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Jigsaw hc - who has written 113 posts on The “Break it Down” Blog.

When I'm not working you can find me playing on my Xbox 360 or working on XBLAratings.com.

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Support for Origional Xbox Ends March 2

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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When I came across the news that support for the origional Xbox ends next week I was actually quite surprised. I thought Microsoft stopped supporting them quite a while back.  Apparently not though.  On March 2 2009, Microsoft will stop offering repair services for the original Xbox console.  If you have an origional Xbox that [...]

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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (Xbox 360) Review

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Summary [7 out of 10] Spider-Man: Web of Shadows is the latest Spider-Man game to hit gaming consoles. Like previous Spider-Man games it is an Action/Beat-em-Up game where you play as Spider-Man in New York City. Web of Shadows focuses on how Spider-Man chooses between his classic red and blue suit and his black Symbiote suit. [...]

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Left 4 Dead Gets an Update

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Left 4 Dead got the update today on the Xbox 360 that the PC version got almost a month ago. It fixes quite a few glitches and bugs. Here is the full list of what changed: General - Fixed Survivors being able to climb surfaces marked for versus infected only. - Fixed a class of SurvivorBot bugs dealing [...]

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Lost Planet 2 Announcement Trailer

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Lost Planet 2 was announced yesterday on Xbox Live Marketplace. I don’t want to spoil all the details for eveyone so I’ll just let you watch the video for yourself.

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First Mass Effect 2 Info

Monday, February 23, 2009

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Bioware is not giving any details out about Mass Effect 2 yet, but they did release the above teaser trailer. However, everything may not be how it seems in the video because Bioware posted in their forums that you should keep your game saves from Mass Effect. “This is just your first taste of Mass Effect2. [...]

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Xbox Live’s “Deal of the Week” Making A Comeback

Monday, February 23, 2009

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This past December Microsoft introduced the “Deal of the Week” by putting the Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack on sale.  Throughout December they also had Bomberman Live and Foo Fighters songs for Rock Band and Guitar Hero were also on sale. Apparently, the sales went over well because starting this week their making a [...]

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New Rhythm Game DLC Release Info

Friday, February 20, 2009

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Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero: World Tour both had new songs available for download this week. Guitar Hero: World Tour added a Wings Track pack for $5.50 (440 Microsoft Points) that contains “Junior’s Farm”, ” Hi Hi Hi”, and “Jet”. You can also get the songs indivigually for $2 (160 Microsoft Points) each.  Rock [...]

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New Fallout 3: The Pitt Screenshots

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Bethesda released a few screenshots today for the second downloadable expansion to Fallout 3.  Titled ‘The Pitt’ it is scheduled to release in March for $10 (800 Microsoft Points).  No specific release date is set yet, but The Pitt will add sections of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Fallout 3.  Here are a couple teaser screenshots to [...]

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Nintendo DSi coming to North America April 5th

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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Nintendo announced today that the Nintendo DSi is coming to North America on April 5th, 2009 and will set you back $169.99. They are expected to be completely sold off store shelves the the same day since Nintendo tends to keep stocks low and demand high.  It will be available in a range of colors [...]

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Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Wii) Review

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Summary [7 out of 10] Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels is a 3D fighting game that focuses on using lightsabers and force powers.  There are ten playable characters including: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, Mace Windu, Count Dooku, Asajj Ventress, General Grievous, Kit Fisto, Plo Koon, and EG-5 Jedi Hunter Droid. It follows [...]

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Death Tank Coming to XBLA This Week

Monday, February 16, 2009

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Death Tank is coming to Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday, February 18th. We’re not talking about the old Sega Saturn version, but a complete remake by Snowblind Studios.  If you don’t recall the original it is a lot like Worms, but in real time. For $15 (1200 Microsoft Points), Death Tank supports Xbox Live multiplayer [...]

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New Star Wars: The Old Republic Screenshots

Sunday, February 15, 2009

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Announced last October, Star Wars: The Old Republic is a story-driven massively-multiplayer online game from BioWare and LucasArts.  There has not been a lot of information since the origional announcement but Friday there was a large release of additional screenshots. In Star Wars: The Old Republic you can play as a Jedi, a Sith, or [...]

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