Show #334: Tokyo Game Show, NBA 2K10 and Left 4 Dead's Crash Course

Co-host : e (Xbox LIVE ) (Twitter) Co-host : lollip0p (Xbox LIVE) (Twitter) Special Guest: Stephen Toulouse warns about the latest scams Interview: Erick Boenisch, NBA 2K10 (32:21 – 44:32) Interview: Chet Faliszek, Left4Dead (44:33 – 53:34) Name The Game Xbox 101 And much more

Demo: Need For Speed Shift Demo

Content: Need For Speed Shift Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Need for Speed Shift is an amazingly realistic and visceral racing game that gives you the true driver’s experience delivering real-world physics in authentically recreated race cars on a wide range of challenging race tracks. Players are thrust into the loud, visceral, intense, athletic experience of racing a car on the edge of control from the driver’s perspective through the combination of perception based G-forces, the hyper reality of the cockpit view, and the brutal experience of a first person crash dynamic. Need for Speed Shift features an accurate, accessible physics-based driving model that allows you to feel every impact, every change of track surface and every last bit of grip as you push yourself to the edge.

Left 4 Dead Crash Course Pack

Content: Crash CoursePrice: 560 PointsAvailability: All Xbox LIVE RegionsDash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,LANGUAGE] Left 4 Dead's Crash Course starts with our Survivors right after their rescue helicopter from the No Mercy campaign crash lands on the outskirts of town. This two chapter campaign includes Co-op, Survival and Versus action, and ten new achievements. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.

Crackdown Premium Theme Preview

I just got word that a Crackdown NXE Theme is coming to Marketplace tomorrow. I’m a big Crackdown fan, so I was pretty excited when I was able to get a preview of what it will look like as well.

Here are the details as they’ll appear in Marketplace tomorrow MORNING after 0700 ET/0300 PT

If you a Crackdown fan, be sure to download the Agilty Orb sound file. It makes a great message tone for your mobile phone!

Content: Play More Crackdown! Price: 240 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: Two years later, Crackdown is still an awesome game. Here’s a new Premium Theme in celebration of its sheer awesomeness. Why not dust off your copy, give your friends a nudge, and go stir up some mayhem in Pacific City?

Your last chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree at Best Buy

It’s not too late so head over to GetGameSmart.com for details. The contest ends April 30th so you’ve got just a few more days/hours left to enter the contest.

New Xbox Originals now available: Max Payne and Max Payne 2

Xbox Originals has just released Max Payne and Max Payne 2. Both titles are now available for download for 1200 points each on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Demo: UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo

Content: UFC 2009 Undisputed Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) ALCOHOL REFERENCE,BLOOD,LANGUAGE,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES,VIOLENCE] So you want to be a fighter! Then download the demo featuring playable UFC Fighters Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua! UFC® 2009 Undisputed is an explosive fighting game detailing the action, intensity and attitude of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world, players will push the envelope with a powerful new game engine, Ultimate Fighting™ Control, and put the best fighting disciplines to the test in the world-famous Octagon™. Take your best shot—UFC 2009 Undisputed is as real as it gets!

Demo: Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo

Content: Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Germany, Japan Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD,STRONG LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] Join the revolution and download the single-player demo for Red Faction®: Guerrilla™! Utilize guerrilla tactics and strategic destruction against the oppressive Earth Defense Force in the battle for Mars. Blow bridges out from under enemy convoys, set explosives to detonate alternate entrances, and blast enemy strongholds with rigged vehicles using Geo-Mod™ 2.0, the most realistic destruction engine to date.

New clothing now available for your Avatar (Hip Hop)

The following items are now available for download as part of the latest release of apparel for your avatar:

For the men we have:Denim Shorts Faded Jeans with PrintStriped Visor BeanieDiamond Stud EarringsSquare Stones RingAnd for the ladies:Oversized Jacket with ChainsShort ShortsSports VestDiamond Stud Earrings

All clothing choices are free, and will remain available. It is easy to tell what is new when you are in the avatar editor, just look for the gold star. Any item of clothing with a gold star is new since the last time you signed in to the avatar editor.

DLC: Left 4 Dead Survival Pack

Content: Left 4 Dead Survival PackPrice: FreeAvailability: All Xbox LIVE regionsDash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,LANGUAGE] The Left 4 Dead Survival Pack introduces a new multiplayer game mode, entitled “Survival”, plus two complete campaigns for Versus Mode.

How you can win a trip to E3 2009 (and a car)

If you’re in the U.S., you’ll want to head over to Xbox.com where you can enter to win the chance to win a pretty amazing grand prize package:
A trip for two to LA to attend the Microsoft E3 Press briefing
$3000 cash (1k for travel and 2k for car taxes)
A home theater system that includes a Flat-Panel HDTV, Bose Home Theatre System, Xbox Elite Console, 120gb Zune, plus one year of Xbox LIVE Gold and Zune Pass. (valued at $4,800)
A 2010 Kia Soul Sport (valued at $18,000)
Before you enter, be sure your Xbox LIVE account information is correct since that is how we’ll contact you if you win! Good luck and maybe I’ll see you this year at E3.

Check your account information and enter the contest

Edit: The gamer picture you need to download to enter will go live on Saturday the 18th

Xbox 360 Warranty extended for E74

Hey guys, there have been a stories recently about the E74 error message that I wanted to address. The team is aware that a very small percentage of our Xbox 360 customers have reported receiving an error that displays E74 on their screen and after investigating the issue, we have determined that the E74 error message can indicate the general hardware failure that is associated with three flashing red lights error on the console. As such, we will be covering any repairs due to the E74 error message under the three year warranty we announced related to the three flashing lights error, as well as reimbursing any customers that have already paid for an E74 related repair. This applies to new consoles for the original retail purchaser, whether purchased before or after this change. You can read additional information on the warranty extension on the Xbox.com support site.

Show #315 : A quick show, but time to chat about Xbox LIVE Policy

This week’s show: Co-host : e Stephen Toulouse stop by to talk about Xbox LIVE Policy (09:21–26:50) Name the Game Xbox 101 Much more… Get the blogcast [iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3) Listen in iTunes? Submit a review [RSS] Add the Major Nelson Blogcast feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically (MP3).

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LIVE Activity for week of March 30th

Xbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Call of Duty: WaW 2 Halo 3 3 Call of Duty 4 4 Gears of War 2 5 RESIDENT EVIL 5 6 GTA IV 7 FIFA 09 8 Left 4 Dead 9 Halo Wars 10 Fallout 3
Top Arcade Titles (Full Versions purchased)
1 The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai2 Alien Hominid HD3 Hasbro Family Game Night **4 Castle Crashers5 Peggle6 Worms7 3 on 3 NHL Arcade8 UNO RUSH9 UNO10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 Classic ArcadeThe above arcade list is based on full versions purchased. **Combined sales of all Hasbro Family Game Night titles
Original Xbox Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)
1 Halo 2 2 Star Wars: Battlfrnt 2 3 Fable 4 Counter-Strike 5 Conker: Live Reloaded 6 Splinter Cell Chaos 7 Doom 3 8 Star Wars: Battlefront 9 Call of Duty 3 10 SW: Republic Commando

Top Community Games NEW! (Full Versions purchased)
1 RC-AirSim 2 Solar 3 Rumble Massage 4 Aquarium HD 5 DrumKit 6 Supercow 7 Little Racers 8 ZP2K9 9 Colosseum 10 Remote Masseuse

These lists are based on global unique users connected to Xbox Live or in the case of Arcade and Community Games, full versions purchased during the week.

Guitar Hero World Tour: Silversun Pickups

Content: "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" by Silversun Pickups Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LVIE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" by Silversun Pickups downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.
Content: "Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LVIE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.
Content: "Well Thought Out Twinkles" by Silversun Pickups Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LVIE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] "Well Thought Out Twinkles" by Silversun Pickups downloadable single for Guitar Hero World Tour. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com. Content: Silversun Pickups Track Pack Price: 440 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LVIE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring "Well Thought Out Twinkles", "Panic Switch" and "It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" by Silversun Pickups. Please Note: Many songs are available both as singles and as part of a Track Pack, so please carefully consider your purchases before downloading. For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack

Content: Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,MILD LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] The long-awaited Mythic Map Pack drops into Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Investigate Orbital’s abandoned hallways - before it was evacuated, the Quito Space Tether was heralded as the “Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium.” Witness Assembly, where Scarab hulls loom overhead, being decontaminated in preparation for the city-sized Lekgolo colonies that will breathe life into the massive metal husks. An excavation site surrounded by deadly Forerunner defenses, the mysteries of Sandbox are hidden high above, deep below, and right before your eyes.

RESIDENT EVIL 5 Versus Mode

Content: RESIDENT EVIL 5 Versus Mode Price: 400 Microsoft Points Availability: Not available in Germany or Japan Dash Text: [ESRB: M (Mature) BLOOD AND GORE,INTENSE VIOLENCE,STRONG LANGUAGE] VERSUS is a new mode available for Resident Evil 5. Take control of Chris, Sheva and other RE5 favorites in online battles of up to 4 players! Compete for points by defeating Majini in SLAYERS or take down other players in SURVIVORS. Fight alone or in a team for a total of 4 exciting variations!

Rock Band: Toby Keith

Content: "She's a Hottie" Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "She's a Hottie"--Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

Content: "Waking the Demon"Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Waking the Demon"--Bullet for My Valentine. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: "Warriors of Time"Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Warriors of Time"--Black Tide. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: "New Slang" Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "New Slang"--The Shins. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com.
Content: "Should've Been a Cowboy"Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Should've Been a Cowboy"--Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: "Who's Your Daddy?"Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Who's Your Daddy?"--Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "How Do You Like Me Now?!"--Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: "I Love This Bar" Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "I Love This Bar"--Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: "Beer for My Horses"Price: 160 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Beer for My Horses"--Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game track twice so please carefully consider your purchases. For music credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.
Content: Toby Keith Pack 01 Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track pack: Toby Keith Pack 01. This pack includes "I Love This Bar," "She's a Hottie," "How Do You Like Me Now?!," "Beer for My Horses," "Should've Been a Cowboy" and "Who's Your Daddy?" by Toby Keith. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. This song game track pack includes six song game tracks at a discounted rate over individual purchases. Many Rock Band songs are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These songs are exactly the same (unless expressly noted). It is possible to download the same song twice. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com. There are no refunds for this item.

This week on Arcade: Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and Flock!

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix (1600 points) and Flock! (1200 points) will be released this Wednesday as part of our Days of Arcade promotion.

Be a part of the Xbox LIVE team meeting

Later today, we’re having one of our regularly scheduled team meetings with the entire Xbox LIVE team. We do this every so often and it goes something like this: the Xbox LIVE General Manager (Notwen) provide updates and members of the team will do demos of cool unreleased thing we’re working on. The meeting is only open to members of the LIVE team, and while what we talk about and demo is stuff we can’t share publically yet, we do want to give you a chance to be a part of the meeting.
Here is how: Before, during and after the meeting, we’ll have a screen showing real time updates from twitter that are tagged with the twitter hashtag of #heyxboxlive. This big screen will be in front of the entire team, so you’ll have a attentive audience. Ever wish you could say something to the entire Xbox LIVE team? This is your chance. The meeting will be today between 3pm and 5p PT. (what time is that in your time zone?) I am posting this now, so you can start thinking of what you’d like to share with our team….but don’t post too early or we won’t see ‘em!
I’ll also post a reminder when we get closer to 3pm on my twitter page, and once the meeting kicks off you can watch the comments/suggestions etc. stream by here.

This weeks Deal: Penny Arcade Episode 1

This weeks Deal of the Week is now available. Penny Arcade Episode 1 normally 1600 points is now available for Xbox LIVE Gold Members for only 800 points, a savings of 50%.
Add Penny Arcade Episode 1 to your Xbox 360 download queue

Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2

New COD:MW 2 HD trailer now available for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

Content: Modern Warfare 2 Teaser (HD) Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: RP (Rating Pending)] Developer Infinity Ward brings you Modern Warfare 2, the long-awaited sequel to the best-selling shooter of all-time, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

Add this trailer to your Xbox 360 download queue.

This weeks Deal: Alien Hominid HD

This weeks Deal of the Week is now available. For the next week, Xbox LIVE Gold Member can grab Alien Hominid HD for 400 points. Normally priced 800 points, Gold members will save 50% this week.

Add Alien Hominid HD to your Xbox 360 download queue

xbox 360 top live titles

1 Call of Duty: WaW 2 Halo 3 3 Call of Duty 4 4 Gears of War 2 5 RESIDENT EVIL 5 6 GTA IV 7 FIFA 09 8 Left 4 Dead 9 Halo Wars 10 Fallout 3

How the Xbox 360 download queue works

When we launched the web marketplace in last November, we introduced the ability for Xbox LIVE members to browse Marketplace through Xbox.com and easily add game and video content to your Xbox 360 download queue. That meant when you turned on your Xbox 360 console, and signed into LIVE, you would immediately start downloading items you added from the web Marketplace. If you own more than one console, or travel with your Xbox LIVE profile on an MU or HDD, it’s possible that your downloads don’t start immediately upon sighing in to LIVE, and that has left you puzzled.

You may have added things to your queue and then signed in on a console and gone to your Active downloads only to notice things are not automatically starting to download like you thought.

Your active download screen may look something like this:

What does Assigned to another console mean? And how do you make items automatically download to the console you are signed into?

Let me back up a little bit and explain how web marketplace works.

After NXE launched, the very first console that you used to download any Marketplace items is seen as your main console. That means anytime you add items to your queue, they’ll automatically start downloading when you sign in with that console.

Now, for most people that is fine. But if you have more than one console, or you travel around a lot, your main console status may have been assigned to a console that was not in fact what you consider to be your main console. To be more specific, if you sign in with any other console, you’ll see the above message and your items will be pending and assigned to another console.

I’ll now show you how you can make whatever console you want your main console.
First, add something to your download queue from the web marketplace. Then, sign in to the console that you want to make your main console and navigate to active downloads (press the guide button -> Marketplace -> Active Downloads.) When you see the above screen shot showing the item you added to your queue assigned to another console, simply select it and press A and you’ll be greeted with this message:

From here Select Download All Items

Once you do that, your download will begin, but more importantly choosing Download All Items tells the Xbox LIVE service to make the console you are currently signed in to LIVE with your main console.

From that point forward, anytime you add items to your download queue from the web marketplace and you sign in on that console your downloads will begin the moment you sign in to LIVE. You can change what console the service considers your main console as frequently as you would like by repeating the above steps.

Of course if you select Download this item only, the service will download that one item and not change what console is your main console.

Hopefully this will help you understand how the Web Marketplace works in relation to your Active Downloads.

coming soon to xbox 360

This winter-themed pack brings you four Gears of War 2 maps sure to heat up your multiplayer and Horde action. Hunt your enemies down in the snowy day-lit heights or the dark tunnels of Under Hill. The massive industrial complex of Grind Yard gives numerous bunkers for cover, but watch out for snipers high in the flanking buildings. Beware the falling monuments in Courtyard, where wide-open spaces give you plenty of opportunities to gun down your enemies—unless they strike first. And due to fan demand, the popular Gears 1 map Fuel Depot makes its return.