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    The Gaming Gurus are authors writing under their real names. Ryan Treit’s Treit & Truecolumn delivers news
    and previews, and regularly spotlights specific subjects. From the week’s news to hot games to the secrets of
    game development, Treit covers a wide variety of topics
    and delivers his views with style.  John Gaudiosi’s Hollywood Goes Gaming is a series
    of interviews focusing on the convergence of video
    games and other media. Athletes, actors, rockers, and
    more share their gaming exploits with Gaudiosi.
    Speak Up and Be
    Heard!—Forums
    Naturally, forums are a
    huge part of building a
    community and the
    Xbox.com forums are
    unmatched. The Forums
    splash page shows you
    the latest topics and the
    most active threads.
    There are forums for Xbox
    Live, specific games,
    general discussion, and
    more. Whether you want
    to check out others’ opin-
    ions, debate and discuss,
    or just shoot the breeze with your fellow gamers, you’re bound to find a conversation on the Xbox.com forums. The forums are, by far, the most useful tool available on Xbox.com. Because they are populated by Xbox fans
    and devotees, the sense of community is one of camaraderie and willingness to help each other. Keeping track
    of your favorite threads is as easy as clicking on My Forums (an integral part of the My Xbox feature). Between
    The Buzz and New Forums links, you’re bound to lose hours on the Xbox.com forums.
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    If you’re new to the game or haven’t bought a console in a good while, definitely check out Tech Girl Elle’s
    columns. In each installment, she goes over a specific facet of Xbox 360 in great detail. From cabling to
    parental controls to shopping on the Xbox Live Marketplace and more, she has you covered.
    Did You Know?
    These are all real gamers, just like you. If you
    want to share something with them, just grab their e-mail address from their column and drop them a line!
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    Open a Can on Hollywood—Game With Fame 
    Ever wonder if big-name celebrities log in and frag out? Of course they do! They
    might have their own high-end setups at home where they can play anonymously,
    but on Xbox Live, they are subject to your wrath in the open. For all you gamers out there eager to open up a can of...fun and friendly gaming
    on Hollywood, Game With Fame gives you the chance to play on Xbox Live against
    your favorite celebrities. Past participants include hilarious actor Jack Black, the New
    York Yankees’ Jason Giambi, alt-rock kings Green Day, and more. This is another
    page worth bookmarking. Check in on it often to keep track of upcoming events.
    Home Away From Home—My Xbox™
    The last facet of Xbox.com
    is arguably its most excit-
    ing and pragmatic. My
    Xbox offers a personalized
    view of all your Xbox 360
    activities. It’s a powerful,
    useful, and fun tool for all
    Xbox 360 gamers when
    they don’t have access to
    their system. When you first visit your
    My Xbox page, you’ll see
    your gamer card, portals to
    other portions of the site,
    and a menu of subsections.
    Every single link and
    portal is useful in its own
    way. Let’s take a look.
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    It is very easy to let
    your passion get the best of you. But thisis a community, not a place to flame
    someone and get
    banned. Remember
    what your mom said: If you don’t have
    something nice to
    say, check the Codes of Conduct to ensure you won’t get
    banned for saying it.
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    The Game With Fame schedule can also be monitored via the Calendar Events page.
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    Anything You Can Do,
    I Can Do Better—Achievements
    On My Xbox’s Achievement subsection, you can track
    your own achievements in every game you’ve ever
    played on the Xbox 360. This is useful if you want to
    complete a game, but got sidetracked. How can you
    live with yourself if you complete fewer than half the
    achievements in Saint’s Row? It’s also great if you
    need an ego boost and want to remember how well
    you did in a game. It’ll cheer you up. Really. Though it’s not actually on the Achievements page,
    the My Xbox main page lets you compare gamerscores
    (a total of all achievements accomp lished) with your
    friends. Just pick someone off your friends list and
    you’ll see how you stack up against them. A  killer
    overnight game session that raises your gamerscore
    can give your pals a good shock the next morning
    when they track your progress and learn that you’re
    absolutely blowing them away.
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    Though we don’t condone slacking off at
    school or work, My Xbox is a great way to keep your finger on the pulse of your Xbox 360 life when you’re away from your console.
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    Check in on www.Achieve360Points.com for
    detailed lists of achievement requirements, achievement icons, and tips on how to accomplish them.
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    For more in-depth information on achievements,flip to chapter 5, “Making Your Mark.”
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    Old Foes, New Friends—Recent Players
    The Recent Players tab is
    useful for finding people
    you want to play with.
    Say you played a couple
    of hours of Unoand hit it
    off with some great
    gamers, then you got a
    request from your best
    friend to play  Project
    Gotham Racing 3 and had
    to leave the  Unogroup. You
    can look up the people
    you recently played with,
    see their gamertags,
    gamerscores, and zones,
    as well as the game you
    played with them. If they
    seem like the sort who
    won’t cramp your style or
    friends list, you can send
    them a friend request
    and hopefully join them
    for some future gaming.
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    Your Little
    Corner—Profile
    You can change your
    gamer card, gamer profile,
    and My Xbox settings in
    the Profile subsection. In
    this area, you can also
    see the games you’ve
    recently played and your
    achievements. Want to
    show off your gamer card
    on a website? You can
    get the proper HTML
    code here and paste it
    wherever your heart
    desires. Finally, this sub-
    section gives you a link
    that will let you create an
    Xbox-themed page on
    MSN® Space for 
    involvement in a broader
    community.This is the back door to interacting with Xbox Live, outside of your Xbox 360. Aside from the fun stuff, there
    is also a ton of useful features here for managing your account, like Console Registration, Account
    Management, and Forum Preferences.
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    Before even loading up a game on a new Xbox 360, register your console! You’ll be glad you did if your console ever needs servicing.
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    Aside from the HTML coding feature here,several other programs and websites are
    dedicated to flaunting your Xbox Live x-ploits. Visit www.MyGamercard.net to customize
    your card and paste it on other forums as your signature or part of your profile.
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    Staying in Touch—
    Friends and
    Messages
    Your friends list lets you
    keep tabs on all your
    Xbox 360 buddies. See
    who’s online, what
    they’re playing, which
    offline friends played
    last, and even keep tabs
    on their gamerscores.
    Say you’re tied up on
    your computer, but feel
    the need for Need for
    Speed . Check your
    friends list to see who is
    available for a race or 10.
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    If you visit websites not sponsored by
    Microsoft, be sure you know what you are
    downloading! There are plenty of viruses out there looking for a home.
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    My Xbox also allows
    you to send and read text
    messages on Xbox Live.
    This comes in handy
    whether you’re working
    or playing on your PC. You
    can send out longer
    messages much faster,
    because you’ll be using a
    keyboard instead of a
    controller. My Xbox is a powerful
    part of Xbox.com. It lets
    you live in the Xbox Live world without having to be on your Xbox 360. Use it to communicate with friends,
    find new ones, manage your gamer card and profile, and see all your achievements on your PC. My Xbox is
    your very own piece of Xbox.com. Browsing My Xbox is the next best thing to actually being on Xbox Live. So
    when you can’t play your Xbox 360 but have access to a PC, this is a must-hit Web page. 
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    Xbox 360™Han dbookThe Official User ’s Guide
    
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    Lean, Mean ,
    Multimedia Machine
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    EXPANDING YOUR PLAYGROUND
    For more than a decade, video game consoles have allowed you to play CDs and DVDs. So you’d expect your
    Xbox 360 to deftly handle both types of media, and it does. It’s a great machine for playing your disc-based
    movies and music, but did you know that the console is capable of much, much more? In addition to giving you
    a top-notch gaming experience, the Xbox 360 is a powerful multimedia machine that’s capable of handling all
    kinds of digital media, from photos to digital music and movies.This chapter gives you the lowdown on everything the Xbox 360 can do with digital media. Even if you’ve
    owned your system for some time, you may be surprised at what it can do. The best part is that everything the
    console can do with digital media is a snap to get up and running. The various setups range from easy to really
    easy to wow-I-didn’t-have-to-try-at-all easy. Now let’s get on with the show.
    The Sound of Music
    Connecting your digital music player to your Xbox 360 couldn’t be easier. You simply connect a USB cord to the
    music player of your choice, and then plug it into your console, find the player through the Dashboard (go to
    Media/Music/Portable Device) and voila! You’re good to go. Select the songs or playlist you desire and your Xbox
    360 will pump out your favorite tunes. The Xbox 360 can read MP3, WMV, and AAC music files. It can also read music from storage devices like USB
    flash drives, but you won’t be able to browse by artist, genre, and the like if you go this route. You can find out if
    your player or storage device is compatible with the Xbox 360 by checking out the constantly updated support
    list on Xbox.com. Like the original Xbox,
    the 360 also lets you rip
    songs from a CD onto
    your system’s hard drive.
    When you’re listening to
    a CD on your console,
    select the Rip CD option.
    This lets you select the
    tracks you desire and
    have them converted to
    small WMV files that are
    saved on your hard drive. You can use songs from
    a digital music player or
    any music you’ve ripped to
    your hard drive to create
    your own custom sound-
    track. When you’re in a game, just hit the Xbox Guide button, hit the Select Music option, and pick the music you
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    want to hear. This is a
    nice option if you don’t
    like a certain game’s
    soundtrack, if you’ve
    played it so much that it
    just sounds old, or if you
    just want a change of
    pace. Listening to Britney
    Spears’s “Baby One More
    Time” when you’re playing
    The Lord of the Rings: The
    Battle for Middle-earth II
    is a funky experience.
    Smile, You’re on Xbox 360™
    Like connecting a portable music player to your Xbox 360, connecting a digital camera to your console is so easy
    that it could be done half asleep. Once again, take a USB cable that’s connected to your camera, plug it into your
    console, and follow the onscreen instructions to view your photos.Xbox.com has a list of supported cameras. If you’ve purchased your camera in the last few years, chances
    are it will work with the console. The important thing to look for is your camera’s presence on the unsupported
    list. It’s a pretty small group, but knowing that your model is on it will save you the headache of pointless
    troubleshooting when you can’t get your camera to work with your console. The Xbox 360 is a great way to share your photos in a living room setting. After your camera is plugged in,
    you can dazzle your friends and family with a slideshow. It’s up to you whether or not you want to entertain
    them with pithy commentary or some complementary music on your hard drive.
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    Who says Microsoft and Apple can’t play nice? Apple iPod owners can play music from their players on the
    Xbox 360 right from the get-go. Music encoded in AAC—the default format for Apple’s iTunes program—can
    be played after a simple download from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Note, though, that this solution only
    applies to unprotected AAC files.
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