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Ninja Gaiden II's Ten Days of Ninja starts May 25th
To prepare ninjas and wannabe ninjas across the globe for the release of Ninja Gaiden II, Xbox.com will be celebrating Ten Days of Ninja. Ninja-kick!The Ten Days of Ninja Ninja Gaiden II countdown kicks off on Sunday, May 25th when, each day of the countdown, Xbox.com will post a ninja related event including a Family Game Night, GamerchiX game night and even a Game with Developers session on May 26th with the crew who brought us that other XBLA ninja game, N+. So, keep one eye on the Ten Days of Ninja website, keep your ninja-stars polished and increase your ninja skills before June sneaks up on us all ninja-like. And yes, we used the word "ninja" thirteen times in this post.
Best RPGs are on Xbox 360 Play & Win giveaway
In celebration of the fact that the Best RPGs are on Xbox 360, Xbox.com is holding yet another Play & Win giveaway where Microsoft points can be won, a Mass Effect themed 360 can be earned and a trip to this year's Comic-con can be secured. But you'll have to get your DLC download on. To enter this Play & Win, you'll have to register here or download the Best RPGs gamer picture off of the XBLM. Then, once registered, you'll get one entry for every piece of DLC you download for either Mass Effect, Blue Dragon or Oblivion. And yes, you will earn an entry for downloading horse armor. This RPG themed Play & Win kicks off tomorrow March 7th and runs through March 11th, so be prepared to download and be prepared to select your favorite blogger when you win the grand prize trip to Comic-con and have to choose someone to bring with.
Sign up for Xbox.com's rather large GTAIV giveaway
Hurry up children and make your way over to Xbox.com and sign up for a huge Grand Theft Auto IV Sweepstakes giveaway. A hugely huge giveaway that includes over 20,000 prizes ranging from Microsoft points to Xbox Live subscriptions to a a trip to New York to experience the GTAIV launch. A prize packages that comes complete with guns, scantily clad women and drugs ... or so that is what's expected. We're not entirely sure if this giveaway is the same one that was supposed to be "exclusive" to purchasers of the GTAIV Special Edition, but we really don't care all that much. We're satisfied by the fact that we can enter this massive giveaway with the click of a mouse button. And speaking of clicking. Be sure to click your mouse over to the official GTAIV Sweepstakes page and register by April 14th when this whole sweepstakes thingy wraps up. Good luck!
Profile information now editable via Xbox.com
The always informative Major Nelson recently sent word that Xbox.com's profile editing functionality has been beefed up, allowing anyone to change their profile information via Xbox.com's interface. More specifically, Microsoft's Fall Update addition of the name, location and bio information fields (viewable on one's gamercard) can now be edited using Xbox.com. This is a godsend for those who have super long life stories to tell and haven't had to patience to use the Xbox 360 dashboard's patented "poke and prod" method of text entry. The new profile editing options can be viewed by heading to Xbox.com's Manage Profile section and selecting the Edit Personal Profile option. Once there, you'll see name, location and bio fields awaiting your texting attention and data entry skills. Have fun typing![Thanks, to everyone who sent this in]
Xbox.com's 2007 Community Choice Awards
Xbox.com is hopping into the award giving arena with their Xbox 2007 Community Choice Awards where they want you (yes, you good sir) to vote on the best Xbox 360 games, in game assets, downloads and content. Be warned though, these aren't your mom and pops' gaming categories.The Community Choice Awards can be voted on over at the Xbox.com forums and are composed of around 18 categories including normal (Best Game and Best Arcade Game), unique (Best Game Add-on and Best Movie Download) and totally awesome (Best Weapon and Toughest Achievement) categories. Exercise your right to vote, make your community voice heard and let's make it our mission to award Halo 3 with Best Co-op Game honors! What? It's just shameless fanboyism ... sue us.
Xbox 360 goes Back to Old School
We aren't sure how we forgot the news (maybe because we repress such memories), but today is the day that the majority of kids head back to school and begin their 2007-2008 school year. And what better way to head back to school than to head Back to Old School. Xbox.com has collected and posted a nice collection of articles to aid in the back to school tradition, including a few old school references. Read about Major's top nine old school games, learn a bit about your 360 with Elle's list of ten things you may not know about your console or simply read over this Fall's lineup of games you'll have to prepare to play hooky for.Going back to school isn't usually something we look forward to, but such challenges are made easier when you have an Xbox 360. And yes, Major Nelson does pull off the long hair look quite well.
New US Xbox 360 service website launched
Microsoft just launched a new website for US Xbox 360 owners who have to send their console in for repair. The new website, service.xbox.com, allows US console owners to register a box, attach a Windows Live ID, schedule a repair and track a repair status. The site will also keep keep tabs on your warranty as well as give you $5 credit towards an "Out-of-Warranty" repair just for signing up. The new automated repair website should make dealing with customer service a little more bearable and give those who have to send their 360 away some amount of control.Speaking of which, we so have to shoot Richard an email about this new service.xbox.com website. Kidding! He already knows about it ...[Via Gamerscore Blog]
Canadians: Drive fast and win with Forza 2
Beginning August 4th our dear Canadian Forza Motorsport 2 gamers can enter Xbox.com's Forza 2 Drive Fast giveaway where you they drive away some some rockin' prizes. During the four promotional weeks in August, racers who earn (or already have) the "1,000,000 online credits" achievement will automatically be entered into the weekly giveaways that include Microsoft points, accessories, Xbox Live memberships and a grand prize that'll take you and three friends to the Bridgestone Racing Academy. And entering this giveaway is even easier, because all you have to do is download the special Checkered Flag gamer picture and you're entered. That's it! But remember, this giveaway is only open to Canadian residents, so European and US racers need not apply. Race on fellow Canadians, race on![Thanks, DjDATZ]
Share your 360 Laws
Over on TriXie's blog she chatted with community member DeaconBlade 360 about Xbox member conduct and rules for which Xbox owners should obey called "360 Laws". These "laws" are pretty much social rules when it comes to gaming on the 360 and are a perfect study guide for new gamers. Anyway, DeaconBlade came up with the original seven laws including such favorites as "never share your hard drive with a friend's console for more than a day" and "carrying an Xbox 360 backpack is not cool". These original seven rules then spawned a few community inspired 360 Laws like "the Xbox Live Vision camera is not a dating tool", "never play on a friend's profile unless invited" and "never abuse the Guide button mid-game". These are all laws we can agree with, which got us thinking ...What are a few 360 Laws that you play by, laws that you enforce or laws that you think should be followed? Let's add to the community inspired law fun by sharing our favorites with eachother. So, go ahead and share with your fellow fanboys your 360 Laws, we'll start: X3F 360 Law: "Clean that controller! Nobody likes using a controller that is caked with Cheeto cheese, sticky substances and dried hand grease."
E3 panoramas are 360 degrees of rotating fun
If you haven't stopped by Xbox.com for a while we sincerely recommend that you check out the E3 panoramas they've created and posted for you to enjoy. These 360 degree rotations allow you to view all kinds of fun E3 locations like Microsoft's E3 conference stage, behind the scenes action, the always interesting E3 crowd and the oh-so-large Santa Monica ferris wheel. Everyone knows that playing with virtual panoramas is amusing, so quit depriving yourself and rotate the day away!
Vampire Rain wants to Play and Win too
Another day and another Xbox.com sponsored Play and Win giveaway, but we aren't complaining. Next weekend from July 13th through the 15th you'll be able to participate in the Vampire Rain Play and Win contest to win an Xbox 360 Elite, HD DVD player, racing wheel and more. To enter, simply register your gamertag here and play Vampire Rain next weekend for entry into the giveaway. It's that simple. Now we're off to figure out what exactly makes Vampire Rain different than the standard rain we get in the Midwest.
Canada Day brings free presents for Canadians
Canadian fanboys will be be happy to know that Microsoft hasn't forgotten about your country's birthday. In celebration of Canada Day, on July 1st our Canadian friends will be treated to free downloads including a theme and a few gamer pictures featuring characters from the comic 360 Prophecy. Again, the downloads are free and will only be available for a short time to help celebrate Canada's birthday. Also, Jade posted an article over on Xbox.com counting down her favorite Canadian gamers and our very own David Dreger (aka Knuckles Dawson) made the list! We knew his achievement addiction would pay off. Congrats to you David, Canada, every Canadian, and free Marketplace downloads this July 1st. Now let's prepare to celebrate![Via 360 Prophecy]
Xbox.com dates are acting a little funny
Yesterday, Xbox.com received a much needed facelift making it a little more gray and overall easier to navigate. But the cosmetic update didn't go perfectly, because it kind of messed up the friends list "last seen" dates. Users (including our fellow fanboys) quickly noticed that the dates display for friends who haven't logged in for more than a day are showing up incorrectly. Well, that is if the dates are still being based on the calendar that everyone on the planet uses. But don't worry guys, because Major Nelson sent us an update stating that the dev team is working on the bug and it should be fixed in a few days. Until then, we advise being creative and coming up with names for the new 40+ months that Xbox.com displays. We're calling month 36 Fanboyember.
Xbox.com gets a facelift and some Botox
Earlier this morning Xbox.com received a cosmetic update designed to make navigation around the site easier. Yes, it's much more gray colored and curvy, but what you'll also notice is that all the "My Xbox" activities are placed in a handy drop-down menu as well as all the other expandable options on the site. Transparent drop-down boxes are delicious! They also integrated Live search into the site for (hopefully) smarter searching. Point your browser over to Xbox.com to see all the pretty new visual enhancements and see if you can find compatibility issues with your browser of choice. Now that sounds like real entertainment.
