Halo 3 is arguably the biggest title this year. Launching Microsoft's stock up several points on release day, and having millions of gamers playing already, it is a huge success. But how big is it? Here is Newsvine's first Halo 3 review.
Source: Bungie.net
Work is progressing on new maps for future downloadable content, with the design and art teams vigorously engaged in the process. More entertainingly however, the ad-hoc test team of Bungie staff is enjoying these new maps greatly.
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...Microsoft's weapon against the Nintendo Wii this Holiday season is apparently the Xbox 360 Arcade bundle.
Source: Kotaku
Finally.
Source: Destructoid
The demo will contain three arenas, a one-on-one mode, and four playable wrestlers: Rey Mysterio, Bobby Lashley, Undertaker, and Randy Orton. It's OK if you don't know who all of those guys are. Neither do I, but I can't wait to have them kick each other in their crotches...
Source: Destructoid
THQ (by way of Eurogamer) have revealed that a demo for their bloody action title, Conan, will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next week. Xbox Live Marketplace will see the demo on...
Source: TeamXbox
With Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock hitting stores at the end of the month, Activision and RedOctane (the subsidiary responsible for the GH franchise) gave us a broader look at the game in its near-final form.
Microsoft today announced that the Xbox 360 exclusive game "Halo 3" has officially become the biggest entertainment launch in history, garnering an estimated $170 million in sales in the United States alone in the first 24 hours.
After what feels like an eternity, tonight at midnight gamers around the country will finally have their hands on Halo 3, Bungie Studios' epic first-person shooter, and what is likely the most anticipated game of all-time. Finally, we get to finish the fight.
Source: MSN
Halo-lujah? The Halo 3 Effect How huge will Halo 3 Be? A look whats at stake for Microsoft, with Dawn Talbot, Soleil One-On-One research analyst, and CNBCs Jim Goldman and Carl Quintanilla
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..."I'm not a big console person — but they keep releasing 'Halo,' " said Raugalis, who purchased the special 'Halo' edition Xbox 360. "I had an Xbox that I bought to play 'Halo 1' and 'Halo 2,' and now that it's coming to the 360, I had to buy a 360."
Source: Bungie.net
The long-awaited pre-launch ViDOC is here and it focuses on oft-discussed features Forge and Saved Films. In addition to being available on Xbox Live Marketplace for download, the ViDOC is also available for download on the Interwebz...
About three weeks ago, I dropped ~$500 on an X-Box 360 and accessories. Care to guess what game has begun to consume my every waking hour? Gears of War? No. Oblivion? Nope. Bioshock? Wrong Again.
Source: Daily Gaming
"The Xbox has the same light colors that the enemy [Nintendo] once used," one Sega fan said at an area Best Buy with his Xbox 360 in hand. "I was hoping for PS3. Its soothing shiny black color reminds me of the Genesis.
Source: Computer and Video Games
The first Halo 3 review is in ahead of its touted record-breaking release next week, and it's scoring big...
With seven days and counting, the anticipation for "Halo 3" has reached a fever pitch.
2K Games, announced today that BioShock, secured the position of all-time top ranked Xbox 360 game and the year's highest ranked game across all console platforms on Metacritic.com, the popular site that aggregates review scores from the leading video game publications and websit …
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Speaking to London Times, Honey stated that Microsoft hopes to close an agreement with BBC and get the latter's library on its distribution service. Needless to say, the award-winning series Planet Earth was on top of the list:
Source: Gamespot
A hundred thousand may seem like a lot of keys. But we expect them to go fast. After all, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is one of the most highly anticipated games of the year.
Source: computerandvideogames.com
Microsoft has issued a 24-hour ban from Xbox Live to 23,000 users that took advantage of an exploit that allowed unauthorised players to gain access to the restricted multiplayer beta test.
Source: xbox360.canaljuegos.com
The creator of Fable had some interesting comments when asked about motion control:
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The holy grail of the home movie industry has been true video on demand; the ability to pick what you want to watch, when you want to watch it and have it instantly. Vudu was billed last April as the most likely to deliver it. Today they've officially launched.
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Okay, what happens when you like Linux, and decide to change your Xbox Live gamertag motto to "Linux rules"? Well, Microsoft black flags you, that's what. According to xbox-scene.com, Linux and Unix prompt the following response: Your motto contains inappropriate language.
Electronic Arts Inc. today announced Operation LIVE Jump, a special Xbox LIVE* launch weekend for Medal of Honor Airborne beginning on September 7, 2007.
The short film "Combat: Part I," is available now, and will take viewers deeper into the "Halo" universe for a firsthand look at mankind's struggle against the Covenant, a religious coalition of aliens that threaten the very existence of humanity.