Guitar Hero coming to Xbox 360 (confirmed)

Activision has confirmed that it will bring hit music title Guitar Hero to multiple formats in 2007.

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HDTV or Food? that is the question.

Peter Moore of Microsoft told CNet that he believes that his ideal Xbox consumer "would rather starve to death than not have a high-definition TV." The comment comes in advance of the Xbox's pending launch in India,

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MS Ramps Up X360 Offerings in Japan

Microsoft's Xbox business has struggled in the land of the rising sun, but the company is plowing ahead. At the Tokyo Game Show MS outlined its plans to offer nearly 110 games in Japan by this holiday, led by the highly anticipated RPG Blue Dragon from Hironobu Sakaguchi.

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Gran Turismo HD to come with no cars OR tracks

Gran Turismo HD: Premium is a GT5 prologue that comes with two courses and 30 cars. Gran Turismo HD: Classic has no cars or courses and is meant to be a platform for the online multiplayer, which according to this report supports up to 20 cars in a race.

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Viva Pinata Tokyo Game Show 2006 Trailer

Likened to The Sims, Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon, Viva Pinata sees the player create a paradise garden on Pinata Island. Depending on how your garden is grown, it will attract different species of Pinata. Pinatas vary largely in their personalities; there are bad Pinata called "Sours" who must be avoided at all costs.

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Gamers Choose HD-DVD over Blu-Ray

Gamers have chosen HD-DVD over Blu-Ray According to this latest poll from Joystiq. You have to take the poll to see the results, but it is worth it. A suprising number of people dont care about next-gen optical formats as well. It will be interesting to see if gamers buying prefernces stay the same in the next few months.

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Xbox 360 Goes Platinum

Seems as though $29.99 is the new budget release price for Platinum XBOX 360 games. A great idea to leverage XBOX titles against the next-gen launch of Wii & PS3 by inticing gamers to go with the cheaper solution. Enjoying games that have proven their value through high unit sales for a reasonable price.

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Microsoft Confirms Xbox 360 Platinum Hits

Microsoft has today unveiled the first four Xbox 360 titles set to be re-launched in North America under the 'Platinum Hits' range of games. The games, key to the console's launch at the end of 2005, will all retail for $29.99 (£16) from October 15th.

Regionalised lists of Platinum Hits titles (known as Classics on this side of the pond) will be released by Microsoft in due course.

The first four Platinum Hits for North America will be:

• Project Gotham Racing 3


• Kameo: Elements of Power


• Perfect Dark Zero


• Need for Speed Most Wanted

Microsoft also confirmed that a second batch of titles will be released under the Platinum Hits banner in Spring 2007.


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Wii Parties

More and more Wii Parties (sorry that name still makes me giggle) are occurring now, but the Wii Ambassadors might not be the people you would expect. Tracey Clark is a photographer, author, wife, and mother; and she had a visit from Nintendo who brought free gifts, free food, free alcohol, and most importantly Wiis.

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