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April 12th, 2007

Island of Rhodes Nothing to Get Excited About

Yep, we were let down by the gaming hype yet again as Island of Rhodes turned out to just be a site where developers of God of War II could post videos about the game. So much for an announcement.
The site features videos from the games director Cory Barlog as well as other designers, animators, […]

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April 11th, 2007

Wii, DS Releases Leaked

The RumorReporter has got his hands on lists of GameStop’s Wii and DS release dates which confirm some games as well as give us an estimate on their arrival date. A quick look at the lists (embedded below) has some game stand out. Notable DS released include Simpsons: The Game, Jam Session, and Phantom Hourglass. […]

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April 7th, 2007

Video: Spring Xbox 360 Dashboard Update Leaked

Here an unconfirmed video showing the spring Xbox 360 dashboard update:

Here are some of the major changes that will happen to the dashboard on May 7th when the update is set to release.

Added integration between Windows Live messenger
Marketplace skins for special events
Marketplace will be updated for easier navigation
Low-power downloading with auto-off feature

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March 26th, 2007

3 Versions, 3 Prices at Halo 3 Release

When Halo 3 is released this fall there will be 3 different versions of the game to choose from. The most shocking price tag wise is the Halo 3 legenary edition which will fetch a reported $129.99. You do get a lot for the price including a sweet Halo 3 replica helmet that any true […]

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March 24th, 2007

Girls Gone Wild Pool No Longer Girls Gone Wild

What we thought was going to be Girls Gone Wild turns out to just be pool with a dose of nudity for added measure. We first reported the odd partnership back in February but it appears the deal never got signed. The game’s title and references in press releases only ever referred to it as […]

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March 24th, 2007

Gears of War…The Movie

The super popular “Gears of War” game appears to be heading to the big screen courtesy of New Line. Variety reports New Line won the rights to the popular Microsoft and Epic Games creation.
Writing the screenplay will be Stuart Beattie who also penned Pirates of the Caribbean and Collateral.  Producers will be Marty Bowen and […]

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March 20th, 2007

God of War Rumors

With God of War yet to make the jump to PS3 some news is coming out on what the future holds for the popular series. Here’s a condensed version of what Joystiq had to say:

Much of the rumors surrounded the series upcoming PSP title. The game will not be a port and will have its […]

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March 17th, 2007

Possible Wii Changes and Upgrades

Joystiq recently reported news from Nintendo’s Takeshi Shimada about the Wii and possible upcoming changes, additions, and upgrades. Here’s what we found out:

Nintendo is considering adding a text-to-speech tool to the console that will allow the Wii to read text aloud. This would be most useful for news as well as emails while users can […]

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March 16th, 2007

“Nintendo Dominates February”

GameDailyBiz has the numbers from February and they are inpressive. Here’s a piece from the article:
“On the hardware front the DS sold more than any other platform with 485K units, followed by the Wii with 335K units. The PS2 once again outsold the Xbox 360, 295K vs. 228K. Meanwhile, the PS3 sold a disappointing 127K, […]

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March 16th, 2007

PSP Redesign Coming

After rumoms about the PSP went from redesign, to no redesign, to redesign again we held off reporting the news until we knew what what was happening. Kotaku is now reporting that a PSP2 will be coming. E3 is being guessed as the location for the announcement of the redesigned console which is said to […]

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