Microsoft sez 100GB Xbox 360 HDD is "not official"

Ok, so we did mention that the oh-so-thrilling "100GB" overlay supposedly seen in the mysterious PowerPoint slide at Korea's X06 seemed a bit out of place, and now we're hearing from Microsoft itself that it's probably too good to be true. Correspondence with the console's creator has elicited comments dubbing the announcement "misleading" and "not reflective of an official announcement of any kind," but it curiously failed to give an outright proclamation citing the photo as burlesquely. Nevertheless, the company claims it has "nothing to announce with regard to a larger hard drive" at this precise moment in time, but it certainly didn't go out of its way to slam this proverbial door shut.

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Can you sit down to play the Wii? Overweight journalists go hands-on.

Two journalists get extended play-time with the Wii and come away underwhelemed with a control system that seems less than revolutionary. What's the point of standing up and being active when you can sit on your butt and substitute button mashes for wrist flicks? Gentlemen, start your flamethrowers.

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Next-gen mobiles will be 'comparable to PSP'

Ideaworks 3D exec predicts bright future for mobile gaming.

Tim Closs, chief technical officer for Ideaworks 3D, has predicted that the next generation of mobile phones will be on a par with Sony's PlayStation Portable when it comes to performance.

Speaking in an interview with our sister site, MobileIndustry.biz, Closs said, "In some ways, console and mobile are becoming closer in terms of the actual horsepower of the devices.

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Predicting Those Launch Review Scores

Next month Sony's PlayStation 3 will launch with only two games which will get an average review score of 90% or better. On the other hand, Nintendo's Wii will have three games which will average scores of 90% or better. And it is almost certain that each of those consoles will launch with two absolute stinkers, games which consistently score below 60%...

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No regrets over PS3 pads - Harrison

Worldwide Studios boss highlights benefits of motion-sensing controller. Sony's head of Worldwide Studios, Phil Harrison, has defended the company's decision to include a motion-sensing feature in the PS3 controller and leave out a vibration function.

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