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Lian-Li PC-XB01 Xbox 360 Modding Case Pictures and Details

More details and pictures of the Lian-Li PC-XB01 case have been released. It's an Xbox360 replacement case that works silently, with better cooling and it is all aluminum in metallic finishing. It use a silent 120mm 1500RPM fan, has sound insulation around the DVD drive, a huge aluminum air duct and even water tube openings if you plan to upgrade to water cooling.

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LinuxGuru5786d ago

You know you have a problem console when you need one of these to keep it functioning properly.

LordXenu5786d ago (Edited 5786d ago )

plus most xbox owners are HC gamers who play their console almost allthroughout the day

x360 which was praised last year for halo 3 is now being bashed after mgs4's release. human preferences change so soon

Domenikos5786d ago

Its whorehible... but who cares if it works right?

TheIneffableBob5786d ago

That is one sexy case, though.

Lian-Li always puts out top notch stuff.

AuToFiRE5785d ago

and really.. why would you want to void your 360s warranty when it is so faulty in the first place

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Capt CHAOS5786d ago

And discuss the 'sexiness' of this.

thewhoopimen5785d ago

I think you mean ineffable bob too.

Looks like *hmm* apple's case. Must be where it got the sexiness from.

http://www.apple.com/macpro...

Dir_en_grey5786d ago

When you feel the need to spend extra cash to keep your system running, might as well get a PS3. If you are going to spend even more on water cooling, might as well get a PC.

If you prefer the games on 360 over PS3, best way to get a working 360 is to buy a new one, spend that extra to get a warranty plan, and just switch for a new one whenever it craps out... Until you get one that doesn't die.
Refurbished 360's never solves the problem... Once it craps out, you can pretty much consider it dead even if you send it back.

mboojigga5786d ago

Why do people get on this site and talk like they are speaking somthing new on here. If you don't care for the 360 why talk about it. Your advice is pretty ignorant too.

yanikins1115786d ago

Because its funny/ironic/sad that some people defend this console to the death even given its abhorent reliability.

360 elite = $650
+ Wireless Ethernet Adaptor = $97
+ Online = $50/annum
+ Extended warranty = $100(?)
+ 3rd party Case (voids previous warranty) = 150-200(?)
+ Defunct HD Disc add on = Can you even still buy these?
+ Proprietry Memory card when you want to transfer data = $50/32MB
+ Proprietry HDD upgrades = $$$
+ 652, 894 Hours on the phone to Customer support = 1.09/minute
+ Shipping to MS Customer service centers = $35/month

Having your console melt because you didnt install custom Liquid-Sun cooling = Priceless

Lol, im gonna get bubble-raped.

Gone are the good old days when people had a sense of humour. Ok, heres one for the ps3

PS3 MGS4 40GB Bundle = $750
QUT Degree in Acronym Studies = $52,000
Rumble controller = $95
Bluetooth headset, = $78 (with game)
Electrical Bill for Folding@home 24 hours/day = $24/annum
Replacement E,A,S,U,X keys for keyboard = $1.96

Waiting upp all night to play gta4 and realising your console just tanked = Priceless (didnt happen to me, but whatever...)

For the record I had 8 bubbles. I give 7 of them about an hour....

Bombomb5786d ago

doesn't change the fact the console has great games out and to come...and the ps2 went through mad issues similar.

some tend to forgive a lot easier.

hopefully ms learns from this mistake just as sony did.

yanikins1115785d ago

oh i agree. It has fantastic games out. It just sucks that I cant play any of the exclusives because i refuse to pay for a new console every year. It sh**s me to tears as a gamer. After finishing Halo2, with master chief stuck on an alien ship saying "im finishing this fight", i was soooo bloody hyped up for halo3. So i went and paid all this money for the 360 and what do i have 3 months later? Before halo3 even gets out? A f***in' paperweight. That would p*ss any gamer off. I imagine its how the people feel who got a ps3 for gta4 only to have it tank. or people who work all week only to get hit by a bus on their way to cash their pay-cheque. Or the people who put effort and time into a relationship for 3 years to have the b***h turn around and tell you she never really liked you. Yes im dealing with some f*cking issues. Hell, you know how pissed off she was when i spent 500 odd on a console instead of her? AND THEY BOTH F***IN' LEFT ME!!!! WTF!!!! <cries>

<cough>

I am so f***in' bored....

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Raoh5786d ago

in an apple case

oh the irony

spirited5786d ago

the guy is smarter than microsoft hardware techies.HE HE HE
shame on u microsoft

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies10h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken5h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6921h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker21h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6920h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt8h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken5h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos1d 3h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto1d 2h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger881d 2h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies16h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.

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Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Video games are no longer just a simple past time. Today's games are evolving into true works of art. Offering intriguing narratives, cinematic setpieces, and profound messages, games can entertain us for hundreds of hours.

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Chard1d 20h ago (Edited 1d 20h ago )

I never got around to mass effect - I’m skeptical that it would hold up if I were to try it now

Furesis1d 19h ago

I would say it does. The combat is a bit shit for todays standards but everything else is great.

anast1d 17h ago

It's worth a play through today.

gold_drake1d 11h ago

the first one is abit the odd one out but after u finished it, believe it it gets tremendously better and better