http://www.oxm.co.uk/news.php?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS All the latest All Xbox gaming news from Xbox 360 - The Official Magazine en-gn Copyright 2011 Future Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:31:18 +0000 Eden v2.0 http://backend.userland.com/rss "We're all ears," says Grand Theft Auto team.
Rockstar needs you! To help shape Grand Theft Auto 5's multiplayer features, including the GTA spin on Max Payne 3's Crews system.

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46785/rockstar-wants-your-input-on-gta-5s-crews-and-multiplayer/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46785/rockstar-wants-your-input-on-gta-5s-crews-and-multiplayer/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:42:00 +0000 "We don't want to make 'Shepard 2'".
BioWare has offered up more fuel for speculation that Mass Effect 4 will take place before the events of the original Mass Effect trilogy, with BioWare Montreal producer Fabrice Condominas commenting that a time frame has yet to be decided upon.

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The first rule of Fight Club is that when you're abducted as a child, chemically experimented upon and transformed into a superhuman killing machine, you vent your injured feelings by stamping on a Promethean Knight's head. There you go - now you don't even need to watch Halo 4's launch trailer, a mix of live action and CGI that's directed by the one and only David Fincher.

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46779/david-finchers-halo-4-launch-trailer-breathtaking-first-glimpse-of-master-chiefs-bare-feet/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46779/david-finchers-halo-4-launch-trailer-breathtaking-first-glimpse-of-master-chiefs-bare-feet/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:49:00 +0000 1 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16270 Four new maps, one new mode and a high-tech crossbow.
DICE has released the first trailer for Battlefield 3 DLC pack Aftermath. This one's a bit different - it's set in the long, straggly wake of the campaign's Tehran segment, and the idea isn't so much to conquer as to endure.



Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46771/battlefield-3-dlc-aftermath-first-trailer-takes-us-back-to-earthquake-territory/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46771/battlefield-3-dlc-aftermath-first-trailer-takes-us-back-to-earthquake-territory/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:39:00 +0000 2 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16267 "It really is a major step for the franchise.".
Call of Duty: Black Ops wasn't the most innovative shooter on the block, Treyarch's Mark Lamia has conceded, but Black Ops 2? It's going to innovate your socks off. Not wearing socks? Say goodbye to your feet.

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Gearbox, thy name is leak. Details of another Borderlands 2 pack, Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage, have been discovered within the sticky folds of Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty. Was that an unnecessary turn of phrase? Yes. Will it deter you from playing the hell out of Borderlands 2? No.

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Got the new Xbox 360 dashboard yet? No, not me neither. Microsoft released the update to three million users yesterday, and will usher out the remainder over the coming two weeks.



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Ready your salt-pinching fingers, possums - somebody's got hold of an allegedly in-game shot of Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2. Which looks suspiciously like concept art to me, but what the hell do I know? I only completed the original Lords of Shadow last week.



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We're all about updates on OXM today, apparently. You've probably tasted the chunky goodness of Minecraft Xbox 360 update 1.8.2 by now, and you may have sampled the sleek wonderment of the new Xbox 360 dashboard, too. Now, ready your bodies for the ultimate trial (cue music), the final assault on the verdant expanses of your recreational hours - Skyrim's "Dragonborn" DLC.

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46679/skyrim-dlc-dragonborn-to-feature-mounted-dragons-morrowind-armour-solstheim/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46679/skyrim-dlc-dragonborn-to-feature-mounted-dragons-morrowind-armour-solstheim/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:11:00 +0000 13 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16248 "Keeping our player community more united" touted as key goal.
Viva la revolution! Activision plans to make the Call of Duty: Elite premium service free to all Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 players, including new features like multiplayer broadcasting and stat-tracking for the game's Zombies mode. There's a sting in the tail, however, and that sting is thusly: all Black Ops 2 DLC will be sold separately.

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Microsoft has announced that the next Xbox 360 dashboard will begin roll-out today, hitting three million consoles worldwide. Further waves of updates will arrive in the coming two weeks. The staggered distribution is to "ensure a stable release", apparently.

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46665/xbox-360-dashboard-update-incoming-xbox-smartglass-due-26th-october/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46665/xbox-360-dashboard-update-incoming-xbox-smartglass-due-26th-october/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:24:00 +0000 18 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16245 4J calls on fans to "knock Modern Warfare 3 off the top of Xbox Live".
Morning all. Apologies for the shortage of news updates yesterday, which was occasioned by the regrettable fact of my needing a holiday, but hopefully, the following should make up for it. 4J Studios has announced that Minecraft Xbox 360 update 1.8.2 will be with us in a matter of hours - 10am GMT or 2am PDT.

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Mojang has very kindly sent over some exclusive screenshots of the latest Minecraft Xbox 360 skin pack, which adds a huge number of new characters based on sources as diverse as Left 4 Dead 2, Portal, OXM favourite Awesomenauts and, er Minecraft's own inhabitants.



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One of my favourite films is the Great Race, a hilarious automotive epic dedicated to Laurel and Hardy which stars Jack Lemmon, aka the dastardly Professor Fate, and Tony Curtis, aka the squeaky-clean Great Leslie. It's the best Christmas watch in the whole wide world, and Forza Horizon's equally mammoth Escape The Grid event will be nothing like it. Still, you can't argue with hot pink and dubstep.

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Mass Effect 3's Omega DLC pack is the most extravagant yet, according to executive producer Mike Gamble - fully "double the size" of the next largest pack, Leviathan. It slated for Xbox Live release on 27th November, and will cost 1200 MP.

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Gearbox has unveiled the first piece of Borderlands 2 campaign DLC, a rib-tickling affair titled Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty. Avast! Arrr! MUST RESIST THE PIRATE JOKES. It's down for release on 16th October, and according to the Associated Press, takes place in a bandit-filled shanty town called Oasis.

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I've just realised what's next, readers. After the FPS finally dies a death, I mean. Tremble before the wrath of... First Person Soccer! Pioneered by EA, owner of the FIFA and Medal of Honor franchises, it's a thrilling mix of match-winning footwork and bearded fundamentalists stabbing you in the nipples with shattered AK47 butts.

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46573/what-didnt-you-see-during-this-medal-of-honor-warfighter-trailer/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46573/what-didnt-you-see-during-this-medal-of-honor-warfighter-trailer/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:13:00 +0000 4 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16224 Nobody else bets your life on it, though.
Another day, another set of strictly unconfirmed Grand Theft Auto 5 release dates, care of gun-jumping online retailers.

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EA will release a title update for FIFA 13 on Xbox 360 this weekend, the first of several patches and maintenance periods planned this month.

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If you've managed to ignore Rockstar's entire oeuvre this gen, presumably due to reasons of mental health, now may be the best opportunity to buy in. Snoops over at NeoGAF have discovered something called the Rockstar Games Collection. Word on the ground is that it's a "collection" of "games" from Rockstar.



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Minecraft Xbox 360 update 1.8.2 is now deep into Microsoft certification testing, hurtling towards daylight like some cataclysmic undersea eruption. The update is an absolute treasure trove, as detailed in our ultimate guide and Minecraft Survival Mode 2.0 tips piece, but a disturbing thought nags at our brains - will we have to restart existing Minecraft worlds from scratch in order to sample the new features?

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46535/minecraft-xbox-360-update-182-will-i-have-to-delete-my-existing-minecraft-world/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46535/minecraft-xbox-360-update-182-will-i-have-to-delete-my-existing-minecraft-world/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:22:00 +0000 15 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16215 Around Every Corner comes round the corner.
Arm yourselves! Man the exits! Telltale Games has released The Walking Dead Episode 4 "Around Every Corner" on Xbox Live Marketplace. It's 400 MP tall, 610.43 MB wide and we'll have a review for you in the near-future. Not that you'll bother waiting for the review, returning Walking Deaders.

Click here to read the full article]]> http://www.oxm.co.uk/46525/the-walking-dead-episode-4-hits-xbox-live/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS http://www.oxm.co.uk/46525/the-walking-dead-episode-4-hits-xbox-live/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-News-RSS News Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:56:00 +0000 2 http://forums.oxm.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=16212 "It runs at 60 and it's gorgeous. What exactly is there to be upset about?".
In addition to thinking Call of Duty players need to get a little perspective on the question of gun-balancing, Treyarch's David Vondehaar reckons people are too hard on Call of Duty's long-serving engine technology.

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Xbox Live purchases on Xbox 360 will continue to made using Microsoft Points, a Microsoft spokesperson has announced, putting a halt to speculation that the currency is being phased out in favour of real money.

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Mass Effect 3's latest DLC pack Retaliation is now yours for the hauling away on Xbox Live Marketplace. It's totally free and swallows up 436.34 MB. Download here.

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