hosted by Richard Mitchell, Dustin Burg and David Dreger, the fancast features site news, Xbox developments, listener mail and also questions for listeners to ponder. As with any good podcast, there's humor mixed in with all the information and even if this was your only source for Xbox 360 news, it'd really be all you need. While you may not own an Xbox 360 now, you'll probably own one eventually, so listen in. If you want to add the Xbox 360 Fanboy Fancast to your PSP's RSS, just bring up this site with your PSP through our mobile version at m.pspfanboy.com and click on this link: http://podcasts.xbox360fanboy.com/rss.xml Then you can exit your web browser and the show should be in your RSS channels. From there you can set a timer for auto-download of episodes, or stream them and save them to a memory stick. Got something you have RSS'd and would like us to feature? Just let us know in the comments, or let other readers know what you think of the Xbox 360 Fanboy Fancast.
Screw shopping, let's play Gears
I was up bright and early to do some shopping and let's just say it sucked. Lots of people, lots of driving and lots of coffee. So, in protest of going shopping today I invite you to join me on Xbox Live today for some Gears of War multiplayer fun. I'll be online today (after I take a nap) in the afternoon playing Gears with some friends so I invite you to join us. Who wants to go shopping anyway? And for those Xbox 360 Fanboys that end up kicking my ass I'll update this post and list their gamertags so everyone in fanboy'dom can worship their greatness. Instant celebrity! My gamertag is SuperDunners, so simply send me a friend request or a message stating you'd like to prove your Gears of War greatness and I'll send you a game invite. Yeah, it's quite leisurely and low key and yes you can talk as much smack as you want, but be forewarned ... I am crazy good. See you online this afternoon!
