Dean Takahashi did a great job weaving you through the inside story on the 360 starting back before the original Xbox even launched. There is a 20 year plan for Microsoft within the industry and the 360 is the next step in that advancement.
He describes some of the internal struggles, each person's background and how and why they ended up at Microsoft (or in some cases leaving Microsoft). I was amazed at how many former Nintendo executives are in the games division at Microsoft. Evidently, having their corporation offices so close in Redmond was convenient for attracting talent, especially after the big Nintendo executive shake-up.
Salman from Tech4Gamers writes "Mortal Kombat 9 revived the series from a low point after bringing it back to 2D combat. It marked a new high-point for the franchise due to its incredible roster, exciting cinematic story mode, and high-octane combat."
That game was actually goated. It was the first time ever that I actually tried to get good at a fighting game. Unfortunately the online connection was so dogshit it made it hard to enjoy and eventually I gave up. Haven't really played much fighting games since.
Microsoft has slashed the prices of games across the Xbox 360 store in preparation for its July 29th closure.
The Dishwasher
Vigilante 8
Two non-BC and no-PC-version Arcade titles I downloaded recently. Dishwasher's sequel is on Steam at least.
I've also downloaded Ninety-Nine Nights II (shame the first wasn't available). I still want to download Burnout 3: Takedown before the weekend's up, though that is still the full $9.99 non-discounted price
The Xbox 360 Marketplace is officially shutting down in three days, which means dozens of exclusive, digital-only 360 games will no longer be available to purchase anywhere else once it does.
The Xbox 360 will be almost 20 years old next year, and to celebrate this milestone Microsoft have decided to obliterate all of its online functionality.
Fortunately, the X360 was jailbroken a long time ago, so a good part of its library is available for download from 'alternative' sources. Still, it's a bummer to see the store going away.
Dawn of The First Day
-72 Hours Remain-
Also they can keep the store up for life if they wanted.
Series X for the back compat titles, and OG Xbox and X360 for those not on BC. I pretty much bought all of the digital games I want for the 360 so I am good.
This has been done before but it is a great book andone worthy of a read to people no matter which console you will pick up to take a look inside the decisions and planning, money and amount of things involved in making this machines we love so much to come here and argue about.
After you read this get Hacking the Xbox by Bunny Huang and you will learn alot about consoles and the have a good ability to talk about them with an educated approach. There are many harware hacking books out there that talk about consoles and how they work and how they advance also.
yeah good if your into business aspects of the gaming world