Amazing Aaron

I’ve been playing around with the NXE GUI on the Xbox 360, and have been loving it. Sure its been a little troublesome getting use to, but its well worth it. Everything just seems to be much better organized, easier to use, and much better to look at. When I first heard about the avatar I did not really like how cartoon like they looked, but after creating my own, and messing around with the different looks (and they say more looks, and outfits are on the way) I think they really have potential. And while some people say that its just a Miis knock off, I have to disagree. I mean they are much more lifelike in there movements, (not to mention they have limbs), and they just seem to be more entertaining, and a better representation of yourself, and your friends. Along with the update came 2 new services, Netflick’s streaming video, and the Community Games Channel. I have not got a chance to try out the Netflick’s channel yet, but I’m sure I will soon. I have however got a chance to play with the Community Games Channel. I was surprised that on launch there were not more games available. As you way know, I am working on my own game for the Community Games Channel (and very slowly at that) that I hope to get uploaded sooner rather than latter (more details on that project latter). The only 2 games available were a shot everything in sight side scroller, called “Weapon of Choice”, and an entertaining, but basic, word game called “Word Soup”. I found “Weapon of Choice” to be to violent for my taste, and “Word Soup” was well, a word game. Also both games seemed to be suffering from a few bugs, that seemed to make them load slower than you would expect. I will be checking back in soon on the Community Games Channel to see if anything else has come available. There is a list available on the XNA Creators Club website, that list all the games that are supposed to be available now. All and all I am very happy with the NXE, and all the new services that come with it. Check back latter and I’ll have a review of the Netflick’s streaming feature, and more on the Community Games Channel, and also more on my Community Games Channel game. Also if you are interested in creating your own game for the Community Games Channel on Xbox Live, then please visit the XNA Creators Club for more details. I would love to play your game, so drop me a line if you decide to create one. Maybe we could even help each other with are game creations!