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Eric's XBox Games Blog June 2009 Archive

By Eric Qualls, About.com Guide to XBox Games since 2004

FAQ: Why Won't Original Xbox Games Work On My Xbox 360?

Monday June 29, 2009
Every once in a while we get a panicked e-mail from a reader who just got an Xbox 360 that won't play original Xbox games. Until now, the solution to ... Read More

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Review (X360)

Friday June 26, 2009
In theory, a greatest hits edition of Guitar Hero that lets you play classic songs with the gameplay tweaks of World Tour is a great idea. Really, it still is ... Read More

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 Review (X360)

Thursday June 25, 2009
A mere 9 months after Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 was released and Tiger 10 is already on store shelves. Usually this quick turn around is a bad thing (and ... Read More

Fallout 3 DLC #4 "Point Lookout" Mini-Review

Wednesday June 24, 2009
The fourth Fallout 3 DLC, Point Lookout, came out this week. Is it worth the 800MS point asking price? Find out right here. Point Lookout starts with a message ... Read More

1 vs. 100 Xbox Live Mini-Review, FAQ ,and Screenshot Gallery

Monday June 22, 2009
What is the coolest thing on the Xbox 360 right now? 1 vs. 100 Live! This massively multiplayer game show on Xbox Live tests not only your trivia ... Read More

2K And Bethesda Announce BioShock and Oblivion Bundle for Release on July 7th

Wednesday June 17, 2009
2K Games and Bethesda today announced a new game bundle coming July 7th that will pair BioShock and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion in one package for the price of ... Read More

Red Faction: Guerrilla Review (X360)

Tuesday June 16, 2009
The Red Faction series is about 100% pure destruction and Guerrilla is no different. The perspective has switched from first to third-person and the linear levels are gone in ... Read More

FUEL Review (X360)

Monday June 15, 2009
Codemasters’ latest four letter racing game sets you loose on 5000+ square miles of wilderness and lets you decide how you get from point A to point B. FUEL doesn’t ... Read More

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Review (X360)

Sunday June 14, 2009
Fear not, Ghostbusters fans. Ghostbusters: The Video Game has been worth the wait. It perfectly recaptures the look, sound, humor, and feel of the movies and it also plays pretty ... Read More

"Fans" Boycott Left 4 Dead 2

Wednesday June 10, 2009
There is a great disturbance in the Internet. A huge force of nerd rage has been growing ever since Left 4 Dead 2 was officially announced at Microsoft's E3 ... Read More

Halo 3: ODST and Forza 3 Screenshot Galleries

Friday June 5, 2009
Two huge exclusives coming to the Xbox 360 later this year are Halo 3: ODST and Forza Motorsport 3. We have screenshot galleries filled with nice big pictures of ... Read More

Microsoft Project Natal Fact Sheet and Image Gallery

Thursday June 4, 2009
Microsoft stole the show at E3 2009 with its new motion controller, codenamed Project Natal. The new controller isn't a wand or remote like other systems have, and is instead ... Read More

Zune Video Marketplace, Facebook 360, Twitter 360, and LastFM 360 Screens

Thursday June 4, 2009
Aside from new games and a crazy new motion controller, Microsoft had a few other announcements this week as well. Namely that the Video Marketplace was going to have ... Read More

More Microsoft E3 09 Announcements

Monday June 1, 2009
Seems like a lot of stuff was cut from the Microsoft E3 09 Press Conference due to time constraints (too much Beatles Rock Band ...), so Microsoft had a lot ... Read More

E3 09 Musings - Press Conference 09 Reactions

Monday June 1, 2009
You can see the newsy bits of Microsoft's E3 2009 Press Conference here, but I wanted to share some of my specific opinions on some of the announcements. Overall, it was ... Read More

Microsoft E3 2009 Press Conference Recap

Monday June 1, 2009
Microsoft’s E3 2009 press conference was a doozy. We have all of the big news and announcements right here. The highlights – Forza 3, Crackdown 2, Left 4 Dead 2, ... Read More

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