Xbox360 Topped Hardware Sales Over Christmas
(via Gamer Reports) -- To noone's surprise, it seems that the Xbox360 was the top selling hardware this past Christmas season. This is certainly due to the extreme Wii and Playstation 3 shortages, as the 2007 progresses we will see just who is the real front runner.
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Gears of War king of Xbox Live's '06
(via DCEmu) - Epic's shooter Gears of War is king of the Live heap of Xbox 360 games played in 2006, according to stats based on Xbox Live connectivity - and Xbox Live bloke Major Nelson's blog where last year's 20 most played 360 titles have been listed. Data for the rankings list has been collected between January 1, 2006 and December 29, 2006, meaning GoW's ascension to the throne has been fast - and obviously, quite furious.
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Gears of War fully geared up for the win
(via QJ) - Gears of War sure seems to have taken next-gen gaming by storm. And why not? After all that hype from Microsoft and Epic, it's just but right that they prove those weren't all fluff. Garnering multiple awards, even being the top game of the year for some, along with raving reviews, GoW proves why it is the first real next-gen game.
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Gears of War doing its job as a system seller?
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessAs of December 15, Gears of War for the 360 sold an estimated 2 million copies. It has won several "game of the year" awards (including ours) as USA Today reports on its "break out" status. From the article: "It's no doubt sold a lot of Xbox 360s and has made existing 360 owners feel very good about their investment.
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Gears of War fan-made figurine
(via News4Gamers) -- Feast your bloodshot eyes on this Gears of War Munny figurine made by Emilio Lopez. He designed the artwork and crafted the model in about 3 weeks.
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Mii? Eh, Gears of War gets Munnyfied
(via QJ) - And you thought the Mii-fied Marcus was, well... Do you know what a Munny is? It's DIY design-your-own vinyl figures, in case you're wondering. Okay, web comic artist Emilio Lopez (TERRANOVA) decided to sculpt up a Munny Marcus for his cousin who's a big fan of Gears of War.
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'Gears of War' breaks out for Xbox
(via News4Gamers) -- In what is expected to be another record-breaking year for the more than $10-billion-a-year video game industry, the breakout hit is a science-fiction action game called Gears of War.
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Lost Planet Launch Party
(via IGN) -- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (X360)Extreme party conditions.
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Party With The Lost Planet Team
(via Kotaku) - The Lost Planet team wants to party with you, pal. They're holding a promo shingid in northern California to celebrate the launch of the Xbox 360 pre-ordained mega-hit, giving away prizes, holding multiplayer tournaments, and even providing giant mechs for you to pilot.
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HD-DVD, Blu-Ray Encryption Reportedly Hacked
(via 1Up) -- All your AACS are belong to Muslix64.
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American Games Influenced Lost Planet Team
(via 1Up) -- Real-time cut scenes? It never crossed their mind.
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First footage: Xbox Live Arcade Worms
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Online, Strategy, VideoGameTrailers has posted the first gameplay video (embedded below) of a near-complete version of Worms for Xbox Live Arcade. As expected, Team17's latest entry returns the series to classic 2D gameplay (as Open Warfare did on DS and PSP last spring).
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Lost Planet cutscene director's research material: Western games
(via QJ) - Yeah, we guess we made the point that Lost Planet: Extreme Condition gives off the feel of a big-budget sci-fi movie. Part of that really goes to cutscene director Capcom sicced onto the game, Yoshiyuki Tonoe. And as he tells Brian Dunn, there is one reference material he found useful in honing his craft as a cutscene director.
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Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays No Game This Week
(via Team Xbox) -- If you're looking for a blast from the past like every wednesday, well, you'll have to wait until next week...
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Two Additional Ways to Play Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta
(via Xbox Live) -- Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios are ringing in the year with a proverbial bang, as they announced today two new ways for gamers to receive an invitation to participate in the Halo® 3 multiplayer beta program.
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Halo 3 Beta Already Being Played -- In Iraq
(via 1Up) -- Bungie providing a little holiday cheer overseas.
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Buy Crackdown, get Halo 3 beta invite
(via DCEmu) - With 2006 out of the way, the next big-hitter on Microsoft's large list of Xbox 360 deployment is the futuristic GTA-esque Crackdown - and according to an advert in US mag Gamepro it's going to be an essential purchase if you want in on the upcoming Halo 3 multiplayer beta.
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Crackdown to allegedly include Halo 3 Beta keys
(via Gamespot) -- Advertisement for upcoming supercop game claims some copies will include admission to Halo 3's beta program; Spartans already doing battle in Iraq.
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Lite-on to become second HD-DVD producer for Xbox 360
(via News4Gamers) - According to the Chinese newspaper EDN (Economic Daily New), Lite-on will be the second company that will produce HD-DVD addons for the Xbox 360. Currently Toshiba is already producing the very same piece of hardware. It seems that Microsoft wants to assure it will have enough addons ready for 2007 or just doesn't want to bet on a single party.
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Screen Update: Star Trek Legacy
(via GamePro) -- Warp Speed Ahead to these screenshots!
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NPD: North America sales numbers
(via QJ) - As we enter 2007, let's take another look back at last month, and catch up on an updated console report by NPD. According to the said firm, the Xbox 360 won out in last year's Christmas rush, with the Wii coming in a close second.From November to December 25, the Xbox 360 recorded a total of two million units sold all over North America.
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Preliminary: Xbox 360 wins holiday sales battle
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessThe console sales horse race is more of a marathon than a sprint, but a Register report shows Microsoft edging out the competition in the all important holiday season. The report quotes preliminary NPD numbers mentioned on CNBC to show that Microsoft sold about 2 million Xbox 360s from Nov.
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Does Madden NFL 07 for Xbox 360 Contain Hardcore Porn?
(via Team Xbox) -- So claims a 14 year old boy from Utah, whose copy of Madden 07 turned the annual holiday into XXXmas.
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Hardware sales figures falsely attributed to NPD
(via News4Gamers) - Today a number of popular gaming websites reported on a video segment from CNBC, which talks about the video game industry and holiday sales. The gaming sites claimed that from November through the December holiday period that 2 million Xbox 360s were sold, followed by 1.
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Two Additional Ways to Play Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta
(via Xbox Live) -- Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios are ringing in the year with a proverbial bang, as they announced today two new ways for gamers to receive an invitation to participate in the Halo® 3 multiplayer beta program.
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Two Additional Ways to Play Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta
(via Xbox Games) -- Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie Studios are ringing in the year with a proverbial bang, as they announced today two new ways for gamers to receive an invitation to participate in the Halo® 3 multiplayer beta program.
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Analyst: PS3 will win with 75 million units by 2010
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessAnother day, another analyst throwing out their predictions for the console wars. This time it's a Datamonitor report predicting Sony will "win the console war in the long term with an install base of around 75 million globally by 2010.
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Let's take a tour of Blue Dragon
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsOver at Xboxyde BlimBlim was feeling a little bored today and started exploring Blue Dragon to document his favorite locations. For those of us who haven't yet got hands-on time with the game, these screen grabs are a great way to see not only the art style, but the different locations in the game.
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Gran Turismo HD 'Drift' Videos Captured
(via 1Up) -- Fast. Furious. Next-Gen.
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Halo mobile developer In-Fusio sues Microsoft
(via QJ) - When the mobile portal for Halo was released even prior to the Xbox 360 version, it felt like there's a problem in there somewhere. The mobile version, for purposes of discussion, will be updating users with different goodies such as wallpapers, ringtones, game tips and even Xbox Live statistics.
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