360plex - Straight Talking Xbox 360 News and Reviews

360plex #60 -- Out of Retirments for E3 2009

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

We get back together after far too long to talk about E3.

360plex #59 -- The Community Vibrator

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST

We are finally back! Topics for the show include the Rumble Massage, drugs and video games, layoffs at Microsoft and EA, Skate 2 pay to unlock, PS3 and 360 sales neck and neck for 2008, and the Final Fantasy trailer that you have or have not been waiting for. First Adult title hits Xbox Live? Gamers are ’’likely’’ drunks and druggies Suck At Skate 2? Pay To Unlock Everything PS3 and Xbox 360 Worldwide Sales Equal in 2008 Massive layoff at the Xbox division Guitar Hero: World Tour Doubles Rock Band 2’s Sales DLC for Fallout 3 Final Fantasy XIII countdown ends, new trailer released Resident Evil 5

360plex #58 -- Not Quite Ready for Primetime

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:40:00 PDT

This week we talk about Little Big Planet, Dead Space, Gears of War 2, Fable’s co-op problems, delay of primetime, and E3’s expansion. Games
Gunnz -- Little Big Planet
Hozt -- Dead Space, Resistance 2 Beta
Gundrill -- Before My Xbox E 74’d Brother In Arms: Hells Highway, Crackdown and GTA:IV
Hero --GTA, COD4, World at War Beta News Electric stimulus to face video
Gears of War II -- metacritic user scores low, OXM 9/10, Fable 2 Co-op Has Fans Enraged -- 218 pages of complaints on the game’s official forums. MS Delays Launch Of Xbox Live Primetime E3 2009 will be open to the public and is expanding Resident Evil 5 opening will not even run on the Wii.
Picks of the Week
Gunnz -- iPhone Application - Last.fm
HoZt -- PS3 Update 2.5, you can now watch hulu.com videos
Hero -- New Castle Brown Ale
Gundrill -- Castle Crashers, 360plex, and Me

The End Again?

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:30:00 PDT

Hero, Gunnz, and HoZt come out of retirment to talk about Call of Duty 5, End War, and just to catch up. Is this the end again? Keep subscribed, you never know when we will be back yet again.

360plex #56 -- The End

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:00:00 PDT

Here it is the final podcast / netcast for 360plex. The final show is completely uncut and unedited. Cheers to you all!

360plex #55 -- E3 - Microsoft Press Conference

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

We get together to discuss the first day of E3 and give you the highlights from the Microsoft press conference. Hosts Hero hoZt FirenFlames

News / Reviews
Netflix coming to Xbox Live -- On-demand programming will be available to Netflix subscribers for no additional cost.
Resident Evil 5 E3 On Stage Demo -- Developer walkthrough of the game featuring 2 player co-op over live.
Xbox Live Overhaul -- Coming this Fall, your gamer tag will now be linked to an avatar Final Fantasy 13 to be released on Xbox 360 -- This bombshell dropped at the end of Microsoft’s E3 press conference. Fallout 3 E3 Gameplay / Trailer -- Onstage demo from the Microsoft Press Conference and the E3 Trailer.
Portal: Still Alive Coming To XBLA This Fall -- Portal: Still Alive is set to debut exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Entire Rock Band 2 track listing revealed -- Rock Band 2 will have a total of 84 tracks, as well as backwards-compatibility with the downloadable songs from the first Rock Band. Geometry Wars II - First Video -- New video of gameplay from the new game Gears of War 2 - E3 Demo -- On stage demo of live co-op at E3 with CliffyB.

360plex #54 -- Getting Down With Mini-Me

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

This weeks live show features news about new games including Lego Indiana Jones, Alone in the Dark, Wall-e and Street Fighter HD. In the news the DRM tool finally is released, how much your gaming costs, Gears of War improvements, and we take calls from the community.

What We Are PlayinghoZt - Dark Sector, Wall-E
FirenFlames - Lego Indiana Jones, GTA IV,
Hero - Street Fighter HD Beta
TheDaddy - Alone in the Dark

Recently ReleasedBattlefield: Bad Company
Top Spin 3
Alone in the Dark
Hail to the Chimp
Hellboy: The Science of Evil
Operation Darkness
WALL-E

XBLAElements of Destruction - TCM
Happy Tree Friends - Sega
Sea Life Safari
Ticket to Ride

News Topics
Content License Transfer Tool

Gamers Spend Over $30,000

Gears of War 2 multiplayer hands-on

LEGO Indiana Jones Demo

$200 Burger

360plex #53 -- Is This Your Job? No its Just for Fun

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:00:00 PDT

The 360plex Team is back with another live show. This week we give you the best video game chat lines, talk about the pre-E3 leaks, Itakagi team leaves Team Ninja, and we take calls from our community.

Participants
Hero- GTAIV, Street Fighter, COD4
TheDaddy - Metal Gear Solid 4, Frogger, Dark Sector Demo, Civilization
FirenFlames - Devil May Cry 4, Small Arms, Oblivion, Frogger 2 demo
HoZt -- Traveling nothing at all

Gamefly -- Sign up

News
Ten Of The Best Video Game Chat-up lines

More Leaks: Forza 3 and Call of Duty Leaks

Rumor: Up to three dozen Team Ninja members leave with Itagaki, AND file lawsuits

Community Callers Ddog0587
Emily
Gunnz
Chinny

Featured Video Cross-Dressing Darnnell

360plex #52 -- Don’t Lick Me You Crazy Cat

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

This week on 360plex new games include Ninja Gaiden II and Incredible Hulk. In the Xbox Arcade titles include Aces of the Galaxy, Command 3, and Roogoo. This and the latest Xbox 360 news.

What are we playing?HoZt - Army of Two, Quake Wars, Haze
Flames - Incredible Hulk, Ninja Gaiden II (demo), Roogoo, GTA IV
HeroReborn - Ninja Gaiden II demo Mass Effect, Lots Of XBLA
Tyrannus - Ninja Gaiden II, Devil May Cry 4, Call of Duty 4, Assault Heroes (1 and 2), Small Arms, Heavy Weapon, Ikaruga

New Releases
Ninja Gaiden II
Lego Indiana Jones
Incredible Hulk
Quake Wars
Nascar 09

XBLA Releases
Aces of the Galaxy
Roogoo
Commando 3

In the News

Microsoft Not Happy With Ability to Find Content on Live

Source of the Xbox 360 Failures

Call Of Duty 5 First Official Details

GTA IV DLC Delayed

360plex #51 -- That’s One Hell of a Burger

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Fri, 30 May 2008 02:15:00 PDT

What we are playing: hoZt -- GTA IV, Ballers, Boom Blox (wii)
Hero-GTA IV, Dragon Ball Z,
Tyrannus Miles - Ironman Demo, GTA
FirenFlames -- GTA IV, Assault Heroes 2, Penny Arcade Episode 1
TheDaddy--GTA IV, Penny Arcade Episode 1, Pattapon (psp), Bourne Demo

XBLA Buko SudkoPenny Arcade

News

Niko wants more money

First glimpse of the Rock Band Stage Kit

Games to be Removed from Live

Photos
FirenFlames -- Finnally she send us a picture
Hero -- Now that is one hell of a burger

360plex #50 -- Always Mating Season Somewhere

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

On the show we discuss the latest demos: Grid, Borne Conspiracy, and KungFu Panda. In the news RockBand in the Europe, 360 sells 10 million, Gears of War 2 and more. Special interview with Wideload Games, creators of the soon to released Hail to the Chimp

Game We Playing
Hero -- GTA
hozt -- GTA, Borne Identity Demo, Heavenly Sword ps3
Miles -- GTA, Rock Band, PSP
FirenFlames -- GTA, Bourne Demo, Bully (lame sauce), Viking
The Daddy--GTA, Patapon(psp), KOTOR(old school Xbox), Audiosurf(steam PC), Track-mania(steam PC), Haze Demo(ps3)
Games Demos
Grid
Borne Conspiracy
KungFu Panda

Live Interview
Wideload Game -- Matt Soell (lead writer) and Doug Zartman (designer)
Hail to the Chimp
Release date -- June 29, 2008

News
The 7 Most EVIL Things You Can Do in Grand Theft Auto IV
Official Epic Gears of War 2 Update
Microsoft Holding 7 Year Life Span for 360
Rock Band Invades Europe
Are 360 Console Sales as Strong as Microsoft Reports?
Fight Night 4 -- Features Mike Tyson

360plex #49 -- Pimpin GTA IV

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 PDT

The whole show is dedicated to Grand Theft Auto IV. We discuss the game in detail, catch up on GTA IV news, and take calls from our community. Londoner stabbed in line while waiting to buy GTA IV -- Art imitates life imitates art?

Two Real Muggings in GTA IV Midnight Lines

GTA IV genuinely sold out in the UK by 11.00am

360plex #48 -- Jonesing for GTA IV

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:10:00 PDT

This week we give our first impressions of Ironman and review Viking. In the arcade its Rocky and Bullwinkle and a card game Lost Cities. In the news Unreal Tournament on the 360, EA giving us something for free, and lots of GTA IV news. Hosts tonight are Hsk Hero Reborn, FirenFlames and hoZt. Announcements Live show on Wednesday night with GTA gaming after Update website new look and feel
What we are playing Hero - IronMan, Lost Cites, Rocky & Bullwinkle,COD4 FirenFlames - Ironman Demo, RSV 2, Viking, Pinball FX hoZt - RV6 2, Condemned, Viking
Games Viking framerate, easy to get lost Ironman
XBLA Rocky & Bullwinkle -Surprisingly stupid Lost Cities
News COD4 maps break Xbox Live record -- Been downloaded a million times. X-Play: Xbox Live Orientation Director Uwe Boll gets a petition for him to stop making video game movie Battlefield Free DLC - Conquest Mode Unreal Tournament III list of 360 exclusive content
GTA IV News
Grand Theft Auto IV leaked online IGN gives their first perfect 10 score on next-gen consoles Jack Thompson hounds Rockstar boss’ Mommy
GTA at 100 on Metracritic -- The current average critic score

360plex #47 -- We destroy marriages

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PDT

360plex bringing the latest Xbox 360 news, reviews and fun. The COD4 map pack is out and is it no surprise that we love it? We talk some more about the Battlefield Beta now that we have had longer on the game. Mr Driller....yes we did say more. Lots in the news including Red Lights of Death, Stephen King and violence in games, Charlie Daniels rant, developers closing shop, CryEngine, Rock Band in UK, GTA IV, and much more. What we are playing
Hero -- Battlefield Beta, New COD4 mapsMiles -- Battlefield Beta, New COD4 maps, Condemned 2
hoZt -- Nothing....Thanks RROD
FirenFlames -- Battlefield Beta, New COD4 maps Games
COD4 Map Pack
Battlefield Beta XBLA
Mr. Driller News No Warranty for Red Lights of Death only Red Rings of Death Charlie Daniels -- Guitar Hero Perverted My Song Yaris Developer Closes Shop Stephen King Adds His Two Cents on Video Game Violence Full Auto developer, Pseudo Interactive no longer operational Xbox I Quit CryENGINE 2 on the 360 nearly equal to PC version Release Date on Rock Band in the UK Hands-on with some of Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer mode

360plex #46 -- Giving you the Best Sleep

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:10:00 PDT

What we are playing
Gunnz -- Halo 3, COD 4, RockBand and Battlefield Bad Company Beta
Hero --Battlefield Bad Company (Psp)
hoZt -- RROD, RV6 2, Battlefield Bad Company
Miles --Condemned 2, Battlefield Bad Company, CoD4, Rock Band, Worms, Pinball FX
FirenFlames-- Sega Superstars of Tennis, Lost Via Domus, Rock Band, COD 4

New Games
Rainbow Six Vegas II
Battlefield: Bad Company
Sega Superstars Tennis
Dark Sector
Universe at War: Earth Assault
Viking: Battle for Asgard

XBLA
TiQal

News

Herioc map pack is available now!

Cheaters Get Their Gamerscore Reset to 0

EA confirms Bad Company weapon purchases

Microsoft Makes things right

Hackers Pull One Over on Blu-ray Again

CoD 4 Variety Map Pack coming April 3

Battlefield Bad Company BETA TEST!

PS3-Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds -- Racial slur video? Happens around 1:03

360plex #45 -- Did you guys enjoy me?

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

The 360plex team is back with show #45. This week we talk about newly released games: Army of Two, Bully: Scholarship Edition, Major League Baseball 2K8, and Condemned 2. In the XBLA we cover Rocket Man, Brain Challenge, and Bliss Island. This week in the news we hit on Microsoft and Blu-ray, naked people on live, how now to pick up a woman on Live, price cuts in Europe, EA’s hostile takeover attempt of Take Two, and more. What we are playing FirenFlames -- RockBand, Brain Challenge Gunnz -- COD 4, RockBand, and Skate
hoZt -- Bully, Turning Point, Fuel of War
Miles -- CoD4, The Club, Rock Band, Assassin’s Creed, God of War (PSP)
Hero -- Call of Duty 4, Army of Two God of War (PsP)
Games Released
Army Of Two
Major League Baseball 2K8
Bully: Scholarship Edition 49
Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 49
Condemned 2: Bloodshot

XBLA
Rocket Man
Brain Challenge
Bliss Island

News
Microsoft Confirms Going with Blu-ray?

No, I Don’t Want to Have Sex with You

Video Response from Man that Allegedly Exposed Himself on Xbox Live

X360 hardware getting price cuts in Europe

EA’s Take-Two offer turns hostile

Rockstar boss says GTA IV MMO is very, very doable

360plex #44 -- You Kids Want Some Candy?

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:10:00 PST

The week we catch-up on the news out of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). We also talk about the latest games in the XBLA including N+ and Triggerheart Exelica and take calls from our community.
What we are playing
Gunnz -- N+, Halo 3, RockBand
hoZt -- Burnout
Hero -- Call of Duty 4

XBLA
N+
Triggerheart Exelica

NEWS / GDC 08
Community Games for Xbox 360 and Zune

APB First Look

Portal wins Game of the Year at GDC

Portal 2 Confirmed Prototype gameplay

Battlefield: Bad Company

The man behind The Dishwasher Community Participants JStark FirenFlames Cloned Prince

360plex #43 - Ah Um But You Know

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:20:00 PST

We are back again! This week we discuss Devil May Cry 4, Burnout Paradist, Jumper, Fuel of War multiplayer and the Club. In the news DLC for COD4, red rings at GDC, end of HD-DVD, EA and their exclusive NFL contract and more. What we are playing Hero-DMC4 My new PsP (OMG!) Gunnz - RockBand, Poker Smash, Frontlines Fuel of War (Multiplayer demo) Miles -- Metal Slug 3, Burnout Paradise, Guitar Hero 3, Rock Band, CoD4 (Hannah Montana 2 is on Order). The Club. hozt -- DMC4, Jumper, Burnout
Recently Released Games Devil May Cry Burnout Jumper Spiderwick (demo) Fuel of War Multiplayer (demo) The Club XBLA
Poker Smash

News
Downloadable Content For Call of Duty 4 Confirmed
GDC 08 Going on Now! Link to the stories Red ring of death returns at GDC 08 Microsoft disputes a recent report about the failure percentage rate of the 360 Madden will still be the only NFL game till 2012 Mass Effect 2 Xbox 360 Exclusivity In Doubt Toshiba yields to format war HD DVD businesses to stop operations by March

360plex #42 -- Can we keep this one under 4 hours?

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:20:00 PST

Live show #42. Games discussed this week include Devil May Cry, Turok, The Club, and Burnout Paradise. In the news we give you Bill Gates email address for direct support, Blu-Ray and the 360, more Portal coming, UT3 mods, and Mercenaries 2 delayed yet again. We also take your live calls and voice comments. What Are We Playing
Hero-COD4,AC, Demos
hoZt - AC, NBA 2k8, COD4, Halo 3
Gunnz - ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Miles - Demos, CoD4, Assassin’s Creed

Recent Demos
Burnout Paradise
Devil May Cry 4
Turok
The Club

XBLA Games
Rez HD 800pts
Chessmaster LIVE 800pts

News
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Ranks #1 Title in Units Worldwide for Calendar 2007 Having Xbox Problems? Email Bill for Fast Results

Microsoft in Talks With Blu-Ray All Along

Hitler on the downfall of HD-DVD video

Valve confirms more Portal to come

Epic Still Fighting For UT3 Mods on 360 DLC

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames delayed again

Super Bowl Predictions
Miles -- 24 - 22 Patriots
Hero -- 20 - 17 Giants
Gunnz -- 32 -- 5 Patriots
hoZt -- 24 -17 Patriots

360plex #41-- I Wanna Play With Myself

podcast@360plex.com (360plex Team) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:14:00 PST

What are we playing
Gunnz - COD 4, Rock Band, and Metal Slug 3
Hero - COD4, Lots of XBLA
Miles - Rock Band, Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty 4, Tiger Woods, Burnout Paradise Demo, College Hoops 2k8
Hozt - Avatar, Assassin’s Creed, Stranglehold, Two Worlds

Demos
Frontline Fuel of War
NFL Tour
The Club
Turok

XBLA
Tron
Omega 5
Metal Slug
Boogie Bunnies

Discussion of the Week
The ten golden rules to online gaming

News -- If you want a story put your name next to it
Microsoft Doesn’t Owe You Anything for Xbox Live Issues

Microsoft sued over Xbox LIVE service
Resistance to have 60 players multiplay
Mass Effect Sex Video (Mature only?) Arcade titles only work when connected to live. Complain here.
Promo Contest Winner -- The Daddy (Listen)