This tag should only be used if the question is about the Xbox 360 operating system or hardware, or a game feature truly unique to the Xbox 360.
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Is it a good idea to install Skyrim onto my Xbox?
I've heard conflicting opinions on this... my boyfriend installed it to his 360 and it made the game take a million years to load. Have any of the updates fixed this yet? I've had a lot of problems ...
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How do I get an XBox 360 to update games?
I have an XBox 360 that hasn't been connected to a network for about three years. I finally got around to hooking it up today. It downloaded a bunch of updates and I created an XBox Live account (just ...
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Is it possible to prevent the connection attempt to EA online when starting the game?
Whenever I start Mass Effect from the Xbox 360 dashboard it takes 15-30 seconds trying to connect to the EA servers. However, if I disconnect my ethernet cable it loads instantly.
I am not interested ...
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Does installing Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360 Hard Drive make the elevators faster?
I remember that in previous Mass Effect games, elevators were used for loading times, so I remember taking many rides on the slowest elevators in the world. In Mass Effect 3, I would like to reduce my ...
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Non Xbox live profiles getting pestered on sign in
I have four profiles set up on my Xbox. Two of them have Xbox live accounts (me and my wife) and they sign on with no problems. The other two are for my children and they do not have Xbox Live ...
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How can I tell if a used Xbox 360 is in good condition before buying it?
I'm picking up a used Xbox 360. It isn't expensive and the seller has agreed to let me try it out first. To test it out, here's some things I'm trying to get answered:
Is it banned from Xbox Live?
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Wulfgar won't teach me Unrelenting Force's final word after Arngeir accepts horn of Jurgen
I am seeing this bug in Skyrim where Wulfgar doesn't respond though you found his horn.
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Can I transfer Mass Effect saved game files from my PC to my Xbox360?
I played Mass Effect 1 & 2 on the PC. Unfortunately, my PC was barely able to run ME2 so I decided to purchase Mass Effect 3 for the Xbox 360.
Since I want to carryover the decisions I made in ...
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How do I partition my HDD for use on an Xbox 360?
I believe the 360 uses the FATX file-system. How would I go about getting software to partition a USB portable hard drive for use on an Xbox? (I don't think Partition Magic supports FATX.)
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Deus Ex:HR Missing Link DLC corrupted saves fix? - Xbox 360
I've reached the fifth section of the Deus Ex:Human Revolution Missing Link DLC and now I can't load ANY of my DLC save files? When I select a game to load the screen goes black for a good 3 seconds, ...
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How can I boost my health in Skyrim?
I made a bit of a mistake, I think, with my Skyrim character; I boosted my MP at the expense of my HP, repeatedly, and now I find myself at level 30 and so flimsy that many magic-tossing opponents ...
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How can I move my Mass Effect 2 save between Xboxes?
I know that when you beat the final boss of Mass Effect, the game made an "endgame" save that the player does not have access to. To remedy this when Mass Effect 2 came out (and I had a new Xbox) I ...
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Is it possible to replace the optical disk drive in older 360's with newer ones?
I have had my Xbox 360 for around 2½ years now, and it is starting to break a lot of my games and not work. I have had MW3 for 2 months, and I have replaced it 3 times already. It also broke my BF3 ...
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Is it possible to reset the Skyrim save counter on XBox 360?
I'm a bit OCD, and was wondering if there's any way to reset the save game counter in Skyrim for 360. After each save, even overwrites, it increments the number of the save file. Having saves 130, ...
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Can I use my Xbox Live account to transfer someone else's saved data from my old 360 to a new one?
My younger brother and I bought a new Xbox and I transferred all of our files with a USB flash drive to the new one. I have an Xbox Live account but he doesn't. I was able to recover all of my saved ...
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Is there an issue with installing The Darkness II to the hard drive?
When trying to install the Xbox 360 version of The Darkness II, to the hard drive, the system does nothing and the game never gets installed.
The install appears to start, but the screen stays at the ...
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Is a non-profile save able to be transferred between xbox 360s?
I have a game (actually, one I'm creating) that saves shared data; i.e. any profile can use it.
Can I transfer this onto a USB/MU and use it on another xbox?
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At what point does an egg become a wildcard pinata?
In the original Viva Pinata for 360 at what point is it decided whether or not the egg will be a wildcard?
When the romance level is completed?
When the egg is delivered (ie created)?
When the egg ...
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Acquire MP7A1 for MOH 360
According to the wikia page, "It is available instantly to users that pre-ordered the Tier 1/Limited Edition of the game". How do you get it if you haven't pre-ordered the Limited Edition and it's no ...
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Are there any risks associated with installing a game to the Xbox 360 hard drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Should I install Xbox 360 games to my hard drive?
I am playing the game Batman: Arkham City, and I am considering installing it to my hard drive.
Should I do it or not? ...
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Is there any way to get back to Skuldafn without using the console? [duplicate]
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Is it possible to return to Skuldafn?
Is there anyway to get back to Skuldafn once completing that quest without using a console command (since I'm on the Xbox 360 ...
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How do I increase my skill in Quarrel?
I have been playing for over a week now, but most of the other gamers are quicker than me. Even though we keep making similar or same character words, I end losing on speed.
Other than practice, is ...
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How can I create my own Xbox 360 theme?
Not 100% sure if this belongs well enough on gaming, but how can I create my own theme for Xbox 360? Is it relatively straightforward with the use of software (either on the Xbox itself, my PC or a ...
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I'm having problems with the storage girl in act 2 in Dead Island
I can give her my weapons easily but when I try to take them back and click on them they disappear and are gone for good. Is this a glitch, has anyone had the same problem? Thanks for your answers in ...
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Why is a second local player with an XBOX Live Silver account allowed to play online?
This is typically not allowed on XBL, but I noticed Dungeon Defenders somehow got around this. I can't find any information online as to whether this was done as a promotion or some agreement between ...
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What is the easiest control to use with Child of Eden for Xbox 360?
Child of Eden for Xbox 360 can be played with the normal controller or with Kinect.
I like Kinect and always played with it, but I struggle a lot to finish the game: it seems to me that to cope with ...
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How can I get an existing DA:O character image uploaded to the BioWare site?
I have an existing DA:O character that I created without logging into the BioWare site. After logging in the charcter data was uploaded but did not include the character images.
A web search has ...
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Read XBOX 360 save files on my PC
I have a memory stick that I have placed my DA:O saves files on, but I want to be able to read them on my PC (so I can use the toolset to extract the character settings/image).
Unfortunately the ...
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Used Xbox 360 won't turn on anymore
My son was given an Xbox 360 by a friend. They claimed it worked fine. However, when we got it all hooked up it only worked fine for a little while. Now we turn the power on and you can hear the ...
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How do you view previous Inside Xbox (or any old feed) in the 360's new 'metro' UI?
In the NXE I could view hints and tips from old Inside Xbox episodes from a history channel.
I can't find this in the new Metro UI - I can view the most recent stories only, but that only ever covers ...
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Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack DLC broken?
I recently downloaded the Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack, but it appears to be broken: I have no new MP maps and can't even choose the maps in a new custom game.
I've already tried downloading the ...
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How can I get games to stop pausing automatically when the controller turns off?
I'm playing through Fable III as a good guy, so I need to amass a ton of cash. I own everything there is to own in Albion - now it's time to wait for those income payments to roll in. When my Xbox ...
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How do I get the Combat Engineer ribbon?
I am trying to get the "Combat Engineer" ribbon in Horde 2.0 mode of Gears of War 3. The gears wiki says
Combat Engineer: Build, repair, and or upgrade 5 fortifications during wave-half time.
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Thieves guild: How to find out which cities still need special jobs
This is somewhat related to this question: How can I find out which special thieves guild quests I have completed?, but I'm not yet that far and still doing the extra job quests for Vex and the other ...
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Isn't there a CMOS battery in Xbox 360 to preserve date&time setting?
Everytime a power failure occurs, the date&time setting in my Xbox 360 resets to year 2005. It's annoying because some games keep track of my progress using the date&time (e.g. Your Shape ...
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What do the Xbox 360 achievement points (or “gamerscore”) do?
So, I have been playing Xbox 360 for a while now, and have collected quite a few points towards my Gamerscore. It seems like each player has their own points, and they are cumulative across all games. ...
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Wake up an Xbox 360 with a TV remote
As I understand it, HDMI is capable of sending "control" signals that can force a device at least into standby mode. I've also heard it can reset devices and even control certain models of bluray/dvd ...
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Can I play the PAL version of Battlefield 3 on a NTSC xbox360?
Can I play Battlefield 3 PAL on NTSC-U XBox 360?
Is it region free or locked? Does anyone have a hands-on experience doing this? I tried finding information, but didn't find any so far.
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Does Kinect Sensor Lens need cleaning?
Is it necessary to clean the Kinect Sensor Lens periodically? If yes, how should I do that?
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Is there a 3rd party PS3 style controller for the Xbox 360?
I'd like to get a PS3 DualShock style controller for my Xbox 360.
So far I only see Xbox 360 style PS3 controllers, not the other way around.
Does anyone know of a PS3 style controller for the 360?
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Problem while playing Devil May Cry 4
I am playing Devil May Cry 4. The problem is when I am at the 7th sequence, no map becomes open. Just everything is limited for a few rooms. No rooms are opening or not even power is working. I don't ...
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Skyrim, activating abilities
I can't for the life of me figure out how to activate the High-Elf Highborn ability.
For that matter, I have used scrolls in the past, but I've also failed to use them.
How do activate ...
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Is the “Sage” (get all books) achievement broken in AC:R?
I have completed every book quest, renovated every book shop and bought every book they have. I've also gone back to Cappadocia by replaying memory 7-2 and bought all the books there.
I still don't ...
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How do I change melee weapon in Saints Row 3?
I upgraded my baseball bat to level 2, and now if I want to switch to the stun gun or the Penetrator, how do I do it? Seems like a silly question but I cannot do it!
I thought I should add more ...
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Will games from the UK work on consoles from Portugal?
I am planning on going out to Portugal soon and I am wondering if I should bring out some Xbox 360 games for a friend that stays there, as the games cost a lot more there than they do here. So,
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What happens when I remove an Xbox Live friend?
I've got some "friends" on my Xbox Live friends list who aren't really that - they're people I rarely play with and who are more "friends of friends." Unfortunately, the friends list pings me every ...
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Display “Name” instead of Gamertag on Xbox dashboard
My dad got an Xbox for Christmas, and set up his local profile as "Dave." He wanted to be able to download some free DLC for Rocksmith, and added a Silver Live account to that profile.
However, now ...
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Space requirement for dancing game
I recently bought an Xbox 360 with Kinect and now my girlfriend really wants one of the dancing games (e.g. Just Dance 3 or Dance Central 2).
I'ld be happy to buy her one of those games but my concern ...
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Missing pushups in UFC Trainer
I am about 3 days into my first 30 day challenge on UFC Trainer and have been getting frustrated that the game isn't picking up all of my push-ups. I can grind out 20 or so ( don't laugh (; ) in the ...
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How to stack soul gems in my inventory to make the list smaller?
I understand that some soul gems don't stack because of the size of the soul. You can't have a grand soul gem (petty) combine with a grand soul gem (grand). But sometimes my inventory has identical ...
