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With all of the NXE excitement going around, it might have been easy to forget that Avatar support is now available for Scene It? Box Office Smash. It might have been easy to forget, except that we’re totally reminding you about it right now. All you have to do is pop the game in and download the title update. Voila, instant Avatar support. And now, if you’ll excuse us, we’ll just go back to waiting for Avatar support in Left 4 Dead*. The freaky machinima possibilities alone will be worth the wait.

*Avatar support for Left 4 Dead is not in the works and is something we made up (unfortunately).

Avatars now available in Scene It? Box Office Smash originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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From bungie.net (http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid16252 ):[QUOTE]The “New Xbox Experience” was released today and one of the new features allows you to “install” your games to the HDD. While you still have to keep the original disc in the tray, installing to the HDD can make some games perform a little better while also putting a little less wear-and-tear on your DVD drive. However, this isn’t to say that ALL games will see optimizations from being installed. In fact, in the case of Halo 3, the game will actually see increased loading times. Several websites have reported the results of tests to gauge how some games perform after being installed to the HDD for Halo 3 and their tests indicate that in some cases, the load times are significantly longer. Our own internal investigations have yielded similar results.To help explain why this is the case I tapped our uber engineer and Chief Caching Officer, Mat Noguchi, to answer a few questions.[/QUOTE]Full Story: bungie.net (http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid16252 )

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Either intentionally or unintentionally, Capcom announced (using a screenshot, no less) that November 26th is the release date for their upcoming XBLA release Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

Yes sir, in their press release regarding the new NXE Street Fighter “branded destination experience”, they included a screenshot that spills the release date beans. The screen grab (seen above) explicitly says that SSFIITHDR will be “Coming Nov 26 to Xbox LIVE Arcade” … pretty cut and dry, eh?

Capcom’s screenshot reveals Street Fighter HD Remix release date originally appeared on Xbox 360 Fanboy on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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From the XNA Team Blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/xna/archive/2008/11/19/xbox-live-community-games-is-open-for-business.aspx ):[QUOTE]Hopefully you’ve managed to upgrade yourself to the New Xbox Experience (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/nxe/ ) already!Some people are reporting having trouble logging on to Xbox.com (http://www.xbox.com/ ) to sign the new Terms of Use. If that includes you, try signing this through your Xbox 360 console instead. That is probably your quickest and easiest route back to Premium Creators Club (http://creators.xna.com/ ) membership status.We’ve also got a new area just for Xbox LIVE Community Games over on the Xbox.com forums (http://forums.xbox.com/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=36 ). This will be where we can send those earnest voices that don’t necessarily want to make a game, but simply want to offer their opinions on the games created. Each Community Game will have its own thread created once it is available through Marketplace.On Creators Club we’ve opened up the last piece of the site to the Creators — the “My Business (https://profile.xna.com/en-US/mybusiness.aspx )” portion of your profile is now live. If you’re selling a Community Game or plan to sell one you need to give us your information there so we know where to send the check!This is a pretty incredible day for all of us. We’ve managed to do something that no one has really done before. We’ve opened up the console and given independent game developers a chance to sell their work to the millions of Xbox LIVE gamers.Our creators have submitted more than 30 different games (http://catalog.xna.com/en-US/gamescatalog.aspx ) that you can download now through the Community Games channel (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/catalog.aspx?d=7 ) on the New Xbox Experience. Each game has something incredible to offer and speaks to the potential that waits beyond today. We really can’t wait to see what happens next![/QUOTE]

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From arstechnica.com (http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/11/19/meet-your-xbox-community-game-launch-titles ):[QUOTE]The New Xbox Experience has arrived today, along with the Xbox Community Games Platform. This new portal will offer countless games from independent developers that are moderated by the community, rather than Microsoft. We had a chance to play around with the Community Games prior to launch, and we have liked what’s out there so far. Let’s take a look at just a few of the games that you can scoop up at launch.The Good * Bloc (200 Points, $2.50) * Lines (200 Points, $2.50)The Bad * Cubage (200 Points, $2.50) * Space Combat (200 Points, $2.50)The Strange * Drift (400 Points, $5) * Being (200 Points, $2.50) [/QUOTE]Full Story: arstechnica.com (http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/11/19/meet-your-xbox-community-game-launch-titles )

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From gamasutra.com (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21176 ):[QUOTE]All Columbia Pictures movies have been pulled from the Xbox Live version of Netflix, following the launch of the New Xbox Experience dashboard update.Columbia Pictures is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, but the move does not appear to be malicious on the part of Sony executives — all movies distributed by Sony Pictures still remain accessible through the service.”A few hundred titles are temporarily unavailable to be streamed via the Xbox game console,” Netflix corporate communications VP Dave Swasey told consumer website MTV Multiplayer.”Those titles are still available to be watched on subscribers’ computers and on TVs via other partner devices, and we hope they’ll be licensed for Xbox 360 shortly.”[/QUOTE]Full Story: gamasutra.com (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21176 )

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Confusing title, but not as baffling a game. This feels very familiar to what’s gone before it. In fact, if you’ve got last year’s Armored Core 4 you’d be mistaken for thinking you’d put the wrong disc in your system. The only differences are the new missions, improved customization and the inclusion of online co-op play. …

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Classic Canadian comic troupe Kids in the Hall clearly think Portal is the funniest thing in the world. It doesn’t look like they make it too far into the game, but if they react like this to the first box-on-a-button puzzle, I can only imagine how crazy they would go for the actual game.

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"Capcom kicked off the "Season of Street Fighter" with the release of the Super Street Fighter® Pinball FX downloadable pack, which added a new Street Fighter pinball table to one of the most popular downloadable games on Xbox LIVE Arcade. The Street Fighter UNO® DLC pack will feature new Street Fighter Command Cards with signature Street Fighter power moves, as well as backgrounds and music inspired by Street Fighter. Capcom will also have another "little" surprise coming to the PlayStation®Network later in the holiday season."

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Prince of Persia is set in a land rooted in ancient Persian mythology, with the Prince finding himself caught in an epic battle between the primal forces of light and darkness—the god of Light, Ormazd versus his brother Ahriman, the destructive god of Darkness. The Prince arrives just in time to witness the destruction of the legendary Tree of Life, an act which threatens to plunge the entire world into eternal darkness. Manifested in the form of “the Corruption,” a dark substance that physically contaminates the land and the skies, the Prince must partner with his new deadly companion Elika to heal the world from the evil Corruption.

• A New Hero Emerges—Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, and swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman’s corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light.
• A New Epic Journey Begins—Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments will deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies.
• A New Open World Structure—A first for the Prince of Persia franchise—now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world.
• Emergence of a Deadly New Ally—History’s greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
• All New For Next-Gen—The franchise’s debut on next-generation consoles utilizes Ubisoft’s proprietary Anvil engine, the same engine used to develop Assassins Creed.

The FREE Limited Edition Upgrade is only available by pre-ordering and will include in addition to the regular edition:

• Collectable Limited Edition packaging.
• An exclusive look at the making of Prince of Persia.
• A Prima® digital mini-strategy guide full of developer’s secrets to help players master the year’s best action-adventure game.
• A digital art book that chronicles the game’s journey from concept to winner of Best Artistic Design at E3 2008.
• The original soundtrack scored by master composer Inon Zur.
• And much more…

Offer good while supplies last.

Release Date:Tue, 02 Dec 2008

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