What's happening on 27-Sep?

[bRoNx]

I can't believe I was actually excited about this.

Meh. After looking at the flags, seems like M$ ain't planning to give us sh*t (Aus. & NZ)!

 

[pc999]

It's a competition to earn a trip to the XBox360 "origen" launch event.

I guess X05 is the origen.

 

[London Geezer]

It's a competition to earn a trip to the XBox360 "origen" launch event.

That it?! We dont even get a pretty CGI video thing?

 

[hey69]

ok just filled in my mailadres.

1/100.000 chance but if you dont try , you can't win no

 

[Martin Eddy]

Is it me or did anyone else see a fair few references to "ejaculation" and sexual innuendo in the "what is origen" section?

Yeah I picked up on those. Very Lame.

 

[Martin Eddy]

Meh. After looking at the flags, seems like M$ ain't planning to give us sh*t (Aus. & NZ)!

Not until 2006. So much for a worldwide launch. Last time I checked I was still living on planet Earth.

 

[pipo]

I guess X05 is the origen.

Well, seeing you can enter until 10/10 and because Amsterdam is not what I would call a tropical destination, I would have to disagree.

 

[BlueTsunami]

bahhh. I thought it was something big. Why does Microsoft consistently do things that seem their going to be on a large scale and consistently be something that doesn't really deserve all this attention. Its getting anoying!

 

[pc999]

Well, seeing you can enter until 10/10 and because Amsterdam is not what I would call a tropical destination, I would have to disagree.

Yes I just saw the What is Origen part, but 10/10? is X05 before that?, when?

 

[pipo]

Next week (4-5)...

In other news:

The much-hyped "Origen Xbox 360" count-down has finally hit zero - revealing that the site is actually a contest offering consumers a chance to win trips to an Xbox 360 launch event in the United States in November.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=11816

 

[J_Saint]

X05 is on 10/4 if I'm not mistaken.

 

[pipo]

Errr...

Next week (4-5)...

It's two days.

 

[pc999]

Thanks for the info : .

 

[J_Saint]

Doh, not enough sleep...

 

[pipo]

Earlier today the mystery surrounding Origen Xbox 360 was finally revealed, or was it? After some tinkering around TeamXbox has uncovered what Microsoft really has in store for Europe, and it's much more than 2 spots at Origen. The game has just begun, round one anyway.

Over the course of the weeks to come in October gamers in Europe will have at least four more chances at a trip to Origen, as the game plays out through rounds two and three. Furthermore, it seems as though there will be one lucky grand prize winner taking home the gaming rig of all gaming rigs, worth 10 grand! The 10 grand could be dollars, euros or franks for all we know, but a gaming rig worth 10 thousand anything sounds like a nice deal. At the least we expect an Xbox 360, an HDTV, and a 5.1 surround system.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9364/Origen-Xbox-360-More-Than-Meets-the-Eye/

 

[London Geezer]

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/9364/Origen-Xbox-360-More-Than-Meets-the-Eye/

Wont be 10.000 franks since they dont exist anymore.
If it's 10k pounds, that's nice cause it's about 18k Dollars and 15k Euros.

Nice little prize though.

 

[Phil]

Wont be 10.000 franks since they dont exist anymore.
If it's 10k pounds, that's nice cause it's about 18k Dollars and 15k Euros.

Nice little prize though.

Of course it does - and the nicest of all that ever existed: the Swiss Franc (pic)!

 

[London Geezer]

Of course it does - and the nicest of all that ever existed: the Swiss Franc (pic)!

With that prize though, i'd want to choose the HDTV that I WANT. Like, i'd wait for 1080p sets to come out. 10 grand should cover that and leave some spare cash for other things.

 

[pipo]

An update on the pre-order rumor for the people who were interested...

A birdie told me that you pay 39 euros in advance to make sure you'll get one at launch.

Confirmed: this is what MS is doing in the Netherlands (maybe Europe?). We are talking about low numbers per store (think 15-ish). Stores are expecting the packs (containing at least a long sleeve it seems) every day now.