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After the victory of Fernando Alonso at Silverstone story is very video that I want to emphasize in this article. The guys at Codemasters are working hard on the official game of Formula 1 and it seems the result of this year will be much more satisfying than the debut. First, look at the first real images of the game and then keep talking.

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Before I ask, no, it has nothing to do with the famous British music group that triumphed with his smash hit " Song 2 ".

Blur , the game is synonymous with fun, competition, rivalry, struggle to reach the first goal at all costs a lot of laughs and laughs.

2 months ago that Activision has launched numerous codes to play the beta of Blur with 48 hours of free Xbox Live Gold. So we could enjoy the multiplayer mode (since the beta only has online multiplayer modes). The success was overwhelming, exhausting these in no time.

While still not out the game, the beta of Blur is one of the most played online, gathering thousands of gamers daily. There is nothing unusual, because once you've tried the beta and have played Blur a couple of races, the game becomes increasingly addictive and awaken the desire to improve our final result.

Why is it so addictive Blur The answer is simple, people from Bizarre Creations have done a tremendous job, have mixed Project Gotham Racing 4 with Mario Kart , and the result is Blur, a game arcade racing unlike in the which your goal is to reach the finish line first, but not just enough to accelerate and brake, but along the circuit are scattered numerous "power ups" to help you advance to the desired top.

These "power-ups" are: turbo, normal shots, shooting guided missiles, mines, car repair, shield, etc.. Furthermore, our car has a life bar that decreases over the rival attacks and strokes than we, but be careful that when we appear zero reaches far behind and lose many jobs.

Blur will go on sale on May 28 for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and PC, there will be a "boom sales" since the month of May will be collapsed by Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, among others ...

If you have not had occasion to try the demo, you're already taking, and those who have tested and, what do you think?

My impressions. The first negative that's why we are in crisis:

• Make payment when 10 meters of the console on the PC, I have free. Tb I have it on the blackberry "free."
• It takes a USB keyboard to make the most of. Insert the command text is a pain.
• Twitter takes a while to load. You can not see the people you mentioned (which posted @ jorgemediavilla) in a single click. That does not facilitate discussions.
• Can handle multiple accounts at once?
• No connection between games and the new social services, which it itself is doing with Twitter Sony (Uncharted 2) and Facebook (that's precisely the approach). Isolated applications.

Now the positive, which Hayles if any:

• The design of Facebook and Twitter is very clear, simple and aesthetic. Accessibility is very good. The navigation is very accurate.
• Interconnection between Facebook and the Xbox has enabled me to know the gamertag of many people who were on Facebook, but I knew your Xbox gamertag. I've added them all!
• That gives MSFT a few days free to try Facebook and Twitter.

Then there is the issue of missing last.fm in Spain. This has left a feeling of disappointment in the fall update, as the functionality to the Zune, we are still waiting in Spain ...

This week has been an unprecedented event in the history of videogames. About one million Xbox owners have been "banned", ie added to the blacklist of consoles can not access Xbox Live because Microsoft has detected that they have modified to run pirated games or indie games , among other reasons.

What does that mean? Basically you can still install whatever you want in it, but do not count on connecting to the Internet to play online or enjoy online services such as avatars, the bazaar or social networks. Come on, Microsoft turns your console into a brick for a player. Social factor is over the console ...

The mass ban has biblical proportions. It is estimated that Microsoft has sold 33 million consoles worldwide, 10 million of them in Europe and have now been banned around a million, which means that they once banned from 3 % of users (could be up to 5%), plus those who had already cast for playing Xbox multiplayer before the game they were playing a pirated copy, went on sale.

But what will they do who have suffered the wrath of Microsoft? I know they will claim the price of Xbox Live that had been paid and no longer will enjoy. Although some will buy a second console, which remain free hack for big multiplayer games, I know that many will do "pineapple" to switch to PlayStation.

One of the things that hurt them is that Microsoft has banned just before the departure of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a highly anticipated game. The time oozing pretty bad idea from Microsoft (and surely Activision, which certainly is in the garlic ...), which has taken just at the peak of the year. Many are not going to forgive easily. And then there's the feeling you've bought a console and not yours ... Microsoft's operating distance and watch what you do ... Puff, this sounds a bit like Big Brother.

Anyway, this is what you get. I of course I have not pirated, but we all know friends who have been banned in an unprecedented decision. To all this, the version of Microsoft is to modify the console is illegal and violates terms of service usage and ends with the warranty. We also aim to prevent the illegal sale of video games. What they have not clarified the method although many have taken to mean that all those with a specific firmware, which was once used to "hack" the console ... If this is the method, the thing would smell even worse, since not everyone had that firmware would be pirates ... Without commenting to modify your console is not a crime, it would be hacked, but not modify the console for other uses.

What will happen now? ¿Super Skills or of stupidity? I predict that console sales will rise as there will be people who buy a new one to play certain video games legally, but I think that a measure has been a bit radical and desperate. Apart from sales figures, what is certain is that decisions like this, instead of getting the community in the pocket, which is a key to the future of video games thanks (games created by the community or created levels by users), the fact is that the community will go elsewhere. In the short term Microsoft can make some sales, but medium to long term I think they are digging their own grave.

Ah! And careful with the Xbox you to buy secondhand. Like you sell a mazacote that is worthless ...

As promised, I bought the PS3 as a way of rewarding Sony for the redesigning and price drop. I bought it for 320 euros plus the console plus Fallout 3 WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 and first impressions are positive, albeit with some caveats.

Let the good. It really makes less noise and run cooler, which is appreciated in the summer. The new buttons I like. The touch was fine, but these are a success because the touch is important. Another thing I loved was the return to have a controller with vibration in my hands, and I had forgotten that feeling. The savings in electricity will also be considerable, which I love.

One of the big reasons also to update the console was on the hard drive, which now is 120 Gb Although you could easily replace the hard drive, as it uses a standard laptop, I preferred to wait and directly change the entire console. I want more space especially for television recordings. I try not to see anything that does not pass before the Play TV, to save the ads. After updating the console (not supplied with the latest firmware 3.0) and install the software on Play TV, I still had 92 GB free, which means it eats nearly 30 operating system ...

Among the bad, which is less taller and thinner, but has more depth. In any case occupies less volume. I miss connections for USB, because with the Play TV all day because you really only available to load the USB command, the pen drive and keyboard, etc.. In addition, USB is still inaccessible.

Also missing is the card reader and the ability to install Linux. If I'm honest I never used the reader and although I installed Linux, I did not do anything decent with it because it was a bit complex to install and discourage me.

They say that the PS3 is a bit slower than the old. To me it has given me that feeling, but circulating out there that compare videos and yes it seems to be a tad slower, but hey, I think they spin too fine. I have not appreciated a big difference.

In any case, I mainly want the console games. The extras are fine, but what I want is a good machine to play at an affordable price and that is finally, several years later, Sony has finished getting.

The guys at Xbox are going to have a little bad for a while, I guess that until Project Natal with a new redesign, because I believe they will not want to reach a mass audience with the current design of the console ... I for my part the I have a little pissed because I published the Xbox failed as a gun show ... Maybe the comparison was not very successful, but you can not tolerate that from 2005 until now have not had time to fix the console hardware. Some studies claim to half the consoles fail, others speak of 25%, in any case more than 10% is nonsense.

A friend put me on the trail of increasingly common E74 error, which would be first cousin to the red ring of death which involved a trip to the console with all expenses paid to Germany. Apparently, the new plates would have ended with the red ring of death, but would have brought this new problem.

It appears, though not confirmed, that the arrival of the New Xbox Experience, the new operating system console, has exacerbated the problem. Continued use of the console force the video upscaling chip ANA, which may overheat due to its position within the plate to get all the hot air from the CPU and GPU. This failure would occur only in the Xbox with HDMI output as mine ...

The big problem with this ruling is that Microsoft is a general hardware failure and, as it would with regard to the red ring of death, are not covered by the warranty extension to 3 years, although it would be covered by warranty "normal" console.

How do you know that I am experiencing this bug? Very easy. You'll see in a lot of languages ​​on the screen as the image and also you a red light in the LED panel of the console. As an overheating problem, turn off the console and wait for work, but if the ANA chip suffers too, could become a chronic problem.

If you see this screen, you have a problem friend

For now I refrain from contacting press on this issue because I assume that Microsoft neither can nor wants to talk about these issues for legal and competitive. Now you just leave a link on the description of the problem in the Microsoft support page .

My experience with Xbox includes the problem of the three red lights. The console went to Germany and returned as new. Now have a friend who did not pray much force just in case ... Now I have a normal Xbox HDMI output, so far, has not given me problems and that they have given good "tute" with FIFA.

* You can get more information at Joystiq

Update 14-April-2009: Leo on Joystiq that Microsoft has just released a statement that assumes that this error has something to do with the red ring of death and therefore will take care of repairs in the same way took over the three red lights.

It is available on the Web ADES , the management of video games, the list of best sellers of February. Enter as two rockets on the list the exceptional Killzone 2 and Street Fighter IV and Fallout 3, which benefits from a good price drop.

The list is led by Wii Fit, which fortunately unseating Wii Play, the game that nobody would buy if it came bundled with the wiimote and down to third place. Killzone 2 goes directly to the second position and the sixth, thanks to another edition metal box. As no published data, we do not know if the sum of both editions desbancaría Wii Fit.

Nintendo's participation in top 10 finishes with Mario Kart + Wii Wheel, which occupies the fourth place. Fall off the list of Nintendo DS games that appeared in January: Brain Training, Super Mario.

Street Fighter IV is another great entry in the list (look like the top 40 ...). His version of PS3. Is placed in fifth position and Xbox, in tenth.

Apart from Wii Fit, lost sales force PES 2009, which down to the seventh seat for PS2 and PS3 into the eighth.

In short, February has been a great month for PlayStation 3 in our country. Five of his plays have been placed very well on top. We could add a sixth to the list with the PES on PlayStation 2. Nintendo remains strong with 3 of their games for Wii in top positions and mainly emphasizes ausiencia Nintendo DS games, you should be feeling the increasing level of piracy exists and lack of new releases powerful. The Xbox still in the doldrums and this year has only looked into the top 10 with the well-tenth of Street Fighter IV this month.

This month the list is less dramatic than in January

What about the rest of February releases powerful? FEAR 2 appears tenth in the ranking of seventh in the PS3 and Xbox 360, which are not very good news. Even worse is the situation of survival horror: Unable to find a Dead Rising or Silent Hill Homecoming on any list!. Same with Race Pro, an excellent simulator for PCs that has gone unnoticed.

I say goodbye to some figures ahead of March. Rockstar has said that GTA Chinatown Wars, a new adventure for Nintendo DS is not working in sales but the reviews are excellent . Probably sales are weighted by the leak of the game itself on pirate networks before its release. I'm also eager to know the sales figures of Halo Wars, a new experiment to move the RTS to the console, and, of course, the Resident Evil 5, which looks set to break the mold.

Today it is impossible to keep a secret, at least for a multinational. If the other day we talked about the list of discounted games EA had leaked , we now know through New Zealand stores there will be a red Xbox 360 , though Microsoft denies it.

The same thing has been a typographical error Zealand store, but I what I think, as a lover of conspiracy theories that I am, is that it is an evil plan by Microsoft to camouflage the red ring of death ... hehehe

Sorry about the evil ... I have not been able to endure ...

Update to the second conspiracy of the day, this time contrasted (is true): Complete this "post" conspiracy with the curious observation that, for some reason, GTA IV The Lost and Damned does not go down as God intended if you have broadband connection Telefónica. With Telefónica paid the higher rate of the market and get what you deserve, the best product on the market: I have 3 days downloading (weighs less than 2 Gb) and I'm still waiting. Timofónica God bless!

I know sometimes I look like a Xbox 360 fanboy, but again I have to applaud. While Sony has to European consumers as second-rate, putting us all much more expensive than in the U.S. and Japan, Microsoft considers the main European, a market where you can not afford to fail (in the U.S. are. Unlike Sony, Microsoft has dropped 80 euros all consoles only here in Europe, leaving the rest of the territories without rebate.

Here now you can do with an Xbox 360 for 199 euros, while the cheaper version with no hard drive and other accessories. In this way is 50 euros cheaper than the Wii, which also forces you to buy new controls because their games are social and eventually you can have easily spent another 120 euros.

The great Achilles heel of this console are the failures that occur. Too hot and there are pieces that melt leaving the console unusable and three red lights on the front, called the circle of death. I saw it with mine and the console was in Germany in the service. He perfectly arranged. At least take care of the problem as God intended.
On this subject I can tell you a few things. The first thing that you put your console in a well ventilated area and do not act the fool comprándoos special fans and stuff. This is a design flaw not going to prevent with better ventilation and that Microsoft knew at the time of launch and release took so long before Sony. Believed lost with the previous Xbox console to launch the afternoon and with the 360 ​​that have rushed, as they have launched a product that gives more failures than the average of electronics.

Now the question is: How long before Sony cut the PS3? ¿Will wait a bit to see how the market or be shot directly to the pool? Have you lowered the cost enough to front and cut a new PS3? And Nintendo ... will react or that of your audience is different and will sell well as before? Remember that Nintendo is the only company to make money with your console from the start because its hardware is not very advanced.

It took time and it is now rumored to be confirmed. In Europe, the full range of Xbox 360 (premium, arcade, etc.) lowers its price to 80 euros so that Microsoft's console is available in its cheapest version for 200 euros. I've always been pro Xbox 360 and now I am even more. At this price there is no excuse to have one. I think also a great price just before the start of Grand Theft Auto IV, a game that is rumored Xbox 360 is better than PS3 and will also have exclusive downloadable content.

As of March 14, the Premium version of Xbox 360, which includes a 20GB hard drive and a wireless handheld will cost 269.99 euros. Meanwhile, Xbox 360 Elite, which features a 120 GB hard drive to store hundreds of hours of downloadable content from Xbox LIVE, will cost 369.99 euros. Finally, Xbox 360 Arcade, designed for all who wish to have a first contact with the world of Xbox, will cost 199.99 euros, becoming the next generation console market more affordable.

These days are bittersweet for Microsoft and its gaming platform. On the one hand, there comes a Halo 3, which has become the largest landing of gaming history with 170 million raised in 24 hours and, secondly, the companies have had to withdraw to succeed in Japan, after the little acceptance of games specifically made for that market as "Blue Dragon" or "Eternal Sonata".

The Microsoft press release announces that the Xbox 360 title has broken the records set by box office hits as "Spiderman 3" and novels like "Harry Potter" became the biggest launch of the entertainment industry. The game also is aimed at reviving the great multiplayer gaming network Xbox LIVE network who have used more than one million members to play in the first twenty hours, making the September 25th busiest day in the history of the service.

Microsoft's patience is being rewarded with sales unthinkable. Will this game bring benefits to the gaming division of Microsoft? Many years of struggling, so I guess it would be a deserved award.

But Japan did not work neither the old nor the current Xbox 360. I'm not sure why, but I guess Microsoft should not be very popular here in the land of Sony and Nintendo. Some of nationalism there and causes beyond the product itself, because the catalog is impressive by now and the console is fine. Only bad thing about this console is that sooner or later you will see the three red lights, and it is best that you pass while under warranty. I really have to wait for my return from the service console. Crashed at the worst time ...

The survey started in the right column makes it clear that you, the visitors of this humble blog, also do you think is the big launch this September.

The frikada: In campaign mode and 537,452,951 deaths were recorded. In a game where your mission is to save mankind, there will have been many deaths as world population in just over 2 days ...

Related links:
- Microsoft gives up the Japanese market .
- Halo 3 breaks records at launch .

This week is being great at Yahoo! Games. After the exclusive yesterday with my idol Jade Raymond, today we have had to launch a new video of Halo 3 exclusively. As I am very tired, I roll it up more. See him, although not very spectacular and is in English. For Friday launch another I have not seen. Enjoy it: New exclusive video of Halo 3 .

Update: Today we released the second trailer exclusive: Believe (You will think). A short summary of this trailer Microsoft has published a little earlier in soapbox, but we have had the full trailer 90 seconds. Very emotional, this second more worthwhile. The video focuses more on the epic of the game and shows a large model of the final battle, without showing images of the game at any time. A curious strategy, but I have arrived.

The Xbox 360 has dropped its price and has become very greedy. Now the question is: Do you prefer a Wii for 250 euros or 360 for an Xbox 280? I have the 2 and I can assure you there is no color, the Xbox has better games and gives more fun, more options. To me at least I like better, is more powerful. The Wii is great for when you organize the party with friends, but as for games not far more powerful than enough. I'm flush with the Resident Evil Wii Edition, but it's a game many years ago.

It may, the lowest configuration Xbox passes cost from € 279.99 Friday. The model with a 20 GB hard drive and one wireless controller will reduce the price of 50 €, and its new price € 349.99. These 2 consoles will share shelf space with the Xbox 360 Elite, which will also be available on Friday for € 449.99. Its black finish and new high-definition port are its hallmarks.

Go! What a great news day!
PlayStation 3 launch , Miyamoto question on Yahoo! Answers and now tell me from GameSpot already can see the first official pictures of Xbox 360 Elite . Without further ado, step right up on GameSpot .