In Major Nelson’s latest podcast, it was revealed that over two million Grand Theft Auto IV achivements were unlocked in the first 24 hours after its release.
“In the first 24 hours, over 2 million Achievements were unlocked for a total of 15 million gamer score,” he said.
It was also announced earlier this week that more than 1 million had played the blockbuster game on Xbox LIVE in the first 24 hours. Hardly shocking, but still interesting.
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Microsoft has confirmed that there will be no new Xbox LIVE Arcade releases this week, due to the release of the game you should be playing or dreaming about right now, Grand Theft Auto IV.
Major Nelson commented that “We definitely understand the complaints about the lack of XBLA releases this week.”
“There are certainly people who won’t be playing GTA IV, and would want to see an alternative on the Arcade, but to be fair, any game released this week will not get a fair chance to reach everyone who the publisher might want to reach.”
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The Xbox LIVE Marketplace has been updated, and now offers a variety of demos, awesome trailers, gameplay videos and more.
Included in the update is a new European Grand Theft Auto IV TV Ad, a 1942: Joint Strike game trailer, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars gameplay videos, Halo 3 ViDoc Mapmaker, as well as the release arcade game Lost Cities.
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Dylan Fitterer, the creator of Audiosurf, hinted in a recent GamesTM interview that the game could be coming to the Xbox LIVE Arcade very soon.
“With Audiosurf, his first commercial project, released via Steam to PC users and soon on Xbox Live Arcade.”
Audiosurf is a rhythm-racing title that allows you to create unique tracks, depending on the music you play.
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Pete Hines from Bethesda Softworks says there will be no downloadable demo for the hugely anticipated Fallout 3. He explains:
“When you build it as one thing, there’s no way to portion off a section and have it stand on its own without putting the whole game in the demo, which we’re just not going to do … And it doesn’t really capture the fun of a game like an Elder Scrolls or a Fallout, where you can go where you want and do what you want. So no demo, sorry.”
Disappointing, even though his reasons are more than valid enough.
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Infinity Ward has revealed that its incredibly popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is played by 1.3 million users daily, on Xbox LIVE.
“That’s just 360. There’s even more on the other platforms [PS3 and PC], but we just don’t have the same numbering system. Overall, even without the other consoles, we are beating the competition. PS3 numbers are monstrously huge.”
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Microsoft today announced that Hollywood producer Peter Safran has signed a deal with the company, to produce original video content for Xbox LIVE.
The very first shows will be 10 minutes long, and are slated for a Fall release. Sadly no real details have been revealed so far.
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The latest Xbox LIVE activity for the week ending 3/03/2008 has been released, and unsurprisingly the top spots are dominated by Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3.
Guitar Hero III, Rock Band, and Gears of War snuck in at #3, #4, and #5.
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The creators of XBLA’s Totemball have released a pair of new screenshots of their upcoming Arcade title AirBurst.
Not a whole lot of information is available on this title yet, but it takes place on a baloon-made cloud on which you fight off opponents with a chain-saw bladed ball.
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Capcom has revealed that their Rocketmen: Axis of Evil title will be released for Xbox LIVE Arcade on March 5th, and on PSN the following day, March 6th.
“In this arcade shooter, players will join the heroes of the Alliance of Free Planets in their white-knuckled, frenzied struggle to free the Solar System from the tyrannical grip of the Legion of Terra. Up to four players will be able to cooperatively shoot their way through multiple levels, powering up their weapons, picking up bonuses and laying waste to anything that moves.”
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The latest patch for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has arrived on Xbox LIVE. It includes various fixes and brings a couple of new things to the game.
- New Kill Cams
- Host Migration
- Improved Sniper
- Upgraded Spectator Cam
- Quick Mute Option
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Some interesting news for Guitar Heroes fans, a track pack with songs from No Doubt is on the way to Xbox LIVE, and possibly PSN - although it has yet to be confirmed for the latter.
It will feature the classic super-hits ‘Don’t Speak‘, ‘Excuse Me Mr‘, and ‘Sunday Morning‘ from the band’s incredibly successful 1995 album, Tragicingdom.
If you want it, it’ll cost you 500 Microsoft Points.
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If you own an Xbox 360 and plan on purchasing Frontlines: Fuel of War, here’s some good news for you.
THQ has apparently prepared over 90 dedicated Xbox 360 servers for the game’s February 29th launch in Europe and North America. The publisher also confirmed that the title will support over 50 players on the console.
The PC version will feature 64-player support.
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Peter Molyneux and his Lionhead Studios are releasing an Xbox LIVE Arcade game named Keystone, designed to further add to the already massive Fable 2 hype-train.
Keystone is one of the many mini-games found in Fable 2, and will let you gamble and win gold which you can actually transfer onto your Fable 2 saved games. Basically it allows you to earn Fable 2 money before it’s released.
No release date has been announced so far, but we’ll keep an eye for more info.
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A small reminder to you Rock Band fans, there will be new content to download this coming Tuesday, on February 26th. Originally slated for a March release, the package of songs from Nine Inch Nails might interest you.
- Nine Inch Nails – “March of the Pigs†(master)
- Nine Inch Nails – “The Collector†(master)
- Nine Inch Nails – “The Perfect Drug†(master)
You can buy these songs individually if you want, it’ll cost you a mere 160 LIVE Points. Alternatively you could purchase the entire package for 440 points.
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Microsoft keynote speaker at GDC, John Schappert, claimed that the Xbox 360 has now sold more than 18 million units worldwide.
In an interview with EuroGamer, MS’ Corporate VP of LIVE stated: “I think that we’ve sold 18 million, the last time I’ve checked. 18 million hardware units worldwide.”
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Today at GDC08, (where else!) Microsoft announced some of the new titles scheduled for release on Xbox LIVE Arcade this spring and summer.
Briad - Developed by Jonathan Blow, this game allows you to bend and manipulate the rules of time.
Castle Crashers - An RPG where up to four players can slash their way through beautiful hand-drawn landscapes.
Defense Grid: The Awakening - The ultimate tower-defense experience, designed for Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Go! Go! Break Steady - A combination of music and break dancing makes this a very interesting title.
We’ll get back with more information of these titles when available.
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Wizards of the Coast, the leader in strategy hobby collectible trading cards, board and role playing games, has announced that it plans to extend Magic: The Gathering franchise by bringing it to the Xbox Live Arcade.
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