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[Atrophied]

Mmmm, I wouldn't mind seeing a certain Commander Miranda Keyes in a bikini *


*This is not to be read without realising that I AM, in fact, a crazy, freaky, weird gamer.

[INCyr]

Amongst all the other X05 news, IGN managed to get a hands on look at the XBox360 dashboard interface.

The biggest thing that jumped out at me is the streaming iPod music. That's just damned cool. And it's nice to see MS integrating non-windows based elements into the system.

Also, the interface seems well designed, and the idea of downloadable wallpapers is kinda cool. Sure, it's not groundbreaking or system-making, but it's often those kinda tweaks that make a system enjoyable, as opposed to just useable.

Plus downloadable demos & trailers is a nice touch. It'll be interesting to see how that evolves, but it'll be nice to DL demos so I can try a game before either wasting my money on it, or passing up the next great game.

[thunderclap8]

very interesting - I particularly like that you can pause a game, go fiddle in the menu system, and then return. That's one thing I've wanted to be able to do relatively often on the current Xbox.

As for the iPod and whatnot, that is indeed a nice touch. I'd bet against it being able to play your purchased iTunes songs, but if it can integrate with the playlists and stuff for music I've obtained elsewhere, that's very cool indeed.

The price is still a bit steep for me to be onboard at launch, but down the road a ways is looking more likely. Especially if, as I've heard, Windows Vista has Media Center functionality built in.

[Yardarm51]

[INCyr]

[thunderclap8]

well, as of now only iTunes or an iPod (and Quicktime I think) can play your iTunes-purchased files, due to Apple's proprietary DRM system.

I just can't see Apple licensing the player to Microsoft.

But if, as you say, it just plays what comes out of the headphone jack, then all would of course work. In that case I guess you'd just have to use the iPod's buttons to control your music isntead of the 360's dashboard.

On more thinking about it, the fact that they call it "streaming" makes me think this is how it will work, rather than actually copying your music to the hard drive (though that may also be possible with non-encrypted songs).

[Yardarm51]

[vortech]

[INCyr]

So Gamespot has an article up about XBox Live Arcade. One of the games announced for XBL Arcade is Gauntlet.

Now, even if this is the original 8-bit version for the NES, or one of the new ones like Dark Legacy (which would just be DAMNED COOL), if it's not multiplayer over XBox Live, I'm going to be PISSED. Gauntlet was one of the first real multiplayer games, and the worst thing they could do to it would be to make it only playable on a single console.

But if it is multiplayer over XBL... how cool will that be. Anyone else interested in trying it out?

[twiztedmatt1007]

[loismustdie68]

just got the new game informer today. i have not read the whole article but apparenty on the cover it says the next DOA you will be able to play as

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[fugitivesoldier]

[twiztedmatt1007]

[Mike_Was]

A rampant Cortana would have been fun. Her secret move? Trashing your credit rating.

[Grifter_7]

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