We Are Giving Away Halo 2 for Vista, Shadowrun for Vista, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Announcements, Features, Microsoft, Video Games,

Okay peeps - listen up if you want to walk away with a copy of some of the newest games on the Games for Windows platform. We’re talking about titles like Halo 2 for Windows Vista, Shadowrun for Vista, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. How do you win? It’s fairly simple. GamerAndy Live! is talking about Corporate Sponsored Fanboyism and frankly, they want to know what you’re thinking about it too. Listen to GamerAndy Live! Episode 82: Sex, Lies, and GamerTags then email your thoughts to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) by tomorrow (Saturday) evening - that’s June 9th - to be entered in a random drawing. You gotta listen if you wanna win. While you’re at it, head on over to the GamerAndy board on our forums and let us know what your submission was there in the public area, so we can keep this discussion going.

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New Version of Pac-Man Becomes Available

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, Microsoft, Video Games,

X-box 360 Live Pac-Man addicts finally have something to get excited about. Microsoft and Namco Bandai have announced that they have developed a new version of the 26 year-old classic arcade game. The Pac-Man Championship Edition features new mazes for the characters and is available as of today via the XBox Live Marketplace for 800 MS points.
The announcement of the new game came during the Pac-Man World Championship held in New York’s Times Square, where Mexico’s Carlos Daniel Borrego won with a score of 22,160. We wonder if Carlos began monopolizing his parents’ TV to play the original when he was a toddler to practice for the big event.

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Join The Live Search Club for Freebies

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Internet, Microsoft, Video Games,

Some of us do daily crossword puzzles to ward off what may someday be Alzheimer’s (at least that’s what they tell us.) One day it is down, so we search to find it in another location. Instead we come up with the MS Live Search Club. Play 44.5 pseudo-crossword games (Flexicon) for 25 points (tickets) apiece and you can win a t-shirt. They also feature two other word games, Clink and Dingbat, which only yield 10 and 3 points respectively. The site was created to draw attention to Microsoft’s new Live Search, which is incredibly simple to use and should give Google and Yahoo a run for their money.

Director of Game Development/Creator Dan Ferguson told Gear Live that the site was only launched last week, but there are already dozens of games to play. I am already on my way to winning a free Zune with only about 700 games to go. If you can’t wait that long, you can receive a ring tone for only 105 tickets/points or a free music download after only 125.

(Thanks Dan)

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Online Extras Raise Price for Xbox 360 Gamers

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Internet, Microsoft, Video Games,

What’s worse than paying the annual $50.00 fee for playing Xbox online? The answer would be paying an inflated price for extras. Microsoft will now charge for extras such as maps and additional game levels. About 3 million players use the online service without the subscription fee but they cannot play against the other 3 million gamers who do.

The first map pack of “Gears of War” was offered as a freebie. From now on, add-ons will cost $10.00 a download. This can add up if you are a die-hard Xbox fan, but Microsoft is hoping that its revenue will help to correct its 3Q operating loss of $330 million. This just goes to prove that those that giveth will eventually taketh away.

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The Bleeding Edge 171: GamerAndy Live! 80 Video

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Microsoft, Podcasts, Video Games, Videocasts, Videos,

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Video Unboxing: Zune Halo 3 Edition

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Microsoft, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games, Videos,

We just got our hands on one of the new Zune Halo 3 Edition units, and we thought you might like to see us do an unboxing on video. That is the goal of this episode of Unboxing Live. Peep the video, and then check out the Halo Zune unboxing gallery if you wanna take a look at the stills, yo.

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Zune Halo 3 Edition Details

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Microsoft, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games,

We see that a bunch of you enjoyed our Halo 3 Edition Zune unboxing gallery, so we figured you might be interested in knowing a few more details on the device. We just got official word from the Microsoft Zune team on these facts, so you can pretty much bank on the following. First of all, the Halo 3 Edition Zune will only be available in one color - black with a blue double-shot. Obviously, it has all the external markings that distinguish it from the normal black Zune, but don’t go expecting any Master Chief green units.

The Zune Halo 3 Edition will be launching on June 15, 2007, and will be exclusively available from Gamestop stores. That means if you want one, you aren’t going to be able to order one from Amazon or pick one up at Best Buy - you gotta head to the wretchedness known as Gamestop. For those wondering about price, the Halo 3 Zune will run for $249.99 - same price as all the other Zunes out there. What’s cool about that, though, is the fact that you get a lot of pre-loaded content on the Halo 3 Edition Zune. We aren’t just talking about the custom wallpaper either - you can expect a collection of content from Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3, including videos, full soundtracks, trailers, and artwork. You can check the full list of content on the Zune Halo 3 edition after the break.

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Unboxing the Halo 3 Edition Zune

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Features, Microsoft, Portable Audio / Video, Video Games,

We were able to get our hands on one of the soon-to-be-released Halo 3 Edition Microsoft Zunes, and we figured you guys might be interested if we put it through one of our Unboxing Ceremonies. We did just that, and the results can be found in our Halo 3 Zune Unboxing Gallery. For those who haven’t heard, Microsoft will be making a special edition Zune available, with both the hardware and software featuring Halo 3-themed elements, to build up excitement for the impending release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360. Check out the gallery, and let us know what you think.

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The Simpsons Invade Xbox 360

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Microsoft, Movies, Video Games,

We have already seen some of the advertising hype brought on by the upcoming “Simpsons Movie” coming out July 27. Add to that an Xbox 360 Pro, which is available in a limited edition of 100. Another hundred are also to be given away. Partnering with Fox, the Microsoft game systems are based on the older Premium system. Don’t get too excited. Although there is an announcement and mention of new Simpson games, you won’t find much information on the give-away at this point.

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Trees Receive Punishment for Energy Efficient Sins

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Microsoft, PC / Laptop,

Microsoft StartSomething PC Design competition brought in plenty of new concepts, but we found this one particularly odd. Finalist Ben Arent’s EnergyTree actually contains a living tree. If the owner is especially energy efficient, the tree with be allowed nutrients and water. If not, the device poisons and malnourishes the tree until its demise. The winners of this contest are to be released this month.

Mr. Arent, couldn’t you just be content to design something that would just help us become more energy efficient instead of punishing those that are not? And while you are at it, please take that poor EnergyTree and plant it in a decent outdoor environment.

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