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April 12th, 2007

Update: Capcom Denying Dead Rising 2 Rumors

CVG has followed up with Capcom Europe about the recent rumors that that confirmation of Dead Rising 2 may be imminent. Here’s part of their story:
Capcom Europe has told CVG that Dead Rising 2 remains a rumour even though details on the sequel have been spotted in Japanese gaming mag, Famitsu.
Internet reports have stated […]

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April 11th, 2007

Dead Rising 2 Confirmed in Development

Just wanted to pass along a quick newsworthy item that Dead Rising 2, sequel to the popular Dead Rising non-stop zombie killer, has been confirmed in development by Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu according to MaxConsole.
I have looked for more information but for now it seems like all we know is that it is in development […]

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April 10th, 2007

Video: Halo 3 Multiplayer

Here’s a documentary about Halo 3 multiplayer which is a great way to see some of what to expect in Halo 3 although you should keep in mind that this video was from the “Alpha” version of the multiplayer and both the “Beta” and final releases of the game should have considerably better game play.

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April 10th, 2007

Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta To Go Live May 16th

The had been grumblings of an upcoming “big” Halo announcement and it came just after midnight this morning when Bungie announced that Halo 3 multiplayer beta would be going live on May 16th at midnight pacific and run until June 6th at midnight. Here’s part of the announcement:
The Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta will go live […]

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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

Tags: Microsoft, Video […]

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April 4th, 2007

Google Developing Targeting for In-Game Ads

We first talked about Google’s rumored purchase of Adscape back in early January. The sale has been finalized and it appears Google is rapidly developing the new branch.
According to a patent abstract Google is looking to target their ads to the player. Here’s the abstract:
Information about a person’s interests and gaming behavior may be […]

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April 3rd, 2007

No Elite Pre-orders

At least not at GameStop and EB Games. According to Xbox 360 Fanboy, both of the specialty video game retailers will not be taking preorders due to uncertainty about specific knowledge of launch statistics. Here’s a quote:
The decision not to take pre-orders apparently stems from an uncertain number of consoles being allocated to each store. […]

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April 2nd, 2007

Microsoft, Epic Team up for Tournament

Microsoft and Epic Games have announced they will be teaming up for a “Gears of War” 2007 Global Xbox Tournament. Here’s part of the announcement:
Tags: Microsoft, XBox 360

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April 2nd, 2007

Xbox 360 Elite Coming Fully Loaded

When the new Xbox 260 Elite starts to ship later this month the lucky buyers will be happy (or unhappy?) to find that their 120gb drive is much less because it has been preloaded with tons of HD content for their viewing pleasure. Here’s a list of everything that will be included via Joystiq:
Trailers:

Forza 2 […]

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March 31st, 2007

Xbox 360 Content Migration Sucks

If you are planning on upgrading your current Xbox 360 drive(s) this is a must read from Wired:

You can only move data from the 20GB Hard Disk to the 120 GB Hard Disk. Transferring data in the other direction, or any other combination, is not possible.
Any data stored on the 120 GB hard disk will […]

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