With the upcoming releases of the new Grand Theft Auto 4 downloadable content, released on February 17th, and the upcoming release of the newest game in the Halo series, Halo Wars. Xbox are releasing some new Xbox 360 accessories just for these upcoming releases. The first one is a special Xbox Live GTA 4 Lost and the Damned 1600 Points card. This has been specially released for the new content and is available for £13.99. The new content includes a new storyline and missions where you play as new character, Johnny, a member of The Lost Motorcycle Club. Aswell as new missions, the game also features new weapons, new vehicles and loads of added stuff. The second new accessory is…

If you’re like me and always want to try a game before splashing the cash, then you’ll love this bit of news. There are some awesome new demos coming to Xbox Live over the next few months for some of the biggest upcoming releases. The first demo to hit the marketplace is the much anticipated Resident Evil 5 demo. This demo became available yesterday, January 26th, for all Xbox Live subscribers. This will give all you fans a chance to play the great game before it hits the shops on March 13th. The next one comes to the marketplace on February 5th. You can get your hands on the Halo Wars demo which will give you a chance to try…

Ubisoft, makers of the 2007 release, Assassins Creed, have now announced that the sequel is in development and is being planned for release at the end of the publishers year. Aswell as Assassins Creed 2, Ubisoft also announced some sort of release dates for other games. The long time coming Splinter Cell: Conviction and another game in the Ghost Recon series are said to be released by March 21st 2010 at the latest, quite a way away. All this comes after Ubisoft released the news that they made over 500 million euros in the third quarter of 2008 after they had titles like Far Cry 2 which contributed over 12% of their earnings. So by the looks of it, they…

Amazingly enough, the day that I post about my long wait to get my Xbox Live account unlocked, it gets unlocked. So after around 2 weeks of waiting and alot of phone calls to them, they finally pressed the magic button, unlocked my account, allowing me to spend more money on my account. Now that my account is unlocked I can finally use the 2100 MS points I bought 2 weeks ago, so, new Fable 2 content here I come!

Microsoft has recently announced that it is planning on keeping the Xbox 360 as their latest next-gen console for some time, instead of developing a new console. Microsoft’s president of entertainment and devices, Robbie Bach, said to the San Jose Mercury News: “Just coming up with something that’s faster and prettier isn’t going to be sufficient.” He continued to say: “The life cycle for this generation of consoles – and I’m not just talking about Xbox, I’d include Wii and PS3 as well – is probably going to be a little longer than previous generations,”. Bach also explained that the economic downturn would also affect the production of a new console as the consumer is less likely going to go…

As of tomorrow, January 13th, all Xbox 360 owners have the chance to get the brand new Fable 2 content. The new content features a brand spanking new island, Knothole Island, and as of January 13th, you can discover this new island, but at a cost, and that cost is 800 Microsoft Points. Your new adventure begins when you talk to Gordon the boatman by the docks in Bowerstone Market, he will take you to the island on his submarine where you can discover new quests, new areas, new items and much more. There are 2 versions of the expansion pack, a free one and a premium one, however, the free pack will not grant you access to the new…

The newest game in the Halo series, Halo Wars, is scheduled for release on February 27th, so, don’t forget to pre-order yours. This new Halo game is like none before, it’s a strategery based game based on the world of Halo where you control an army of the UNSC and have to fight against the alien race that is the Covenant. Halo Wars is based just before the beginning of the first Halo game, and this will allow gamers to discover the experience the story before the original Halo 1, without having to read the books. This new game is exclusive to Xbox 360 and is a must have for any Halo fan. There are 2 different versions available, the…

Great news for Xbox 360 owners today, Skate 2, the sequel to the amazing and most realistic skate game of 2007, Skate, has now got a demo on the Xbox 360 Marketplace! So if you can’t stand waiting until the release in 15 days, then get your butts over to the Xbox Live Marketplace and downloading just like me. This new game features some awesome new features like being able to get off your board and discover the world by foot, plus we’ll see even more Own The Spots, plus they have included the ability to create and customise your own spots, then share them via Xbox Live to see if anyone else can master your spot. Not only that,…

Although this is pretty old news, I missed it at the time, plus this blog wasn’t set up at the time. However, me being a huge Batman fan, I think if you missed this bit of news like I did, you should really know about. And the news is that there is a new Batman game being developed called Batman: Arkham Asylum. Not much has been said about the game yet, and their website isn’t very helpful. But, in last August, some screenshots appeared on the Rocksteady Games website, developers of the new game. Now these screenshots didn’t stay up on the website for long. But one person managed to grab the whole set of screenshots, and since then, they…

I only just noticed the message, but on December 24th, Zavvi announced that they were going into administration. This is the message that has been posted on their website at this page: What has happened? zavvi Group Limited zavvi Retail Limited Piccadilly Entertainment Stores Limited VR Service Limited Ablegrand Limited Ablegrand 2 Limited (together “zavvi UK” or “the Group”) Tom Jack, Simon Allport and Alan Hudson of Ernst & Young LLP were today appointed Joint Administrators of zavvi UK. In addition, Tom Jack and Andrew Dann of Ernst & Young LLP were appointed as Joint Liquidators of zavvi Online (Guernsey) Ltd. On 27 November 2008 Entertainment UK Limited (EUK), the zavvi UK’s main supplier, went into Administration. Since this time,…