July's U.S. PC Game Sales Again Dominated By Wow

The NPD Group has released the list of the best-selling retail PC games for July 2006 in North America, with Vivendi Universal and Blizzard's World Of Warcraft again laying siege to the top spot on the chart.
Blizzard's popular MMO was followed by THQ's Cars Radiator Springs Adventures, which itself preceded a trio of titles from Electronic Arts' The Sims 2 franchise. The game's Family Fun Stuff expansion pack was the third most selling PC title for the month, followed by The Sims 2 itself and its Open For Business expansion respectively.
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Xbox 360 Gaming on the Go

This is the coolest Xbox 360 accessory I've seen to date. It's a big steel case that carries your Xbox 360, controllers, cables and a flat screen. Once you get to where ever you are going you just pop open the hinged-lid and get to playing. Fantastic idea for LAN parties.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy A PS3

The PS3 isn't even out yet but someone has already drafted 10 reasons why you shouldn't buy it.
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10 reasons why you should not buy an Xbox 360

This woman has absolutely no idea what she is talking about, yet writes a top 10 list of reason why you shouldn't buy a XBox 360.
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PSP 2 in March 2007?

"Is this the reason why Target pulled the plug on UMD movies? Is this why there hasn't been any price drop for the PSP? si1enc3ed from the QJ forums has posted magazine scans from PlayStation Magazine (not the official one though) with details of how Sony's plans on making PSP 2."
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Forza 2 Interview
To get the best info, you've got to go straight to the source.
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2K Sports Introduces Cinemotion to NHL 2K7 - Xbox
"2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., announced today a new and exciting direction in experiencing the intense action and thrilling drama of an NHL video game with NHL 2K7’s newest feature, Cinemotion™. Combining new dynamic gameplay camera angle technology, cutscenes, player chatter and unique audio options, Cinemotion truly immerses gamers into the drama of hockey like never before. "
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Retro Joystic coming for Xbox 360

It's, conveniently enough, called the ArcadeStick, and should be released October 1 for $70
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New Call of Duty 3 Gameplay Footage

New footage from Call of Duty 3, showing off two levels from the game.
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Splinter Cell: Double Agent Main Theme (Music File)

The Main theme of Splinter Cell: Double Agent from IGN. Scroll down and download (.mp3)
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GameStop Talks PS3, Wii Launch Numbers, DS Lite Shortages

Regarding the hotly anticipated Wii from Nintendo, he noted that GameStop itself is anticipating receiving approximately 750,000 units in the U.S. for the Wii's launch window. He added: "We believe that probably at this point [it] could be a light number."
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Ever wonder what the Microsoft Xbox Development studios look like?

In this video the Gear Live crew visit the Microsoft Development studio in Redmond Washington and interview Major Nelson. That's right, I said MAJOR NELSON!
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New Microsoft Viral Marketing Campaign: Relation to Gaming Hardware?

"This one can be found at www.notfornoobs.com. Which is an interesting domain, to say the least." Maybe something to do with the new FPS controller for the 360?
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"No final PS3 launch plans until mid-September" - Sony

Sony has insisted it is still at least a month away from finalising PS3 roll-out plans, as one of its official distributors - CentreSoft confirms it has been testing the water on controversial pre-release initiatives with the retail community in preparation for the November 17th launch.
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ANIMATED Crysis Wallpapers - Sweet!

Yes, they are animated wallpapers which use the all-powerful flash. Only the wallpapers under the "Animated Wallpapers" header are animated. Click the thumbnail for a preview and click the name of the wallpaper to download the zip file which houses the files and instructions. Enjoy!
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Xbox 360: £100 Price Drop, 100GB Premium Pack, HD-DVD Games?

Confirmed by a Microsoft insider, looks like there are some big plans afoot for the Xbox 360 ahead of the impending launches of its competitors.
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Nintendo Wii to Feature Free Online Multiplayer Gameplay
Nintendo of America's new president and chief operating officer, Reginald Fils-Aime, has revealed that Nintendo won't charge Wii owners to play online. In an interview with USA Today, Reggie said they will follow the same model implemented with the Nintendo DS.

Microsofts boasts healthy attachment rates for Xbox 360
Microsoft has published a new set of stats for the Xbox 360, revealing healthy attachment rates for software and accessories and a high download rate for Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Army of Two more beautiful than ever
Check out these new screens of the amazing EA new franchise!"
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Other ways to look at your Xbox Live activity

Xbox Live's Major Nelson posted about a couple sites that use Xbox Live data in a pretty nifty way.

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Halo 2 Speed Trial Becomes Guinness World Record

"How fast can you beat Halo 2? In August of 2005, Cody Miller managed to take on the Flood on Legendary difficulty in 3 1/2 hours ... without dying. It's an amazing feat, so much so that the 2007 Guinness Book of World Record lists Cody's stunt."
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Analyst: PS3 to win next-gen war

The Yankee Group predicts 30 million PS3s, 27 million Xbox 360s, and 11 million Wiis sold in North America by 2011.

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PS3 Delayed Again!

Sony planning to delay launch of the PS3 until February in order to cut its cost and resolve Blu-Ray and Cell issues.
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Microsoft: Sony's 1080p Support on PS3 is all Hype

...we now live in a multi-platform development world, and that the current sweet spot developers are targeting is 720p due to the extremely similar system specifications. Simply put, a developer who is planning to release their game for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 will aim for a common attainable ground...
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CliffyB interview on Gears of War

CliffyB interview on Gears of War

The man himself speaks about the 360's "PS3-killer" game. "We're not a run and gun game, we're more 'stop and pop'."

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July's U.S. PC Game Sales Again Dominated By WoW

The NPD Group has released the list of the best-selling retail PC games for July 2006 in North America, with Vivendi Universal and Blizzard's World Of Warcraft again laying siege to the top spot on the chart.

Blizzard's popular MMO was followed by THQ's Cars Radiator Springs Adventures, which itself preceded a trio of titles from Electronic Arts' The Sims 2 franchise. The game's Family Fun Stuff expansion pack was the third most selling PC title for the month, followed by The Sims 2 itself and its Open For Business expansion respectively.

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