Xbox Nation Celebrates 1st Anniversary

***Imperial*** · 09-13-2008, 05:55 PM

Xbox Nation Celebrates 1st Anniversary

This game's achievements make it seem like hell...

Dear Xbox Nation,

September 11th, 2008 marked the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks that occured in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. We remember those who lost their lives in the worst show of human nature to date. September 11th was also another anniversary, it marked the first birthday for Xbox Nation. We first opened our doors one year ago as Halo Nation. We've obviously gone through some changes, but I'm glad to see the familiar faces who still find the time to visit and post their opinions to our haphazard collection of threads.

In our first year, we've been through a great deal. We saw the launch of Halo 3, the independence of Bungie, the rise of Wii sales in the next-gen race, the ever-increasing use of gamerscore to drive game longevity, the announcement of Gears of War 2 and the launch of many great games. As the Halo fans began to fade, we evolved into the Xbox Nation to expand our horizons and continue to give witty commentary to all the great games we play. Our YouTube channel has 130 subscribed users with our top video having been viewed over 60,000 time. Even the loss of a month's worth of data was not enough to slow us down, we have continued and pushed past it to create better reviews and even more posts than before.

The original welcome page for HaloNation.net that launched on September 11th, 2007.

I started Halo Nation as a fan community, a small hobby. I think that it still remains that today. We are a fan community that reaches across Halo and the entire console itself. And while this website (and indeed gaming in general) is still a hobby for most, it is an extension of our social network. So to all the members, I say thank you for your support. Its the people who make a website, and we've made a great one. World domination :)

September Releases:
A number of new titles are to be released in September. Infinite Undiscovery is a new RPG from Square-Enix developed exclusively for the Xbox 360. Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise is a sequel to the original pinata collecting game. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed introduces the first next-generation Star Wars game developed by LucasArts. Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway continues the story of Operation Market Garden as players head back to World War II.

May the Force Blow Your Mind.

Infinite Undiscovery
Release Date: 9/2/2008
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball
Release Date: 9/3/2008
FaceBreaker
Release Date: 9/3/2008
Gin Rummy
Release Date: 9/3/2008
Shred Nebula
Release Date: 9/3/2008
NFL Head Coach 09
Release Date: 9/4/2008
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Release Date: 9/5/2008
Baja
Release Date: 9/8/2008
TNA Impact!
Release Date: 9/9/2008
Zoids Assault
Release Date: 9/9/2008
NHL 2K9
Release Date: 9/9/2008
NHL 09
Release Date: 9/9/2008
Rocket Bowl
Release Date: 9/10/2008
Samurai Shodown 2
Release Date: 9/10/2008
Rock Band 2
Release Date: 9/14/2008
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Release Date: 9/16/2008
Pure
Release Date: 9/16/2008
Armored Core for Answer
Release Date: 9/16/2008
Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway
Release Date: 9/23/2008
Warriors Orochi 2
Release Date: 9/23/2008

Happy September everyone.

Vizard · 09-13-2008, 06:01 PM

Weird how Halo 3 wasn't out when you first made it.

Diego · 09-13-2008, 06:32 PM

Yah, but it was about 15 days later. Surprising how much we've grown from 4 active posters/members to about 10-15 active posters and over 200 members.

GoCrzy · 09-13-2008, 07:00 PM

I'm really proud of XN. Good job Impy for creating and running an awesome site, and congrats to everyone who made us get this far.

You didn't even mention the almost loss of interest between December and like February or March. I was like the only poster in that time period!