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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