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Layin’ The SmackDown!

News, PS3, XBOX 360 - by Neomic - August 23, 2009 - 01:56 UTC - 1 Comment

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THQ has unleashed a whole boat-load of news about the upcoming installment of the annual WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2010, which will be available on October 20, 2009.

THQ/Yukes have announced that over 60 of the current WWE superstars will be present, as well as a few Legends. Customization is the key this year, as many of the customization tools have been refined as well as new features added. The big announcement in this category is the “Change Threads” option, which allows you to customize the look of the in-game characters. If you want John Cena’s old “Thuganomics” look, you now how the ability to do so!

Create-An-Entrance Video was a popular request amongst fans of the series for years, allowing you to create the music video playing on the screens during your wrestlers entrance.

Create-A-Wrestler has also been further expanded with more options. Much of the clothes and gear that previously had the “painted on” 2D look have now been completely remodeled to be 3D.

Create-A-Finisher has also seen some improvements. Over 40 new options for front-grapples have been added, but Yukes has also added the ability to create top-rope finishers!

Create-A-Storyline allows you to create the story in which your created character will go through during the games Story Mode. This will add a lot of reply value in the sense that you can now create a different story each time.

The game also allows you to upload your created material for the world to see as well as being able to download other’s creations. This will help those who struggle through some of the creation modes or just don’t use them.

All of this and more is coming. More announcements from THQ and Yukes soon!

Xbox 360’s class-leading warranty extended again to cover E74 errors

News, XBOX 360 - by Bladeex1 - April 14, 2009 - 12:13 UTC - 2 Comments

Yep, once again it’s been extended. If you have a 360 and it’s dead you can send it in if you received the E74 error. I had this happen a few weeks ago, but my XBOX360 recovered or at least I thought it did. Well now I can’t seem to complete a download on XBOX Live, or use automatic network detection. Looks like there is an answer to my woes and I don’t have to pay for this time…Yeah Microsoft.

According to Joystiq as well as Google Trends, there’s been a steady rise in reports and discussion of the E74 error since mid-October, with no apparent correlation between any specific model or year of purchase. From what we can tell, the E74 error is related to video problems caused by either a faulty AV connector or, more often, a loosened ANA / HANA scaling chip. Symptoms include visual glitches like random lines or snow and a single red light on the console in the lower right quadrant.(See Pic Below)

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Either way it goes Microsoft is going to foot the bill for this issue and try to keep consumer confidence strong as yet another kick to the USB ports lands firmly on the XBOX360.

Here are a couple of useful links so you don’t have to search through Xbox Support on how to get your claim submitted:

E74 Error
Description of Error
Warranty Details