Lunabean's Xbox 360 News

Wednesday - January 20, 2010

Filed Under: General Gaming | Nintendo Wii | PS3 | Xbox 360

Digital Trends has a good article detailing the hopes and dreams of the videogame-o-sphere, 2010.

According to our favorite analyst (dripping sarcasm), Michael Pachter, it's the year of the hard core game, SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY...BOOYA!

Although there are a number of AAA titles which will debut in 2010, the video game world has changed. Of course "God of War 3" and "Gears of War 3" are going to sell well, but they won't be ground breaking...for God sakes, they have "3" after their names (that's not to say that I'm not going to play the crap out of them).

What I'm saying is that Nintendo will continue to dominate the charts, just as they did in 2009 with silly fun games that everybody can enjoy.

I just get sick of hearing things like, "It's the year of the hard core gamer," when, actually every year is the year of the hard core gamer and then the casual games always outsell them. Ugh.

Posted by Lunabean on January 20, 2010 2:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tuesday - November 17, 2009

LEGO Indiana Jones 2 Game Guide (Walkthrough)

LEGO Indy is back! This time, he'll tackle new adventures in Raiders, Temple of Doom, The Last Crusade, and The Crystal Skull. We're here to help you help Indy not only get through this hilarious adventure, but to locate every single item in the game, like canisters, red bricks, gold bricks, artifacts, and treasures. In fact when we're done with this extensive guide, you'll have everything you need for 100% completion!

LB's LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Game Guide (Walkthrough, Strategy Guide and Cheats) for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii is currently in progress. Note: We'll have a DS version of the guide coming soon. Please stay tuned!

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Posted by Lunabean on November 17, 2009 10:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (132)

Tuesday - October 27, 2009

Filed Under: Xbox 360

Netflix on the Xbox 360

There is news this week that in November 2009 the Netflix streaming service will be coming to a PS3 near you (here and here).

That piqued my curiosity as Allison and I had recently signed up for Netflix and the streaming service is currently active on the Xbox 360.

You see, our nearby Blockbuster closed and we're stuck with Hollywood Video. They charge $4.39 for new release rentals, so for the $9 that Netflix charges, we can get about 4 movies/month in the mail for the same price as 2 movies at Hollywood.

What I didn't expect to really find useful was the download shows/movies that Netflix offers. Sure, it's nice to think that I'd watch programs on my computer, but really, who wants to snuggle down with his wife to watch TV on a 19" computer screen? Well, not me, that's who!

Today, however, I decided to give the Xbox 360 Netflix app a try. The first step was to download it, which was a breeze (instructions here). In fact, it was really cool. I got an activation code on my TV that I entered into Netflix's website and within a few seconds, my Xbox responded with the message that all systems were go. Very slick.

I now had access to Netflix's entire library of "Watch Instantly" programs, which includes such awesomeness as Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Law and Order SVU (10th season). Dung...dung. Yes, I'm watching it as I write this.

What's more, I can browse Netflix adding programs to my "instant queue" and they'll be ready on my 360, or, I can just browse on the 360 and play my selection right away.

Yup. Right away. Within 30 seconds, my show is playing. That's frikin' cool. What's even better is that the $9 I'm paying to Netflix is now not just a good value for DVDs, but is a great value when you have access to an entire library of content.

Speaking of entire libraries of content, do you know about the LunaPass? It's our subscription service which gives you instant access to over 200 Lunabean walkthroughs and strategy guides. Seriously, I didn't plan that, it just fit in really well.

Oh, and don't bother me...I'm watching TV! I mean Netflix. I mean TV. Whatever, it's all one now, isn't it?

Posted by Lunabean on October 27, 2009 11:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)