Xbox Weekend Warrior: Of getting out with the old, taking in with the new and pre-mature arrivals

It’s been a hectic week for Microsoft, what with the big game Halo 3: ODST coming out to the market pre-maturely than they would have wanted. They also had one of their top execs, Shane Kim, move out, and in his stead were two Xbox execs. No time to wallow indeed, especially when you have new hardware coming out, like the new Zune HD. Let’s see how they fare in the coming days. But for this week, I’d have to say, MS did a pretty good job holding up to the stress. Read on after the jump to check out the full Xbox 360 Weekend Warrior.

 
It’s been a hectic week for Microsoft, what with the big game Halo 3: ODST coming out to the market pre-maturely than they would have wanted. They also had one of their top execs, Shane Kim, move out, and in his stead were two Xbox execs.

No time to wallow indeed, especially when you have new hardware coming out, like the new Zune HD. It’s not just a music/ video player, it’s also a gaming gadget. Microsoft’s sure upping the attacks on the competition — let’s see how they fare in the coming days.

But for this week, I’d have to say, they did a pretty good job holding up to the stress.

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Gaming:

• Modern Warfare 2
• A look at MadCatz‘s peripherals Link
• Multiplayer feature detailed, gameplay footage Link
• Perks list unveiled Link
• Lost Planet 
• Gamepro: Lost Planet 2 has “Gears of War-kill” written all over it Link
• Lost Planet film storyline ‘completely different’ from game, Inafune on board Link
• Forza Motorsport 3
• Ferrari Collection and original Amalfi Coast announced Link
• Pro Car designer RJ De Vera blings up Forza Motorsport 3 Link
• Daft Punk DJ Hero partial track list revealed Link
• Australia’s OFLC bans Left 4 Dead 2 Link
• BioShock 
• Master Chief gets scaled down, turned into 1:2 scale polystone bust Link
• BioShock 2‘s worldwide launch dated Link
• October 13 Fallout 3 GoTY edition release confirmed, PS3 DLC dated Link
• Turbine confirms new MMO for PS3, Xbox 360 Link
• Bon Jovi passed up on Guitar Hero 5, says Activision said nothing about singing others’ songs Link
• FFXIII scans: Introducing Serah Farron Link
• There might not be enough The Beatles: Rock Band for the holidays Link
• Halo 3: ODST 
• Pre-orders fly past 1.2 million Link
• Street date broken Link
• Capcom Japan: Street Fighter IV sequel announcement coming soon Link

Hardware/ Game tie-ups:

• 250GB Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 limited edition console announced Link
• Xbox 360 Elite bundled with Halo 3: ODST Link
• Zune HD
• Zune HD gaming announced and released Link
• Concept model: Xbox 360 + Zune HD = Xbox 1080 Link
• Zune HD games come with pre-roll ads Link
• New Xbox 360 802.11n adapter coming? Link

Online:

• XBL Team tightens up security against Shadow Complex cheating Link
• Fallout 3 Theme coming to XBL in October Link

Industry:

• Buy 1, get 1 half off for PS3 and Xbox 360 games at Toys R US Link
• Shane Kim leaving Microsoft, two Xbox execs promoted Link
• Phil Spencer: New Xbox console “not needed now” Link
• Pilfer-proofing – the Xbox 360 Security Kit Link
• Namco Bandai used Microsoft funs to develop Tales of Vesperia PS3 Link

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See you next week, guys! Keep ’em jumpin’!