Until August 25, a ton of Call of Duty content is 50% off on the Xbox Live Marketplace for Xbox Live Gold members. The sale extends across both the Xbox One and Xbox 360 and offers both full game downloads and downloadable add-on content at a discounted price, including both Infinity Ward and Treyarch titles. […]
Xbox Live is free this weekend for Xbox 360 users in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Japan. Starting April 19 at 7am PST and ending April 22 at 10am PST, anyone with a Silver account (basically, anyone with an internet connection) will be able to enjoy Xbox Live Gold services for free. That […]
“A world of multiplayer, unlocked,” reads the heading on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE page. That’s what we like to hear here at MP1st. This weekend Xbox 360 users will be able to take their non-Gold Xbox LIVE account online with any and all of your favorite multiplayer titles. From 12:01 (GMT) March 8 to 23:59 (GMT) March […]
Illfonic, developers of Nexuiz, an arena-based shooter powered by the CryENGINE 3 available on XBL and Steam, are uncertain of the game’s future after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved the sale of THQ’s assets last month. Illfonic president Chuck Brungardt recently told Polygon, “Our deal with THQ was basically a licensing deal through THQ Partners, so we […]
Ahoy, vault hunters! For those who have have been eyeing up the Borderlands series on the Xbox 360 for the past few months but have been waiting for a great deal to present itself, today is your lucky day. Microsoft now has the original Borderlands as well as Borderlands 2 and it’s season pass at […]
Since Microsoft and Sony release quality content to their respective marketplaces each week, I will provide you with the most up-to-date lists of each system and what marketplace goodies you can find. Today I’ll be starting with the Xbox 360. There’s a lot of content to list, so I’ll highlight what I believe will be […]
With a download size of 157.53, two brand new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 maps, Erosion and Aground are now live on both the Xbox Live Marketplace for absolutely free. Available to all Xbox Live users, including non-CoD Elite members, Erosion and Aground also come packed with the brand new 1v1 and 2v2 game mode, […]
Who would have known? Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is a hit! According to Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, “Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has has broken all previous Xbox LIVE Arcade digital sales records, selling more than any other title in the first 24 hours on Xbox LIVE Arcade. I just looked at the leaderboards and there are over […]
You may remember a few months back when we talked to Canadian developers Gigatross Games about their upcoming XBL Indie Games title, Grand Class Melee, a top-down Zelda-meets-Bomberman multiplayer action-game. After a successful release on XBL, earning a place as one of the top-rated Indie Games, we’ve recently learned that the trio is hard at […]
MineCraft on the Xbox Live Arcade is only a few days away and to celebrate, Mojang and 4J Studios have released some brand new videos showcasing the online and splitscreen multiplayer that MineCraft: Xbox 360 Edition will have to offer. Multiplayer Trailer: Multiplayer Overview: Check out this multiplayer overview for a much more detailed look […]
Both Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and DICE’s Battlefield 3 hit the digital marketplace yesterday – the former on Xbox Live and the latter on the PlayStation Network. Xbox Live users can now purchase and download the digital version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for $39.99 (Size: 7.49 GB) by […]
UPDATE: After a couple restarts, our updates have been successfully installed and we are able to connect to Live. This seems to be the case in North America. However, some readers in Europe are still experiencing difficulties (thanks J.A!). By the looks of it, the teams behind Xbox Live are working on the matter and […]
Gears of War 3 offers a unique blend of horror, brutal combat, and hyperbolic gore. Cliff Bleszinski and his ultra-talented multiplayer design team have nearly perfected the third-person, cover-based gameplay that has become so popular this generation. However, it is fairly obvious that while crafting the game, the team had snacks on the brain. Many […]
Remember in the 1978 Superman movie, when Superman fails to save Lois Lane from her grisly earthquake/car crash demise? He rectifies this by flying so fast around Earth, it spins backwards and resets time. He then has ample opportunity to save her from death. In the same way that Superman raped the fabric of time […]
Great news for all Xbox LIVE Gold members! Many Battlefield: Bad Company 2 add-ons are exactly half-off this week in the game marketplace, including the BFBC2 Vietnam expansion pack! Sale ends September 12th. Here is a list of what they’re offering. Onslaught Mode: 200MS BFBC2 Vietnam: 600MS Bad Company 2 VIP: 400MS Bad Company […]