Xbox 360 Pre-orders for July/August 2010

Xbox 360 Games available for pre-order on Kalahari.net for July/August 2010. Favorites for July include Crackdown 2 and Darksiders (Classics) for anyone that hasn't yet played the original.

JULY
Darksiders (Classics)
Naval Assault: The Killing Tide
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
Lego Harry Potter
Crackdown 2
Dark Star One - Broken Alliance

AUGUST
Mafia 2
Metal Gear Solid: Rising

Xbox 360 Pre-orders for June/July 2010

Xbox 360 Games available for pre-order on Kalahari.net for June/July 2010

JUNE
Naughty Bear
Backbreaker Football
International Cricket 2010
Transformers Cybertron
Singularity
Shrek Forever After
NatGeo Quiz! Wild Life
Toy Story 3
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11

JULY
Crackdown 2
Darksiders (Classics)
Naval Assault : The Killing Tide

South Africa's Favorite Xbox LIVE Arcade games!

X3G's "Top Xbox Games" list has been updated to now display a bit more information for the discerning South African Xbox gamers out there. Firstly, games have been sorted into two categories, "retail games" and "XBL Arcade games". We've also managed to generate two types of statistics for each type of game. These are "popular games over the last week" and "popular games overall", which should give you a good idea what South African Xbox gamers are busy playing and what they're buying in general.

Statistics are generated by looking at what games X3G members are playing, dumping that data into our database, mixing it up, sorting it out, baking it for 20 minutes and finally serving it to the public.

Hopefully this new information will help you make up your mind the next time you can't make up your mind about what game to buy next.

See the updated page at http://www.xbox360gamers.co.za/top-xbox-360-games.php

Who is "Stallion83"?

Stallion83 signed-up on X3G.co.za, instantly taking the 1st place on the gamerscore leaderboard. Who is he and why had so few South African Xbox LIVE gamers heard about him?

Well, he's this (American) guy who is really committed to getting 1 million gamerscore (see http://1milliongamerscore.com/). He recently signed-up on X3G, but had to be removed since he's a non-South African. At the time of writing this, Stallion83's gamerscore was sitting at a staggering 372885 points, all of which have been earned legitimately, without cheating or using any other shady techniques.

The current top South African gamer registered on X3G is SpaWnNiNja ZA who has a gamerscore of 109805.

- Stallion83's profile on Xbox.com
- SpaWnNiNja ZA's profile on Xbox.com
- X3G Xbox LIVE Gamerscore leaderboard

X3G GAMER PICS COMPETITION (oct '09)

View winning entry

We've come up with another crazy idea to have some fun and get the South African Xbox 360 community involved at the same time. X3G wants you, Xbox 360 Gamers, to send in theme related photos and we'll give a prize to a lucky gamer who impresses the judges.

Send in pics of your Xbox 360 gaming set-up, console, TV, sound system, etc (mentioning X3G) and stand a chance to win MS POINTS from X3G.co.za to spend on Xbox LIVE! Remember, it's not the size that matters, but the quality, so don't be afraid to get creative!

UPDATE! Competition now open to UK AND US accounts!
(Prizes may differ according to account location)

HOW TO ENTER!

• Make sure you've signed up on X3G.co.za - only X3G members* will be eligible for give-aways!
• Take a pic of your Xbox 360 set-up - the photo must contain the phrase "x3g" or "x3g.co.za" somewhere (on a piece of paper, your hand or written on a wall - use your imagination). "x3g" must physically appear in the picture and can NOT be added into the photo with an image editor.
  
• Send your photo via e-mail to dave[-at-]x3g.co.za. Subject : X3G GAMER PIC COMPETITION. Remember to include your XBL GAMERTAG!
• You may submit multiple entries

We will judge all entries after the closing date (1 November 2009) and publish the winning photo on our website! Any interesting entries will be posted on the website. If a positive enough response is received, we will consider running the X3G GAMER PICS competition every month. That means more give-aways!

Terms & conditions:
* Members refers to South African users that have signed up with a valid e-mail address and Xbox LIVE gamertag.
** Prizes for Xbox LIVE will be for UK or US accounts, but may differ in value.
** Only images containing a mention of "x3g" or "x3g.co.za" will be eligible. Failure to mention the site will disqualify the entry.
** By submitting photos you agree to allow us to publish the image on our website.

Anyone interested in sponsoring prizes for future competitions please contact dave[-at-]x3g.co.za

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COMPETITION WINNER!

Thanks to everyone that sent in entries for X3G's Gamer Pics Competition! After much deliberation a winner was finally chosen. Congratulations to Waynster76, who has won a MS Points voucher for his entry.

The Beatles: Rockband - Some thoughts

As a casual Beatles listener (I have a few favorite songs) I was very pleased with what The Beatles: Rockband had to offer when I popped the disk into my Xbox 360. There's a decent selection of well known Beatles tunes that most gamers should be familiar with, as well as a some other good songs that I'd never heard before.

The main part of the game takes the form of a set of chapters, each containing a selection of songs from a particular time period in the history of the Beatles. The "music videos" also reflect this as they get more and more trippy and psychedelic. Some gems to look out for include "Yellow Submarine", "I am the Walrus" and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds". Once in Story Mode everything is set out in an easy to use menu that expands as each chapter is unlocked.

Do you need to be a die-hard Beatles fanatic to enjoy The Beatles: Rockband? Definitely not. All you need is to pick up your controller, be it a guitar, microphone or drums and start playing - it's as easy as that.

Who needs Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition Anyway?

I have decided that, with regards to the "Prestige Edition" of Call Of Duty:Modern Warfare 2, I will not be requiring the night vision goggles because I will be to pre-occupied with actually playing the game. The goggles are a novelty idea, but they're just not for me. Something I would have enjoyed is the "Hardened Edition" with the metal case, artwork, etc, but unfortunately for us poor South African Modern Warfare 2 fans there will be no such offering available. That sux.

X3G's Big Day In - Online event for local XBL gamers! 19 September '09

"X3G's Big Day In", brought to you by X3G.co.za and Gamerlobby.net, is an event for South African Xbox LIVE gamers that will be held on Saturday 19 September, from 9 in the morning to 9 in the evening. All you need to do is sign-up at www.x3g.co.za and be online on the day to stand a chance to get some awesome free stuff.

The fun day is being arranged to create a greater awareness of the local Xbox LIVE community among South African Xbox 360 owners. This means that you need to get as many of your friends to be online for the event as possible.

To help you organise your day once you're online, www.GamerLobby.net will be hosting game schedules for the day. If you can't find something to join, you can create your own game and invite your friends to join you.

Lucky gamers will receive give-aways from our sponsors throughout the day.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:
DATE : Saturday, 19 September 2009
TIME : 9AM to 9PM
PLACE : Xbox LIVE (Sign up at www.x3g.co.za and www.gamerlobby.net to be eligible for give-aways!)

Find out more at : http://www.x3g.co.za/bigdayin

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare - A taste of things to come

You can almost feel the excitement in the air when people talk about the Latest Call Of Duty title, Modern Warfare 2. Forums are buzzing with rumours, wish lists and tid bits of information that are slowly being revealed by the developers, Infinity Ward.

For anyone that may have missed anything, here are some links and videos to help you catch up with one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2009.

LINKS:
Infinity Ward channel on YouTube
Modern Warfare 2 - Worldwide Reveal
ModernWarfare2.net/
Modern Warfare 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Call Of Duty forum at Xbox-360.co.za

VIDEO:
Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Footage (AC130)


Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 Teaser Trailer

Our Mission : Growing the South African Xbox LIVE community

The mission of the Xbox360Gamers.co.za website is simply to bring South African Xbox 360 gamers together. I've heard so many locals on Xbox Live telling stories of how they played with international players for months before they found other South Africans to add to their LIVE friends lists. As many know, the international Xbox LIVE experience isn't always a pleasant one for most of us (due to our location on the planet), which is why the growing of the local Xbox LIVE community is so important!

The purpose of me writing this isn't necessarily to get Microsoft to deploy the LIVE service in South Africa, that would be a nice after effect of the efforts of all of the local gamers and Xbox related websites who have contributed to the growth of the local Xbox community. This is about creating awareness. This is about you, the South African Xbox 360 owner, and how you should be telling your friends about how awesome the Xbox 360 experience is. Let people know that there are gamers from all over South Africa on Xbox LIVE and they're playing the same games that everyone else is playing. Get them to sign-up at all of the local gaming sites and get them to participate in the community.

There are also local resources available that should provide solutions to any of your Xbox 360 and LIVE questions...

- Xbox360Gamers.co.za - For finding South Africans on Xbox LIVE, sorted into groups by the games that they are playing.
- Gamerlobby.net - Provides a facility to create scheduled games that you can invite friends to, or let any other local gamers join. Also provides info about tournaments and competitions.
- Xbox-360.co.za - A local Xbox 360 forum with news, reviews, tutorials, game info and more.
- MSPoints.co.za - Purchase Xbox LIVE memberships and points locally.
- EVOGAMES.co.za - Buy Xbox 360 games, memberships, points.
- Kalahari.net Xbox 360 Store - Xbpx 360 games and hardware.
- ZAPS online - Local game store.
- South African Gamertags on the Xbox.com forum - Add yours!
- Xbox LIVE for South Africa Petition