Third Political Debate Streaming On Xbox Live Tonight October 16, 2012

This is just a reminder that the third of four political debates will be streaming tonight on Xbox Live. This is the second Presidential Debate and it will be between the incumbent President Barack Obama and his challenger former Governor Mitt Romney.

The debate will start tonight at 9PM EST and will go until 10:30PM. Any Xbox Live Rewards Members are eligible to earn a code for exclusive Halo 4 SPARTAN-IV gold armor for their Xbox Live Avatars if they watch at least thirty minutes of tonight’s debate, and thirty minutes each from two others.

Microsoft promises that the avatar armor codes will be sent to rewards members on or around the first of November, if they met the qualifications.

Halo 4 is coming November 6th, 2012 exclusive to the Xbox 360.

New Nintendo Wii Bundle Drops Price October 15, 2012

There is a new Nintendo Wii model which is being phased into retailers prior to the Wii U launch next month. The bundle will feature a black model Wii and will include Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort on a single game disc.

Nintendo expects retailers should be fully stocked with the new Wii bundle by October 26th, 2012. It is unlikely this console will be backwards compatible with Nintendo GameCube games.

The new bundle is expected to be $130 US, a $20 price drop from the current Wii bundle which comes with New Super Mario Bros Wii.

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Part 2 Released October 12, 2012

It’s Friday and that means that the second part of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn has been released to Halo Waypoint and Machinima Prime.

More parts will be arriving every Friday to the Halo Waypoint app on the Xbox 360 and the Machinima Prime YouTube Channel.  If you would like to see Part 1 click here.

Halo 4 is coming November 6th, 2012 exclusive to the Xbox 360.  The feature-length Director’s Cut of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will be released with the Halo 4 Limited Edition on that date, and a Blu-Ray Disc release is expected in December.

Xbox Live Terms of Service Updated October 12, 2012

If you’re like me and have your Xbox 360 set to automatically sign into your profile and log you into Xbox Live when turning the system on, you’ll probably be pretty puzzled when you’re greeted with a dashboard that was not connected.  That happpened to me this afternoon.  You will probably be even more puzzled when you run a network test and find that the network troubleshooter can connect to Live just fine.

I just want to assure everyone that Xbox Live is not down.  Microsoft has updated the Xbox Live Terms of Service (TOS) and they are currently requiring a manual log in in order for you to view the new TOS and either accept or deny it.  You will not be able to connect to Live without accepting the new TOS.

Vice Presidential Debate Tonight On Xbox Live October 11, 2012

Just a reminder to all of you political animals, the Vice Presidential Debate will be hosted tonight at 9PM EST on Xbox Live.  Xbox Live Rewards Members who watch at least thirty minutes of it tonight (and at least thirty minutes of two other debates) through their Xbox 360s will be eligible for an exclusive Gold Halo 4 Spartan-IV suit of armor for their Xbox Live Avatars.

You can read all the details about the promotion here.

Halo 4 is coming November 6th, 2012 (which is Election Day in the US) exclusive to the Xbox 360.

God of War Ascension E3 2012 Demo Playable With Total Recall Blu-Ray October 10, 2012

It looks like the God of War developers will be taking a page from the history of District 9 and will be releasing the entire E3 demo presentation for God of War Ascension to anyone who picks up the Blu-Ray Disc release of 2012’s Total Recall starring Colin Ferrel.

If you’re interesting in seeing just exactly what I am talking about, here’s what the demo looked like when it was presented at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Total Recall will be released to Blu-Ray Disc December 18th, 2012.  God of War Ascension is coming March 12th, 2013 exclusive to the Playstation 3.  A multiplayer beta is coming to people who picked up the God of War Saga for PS3.

Silent Hill Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios October 10, 2012

If you’re in the Orlando, Florida or Hollywood, California area this month and feel like taking a trip to Silent Hill, Universal Studios has you covered.

Universal Studios is running its yearly Halloween Horror Nights promotion at its parks in the days leading up to Halloween. They have totally redressed the park for night time visitors, adding some scary exhibits and monsters that will be going through the crowds.

Each of the haunted trails they will be featuring has a unique theme. Some are more classic, like a look at the Universal Monster movies, others are more modern, like a trail based on the AMC series The Walking Dead.

But what will probably interest gamers the most is that they are devoting an entire haunted experience to people based off of Silent Hill and it will be in the Hollywood and the Orlando theme parks. Yes, that means we’ll be able to explore Silent Hill for real, at least for a short time.

The people who made this exhibit said they did it as fans of the property. They also said that the inspiration behind it came from all the various incarnations of Silent Hill, so if you’re a fan of the games, or just a fan of the movies, without a doubt you’ll see something you recognize.

The Halloween Horror Nights will be going on up to October 31st. You can check out all the details and ticket information on the Halloween Horror Nights Official Website.

UPDATE:  Here’s the official trailer for the event.

Silent Hill: Book of Memories Launch Trailer October 6, 2012

Straight from Konami’s Gamers Night event in San Francisco, here is the official launch trailer for the next game in the Silent Hill series, Silent Hill: Book of Memories for the Playstation Vita.

From the looks of it, they’re going some place entirely new with this title, even though the art style and atmosphere look very much like a classic Silent Hill game.  It looks like they’re bring all new gameplay capabilities to the series that we haven’t seen before with this game, like the ability to play four-player co-op, and full character customization.  It also looks like they’re tapping into the features of the Vita, like the touch screens.

Silent Hill: Book of Memories is coming October 16th, 2012 exclusive to the Playstation Vita.

Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn Part 1 Released October 5, 2012

The first part of what may be the closest thing we’ll ever see to a live-action Halo movie has been released today.  Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is the live-action prequel series to Halo 4.

More episodes to come.  The entire series will be released as a feature-length movie with the Halo 4 Collector’s Edition, and there has been talk that the movie will also get a release on Blu-Ray Disc in December.

Halo 4 is coming November 6th, 2012 exclusive to the Xbox 360.

Halo 4 Flood Mode Detailed October 4, 2012

For the first time ever in a Halo game, the Flood will be playable in multiplayer.  Flood Mode is a new imagining of the invasion gametype, and will pit SPARTAN survivors armed with shotguns and grenades against Flood-infected players armed only with melee attacks.  Like invasion, if a SPARTAN is killed by a Flood-infected player, they will join the Flood, changing their player model and armor effect to more closely match the Flood’s single-player appearance.

The mode will support ten players.  Rounds will last 3:00 or until the final SPARTAN player is killed.

You can read all the details about the gametype, as well as all the new Flood-exclusive multiplayer medals here.

Well, looks like we’ll be fighting the Flood once more.

Halo 4 is coming November 6th, 2012 exclusive to the Xbox 360.  Remember guys, the first episode of Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn will be released tomorrow.