Thursday, July 27, 2006

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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