Microsoft brings Chobot, 'IGN Strategize' to XBL

by Randy Nelson { Jun 25th 2008 at 4:00PM }

Not to be trumped in the online flesh-and-blood female host arms race by Sony and Qore's Veronica Belmont, Microsoft has announced a partnership with IGN to bring its popular "IGN Strategize" segments to Xbox Live, hosted by IGN host/celebrity Jessica Chobot (who may or may not lick a 360 controller).

Larry Hryb, Xbox Live's "Major Nelson," made the announcement this morning via his Twitter feed. A brief preview clip of himself and Chobot chatting has subsequently hit the "Inside Xbox" section of Live. IGN Strategize will soon join the other regular Inside Xbox segments and focus on tips, tricks, and strategies, hence the name.

Tags: BreakingNews, chobot, ign, inside-xbox, majornelson, psn, qore, veronica-belmont, XBL, xbox-live

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

deaftly @ Jun 25th 2008 4:02PM

Yup, I'd hit it.

el serpiente @ Jun 25th 2008 4:10PM

Major Nelson really gives you a chubby, eh?

Noshino @ Jun 25th 2008 4:16PM

OH YEAHHH...

deaftly @ Jun 25th 2008 4:28PM

What can I say, He is quite the cougar.

Cesaria (www.cesariatic.wordpress.com) @ Jun 25th 2008 4:34PM

I'd take her out for an enjoyable evening, listen to her thoughts, and shake her hand goodnight.

JJ Rooster @ Jun 25th 2008 4:04PM

I kind of like some of these streaming videos on XBL... game previews, interviews and tips.

Dirty @ Jun 25th 2008 4:05PM

My problem with the inside xbox stuff is that it does not come in hi-def. They pushed the hd stuff on us and now they dont even use it. Qore is all in HD with a shit ton of ads. You just cant win with these 2 companies.

Doom3killer @ Jun 25th 2008 4:09PM

streaming hd video takes much much more time then sd video. twice the data size

either u download hd video or stream sd video otherwise, the wait sis too long

Dirty @ Jun 25th 2008 4:11PM

I understand that, but it should be available to download instead of stream. Or am I missing it somewhere.

Dirty @ Jun 25th 2008 4:18PM

Also, it doesnt take very long to download HD vidoes from gametrailers. Even if its not True HD at least it looks halfway decent.

aaron @ Jun 25th 2008 4:54PM

i actually prefer the way inside xbox works.... quality is not hd but it looks pretty damn good and the fact that it streams instantly is a big plus for inside xbox. i would never want to keep this stuff long term anyways and lets face it.... most of what they put up there i dont need to save but some of the stuff is worth watching.

Mr. Cantu @ Jun 25th 2008 5:02PM

Hey Dirty, I think Major said all of these streaming vids are available for download off of xbox.com. I think it sucks that downloading these isn't an option on LIVE but at least you can download them if you want.

Konchu @ Jun 25th 2008 8:24PM

I definitely like Insider more than Qore. The main reason is size. its freakin 1.5 gigs and a slow download to get an episode. I get more content quicker through live and if its a video that warrants an HD version I download that.

Lars @ Jun 26th 2008 2:13PM

Actually, Doom3Killer, streaming HD vid works fine. Of course you need good internet bandwidth, and the source needs a good bitrate too. I stream HD vid (trailers and game vids) from PSN with no prob. But then, I am on fiber optic...

Oh and Jess is HOT. Whenever I listen to IGN's podcasts, her sexy voice is just too distracting. She's married with kids though :~(

OMGOMG @ Jun 25th 2008 4:06PM

Get Morgan Webb, and XBL=complete.

Dirty @ Jun 25th 2008 4:13PM

While she doesn't know much about games, I would take Munn over Webb. Some man can just tell her what to talk about. Plus "Morgans minute" plays a million times on g4, and I dont really want to hear it the first time.

Hala Madrid!! (Madrileno hasta la muerte!) @ Jun 25th 2008 4:35PM

@OMGOMG
I'll take your Morgan Webb and give you:
Layla Kayleigh+XBL=completely HOT!

@Dirty
Yes, Olivia Munn but, with the Princess Leia costume on. ;)

Cesaria (www.cesariatic.wordpress.com) @ Jun 25th 2008 4:46PM

I think Olivia Munn in the slave Leia outfit is quite possibly the greatest thing I've ever seen. The runner-up is watching the video of Chobot beating Portal for the first time. She practically orgasms.

Miguel Marrero @ Jun 25th 2008 8:46PM

I demand a link to said video!

me @ Jun 25th 2008 4:12PM

Wow, qore isn't even out a month and xbox is trying this? At least wait to see if qore is successful before you copy it. Could be copying a failure here... Question is will it be free? If so who gives a damn if it's successful or not?

^FourthDimensionGod^ @ Jun 25th 2008 4:22PM

........Inside Xbox has been around since last fall's update...its also free.....and is updated daily....

Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ Jun 25th 2008 4:30PM

Inside xbox was out before qore, they are just adding someone new. It's more like qore is copying Microsoft, and yes it is free.

deaftly @ Jun 25th 2008 5:29PM

Way to look like a jackass "me"

Lars @ Jun 26th 2008 2:20PM

It's funny to see you guys arguing about which shitty service is better. They're both lame! How about we throw the Nintendo Channel in the fray too?

Seriously, am I the only one who just sees these as a fancy advertising delivery service? Some may argue that Qore 1-ups the competition by giving games, beta codes, etc. with it. But I think that stuff should be given away separately.

me @ Jun 26th 2008 3:48PM

Apparently people can't understand a damn sentence so I'll explain. What I meant was Qore released this "magazine structure" and microsoft is trying to capitalize off of that with IGN. Nintendo channel is similar in some aspects I guess. I own all three systems and could give a shit less about who copies who. I just find it funny that Microsoft is venturing in to a similar "magazine structure" without waiting to see how qore does. I guess I should avoid attempting educated comments for fear of being flamebait to prepubescent fucktards... At least Lars contributed to the comment with a respectful reply.