Platform: Xbox 360
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Fracture
Far Cry 4
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf
Madden NFL 09
The Amazing Spider-Man
NHL 13
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
Super Meat Boy
Asura's Wrath
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Rage
SSX
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
TimeO
X-Blades
Assassin's Creed
Watch Dogs
Lost Planet 2
The Darkness II
Gunstar Heroes
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Titanfall
Brütal Legend
Shadow Complex
Half-Life 2: Episode One
Just Dance 2015
Time Pilot
WWE 2K15
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Duke Nukem Forever
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
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Dead or Alive 5
Hitman: Blood Money
Retro City Rampage
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
Disney Infinity
Madden NFL 15
Left 4 Dead 2
Thrillville: Off the Rails
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A 26 year old gamer named Josh Moore was suspended from Xbox Live for listing his hometown as "Fort Gay" in his profile. Xbox was unaware that Fort Gay is the name of a real town in West Virginia.
Josh Moore's account wasn't restored until Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox Live Stephen Toulouse intervened and revoked the suspension.
Josh Moore's account wasn't restored until Director of Policy and Enforcement for Xbox Live Stephen Toulouse intervened and revoked the suspension.
subdirectory_arrow_right Pocket Bike Racer (Game), Big Bumpin' (Game), Sneak King (Game), Xbox One (Platform), Xbox Series X|S (Platform), Xbox (Platform)
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The Burger King Xbox trilogy - Sneak King, Big Bumpin', and Pocketbike Racer - have an unusual packaging and disc design, bearing the aesthetic design of the Xbox 360's packaging art, but simply saying "Xbox" due to the game disc containing files for both, Xbox and Xbox 360 versions of the game. This is exclusive to the Burger King games, with original Xbox games released after the trilogy still having the original Xbox packaging template from 2001.
The concept of a unified "Xbox brand" box design shared between all platforms would eventually see wide use with the release of the Xbox Series X, which would remove the "One" from the Xbox One's existing box template and add an extra bar of text clarifying which Xbox platforms the disc is compatible with.
The concept of a unified "Xbox brand" box design shared between all platforms would eventually see wide use with the release of the Xbox Series X, which would remove the "One" from the Xbox One's existing box template and add an extra bar of text clarifying which Xbox platforms the disc is compatible with.
Sneak King box art:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/xbox360/935895-sneak-king/media
Box art for Madden NFL 09, the final licensed Xbox release, released multiple years after the Burger King games
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ds/945509-madden-nfl-09/boxes/106435
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/xbox360/935895-sneak-king/media
Box art for Madden NFL 09, the final licensed Xbox release, released multiple years after the Burger King games
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ds/945509-madden-nfl-09/boxes/106435
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A common internet rumor, typically pushed by Nintendo fans upset over rival console manufacturer Microsoft's purchase of former Nintendo collaborator Rare, is that the Kinect Sports franchise was mandated by Microsoft and not an idea that employees of Rare wanted to work on. According to Yooka-Laylee creative lead Gavin Price, this was not true, claiming:
"Phil Spencer taking the mantle of Xbox is one of the best things that could have happened for Rare. Because he’s always said to people at Rare [as general manager of Microsoft Studios], ‘Do what you want to do and we’ll back you,’ and he’s always stayed true to his word in that regard. It was people in Rare’s management at the time who said: ‘Well, Kinect is a great opportunity for the studio – go all in on it.’ So when executives at Microsoft see that the management team are passionate about doing that, they back them. Microsoft to their credit did that, and perhaps the story online isn’t quite reflective of the truth."
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The infamous Red LED lights that surround the 360's power button actually represent different problems depending on how many are alight. One red light meant a hardware failure. Two red lights signify overheating. Three red lights meant a general hardware failure, and four red lights meant and AV cable error. The notorious "Red Ring of Death" is actually, contrary to it's name, a 3-Light problem (General Hardware Failure).
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subdirectory_arrow_right Pocket Bike Racer (Game), Sneak King (Game), Big Bumpin' (Game), Burger King (Franchise), Xbox (Platform)
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The Burger King Xbox 360 trilogy are the only Xbox 360 titles which were backwards compatible with the original Xbox; a previous console generation. This decision was made due to the original Xbox having a bigger install base than the Xbox 360 at the time, but Microsoft only wanting to promote the 360 and not original Xbox on TV.
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The most expensive Xbox 360 Kinect sensor peripheral was inspired by pop singer Kylie Minogue and features over 6000 Swarovski crystals and worth $1,242 USD. Designed by PlayBling, it was given out as a prize as part of a promotion by Microsoft and Dance Central in celebration of Kylie Minogue's upcoming European tour.
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During a 2005 interview with J. Allard (then the executive vice president of Microsoft), it was revealed that the Xbox 360 got the "360" part of its name because it reminds people of something positive in their lives. In response to survey responses, Allard said, "But they all connected with a theme -- they were all emotional, personal experiences that evoked joy."