Gamertell

The industry seems sharply divided on how much of an impact digital downloading will have on the future of game sales. There has been speculation about whether the next Xbox or PlayStation will even feature any kind of disc drive. EA Sports President Peter Moore doesn’t think it’s time to… Continue Reading »

In an interview with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Gizmodo pulled out a revealing tidbit concerning the possibility of Blu-ray being playable on the Xbox 360 game system. Microsoft, which had sided with HD-DVD and then HD digital downloads in the late, great high-def format war of 2008, has basically flipped… Continue Reading »

Members of Xbox Live’s preview program will receive the much discussed update that will add Facebook, Twitter and Zune Marketplace this week. That way you won’t even have to leave your console to follow Gamertell on Twitter. But those aren’t the only things included in that update. Microsoft’s “Major Nelson”… Continue Reading »

There’s a new Xbox 360 system update available today, and everyone must install it. Well, not everyone, I guess. If you don’t have your Xbox 360 hooked up to the internet, it isn’t mandatory for you. But everyone else who does will either be asked to download and install once… Continue Reading »

I can’t deny it any longer. I have all the telltale signs. I have Avatar: The Last Airbender on my Gamefly queue. I’m working on mathematical equations as to how to kill 53,000 zombies on Dead Rising and 53,000 infected on Prototype. Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that… Continue Reading »

That’s right, vampire fans. True Blood, HBO’s awesome vampire-meets-southern gothic TV series is in the running for a videogame adaptation. According to 1Up, HBO has filed “a trademark registration for the property in relation to games with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.” For “television receivers or with video or… Continue Reading »

As if a response to Sony’s PS3 Slim and PS3 price reduction announcements at GamesCon, Microsoft recently reduced the price of its Xbox 360 Elite model, beginning August 28, 2009. And, of course, there was a web frenzy about it. Click through to see how many ways you can cover… Continue Reading »

Game store employees may be bewildered by a sudden surge of sales and rentals for the Xbox 360 version of the unspectacular Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen video game. That’s because Transformers star and certified Hollywood sex symbol Megan Fox will play on Xbox Live August 29, 2009, as part of… Continue Reading »

If you’re an Xbox 360 owner and Fable fan, there’s some great news that’s come out of GamesCom 2009. Microsoft and Lionhead Studios have big plans for the hallmark series, involving Xbox Live Arcade and an entirely new entry. First, Fable III  is in development and will be released for… Continue Reading »

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