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New Xbox Dad column: My take on the Bee Movie Game
Saturday, October 27, 2007If you or your kids are all excited about the upcoming Bee Movie with Jerry Seinfeld, then you should definitely check out my latest article on Xbox.com. Along with the movie, an Xbox 360 game is also on its way.... and a demo is already up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Not the most representative demo (more on that in the article!), but still fun and the game promises even more. [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Silverlight based Sidebar Gadget showing your Xbox Friends
Thursday, October 25, 2007Awesome gadget from Adam Kinney, great information and a nice slick UI done in Silverlight. Xbox Friends Watch - Get the Gadget! [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Custom Armor Configurations in Halo 3
Wednesday, October 24, 2007In Halo 3 multi-player you can customize your SPARTAN or Elite's armor, with different variations unlocked by various achievements/activities in game (including one that can only be unlocked by being a Bungie employee). You can find out more about the different variations here, but it turns out that your profile on Bungie.net knows what choices you've made and displays your current armor configuration on the web site. If you go to the Halo 3 Model Generator though, created by a community member, you can find the picture of any particular gamer you'd like (including yourself, which is how I found [read more...]Filed under | 2 comments »Share this -
The code for my blog site is now available on codeplex.com
Tuesday, October 23, 2007For anyone who is interested in using the code behind this site for their own blog, or who just finds reading code to be a fun pastime, you can go to http://www.codeplex.com/oxite to check it out. Of course, there are other blog engines up there, including blog engine .NET (which appears to be very highly supported and recommended by many folks), if you are in the market for some free blogging code. [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this -
Xbox 360 Arcade System announced
Monday, October 22, 2007For the price of $280, you can now get a new edition of the Xbox 360 console. This one is similar to the original core system, but with HDMI output, a 256mb memory card (so you can play and save your games right out of the box), a wireless controller, and five full arcade games. Perfect if you are more of a casual gamer or if: you have an existing 360 with a hard drive and would like one with a HDMI output you need a DVD player and/or a Media Center Extender (play all your Zune and Windows Media Center or [read more...]Filed under | 0 comments »Share this
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