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Archive for the ‘XBox 360’ Category

January 24th, 2008

Grand Theft Auto 4 IV all set for April 29, 2008 release date

New York, NY - January 24, 2008 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto IV, the new title in the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto franchise. Developed by Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto IV will be simultaneously available for […]

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January 18th, 2008

Highlander powered by the Unreal Engine

It looks like the Highlander game will be powered by the Unreal Engine, making for excellent graphics and environments. I just hope that they actually stay true to the Highlander mythos (pun intended) on this one as the last movie SUCKED.
In Highlander: The Game, you play as Owen MacLeod, ancestor of the feature film’s Connor […]

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January 16th, 2008

Atari announces next gen Dragon Ball Z® Video Game Series

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, today announced that Dragon Ball Z®: Burst Limit is in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system. Exploding into the next […]

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January 9th, 2008

Microsoft to go Blu-ray?

Looks like things are looking up for the Blu-ray format with major hollywood studios siding with it, prompting even HD DVD backer Microsoft to actually even think of moving to the rival format.
IGn writes : “Following something of a disastrous week for backers of HD-DVD technology, with the announcement of Warner Bros defecting to […]

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January 7th, 2008

Meh, Bill Gates’ CES 2008 Speech was Boring

Over the past week, rumors have suggested that at his final CES keynote address, Microsoft founder Bill Gates would announce major Xbox 360 news. Two popular branches emerged: one suggested the revealing of a so called Ultimate Xbox 360 (a device with features that likely would put its price tag above $1000), the other was […]

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January 3rd, 2008

Far Cry 2 for Xbox 360 announced

Ubisoft just announced the delay of three games, one of which is Far Cry 2, which is also being developed for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.

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January 3rd, 2008

New Xbox 360 to be unveiled at CES?

Microsoft’s big boss Bill Gates is due to make his final keynote speech at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show, and many are speculating he is to go out with a bang with the announcement of a new SKU for the Xbox 360.
Some are even hinting that the rumored announcement will be of the “Ultimate” […]

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January 3rd, 2008

Starcraft 2 coming for Xbox 360?

The guys over at AltGN received an interesting piece of information from a regular poster on their boards. He was taking quizzes through the Microsoft Retail Zone, which is a website interface used to further educate employees of electronic retail stores. While taking the quiz for “Universe at War”, he stumbled upon a cool little […]

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January 2nd, 2008

Metal Gear Solid 4 to grace Xbox 360?

Looks like Konami is porting over MGS4 to Microsoft’s console after all…or is it? Rumors have been swirling about the possibility of Konami’s blockbuster series going multi platform and although i think the ps3 will have some sort of headstart, eventually we might get a taste of convoluted Konami storylines on the 360.

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December 29th, 2007

Microsoft to release Xbox 360 motion controller?

Will Microsoft release a first-party motion controller for Xbox 360? Right now, The company isn’t talking.
“Microsoft does not comment on rumors or speculation. And I have nothing further to share,” a Microsoft official told Next-Gen on Friday, when asked if the company would be releasing a motion controller add-on.

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