To stay ahead of it’s competitors, Microsoft rushed the production of it’s Xbox 360 product too quickly. Because of this, it has a failure rate of over 30 percent. Due to it’s many built in ‘bugs’, the Xbox 360 is a frail device.

It has a cooling system that barely keeps up with the heat output of it’s circuitry. When it gets too hot, the heat interacts with it’s design flaws which brings about the red ring of death. Therefore it is important to keep your Xbox 360 cool in order to avoid the red ring of death.

This article will discuss different ways to keep your Xbox cool.

Although no one is going to deliberately block the cooling vents, there are many unintentional ways of doing this. These include placing the Xbox on surfaces that block local cooling currents such as pillows, beds, soft rugs and sofas.
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First of all let me say that this article is not another ‘your gaming to much so your going to become obese’ No it is a simple guide on what you should do when spending those endlessly fun hours at your Xbox.

If you are anything like me and no doubt some of you are you will spend hours sitting in front of the T.V bashing away at the controller and getting constantly ‘upset’ with the game you are playing. Unfortunately for me and you is that gaming this hard is not only bad but a strain on the body. Controllers these days are ergonomically manufactured in that they ‘mold’ to your hands. However just because your hands are molded to an ergonomically designed controller doesn’t mean that you’ve avoided injury. If you have ever heard of the term carpel-tunnel syndrome (hopefully you should have) you will know that sufferers battle through pain, numbness, tingling or weakness in the arm and wrist. Carpel-tunnel syndrome can be a result of RSI or repetitive stress injury, the name pretty much speaks for itself however you can develop RSI by making the same physical movement over an extended period of time.

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OUTSPOKEN conservative Kevin McCullough has been censored by his own website after angering the gaming community with his views on in-game sex scenes.

Last week US conservative website Townhall published a column by Mr McCullough titled “The ‘Sex-Box’ Race For President”, a tirade against the Xbox 360 game Mass Effect over its M-rated sex scenes.

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Many of us have become achievment whores over the consoles cycle. Here are ten games (most of them you all know about) TMNT is one that was actually enjoyable. as well as condemned. Most games that came out early in the cycle are just stupidly easy. ANd avatar is not included in this list.

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As a way to recognize the teams of talented developers who have together created over 112 games for Xbox LIVE Arcade, Microsoft will announce awards for the top XBLA games of 2007 later this year, with several award categories decided by the community. Fans of Xbox LIVE Arcade are invited to cast their votes for the first-ever Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards – 2007 by voting at www.xbox.com/xblaawards. Voting begins Tuesday, January 22 at 2:00 a.m. PST (10:00 GMT) and runs through Wednesday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. PST (07:59 GMT).

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What did 2007’s record-breaking sales tell us about the three-way console race? Matt Matthews breaks down last year’s NPD numbers to see what it all means in this in-depth analysis…

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Everyone has heard the rumors about GoldenEye 007 coming to the Xbox Live Arcade, and while you might have thought they would have died out with the apparent monetary issues, here is a new video that says we just might see it.

The video, which can be seen below, was reportedly uploaded by a Rare employee and shows what GoldenEye would look like being run on the Xbox 360. Some people say it’s legit, while others say it’s fake and just some dude messing around with ROM’s on his PC.

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Major League gaming is kicking off its 2008 Pro Circuit with an online Halo 3 tournament sponsered by NBA star Gilbert Arenas, Point Guard for the Washington Wizards. More than 2,500 teams have already registered for the online competition, which began on January 14, 2008. (more…)

Looking for something that might provide a more emotional and story driven experience than Grand Theft Auto? Perhaps a game that makes you feel like the choices you make effect the outcome of the storyline? Then 2 Days 2 Vegas should be at the top spot on your list.
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Big name titles are finally starting to hit the home consoles in 2008, with the likes of Burnout Paradise and No More Heroes making their way to stores this week. (more…)