Microsoft announced this week that it's extending all North American customers' Xbox 360 warranties to a full year (previously 90 days). In fact, if you've already paid to have a 360 repaired within the first year, you can get your money back! Also, Bethesda Softworks is giving away the Mehrunes' Razor add-on for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for free, now through December 31 on Xbox Live Marketplace (normally $3.13). Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but this is one of those add-ons that affects your saved game - which might be a problem if your Xbox 360 ever fails and needs to be replaced (under warranty or not!) and you're in a situation where you can't play online. Be sure to hold onto a save file from before you installed the add-on, just in case. UPDATE: If you do load an affected Oblivion save on a foreign console without an Internet connection, the game warns you that some objects may not be available - but the saved game does load. It's not clear how this affects future saves, or what happens if you were partway through an add-on quest...
News Flash - Xbox 360 holiday bonuses
Microsoft announced this week that it's extending all North American customers' Xbox 360 warranties to a full year (previously 90 days). In fact, if you've already paid to have a 360 repaired within the first year, you can get your money back! Also, Bethesda Softworks is giving away the Mehrunes' Razor add-on for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for free, now through December 31 on Xbox Live Marketplace (normally $3.13). Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but this is one of those add-ons that affects your saved game - which might be a problem if your Xbox 360 ever fails and needs to be replaced (under warranty or not!) and you're in a situation where you can't play online. Be sure to hold onto a save file from before you installed the add-on, just in case. UPDATE: If you do load an affected Oblivion save on a foreign console without an Internet connection, the game warns you that some objects may not be available - but the saved game does load. It's not clear how this affects future saves, or what happens if you were partway through an add-on quest...
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