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Happy Valentine's Day from X3F
With love in our hearts and thoughts of dancing teddy bears in our heads, we here at X3F want to wish you a very special Valentine's Day. To celebrate, we advise taking a stroll through Xbox.com's Valentine's coverage, spending some quality video game time with a loved one and eating heart shaped sugar cookies until your stomach aches with sugary pain love. We know we'll be celebrating (and spending lots of money) this Valentine's Day with our sweethearts as we promise to be the most caring, thoughtful and supportive bloggers we can be. We also promise, for at least today, to ease up a little on both Xav and Terrence, the new guys. Hopefully they know that both Richard and I constantly nag, ritually yell and make unfair demands only because we care and want them to succeed. Because, deep down, we love our Xav, Terrence and all of you that make the X3F community the best group of 360 supporters on the net. Happy Valentine's Day guys ... now let's gorge on chocolates!
X3F Week in Review: January 11, 2008 - January 17, 2008
As we attempt to wrap our heads around the awesome revelation that is Bionic Commando Rearmed, we find ourselves strapped to a demonic chair, a chair designed by our hedonistic overlords at Joystiq. Said chair occasionally moistens our eyeballs, the lids of which it conveniently stretches taught, keeping us alert. The chairs purpose: to restrain us until the weekly roundup is complete. Thus we present you this collection of powerful and hard-hitting Xbox 360 news whilst pleading with our masters to loose us from this place, that we might again enjoy the comforts of an Xbox 360 and a scholarly game of Carcassonne. Community Stuff: X3F Vs. Tomonobu Itagaki: Ninja Gaiden II difficulty concernsOne question for the man in shades Xbox 360 Fancast 051 -- Use the ForceYoda makes his triumphant return Ask X3F: yet more questions editionWhatever happened to N+? News: Pics of Halo 3 series 2 McFarlane figures unleashedCollect 'em all! Fable 2 video diary 4 breaks the wallYou can actually go where you want ... finally Master Chief transformer, maximize!Optimus Chief? Bungie's homegrown Forge tipsHow to get the most out of your maps XBLA in brief: Boogie BunniesIn short, there are better puzzle games on XBLA Video: RSV2 to feature a re-worked reward systemVegas 2: rewards system spans campaign and multiplayer Halo 3 Spartan Laser suicide for the agesRecreate this. We dare you
X3F RSS feed complications are now sorted out
It only took us like a week or so, but now we're confident in saying that we've fixed our RSS problems and that the RSS gnomes have been evicted from our site and relocated to Xbox.com's servers (zinga!). Both our main RSS news feed as well as the RSS Fancast feed (including both iTunes and the Zune Marketplace) should be working smoothly now, so be happy and go about your normal RSS activities. But if by chance we overlooked an issue or if you spot an RSS gnome lurking, please tell us about it and we'll work on a fix. Just DO NOT feed them chocolate, because you'll only create more headaches. Thanks for your patience and happy RSS'ing!
GTR Community Awards: X3F is Podcast of the Year
Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo! Can't you just feel the excitement? Our friends over at Gamertag Radio just released their Xbox Community Awards 2007 episode and we actually won! You, your friends and our extended family voted for our Fancast and we took home GTR's coveted Podcast of the Year award beating out some rather high profile podcasts including Cheapy D's CAGcast. What an honor! Thanks a bazillion to every fanboy who voted and support our Fancast with weekly subscriptions and downloads. Without you, nobody would listen to us and that's 100% factual truth. And to those who told us that we'd never amount to anything and that our Fancast would only be listened to by chimps, we laugh at you. You probably didn't know that it's a scientifically proven fact that Chimps are excellent voters and suffer from OCD. Ha! Seriously guys, thanks so much!
Best 360 Games of 2007: Dustin's picks
You've already read Richard's Best 360 Games of 2007 picks, so now it's time for the correct my awards to be given out. And before you read on any further you should know that my choices for Best 360 Games of 2007 were not swayed in the least. No developers, publishers or ad-agencies could pressure me into giving out an award to an undeserving game. The winning games I chose are 100% based on my personal gaming opinion, are wholesome and full of twelve grams of fiber per serving. Read on fanboys for Dustin's complete list of the best, worst, semi-okay and super-awesome games of 2007. Click on ...
Best 360 Games of 2007: Richard's picks
Just to get this out of the way, we're not doing an official Xbox 360 Fanboy Game of the Year Award or anything like that. There are only two of us on this site -- though we have the combined physical strength of 2.5 men -- and that would make voting a little silly. Thus, we will instead post our own individual takes on the best games of 2007 and why we picked them. Naturally, we'll stick to 360 titles, though we do occasionally play other consoles (I'm particularly enamored with Super Mario Galaxy at the moment, for example). So, read on for my personal picks for the best titles of 2007 (I'll leave the worst title for Dustin to decide).
The best of holiday show, brag and tell
The holidays are all but wrapped up, family members have made their way home and your stomach probably hurts due to a serious case of holiday overeating. So now is time for reflection. Reflection on what sweet gift goodness was scored over the past seven days.Last week we asked everyone to share what gifts they received and you guys came through. There were a multitude of fanboys who were gifted random DVDs, gift cards, Rock Band bundles and clothes that didn't fit, but we figured we'd highlight some of the most memorable fanboy gifts. Take a look after the break and read what we felt to be some of your most sought after (and not so sought after) holiday gifts of 2007.
X3F am cry: RSS feed is down, fix on the way
We thought it prudent to let everyone know that the Xbox 360 Fanboy RSS feed is broken. Rest assured that we are aware of the problem and doing everything we can to fix it. Unfortunately, many people in the Joystiq network are still on holiday vacation, so it may be a while before a proper fix is in place. We are aware of it though. In the meantime, we apologize for all the extra work that goes into visiting our (fabulous) website in the traditional manner.[Image: jurvetson]
It's time for Holiday show, brag and tell
By now you should have already opened all your gifts, the relatives should have left (maybe a few stragglers still linger) and all the leftovers should be packed up into storage containers. So that means it's Holiday show and tell time. W00t!Here at X3F we want to experience the holidays vicariously through you by hearing about and seeing gifts you received this holiday season. Were you a good all year and get that new HDTV you've always wanted or did you end up on the naughty list only to find a PS3 under your tree? We want to hear about it! Comment away, link us to pictures, videos or write us a long-winded story about your holiday fun. Later on, we just might pick some of our favorite fanboy gifts, pictures and stories to share with the masses. Don't be shy, tell us what goods you got this holiday season. Nintendo 64 anyone?
Happy Holidays from X3F
From everyone here at Xbox 360 Fanboy we just wanted to wish you the best this holiday season and we hope you enjoy spending time with friends and family. Just eat, be merry, relax and maybe play the old Xbox 360 a bit later on. We also hope you get bundles, baskets and crates full of super cool gifts, so much so that you'll need to rent a U-Haul truck to get your gift-stash home. Again, we wish you the best and hope you have a memorable holiday 2007 leading into the new year. Also, if at all possible, eat a sugar cookie or two for us. We love our holiday sugar cookies.Editor's Extra Special P.S.On account of the holidays, the good writers of X3F will be spending some much needed time with our families and away from our computers. We'll still be posting here when we get the chance -- the Fancast should be up sometime today -- but don't expect the usual avalanche of breaking news and incredibly insightful commentary this week. Keep those tips coming, we'll be monitoring things as we recline in front of the fireplace in our smoking jackets. Yes, we have smoking jackets. Happy holidays everyone. Be safe.
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
Mother Nature strikes, Fancast delayed ...
Sad, sad news fanboys, the Fancast will not make a Monday release this week due to Mother Nature acting up. An evil ice storm has swept across the Midwest causing mass hysteria, power outages and is the root of our Fancast delay. But all is not lost fanboys, because you can be sure that we're fighting Mother Nature tooth and nails to bring you your Fancast as soon as humanly possible. She will fall eventually, her ice storm will be crushed and power will be restored to all of Oklahoma. Until then, we ask that you wait, be patient and your Fancast should be available by Tuesday. Mother Nature is going down.
X3F Week in Review: November 16, 2007 - November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving, 360 fans. Enjoy this week's wrap-up, and enjoy your turkey-fueled gaming binge. Just remember, switch to something a little less sleep-inducing if you're planning some late night Live sessions. And please, before you go, enjoy the above video of a two-year-old rocking out.Community stuff: Fanswag Weekly: Live turns five mega giveawayFive games, limited edition controller, and MS Points. Nice X3F: the 382nd reason to love your Xbox 360Only because the list is alphabetical, we're sure Xbox 360 Fancast 043 -- MultiplatformA bit too much Wii discussion perhaps News: Canade gets in on the Mass Efect LCE funCanada's Mass Effect deal becomes un-raw How to get your 500 point Live is 5IVE presentBeen on Live since '02? Get your free points 360 predicted to outsell PS3 2 to 1 this holidayAnd also the Wii (not) Ghostbusters website and footage materializeWho ya gonna call? X3F! 1UP previews Ninja Gaiden II, tons of videoGOTY 2008 indeed Rocky and Bullwinkle headed to XBLAWhat about Fractured Fairytales? Central Dark site teases Alone in the Dark (probably)A bit more than probably, really Adorable alert: two year old on Rock Band drumsCuter than the cutest thing you've ever seen
X3F: The 382nd best reason to love your Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is about to celebrate its second birthday (has it been that long already?) and what better way to prepare for a birthday bash than to list the reasons why you love the birthday boy.And that's what Xbox.com did, posting their 406 Reasons to Love Xbox 360 to get everyone to think (and consciously recognize) that the 360 is the best entertainment platform on planet Earth. Among the reasons listed are things like 32-bit audio processing, achievements, background downloading, gravity hammer and forums icons. But look closer and you'll see the biggest reason to love your Xbox 360 listed at number 382. That's right, X3F is the 382nd best reason to fall in love with your 360! And if the list was organized in order of importance rather than alphabetical, we think X3F would easily make it into the top ten. Easily. Love your 360 and love your X3F!
X3F Week in Review: November 2, 2007 - November 8, 2007
We're back again with the X3F weekly roundup of news and community happenings. Rather than rehash it all in this paragraph, we suggest you simply scan the neatly organized list below. We're also going to stress that we're giving away a free copy of Call of Duty 4 this week. Is Joystiq doing that for you? No. No they're not. Just imagine what other wonders you could uncover if you made the short trip to X3F.Community Stuff: Xbox 360 Fancast 041 -- Organized SportsFootball, Guitar Hero III, ninjas, pirates, and more Fanswag Weekly: Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareWe're giving away COD4. Go enter. Win. News: We got 'em, Mass Effect achievementsSpoilers and romantic rendezvous await Which MP maps we'd like to see remade for Halo 3Turf. 'Nough said The Club videos shoot up the placeSelect generic character. Shoot. Repeat. X Marks the Spot: search, find, and winWinning stuff: made easier with the internet! Big Daddy figurine replacement (mini) updateNot too much longer now Find the perfect avatar with Gamerpic ScoutTime to replace that Master Chief icon, doncha think? Party Time! Xbox Live is turning 5IVEHappy birthday, Xbox Live Target's Black Friday Xbox 360 DealsFree Halo 3? Orange Box for $48? Count us in. Home made Assassin's Creed wrist bladeEqual parts creepy and cool
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
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's video tour of GoW's Hidden Fronts map pack
Been waffling over whether or not to plunk down the 800 MS points ($10) they're asking for the Gears of War Hidden Fronts map pack? Our comrades at Xbox 360 Fanboy took the plunge and recorded this video tour to help you decide. Maybe the killer pesticides in "Garden" are enough to loosen up that wallet. No? Well, maybe the deadly Kryll in "Bullet Marsh" will be enough to change your mind!Still not convinced? Then we recommend you hold off until September 3rd, when they drop the price to Epic's preferred 0 MS points ($0).%Gallery-2901%
Fancast: Got a question for Major Nelson?
We hinted at having a special guest on this upcoming Xbox 360 Fancast, and as it turns out, it will be Larry Hryb a.k.a. Major Nelson. We're thrilled at the chance to have him on our show, especially considering some of the current events this week. So, since we're going to be there, he's going to be there, and you're going to be listening, we figured you should be involved. So, do you have any questions for the Xbox Live Director of Programming? Obviously, inquiries about upcoming demos or patches may be a little tedious, so we're looking for unique and/or well thought out questions. You can either leave them in a comment, or shoot us an email at fancast [at] xbox360fanboy [dot] com.
