As did mine! Woo hoo. Although i did just buy the extra CoD maps last night. Extra points i guess.

Hopefully these retro releases(frogger, Ms. Pac, Dig Dug, etc) don't garner more than a 400 point price.

About time you cheap bastid. Now you aren't holding us back from new map matches.

Question: For those of you who play xbox games that are backwards compatable for the 360, do you set your console to 480p for non-widescreen games or do you just play with black or grey bars on the side in either 720p or 1080i?

I'm thinking about playing all my Splinter Cell games again before the new one comes out and I want to know which is best graphically. My TV is a 26" 1080i Toshiba HDTV.

Yes, when I play BC games that don't show up in WS I switch to 480p.

I have a question concerning the 360 Spring update. Before the update, if I was on the dashboard, and accepted a game invite, and the game I was being invited to was in my disc drive, then the game would automatically launch. But now, even if the game is in the disc drive, and I accept the invite, the 360 tells me to insert the disc and try again. It's nothing major, moreso an inconvenience, but I was wondering if this happens to anyone else.

Thanks, that's what Microsoft's support site says to do, but I wanted to see what other people do.

I don't know about you guys, but this would suck big time for us who already invested $400 for a 360. Check it out, I don't know if this is real or some joke.

Source : xbox-scene.com

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/...FkDjNuJhIR.php

Sunuva....

Could someone cut and paste for me? The link isn't working for me.

HDMI port on a xbox 360 motherboard. Thats the jist of it. That would disapoint the heck out of me too, considering i do have a launch system here. MS better be willing to do a strait exhchange for one of those units or its gonna catch some hell, that is, if it exists, of course.

Maybe thats a shot of a 360 with HD-DVD built in.

If you bought your 360 with the warranty you can just trade it in for the new one. If you got it from Best Buy, have done this with every game system they have.

No biggie.

Xbox 360 Heats up the Summer with Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays: First Up, Frogger and the Arrival of the Best Old School Games of All Time



‘Frogger’, ‘Galaga’, ‘Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting’, and Pac-Man make their next-gen debut on Wednesday’s this summer – bringing exciting new retro content to Xbox 360 gamers worldwide



Today, Xbox Live unveils Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays, a new program that will provide a regular launch schedule of new Xbox Live Arcade games for gamers worldwide. Starting today, Xbox Live Arcade games will now go live worldwide on Wednesdays at 0800 GMT (Midnight Pacific) – hitting gamers around the world all on the same day.



Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays kicks off with a blockbuster summer schedule of eagerly anticipated retro titles. Gamers looking for a blast from the past can download ‘Frogger’ – the beloved Konami classic arcade title – today on Xbox Live Arcade. Other Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays titles debuting in the coming weeks include ‘Cloning Clyde’, ‘Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting,’ ‘Galaga’ and ‘Pac-Man.’ To date, Xbox 360 gamers have downloaded more than 5 million Xbox Live Arcade games and the release schedule sizzles all summer long, with the following titles arriving on Xbox Live Arcade:



Ø July 12 – Frogger

Ø July 19 – Cloning Clyde

Ø July 26 – Galaga

Ø August 2 – Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting

Ø August 9 – Pac-Man



Kicking off with ‘Frogger’, fans of the Konami classic can download the game that first hit arcades in 1981 and once again be able to dodge traffic and eats flies with their frog, this time racking up Achievements along the way. There’s no better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Frogger and the launch of Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays than downloading this latest title from the Xbox Live Arcade game portfolio.



Xbox Live Arcade’s ‘Frogger’ has been enhanced and reinvigorated for the Xbox 360 and features new, enhanced artwork that matches and compliments the original style. In addition the game’s audio, including sound effects and music ditties, has been modernized to sound crisp and clear on today’s high performance sound systems. New features include:



- Enhanced artwork and backdrops; players can now choose to play the original arcade classic graphics or the new enhanced graphics

- Fresh soundtrack and upgraded sounds effects

- New Xbox Live Arcade split screen multiplayer modes

- Addictive new Co-op vs Speed, and Head-to-Head Modes



The release of ‘Frogger’ will be followed up by a host of highly anticipated titles:

– ‘Cloning Clyde,’ the action adventure/puzzle game created by Wahoo Studios, developer of the popular ‘Outpost Kaloki X’ for Xbox Live Arcade, will bring its wacky,, classic animation style world to Xbox 360 on July 19

– ‘Galaga,’ the popular space shooter from Namco, which was first released back in 1981, comes packed with a new online multiplayer function, enhanced graphics and all new game modes on August 2

– ‘Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting’ takes the best from retro gaming and combines it with the signature features of Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, creating the best ‘Street Fighter’ experience to date, on July 26



Of course, a line-up of retro classics wouldn’t be complete without perhaps the most classic title of them all, ‘Pac-Man,’ the fruit-eating maze game that changed the face of gaming upon its release in 1980. The Xbox Live Arcade version, which comes out on August 9, takes the famous franchise to the next-generation. With multiplayer over Xbox Live and tons of cool Achievements, ‘Pac-Man’ stays true to the original while powering-up to next-gen standards.



To help kick-off the summer of Xbox Live Arcade and the launch of these classic game titles, Xbox Live celebrated the 80s with the second Xbox Live Gold Experience event last night in San Francisco for its community members and is now helping other Xbox gamers do the same. Xbox 360 gamers that are interested in throwing their own 80s game night can visit www.xbox.com to secure a retro party-in-a-box complete with Microsoft Points Cards good for free arcade title downloads, pizza coupons courtesy of Papa John’s, and a gift card for 80s music.



“There’s no better way to revisit the 80s than to throw a retro-themed Gold Experience party - complete with the right classic arcade games, music, and pizza,” said Ami Blaire, Global Marketing Director for Xbox Live. “So this summer, live it up on your Xbox 360 and enjoy our new twists on the old classic faves.”



All Xbox Live Arcade games can be demoed for free on Xbox Live Marketplace. Check out Xbox Live and Xbox.com for continuing updates on exciting new content available to Xbox 360 gamers.

Someone screwed up the press release. The dates for Galaga and Street Fighter are switched further down the page.

Still, it's good to see dates for these games. I wonder if they have anough games to continue this Wed deal.

Today's Tuesday.

Good catch, I'll find out what's real.

Not in all parts of the world. They wanted to have a worldwide notice out before Wednesday starts on the pacific time zone.

The PR rep I just talked with said she'd flag the date swap, and let me know what she finds out.

Edited to add update: A new press release is coming soon. I'll post the correct dates ASAP.

Yeah, Frogger tomorrow

Where is Lumines Live it was listed as coming in july.

Maybe since it's not a "retro game" it's coming on a non-Wed?

But then again, Cloning Clyde isn't really retro either

Woohoo, at least now we have dates!

Now if they give us some costs..

I was saving my points for Galaga, but depending on how frogger is, I may need to buy more.

They didnt mention TEXAS HOLD EM Its listed on xbox.com....

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/live...60/default.htm

For me personally SF 2, Galaga, and Texas Hold Em are definates. Cloning clyde does not appeal to me at all, and frogger is like a 50/50.

Finally, a date on SF. I've been so anxious for the game to be released that I played it on a retro game collection at Dave & Busters last night. At first I played CE, because I didn't realize they had HF also. After playing the slow speed CE, I couldn't adjust to the quicker speed of HF. Hopefully that changes when this game comes out.

I'm still concerned about the 360 d-pad with this game, since it seems like R on my d-pad isn't as responsive as the other directions. Both of my controllers are like this: is this the case for anybody else, or do I just have bad luck?

Here's a link to a Bomberman video which I ganked from another forum that can't be mentioned here.

http://www.hudsonent.com/images/trai...manactzero.mov