Minecraft XBLA Infinite Diamond, Gold, and Iron Glitch
If you prefer the crafting and building aspect of Minecraft over the dull mining and digging bits, this glitch will make your life a lot easier. With just a couple of easy steps you can turn 3 diamonds or gold or iron ingots into 9 diamonds or ingots and you can repeat the process as many times as you want. Our guide tells you exactly how it is done.
Minecraft XBLA Tips And Tricks
A lot of the fun of Minecraft is figuring things out on your own, but there are still lots of things that trip up new players even when they think they have it all worked out. This is all old news for PC players who have been addicted to Minecraft for a couple of years now, but it is all new and fresh for XBLA newbies. We have some tips and tricks that should help new players of Minecraft XBLA get their footing a little easier.
Rumor - Internet Explorer Coming to Xbox 360
The Verge has an article stating that Microsoft is currently testing a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 for Xbox 360 that has been tuned to use optional Kinect motion and voice controls along with normal controller (and hopefully chatpad) support. It will let you access the full Internet - not a mobile or watered down version. This is still currently a rumor, but The Verge has been pretty spot on with Microsoft rumors of late, so we're inclined to believe it. More details will almost certainly be revealed at E3 coming up in June.
Read the full report at The Verge.
We're not sure if we really need an Internet browser on our Xbox 360 - the browsers on the PS3 and Wii are pretty awful so our expectations aren't exactly high - but if anyone can make a browser actually work on a console Microsoft should be able to do it.
Minecraft Review (XBLA)
Announced at E3 2011, Minecraft for Xbox Live Arcade is finally here. Minecraft XBLA is pretty much a streamlined version of the PC game with far easier crafting and maybe a little better controls (yeah, I said it). The promised Kinect support didn't make it for launch, but it will be updated in eventually. All in all, though, Minecraft XBLA is just as good and just as fun as it is on the PC, and if you have somehow managed to avoid the Minecraft hype until now, the XBLA version is definitely worth a look. See our full review for more details
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Halo 4 Release Date and Info
Halo 4 is a huge game for Microsoft. First, it is a Halo game so it is automatically a pretty big deal. But more importantly, it is the first Halo that developer Bungie isn't involved with and the success or failure of Halo 4 could have a big impact on the Xbox going forward. Thankfully, developer 343 Industries seems to know what it is doing and everything we've seen so far looks like Halo 4 is going to be fantastic. We have all the important info you need - or at least that we know so far - right here.
What If ... There Was An Xbox All-Stars Fighting Game?
Nintendo has the Super Smash Bros. series. Sony just announced PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. What about Microsoft? Where is our Xbox character fighting game? You could argue that the Xbox 360 doesn't exactly have a ton of exclusive franchises to draw characters from, but when we started thinking about it we didn't have much trouble filling out a pretty decent roster. Not that it is likely to ever actually happen, but here are our picks that we came up with for An Xbox All-Stars Fantasy Roster.
What If ... There Was An Xbox All-Stars Fighting Game?
Check out the article and then share your picks for your dream roster in an Xbox All-Stars game here.
Microsoft's 5 Successes and 5 Failures With the Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is like the crusty old man yelling at clouds at this point of its life. It has been around for nearly 7 years, which is absolutely ancient for a game system and especially old considering its successor is still shrouded in mystery. In all of that time it is reasonable to expect a fair number of successes along with more than a few missteps along the way. We share our picks for Microsoft's 5 best successes and 5 most disappointing failures right here.
Microsoft's 5 Great Successes With The Xbox 360
Microsoft's 5 Epic Failures With The Xbox 360
Tips On How To Earn Free Microsoft Points
Considering all of the content you can buy on Xbox Live with Microsoft Points - Xbox Live Arcade games, Games on Demand, videos, movie rentals, DLC, etc. - buying MS Points cards all the time can get expensive. If you know where to look, however, you can lighten the burden on your wallet just a bit by taking advantage of a few official programs from Microsoft - notably Bing Rewards and Xbox Live Rewards - that will reward you with free MS Points with only a little bit of effort. You won't be swimming in space bucks like Scrooge McDuck or anything, but getting a few hundred free points now and then is certainly better than getting nothing at all. Our guide has all of the info you need.
E3 2012 Dates and Info
E3 2012 may not officially start until June 5th, but it is never too early to get ready. We have some basic info on important dates and times as well as what to expect the big three to show right here.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition Review (X360)
Sick of the streamlining of the role playing genre that has turned the once exclusively hardcore genre into mainstream baby games for babies? If so, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is for you. This is a deep, complex, mature RPG that'll put hair on your chest. It is a game that expects you to be smart enough to follow its twisting, grown up story and skilled enough to be able to handle its complicated gameplay systems from the word go. There is very little hand holding here. The result of overcoming the steep learning curve is a fun and satisfying and eexceptionally good all around RPG that stands among the best the Xbox 360 has to offer.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition Review (X360)
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