Extreme Bible-reading app coming to Xbox 360
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Nov 12th 2009 at 5:00AM } 
, you'll soon be able to pick up the awesomely-titled Bible Navigator X on Xbox Live Indie Games. Sure, developer B&H could have opted to choose a more modest title like Bible Navigator 360 or plain ol' Bible Navigator -- but this app is meant for the kids. "This is also a great tool for youth ministers who teach in youth spaces that already have Xbox consoles in them," the press release says. "It's a quick way to create teaching aids from equipment you already have."X will include HCSB versions of the Old and New Testament, search capabilities and an awesome animated intro. According to the press release, this marks the first time the full Bible can be viewed through a games console. "The Xbox isn't just secular entertainment anymore," said Aaron Linne, B&H Publishing Group's executive producer of digital marketing. Certainly, some players may want to download this after the "No Russian" level from Modern Warfare 2.
[Via Destructoid]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
kjclock @ Nov 12th 2009 5:05AM
I'm holding out for Super Bible Navigator X HD Turbo Remix:EXTREME!
Anti-Villian @ Nov 12th 2009 6:46AM
Oh man lets get some Quran Navigator X and some Tanakh Navigator X up in this bitch too, shits so cash.
gordo @ Nov 12th 2009 6:57AM
DUDE!!!...eronomy
Nathan-DTS [He is your father] @ Nov 12th 2009 10:28AM
Am I the only one that can see that all these guys need to do to make more money is delete the New Testament and they have the Torah?
Trey @ Nov 12th 2009 10:48AM
I heard you can First Testament Cancel into a Parting of the Red Sea Super, with only half meter.
Broken, I tell you.
Jerk Face @ Nov 12th 2009 10:54AM
@ Trey
That comment delighted me in every single possible way! Ha ha ha!
bulletsmakepeace @ Nov 12th 2009 11:14AM
So wait can I choose to play as the Romans? Wait it's not a game.. man!
I guess a game running around with lumber, nails and hammer would get kind of old after a while anyways.
Yes I know I'm going to hell, but I have a feeling I will have lots of company :)
Tiptup300 @ Nov 12th 2009 11:32AM
This thing is such a great idea. Do you know how much money you can make on a bible!? They shoulda probably waited till like christmas or easter release it though.
Anyways if you want a free game made using XNA, I just released Slaam! Mobile:
http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/download-completed-games/46647-slaam-mobile-fin.html
Lots of fun + Free!
Shagittarius @ Nov 12th 2009 1:26PM
I can't wait to see what they do for DLC.
decapitor @ Nov 12th 2009 1:41PM
dead sea scrolls DLC?
Michael T [Planeteer | Power of Mr. T] @ Nov 12th 2009 2:29PM
Captain, I hate to correct you, but I'm pretty sure Jesus isn't going to condone the Sin of Onan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onan
Martin @ Nov 12th 2009 2:48PM
*clicks Wikipedia link*
*faps*
Avatar @ Nov 12th 2009 4:12PM
The story about Onan isn't about how you shouldn't whack off, it's about being obedient to God and doing what you're told. Reading comprehension goes a long way. Don't worry though, taking things literally is cool, too, if you're a crazy catholic.
Michael T [Planeteer | Power of Mr. T] @ Nov 13th 2009 1:34AM
Dude, I was raised Catholic. I can assure you that I was never required to read the Bible in any depth. That's what we have priests, bishops, monsigniors, cardinals, nuns, and the pope for. To tell us all how to think and what the correct interpretation is.
And I'm pretty sure Jesus doesn't give a shit if I whack it or not.
Ringo @ Nov 12th 2009 5:09AM
Excellent news. Now someone make me a "On the origin of species: Navigator X".
Creation wars begun, they have.
deaftly (PSN,LIVE,STEAM) @ Nov 12th 2009 8:42AM
If Sony is against religion and its nutcase followers I suppose that I'm and now declaring myself an official Sony Pony.
Doctor John Smith @ Nov 12th 2009 8:51AM
The man with the atrocious grammar and incredibly random spelling is telling *us* to educate ourselves.
deaftly (PSN,LIVE,STEAM) @ Nov 12th 2009 7:57PM
Why can't joystiq just delete the entire post thread instead of throwing the replies of the deleted post INTO someone else's post. UGH
Adam @ Nov 12th 2009 5:15AM
Their press release is wrong. There was a version of the King James Version made for Game Boy back in the 90s.
Owl @ Nov 12th 2009 5:15AM
maybe this game will have a "cult following"
fundando @ Nov 12th 2009 5:18AM
bucket-a-fish
acefondu @ Nov 12th 2009 8:35AM
Gold. I lol'ed.
offday @ Nov 12th 2009 9:22AM
I'm a Christian and I lol'ed a little bit. I won't lie.
But seriously, we're not all crazy. The media just picks out the crazy ones to show you guys.
the_pop @ Nov 12th 2009 9:55AM
There are sane people who believe in a magical man who sits on clouds and sees everything you do?
WREturns [Planeteer I Power of The Final Countdown] ATDF's Personal Shopper @ Nov 12th 2009 10:51AM
There are sane people that think that the Universe blew up and expanded so much that's it's now contracting and that people used to be fish?
Christ-ian @ Nov 12th 2009 11:01AM
YES WE FUCKING ARE CRAZY!!!
BWAHHHAAHSHIKDNJWQ&%$#!!!
Ashitaka @ Nov 12th 2009 12:05PM
@ WRE
I don't think it's been proven that the Universe is contracting now...
Evolution, on the other hand, is a fact. Creationists can go f themselves.
Jason @ Nov 12th 2009 12:54PM
I think the difference in believing in God up in the clouds etc. and believing that humans used to be fish is simply that there is no proof about the God stuff and there is a lot of proof about the fish thing.
BigD145 @ Nov 12th 2009 1:13PM
@ashitaka
I wish they would. They certainly aren't helping themselves by fucking each other and having kids and just generally being Evolution's little bitch.
WREturns [Planeteer I Power of The Final Countdown] ATDF's Personal Shopper @ Nov 12th 2009 1:49PM
Sorry guys, but you're wrong. If there was proof then evolution wouldn't still be filed under "theory". Talk to me when you find actual facts and proof that support the idea of one species evolving into a completely different species. Because as of yet there isn't any. At all. Period.
Ashitaka @ Nov 12th 2009 2:00PM
Sorry retard, but you're wrong. EVOLUTION HAS BEEN PROVED. However, the ways by which living organisms evolve still haven't been proven. There are many theories regarding how evolution works and that's where the scientific community is divided - some support some theories while others support, well, others.
If you had gone to school you would know this. I pity people like you... Honestly...
Phylogenetics @ Nov 12th 2009 2:35PM
Gravity is also "just a theory".
If breeders can artificially select and implement new traits to create new breeds of creatures over the span of just a few decades, why can't nature do the same to a greater degree over a few billion years and a few billion billion life-cycles?
WREturns [Planeteer I Power of The Final Countdown] ATDF's Personal Shopper @ Nov 12th 2009 3:31PM
Ashitaka,
If you can't prove someone wrong, make baseless blanket statements and call them names. Maybe you should take a debate class. If you're defining "evolution" as "organisms adapting to their environment", then I guess you're right. But no one is arguing that. No one. Please try to keep up.
Phylogenetics,
Sure, you can make a different breed of dog from different dogs, but you can't make a different species of alligator from different dogs, can you?
Phylogenetics @ Nov 12th 2009 4:09PM
I'd like to take this moment to apologise to everyone: I'm really sorry to have had an evolution debate on a games site. This is neither the time nor place to get all debatey. Shame on me.
It won't happen again.
WRE, if you have a Y!A account, we can take this outside. Send me a message.
http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AsdILfKs0dPKvNp5uRGeQ0_sy6IX;_ylv=3?show=MSEyXHFWaa&preview=true
Ashitaka @ Nov 12th 2009 4:37PM
1. Sorry, but I'm not calling you names. Anyone who doesn't believe in evolution is, by definition, a retard.
2. This is what a baseless blanket statement is: "If there was proof then evolution wouldn't still be filed under "theory"." Evolution is a fact. The means by which living organisms evolve are the only things that haven't been -fully- proven.
3. I never defined evolution as "organisms adapting to their environment", read what I wrote again. Simply put, evolution is based on the following PROVEN FACTS:
A. The Earth is 4.5 billion years old. This is such a big concept that neither you nor I can totally grasp it, but it's a fact. Of course, since you believe that the Earth is 5000 years old and flat, you won't understand the following facts.
B. All living things show variation. Every population which has been studied shows that animal and plants vary as much as humans do.
C. Natural selection takes place, and the populations with the most advantageous traits are the ones that manage to survive.
D. Variation comes from genes, and genetic variation is increased by gene mutations. You know that DNA stuff, right? Guess not.
E. Much of this variation can be inherited. The parents pass such traits to the children through their genes. Right? Right??!
F. The next generation can only come from those that survive and reproduce. After many generations of this, the population will have more helpful genetic differences, and fewer harmful ones. Natural selection is really a process of elimination. The elimination is being caused by the relative fit between the individuals, and the environment they live in.
Through the course of billions of years... You've got Evolution. And so, we humans evolved from apes or from a common ancestor. Well, at least some of us evolved.
4. I doubt you'll answer this... But how old are you? I seriously expect you to tell that you're forty... or fifty. Because if you are in your twenties then damn, you should be ashamed, you didn't pay much attention in school now did you? :/
Slaziman (PSN ID: Slaziman) @ Nov 12th 2009 5:06PM
As far as I know, although microevolution has been proven ("adapting to the environment"), the evolution of complex things like eyes (macroevolution) isn't proven, but there is a lot of supporting evidence, just not conclusive evidence. Didn't really research this, but that's what I last heard.
WREturns [Planeteer I Power of The Final Countdown] ATDF's Personal Shopper @ Nov 12th 2009 5:35PM
Wow, ashitaka, you sure can write a lot without saying anything. Not sure why you're such a belligerent asshole, I don't disagree with anything you've said or implied except for the second paragraph of part F. By the way, I'm 27, but that doesn't mean I'm a close-minded narcissist. And you can say that I didn't pay attention in school, but my GPA says otherwise. So let me ask you a question. According to your part F, homosexuality is a harmful trait, right?
Matthew Perry @ Nov 12th 2009 6:53PM
I'm not saying creationism is correct or that evolution theory is wrong, but the people who claim that human evolution is a proven fact make me lololol. And I'm not saying that because it's "just a theory." There is actually a shockingly small pool of data that suggests humans evolved from primates, and none if it can even be considered relatively definitive. The reason that most people believe it to be the "correct" theory is not because there's enough proof to back it up, but rather because there is an even bigger lack of proof in the other direction. Essentially, anybody who believe they have evidence either way needs to be cock slapped right in the face.
@ Phylogenetics: Yes, gravity is also "just a theory." The funny part is that you meant that sarcastically, but in reality gravity is constantly being redefined and what we thing we know about it turns out to be wrong. So yes, evolution is a lot like gravity actually. Good show.
Ashitaka @ Nov 12th 2009 7:28PM
@ wre
I can write a lot without saying anything? I explained you evolution in the simplest way I could and in the way it's taught at schools in my country when we're in the first year of high school. I sure was something.
If you agree with all of them then aren't you supporting evolution? Omfg...
Ok, presuming that homosexuality isn't a choice (please, I don't want to start this debate, I know nothing about the subject --') and that it is somehow related to our genes which in turn are related to our hormones... Then yeah, I'd say that that is a harmful trait. Since homosexuals have no way to reproduce (humanly speaking, of course, I'm pretty sure there are some freaky organisms out there that have weird ways of reproducing) then they won't pass their genes to the next generation.
@ Matthew Perry
If evolution is a fact, then we, as simple mammals, are part of it. Probably there isn't sufficient proof that we evolved FROM APES but there sure is hard evidence that we are relatives and that we had a common ancestor a long, long time ago. Genetically speaking, we're pretty much the same. Whoever denies it is the one who needs to be cock slapped right in the face.
maveric101 @ Nov 13th 2009 12:15AM
people, just fyi, the Pope, and therefore the whole Catholic Church, has officially acknowledged evolution multiple times. Catholics, and most Christians, are not backward, so-called "creationists."
Matthew Perry @ Nov 13th 2009 1:38AM
@ Ashitaka:
I actually agree with you on this debate. Evolution is obviously a real phenomena that includes humans. However, it's pants-shittingly obvious that you actually don't know anything about it, so for your sake you should probably just leave.
the_pop @ Nov 13th 2009 9:21AM
Wow, I didn't realise people with this level of stupid even existed. Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it wrong.
I'm not sure if they're trolls or idiots, I'm just hoping for the good of humanity it's the former.
Owl @ Nov 13th 2009 12:38PM
all this for a joke I made...
Ashitaka @ Nov 13th 2009 3:31PM
@ Matthew Perry
I know nothing about evolution? Much more than you do, for sure lol. fu, stfu & gtfo
@ Wre
I see your point. Or I would, if you hadn't shit your pants. Way to go, Creationist.
@ Owl
Sorry for filling your mail box, you just had an awesome first post! :P
Dan @ Nov 12th 2009 5:27AM
look behind his legs, thats a launch party faceplate from the invite only event...who the hell invited that guy?
Shattercross @ Nov 12th 2009 5:27AM
I'm a Ps3 fan and all but that was just mean-spirited.
shamon @ Nov 12th 2009 5:28AM
why?
BlackDove @ Nov 12th 2009 5:29AM
HO HO HO!
When we use "teaching" as a euphemism for "indoctrination".
HO HO HO!
Premature ejaculation man @ Nov 12th 2009 5:42AM
Damn the Reapers!
LegendaryRedass @ Nov 12th 2009 9:58AM
I think you meant; mmm mmm mmm