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SmackDown 2010… it’s a wrap!!!
Over 300 attendees were hosted in the QUT Gardens Point, Brisbane auditorium where they were entranced by keynote addresses and interactive demonstrations from:
- Michael Kordahi – Future of Computing,
- Jorke Odolphi – Windows Phone 7 and Developing Across Xbox 360, Windows Phone 7 and PC,
- Ashley Perkins – Imagine Cup and Dreamspark, and
- Adam Pollington – Xbox 360 Kinect.
Sponsors including Microsoft and Plantronics contributed to an awesome prize pool of over $3600 that saw some extremely fortunate attendees leave with everything from an Xbox 360 S to new release games, Office 2010 Professional software, keyboards and the most amazing GameCom headsets.
Free pizza and refreshments rounded out the afternoon of course!
The brainchild of Microsoft Student Partner and QUT student Ashley Perkins, the event was the culmination of many months of planning to bring the world of technology closer to students of school and university age in a fun setting and its inaugural success has everyone asking for more in the future!
Some posted feedback includes:
Jmintouch33: @ashmansays great presenters – amazing insights. Thanks from our jpc group. Enjoyed #smackdown2010 . We will be back next year! Congrats
Alegrya: Great fun time had at #SmackDown2010 today! Huge thanks to @AshManSays for organising such a top event
MrsAngell: Thanks @AshManSays for a fantastic time and lots of prizes at #smackdown2010
On3thousandwords: @ashmansays – #Kinect <b>IS</b> awesome #SmackDown2010 ^_^
Alegrya: 100m versus sprint on Kinect, hilarious #SmackDown2010
Themolk: Kinect Sports demo WIN! #SmackDown2010
Kiayyy: #smackdown2010 I love kinect
RSTrends: DreamSpark is pretty good, very good for dev. #smackdown2010
jackmarrows: I want to enter the imagine cup. Looks fun. #smackdown2010
jackmarrows: Wow visual studio takes the coding out of coding an app for windows 7 phone. 10 lines of code. Uses C# #smackdown2010
Cameron Parrish: QUT Smackdown 2010 with Ashley Perkins was ridiculous fun! it should be an annual event!
SmackDown 2010… it’s a wrap!!!
Below is a video compilation of SmackDown 2010:
Attend, get prizes, play games and playKinect!
We have some very exciting news!
We have managed to secure some tickets to an exciting upcoming XBOX event! There is an exclusive event called the “Open House” to showcase Microsoft’s latest consumer products including the Australian debut of “Kinect for Xbox 360.” The event will take place at Luna Park with satellite events in other locations. The event will showcase our technology as part of the consumer’s life by bringing scenarios to life including the kitchen, living room, kids room, on the move and in the office. You will be amongst the first people in Australia to see and play with Kinnect, Windows Phone 7 and other new technology.
[Please see attached invitation]
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Details
Thursday 2 September, 2010
4-5 pm (please note the invitation says 3-4 which has been changed to 4 to 5. So 4pm to 5pm is the correct time)
Crystal Ballroom, Luna Park, Sydney
1 Olympic Drive, Milsons Point, NSW, 2061
RSVP with your name and university to Anoop.Mehta@student-partners.com.au
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On the event day, you are allowed to take pictures & film video and share the content with other students in the community, especially good for your blogs.
Email me if you have any questions.
Anoop
Halo: Reach Xbox 360 Bundle Announced!
AshMan says…
Halo has been one of those defining video games for the Xbox 360. Since the original launch in 2005 Halo has taken gamers on a journey with Master Chief to save the world from the Covenant. The success of the game and its great universe has spawned novels which one their own have been very successful.
The latest and final release from Bungie is Halo: Reach, which actually covers the events from the novel Halo: The Fall of Reach. However you follow the perspective of a Spartan team who is on the ground on Reach.
The game looks fantastic and following in tradition of Halo 2 and Halo 3 a limited edition of the Xbox 360 is being released to celebrate the game. The console is a special silver version feature the same internals as the newly redesigned console. It also is bundled with two matching silver controllers and a copy of the Halo: Reach Standard Edition.
The Australian pricing of the limited edition console is $549, and from what I’ve seen. It is worth every penny! It simply looks awesome.
Halo: Reach Limited Edition Console $549
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- Halo: Reach Limited Edition Console $549
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- Halo: Reach Limited Edition Console
Kinect Pricing Announced for Aus!
AshMan says…
Kinect (aka Project Natal) has had its pricing confirmed for Australia. Microsoft also announced its Arcade replacement model called the Xbox 360 4GB.
The Xbox 360 4GB has the same features as the new Xbox 360 however instead of a 250GB hard drive it features 4GB of internal flash memory and instead of a shiny finish, it will come with a matte finish. This may seem a little small, however don’t forget the old Arcade only came with 512MB of internal flash memory.
The pricing for Kinect is $199 and it includes the motion sensing device as well as Kinect Adventures which is a full game. A bundle has also been announced with the Xbox 360 4GB, Kinect and Kinect Adventures for $449.
Kinect Adventures includes 20 different game modes as well as support for two players at the same time. You can also swap in and out instantly in a game. As well as Kinect Adventures launching, there will be 15 other titles launching.
I’m yet to play with Kinect myself but am looking forward to the chance hopefully in the near future!
Let me know what you think of Kinect in the comment section below 
Kinect $199 Pricing Announced Australia
Halo Reach World Premiere – Trailer
AshMan says…
A little while ago I posted some leaked screen shots from Halo Reach, which promised a even better graphics, and a new story set before the original trilogy. A new trailer is now available.
Halo is one of those video games which has reach legendary status and raises the bar every time a game is released. Halo is known for how fantastic it looks graphically, the story which not only is fantastic but makes you want to look deeper into the universe and the multiplayer.
A World Premiere trailer has been released and gives a brief look into the new set of characters which you will possibly be playing in the game.
Linked below is the trailer in HD, so feel free to sit back and watch this fantastic trailer.
The BETA for Halo Reach Multiplayer also goes live next year, to be apart of that you need a copy of Halo 3:ODST so if you don’t have it grab a copy from below!
Halo: Reach Leaked Screen Shots
AshMan says…
Amazingly somehow supposed screenshots of the upcoming Halo: Reach game has been leaked onto the internet. These blurry screenshots appear to be showing off the arsenal which will be available in the Halo game as well as locations and currently unannounced features.
Apparently these screenshots have originated from Bungies own forum, but since reportedly have been taken down. It is still unknown if these screenshots are from the BETA which is set to be released to fans who preordered Halo 3: ODST, but from what we can see Microsoft and Bungie have another awesome Halo game.
The quality of the screens isn’t top notch but surely is good enough to wet the appetites of Halo fans across the globe. You can find below the reported screenshots.
Halo:Reach leaked screenshot
20% off Xbox 360 Controllers RRP
AshMan says…
Earlier in the year you may recall a 20% Cash Back offer from Microsoft. A similar promotion is now on offering up to 20% off the RRP for the 360 Controllers directly at the retailer.
Up to 20% off RRP Wireless Controllers
This time they have really streamlined the process for the end consumer as you don’t have to do anything else such as online forms or sending off receipts. The controllers have to be purchased before the 15th of November 2009 to be eligible as well as purchase from a participating retailer. The participating retailers are: Big W, Clive Peeters, Dick Smith, Dick Smith Powerhouse, Domayne, EB Games, Game, JB Hi-Fi and Myer
It’s a great opportunity to share the Xbox experience with your mates.
Xbox 360 250GB Modern Warfare 2 Bundle
AshMan says…
Infinity Ward yesterday hosted a multiplayer even for Modern Warfare 2 and during the event Larry “Major Nelson” came to the stage to reveal a special Modern Warfare 2 bundle called the “Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console”. This bundle is great because the hardware spec of the console is different.
Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Console
- Xbox 360 Console – with military-themed case design
- 250GB Hard Drive
- Two Black Xbox 360 Controllers
- Xbox 360 Headset
- Standard Edition copy of Modern Warfare 2
It is estimated to retail for US$399/AU$599 and will be released on November 11; which just happens to be a day after Modern Warfare 2 is due for release.
Limited Edition Console for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The bundle is confirmed to be sold in Australia, Europe, the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia), UK, US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and New Zealand.
To check more information check out here.
Xbox 360 Price Drop!!
AshMan says…
Microsoft has finally officially announced the new pricing for the Xbox 360. The pricing structure now stands as AU$449 for the Elite, AU $399 for the Pro and lastly AU$299 for the Arcade.
The pricing will come into effect on the 22nd of September. If you purchase an Elite on the first days of the new pricing you be will one of the few who miss out on the bonus bundling of Halo 3: ODST from October 20th.
Xbox 360 Elite Price Drop
With the new prices the Elite looks like the system of choice; especially when Halo 3: ODST is bundled which also includes an invitation for the Halo Reach BETA.
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