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With news being quite scarce this morning I have nothing interesting to blog about. But I remembered that last night Joystiq started their 48 hour, non-stop, Xbox 360 marathon. They have a retail version of the 360 to try out and play with. They will, step by step, build up their entertainment centre where the 360 will ‘live’ for this 48 hours. I have made a list of the posts they have so far. seen below.

1. Our sweet speaker setup
2. Our sweet screen setup
3. 3 copies of Kameo = MS wants us to play it
4. Joystiq, PGR3 and faceplate
5. Visualize this: Xbox 360’s visualizer taken for a spin.
6. 2K on the 360: NBA 2K6, Amped 3, & NHL 2K6
7. Invasion of the Xbox 360 faceplates
8. Fuel for a 48-hour gaming fiesta
9. Game trailers available on Xbox Live
10. Xbox 360 controller range: Can you hear me now?
11. Side-by-side of Xbox 360 remotes
12. Titlefight: 480p v. 720p for the championship!
13. Live: best way to download game trailers
14. Best and worst trailers from Xbox Live Marketplace
15. Gaming trailers are insulting to gamers
16. 360 plays videos, but controls are lacking
17. MP3s Streamed to Xbox 360 via laptop
18. Xbox Live arcade titles added: free to try, $5 to $15 to buy
19. 360 marathon results in sleepy bloggers
20. Joystiq review: Geometry Wars demo
21. Joystiq review: Bankshot Billiards 2 Demo
22. Joystiq review: Gauntlet demo
23. Joystiq review: Hexic HD
24. Are we perverse? There’s nothing retro about this experience!
25. Joystiq review: Joust demo, thy game is over
26. Our first Xbox Live friend: you like us, you really like us
27. Joystiq review: Bejeweled 2 Deluxe demo
28. Kameo’s in the house, er… 360 tray
29. Xbox 360 heat concerns are no concern
30. Grumpy columnist likes the Xbox 360
31. Xbox 360 fan noise ranked
32. Super-frustrating boss fight in Kameo

This is all they have so far, but it has been interesting to read all the posts and see the good’s and bad’s of the 360 that they have found so far. I, for one, didn’t know that the special media remote in the 360 is only limited. I thought that came as a part of the premium pack. That was quite interesting to find out.

Joystiq’s Xbox 360 site