SanDisk has announced that it has begun shipping ‘official’ Xbox 360 USB drives, giving gamers a place to backup their game saves, gamertags, map packs and Arcade game downloads.
The company says the USB drive is “pre-configured for seamless plug and play action,” eliminating the need for gamers to take the extra step of formatting their own drives and downloading the initial 360 software update.
Additionally, all drives come with a free one-month membership to Xbox Live Gold.
“Xbox LIVE contains a world of content for gamers to explore and download, including full-length games, movies and music,” says Shuki Nir, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Retail, SanDisk. “The Xbox 360 USB Flash Drive by SanDisk is specifically engineered to deliver a great user experience and maximum compatibility with the console, offering gamers greater freedom and flexibility in how they store, manage and enjoy their favorite files.”
The drive is available in either 8GB or 16GB varieties, with MSRPs of $35 and $70, respectively.
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Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has had his Xbox Live account hacked by a “hacker” calling himself GoDxLiGHTzz. Hryb is the Director of Programming for XBL.
Hryb’s account had the name, location and biography information changed.
LiGHTzz also offered to hack “any account” for $60 via PayPal, although it is unclear how the hacker got access to Hryb’s account.
In under 24 hours, Major Nelson had his account back, however. “I have control of the account. The enforcement team took care of it.”
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Best Buy has started a promotion this week that will offer a free $50 gift card with the purchase of an Xbox 360 and an additional 360 Wireless Controller. The promotion is for the Elite Winter Bundle.
Amazon has slashed the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade to $180, a $20 price cut.
Additionally, a Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Card was dropped to $40, down from $50.
