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Unreal Tournament 2007 Delayed... till 2007?

"Midway says the PC edition of its much-awaited shooter won't ship until "first half" of next year; PS3 version still TBA, more Xbox 360 hints dropped."

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Dead Rising demo coming to XBL

Capcom's eagerly awaited game Dead Rising has had a demo confirmed by a Capcom rep to be released onto Xbox Live; no dates were announced.

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New Gears of War Wallpapers

In this third-person tactical action/horror game, players live and breathe the role of Marcus Fenix. A disgraced former war hero, Marcus seeks personal redemption as he leads his fire team against an onslaught of merciless warrior fiends. Gamers immerse themselves in an experience so intensely emotional and gut-wrenching that playing will be...

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Rockstar Classics: GTA 1 & 2 Free Downloads

Rockstar has made the original Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 available to download for FREE!

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GrownUpGamers.com World Championship Poker Night
Monday July 31st 7 to 10pm

SEC examines Activision

Regulatory commission to take a peek into stock option practices after shareholder sues publisher, alleging illegal backdating.

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Divorcee Gets Free Xbox 360

A divorcee writes in to say that her husband took the big screen and Xbox 360 when he left. She needs to get all gadgeted and gamed up so her kids will still spend time with her.

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Geometry Warrior ! : Exclusive Interview

Interview of the number 1 Geometry Wars player in the world.

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Microsoft Promises to Steal Spotlight from PS3, Wii

According to Richard Teversham, a marketing manager for Xbox Europe, Microsoft's going to fight back against the PS3 launch with a few sneaky surprises of their own.

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D3 announces zombie-filled Xbox 360 budget game.

Japanese publishers D3 are working on Onechan Bara X: The Devil Evolution Human for the Xbox 360. It's a scrolling beat'em up featuring a busty girl in cowgirl gear kicking and slicing up zombies. The first shots look...interesting.

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RUMOR: Doom 2 Coming to Xbox Live Arcade

The latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine has Doom 2 in it's rumors section... and it says it's coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Considering the fact that Quake 2 came with Quake 4, maybe it's a possibility.

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Nintendo Wii: Promotional Image for the Virtual Console

He Who Must Not Be Named, sent us a promotional image he somehow got his grubby hands on. It's a promotional illustration for the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, presumably featuring characters from all the games that will be released in emulated form.

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Xbox Japan boss slams PS3's high price point

Takahashi Sensui, general manager for Xbox 360 Japan, has declared that the PlayStation 3 is "too expensive" - and that Microsoft's next-gen console offers a gaming experience that's just good.

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This week’s show: Madden NFL ‘07
Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Show #185 (WMA)
"This weeks show is a collection of interviews I recorded during the ‘Madden Community Day’ at EA’s Tiburon studio near Orlando, FL"

HDTV Game Upgrade for PlayStation 2

It has been confirmed that Xploder will launch the HDTV Game Player to allow millions of Playstation 2 owners to upgrade their PS2 consoles, so that they can experience their favourite PS2 games in true High Definition quality via their HDTV sets.

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NEW Splinter Cell: Double Agent Footage !

Exclusive new footage from Sam Fisher's latest single- and multiplayer spy fest @ eurogamer.com.

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Sierra to recruit Hollywood

Sierra Entertainment announced the Hollywood voice talent that would be used for the upcoming first-person shooter, TimeShift. Such as Dennis Quaid.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator X Screenshots

As we are sure you are well aware now, Microsoft Flight Simulator X has been anounced by Microsoft and is due for release. We have recieved exclusive screenshots of Flight Simulator X and would like to share them with the FS world.

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Sony rebuilding, but PS3 Qualia-Era Left-Over?

Sony is 60, and trying hard to stay relevant (and profitable). But, is the company set in its ways or actually changing?

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Microsoft planning Xbox 360 price cuts?

As the PlayStation 3 launch approaches, rumors of an Xbox 360 price cut are once again making the rounds -- but as usual, Team Microsoft is telling us not to get our hopes up.

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WoW Private Server List

Incase anyone wants to see what the big fuss is about, but can't afford this monthly bill. Try it out, and see if it's something you'd be able to get into.

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It's Not Microsoft that Halo Movie Studio Loves, But Nintendo

New Zealand effects and production studio Weta Workshop brought us optical magic for Lord of the Rings, and is working on Peter Jackson's Halo film. Seems innocuous enough, but up close, the statue reveals the truth: Halo or not, Weta are hardcore Ninty fanboys.

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Wii looking like an Xbox inside?

- Nintendo Wii’s ‘Broadway’ CPU operates at 729MHZ with a maximum bandwith of 1.9gbyte/sec.
- Nintendo Wii’s ‘HollyWood’ GPU is clocked at 243MHZ, the internal memory of it includes 3mb of embedded graphics memory and 24megabytes of high speed main memory.
- 64megabytes of GDDR3 (MEM2) as the external main memory. Just like the internal memory, it can be accessed from the CPU and GPU with a maximum bandwidth of 4gbytes/sec and can also store programs in the MEM2.
- The GPU of the Wii is identical to the GC’s but it is on average 1.5X faster.

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E3 is no more?

Senior industry sources have revealed to Next-Gen.Biz that the E3 industry event, in its present form, has been cancelled for next year and the foreseeable future.

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XBLA Lumines 2 & PSP are the same game?

Sharp-eyed reader DA360 noticed that Lumines Live for XBLA and Lumines 2 PSP are the same game -- except for the price:

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"Today's Birthdays" EB Green, gigantor (44), Karack (37)"

Video of record breaking Geometry Wars game.

I recently stumbled across this video posted by k4rn4ge, the dude with the all-time high score on Geometry Wars Evolved for the Xbox 360. I have no idea how anyone can have reflexes that are this fast or vision that is this good.

Huge list of Totally Free World of Warcraft servers.

World of Warcraft Private Servers Top 200.

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DX9 games run faster on Vista than XP

If you have Windows Vista and an older DirectX 9 card, you should still see better performance with Windows Vista than Windows XP, even if the hardware remains unchanged. "DirectX 9 on Vista will run faster throughout due to the better device driver model..."

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Audio Interview with Xbox.com's TriXie

She's the voice of the community on Xbox.com and resident gamer girl...joing Unscripted 360 as we interview the one and only TriXie.

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Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Top Xbox Live Games for week of 7/24:

Xbox 360 Top Live Games
1 Call of Duty 2
2 Ghost Recon 3
3 Chromehounds
4 NCAA 07
5 Oblivion
6 Final Fantasy XI
7 BFMC
8 Lord of the Rings: BFME2
9 PGR3
10 EA SPORTS™ Fight Night Round 3"

Sony's Take On 360's Achievements? "Entitlements"

Okay...according to EGM's most recent weekly podcast, Sony has come up with their own version of the Xbox 360 Achievements...editor Dan Hsu claims that the Playstation 3 Achievements are going to be called "Entitlements".


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NHL 07 Screenshots - Xbox: "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. "

Crysis Screenshots

Check out these screenshots for Crysis on the PC, although I am sure the 360 version will as close or better maybe?

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RUMOR: Nintendo Surprising Small Game Studios with Free Wii Dev Kits?

It seems that Nintendo is giving Wii development kits to smaller studios. A developer in a big coastal American city apparently received a mysterious package from Nintendo. Office staff, programmers, and even the president weren't aware what was inside...

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Halo 3: UI Complete, major multiplayer progress, and some Waaahmbulance!

In the latest weekly update, Frankie reports that many maps and game types have been completed for halo 3, and the new UI appearance is complete although not fully complete. At the bottom there are a bunch of funny emails coming from banned cheaters in a desperate attempt to get unbanned.

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Xbox 360 Tissue-Dispensing Alarm Clock

Jordan Keeling, one of the teens behind smashsomestuff.com, created this oddly familiar tissue-dispensing alarm clock in honor of DIGG. Thanks man. There's a clock display shown in this case mod pic, and he says the ring of light functions as a snooze button.

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Xbox 360 Japanese TV ad?

I am finding it hard to believe if this is even real because it is so bad. It's no wonder Microsoft can't sell a 360 there!

Images and Artworks of Splinter Cell DA - Xboxyde:
"Ubisoft also released these new images of Splinter Cell: Double Agent, from the Multiplayer mode this time.

Xbox Portable Explored - Xbox:

"It’s just a matter of when. In my opinion, Microsoft is kind of forced to release a handheld console, since both Nintendo and Sony have portable gaming machines already in the market, and what's more, these systems also interact with their respective next-generation elder brothers."

Want to join the game industry?

Don’t bother trying to get a programmer, producer, or even a Q/A job when you have nothing industry related on your resume. Go out and apply for any internship positions at local video game developers.

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Xbox 360 Laws

There are laws that every Xbox 360 owner must abide by
�unspoken laws if you will. I am proud to be on the Council and in a chair comfortably sitting around the 360 Table. Unscripted 360 is proud to present those laws�the Xbox 360 Laws. Be the first to see and be a part of it!

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Microsoft Not Worried about Wii or PS3 - Has 'Surprises' Ready

Xbox Europe head of marketing Richard Teversham doesn't know if Nintendo and Sony will be able to launch their new systems across the pond this year, but he said Microsoft has a few surprises at the ready if they do.

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Sony Speaks: PS3 Costs Rising

According to an article on Gametrailers.com the cost of chips for the PS3 may drive up production cost of the system. In the article it states that Sony may lose more money on the PS3 dues to the raising cost of the chips.

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Ninety-Nine Nights Demo Now On Marketplace

Xbox Live users can now download a demo of Ninety-Nine Nights from the Xbox Live Marketplace. This free demo is available in all Xbox Live regions.


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Fake Bad Video-Game Title Photoshopping Contest

Today on the Worth1000 photoshopping contest: fake box-art for bad video-games. There are some real howlers in this one -- I love World Cup Hooligans (pictured here), but I'm also very partial to Gum, the game.

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Taking pre-orders for Duke Nukem Forever (but does anybody care?)

Amazon has jumped the gun and announced Duke Nukem Forever is coming out on 29 September, 2006.

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Dead Rising New content

new stuff for the upcoming blockbuster

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Rumor: Oblivion PSP under development BY Climax Studio?

Now Altough I am not a big PSP fan this would be truly a grteat leap for that system. "Sources tell me that the rumored PSP version of Oblivion are true. The game is being ported by Climax UK and while I couldn't find out what form the game would take, I'm told that UMD space isn't as big a concern as some might think. The PSP version won't have 512x512 textures, instead relying on something closer to 128x128 texture...(cont.)"

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Madden 07 QB Passing Cone Comparison

and the winner is..... Looks to me like Peyton again...

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Pro Gamer: Matthew "Zyos" Leto Interview - Xbox:
"How did you get involved in professional gaming and when did you realize you had the skills to be among the world’s best? "

For the true video game geek, soundtracks of every NES game ever made!

Extensive list of video game soundtracks, free to download. All NES titles, plus links to other gaming system soundtracks. A must see for any video game geek.

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For the PC Gamers at GUG: Alienware Area-51 7500 (Sweet!)

Perhaps the most notable things about the revamped Alienware Area-51 7500 are its new mood-lighting adjustable case and P2 chassis. Specs-wise, the new 7500 packs a dual core Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800), Nvidia graphics up to dual 512MB GeForce 7900 GTXs, and as much as 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM. Starts at $1,799.

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Very Cool: Interactive Timeline of Video Game History

Cool little timeline that shows some major milestones in gaming history. From tic-tac-toe on a room sized computer to GTA3 and everything in between.

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Splinter Cell Double Agent Delayed

"...But the publisher also confirmed that it has delayed the release of Splinter Cell Double Agent to 'the end of October.'"

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Fuzion Frenzy 2 official

Hudson working on 360 sequel to Microsoft's original Xbox party game; game to hit stores this holiday season.

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XBox Will Finally Become Profitable for Microsoft in 2008

Microsoft will see profitability in its Xbox business by its 2008 fiscal year, the company said at its annual Financial Analyst Meeting Thursday.

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Create Your Own Gears of War Fan Site

Epic Games has released a 102mb zip file full of avatars, desktops, photos and more encouraging fans to create their own fan site for the upcoming game "Gears of War". Once you create a site you can submit it to be listed at gearsofwar.com

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59,000 World of Warcraft accounts banned in June

Blizzard is on a roll fighting gold-farmers and cheaters.

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HD Channel to Offer "Cinematic" Gaming Experience

Major companies like ESPN, EA and DirecTV are getting ready to launch PPV behind-the-scenes game previews and coverage of the Champion Gaming Invitational. A current HD channel, Voom HD Networks, already has shown six months of on-air programming featuring heavy coverage of the pro gaming circuit.

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EGM Top 50 Games: 360 Comes out way ahead

In the August edition of Electronic Games Magazine, EGM Decided to do a rundown of what their staff thought were the top 50 games, some of the titles and some of the titles not present might suprise some, but overall the 360 Managed to pull off a win on most games on the Top 50, Most on the Top 10, and Most Exclusives overall.

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New Microsoft Flight Sim Gets Real (with pic goodness)

Microsoft is roping in digital map maker NAVTEQ to make its forthcoming flight sim all the more realistic. Flight Simulator X will feature detailed information of water and landscape environments.

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XBox 360 voted best console by over 5000 readers

Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been voted the best games console by technology fans.
It fought off competition from Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Nintendo's DS Lite to scoop the prize.

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Another Siting: PGR3 Xbox360 bundle appears on Dell.CA

Included is: 2 Wireless Controllers, 20gb hd, Project Gotham Racing 3, Live Headset, free Shipping. $499 CAD (regular platinum bundle price).

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You think the PS3 is expensive? Go to Israel

Israel doesn't have an official importer for the PS3 at the minute, so Israeli gamers can expect to pay up to $1500 for the 60GB version.

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Xbox 360 Price Cut Rumors Persist

Where there is smoke there is fire - or so the saying goes. Over the past 24 hours, Microsoft has been desperately trying to damp down smoke signals that it is planning to cut Xbox 360 prices by US$100 to combat the release of the Sony PlayStation 3 in November.

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NHL07 vs.NHL2K7 screenshot dual?
Who do think will have the better next gen game this year?
Cast your vote here:

Rumor - October release for the Wii?

An unnamed source at the San Diego Comic-Con said that "there is a strong possibility that some new annoucements about the Wii will be made at the Leipzig Game Convention (LGC), which runs from August 24-27."

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QuakeCon 2005 Timelapse

QuakeCon 2006 is almost upon us so I thought this would be a fun video to watch: Timelapse of the setup, event, and tear down of QuakeCon 2005. All workers seen are unpaid and volunteer their time to the event.

Sony PS3 loosing Devil May Cry Series to the 360 and Wii

Capcom's beloved Devil May Cry series may be coming to an Xbox 360 near you. DMC producer, Hiroshi Kobayashi, recently told Japanese magazine, Famitsu, that he expects Dante to make a next-gen debut on the Xbox 360 and Wii and not the PS3.

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Chinese Xbox 360 Game Piracy Spreading Swiftly

Xbox 360 game piracy appears to be quickly multiplying within China, with at least one Shanghai-based vendor offering Xbox 360 titles such as Hitman: Blood Money for around 30 Chinese yuan ($3.50). Microsoft's John Porcaro has previously commented of the hack that produced this, though: 'The core security system has not been broken.' Semantics?

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Games For Video Game Virgins

Not everybody has been exposed to video games in their life (but if you haven't, what are you waiting for!) If you so happen to stumble upon somebody who has never played games before, here is a list of games every video game virgin should play.

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PS3 maybe in better place for launch than Xbox 360 - Mark Rein

"Developers were just getting final PS3 hardware [around E3], which is a long time before ship," Rein told Eurogamer TV in an exclusive interview now showing. "Developers did not have finished Xbox 360 hardware last year at E3. So Sony's actually maybe in a better place vis-a-vis Microsoft in relation to launch."

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The Outfit Collateral Damage Pack now a free download

Additional content is a great way to keep a released game fresh. The Outfit had a �Collateral Damage Package download on Xbox Live Marketplace for 500 points, but as of today it's a free download.

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Fifa 2007 Gameplay

The video is a little low res, just to be nice, but it looks pretty solid nonetheless. I was definitely amongst the people caught up in World Cup fever but never was bad enough to actually buy one of the current Fifa offerings, 2006 or World Cup, but I think that, with a new, hopefully better version, on the way, I probably will be picking up this game when it comes out.

World of Datecraft Hooks Up Lonely WoWers

"Meet Trixy, she's a feisty 20-year-old brunette from Las Vegas who's into swimming and druid sex and is looking for a WoWer man to fill her days... and perhaps nights. With the unmitigated success of World of Warcraft could a dating service dedicated to its players be far behind?" Link (not in article): http://wowdate.fullwiki.com/

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MS denies 360 price drop

Rumours have swirled out of the Taiwanese OEM market this morning that Microsoft is planning a huge $100 price drop on the Xbox 360 this Christmas, as a direct response to the launch of Sony's PlayStation 3.

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(Even More) New Crysis Screen shots

This game seems to amaze me everytime I see new screens, the jungle has never looked so good!

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Virtual goodies, real greenies

CNET News.com: "Can you earn more from selling cybergoods than you can from your day job? In his new book, Julian Dibbell gives it a shot."

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Unscripted 360 (looks like quality podcast for gamers)

I stumbled across this podcast and looks to be pretty decent. "Xbox.com's own personality, reporter, spy and community editor, TriXie, joins Unscripted 360 for a special edition show this week! TriXie has been all over the world promoting the Xbox and Xbox 360. She takes some time out of her busy work with Xbox to go one on one with Unscripted 360 this Saturday! Be sure to tune in!"

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New Crysis Screenshots - Crysis is now officially the prettiest game yet!

Crytek have released some brand new screenshots of Crysis showing new shots of the aliens and also some aerial shots. These really confirm that Crysis is the best looking game we have seen ever!

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Galaga Now Available On Xbox Live Arcade

Xbox Live staffer Major Nelson has confirmed that this week's Xbox Live Arcade title, Galaga, is now available for 400 Microsoft Points.d

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Rockstar Games Presents: Table Tennis Demo To Go Live Today

Rockstar Games have announced that the long-awaited demo of their Xbox 360 Table Tennis title will be released today. The free demo will be added to the Xbox Live Marketplace at 1pm GMT.

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G4 Airs Movie of Professional Gaming Team, Team 3D, on National Television

G4 TV, an American cable and satellite TV channel aimed towards the video game universe and young male culture, shall air the brand new Team 3D, professional gaming team sponsored by Intel and Nvidia, gaming movie on their Cinematech show (Episode #6028) on Monday, July 31st at 2:00 P.M. ET/PT. Check your local listings in viewing Team 3D on G4 TV

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Xbox sinks into a $1.26 billion hole.

In the wake of Microsoft's release of the annual report for the fiscal year 2006, details have surfaced casting a shadow on the market performance of the Xbox 360 product. In the all out war with rival console builder Sony, Microsoft has proven that it is prepared to cut into its own flesh...

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Assassin's Creed on PS3 and Xbox 360

Hear is a preview of the game from Official Xbox Magazing. It conforms that it is coming to the 360.

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Halo 3 Multiplayer Was Possible At E3

In a interview at a videogame concert, Marty O Donnell, audio director for Bungie said, something people don't know is we had the option to let the press play some multiplayer." The entire interview however is an interesting read!

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Call of Duty 4 and Project Gotham Racing 4 in the Works

According to an anonymous source Xbox 360 gamers will get fourth installments of two very popular franchises, one is all about World War II and the other is about driving in style.

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More Bullet Witch Screenshots

AQ Interactive and Cavia have released new screenshots of the upcoming Xbox 360 title for Japan, "Bullet Witch." The game is set in the year 2013. Bullet Witch tells the story of a fight for survival between humans and demons. The game mixes realistic settings with fantasy elements. You play as a witch named Alicia.

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First NBA Live 07 Screenshots Released!

The first screenshots of NBA Live 07 on X360. Definitely tantalizing.

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Interview with the Ultimate Xbox 360 Gamer

You think your 10,000 Gamerpoints is good? You ain't seen nothing yet! Check out RANCE6, hardcore gamer extraordinaire, with a gamerscore of over 50k, and take a quick look into his peculiar life.

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Gears of War fan site kit now available

Microsoft has made its Gears of War website kit available for download.

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360 faceplate design site is up

Those using Nyko's GameFace 360 software can now download templates designed by fellow gamers from this new community site.

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Look at my new PSP errr I mean my POP?

Boy does thing look like it sucks, I do not even think it would fool my 3 year old!

2 Surveys, enough to make Sony cry

2 Independent surveys, 1 on consumer households pertaining to Bluray vs HDDVD and 1 done on Game Developers show some astonishing numbers, and if it continue to hold true the signs will definitly not be good in the future for Sony. Negative market opinion is never a good thing right before a big event like launching a console.

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Gears of War Release Slip? Megadeth somehow involved.

According to a an official release by Microsoft today, Gears of War may be hitting store shelves as early as of September 2006.

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ALL NEW Command And Conquer 3 Scans

Scans from Russian GameStar Magazine Unveil New Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Sun Graphics Including INGAME shots. The Graphics Show Mechs, Bases (powerplants, refs, silos and other structures and NEW units, (Bulldozer/Mcv?).

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PS3 Dev Kits

How Desperate is Sony getting? The largest amount of any system of theirs to date for dev kits...hmm.

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Halo faceplate listed on ebgames with pic

I can't confirm if this is the final or actual design but it should get Halo fans excited.

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Half Life 3 Screenshots?

Screenshots taken from a real time engine demo that is being produced for Half-Life 3 and other next gen games. The engine name is currently unknown, but more info will probably surface when these get spread around more...

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