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Developer Bungie has today released the latest in a long-line of significant updates to its globally popular Xbox 360 title Halo 3 – whilst at the same time dropping even more bizarre hints about the direction of its seemingly soon-to-be revealed new title. The new Halo 3 update, dubbed TU2, …
Read More »100k vote in mock-Xbox election
Microsoft has announced that its recent trial that saw Xbox 360 users participate in a mock election via Xbox Live saw nearly 100,000 gamers participate – with Democratic candidate Barack Obama winning a landslide victory. The experiment, which has been running since August 25th, allowed gamers to vote via their …
Read More »Sonic Collection heading to next-gen?
Many of Sega’s classics are already enjoying great success on the download services offered by the current crop of home consoles, but now rumours are suggesting that a boxed compilation of its 16bit Sonic hits is heading to PS3 and Xbox 360. A listing on Amazon, spotted by StrategyInformer, speaks …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 trumps Wii in sales shock
Its price is to be cut in the UK this Friday , and it recently pipped PS3 in the US August sales battle – but now Xbox 360 has managed its most staggering victory yet by topping Wii in the weekly Japanese hardware charts to become the nation’s best selling …
Read More »Microsoft sacks 360 whistleblower
Following a recent article from renowned Xbox 360 insider Dean Takahashi concerning the saga of Xbox 360’s hardware troubles, a Microsoft employee who spoke about the saga openly and on the record has been let go by the company. Takahashi’s article, entitled ‘Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s …
Read More »Massive Burnout update dated
UK developer Criterion has announced on the US PlayStation blog that a massive update is to be made available to Xbox 360 and PS3 owners of Burnout Paradise free of charge this Thursday. The standout feature is the addition of bikes to the game, opening up a brand new licence …
Read More »New UK 360 price cuts on the way
It looks as though there’s going to be another wave of Xbox 360 price cuts in time for Christmas in the UK – at Woolworths, at least. According to a leaked scan of the new Woolworths magazine by a cheeky employee, the Xbox 360 Arcade will be put on sale …
Read More »US: 360 sales double after price drop
Though the official sales numbers are yet to be revealed, Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft is claiming that sales of its machines have experienced a 100 per cent upturn across all SKUs following its recent price cuts in the territory . A press release, supplied via Kotaku, reads: Coming off …
Read More »Full PES 2009 details revealed
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 will be released on October 17th for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC – and comes complete with a fully-licensed UEFA Champions League mode, MCV can reveal. Konami has also fired a warning shot at rival EA, insisting that Pro Evolution Soccer is still far superior …
Read More »Schappert to keynote Tokyo Game Show
Xbox Live chief to discuss how 360 is 'A Canvas for the World'
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