Category Archives: XL LAN

#TwitLight: Who are you, @Zyber?

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Cat

TwitLight is a Twitter Spotlight posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Also have a look at all the previous TwitLights and you are more than welcome to take part, too! Welcome to another edition of TwitLight and today it’s all … Continue reading →

Posted in #TwitLight, Blog community project, Community and Games, Ignition, Matchbox360, Splinter Cell games, Twitter, XL LAN | 6 Comments

Say hello to an old friend – the Killerspiele discussion is back!

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Cat

Those who know me know that I like to play video games. I like a variety of games, as the list of my favourite Xbox games shows, as well as many 360 games, such as Dead Rising, Oblivion, Mass Effect, … Continue reading →

Posted in BioShock, Call of Duty games, Community and Games, Computer, Condemned, Dead Rising, Game Politics, GTA, Halo games, Killerspiele, Life in general, Mass Effect, Microsoft, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, PlayStation3, Sony, Twitter, Winnenden, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox360, XL LAN | 8 Comments

Halo 3

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Cat

So, the day of all days is finally among us, it’s is almost the 26th of September and Halo 3 is going to be released. Not that myself or anyone else is waiting for it… In a company update on … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Forums, Gears of War, Halo games, Matchbox360, Microsoft, Xbox Live, Xbox360, XL LAN | 3 Comments

About Matchbox360

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Cat

Just to answer everyone’s questions: Yes, i have left Matchbox360 staff. Yes, it was due to staff differences. No, I will not be returning. Yes, I might have another project lined up. There are obviously some people that I’d like … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Forums, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 13 Comments

360, cracking down and forums

Posted on April 27, 2007 by Cat

So…. It’s been an interesting few days. Received Crackdown through the post on Monday. It’s a semi futuristic GTA type game with ability upgrades and generally quite fun. The main selling point is that it contains the Halo 3 beta … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Crackdown, Forums, Gamerscore, Halo games, Housemates, Matchbox360, Xbox360, XL LAN | 2 Comments

Forums, good or bad?

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Cat

Picking up on a post BIG D made on his blog, I’ve lately been wondering about the meaning of forums and what comes with it. Some may also remember my previous posts about forums: “10 Things that annoy me about … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Forums, Matchbox360, MSN, XL LAN | 13 Comments

2006 – My year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Cat

And what an interesting year it’s been. These are a few things that I have been up to or that have changed this year, in no particular order: In July Andrew, Ian, Suki and I moved house. Ian bought his … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Community and Games, Forums, Gamerscore, Halo games, House, Housemates, Life in general, Matchbox360, My cats, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Rainbow 6 Vegas, Sites, Xbox Live, XL LAN | 9 Comments

The warm glow of the 360!

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Cat

Steve (neyo) posted a few of his XL pictures up and it has this picture which I think looks pretty amazing. The warm glow of the 360. ;) Cat

Posted in Community and Games, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 8 Comments

Ignition issue 7 out now

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Cat

Issue 7 of Ignition is now out. Inside: Preview – Mass Effect. Reviews – Gears of War, Call of Duty 3, F.E.A.R, Viva Pinata. Features – XL, The Book of Games Volume 1. Plus a great competition! Go and download … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Community and Games, Forums, Gears of War, Ignition, Mass Effect, Matchbox360, Viva Pinata, Xbox Live, XL LAN | 4 Comments

XL video

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Cat

Ben Furfie from News0r.com did a nice video about XL. Well, we only had 16 360 pods, compared to the 18 mentioned in the video, but at least you get the pleasure of seeing quite a few staff members in … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Forums, Gears of War, Halo games, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 2 Comments

After the storm

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Cat

So XL is now well and truly over and I’m still catching up with sleep. I wonder how much longer that will go on for. So, now it’s time to look into the future. I have a job interview next … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas '06, Community and Games, Films and TV, Gears of War, Life in general, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 2 Comments

XL is over

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Cat

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you my time at XL: This was all one very, very long day, but it was well worth it. I didn’t sleep Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday night and set off to XL early on Friday morning feeling kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Halo games, Ignition, Insomnia, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 17 Comments

Other XL stories

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Cat

Here are a few XL stories from other people.

Posted in Community and Games, Gears of War, Halo games, Ignition, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 1 Comment

See you on the other side, as they say!

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Cat

Well, this is it, I’m off to XL LAN. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, where have you been? :P I’ll have to leave the house really early in the morning to get there, so I really should … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Forums, Gears of War, Halo games, Life in general, Matchbox360, Xbox Live, XL LAN | 2 Comments

Less than a week to XL

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Cat

It’s now less than a week to XL. Time does fly past. Who is going to go? Who stays where? And the important thing, do you look forward to XL? :D Cat

Posted in Community and Games, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 4 Comments

Ignition issue 6 out now

Posted on November 14, 2006 by Cat

Inside: Previews – Rainbow Six: Vegas. Reviews – NHL 07, Splinter Cell: Double Agent (written by my lovely self), Pro Evolution Soccer 6, Dead Rising, Xbox Live Vision Camera, Totem Ball, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and Doom. Features – An … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Dead Rising, Ignition, Matchbox360, Splinter Cell games, Xbox Live, XL LAN | 20 Comments

XL tickets selling fast.

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Cat

With the announcement of F.E.A.R. and Gears of War, XL tickets are selling out fast. Now I know that some of you aren’t too sure whether or not they want to go. Well, better make your mind up soon. ;) … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Gears of War, Matchbox360, XL LAN | 14 Comments

Games related Blogs and Sites

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Cat

Now you may have seen that I’ve updated my blogroll with some new links again. Let me introduce you to some of the blogs and sites out there: Matchbox360 is a UK based gaming site that offers 360 and Xbox … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Forums, Halo games, Matchbox360, Sites, Xbox Live, XL LAN | 7 Comments