Mega 64 takes on Dead Rising
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Once again landing in the gap between video games and reality, the Mega 64 boys find themselves covering a zombie outbreak in a mall. Follow the real Frank West as he takes "FANTASTIC!" photos, protects those with poor pathfinding abilities and deals with annoying security guards.
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Two New Maps for Gears of War
(via Ugo) -- Microsoft's monster shooter is getting some free lovin'.
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Celebrity at MS CERO Z for Gears of War
(via QJ) - Yesterday, we had a quick off-topic post for the Master Chief fans. It was a 40-to-50-year-old-guy wearing plastic armor.So to keep things fair, here's a quick off-topic post for the Marcus Fenix fans. It's a 20-something-year-old bikini model wearing a corset.Microsoft's CERO Z "adults only" festa in Japan showcased Gears of War, Riot Act, Godfather, Vampire Rain, and The people which succeeds the older sister sword battle X vorteX (that's how Google Translate handled "Oneechanbara VorteX" for the Xbox 360).
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Lost Planet tops UK all formats chart
(via QJ) - We mentioned a couple of days ago that the 2006 holiday season was the biggest ever for UK games retail. But do you ever wonder which game's on top of the list right now? We all know that Electronic Arts has been dominating the top publisher category for weeks already, but interestingly, the number one title didn't come from EA.
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Xbox Live Video Marketplace to make $726 Million
(via DCEmu) - via cvg In a report titled 'Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders: Microsoft Corporation' published by Emerging Media Dynamics, Microsoft is estimated to make an astonishing $726 Million from Xbox Live movie and TV revenue by 2011. Emerging Media Dynamics expects the Xbox Live video download service to grow massively over the next 12 months, with combined revenue of TV shows and movies via Xbox Live touted at $92.
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UK Charts: Lost Planet shoots to number one
(via Game Industry) -- Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition tops the UK All Formats charts on the first week of release, while Wii hardware sales jump 85 per cent, boosting software sales for the new Nintendo console
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Crackdown w/ Halo 3 beta for $53.99 sort of
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: News, CrackdownBuy.com currently has Crackdown (including a certain beta invite) for the low, low price of $53.99. It's a decent price, sure, but shipping will add $4.40 to the transaction, bringing the total up to $58.39. Still, you'll grab the game (and the beta invite) for a dollar off and tax free to boot.
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Lost Planet Sells Well All Over Planet Earth
(via Planet Xbox) -- Capcom just got done celebrating the million-selling success of Dead Rising, when they had to make room on the list for Lost Planet, the instantly successful frozen action shooter.
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LG Shows off First Ever Blu-Ray/HDDVD player
(via On10) - I stopped by the LG booth at CES this year because first off, I'm an LG fan and secondly they were showing off a hundred inch plasma TV.  There was a lot of buzz about the LG player that will house two competetive formats Blu-Ray and HDDVD.  There is no clear winner in the HDDVD, Blu-Ray battle and LG is hoping to capitalize on the consumers indecisiveness.
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Lost Planet Review
(via Ugo) -- You might think yourself out of new games in the post-holiday slump. Think again, boyo!
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News: Heavy Weapon opens fire on Xbox Live Arcade
(via GamePro) -- PopCap Games's gem makes the jump from PC to console via Xbox Live Arcade.
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Screen Update: Guitar Hero II
(via GamePro) -- Judy Nails is here to rock you!
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Capcom Rumor Round-Up: SFII on PS3, Dead Rising 2 on 360
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessAs the prettiest girl at the gossip ball, Capcom has been making quite a few headlines recently for actions they may or may not be considering. In light of the particularly bogus rumors floating concerning Microsoft buying out Capcom, lets take a look at some of the more substantiated rumors involving your favorite Mega Man sweatshop.
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News: Xbox Live Video Marketplace to make $726 Million
(via CVG) - North America-only XBL download service to rake in the dosh for MS, report suggests. In a report titled 'Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders: Microsoft Corporation' published by Emerging Media Dynamics, Microsoft is estimated to make an astonishing $726 Million from Xbox Live movie and TV revenue by 2011.
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Live Video Marketplace to generate $92m in '07
(via Game Industry) -- Microsoft could be in line to make US $92.25 million (EUR 71.32m) through the Xbox Live Video Marketplace in 2007, according to a new report by Emerging Media Dynamics.
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Team Xtender XCM Multi-cable V2 PC Monitor Adapter
(via QJ) - After mating mice to 360s and making plates for the PS3, Team Xtender brings out yet another product out of their bag: the XCM Multi-cable V2 PC Monitor Adapter, a.k.a. the FARMER-VGA BOX, but the first name makes more sense.In case the product's name didn't clue you in: the XCM Multi-cable V2 PC Monitor Adapter will hook your PS3, Xbox 360, or Wii up to a PC monitor (or via the VGA card) "for the Maximum resolution," says the Team.
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Towel wrap curing Xbox 360 red ring of doom? Nah, not really.
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360Red ring of doom? Wrap that sucker in towel (actually, don't). Several Xbox 360 owners have reported that the simple practice of wrapping their broken consoles (displaying the 'red ring of doom,' a.k.a. 'red ring of death') in cotton towels, and then running the systems for 10 minutes, restored the units to working order (at least for a few hours).
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Half-Life 2 Orange Box Contents
(via IGN) -- Half-Life 2 (X360)What's inside the box?
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Leaked Halo 3 Alpha media roundup update 1
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, First Person Shooters, Online, Video We've compiled (courtesy of Xbox 360 Fanboy) the leaked Halo 3 Alpha media for easy digestion. You won't get much more than a headache out of watching the videos, but the screenshot showing the Alpha download may give some indication as to the size of the forthcoming beta test (start deleting those old demos if you plan to join).
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EA arrives on Live Arcade
(via Gamespot) -- Publisher taps Bizarre Creations to develop its debut XBLA game, Boom Boom Rocket; online marketing VP Chip Lange explains what took so long.
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EA denies Crysis game on Xbox 360
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, First Person ShootersEA has shot down recent claims that a version of Crysis is headed to Xbox 360. The publisher described 1UP's discussion of the game (via podcast) as a "miscommunication." The gaming site claimed to have spoken with Crytek developers who confirmed an Xbox 360 title was in the works.
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Crackdown demo slips through a slight crack
(via Joystiq) - Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, OnlineMicrosoft PR has informed us that the Crackdown demo has entered the final certification process, but will miss its scheduled release on Thursday. A press release states the delay will only span "several days," but IGN cites several weeks (anytime before the end of the month).
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NCAA March Madness 07 Review
(via IGN) -- NCAA March Madness 07 (X360)It's almost awesome baby! EA takes a big hop-step forward with its latest next-gen hoops title.
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News: Xbox Live Video Marketplace to make $726 Million
(via CVG) - North America-only XBL download service to rake in the dosh for MS, report suggests. In a report titled 'Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders: Microsoft Corporation' published by Emerging Media Dynamics, Microsoft is estimated to make an astonishing $726 Million from Xbox Live movie and TV revenue by 2011.
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Crysis Averted
(via IGN) -- Rumors of a 360 version of the upcoming shooter are dead again.
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XFPS 360 Reviewed - Fragging Just Got Harder
(via QJ) - The XFPS was recently released and I was able to get my hands on one before most of the public, however writing a review for it was not so easy. The XFPS "promises" PC-like controls for the Xbox 360, in which it delivers as well as the PS2 Pad support. The PS2 adapter is perfect, however the Keyboard and Mouse combination falls short of my, and several other owner's expectations.
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Xbox Live Video Marketplace to make $726 Million
(via DCEmu) - via cvg In a report titled 'Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders: Microsoft Corporation' published by Emerging Media Dynamics, Microsoft is estimated to make an astonishing $726 Million from Xbox Live movie and TV revenue by 2011. Emerging Media Dynamics expects the Xbox Live video download service to grow massively over the next 12 months, with combined revenue of TV shows and movies via Xbox Live touted at $92.
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Halo 3 video and screens leaked
(via DCEmu) -- Originaly posted on iKuro Wii60 Blog., but now removed, some pictures and videos of the Halo 3 multiplayer alpha running. The quality is very low as they were taken by a phone camera.
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What's inside the Half-Life 2 box
(via Xbox 360 Fanboy) - Filed under: NewsSoon, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 will be making its way onto the Xbox 360 and will be bundled with a bunch of other goodies. And those guys over at Valve found an easy way to identify the new compilations ... by color. The Xbox 360 (PC and PS3) will be getting what is known as the Half-Life 2: Orange bundle.
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Your Thoughts on the Future of Live?
(via Ozymandias) - I'm doing some thinking around the future of "Xbox Live". I put Xbox Live in quotes only because Live will be stretching beyond the console this year with the release of Live on Windows, and we're looking at a future where multiple devices will all be able to connect into the same service.
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