Microsoft and the Xbox 360 made their presence felt at the 10th Campus Party that took place at the Valencia International Trade Fair. The folks at Overpal.com joined the fun-filled event and took some videos and posted them at YouTube.com - just so we wouldn't miss the explosive demo of the freeform urban action game Crackdown.

Crackdown is an Xbox 360-exclusive game developed by Real Time Worlds led by Dave Jones, the creative mind behind Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings.




Video number one shows the game trailer, the user interface, as well as glimpses of maps and control keys. Check out the firearms and explosives! Video number two is even more interesting. When the developers said that the game will make use of a new style of cel shading, well, there it is!



Microsoft also showed off its Xbox Live Vision Camera with help from the video game incarnation of the classic card game UNO. Back in May, the first "Camera Enabled" game was released even though the camera is still not available to the public.



Of course, a Microsoft Xbox 360 show just wouldn't be complete without Halo. Here, we take an inside look at the making of Halo 3.

Dear Xbox 360 Gamers, we regret to inform you that contrary to what we've reported (and believed ourselves), Texas Hold 'Em Poker will not be one of the several free downloadable content to be offered in the Xbox Live Marketplace.

We know it was slated for an August 23 release - but even that "fact" is in question judging by the statements Microsoft gave Gamespot. They said that the game is still in development, but its launch date and other related details have not been disclosed.

Greg Canessa, Xbox Live Arcade group manager, has confirmed this news, saying that those who want to play Texas Hold 'Em Poker will have to cough up some cash to play this popular card game. So it's definitely NOT FREE.

This may not be a major setback for Microsoft, given that the Marketplace surpassed 10 million downloads already, still, it would have been a real treat if gamers could download Texas Hold 'Em Poker free of charge.

UNO may seem to be an easy game, but when played with friends and relatives who have the competitive edge, the game turns into one exciting play. That may be the reason why it drew a lot of gamers when it hit the Xbox Live Arcade.

Now if you're one of those gamers who like the Xbox Live Arcade version as much as the card game, here's a list of achievements that can be earned by playing the Live Arcade version of the now classic card game:

• Ace! (20) Go out without drawing a card.
• Bluff (10) Bluff on a Wild Draw Four twice in the same game.
• Devotee (25) Win 40 games of UNO.
• High Noon (15) Play 40 Draw Two cards.
• Multiplayer (10) Complete a 4-player game of UNO in any mode on Xbox Live.
• Quick Change Artist (15) Change the color of the discard pile at least five times in a single round.
• Skip to My Lou (15) Play 40 Skip cards.
• Twister (15) Play 40 Reverse cards.
• UNO Shark (30) Win ten 4-player games of UNO in any mode on Xbox Live.
• UNO! (10) Successfully get UNO! and win the game.
• Wild Abandon (20) Go out with a Wild or Wild Draw Four card.
• Wild Thing (15) Successfully play 40 Wild or Wild Draw Four cards.