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Microsoft | Binary Impact - Part 2

20th
SEP

Zune HD vs. iPod touch video coming soon!

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Tech

Hey all who read this blog! Thanks for the continuing support. Now that I’ve had sufficient time to play around with the Zune HD, I can now compare it to my iPod touch.  I’m planning on making  video comparing the two so stay tuned for that.  Just to give you a tidbit, the Zune HD is amazing and has a lot of promise, but it currently seems like Microsoft is deliberately preventing it from becoming something simply amazing.  Stay tuned!

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20th
AUG

Game Informer: Xbox 360 at 54.2 percent failure rate

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming

The latest issue of Game Informer contains a surprising statistic for anyone who’s ever loved and lost their Microsoft-branded home console – according to their survey, in which over 5,000 console owners participated, the Xbox 360’s current failure rate due to the Red Ring of Death, E74 or other hardware failure is 54.2 percent. They also calculated the relative death toll for PS3s due to the Yellow Light of Death (10.3 percent) and Wiis, due to … well, we’re not actually sure what color the Wii’s light turns to upon its demise (6.8 percent).

Unfortunately, for having the highest failure rate, survey participants also pinned Microsoft for having the least helpful customer service representatives. Not that it matters – later in the survey, only 3.8 percent of participants said they’d never buy another Xbox 360 due to its high failure rate.

Speaking of which, we’re not sure what future techno-utopia this poll was conducted in, but a 54.2 percent Xbox 360 failure rate sounds awfully low. Had the survey’s participants been comprised entirely of Joystiq staffers, it would have been a bone-chilling 100 percent.

[Via Consumerist]

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18th
JUN

Zero Punctuation bursts the E3 Bubble [And I Agree Almost Completely]

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming

I say almost completely because he gets super negative near the end when he talks about the 3rd party games (granted that’s what made zero punctuation what it is: the constant bashing). Everything he says about Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony is pretty true though.

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1st
JUN

Microsoft Press Conference Live Tweet [Recap]

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming

Here it is in all its tweeting glory (Note: most recent is on top):

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#     RT @geoffkeighley: Molyneux’s game is on Unreal engine. 3 minutes ago

#     LOL!  RT @e3vL: @BinaryImpact i wonder if you can kick the milo kid in the water or what happens if you show him porn lol 4 minutes ago

#     REALLY tough act to follow, but i’m sure Nintendo and Sony have something up their sleeves #e3 5 minutes ago

#     The future of games and entertainment is happening now, thank you and have a wonderful E3. http://tr.im/n4Or 6 minutes ago

#     RT @kristensays: molyneux – soon we can all be killed just like in “The Ring” — or “Ringu” for purists. 8 minutes ago

#     WOW she’s reflected in the water. if you guys aren’t watching this, you should be #e3 11 minutes ago

#     lol no one better to hype anything than Peter Molyneux 13 minutes ago

#     NO FUCKING WAY Peter Molyneux is coming out to talk Natal developement??? #e3 14 minutes ago

#     @timmyjoe i think it’s amazing, but the need to have a great game with it so it doesn’t become like the eyetoy 16 minutes ago

#     it’s not perfect but damn it’s much better than i was expecting. nearly perfect #e3 20 minutes ago

#     “The Xbox instantly recognizes who i am and logs me in” Holy crap #e3 22 minutes ago

#     “It’s not about reinventing the wheel, it’s about no wheel at all.” #e3 24 minutes ago

#     “The only way to bring interactive entertainment to everyone is to make the tech invisible.” Two months ago Spielberg saw Natal 25 minutes ago

#     Steven  Spielberg is coming on stage 26 minutes ago

#     all they need is a game like Wii Fit that’ll sell and put it every home #e3 28 minutes ago

#     DAMN minority report style controls #e3 29 minutes ago

#     omg um… goodbye Tony Hawk Ride… if that scan thing is 100% that’ll be sick! 30 minutes ago

#     lol this trailer is so cheesy. i hope it’s as good as they’re showing it. #e3 31 minutes ago

#     “Can we make you the controller? Yes we can.” 32 minutes ago

#     “For far too many people the controller is a barrier” #e3 34 minutes ago

#     …and all the PS3 fanboys cry out  in sadness #e3 35 minutes ago

#     “Raiden is back” #e3 OMG so excited for MGS: Rising 36 minutes ago

#     “I didn’t say anything about Solid Snake” #e3 37 minutes ago

#     “Today, it is my pleasure to announce that MGS franchise is coming to Xbox 360″ #e3 37 minutes ago

#     OMG Kojima!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  #e3 38 minutes ago

#     @timmyjoe i was just talking to a friend about how that would be a good move for any of the consoles #e3 39 minutes ago

#     Facebook and Twitter coming this fall #e3 39 minutes ago

#     And everyone here will love this: TWITTER ON XBOX LIVE!! #e3 now you can be that much more addicted to twitter 40 minutes ago

#     Facebook Connect will be integrated on Xbox Live to post screen shots #e3 40 minutes ago

#     Xbox Live & facebook friends grouped together so you can game easier #e3 42 minutes ago

#     Felicia Day on stage #e3 43 minutes ago

#     Facebook on Xbox 360! #e3 43 minutes ago

#     Live party: u can now watch stuff with your friends through the internet (don’t think i’d ever use it, but it’s nice to have to option) #e3 43 minutes ago

#     Zune marketplace: Movies on Xbox Live are being upscaled for 1080p. Instantly watch every movie/show. 18 countries supported #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Now you can add movies in Netflix on your Xbox Live. UK and Ireland getting stuff through Sky later this year #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     last.fm coming to Xbox Live for free #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     “Alan, wake up” coming in spring 2010 #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     voice over narration is a good touch #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     looks like light from your flash light burns the zombies or ghosts or whatever those things are #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Remedy showing all in game footage for Alan Wake #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     if you buy Halo ODST you’ll get a beta for the multiplayer for Halo: Reach #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Halo: Reach in 2010 #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     another bungie team has been working on a top secret project… #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     @BinaryImpact there will be a co-op game mode too about 1 hour ago

#     wonder if we’ll get to see Tricia Helfer’s character #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     now playing as Dutch #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     “you’ll flash back to other ODSTs” #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     low light vision mode. “If you love the Halo 1 pistol you’re gonna love this one” #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     You’re in a one-man drop ship, falling to the planet. EMP goes off and you get separated from your team #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Halo ODST #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Wow, it looks like we’re watching real cars and a collision shows a spray of metal and car parts #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     RT @geoffkeighley: Left 4 Dead 2 features new items: chainsaw, frying pan, axe, baseball bat, and more.  Coming Nov 17. about 1 hour ago

#     Custom painting designed for your car #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     now gameplay… wow the rear-view mirrors look amazing. Running at 60 fps #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Dan Greenwalt walks out in front of a hot Audi r8 #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Forza 3 trailer #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     gameplay ends with Sam being captured #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     EMP grenade #e3 the projections on the wall are really good at conveying the story. about 1 hour ago

#     Sam’s new ability: The mark and execute. Best way to describe it is like a planning system #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     “The story unfolds in real time projected in the world” #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Now some gameplay footage of Splinter Cell: Conviction. Looks like there’s an interrogation system. #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     “Who said anything about hiding” #e3 oh Sam Fischer you’re a badass about 1 hour ago

#     “This is bigger than your daughter, this is bigger than both of us!” #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Splinter Cell Trailer now #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Left 4 Dead 2!! #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Yep Crackdown 2. Looks like there are monsters this time #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Now showing a trailer for what looks like Crackdown 2!!! #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Now showing Joy Park for Xbox Live. A game featuring your avatar. Free to download and free to play (you can buy cars) #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     They’re unveiling Shadow Complex, an Xbox Live exclusive platformer side-scrolling actioner “in the spirit of Metroid.” looks sweet #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     cliff blazinski is wearing a t-shirt with the bill gates mug shot haha #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Kicking off with Epic #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     Schappert back on stage: “This point on everything youll see game, demo and experience will be only on Xbox 360″  #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     targeting a spring 2010 release for FFXIII #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     summoning Odin! #e3 about 1 hour ago

#     gameplay of final fantasy on Xbox 360 being shown (and in english) #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     now  Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori from Square Enix are presenting final fantasy xiii #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     2 map packs will be released first on xbox #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     and we have snowmobile gameplay! damn that was intense #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     the fire and smoke look great. they really polished this game. not that we’re not surprised..now being chased by guys on snowmobiles #e3 about 2 hours ago

# RT @samhouston: Modern Warfare 2 gameplay  http://yfrog.com/0r8o4j #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     fast forwards to some stealth sneaking through a really snowy valley. sweet gun attachment with radar it looks like #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     now climbing up the side using ice picks #e3 whoa pretty epic scene where you almost fall off #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     damn you’re tiptoeing on the side of a snowy mountain…looks like it’ll be like the sniper mission from last #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     Devs of Modern Warfare 2 are going straight to gameplay #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     and here comes Modern Warfare 2! latest trailer being shown #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     “This is going to deliver a new type of social physical gaming on the xbox 360″ #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     Tony Hawk on stage now to show the Ride game about 2 hours ago

#     “Today is all about showing not telling. No charts, he promises, But ten world premeiere of games that have never been seen.” about 2 hours ago

#     Now John Schappert is out giving intro…talking about economic climate and how people want to have fun in this environment #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr just walked out. they “love the game” about 2 hours ago

#     Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison just walked out on stage about 2 hours ago

#     All you need is Love will be exclusive to Xbox Live, with money being donated to Doctors withot borders. nice! #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     showing songlist now…this game looks pretty awesome #e3 about 2 hours ago

#     they’re playing day tripper #xboxe3 about 2 hours ago

#     damn 3 singers for beatles rock band. looks like harmonies are good to go too. nice! #xboxe3 about 2 hours ago

#     there are rumors that a new halo game is going to be announced #xboxe3 about 2 hours ago

#     beatles rock band video in the rock band-style cartoon #xboxe3 about 2 hours ago

#     MS is playing some sweet music pre-conference #xboxe3 about 2 hours ago

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1st

E3 Live Tweeting This Week [Microsoft today at 10:30 PST]

Posted by Mavrik | Filed under Gaming

http://www.geekshow.us/wp/wp-content/uploads/image/electronicentertainmentexpo.pngIf you aren’t following me on twitter already you should head on over and follow me @BinaryImpact. I will be tweeting the highlights of each of the big three’s conferences this week as they happen so you’ll be that much closer to getting all the details if you’re at work, don’t care enough to actually watch, or what have you. I will also post the whole thing later today on here for your viewing.

P.S. who’s happy for booth babes coming back?

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