Xbox Live

This weekend Microsoft are offering all the joys of Xbox Live Gold to everyone on the server. These features includ Video Kinect, Facebook, Zune Video and of course online gaming, making them free for all users. This week we launched a new Xbox LIVE dashboard offering controller-free online entertainment through Kinect, making the...

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Forza 4 launch in Ireland

Microsoft’s PR guys decided the best way to launch Forza 4 in Ireland was to go to Mondello Park. How do you drum up more support? Have someone from Kerry GAA (UP THE DUBS!) and Bernard Dunne. They also have someone from Microsoft who can’t pronounce Bugatti Veyron properly… No doubt he’s...

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Gears of War 3 midnight openings

On the 19th the conclusion to one of the biggest stories of the current era in games comes to an end with the release of Gears of War 3. Undoubtedly it’s due to be huge, and will most likely dominate charts globally. So, with that in mind, Ireland will have a lot of midnight openings to celebrate. Xtra-Vision are doing a huge...

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E3 2011: Microsoft press conference

In what was probably one of the most unbelievably awful press conferences anyone will ever witnessed, a lot was announced but it’ll take some time for Xbox fans to get over the douchy vibe this conference gave off. The stink of “we’re too cool for the room” as wave after wave of Kinect announcement was made...

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Game Deals of the Week (Updated)

List will be updated throughout the week as more deals are found. If you know of any other sales then please leave a comment and I shall add them to the list. Mighty Ape are having a large sale on over 300 games. List of games can be found here. Loki for $19.99 is an absolute bargain. The New Zealand $ is worth roughly half that...

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