Xbox360 Demo: Rainbow Six Vegas

The demo is out now everywhere except Canada, Mexico, or the U.S. Basically if you don't live in North America, and you have a 360, GO GET THIS DEMO!

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I played the Wii today.

I had the chance to play the Wii today at the Nintendo Fusion Tour in Phoenix. I walked away impressed wanting more. I can't wait to pick this thing up on day one and whip out some Zelda and Wii Sports. It rocked!

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Xbox 360 and PS3 to be neck and neck in 2010

Next-Gen has posted an exclusive look at IDG's Q3 report on the future of the game industry, and it makes some interesting reading. In brief, the report puts the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 almost neck and neck in North America by 2010, with an install base of 23.9 million and 23.5 million respectively. The Wii finds it self a distant third with console sales of 13.6 million.

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Doom 4 To Be Most Realistic Shooter Yet

“We’re just going to give players a freaking gun,” said Id co-founder John Carmack. “We figure that trying to outdo Doom 3 in terms of graphics would be just too much work. So, we decided to just give out real guns and call it Doom 4."

“The graphics of real life are so much better than anything computers can put out. Take that, Crysis,” said Alex Sanchez, a beta tester for the game. “They just gave me an AK-47 and told me to find and shoot zombies. I think I got a few, but they might have been housecats.”

Carmack is confident that Doom 4 will generate tremendous sales, “We’re now putting the final touches on the product. We just need to secure a shipment of rifles from the Liberian army, and it’s game of the year, baby!”

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XBOX 360 and High Speed Internet Bundle! Posted again because it was too good!

It was just announced that Bell Canada will partner with Microsoft to offer high speed internet access and an XBOX 360 Pro Bundle for a low monthly fee! This is a nice way for Microsoft to penetrate even more in the home market! Will U.S. internet providers follow? I sure hope so!

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The PS3: 24 things you need to know

GamePro put together a good article detailing the PS3 console.

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