Microsoft is offering a special one month upgrade to the Xbox Live Gold subscription plan to current Silver plan members for just $1.00 .
After the member upgrades, they will automatically be enrolled into a “one month” renewal plan unless the call and cancel before the months end.
As a bonus, members with a Gold plan will have access to a number of additional features, including streaming Netflix movies and TV shows, TrueSkill matchmaking, early and exclusive access to select game add-ons in the marketplace, multi-player features, and much more.
Ada laporan dari tabloid mengenai permainan video yang mempunyai elemen agama. Mungkin itu salah satu daripada caranya mereka mencari atau menambah pembaca. Mari kita petik laporan tersebut:
KUALA LUMPUR: Elemen kepercayaan terhadap alam ghaib termasuk membabitkan malaikat yang menjadi perisian terkini permainan konsol PS3 dan Xbox 360 dikesan semakin diminati generasi muda kerana memberikan keseronokan ekstrem kepada pemainnya.
Melalui permainan itu, sesiapa saja boleh menikmati pengalaman baru dengan menatap wajah ‘malaikat maut’ sambil meneroka syurga, malah mengalami situasi mencemaskan apabila menjelajah sembilan lapisan neraka.Namun, ia mempunyai unsur mempersendakan agama apabila permainan dibangunkan syarikat antarabangsa seperti Darksiders itu menggambarkan malaikat seperti manusia yang bersenjata, bersayap dan berbaju perisai, malah boleh dibunuh sesuka hati, sekali gus bertentangan prinsip kepercayaan Islam.
Dante’s Inferno pula berkaitan misinya yang dilakukan dalam neraka membolehkan pemain membuat pilihan sama ada mahu memusnah atau menyucikan roh manusia dikutuk menggunakan cahaya salib untuk dihantar ke syurga.
Kelakarkan? Siap ada fatwa mengharamkan lagi permainan tesebut. Kalau benda yang lain yang memang Sah haram tidak pula diberi laporan. Saya tidak percaya bermain permainan video boleh menyebabkan akidah seseorang itu terpesong.
Saya seorang pemain permainan video yang tegar dan saya tidak terima akan argumen ini : Video game bisa memperlekehkan akidah saya.
Semalam saya buka PS3 dan telah saya dapati bahawa Brütal Legend Demo (1.6Gb) telah siap. Seingat saya, sewaktu saya tinggalkan PS3, progresnya masih berada di sekitar 30%. Mungkin Reja bermain PS3ku dan sekaligus, download itu siap. Terima Kasih diucapkan kepada Encik Reja.
Tanpa membuang masa, saya pun cuba bermain demo tersebut dan suka saya katakan bahawa game ini adalah bagus dari segi permainannya dan ceritanya. Sungguhpun begitu, game ini mempunyai elemen2 ganas dan penggunaan bahasa yang tidak sihat terutamanya untuk kanak2 di bawah umur atau budak2 sekolah. Saya anugerahkan 4 bintang daripada 5 kepada game ini.
Microsoft announced Project Natal somewhere in June during E3 2009. Since then, talks and questions about Project Natal have taken place all over the net. Project Natal, Microsoft Next Best Invention for Xbox 360. What is this Project Natal? No. It has nothing to do with Xmas. Literally, Natal is related to birth. Perhaps Microsoft is announcing new Xbox 360 Configuration with Project Natal.
Controlling without controller or joypad. That is Project Natal is all about. Imagine, controlling your game without using joypad.
Microsoft Explains
Compatible with any Xbox 360 system, the “Project Natal” sensor is the world’s first to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, “Project Natal” tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions and even a shift of emotion in your voice.
In addition, unlike other devices, the “Project Natal” sensor is not light-dependent. It can recognize you just by looking at your face, and it doesn’t just react to key words but understands what you’re saying. Call a play in a football game, and players will actually respond.
With thing like Project Natal, inexperienced user (who else, our mothers ler) can join the fun.
Testing my Xbox 360 for any hardware failures yesterday and boom update is available which is mandatory. If it is mandatory, don’t ask for permission like “Do you want to apply update?”. Well after my 1st Xbox 360 was visited by 3ROD, paranoia is my vocab. haha.
This is what Major Nelson has to say
Sometime over the next few hours when you sign in to Xbox LIVE you’ll receive a prompt to accept this mandatory update. If you are signed into LIVE already, you may be signed out and asked to accept the update and you’ll be back online in a few moments.
There are no new features or changes in this update. This update is preparation for additional system enhancements (Facebook/Twitter/Last.FM) that will arrive later this year.
Again, there are no new features in this update.
Note : Again, there are no new features in this update. This update does not have any new interesting features. Just to prepare our Xbox 360 for new enhancements sometimes before Christmas.
Ahh. There are lots of users complaint cannot access Live after update. Seems they miss to check out this page for more info.
Facebook while playing Xbox? That’s gonna be awesome. Hell yeah.
World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. World of Warcraft is a “Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game” which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory.
It has been a while since my last post. Hopefully, things go as they should. May Allah bless you, readers.
My next project for World of Warcraft is get the “Loremaster” achievement. The requirement are as follows:
Obtain the Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms
Obtain the Loremaster of Kalimdor
Obtain the Loremaster of Outland
and Obtain the Loremaster of Northrend
I have completed 2 of the requirements above. As of now I have completed 449/550 for Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms and 631/685 for Loremaster of Kalimdor.
As of now
Loremaster of Eastern Kingdoms : 534/550
Loremaster of Kalimdor : 641/685
I think I will finish this achievement sometimes this year.. Hopefully
Update [19 Sep 2009] : Loktaramish is now known as Loremaster Loktaramish. This achievement was unlocked on 18-09-2009.
Apparently electrical appliances do have feelings. I tell you, they have soul too. Just a week after I bought new PS3, me Xbox 360 gone kaput. The well-known 3 Rings of Death had been unleashed on me. Yeay! Way to go Bill!!! Just another reason to hate Microsoft even more.
All this PS3 stuff was actually the outcome of an unholy alliance between me housemate and I. He bought new HDTV and I bought PS3. That was the deal, Xbox got pwned… that was not in the deal
New 37″ Sharp HDTV AQUOS RM 3000
New PS3 with 2 Games RM 1800
Broken Xbox 360… priceless
It was manufactured in 2006 and died last week 2009. At least it served me well for 3 years. My sole form of escapism before WoW. Lucky to have bought PS3.
Hari ini saha mahu bercerita tentang sebuah game, inFAMOUS namanya. Terbitan Sony Computer Entertainment dan dibangunkan oleh Sucker Punch Productions. Game ini merupakan antara game yang terbaik pernah saya main. Boleh saya tarafkan dengan Halo3, Gears of Wars 1 & 2 dan tentunya World Of Warcraft. Adapun saya seorang Pemain Game yang tegar dan apa pun jenis game saya belasah je.
Game ini mengisahkan seorang budak despatch basikal Cole, yang mendapat kuasa eletrik setelah package yang dibawanya meletup dan memusnahkan 6 Blok di Empire City. Malamg sungguh nasib Cole kerana tidak tahu-menahu akan kandungan yang dibawanya. Oleh kerana itu dia dituduh sebagai pengganas apabila package yang dibawanya menyebabkan kemusnahan besar di Empire City. 2 minggu dia pengsan namun dia sedar kembali dengan kuasa elektrik, ala2 Raiden dalam Mortal Kombat gitu.
Gameplay berbentuk sandbox dimana pemain boleh buat quest tanpa perlu mengikut sequence yang telah ditetapkan. Pemain harus memilih untuk menjadi baik atau evil sepanjang permainan game ini. Seperti biasa the path of evil akan memberi kuasa kemusnahan yang besar, dan Good akan membuat Cole menjad popular dan mudah nak minta tolong. Sebuah feature yang menarik untuk menjamin replaybility di masa hadapan.
Antara Features inFAMOUS adalah:
Pilih untuk jadi Hero atau orang Gile. Dimana kuasa Cole akan ditentukan oleh pemilihan tersebut.
Explore map yang sebesar alam, boleh dikatakan semua bangunan boleh panjat.
Guna kuasa elektrik anda secara bijak, musnahkan kereta, letupkan orang jahat atau heal orang dgn eletrik.
Selamatkan Empire City atau Totalkankannya
Saya beri Game ini 4/5 kerana gambarnya tidak berapa nak handsome.
