20.8.06

Toys 'R' Us jumps the gun on Xbox 360 camera

It seems one forgetful Toys 'R' Us out there has begun stocking Microsoft's Xbox Live Vision camera out on store shelves a wee bit early -- by a whole month actually. With visual proof posted on Flickr, one lucky guy has walked away with a peripheral that many 360 owners are very much looking forward to. read more....

Madden '07 on the 360 to be shipped with a very large known bug

The bug reports are already coming in about Madden 2007 on the 360. It seems the first issue was Hall of Fame players showing up in franchise mode, but EA reported that as working correctly. You can in fact draft those players from the jump after you've unlocked them. The other issue was that players weren't fatiguing. read more

First official pics of the pink Sony PS2

Stuff's got its hands on snaps of the slimline PS2's new paint job - bubblegum pink. Story includes launch details of the new console. read more

"Interesting" Playstation 3 Announcement at LGC

From Spong (take with grain of salt): "We can assure you that this first unveiling will, shall we say, be something you are very unlikely to have foreseen, coming from way out of leftfield. Suffice to say it brought a smile to our face as we think it will do yours." read more

Working for Xbox as Fun as Playing It

There are two benefits in working at a game company: First, you can play ``Halo’’ or ``FIFA 06’’ in the office and pretend that it's work. Second, you can easily mix with the younger generation, or at least you feel like you do. Bryan Do, Xbox product manager of Microsoft Korea, is one of those people who feel happy to have gaming as a job.
The Korea Times

Command & Conquer 3 - New Trailer & Screenshots

This is the very first in-game trailer, and there are some new screens too. The level of detail is much higher than Generals, there is a Tiberian forest and it looks like the music is just like the very original! read more

Rumoured Leipzig XBL Marketplace Download Schedule

Saw this kicking about various forums, apparently it originated from the Test Drive Unlimited forums and is completely unsubstantiated so take it with a pinch of salt, as with all rumours.

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Electronic Arts' 'Invasion of Privacy' Policy

[when you sign up for one of EA's XBL games, you give] "Electronic Arts the ability to collect your name, address, and credit card information, as well as a variety of demographic information about how you use their products. Not only that, they explicitly say that they may tie these demographics to your personal information ... "

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Is videogaming a sport?

"Videogaming isn't just a bit of fun, you know - it's a proper sport, just like tennis and football and everything, and you could make yourself a proper career out of it. That's according to the founders of the UK Electronic Gaming Initiative, anyway."

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Images Of Sony's PSP Signature Series

Two new styles of PSP been offered to the Japanese public to be sold at 31,500 Yen (about £145.00)

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Virtua Fighter 5 Gameplay Footage

The fifth entry in sega's advanced, realistic fighting game series. Once again, the realtime level of visual detail and character animation has been upped to the most advanced levels, with next-generation lighting and detail on the fighters and environments.

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PlayStation 3 User Interface via Direct Feed

IGN Weekly gives us a first look at the PlayStation 3 user interface via direct feed, going over all the features in detail

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