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Microsoft is set to unveil its “New Xbox Experience” to eager 360 owners on November 19, 2008. This update is set to revamp the 360’s entire dashboard and introduce “avatars,” which are characters that players can customize to suit their own whims. This “new experience” will come at a cost… Continue Reading »

In the Xbox 360’s most recent update (December 4, 2007), Microsoft included the Family Timer. As its name implies, it is a virtual timer you can set to limit the amount of time the console is used. Certainly meant to make the system even more family friendly, Microsoft conducted its… Continue Reading »

Product: Metal of Honor: Airborne System(s): Xbox 360, PS3, PC Rating: 7/10 Publisher (Developer): EA (EA LA) ESRB Rating: Teen Pros: Great graphic, total freedom, large level design Cons: Poor AI, short game play, unoriginal, dull game play Overall: Airborne does some things right but in the end, this game… Continue Reading »

At midnight of November 20, 2007, select Best Buy locations across the United States will be opening their doors in order to unite gamers with the highly anticipated Rock Band for Xbox 360 and PS3. The game is the latest release from Harmonix Music Systems, the developer of Guitar Hero,… Continue Reading »

Atlus U.S.A., the game publisher known for the popular Shin Megami Tensei and Trauma Center series, has announced that it has come to an agreement with Microsoft to become an officially licensed third-party publisher for the Xbox 360. The announcement was supplemented by information regarding two new Atlus-published titles, Operation… Continue Reading »

At Nintendo’s recent Third Quarter Financial Results Conference, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata insinuated that the traditional, almost-unwritten rule concerning how a console cycle will last around four or five years is needlessly restrictive. Lately, I cannot say I’m making video games on the frontline of development, but as a person… Continue Reading »

Techland just issued new screenshots of its up and coming FPS, Warhound, which is slated as the next FPS to rule the gaming world.  This release was on the heals of the news that the game’s initial release has been postponed. Being a huge FPS fan myself I like to… Continue Reading »

Is the Xbox 360 ripe for a price cut of its own in the wake the 60GB PS3 price cut from $599 to $499? The official word from Microsoft is, “We have no announcements to make on pricing at this time. While price matters, content is king. And no other… Continue Reading »

How many Xbox’s will be sold this year? “A lot of green ones,” says Peter Moore who answered a volley of questions from the folks over at Gamasutra in a recent interview regarding the state of the Xbox. In the interview Moore addresses a lot of the issues concerning the… Continue Reading »

Microsoft Gaming reported a $1.89 billion loss for the fiscal year ending in June 2007. Yeah you read that right, I said billion. You know, nine zeros. This is an increase of 47% from last year’s $1.28 billion operating loss. Even as I sat there reviewing the information in shock,… Continue Reading »