CLICK: New and inventive ways to show off #24

I'm pretty sure that if you participate on any kind of Xbox 360 devoted forum or website having an online Gamercard to display is a prerequisite to earning credibility and respect. Without it, you're suspected of being a bad gamer, not owning that many Xbox 360 games, or worse: being Phil Harrison.

[Xbox Live Gamercard generator]

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USE: BioShock Achievements

Xbox360Achievements.org has all 50 BioShock achievements with a total of 1000 points. The achievements are, overall, a mixture of your standard fare with some interesting additions, like:

• Take at least one Research Photo of a Splicer.
• Successfully invent at least 100 items.
• Complete the game without harvesting any Little Sisters.
• Hit the jackpot at a slot machine.

Photography, invention, gambling, morality... Would we expect any less from BioShock?

Each achievement icon is animated in a neat retro style which fits perfectly with the style of the game. When developers pay attention to details like that you can bet the game is going to be a quality product.

[BioShock Achievement List at Xbox360Achievements.org]

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GET: E3 at home via Xbox LIVE

Via Gamerscore comes this list of Microsoft's E3 coverage over Xbox LIVE:

• Microsoft’s E3 2007 press conference — beginning at 8:30 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, July 10 — will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace in high definition later in the week
• Video updates direct from the show
• A selection of game trailers, themes, gamer pictures and demos will be available from the hottest E3 titles such as these:
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.)
• Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
• BioShock (2K)
• Blue Dragon (Microsoft Game Studios)
• Burnout Paradise (Electronic Arts Inc.)
• CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (Activision)
• FIFA Soccer 08 (Electronic Arts)
• Guitar Hero III (Activision/RedOctane)
• Lost Odyssey (Microsoft Game Studios)
• Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts)
• NCAA Football 08 (Electronic Arts)
• Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts)
• Project Gotham Racing 4 (Microsoft Game Studios)
• The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts)
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 (THQ)

The high definition content will begin streaming next tuesday. That means you have about a week to think of the excuse you'll use when you call in sick to work.

[Xbox LIVE bringing E3 home at Gamerscore]

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GET: Oh Canada, Oh Canada

If you're a Canadian resident and hooked into Xbox Live treat yourself to some free gamer pics and a theme to celebrate Canada Day. And yes, I don't think the bat and squirrel gamer pics are part of the Canada Day bonus. Unless... Microsoft, what are you trying to say about Canadians, exactly?

The freebies are only available for a limited time so get your patriotic self into it. And yes, the first one is clearly the best.

[Canada Day 2007 Themes and Gamerpics via Opposable Thumbs]

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