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Entries from July 2008

Microsoft Avatar’s and Dashboard

July 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Microsoft has come out and validated some earlier rumors about Xbox 360 Avatar’s and their 3D dashboard design. Apparently, this is to build more of a community and bring a bit of the Mii-like influence from the Nintendo Wii to the 360 hardware. It seems Microsoft is taking some of the concepts from the Nintendo […]

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Tags: E3 · Industry News · Microsoft · Nintendo · Xbox 360

Wii Motion Plus: Hardware Fix?

July 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Nintendo has already announced the Wii Motion Plus at E3. This device is supposed to fine tune the motion sensing capabilities of the Wii controller and make it a bit more refined for gaming. Sounds, to me, like a hardware patch, no? 1up is reporting: “The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the […]

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Tags: E3 · Industry News · Wii

First PlayStation 3 Greatest Hits Games

July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s that time in the life-cycle of the PlayStation 3 where a few of their hit titles go into “classic” game mode, which translate to a price drop. We saw this with a few games like Kameo on the Xbox 360 a year or so after the launch of the console. The first games said […]

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Tags: Industry News · playstation 3

2008: The Year of Sequels? Too Much Risk?

July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

While compiling a list of games to respond to a user question on the TD Gaming Podcast, I’ve noticed something about this years gaming lineup: their mainly all sequels! Are there any new franchises taking a risk in the market or just more of the same? Some are not really “sequels” but spin-offs of the […]

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Tags: Editorial · PC Gaming · playstation 3 · Sequels · Wii · Xbox 360

Rock Band 2 Trailer – Foo Fighters

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments

If you’re a rock band fan, you’ll want to checkout their new hype wagon trailer. Nothing new here, really, looks like they’ve added some “70’s style” effects to the character animations on certain areas. The Rock Band 2 title seems to adopt much from its original game in terms of graphics, rendering and overall design. […]

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Tags: Industry News · rock band · Video

Microsoft Confirms Price Cut on 20GB Xbox 360

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments

If you’re considering the Xbox 360 console, or plan to buy the Xbox 360 Arcade Edition for USD $279.99 please take pause, until the Xbox 360 20GB models dry up, you can now purchase them for USD $299.99. As Microsoft has bluntly stated, get them “while supplies last.” We’re sure Microsoft is going to take […]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Press Release · Xbox 360

Gaming Flashback: Myst

July 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Myst was published by Brøderbund Software, developed by Cyan Worlds and created by two brothers that did the design and directed the game (it was, much like a movie). The original game was released on the Macintosh (in 1993) and then later ported to Microsoft Windows and Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Jaguar CD, AmigaOS, CD-i, 3DO, […]

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Tags: Editorial · Episode · Flashback · Podcast · Retro

Rock Band 2 Songs Expanded

July 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Game Informer magazine is showing off a few more songs for Rock Band 2. The song list includes yet more great variety in their set list, it’s also said that you’ll be able to pose your characters and upload them to RockBand.com to show them off. Not sure that’s a killer feature, but additional features […]

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Tags: rock band

PlayStation 3: Not About Quantity, About Profitability

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Xbox 360 price drop rumors flow like water and it’s all but officially been announced at this point. What about PlayStation 3 and their price? No. Nobuyuki Oneda, the Sony’s chief financial officer said, “our plan is not to reduce the price. Our strategy is not to sell more quantity for PS3 but to […]

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Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · playstation 3 · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360

Konami Owns Musical Rhythm-Matching Game Patents?

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Apparently Konami just realized Harmonix, MTV Networks and Viacom have made some game called Rock Band and want to take legal action. Konami has created some Japanese games involving karaoke called Karaoke Revolution. Why take legal action now? Probably because Konami is working towards Rock Revolution, a title which puts together drums, vocals and guitar. […]

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Tags: Industry News · Konami · rock band