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Toys R Us Ad Confirms Xbox 360 $50 Price Drop!

Looks like its real folks.

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Wal-Mart ad confirms $50 Xbox 360 price drop? [PIC]

It's one small, blurry picture that has many gamers stirring this morning. The Wal-Mart ad prices the Xbox 360 at $349, a $50 price cut. The orange above the price on the ad reportedly says “Rollback”. Of course, nothing confirmed yet. We’ll keep you updated if anything comes up…

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Target to Only Sell Blu-ray Disc Players in Stores

"Sony announced today Target will exclusively sell in stores Blu-ray Disc players 'at least through the holiday season' and will also expand its inventory of Blu-ray Disc movies.

This announcement comes five weeks after a Blockbuster decided to offer only Blu-ray Disc movies for store rentals."

Halo 3 Third and Forth Missions Unveiled to Media

Bungie has released Campaign information for both levels three and four.Sounds like this game's campaign mode will be even more re-playable than Halo 1 and 2 are.

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OXM will soon be available for download, website in the works

According to the latest issue of OXM, fans of the magazine will soon find a digital counterpart on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Available sometime this month (which I can't personally confirm due to a sick Xbox 360), the online mag will mirror the print version and include some extra interactive content that just can't be done in print -- such as

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Xbox HD DVD player now $179, includes 5 free movies - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Microsoft's first announcement to come out of Comic Con is an Xbox 360 HD DVD player price drop. Beginning August 1st (in the US), the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add on will receive a $20 price cut, retail for $179 and include five free HD DVD movies as part of the "Perfect Offer". The five free movie deal runs from August 1st through September 30th, full list of free HD DVDs to choose from posted after the break.

Also announced was Microsoft's partnership with Warner Bros. to feature 300 in HD on the XBLM starting August 14th and offer exclusive Heroes Marketplace downloads prior to its season one release to HD DVD. The free Heroes content will include trailers, episode teasers, promotional materials and a free Marketplace download of the pilot episode in HD.

With today's HD DVD player price drop it makes it one of the cheapest ways to experience HD content and is quite the tempting offer. We just might end up caving in this August and splurging to experience the look and sound of perfect. HD content FTW!

Xbox HD DVD player now $179, includes 5 free movies - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Xbox 360 HD DVD player now just $179

Microsoft has slashed the price of Xbox 360 HD DVD Player.

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The most detailed GRAND THEFT AUTO IV preview you'll read.

So you think you know what the GTA world is all about? Wrong. This in depth preview of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox360 details the revolutionary transformation of the latest GTA installment. Car jacking mechanics detailed, weapon specifics, the Internet in Liberty City, GPS, in-game and pedestrian dialog, Sanchez/PCJ bikes and more!

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Xbox 360 Getting Virtua Fighter 5 by Halloween

Virtua Fighter players have been waiting quite a while for online play — well the wait is over!

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Left 4 Dead to be playable at QuakeCon 2007

The highly anticipated Left 4 Dead will be playable at this year's QuakeCon, with developers on hand to answer questions about the upcoming PC/360 survival title.

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Parsing the Xbox 360 NPD and post-E3 data

Microsoft has posted its commentary on the latest NPD numbers and some post-E3 facts. For those that missed the latest NPD numbers on Joystiq, the Xbox 360 managed to sell 198,400 units in June, handily beating the PS3's 98,500. Of course, the 360 itself was trumped by the Wii (381.8K), DS (561.9)K, PS2 (270.7K), and the PSP (290.1K). Still, in the world of only two consoles -- the world in which both Sony and Microsoft purportedly live -- the 360 is tops. Much more legitimately impressive is the Xbox 360's incredible attach rate. Currently the average number of games sold per console is 6.1, with the number of accessories sitting at 3.2. Microsoft also notes that to date the Xbox 360 has sold 20.1 million games. Games are where the money is, so in this respect the 360 is doing well.

Microsoft is also trumpeting 38 nominations from the Game Critics Awards -- more than any other console -- which are given to the best and brightest of E3. We'd like to clarify that this number includes multiplatform games that will appear elsewhere as well, so the "most nominated platform" claim seems a bit odd. Still, Microsoft did rack up several nominations for console exclusive titles like Fable 2, Mass Effect, Halo 3, and Halo Wars. While we can't argue that these will likely be great games, it's a little irksome that -- with the exception of Fable 2 -- none of these were actually playable at the show. But, it's E3 and awards must be given, so what're you gonna do, right? Follow the "read" link for the rest of Microsoft's thoughts on the NPD numbers and the GCAs.

Parsing the Xbox 360 NPD and post-E3 data - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Why is HD DVD better?

All HD DVD players are required to support Ethernet connections, dual video streams (picture-in-picture), Dolby Digital Plus and TrueHD soundtrack decoding, and "persistent storage" (onboard flash memory). That makes for a much more uniform experience on HD DVD players. By comparison, none of those features are required on Blu-ray players.

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Microsoft to drop Xbox 360 price this Aug

In an effort to boost Xbox 360, sources including one anonymous retailer say Microsoft will reduce the console's price by $50 on August 8, just prior to the release of Halo 3.

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Splinter Cell Conviction delayed till early 2008

Ubisoft revealed a delay to the upcoming stealth/action game -- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction. It was originally scheduled for a November release for PC and Xbox 360 but it's been pushed back to Ubisoft's fourth fiscal quarter -- January to March 2008.

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Forza 2 DLC coming soon

According to Turn 10 Studios' community manager Che Chou, the beloved Xbox 360 racing sim Forza Motorsport 2 will be the recipient of downloadable content fairly soon - August, to be precise.When asked about it, Chou had this to say:

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Unlock the real NFL teams in All-Pro 2K8

2K Sports' latest venture into the football game market All-Pro Football 2K8 has been met with a mediocre response from both reviewers and fans alike. Yes, it could be because the game has gameplay issues or because it lacks many common features, but we like to think that subconsciously people have been hard on the game because it doesn't include NFL teams. We're thinking the lack of recognizable NFL team names is causing everyone to hate on All-Pro 2K8, but friends we have a solution. Phil tipped us off on a simple way to get your favorite NFL team imported into the game, simply by entering a code. Just find your team's code on his website, enter it into All-Pro Football 2K8 and soon you'll be playing as your favorite NFL team. Yup, it's that easy. Now you can go back to enjoying your time with All-Pro 2K8 that is unless the game is fundamentally flawed, then we've just helped you put on a new coat of paint to hide its dents and dings.

Unlock the real NFL teams in All-Pro 2K8 - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Demo: All-Pro Football 2K8

"Content: All-Pro Football 2K8 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Canada and the United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10+) MILD LANGUAGE] Check out the official demo of this year's most highly anticipated football game, as 2K Sports makes its triumphant return to the gridiron with All-Pro Football 2K8!
Size: 681.90 MB"

Demo: All-Pro Football 2K8 - Xbox Live's Major Nelson:

Demo: NASCAR 08

Content: NASCAR 08 Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE)] Take the wheel at the Daytona International Speedway as NASCAR racing comes to the Xbox 360 for the first time. Experience tomorrow's racing today in NASCAR 08! Visit easports.com/nascar08 for more info.

Size: 589.32 MB

Demo: NASCAR 08 - Xbox Live's Major Nelson

Console Wars: PS3 Sales Surge 135% Since Price Drop, Sony Seen Laughing on Way to Bank

"Crediting a strategic price cut and a strong E3 showing, Sony is gloating over its latest figures: PS3 sales are up 135% since the July 9th announcement of the $499 price tag. With Xbox 360 sales dropping, new firmware updates enhancing the basic functionality of the system, Blu-ray pushing hard against HD-DVD and a growing lineup of original titles including the exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4, the PS3 seems determined to become a serious console competitor before the year is over."

COD4 storage issue clarified: not required

There was quite a bit of falderal surrounding the recently released conceptual box art for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. For those who are unaware, the box art released featured an icon with the text "Storage Required" underneath it. This led many to believe that Call of Duty 4 would break Microsoft's mandate that all 360 titles be playable without a hard drive. Have no fear though, for it looks like it was all a misunderstanding. MyGamerCard.net reports that Infinity Ward Community Relations Manager, Robert Bowling, has confirmed that storage will not be required to play Call of Duty 4. According to Bowling, the icon was added to the concept art in order to represent how the box would appear once logos and icons were applied. It looks like all the people without memory cards or hard drives (both of them) can breathe a sigh of relief.

COD4 storage issue clarified: not required - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Forza Motorsport 2 Patch Arrives Today

With that out of the way, here's what's coming in the patch, courtesy of Turn 10:

Deny gifting and reselling of cars with locked paintjobs. Why? Because this will help alleviate the problem where an artist's precious limited edition car gets duplicated and sold on the Auction House. The only way you can sell or gift a car with a locked livery is by being the original owner/artist of the car.

A temporary ban on the Lotus Elan use on scoreboards and in multiplayer. Why? There is an error with the Lotus Elan's performance index calculation that puts the car at a lower class despite its capabilities, resulting in the Elan mass dominating the scoreboards in D and C class. This temporary ban will not allow you to upload lap times to the scoreboards when you use the car in career mode, and prohibits you from using the car at all in online races. When we roll out our permanent PI fix for the Elan in a future patch, we're going to lift the ban. Sorry for the draconian measure -- we really didn't like imposing this sort of restriction on the community but this is necessary.

Allow cars to be fully rotated while being viewed in the Auction House. Why? Because so many of you asked for the camera to be unlocked in Auction House so you can look at the paintjob on the roof of the car we thought we should do good by the community.

A number of scoreboard problems have been fixed. These range from the glitch where if the AI did not relinquish control of your car after the rolling start, you would inadvertently post a corrupt superhuman lap time in the micro-seconds, to several "extreme" physics bugs folks have been exploiting to get crazy fast lap times (lag crash boosting and the shifting glitch).

Removed host's ability to boot players during a race. Why? Because this feature, although handy at times, was getting abused by hosts who kicked folks who were in the lead of a race where the stakes were high (i.e., credits were on the table). Don't worry, you can still kick people to your heart's content in the lobby.

Miscellaneous fixes aplenty. Like what? Various discovered Auction House bugs that could potentially cause players to lose credits or cars. At least one triple-screen bug fix for sync'ing issues, as well as an undiscovered quickmatch bug that always connected you to the same game upon attempt.

Forza Motorsport 2 Patch Arrives Today news from 1UP.com

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Trailer

"The Lights Go Down. The Crowd Goes Crazy. And YOU... ROCK!! The official game trailer for Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has been released and features three of the announced tracks: The Metal by Tenacious D, Rock You Like a Hurricane as made legendary by Scorpions and the original track composed and performed by Slash.

Guitar Hero III drops you into the spotlight of the largest and most legendary rock concert ever. The star-studded soundtrack includes master tracks by such legendary artists as The Rolling Stones, Beastie Boys, Muse and Pearl Jam. With added songs as made legendary by Kiss, Alice Cooper and Heart. Now drop that air guitar, tune your exclusive new Les Paul Guitar Controller and shred the night away with Guitar Hero III."

Uh-oh: Kotaku's Brian Crecente suffers 9th dead XBox 360

As of last night I have officially had nine Xbox 360s die on me, which means when I get this replacement, I will be on my eleventh Xbox 360 (counting debugs and retails).

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Call of Duty 4 Xbox 360 box art features 'Storage Required' sticker

The artwork is fairly similar for each of the selections, including a curious sticker next to the ESRB tag that says "storage required" under what appears to be an Xbox 360 disk drive and a memory unit.

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Sales Plunge 60% As Problems Mount

Microsoft said it shipped 700,000 Xbox 360 units in its latest fiscal quarter, compared to 1.8 million in the same quarter in 2006.

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Rumor: $100 Price Drop on August 1st for Xbox 360?

There are reports that a major Canadian retail outlet has confirmed that there will be a $100 price drop on all Xbox 360 SKUs. If true, this would make the Xbox 360 the cheapest console on the market, with it's Core system pricing in at $199!

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Show #237 The one with e about E3 and Peter Moore leaving - Xbox Live's Major Nelson

"This week’s show: Co-host : e / Peter Moore leaving / e reviews Bomberman Live / Comic-Con / Xbox 101 / Name the Game / and more..."

100% Failure Rate on Xbox 360s | X-clamps, NOT Heat

Unfortunately, I still see a myriad of posts/discussions about the Red Lights of Death (RLOD) that are still incorrect about the cause of the issue, and even worse, what the fix may be. I believe the cause to be obvious, and considering that I repaired my own several months ago, and it’s still going strong, only strengthens that belief. It just makes sense. I’m not sure why Microsoft hasn’t admitted the real issue, nor have I see any of the major reporting sources really investigate and recognize what seems to be true in this case.

The cause: X-clamps

Many still want to point to heat issues, including this article with almost 4,000 Diggs. While heat will certainly play a part in the demise of any electronic device, this is not the cause for the RLOD. Quite simply it’s the mechanism that hold the heat sinks on the CPU and GPU in place. These are in the shape of an “X”. The design of these clamps causes the motherboard of the 360 to warp over time. I honestly don’t know what causes the issues after that (likely an open connection that is small, but enough to break the system), but the warping is the main issue.

The force that is applied is shown from a drawing I pickup up from Neogaf, posted by someone named Bilbi. Crude, but effective:

As you can see, it’s puttying equal force on the edges, which is good, but puts downward force on the CPU, which is bad. Luckily, the fix for this is fairly easy if you have a bit of technical skill and is why you see people selling the fixes on eBay and wanting to purchase broken Xbox 360s. This is a cheap fix for someone selling a broken item.

The best place to find a tutorial to fix this issue is on the Xbox-Scene.com Forums in this post. Whatever you do, please don’t do a “towel trick” or whack it with your hand.

Considering the rate of success with the replacement, this points to the possibility that this is the “true” fix. I’m personally convinced as it makes sense and just screams of poor design by Microsoft. My question is: Why Microsoft has not addressed the X-clamp issue, but continues to call it “heat related?” The only thing that I can surmise is that they want to continue to leave a sense of doubt in the consumer, and the slight possibility that if they handle their 360 properly, it will not happen to them. This is not “M$ SUXXX” hate from me, but just trying to justify the business decision in my own head. They’ve extended the warranty, which is a great start, but I’m sure if they admitted this design flaw there would be a rising call for a recall, which would add considerable more cost to the whole equation. Make no mistake, this affects 100% of the Xbox 360s sold.

In conclusion: If you have an Xbox 360, the RLOD will eventually happen and is not a question of “when,” but “if.” With the new warranty in place, you’re covered, but I know the turnaround time has been less than stellar in most instances. You may want to consider the possibility of breaking your warranty, and implementing the fix yourself. I’ve personally had my fix in place since December and have not had a single hiccup since.

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Halo Warthog made into real vehicle! [pics]

Created for a series of Halo shorts by would-be Halo director Neill Blomkamp (the first of which we saw at E3), WETA's Warthog is built to correct scale and features the appropriate equipment mounted on back.

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New Grand Theft Auto IV Scans and Info- GTA IV

German videogames magazine, Games Aktuell, has snagged some exclusive GTA IV screens and info. Since picking up a copy of Pimsluer's German language course and a flight to Deutschland would cost you an arm and a leg, it's really swell that someone over at German GTA fan site, gtaengine.de, was able to scan these.

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Call of Duty 4's box art to be decided by YOU

Developer Infinity Ward decided to involve the Call of Duty community in making one of the biggest decisions for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ... the box art. Yup, Infinity Ward wants your opinion on what art will grace the CoD 4 cover and ultimately sit on retail shelves. Their art department created five different box art concepts to choose from (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo) and are looking for the community to comment, vote and make any suggestions for their favorite box art. You can view all five concepts in our gallery below and have your voice be heard over on the official voting forums, but you'll have to register first. Our favorite is "Charlie", because it's badass plain and simple, but you can vote on any design you choose. Go now, exercise your right to vote!

One a side-note, we just noticed something on the bottom of all the box art samples, a little "Storage Required" logo featuring a Xbox 360 HDD and memory card. Hmm, interesting ...

Call of Duty 4's box art to be decided by YOU - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Hands on with the Chatpad and Messenger Kit

The fellas over at GameSpot got their hands on the soon to be released Xbox 360 Messenger Kit and wrote up their impressions of the Chatpad add-on as well as the special headset. Overall, they feel that the Chatpad is a solid peripheral that is quite useful, won't get in the way of your gaming session and Messenger addicts will be required to pick this peripheral up ASAP. We're sold simply because of the back lite keyboard. Make the jump to read their full impressions as well as a few new products shots and a picture showing how awkward the white Chatpad looks on a black controller. Go ahead, jump already!

Hands on with the Chatpad and Messenger Kit - Xbox 360 Fanboy

NHL 08 Contact Physics and Realistic Motion

Gametrailers.com Check out the new contact physics system being implemented in order to bring you the greatest NHL experience around"

APF 2K8 reel editor now on XBLM, why?

An interesting item has popped up on Xbox Live Marketplace for All Pro Football 2K8. The item is a called the "reel editor." This item, as its name implies, allows players to create and edit replays in order to create personal highlight reels. Sounds pretty cool, right? We actually think it's a great idea. We have one question, though: why is this on Xbox Live Marketplace? Shouldn't this be an included feature in the game? Considering the game has only been out for a few days, we find it hard to believe this reel editor couldn't have made it into the retail disc. What's more, we're expected to pay 400 points for it? Sounds like unnecessary roughness to us.

APF 2K8 reel editor now on XBLM, why? - Xbox 360 Fanboy

CinemaNow Media Manager Now With Xbox 360 Support

CinemaNow, the online service for downloadable Hollywood movies and TV shows, today released an upgraded version of its Media Manager software application for the download, management and playback of video content. Enabled now are video downloads that are directly accessible by networked Xbox 360 users.

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Green gamer nerdvana: Tesla Roadster in XBox's Project Gotham Racing 4

Check out these videos of the Tesla Roadster being driven by stunt drivers for use in the upcoming Project Gotham Racing 4 on the Xbox. Those of us who can't afford the real $100,000 electric sports car, at least we can drive it in a video game.

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VIDEO: Ferrari F430 hits the wall while filming PGR4 commercial

Tesla Roadster street racing with a Ferrari F430, '63 Corvette, Mercedes-Benz SLR and a bike. After checking with Tesla, it turned that it was shot on a closed course while Microsoft was filming a commercial for the upcoming Project Gotham Racing 4 which will be featuring all those vehicles.

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MGS4 on 360 a few months after PS3 Says OXM Magazine!!!!

OXM Magazine has gotten info that a separate team is at work at Konami producing the 360 version of MGS4 which will debut on the 360 no later then 6 months after the PS3 version drops.

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Bully: Scholarship Edition coming to Wii & 360 from Rockstar

Rockstar have announced another port, this time of the excellent Bully (Canis Canem Edit), which will be released on Wii and 360!

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Gaming - News - Wii success will not last, says developer

Latest sales figures have shown the Nintendo Wii is now less than one million sales behind Microsoft's Xbox 360, despite launching almost one year after it, with critics predicting it will soon be the number one system.

Nintendo's best-seller sold 245,000 units last week, compared to just over 57,000 Xbox 360 consoles. PS3 shifted just under 80,000 units in the same time frame.

But Earthworm Jim creator Dave Perry has told Disposeable Media that gamers are attracted to gorgeous graphics, a factor that could limit the Wii's long-term appeal.

"The graphical power of the 360 and PS3 are essential to them attracting the Wii's user base. The fact is, gamers are attracted to beautiful looking games, " Perry said.

"When a game comes out - a game like a Halo or something, something they haven’t seen before - they'll drop everything and they’ll drop their Wii controllers when it does."

On the topic of the PlayStation 3, Perry said: “In every way, the machine hasn’t succeeded yet in what it can deliver. I don’t think we’ve seen a true PS3 title yet, but developers are getting better and it’s only a matter of time before the PS3 starts achieving what it offers to consumers.”

IGN: Bomberman Live Review

IGN: Bomberman Live Review: "July 19, 2007 - I have a confession to make--this is the first time I've ever played a Bomberman game. Yes, ever. I've seen friends play, and it always looked like a lot of fun, but for whatever reason, I never picked up a controller and joined in the madness myself. When given the opportunity to review Bomberman Live, I took it gladly. Finally, my chance to experience action-puzzle greatness had arrived--or had it? Would my first Bomberman experience live up to the series' considerable hype and following, or would it be a dud?"

13 minutes of Viva Piñata: Party Animals - Xbox 360 Fanboy

Our friends at Piñata Island -- these guys -- have gotten their candy-stained hands on a thirteen minute video of Viva Piñata: Party Animals. The video was taken with the lead designer, Cameron Davis, of Krome Studios, developers of Party Animals. The video shows off several of the mini-games, as well as the races, which serve as the transition between mini-games. All of the games -- save the racing sections -- are controlled via the left stick and a single button, which Davis says should allow anyone to pick up and play the title. The game also includes drop-in / drop-out versus play, so anyone can join or leave a game at any time. Finally, Davis reveals that the E3 demo should be available on Xbox Live Marketplace in the near future. Hit the "read" link to check out the video."Our friends at Piñata Island -- these guys -- have gotten their candy-stained hands on a thirteen minute video of Viva Piñata: Party Animals. The video was taken with the lead designer, Cameron Davis, of Krome Studios, developers of Party Animals. The video shows off several of the mini-games, as well as the races, which serve as the transition between mini-games. All of the games -- save the racing sections -- are controlled via the left stick and a single button, which Davis says should allow anyone to pick up and play the title. The game also includes drop-in / drop-out versus play, so anyone can join or leave a game at any time. Finally, Davis reveals that the E3 demo should be available on Xbox Live Marketplace in the near future. Hit the 'read' link to check out the video."

Xboxic » Four new Nyko accessories including wireless guitar

"Here is some great news for Xbox 360 owners, especially those who also own a copy of Guitar Hero II. When the game was released, many were disappointed by the fact that the guitar that they received when they purchased the game wasn’t wireless, and that nor were there any plans for a wireless version of the guitar. Now however, this has changed as Nyko has stepped up and is developing four new Xbox 360 accessories and one of these is, of course, a wireless guitar.
FrontMan Wireless Guitar for Xbox 360

Firstly and most importantly, the wireless guitar. The FrontMan Wireless Guitar is being developed for the Xbox 360 by Nyko. As of yet, there is no definite release date or price for this, but we do have a little bit of information on it. We know that it will come with three pick guards and stickers that can be used to customize your pick guards. But that is the not so interesting information.

The interesting information is that the FrontMan Wireless Guitar will allow you to play Guitar Hero II up to 25 feet away from your Xbox 360 console. Some bad news, however, is that you will need to use three AA batteries to operate this. However, Nyko says that these three AA batteries will give you up to 80 hours of gameplay. Some good news is that this guitar is compatible with the original Guitar Hero II wired guitar, allowing you to use both at the same time.

At the moment, that is all we know about the FrontMan Wireless Guitar. However, Nyko has also announced HD-Link, a set of Component audio and video cables. As well as that, Nyko will be releasing a Charge Station that comes with two battery packs and plugs into your wall socket to charge them. Finally, they have announced the IntercoolerEX. This is a cooler to keep your Xbox 360 cool and is compatible with the wireless adapter.

The FrontMan Wireless Guitar is much more interesting then the other Nyko accessories considering that Nyko is the first to release such a guitar for the Xbox 360. Guitar Hero II fans should keep an eye out for word on a release date and price for this, and we will be sure to keep you up to date on all the latest information regarding this in the future.

NHL 08 Reebok Edge Trailer

"EA SPORTS – pioneers in the Golden Age of hockey videogames – continues to lead the charge in the next gen era with advancements in AI intelligence, innovative controls, online depth and an unmatched level of authenticity to the sport.

The revolutionary Skill Stick System evolves in NHL 08 and delivers an unparalleled level of control. An all-new deking system enables you to move the puck off your stick, to walk around a defender and give you space in front to challenge the goalie. Enhanced analog speed control and a new skating engine give you the precision and fluidity to play like you would on the ice.

Watch this video overview of just how much detail was put into the jerseys of NHL 08 provided by Reebok."

Halo 3 may ship without online co-op play.

Apparently the online co-op play may not be 4 player as rumored and may not exist at all. Although there is still hope that it will be patched in later.

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The one where Peter Moore says goodbye - Xbox Live's Major Nelson

The one where Peter Moore says goodbye - Xbox Live's Major Nelson: "Peter Moore talks about his tenure at Xbox, his successor and what’s next."

Peter Moore to Head EA Sports?

Word in the industry has it that Peter Moore, corporate vice president of interactive entertainment business, entertainment and devices division at Microsoft (Aka head of Xbox), will be soon leaving the company to head up EA Sports.

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All-Pro Football 2K8 Available Now

"NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that All-Pro Football 2K8, the highly-anticipated football title from the makers of the celebrated 2K football series, is now available in stores across North America for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system."

Madden really wants you to "Ring" in '08

Electronic Arts Inc and Jostens. Inc. today announced that the highly anticipated Madden NFL 08 for next generation consoles will give players the opportunity to extend the Madden NFL 08 experience to the real world by giving them the ability to purchase their own custom-designed "Ring of a Champion".

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