Xbox SmartGlass app for Android released

Microsoft's SmartGlass has finally launched, and the company has already pushed an Android app to the official Google Play Store.

The app requires Android 4.0 or higher, and will allow users to interact with their Xbox 360 to control video playback, navigate the interface, and search content.

While Windows Phone users will find the tightest integration of all, the Android port still lets users steer through the Dashboard, input text, browse the web (with zooming), search for local content, and control media playback. Players can still chat with their friends and modify their Xbox profile if they're not planning to lurk around the system all day. The interface is strikingly similar to past releases (including Android) and still demands at least an 800 x 480 screen for admission -- sorry, Wildfire S fans.

Here's the full list of features:

Navigate your Xbox 360 with swipe and tap
Use your phone's keyboard to type to your Xbox 360
Browse the Internet on your Xbox 360 with full keyboard and zooming
Play, pause, fast forward, rewind, and stop videos and music on your Xbox 360
Search the full Xbox catalogue of music, video, and games
Enjoy rich, interactive experiences from select game and entertainment content creators
Track and compare your achievements with your Xbox friends
Change up your 3D avatar
Message your Xbox friends
Edit your Xbox profile

You can download the Android app directly from the Google Play Store.

Harry Potter for Kinect Announced

Warner Bros has announced they will be releasing a new Harry Potter game for Kinect  which is scheduled to be released this fall for Xbox 360.

In this version of the game you will be able to scan your face onto a player-created character, then you can cast spells, play Quidditch, choose a house, take part in duels, battle against Voldemort, etc... all with gestures and voice commands.

Minecraft Xbox 360

A trailer for Minecraft on the Xbox 360 has been released. The trailer focuses on the Xbox 360 multiplayer features.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will arrive on May 9. Check out the trailer below:

Dragon's Lair coming to XBLA

Dragon's Lair is coming to Xbox 360 on May 18 and will support both, regular controllers and Kinect.

In Dragon's Lair, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Find your way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles.

Check out now the trailer below:

Netflix Xbox 360 Update

An update for the Netflix app on the Xbox 360 has been released you can read the changes below.



Today’s Netflix Update for Xbox 360

If you’re one of our many members who instantly watch TV shows and movies streaming from Netflix with an Xbox 360, you may have noticed an update to the Netflix application on your Xbox today. The update includes a number of new features and enhancements to the Netflix experience on Xbox:

Updates:

Skip Forward/Skip Back functions during play allow you to move through movies quickly and move between TV episodes easily

Zoom function during play lets you enlarge letterboxed video content to full screen

Better color contrast, making colors more vivid and black more pure.

If you’re a member in Canada, Latin America, the UK or Ireland, we have also created more opportunities to share TV shows and movies in the connected world and for you to discover more great stuff to watch through your friends. Members that have connected with their Facebook friends on Netflix can now see what their friends have watched and rated on Netflix. In addition, we have made it easier to decide what you want to share with your Facebook friends when enjoying Netflix on your Xbox

Single sign on with cloud profile makes it easier to enjoy Netflix on another Xbox 360, wherever you are. For example when visiting a friend’s house you can use their Xbox 360 with Netflix after signing on with your Xbox LIVE credentials

Kinect Star Wars launch trailer

Microsoft has released the launch trailer of Kinect Star Wars showing lightsaber battles and pod racing.

Kinect Star Wars will be out on April 3 along with a Star Wars themed Xbox 360.

View the launch trailer below:

Ridge Racer Unbounded Track Editor Video

Namco-Bandai has released a new trailer of Ridge Racer Unbounded showing the level editor that allows you to create new tracks to destroy them later.

With the City Creator the racing never ends. Create the tons of new tracks to race on your own to share with fans all over the world.

Ridge Racer Unbounded will be available on March 30th, 2012.

360gcProg 1.4

A new version of 360gcProg has been released.
360gcProg is an app used to program the x360Glitchip, and now comes with full compatibility for Xenon motherboards.

Forza 4 April Alpinestars Car Pack

The new DLC car collection for Forza 4 will be available on April 3 and will include a wide variety of cars spanning from 1959 to 2012.

Here's the list:

1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible
1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE
1995 BMW M5
1997 Volvo 850 R
2011 Mercedes-Benz #35 Black Falcon SLS AMG GT3
2011 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S
2011 Aston Martin #009 Aston Martin Racing AMR One
2012 Jaguar XKR-S
2012 Scion tC

Forza Motorsport 4 Patch

Turn 10 has patched Forza Motorsport 4 to raise the level cap from 150 to 999, sort out a bug that caused slow menu navigation and tweaked the performance index of 38 cars.

Here's what Dan Greenawalt the creative director had to say:

"Essentially what was happening was a slow memory leak when using liveried cars and jumping between lobbies."

"The leak was only happening when players driving liveried cars would join or leave lobbies at precisely the right moment during the loading of a race. The leak occurred on all boxes even if the player didn't have a custom livery, but it was exceedingly small. As the leak got worse over the course of a player's session, it would cause the box to crash."

"This resulted in longer load times for everyone else in the lobby with that player as his crashed box timed-out. Unfortunately, the problem was made worse when players would go from one lobby to the next after becoming impatient with loading times, thus essentially 'spreading' the memory leak from one lobby to the next."

Minecraft on Xbox 360

Minecraft will be coming to the Xbox Live Marketplace on May 9th and will cost 1600 MSP according to a Microsoft press release.

To find out more check the fact sheet below:

What Is “Minecraft”? Built by independent game developer Markus “Notch” Persson and his company Mojang, “Minecraft” is a game based on limitless creativity and building in a three dimensional sandbox world. While still in its alpha and beta phases on PC, “Minecraft” amassed a wide following and became an international phenomenon – it’s now sold 5 million copies. The addictive building game is currently available on Windows PC, is under development for mobile devices and coming to consoles exclusively for Xbox 360!

Coming to Xbox 360! The infinite possibilities in “Minecraft” just got bigger. Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade in Spring 2012, “Minecraft – Xbox 360 Edition” will bring the global phenomenon to console gamers for the first time. The Xbox LIVE Arcade version of the game features an innovative new crafting interface, natural controller movements, a full Tutorial mode to teach the basics and for the first time in “Minecraft,” split-screen multiplayer as well as over Xbox LIVE.

A New Way to Build. The new crafting interface in “Minecraft – Xbox 360 Edition” delivers a completely new way to build “Minecraft” worlds where your imagination is the only limit. A streamlined interface opens at the press of a button, and players can choose from several categories of items to create. Minecraft – Xbox 360 Edition explains what each object is, what it does and what is required for building so players new to the world of “Minecraft” can get into the action right away. “Minecraft – Xbox 360 Edition” removes the barriers between you and your creativity!

Mine with Friends. “Minecraft – Xbox 360 Edition” delivers a great multiplayer experience only possible on Xbox 360. Up to four players can enjoy split screen game play on one console, sharing the experience for the first time from the comfort of your couch. Friends can also join up over Xbox LIVE* – combine split screen and Xbox LIVE play in any combination up to 8 players.

New Sleeping Dogs Trailer

United Front Games and Square Enix have released a new trailer for Sleeping Dogs.

The game is said to feature a complex, intuitive martial arts mechanic that lets you use your environment to your advantage; whacking people with refrigerator doors, throwing them on table saws, things like that.

Sleeping Dogs has no firm release date yet but expect to see it some time in the second half of 2012.

Xbox 360 dash update

Microsoft released a dash update for Xbox 360 today updating your Xbox 360 dash to 2.0.14719.0 version.
The only information on what the dash update brings is the following:

2.0.14719.0 February 23, 2012 Public
System Software Changes/Other
Fixes the bug where when you join a friends party everyones name is the same. And a security update and minor bug fix.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Kinect + Move

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 will have a solid Kinect integration. From the the video and screens it look´s like it´s going in the right direction. voice commands and gestures will be used as well.

This year's iteration of the long-running sports franchise offers 22 golfers and 16 championship courses as well as a number of new features such as Kinect controls for Xbox 360 owners and Move controls on PS3.

Players will also be able to invite friends to join their own exclusive country club to gain quicker access to downloadable golf courses and compete against each other for the Club Championship title.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 launches on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 30th March.

Resident Evil 6 officially announced!

Resident Evil 6 will be released on November 20th for PS3 and XBOX 360 (and later PC), it will be the third Resident Evil game this year (after Revelations and Operation Raccoon City).

The game takes place ten years after the Raccoon City incident and both Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield will be playable.

Take a look at the official trailer below.

Wasabi360 Automatic Drive Key Extraction

The coders of 'Wasabi360' ODD Emulator for the Microsoft Xbox 360 Console, have added 'Automatic Drive Key Extraction' to their product.

Introducing Wasabi 360 Ultra automatic drive key extraction - no need for expensive third party drive key extraction hardware, simply plug and play.

From the team that brought you the intuitive and immensely popular "virtual ISO" on-screen menu system for Xbox 360 optical disc drive emulators comes yet another world first - fully integrated, automatic drive key extraction.

With Wasabi 360 Ultra there is no need for expensive third party drive key extraction hardware: with a single press of a button on the Wasabi 360 control panel, the drive key is automatically extracted from your original ODD and saved to Wasabi 360 Ultra's onboard storage for future use.
And that's all you need to do - the previously saved drive key is retrieved and used automatically on each subsequent Xbox 360 boot. Simply plug and play -
easy, fast, safe and convenient.

The automatic drive key extraction feature currently supports all Xbox Slim Liteon 16D4S drives, and support for the various Xbox Phat drives is currently under development.
Automatic drive key extraction for Xbox Slim's will be included in the upcoming v1.2 BETA 2 firmware release.
More details will follow on the Wasabi 360 Ultra website in the coming days, stay tuned.

Team Wasabi

Take a look at the video below

Jalopnik Pack Announced For Forza Motorsport 4

Forza 4 will be receiving another DLC pack next month with the release of the Jalopmik Pack.  If you have the Forza Motorsport 4 seasons pass than the Jalopnik Pack is free!
The pack will include 10 new cars and will cost 560 MS Points.

A new promotional trailer has been released by Turn 10 to showcase some of the new cars available in the Jalopnik Pack.

Right now only a vague “January” release date has been announced.

JungleFlasher v0.1.91 (300)

Updated DVD firmware flasher released for Xbox 360, it’s assumed that your dashboard has been updated to at least 2.0.13146.0 so your systems accept the latest stock firmware revisions.

JungleFlasher v0.1.91 (300)

Added Support for LT Plus 3.0

- Lite-on Phat 02510C

- Benq 04421C

Download HERE

Modern Warfare 3 DLC availabe in January

It has been revealed that the first Modern Warfare 3 DLC will be available at the end of January.

Robert Bowling announced that the full season of content for Modern Warfare 3 kicks off for Elite subscribers January 24th on Xbox Live and it will remain exclusive to XBOX 360 for a while before it launches on PS3 and PC.

Not many details have been given but it will cover Spec Ops and a variety of things that players have never seen before.