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Madden NFL 08 for Xbox 360 and PS3 gets a roster update
(via QJ) - With the new season of sport sims from EA Sports just around the corner, Madden NFL 08 (available on the PC, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, Nintendo Wii and DS), one of the leaders of the pack, has already gotten an update with its current roster available for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
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FIFA 08 Blog: Player Ratings
(via IGN) -- FIFA Soccer 08 (X360)EA explains how they determine a players stats when designing FIFA 08.
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Soul Calibur IV: scans of Hilde, the new babe in armor and more
(via QJ) -   With the new wave of fighting game sequels just beyond the horizon, Namco Bandai featured a couple of the boys and babes for the upcoming Soul Calibur IV. We have a nice scan depicting the new femme fatale in armor, Hilde (or Hilda as there's some discrepancy with the translation, but I'll be sticking to Hilde for now), as well as all new designs for Raphael Sorel and the monstrous golem, Astaroth.
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Rumor: Call Of Duty 4's Co-Op Might Come Later
(via Kotaku) - On Sunday at the Activate Asia Pacific conference, Infinity Ward's Grant Collier was asked whether Call of Duty 4 would feature co-op. Guy couldn't manage a "no comment", he dropped the ball and got blathery: Uh, no, I'm not really supposed to say anything about that... but I'm a big fan of Xbox Live and downloadable content.
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Hosting a Halo 3 Lan Party? This setup is for you
(via The Xbox Domain) - While browsing through the Gamespot forums, I came across this discussion about whether anyone really has 4 controllers for there Xbox 360. Further down the thread, the forum member MJOLNIR SPARTAN replied saying that he had 3 XBOX 360’s (HALO 3 XBOX 360, XBOX 360 ELITE, and XBOX 360 Pro) and 14 controllers total [.
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Dump and Flash the BenQ VAD6038 drive
(via Xbox 360 Hacks) - Team Modfreakz released a guide explaining how to read and flash an Xbox360 BenQ VAD6038 ODD. The easier ‘method1′ (no need to remove epoxy) requires cutting two traces on the ODD motherboard and installing a simple switch. This will cut the 3,3V power supply for SPI.
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Halo 3 blank maps for the Forge released
(via QJ) - Anyone who has tried to design a level from scratch in Halo 3 using its built-in map editor called the Forge will probably spend most of their time removing all the vehicles and items from the base map they plan on using. Chevmeister on the Bungie forums realized this as well and has come out with blank variants or canvases of every map to help cut down on level development time.
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Ps3 Rock Band Controllers Can Work On Ps2
(via N4G.com) - Both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 bundles will include the game, a wired drum kit, and a microphone. The 360 bundle will also come with a wired Fender Stratocaster guitar controller and USB hub, whereas the PS3 bundle will come with a wireless version of the Stratocaster controller and no USB hub.
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The force is strong with LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga achievements
(via QJ) - Fans who plan on picking up Traveller's Tales' and LucasArts' LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for the Xbox 360 will be pleased to know that the achievements for the game have already been revealed. Standard achievements such as finishing all levels in story mode, collecting all the characters, and killing a certain amount of enemies are present as well as a few others that gamers will normally get by playing through the game once.
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Patch inbound for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 freeze glitch
(via Xboxic) - Dedicated Xbox 360 golf fans currently treading the stretched fairways and lush greens of Electronic Arts’ latest addition to the long-standing Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise will be relieved to learn that an annoying freeze glitch all-but ruining PGA Tour 08’s gameplay enjoyment is on the fast track to being patched.
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Spider-Man Friend or Foe Gameplay Trailer
(via Gaming Bits) - Spidey gets a sidekick in Activision's <i>Spider-Man Friend or Foe</i>. Co-op gameplay comes as a first for a Spider-Man game, in which a friend can jump in at any time. Defeat rivals such as Doc Ock, Sandman and Green Goblin, and have them join Spider-Man's side.
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New Bioshock bug-fix patch is heavy on 'bug', light on 'fix'
(via Xboxer) - BioShock. Fantastic game. Undoubtedly a strong contender for game of the year. It's not perfect though; what game is? PC players have had a fairly good time with it as long as they don't want to use on too many different computers or different user accounts. Xbox 360 players have had a few more hiccups though.
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Lego-Halo Spartan Costume
(via Gaming Today) - Considering there’s not much hype surround the release of Halo 3, I thought I’d dig up something. The above clip is of a guy who made a Spartan costume out of Legos. My only question is why didn’t he go with green and do Master Chief? We’ll probabky never have the answer but it’s a cool clip anyway.
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008 Xbox360 Retail Bug, Workaround
(via Gamer Reports) - Apparently there is a glitch in this year's XBox360 version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour. The game locks up in the Henrietta Brockway event in the Tiger Challenge. The loading screen between the second and third holes makes Xbox360 units freeze up. TeamXbox has the workaround.
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BenQ Xtreme and iXtreme Samsung FW Spoofs v1.0
(via Xbox 360 Hacks) -- As I understand it, this is so you can place a Samsung (Hitachi later) drive in an Xbox360 that currently has a Benq drive (with 64930C firmware) in it. This firmware package will spoof the hacked Samsung to report as the Benq drive; so the 360 still sees it as the Benq drive. From the
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Play Halo 3 Online and Risk Getting Your Identity Stolen
(via Sony Defense Force) - We have received word that well-known groups of hackers are attacking Xbox Live users through Phishing methods. We were not in shock to hear this due to Xbox Live notorious technical problems and horrendous security issues. From our sources, we were told that the new Bungie.
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Halo 3 Disc Read Error Driving Gamers Mad * UPDATED *
(via Team Xbox) -- Hundreds of gamers can't "Finish the Fight" because of a "disc is unreadable" error affecting Halo 3 that some even claim is also breaking their systems. Did Bungie or Microsoft didn't finish testing the game?
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Halo 3 Map Modifier
(via CVG) - According to the chaps at Bungie, Forge is "an object layout editor, a tool to allow players to rework the various weapons, vehicles, and scenery that Bungie's multiplayer designers have thoughtfully placed around Halo 3's multiplayer maps." We tinkered around with it and it's great to be able to change things on any map at any time.
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News: Halo 3: Multiplayer Map Overview
(via CVG) -- Video: Your quick guide to all 11 maps. In no particular order, here's a quick look at each map that ships with the game - 11 in total. Don't forget to check out the video shorts from each map at the bottom - that's the point of this really...
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Sony Caught Editing Halo 3 Wikipedia Article
(via Destructoid) - It's not just Electronic Arts getting in on the Wikipedia editing shenanigans, it seems. One of our top tipsters, Action Bastard, has informed us of a certain edit on Halo 3's Wikipedia page informing us, in biased glory, that the game will not look any better than its prequel Halo 2.
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Mass Effect Nudity Uncovered and Alien Lesbian Sex
(via LazyGamer) - The British rating board has caused a little storm in a tea cup with its rating of Mass Effect. First the nudity… There is breast nudity in one version of the scene Wow that sounds exciting…. Anyway the “one version” statement is because the game can be played in various ways and one path will lead you to [.
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Call Of Duty 4 In Third Person
(via N4G.com) - The COD series is renowned for its FPS genre and style so when a glitch popped up in the recent COD4 Beta that enabled you to play in 3rd person it was quite surprising. Although not being able to recreate it again this surely opens the doors to PC modders enabling to play the game fully in 3rd Person.
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42 minute leaked Mass Effect demonstration
(via YouTube) -- Mass Effect demonstration on YouTube, quality isn't great but the game looks fantastic. There are 5 parts to the video all of them can be viewed from here. Post some comments on what you think about it.
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Halo 3 Legendary Helmet Won't Fit on Man Nor Beast
(via IGN) - The Halo 3 Legendary Edition helmet, a replica of the head of Master Chief, won't fit on a cat as originally expected. This is indeed a tragic day for fans of dressing their cat or small dogs as their favorite videogame characters. The issue is not the size of the helmet, which itself could fit a human with a small head.
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Episode #112 - Ea Studio Showcase & Turok Interview
(via GamerTagRadio) - Turok Audio Interview With Propaganda Games This week's show we are have an audio interview with Tim Lewinson, he is an associate director on Turok at Propaganda Games. This is his first time on a podcast but the interview came out pretty good. During the interview he talks about the differences with this new game and the older ones.
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Zero Punctuation reviews BioShock!
(via The Escapist) -- If you liked his review of the Heavenly Sword demo, you'll love his review of Bioshock. Dialogue not safe for work!
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How to repair the Xbox 360's Red Ring of Death
(via The Gaming Nation) - The Red Ring of Death, as we call it, seems to be more common than we think. The reason for the red ring is debated and has not been confimed Microsoft. According to experts in the field, over heating is the number 1 cause. Microsoft has given the Xbox 360 a 3 year warranty, but what about those of us who's warranty has already expired? Here are a few methods to repair your Xbox 360 console, other than sending it in for repairs from the manufacturer.
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How Many Copies of Halo 3 Must Microsoft Sell?
(via Mashed Buttons) - So, my question is how many units of the game need to be sold to turn a profit? Well, you need to cover the following: * Advertising - approx. $10-million * Production Costs - approx. $60-million * 10% profit to stores * 2% shipping cost With this in mind I will make an assumption, Halo 3 has a few different editions and I will assume that all copies sold are the $59.
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