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During a press event in Amsterdam, Bungie confirmed that Halo 3 will be playable in co-operative mode over Xbox Live with two to four players. The news was reported on XboxWorld, and was later confirmed on Bungie.

Bungie revealed that you will be able to join up with friends in the Xbox Live lobby and, when you and your posse are ready to ride, you enter into the Campaign mode.  Once the Campaign mode begins however, your friends will not be able to join up. The party can start from the…

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As Gamertell has reported in two previous articles (Xbox 360 ripe for a price cut?, Rumor: Xbox 360 price cut coming soon), the rumors of an Xbox 360 price cuts have been floating around for sometime now.  This past weekend those rumors were validated by two leaked ads (Wal-mart ad, Toys ‘R Us ad) which show the new price point for the Xbox 360 premium system at $349.99. At this point, one can only assume that the core and Elite system packs will receive the same $50 treatment. 

While this is not an official confirmation from Microsoft, it does add fuel to the fire for the price cut to occur in the near future. If the rumored effective date for the price cut is to be believed, you can expect a press release announcement to occur on or around August 8, 2007. Hot on the heels of Sony’s PS3 price cuts, which produced a reported 135% increase in sales of PS3’s, Microsoft might be contemplating the price cut to maintain their lead in the current generation console sales race.

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Those who have been waiting for Gears of War action figures will soon get what they have been waiting for.  NECA recently announced in a press release that it has reached an agreement with Epic Games to produce a full line of action figures and other collectibles.  The lineup of collectibles will include action figures, character busts, dioramas and prop replicas from Gears of War.  The agreement also includes the rights to produce collectibles from any potential sequels. The products are planned to be available sometime in 2008.

Joel Weinshanker, President and COO of NECA, spoke positively and enthusiastically about the opportunity to produce the collectibles from Epic Games’ masterpiece.

“Only once in a while does a property come along that is so rich in content, with amazing character designs and groundbreaking achievements in art, music, and story. While having to turn down most properties made available to us, this was an offer we could not refuse. We are thankful that we are able to work with the folks at Epic to bring these characters out of the box and into fans hands,“ said Joel Weinshanker, President and COO of NECA. “It is indeed a privilege to have our talented artists work with a group of visionaries who get ‘it.‘“

Based on the popularity of Gears of War, which sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, the collectibles should sell well.  Many gamers have been looking forward to collectibles and more content from Epic Games for some time. 

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