New Additions to Movies on Demand

26 02 2010

A couple new movies hitting for Australia and New Zealand today.

Australia

  • Assassins
  • Romeo Must Die
  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

New Zealand

  • Assassins
  • Romeo Must Die
  • South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

- jinx





Final Fantasy XIII Pre-Launch Event

26 02 2010

On March 3 Ubisoft is hosting a pre-launch event for Final Fantasy XIII at the IMAX at Darling Harbour in Sydney, with a presentation, hands-on time with the game before it hits stores, and prizes on the night. Sound cool? Well, we have a ton of invitations to give away to our community. There are 3 different ways you can enter.

Good luck, and I’ll see the winners at the event!

1) Xbox.com Forums (Terms & Conditions)

To enter this competition you must have an Xbox LIVE account (Silver accounts are free!). Respond to the entry thread in the Australia General Discussion forum and answer, in 25 words or less, “What is your most memorable Final Fantasy moment, and why?” You must also include your first and last name in the entry post, so winners can easily be added to the guest list. Entries must be lodged before 5PM AEST on March 1.

2) Twitter (Terms & Conditions)

To enter this competition you must have a Twitter account. Respond to @XboxAustralia using the #ffxiii hashtag and answer, in 140 characters or less, “What is your most memorable Final Fantasy moment, and why?” Winners will be contacted via Direct Message, so Entrants must follow @XboxAustralia. Entries must be lodged by 5PM AEST on March 1. Winners will be contacted on March 1 and must respond with first and last name no later than 3PM AEST on March 2.

3) Facebook (Terms & Conditions)

To enter this competition you must have a Facebook account. Respond to the competition post by Xbox Australia and New Zealand on the Xbox Australia and New Zealand Facebook page and answer, in 25 words or less” What is your most memorable Final Fantasy moment, and why?” Entries must be lodged in response to the competition post. Independent posts will not be eligible. Entries must be lodged by 5PM AEST on March 1. Winners will be contacted by March 2 and added to the guest list.

- jinx





Top Purchased Avatar Gear

25 02 2010

You guys spend an awful lot of time customizing your avatars. It’s nice because with all the options available now I don’t think I’ve seen 2 identical avatars in, well, a long time. Unless you count ones in storm trooper outfits or whatever, but that hardly counts because it’s a uniform and it’s supposed to look, well, uniform!

  1. Resident Evil 5 – Chris Redfield’s Uniform
  2. Modern Warfare 2 – Ghost Uniform
  3. Modern Warfare 2 – UAV
  4. Assassin’s Creed 2 – LE Ezio Outfit
  5. Metro 2033 – Ranger Armor Suit
  6. Resident Evil 5 – Hawaiian Shirt
  7. Bioshock 2 – Bouncer Big Daddy Helmet
  8. Star Wars TCW Republic Heroes – Lightsaber
  9. Resident Evil 5 – T-shirt 2
  10. Darksiders – War Armor

- jinx





New Additions to Movies on Demand

25 02 2010

Stoked to see this one hit the NZ Movies on Demand. You know it’s up for an Academy Award this year?

New Zealand

  • The Hangover

- jinx





Top Purchased Arcade Games

24 02 2010

There’s always a difference between what we play and what we purchase. I have the same issue with shoes. So we know what you’ve played last week, but which Arcade games could you not resist buying?

  1. Battlefield 1943
  2. The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
  3. Trials HD
  4. Chime
  5. Bankshot Billiards 2
  6. Castle Crashers
  7. UNO
  8. Magic: The Gathering
  9. Worms 2: Armageddon
  10. Marvel vs Capcom 2

Good call on PB Winterbottom.

- jinx





New Additions to Movies on Demand

24 02 2010

Here’s what’s hitting the Movies on Demand service down under today!

Australia

  • Charlie & Boots

- jinx





Community Playdate: Play Halo 3 with Madman

23 02 2010

Madman, the Australian distributor for Halo Legends on DVD, is hosting a community playdate this Friday on Halo 3 in the lead-up to the DVD release of Halo Legends on March 3. Participate and you could even win 1 of 5 Halo Legends DVDs! Pretty awesome.

To play, log on to Xbox LIVE from 8 to 11PM AET on Friday, February 26 and contact MadmanLive01, Bambwino, Gunstar Red, or apophenian (via message or friend request) to get into their game.

- jinx





Deal of the Week: Duke Nukem 3D

23 02 2010

This week’s Deal of the Week for our Xbox LIVE Gold members is 50% off Duke Nukem 3D from Xbox LIVE Arcade.

From Xbox.com, since it can describe it more delightfully than I can:

“Duke Nukem, the politically incorrect action hero and ultimate alien ass kicker, defends Earth and its babes from alien invasion in Duke Nukem 3D. This is the award winning game that helped define the FPS genre, introducing unparalleled interactivity, and a main character that spoke. Take the fight to the aliens across 39 levels featuring Hollywood, Los Angeles, a moon base, and alien spacecraft. Innovative items like the Jetpack, HoloDuke, Shrink Ray, or Pipe Bombs allow you to fight the aliens in any style you want. Defeat the aliens, so Duke can get back to some R&R with a stogie, a warm belly, and a bottle of Jack.”

To get the discount, sign into Xbox LIVE as a Gold member. You can browse to the game in the catalogue or find the promotion in the Game Marketplace channel. The discount will be reflected when you purchase the game. That easy!

- jinx





Top Played Arcade Games

23 02 2010

Here are the top 10 Xbox LIVE Arcade games played by Australian and New Zealand gamers connected to Xbox LIVE in the last week.

  1. Battlefield 1943
  2. Darwinia+
  3. The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
  4. UNO
  5. Castle Crashers
  6. Hexic HD
  7. Marvel vs Capcom 2
  8. Magic: The Gathering
  9. Splosion Man
  10. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

I’ve heard such good things about PB Winterbottom. Now I’m back from holiday it’s time to grab it and get caught up!

- jinx





Top Played Retail Games

22 02 2010

Here are the top 10 retail games played by Australian and New Zealand gamers connected to Xbox LIVE in the last week.

  1. Modern Warfare 2
  2. Halo 3
  3. Call of Duty: World at War
  4. Bioshock 2
  5. Call of Duty 4
  6. Mass Effect 2
  7. Grand Theft Auto IV
  8. Forza Motorsport 3
  9. FIFA 10
  10. Halo 3: ODST

Bioshock 2 and Mass Effect 2 being so popular are proof you guys are awesome.

- jinx