Red ‘Resident Evil 5’ Xbox 360 unveiled! (updated)

Looks like that red Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 bundle wasn’t just some tripped out figment of your imagination. Just moments ago, the package popped up for Xbox Live subscribers, detailing a handsome red Xbox 360 Elite with a 120GB hard drive, Resident Evil 5, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, and a few other odds and ends (like a handful of cables). There’s an indication that you can pre-order the kit, but at this point, we’re not aware of any place to follow through. We’ll keep our eyes peeled, of course.

Update: According to the German press release we just received, the limited edition bundle will hit Europe on March 13th for €299 — likely $399 Stateside. Gallery updated with official press pictures.

Update 2: Boom! Pre-order at Best Buy for $399. [Thanks, Ivan]

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Microsoft Is Looking For Halo 3 Beta Testers

This article was written on December 06, 2006 by CyberNet.

Halo 3 Want to get your hands on Halo 3 as soon as possible? No problem…Microsoft just started accepting requests (click here to skip the splash screen) from people to test out Halo 3 Beta which will be available in the Spring of 2007. Not only do you get to play the game but you also get to be included in the development process. There are, however, some requirements that you have to meet before you register:

  • You must be 17 years or older and a resident of the 50 United States (includes District of Columbia) or Canada.
  • An Xbox 360 Pro console (includes hard-drive) or an Xbox 360 Core console with hard drive.
  • A valid Xbox Live Gold subscription.
  • A valid Microsoft. NET Passport account with a Xbox Live gamertag linked.

People who live in Europe will be able to register for the same Beta (that launches in the Spring) at a later date according to the site.

The real question is why has it taken so long to release Xbox’s “claim to fame” game? This thing should have been ready when the Xbox launched last year but somehow a closed Beta is finally popping up one and a half years later. I still only have the regular Xbox and Halo 1 and Halo 2 are definitely my favorite games, but I have not felt compelled to buy a new system as of right now. If Microsoft was really smart they would have Halo 3 ready for release when Nintendo and Sony launched their new systems, but they didn’t. All I have to say is that this game better be pretty darn amazing for taking this long to develop.

News Source: BetaNews

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My Final Gadget Will and Testament

I, Mark Wilson, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do declare this to be my last gadget Will.

While at the time of this writing, I am a spry (OK, a bit soft) 26-year-old man, I realize that I could, at any moment in time, die. In such an unfortunate circumstance, should the world ever recover from its loss, I’d like my most important possessions (my gadgets and digital media) to be well-tended pending their obsolescence (two or three months from now).

I will, give, and bequeath unto the persons named below, if he or she survives me, the Property described below:

My iPhone

Pending that my iPhone 3G was not crushed by whatever huge boulder must have smashed me, I would like to leave it to someone very special in my life. My wife Elizabeth, a long time iPhone hater, recently admitted that she was wrong in denouncing the phone and purchasing a Blackberry Pearl instead. I know she would really, really enjoy having my iPhone.

Too late, sweetie! Your penance were not adequate. My iPhone should go to an underprivileged child who is resourceful enough to pay a $100/month subscription even though they haven’t shoes on their feet. Actually, publicize the donation and guilt AT&T and/or Apple into picking up the tab. It’ll help if the child can’t read.

My Flickr Account

You can’t give thousands of pretentious sepia photos to just anyone. No, these all go to the Art Institute of Chicago. May they reconsider my genius when macro photography of mundane objects constitutes an artistic revolution, or when there’s finally a wing dedicated to LOLCatz.

My Plasma TV and Home Theater Accessories

The 46-inch Samsung plasma should be placed in my building’s workout room where, as of now, some devil has placed two crappy 13-inch LCDs under the guise that anyone can actually see those things. My TV now belongs to the condo association, pending that neither ESPN nor ESPN2 can ever be watched on it.

My Tangled Box of Cords

Everyone has an obnoxious, tangled box of various cords, and I was no exception. I hated this box, but found it a necessity in the mortal world. Now that I have transcended to a higher plane of existence (hopefully involving wireless HDMI and unlimited refills at a peach margarita machine), I leave this box to the last person who wronged me in life. Whoever that may be, I fucking hate you and my grudge will be eternal, just like that knot of cords.

My Xbox 360 and Games

OK, now this was a tough one. Who gets all the games, the controllers and the overpriced Wi-Fi dongle? Humanity, that’s who. And my gamer points go to Adam Frucci, the only guy who I know with less Live street cred than me. Well, him or my mom. Figure it out, lawyers. This point might go to trial.

My Wii

Sell it on eBay. I wouldn’t subject anyone I love to dealing with the horrors of the current Wiimote. If eBay has gone bankrupt, the lawyer has been instructed to bury the system in a time capsule until Wii MotionPlus comes out. If there’s a decent amount of game support (I’m talking games with headshots and blood, people), it should go to my two adorable nieces to aid in their development.

My PS3

Hahahahahaha. I mean, whoever will take this can have it! Hahahahahaha. Really though, in ten years, everyone will have them…pfft…hahahahhahahaha. Oh man, I’m funny even when dead.

My Low Digit ICQ Number

Mom, I know this has been hard for you, especially as you have no one to turn to regarding all things tech. No problem. You can have my five-digit ICQ number. (I realize you have no clue what that means.) It’s OK. Walk into any chatroom with that and, trust me, 87264829 isn’t giving you any shit, ever. You rule the internet now. Go forth and crush the opposition.

My MacBook Pro

Ahh, the MacBook Pro, the center of my digital life. That’s why you’re all here, isn’t it? Well, of course my darling wife Elizabeth receives it. With some provisions:

Always wash your hands before using. Before you turn it on, say three Hail Maries with “Steve” replaced for “Mary.” No Boot Camping Vista, but Win 7 is fine. No watching YouTube clips where kids light their own farts on the screen. No chatting with other men on it. Don’t worry about webcam restrictions, I’ve taken the liberty of breaking the iSight for you.

It should be noted that there is a lot of important media saved on the hard drive that represents not only my musical preferences but snippets of our life together. You are now the owner of all MP3s, photos, animated GIFs (this is a big score, honey), and videos.

On the condition that you never delete my Springsteen collection, as low as you may be on space, it’s all yours. The computer is out in the hall. Please go claim it now. Mom? Sis? You can go with and help.

[They should leave the room.]

OK, Jason Chen. Quick. The MacBook is under your seat. I need you to delete some files. Go to my hard drive. Open “Applications.” Open “System Files” folder. Open “DO NOT OPEN OR COMPUTER WILL MELT” folder. Open “I’M NOT JOKING.” Open “SEARS CATALOG BABES WINTER 2002-2008.” Select all files. If you have time, you can copy these to the external drive you were instructed to bring with in a past email. If not, select all and delete. Then empty trash. Thanks buddy. You’re a true friend.

Oh, and to everyone. Don’t mourn my passing. Remember, I’m not dead. My crippled body is merely frozen. When I awake from my long winter slumber, I’ll be totally cured of ailments and donning a 7-foot titanium robot body complete with laser Gatlings and a turbo orgasm button. So don’t feel sorry for Mark. That guy’s doing just fine.

Well, that, or the cryogensis freezer failed, I was wrong about Christianity being fake and I’m burning through eternity in some poorly ventilated internet cafe that only has dial-up.

Red Xbox 360 mentioned in PR, is probably real


So it looks like that red Xbox 360 Elite that we heard might be on its way is, in fact, on its way. A press release for Halo Wars in New Zealand makes mention of the phantom console — the deal is that anyone buying a new Xbox 360 will get a free copy of the game, but the fine print excludes the doesn’t-yet-exist red model, because it’s “exclusive to EB Games.” So this is the Resident Evil 5 one? It’s all so unclear. We haven’t picked up on any context clues as to a time frame for release or price. Yet.

[Via Joystiq]

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This Is A Funny Xbox Commercial From Germany

This article was written on January 22, 2006 by CyberNet.

This Is A Funny Xbox Commercial From Germany

This is a commercial from Germany about the older Xbox (not the Xbox 360), nonetheless it is pretty funny. It features two 747 planes racing, and if you wonder what the lady says at the end: “The planes are now ready to be boarded”. The whole commercial is in German, but you will get the gist of it anyway!

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Japan Has Launched The Xbox 360

This article was written on December 11, 2005 by CyberNet.

The launch of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in Japan received the results that many were expecting…very low results! Some analysts are saying the the United States launch received much larger attention than the Japan launch did, which is typically reversed. Where is Microsoft going to go next with the Xbox 360? Hopefully somewhere people will want them and won’t have any issues with them. Current issues with the Xbox 360 include frequent crashes to scratched games. The Xbox will restart in the middle of a game or even during online game play. Some gamers have said that the power supply getting overheated is the cause of the crashes and a method to keep it more cool is needed. Beware of moving your Xbox as well because if you have a game in the system and you move your Xbox, chances are the game inside the system will get scratched. Microsoft’s only solution to the games getting scratched is not replacing the game with the same title, instead replacing the game with Perfect Dark! How many Perfect Dark’s do you need though?

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Microsoft: 1M Xbox Live Users Downloaded Netflix App

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Despite the absence of Sony content with the Xbox-Netflix partnership, one million Xbox Live Gold members have downloaded the Netflix application since its November launch, Microsoft announced Thursday.

In total, the Xbox Live community has watched 1.5 billion minutes of movies and TV episodes over the past three months.

The deal allows people with subscriptions to Xbox Live and Netflix to access via the Xbox the 12,000 streaming movies and TV shows from Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” library. Sony, which produces the Xbox rival PlayStation 3, however, is reportedly blocking Xbox users’ access to movies produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Xbox Live tallies 1 million Netflix Watch Instantly activations, 1.5 billion minutes served

Bad news first: there might be a bit more competition than you expected for that home theater giveaway. Good luck bringing down Netflix’s shooting star though, as if last week’s good news train wasn’t enough comes news that over a million Xbox Live Gold members have already downloaded and activated the Watch Instantly app since its NXE debut last November. That’s more than 10% of Netflix’s just announced 9.4 million subscribers who’ve already watched over 1.5 billion minutes of TV and movies through their consoles. They’re not the only ones happy, while streaming may be eating into DVD rentals, Xbox Live Marketplace rentals are up 174 percent year over year. The streaming library is up to 12,000 titles, with a “growing percentage” in high definition, for the rest of the celebratory details check the full PR after the break. Nothing left for us to say but congratulations and hey, if you get a minute, could you fix Nilay’s HD streaming on the Xbox? Thanks.

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CyberNotes: The Ultimate PS and Xbox Gaming Simulators!

This article was written on July 10, 2006 by CyberNet.

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CyberNotes: The Ultimate PS and Xbox Gaming Simulators!

As gaming systems get more and more advanced, so do the peripherals that enhance them! The ultimate in gaming simulation has been built and designed for Mitsubishi. It is integrated into two Mitsubishi Lancer’s linked together for a side-by-side rally simulation. With two large projection screens or plasmas in front of the cars, you’re set up for a high tech realistic driving experience.

The side by side Mitsubishi Lancer’s are set up to race against each other with the help of Sony Playstation and Grand Turismo 3. The entire virtual reality experience is complete with vibrating seats, and an impressive Sony sounds system to make it sound and feel like you are racing against a competitor. The entire simulation gives you an ultimate experience including a handbrake so that you can back into corners. The cost to design this super simulation was around $200,000!

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Sony’s Playstation together with Mitsubishi isn’t the only realistic simulation available. Nissan and Microsoft teamed together to create a concept car that duals as an ultimate gaming machine using the Xbox 360. The URGE is Nissan’s concept car that is equipped with a 7 inch flip down LCD screen (used as a rearview mirror for real driving) so that when the car is in park, it can be used as a racing machine via Project Gotham Racing 3. Using the car’s steering wheel, gas and break pedal, driver’s will be on a ride of a lifetime through the streets of New York City, London, Las Vegas, Tokyo, and Germany. Can you imagine having that parked in your garage?

From rally racing in a simulated Mitsubishi Lancer via Playstation to racing through the streets of Tokyo via Xbox 360 and the Nissan URGE— this is one virtual reality experience you certainly couldn’t experience in your living room!

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Gridplane releases hazy NXE mockup that never was

Design / animation studio Gridplane’s recently unloaded photos of a mockup it contributed to the Microsoft Xbox team in charge of revamping the Xbox user interface, which eventually became the New Xbox Experience, AKA NXE. There are a few things here we like — the design has a clean, other-worldly feel to it that’s semi-appealing. However, we’re not so into the milky haze that could have separated us from our beloved, fashionable avatar. Check out a few more shots of the proposed design after the break.

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