Microsoft Announce The Xbox Live Service Will Be Discontinued For Orignal Xbox Consoles And Games On 15th April

Microsoft have announced that they are discontinuing the Xbox Live service for Original Xbox Consoles and Games as well as Xbox games being played on the Xbox 360 by Xbox Discs and Xbox Originals.

Having Xbox Games and Consoles connect to the Xbox live service has been mentioned as the main reason why the Xbox 360 friends list is limited. I speculate that this move is a prelude to a change/update to Xbox Live.

Press Release

Dear Xbox LIVE Members,

On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. I want to start by saying this isn’t a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community.

Seven years ago we laid out our vision for the connected console when we launched Xbox LIVE. We believed then that the power of the Internet to connect people would revolutionize living room entertainment. It started with amazing multiplayer games, and we’ve since seen that bet pay off again and again with the launches of Xbox 360, Marketplace, Netflix and powerful social features like Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. None of this would have been possible without the success of LIVE as a multiplayer gaming network.

There’s no greater example of the power of the Xbox LIVE community than the “Halo” franchise. “Halo 2” has had an amazing run on LIVE, with a dedicated community more than five years after launch and well into the next generation of consoles. It has fundamentally changed the way we play video games. And while it’s difficult to see that run come to an end, the “Halo” franchise continues to act as the benchmark for multiplayer gaming in this generation, with “Halo 3,” “Halo 3: ODST” and soon “Halo: Reach” on Xbox 360.

Your Xbox LIVE community has grown to 23 million strong. And as we look down the road, we’ll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360. To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games. We will contact the Xbox LIVE members directly impacted by this change and if this includes you, I encourage you to check your LIVE messages and associated e-mail account over the coming weeks for more details and opportunities. We view you as a partner in this process.

We’ll share more details soon, but in the meantime I want to assure you that the best is yet to come for Xbox LIVE. I believe we’ll look back on 2010 as a landmark year in gaming and home entertainment, and I couldn’t be more excited about what we have in store with “Project Natal” and LIVE. The LIVE community is the driving force behind everything we do, and it’s because of the community that ground-breaking experiences on Xbox continue to be possible.

See you on LIVE,

Marc Whitten
Gamertag - Notwen
www.twitter.com/notwen

Sony Announces Mod Nation Racers PSP

Sony has announced that a PSP version of Mod Nation Racers is coming out in Spring this year at the same time as the Playstation 3 version of the game.
The Game has the same features as the PS3 version. you are able to create your character, the racer, and tracks; you can upload all of them and share them with other people; and your able to download other peoples tracks, racers, and characters. the PSP version also features 6 player online Multiplayer.



Mod Nation Racers

Sony Reveal The Boxart For The EU God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition

Sony's EU Playstation Blog have revealed what the boxart for the EU God Of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition looks like. you can click on the picture to see it bigger.

Sony has also posted a reminder as to what people will get in the Ultimate Edition:

• God of War III
• God of War Collection
• Extra game content downloadable via PlayStation Network:
• God of War Combat Arena containing an exclusive environment and seven challenges to complete
• Dominus character skin
• Apollo character skin
• Phantom of Chaos character skin
• Forgotten Warrior character skin
• Special audio bonus
• God of War Trilogy Soundtrack – God of War I, II, and III scores from the game (3 CDs in total)
• God of War: Blood and Metal EP – a heavy metal homage featuring original music inspired by God of War (downloadable via PSN)
• Additional content:
• Artbook
• Postcards

From EU Playstation Blog

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Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest)

• QTE Blog: Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16uSl0

• QTE Blog: Audio Re-Cap of Yesterdays News (oldest to newest) http://ow.ly/16uTQ0

• 360: Ubisoft have announced that Splinter Cell Conviction is coming out on the 13th April. http://ow.ly/13OoP

• Nokia: Ovi Maps Racing has been released as a free download.its a top down racer that makes tracks based on your location http://ow.ly/13OqA

• Game Crazy Parent company, Movie Gallery, has filled for chapter 11 bankruptcy. only 250 stores will remain. http://ow.ly/13OtL

• Wii: The Sadness website is now gone. this may not signal the end of the game. http://ow.ly/13OvG

• THQ Have said that there will be another De Blob game sometime between April 2010 and March 2011. http://ow.ly/13OwQ

• Wii: Upcoming game Zangeki no REGINLEIV has been in development for over 3 years. http://ow.ly/13OBQ

• PC: Atari have announced that there are over 1 Million registered accounts for Star Trek Online. http://ow.ly/13OD0

• The Next Famitsu cover was accidentally revealed. 2 new titles revealed, Love Plus Plus and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift http://ow.ly/13RCk

• Between Oct-Dec 09, 6.5M PS3's were sold, up 2M from 2008. PS2 sold 2.1M, Down from 2.5M. PSP Sold 4.2M, Down from 5.1M http://ow.ly/13RFY

• THQ have Announced that a new Warhammer 40K MMO will be revealed at E3 http://ow.ly/13RGV

• QTE Blog: This Weeks UK PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ow.ly/16uYm7

• QTE Blog: Sega Reveals Project Needlemouse Is Sonic The Hedgehog 4 http://ow.ly/16uYm8

• PS3: Sony say the best of the PS3 is yet to come. they compare how God Of War II pushed PS2 to limits 8 years in http://ow.ly/13RJB

• PS3: Sony say that Arc is just a Rumoured Codename and thats all THQ referred to in their financials. http://ow.ly/13S5s

• Konami announce that April-December 2009 revenues dropped 18.4% to ¥190.9 billion. Profits down 40.4%. 15.53M Games Sold http://ow.ly/13S9Y

• MumboJumbo have now been awarded $7.3Million in damages in court victory over PopCap. this is up from $4.6M http://ow.ly/13STT

• QTE Blog: EA Announces That The Sims Series Is Now 10 Years Old http://ow.ly/16v0Lj

• 360: A picture of a Natal Prototype has been released. its made in the same factory as the iPhone http://ow.ly/13SWX

• Square Enix have revealed they are currently working on 5 unannounced titles. two are expected in 2010 http://ow.ly/13SYx

• PS3: Sega reveal the PS3 was the lead platform for Sonic And Sega All Star Racing. it has SixAxis support http://ow.ly/13T06

• PS3: A Website Domain registered by Sony hints that a Motion Control EyePet game, or patch, is coming out. http://ow.ly/13T3H

• QTE Blog: UK PSN Update 04/02/10 http://ow.ly/16v1ZR

• QTE Blog: Glu Mobile Announce 1000 Find 'Em All Is Out Now On The App Store http://ow.ly/16v1ZS

• Fallout New Vegas trailer released. reveals the game is out this fall. it shows no in-game footage. http://ow.ly/13WE2

• PS2 Software sales are down to 11.2M, a 62% Drop compared to 2008. PS3 Software sales up 17% to 47.6M over 2008 http://ow.ly/13WQv

• Peripheral makers say their market generated $5 Billion in worldwide revenues during 2009. this is on par with 2008. http://ow.ly/13WTj

• iPhone: its speculated Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Is coming to the iPhone, after people found a pic in the website source code http://ow.ly/13WXh

• 360: A Final Fantasy XIII faceplate for the 360 has been spotted in a video. its unsure at the moment if its legit. http://ow.ly/13WZo

• QTE Blog: This Weeks USA PSP Digital Comic Store Update http://ow.ly/16v59v

• The GameInformer L.A. Noire Cover has been revealed. there is a 10 page feature on the game in the mag. http://ow.ly/140c3

• Capcom have announced that Dark Void DLC is coming. they are survivor missions. it'll be 400MS points/£3 http://ow.ly/140dp

• PS3: Sony France has reportedly confirmed that EyePet 2 is in development. http://ow.ly/140ef

• QTE Blog: Sega Have Released A New Trailer For The Upcoming Iron Man 2 Game http://ow.ly/16v83u

• QTE Blog: THQ Have Released Two New Promo Trailers For MX vs ATV Reflex http://ow.ly/16v83t

THQ Have Released Two New Promo Trailers For MX vs ATV Reflex

THQ have released 2 new promo trailers for MX vs ATV Reflex. these trailers are more like adverts for the game and show some in-game action towards the end of each trailer.

Sega Have Released A New Trailer For The Upcoming Iron Man 2 Game

Sega have released a new trailer for the upcoming Iron Man 2 game. this is a movie tie-in game. the trailer is made from in-game footage most likely from in-game cutscenes. There is a couple of seconds which appear to be in-game action. The Main focus on the trailer is on War Machine.