...The "red ring of death", the Xbox 360 three red lights error message, has been reported to already have cost Microsoft around a billion dollars. Up to 30 percent of all Xbox 360s fail at some point due to hardware and heating problems. If you report this statistic to the actual number of Xbox users you'll see that Microsoft has reasons to worry. The company offers free service and free repairs for Xbox 360s that are still in warranty, but for those that are no longer under Microsoft's protective shield, there aren't many viable chances. Repairs are often too costly, in certain cases even unfeasible. When the problem can be fixed the methods involve time and money (easy fixes like the towel trick are temporary and if done wrong can damage the console even more).

Like most of the Microsoft products, the Xbox 360 was pushed through production...more

Repairing An Xbox 360 With 3 Flashing Lights

...roper testing was not done, and now thousands of these units are displaying the 3 red light warning. Sending your system back to microsoft or one of their repair centers (if they will take yours), will take up to 6 weeks and cost as much as $140 to repair.

Luckily there are many super manuals on the Internet that can guide you through alleviating this 3 red light problem. If the system has simply overheated, and no hardware has been damaged, then some simple know how and a few tools are all that is n...more

Introducing the Nintendo Wii Console

...change the way in which people look at the games console, by introducing a brand new way of playing games.

With the Nintendo Wii the days of button bashing on a joystick or gaming pad are gone. The controller is now simply intended to be moved like a wand. Your actions are than represented in real time on your TV screen. The hand controller does still have some buttons on it, but there are still far less of them compared to the likes or the PlayStation3 and Xbox360 controllers.

Although only the more basic games can be played with the wand type remote, the more complex games will need to use a special remote attachment. This attachment is referred to as the "nun-chuk" which will need to be plugged into the base of the regular remote. It will add the benefit of an analogue stick, in addition to two trigger buttons. The nun-chuk is needed during game play for actions such as moving your character, shooting guns, and interacting with various objects.

There is another benefit that is available on the Nintendo Wii that is di...more

Xbox Helps Stroke Victims Regain control

...y 3 times as fast as normal and in some cases 5 times as fast. Maybe the gaming industry is not as bad as we are told.

Of course this is a customized and slightly modified Xbox, but it is definitely an Xbox they are using. Virtual Reality and video games have been used by medical professionals and the military doctors...more

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