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Double Agent Jail Break Video

We walk you through Sam's newest use of stealth, a prison riot. Direct feed included. Sam Fisher has never been this deep before.

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July's U.S. PC Game Sales Again Dominated By WoW


The NPD Group has released the list of the best-selling retail PC games for July 2006 in North America, with Vivendi Universal and Blizzard's World Of Warcraft again laying siege to the top spot on the chart.

Blizzard's popular MMO was followed by THQ's Cars Radiator Springs Adventures, which itself preceded a trio of titles from Electronic Arts' The Sims 2 franchise. The game's Family Fun Stuff expansion pack was the third most selling PC title for the month, followed by The Sims 2 itself and its Open For Business expansion respectively.

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Xbox 360 Gaming on the Go

This is the coolest Xbox 360 accessory I've seen to date. It's a big steel case that carries your Xbox 360, controllers, cables and a flat screen. Once you get to where ever you are going you just pop open the hinged-lid and get to playing. Fantastic idea for LAN parties.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy A PS3

The PS3 isn't even out yet but someone has already drafted 10 reasons why you shouldn't buy it.
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10 reasons why you should not buy an Xbox 360

This woman has absolutely no idea what she is talking about, yet writes a top 10 list of reason why you shouldn't buy a XBox 360.
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PSP 2 in March 2007?

"Is this the reason why Target pulled the plug on UMD movies? Is this why there hasn't been any price drop for the PSP? si1enc3ed from the QJ forums has posted magazine scans from PlayStation Magazine (not the official one though) with details of how Sony's plans on making PSP 2."
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Forza 2 Interview
To get the best info, you've got to go straight to the source.
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2K Sports Introduces Cinemotion to NHL 2K7 - Xbox
"2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today a new and exciting direction in experiencing the intense action and thrilling drama of an NHL video game with NHL 2K7’s newest feature, Cinemotion™. Combining new dynamic gameplay camera angle technology, cutscenes, player chatter and unique audio options, Cinemotion truly immerses gamers into the drama of hockey like never before. "
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Retro Joystic coming for Xbox 360

It's, conveniently enough, called the ArcadeStick, and should be released October 1 for $70
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New Call of Duty 3 Gameplay Footage

New footage from Call of Duty 3, showing off two levels from the game.
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Splinter Cell: Double Agent Main Theme (Music File)

The Main theme of Splinter Cell: Double Agent from IGN. Scroll down and download (.mp3)
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GameStop Talks PS3, Wii Launch Numbers, DS Lite Shortages

Regarding the hotly anticipated Wii from Nintendo, he noted that GameStop itself is anticipating receiving approximately 750,000 units in the U.S. for the Wii's launch window. He added: "We believe that probably at this point [it] could be a light number."
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Ever wonder what the Microsoft Xbox Development studios look like?

In this video the Gear Live crew visit the Microsoft Development studio in Redmond Washington and interview Major Nelson. That's right, I said MAJOR NELSON!
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New Microsoft Viral Marketing Campaign: Relation to Gaming Hardware?

"This one can be found at www.notfornoobs.com. Which is an interesting domain, to say the least." Maybe something to do with the new FPS controller for the 360?
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"No final PS3 launch plans until mid-September" - Sony

Sony has insisted it is still at least a month away from finalising PS3 roll-out plans, as one of its official distributors - CentreSoft confirms it has been testing the water on controversial pre-release initiatives with the retail community in preparation for the November 17th launch.
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ANIMATED Crysis Wallpapers - Sweet!

Yes, they are animated wallpapers which use the all-powerful flash. Only the wallpapers under the "Animated Wallpapers" header are animated. Click the thumbnail for a preview and click the name of the wallpaper to download the zip file which houses the files and instructions. Enjoy!
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Xbox 360: £100 Price Drop, 100GB Premium Pack, HD-DVD Games?

Confirmed by a Microsoft insider, looks like there are some big plans afoot for the Xbox 360 ahead of the impending launches of its competitors.
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Nintendo Wii to Feature Free Online Multiplayer Gameplay
Nintendo of America's new president and chief operating officer, Reginald Fils-Aime, has revealed that Nintendo won't charge Wii owners to play online. In an interview with USA Today, Reggie said they will follow the same model implemented with the Nintendo DS.
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Microsofts boasts healthy attachment rates for Xbox 360
Microsoft has published a new set of stats for the Xbox 360, revealing healthy attachment rates for software and accessories and a high download rate for Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Army of Two more beautiful than ever
Check out these new screens of the amazing EA new franchise!"
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Other ways to look at your Xbox Live activity

Xbox Live's Major Nelson posted about a couple sites that use Xbox Live data in a pretty nifty way.
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Halo 2 Speed Trial Becomes Guinness World Record

"How fast can you beat Halo 2? In August of 2005, Cody Miller managed to take on the Flood on Legendary difficulty in 3 1/2 hours ... without dying. It's an amazing feat, so much so that the 2007 Guinness Book of World Record lists Cody's stunt."
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Analyst: PS3 to win next-gen war

The Yankee Group predicts 30 million PS3s, 27 million Xbox 360s, and 11 million Wiis sold in North America by 2011.
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PS3 Delayed Again!

Sony planning to delay launch of the PS3 until February in order to cut its cost and resolve Blu-Ray and Cell issues.
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Microsoft: Sony's 1080p Support on PS3 is all Hype

...we now live in a multi-platform development world, and that the current sweet spot developers are targeting is 720p due to the extremely similar system specifications. Simply put, a developer who is planning to release their game for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 will aim for a common attainable ground...
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CliffyB interview on Gears of War

The man himself speaks about the 360's "PS3-killer" game. "We're not a run and gun game, we're more 'stop and pop'."
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Eidos president thinks this generation will be close

The president of Eidos, the guys behind Hitman and Laura Craft, says that this upcoming generation is hard to call. He says that Nintendo has a good chance of winning with its new game plan, but it will depend on who has the best games. Eidos still will support all 3 equally.... For now....
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Silicon Knights Still Using UE3
"After a flurry of rumors circulating the Internet over the past few days, Microsoft tells Next-Gen that Too Human developer Silicon Knights is still using Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for the game's development."
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Xbox 360 Camera To Ship With Free Game

Microsoft has revealed that its Xbox 360 Live Vision camera will ship next month with a free game, TotemBall, which uses gestural technology to control an on-screen avatar, much like Sony's EyeToy games. In addition, the camera will also be used for facemapping technology in Activision's World Series Of Poker game.
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Leo Laporte from TWIT on XBL Radio

Version 24.0 is out. Leo Laporte joins us to co-host the TECH-NEWS. Hear what he thinks about the consoles, online cheating, and Podcasting.
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Live Arcade: Texas Hold 'Em Free Marketplace

Well sort of. It'll be free in the first 48 hours after launching onto the Xbox Live Marketplace next week. Find out when.....
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SIMveillance: Where Surveillance Cameras and The Sims Converge

SIMveillance is a project that takes a surveillance camera and transforms the recorded video into scenes from The Sims 2. It was recently demonstrated in San Jose, Calif., focusing on a public square where people went about their normal business. Unbeknownst to them, their each and every more was being recorded by the video camera and were instantly translated into Sims on a different monitor.

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Nintendo Wii Could Retail For $170

Tokyo-based Nikko Citigroup has issued a report, and within that report stated that the Nintendo Wii will retail for 19,800 yen, which equals out to $170
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FPS Controller Coming to the Xbox 360?

Microsoft is playing around with the idea of creating a new 360 controller that is more precise for playing first person shooters.
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The 12 Greatest Video Game Toilets of All Time

Maxim online has put together a list of the top 12 toilets ever seen in video games. Thats right, the best virtual crappers ever.
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The Outsider (PS3/X360) Screens

The Outsider is a gripping, high-tech thriller where you, ss a CIA operative, you get wrongly accused, become public enemy #1, and with a mouth-watering arsenal of technology, combat talents and weaponry you either wreak ultra-violent revenge, or crusading to clear his name. Check 17 new screens inside ...
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"Just Cause" Demo Coming to Xbox 360 and PC August 24

Game Developer announces demo is coming August 24, 2006.
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New 5 1/2 Minute Madden 07 Video
This video expalins in detail alot of the new features in Madden 07. The Superstar mode looks very interesting plus they have added alot of bells and whistles left out last season.
GameTrailers.com

Fable 2 - Bigger World, New Engine

A month has come and gone since Lionhead's last Fable 2 milestone, and with today's community update Sam Van Tilburgh (Head of Communities) tells us more about the "much bigger" world of Albion, and about the new engine that will bring it all to life. Virtually speaking, of course. With a design document currently standing at 1,364 pages, Lionhead's role-playing sequel promises to be everything Fable fans have ever hoped for, and then some!

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Lost Planet Screenshots - Xbox
"Taking full advantage of the Xbox 360’s unprecedented power, Lost Planet will contain an unrivalled level of detail as advanced light sourcing is used to ensure a realistic presentation. Enormous world maps unfold as players battle the menacing invaders during blistering weather conditions throughout vast snow fields and deserted cities. Multiplayer modes will let players to partake in intense team battles via Xbox Live online game service."
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NHL 07 Xbox 360 Screenshots
"Powered by advanced gameplay, NHL 07 features new responsive controls and photo-realistic graphics. Players take complete command over every movement on the ice without ever taking their hands off the analog sticks. A revolutionary new EA SPORTS Skill Stick system is an intuitive gameplay scheme that delivers an unparalleled sense of on-ice speed and control. Using the left stick to direct the lower body, and the right to control the upper, gamers will reach a level of fluidity only experienced on the ice. Skate into the zone and glide around your defenders while bringing your stick across your body and drawing it back to fire a slapshot -- all without touching a button. "
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Did Sony actually copy Microsoft?

Xbox 360 Online Hard Drive Possible?

Under the question in the linked FAQ, "Do I need a hard drive to run XNA-based games on my Xbox 360 console? ". The answer says, "requires that a physical hard drive be present". Does this mean that a non-physical hard drive is possible? Perhaps Microsoft will allow you to store data on an Xbox Live Hard Drive?
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Best Buy lists PS3 games and release dates

Best Buy, a well known electronics store, recently updated their listings on PS3 titles and their release dates. Confirmed by Sony or not, the list reveals many anticipated titles for launch and a few for shortly after.
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Too Human Ditching Unreal 3 Engine?

The increasing visibility of Too Human gave many hope that, after nearly a decade in development, it might be edging toward completion. However, over the weekend, reports began to bubble up that the title had hit another roadblock. "Sources tell AMN Xbox 360 that Silicon Knights...is ditching the Unreal Engine 3 for its upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive
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Gamefest Keynote (WMA)
This is the keynote addresss given today by Chris Satchell at Microsoft’s 2006 Gamefest in Seattle Washington.
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Great Games That Don't Require Great Hardware

"We put together a list of recent games and several past favorites that all run decently on less-powerful hardware."
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Enchanted Arms Trailer (Xbox 360)

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Xbox 360 HD-DVD Addon for 200usd?

Microsoft will launch external HD-DVD drives for its Xbox 360 at a retail price of US$200 by Christmas of this year, and Taiwanese games developers and gaming services providers indicated this this is a smart marketing strategy as compared with Sony's adoption of built-in BD drives for its PlayStation 3.
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PS3 to require adapter for PS2 / PSone game saves

Sony revealed this week that the Playstation 3 will require an adapter for consumers to load Playstation 2 or Playstation game saves.

The new PS3 consumer website explains that PS3 owners must copy onto a virtual memory card within the hard disk with a PS2/PSone memory card adapter. The adapter will allow owners to edit, upload, and download game saves to and from an EMS flash card or smart media card.

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Nintendo DS game Brain Age tops 4M in sales

Nintendo on Thursday announced that the Nintendo DS offering Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day has sold more than 4M units worldwide.
The game, which dropped stateside on June 5, has sold 600,000 in the Americas, 3M in Japan, and 500,000 in Europe.

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Taiwan game industry favors Microsoft's external Xbox 360 HD-DVD drives

More bad news for Sony and Blu-ray as well. At DigiTimes this morning, we can read that the Taiwan gaming industry thinks that an external drive is the way to go, as it is more marketable. Even in light of Blu-rays greater storage capacity, the Microsoft Xbox is going to be the console the gaming developers and gaming service industry will back in Taiwan. They mention that the price of the external HD-DVD drives are expected to be at around 200 dollars US and they will be available by Christmas.

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Ford and Eidos to make Street Racing Game

Ford Motor Company and Eidos Interactive are teaming up to release a game called Ford Bold Moves Street Racing. The game will be available for PS2,XBOX, and PC this fall in North America. Featured in the game will be 18 Ford Licensed cars.
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Second Lifers get first look at new hotel chain

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, which oversees such well-known hotel brands as Sheraton, St. Regis and Westin, will launch its newest chain, Aloft, in the online society "Second Life" in September.
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Xbox Live's Major Nelson: "Show #187
This week’s show:
Xbox News
Interview: Capcom's Keiji Inafune
Interview: Xbox.com's TriXie
Interview: Xbox Interns
Big news from the XNA team
Name the GameTM…and much more! "
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Project Offset Lures Publisher, Courts Xbox 360

Offset Software's first project is still far from looking like an actual game, and not just a bunch of tech demos put together in order to show off an impressive graphics engine (a very impressive one, in fact!). At least that's the impression we got from all those Project Offset trailers released so far. However, the devs have some good news for us this weekend! Through an update posted on the game's website, lead artist Travis Stringer announced that they have secured a major publisher for their fantasy first-person shooter

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Microsoft To Enable User-Created Xbox 360 Games!

Talking on the eve of its Gamefest event in Seattle, Microsoft has revealed XNA Game Studio Express, a new product which will allow indie developers and students to develop simultaneously on Xbox 360 and PC, and share their games to others in a new Xbox 360 'Creators Club'.
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PS3: NEW Assassins Creed Screenshots

Ubisoft's PS3 exclusive, next-gen title, Assassins Creed, will take players to the warring period of the Third Crusade. I sure hope the Xbox 360 rumors of this game are true!
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XBox 360 + HD-DVD = $900?!

I was speaking to a Microsoft rep in my store the other day, when he let this little tidbit slip out:
"The HD drive is expected to sell at 500 dollars."
... uhh, err, the hell? Wasn't the add-on drive supposed to go for less? I mean, like half as much? The sentence caught me unawares, so I prodded.
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Give It Back or Else: Xbox Arson.

Arson over an Xbox, what's gonna happen when the PS3 comes out? I say everyone go out and buy a Wii the peaceful alternative!
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Black and White Nintendo Wii's on eBay.. Too bad they're cardboard..

Some guy is selling 2 Wii models, one black and one white, on eBay. They were previously used to show how big the upcoming Nintendo console would be. It can't play games, but any gamer would love to have this in their living room, even though it doesn't do anything.
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Grand Theft Auto Like Coke Commercial

Quade21 "Gamer Spotlight"
Hello my name is…GT is Quade21 and my real name is Wally
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Microsoft Xbox 360 NEOCOMMUNICATOR
I stumbled across this while looking for news and thought it was pretty cool.
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New Turok Screens

Turok is back on next-gen consoles, looking better than ever. Actually, looking aboslutely stunning.
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Wooden PS3 rubs shoulders with a 360

It appears the only PS3 Sony have is a wooden facsimile. Nevertheless, the unseemly piece of tree makes for a good size comparison to the Xbox 360 and should aid you in conjuring up fantasies of the system residing in your living room.
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Funny Flight Simulator X Video

Harvest Moon Wii Details Sprout Up

A recent Famitsu issue revealed details about Harvest Moon Wii. Specifically, the use of the Wiimote and some information on the story were explained.
Harvest Moon Wii will make use of the motion-sensing Wiimote for many farming chores. To till the soil, swing the Wiimote like a hoe. To water plants, tilt it downwards, as if holding a watering can. Pressing left or right on the D-pad cycles through the various tools, most of which will probably be used in similar ways. Pressing down disables all tools. The A button will be a general action button for such things as speaking to people and opening doors.

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New FIFA Soccer 07 trailer - NewXwin.net

From the first whistle of the season to heartbreak of cup failure, FIFA 07 throws you into the rollercoaster ride of a football season, has your team got what it takes to win the league or will they bravely battle relegation - its all up to you.
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Editor of the Official PlayStation Magazine getting a Xbox 360 in November.

The Managing Editor of the "Official" PlayStation Magazine, Dana Jongewaard writes in her blog that she is getting an Xbox 360 this November instead of a PS3. It's more than a little ironic that an editor of the Official PlayStation Magazine has chosen the console of Sony's chief competitor over the PlayStation 3. A very interesting read.
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List of Sub-$50 Xbox 360 games announced

Looks like Xbox 360 game MSRP's just got a little more flexible, though previous games have been released below the console's default $59 price point. From now on, it appears that release schedules will also include game prices.
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Jack Thompson Debate on Attack of the Show

Microsoft to Introduce "Panorama;" Live Arcade for Vista?

Shacknews has learned from reputable sources who wish to remain nameless that Microsoft plans to introduce what seems to be a Windows gaming service called "Panorama." Apparently, Panorama will be a part of Windows Vista and will act essentially as Xbox Live Arcade for Windows.
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Madden NFL 07: Trailer 3
Throw the red flag and challenge any play. Overturned calls or plays "that stand" have a huge effect on the outcome of every game.
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Ronaldinho center stage on FIFA 07 cover
Seven soccer stars announced as regional cover athletes for EA's upcoming soccer game; licenses extended with Premier, Mexican leagues.
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$149 PSP for the Holidays?
A report on CNN says that a PSP price cut for the holidays is 'imminent,' as the DS pulls away in unit sales. Next-Gen spoke with a top analyst who gave us various reasons why a price drop would make sense for Sony.
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