Master modders at Xbox-Scene discover Microsoft has
quietly doubled the amount of internal flash memory in its
hard-drive-less $199 console; the question is: Why?
When the hard-drive-less Xbox 360 Arcade succeeded the Core model last
year, it initially came with a detachable, external 256MB memory card
to store the New Xbox Experience firmware. Later models of the $199 console
featured 256MB of internal flash memory attached to the newer-model
"Jasper" motherboards, which were redesigned to be less susceptible to
the hardware failures that prompted a billion-dollar warranty extension in 2007.
Fighting franchise creator's Twitter says newest installment leaves superheroes behind in favor of "sick" fatalities.
Last year's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe represented a huge departure
for the Midway fighting franchise. Not only did it devote half of the
game's roster to the comic book maker's star heroes and villains, but
it also toned down the series' violence level in order to get a T for
Teen rating.
