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Game of the Week - Dead Space

Overview : When we first started talking to Electronic Arts (EA) about our platform powering the Dead Space pre-launch site I was hooked on the concept. Born from a rouge EA team, DeadSpace is a bold step forward for EA. It is a brand new IP and it is...

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Xbox Live Fall Update - E3

Today at E3 Microsoft previewed the upcoming fall Xbox Live update. And what changes there will be. The interface is obviously moving towards more of a Mac/Vista look and feel. Gamercards are still around as will your gamerscore, but my first question...

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Game of the Week - Ninja Gaiden II

One of my all time favorite games was the original Ninja Gaiden on the NES. I still remember the opening cut scenes ... that was all about the story that you needed to know... you knew it was time to start slashing away. I felt the same about Ninja Gaiden...

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40,000+ gamerscore

Yesterday marked the passing of the 4 0,000 gamerscore plateau. It took 151 days to go from 30,000K to 40,000K with an average gain of 66 points per day. So I thought I would take a moment and archive some fun facts from this latest points quest. 1) Consecutive...

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Xbox 360 Retail Game Library

One of my good friends recently posted his game library as part of his blog. So following that lead here is my collection of Xbox 360 and PS3 Retail titles. I also have 40+ Arcade titles that may be listed later. I have recently acquired a PS3 as well...

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Game of the Week - Iron Man

I have been a fan of Iron Man since I was a kid. Granted he is not on the top of the super hero food chain but I did pick up the occasional issue of the Invincible Iron Man. You may or may not have heard that a summer blockbuster was just released starring...

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Game of the Week: Gears of War 2

When the dust settled on the original Gears of War release over four million copies were sold and some of the highest critical praise of any title on the 360 to date. So it is easy to say that the expectations around Gears of War 2 are pretty high. Epic...

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Game of the Week - Dark Sector

When I first read about Dark Sector in OXM a few months back I really liked the concept of the game. I had heard about the drawn out development cycles and the focus on the Glaive. (Think Krull). So when it recently launched I had to pick it up and I...

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Big Xbox Announcements!!!

Microsoft has announced the following 4 new offerings....I am really excited by what's to come!!! Announced today are the following: - Xbox 360 Wireless Helmet - Xbox LIVE the Board Game - Xbox 360 Vintage Edition - Xbox 360 Recon Edition April Fools...

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Microsoft Outing 'Cheaters' on Xbox Live

Major Nelson announced today that Microsoft has instituted new policies to further crack down on cheaters on Xbox Live. Major stated that they have already taken action to punish " accounts we have identified as the most serious offenders who have violated...

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Game of the Week - Army of Two

To preface this review I want to state for the record that I really enjoy co-op shooters. So this review has a positive slant from the word go because I am a fanboy of any game that allows you to blow stuff up with your buddies in real time. Electronic...

Filed under: Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, achievement points, TheBlackFin, EA, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Electronic Arts, Halo 3, Game of the Week, COD4, US Army, Gears of War, Elijah Hardin, Army of Two

Game of the Week - LOST Via Domus

I normally do not watch a lot of TV (Outside of The University of Oklahoma during football season) but my one obsession over the past few years has definitely been LOST . I have really enjoy the show and look forward to each new episode. The concepts...

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Game Developer Conference 2008

I confirmed today that I will be attending the 2008 Game Developer Conference February 18-22 in San Francisco. I am very excited about attending as outside of the networking and expo portion the key areas that I am interested in are the business and management...

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30,000 and the Future

One of the best features that the Xbox team introduced was tying in-game achievements to a publically viewable profile. What this allowed was for you as a gamer to start building gaming "equity" over time that could then be shared and compared with your...

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Wii Have Lift-off

Being the avid Xbox gamer and achievement points connoisseur that I am it may come as a surprise that we recently acquired a Wii . Granted it is for my son and I will not be giving up my Xbox anytime soon, but the direction Nintendo is going with the...

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OXM... Really?

It all began when I started receiving random friend requests via Xbox Live. I was suddenly hit with a flood of new requests from people I didn't know. Then came the news that my gamertag TheBlackFin and blurb were included in the October #75 edition of...

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20,000 points!!!

It is finally official. I have reached the 20,000K gamerscore mark!!! I have expressed in the past that I am an avid gamer and I enjoy the work that we do with various gaming studios such as Electronic Arts . One thing about me is that I am very competitive...

Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, marketing, marketing strategy, achievement points, TheBlackFin, EA, Gamerscore, The Black Fin, Electronic Arts, Microsoft

The Next Gaming Platform and a Look Back

As most of you know by now I am an avid console gamer. I was hooked at an early age. First it was the Odyssey² in 1978. I loved that the Odyssey² cartridges looked like 8-tracks with handles… Then it was on to the Nintendo 8-bit explosion of the mid-80...

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Xbox Hiatus

I have decided to take a brief hiatus from my Xbox to focus attention on other areas. Yes I am bypassing the Halo 3 beta and yes my gamerscore is now in park at 13,063. I am just trying to see if there is life outside of gaming for a month or so :P. Maybe...

Filed under: Telligent, Tom Edwards, Xbox 360, Scott Watermasysk, Gamerscore, Seth Godin

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