July's U.S. PC Game Sales Again Dominated By WoWThe 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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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.
The PS3 isn't even out yet but someone has already drafted 10 reasons why you shouldn't buy it.
"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."
It's, conveniently enough, called the ArcadeStick, and should be released October 1 for $70
New footage from Call of Duty 3, showing off two levels from the game.
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!
"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?
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!
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.
"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."
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.
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.
Well sort of. It'll be free in the first 48 hours after launching onto the Xbox Live Marketplace next week. Find out when.....
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
Microsoft is playing around with the idea of creating a new 360 controller that is more precise for playing first person shooters.
Maxim online has put together a list of the top 12 toilets ever seen in video games. Thats right, the best virtual crappers ever.
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
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!
Turok is back on next-gen consoles, looking better than ever. Actually, looking aboslutely stunning.
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.
