1.11.06

PlayStation 3 gameplay preview

Engadget's Peeps headed over to a little Sony event where we could get a bit of quality gameplay time. Sony had a good majority of their launch lineup on display, and seeing all the games in the same room gave us a solid impression of the varying quality of the titles.

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E3 Reincarnated! Game Pro Expo is coming to LACC October 2007 to replace E3

The Game Pro Expo will be held in the LA Convention Center (E3's old home) on October 18-20, 2007. Members are being told to plan as if they were planning for E3, that organizers are aiming to match E3 in size, scope, and impact on the Los Angeles economy. The Expo will include trade show, consumer, and game competition components.

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Photos of Wii Unboxed From Final Packaging

Just as the title says. A Mexican publication has been sent the final Wii package that will be on store shelves on the 19th. They kindly took tons of photos of the packaging and as well as their setting up the console. Jealously ensues.

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PS3 - Sony working on 40 exclusive downloadable games

Sony is working with partners to get 40 exclusive downloadable games onto their online service for the Playstation 3.

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4 million Wiis shipping by plane, train and automobile

How do you get four million consoles shipped to retailers around the world in a little less than eight weeks? If you're Nintendo, you "employ fleets of planes, cargo ships, trains and ground vehicles ... to maintain the best supply flow possible." So says a recent Nintendo press release hyping the mobilization of Wii shipments.

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The PS3 and Xbox 360 equal in power

In a recent interview with the San Jose Mercury, the president of Silicon Knights, Dennis Dyak, said that the PS3 and the Xbox 360 were essentially equal in power. "
The 360 and the PS3 are equal in power in my eyes. Maybe the PS3 has more processing power. The 360 has more available memory. It's pretty much a net, net...."

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Gears of War Faceplate and Skin Kit for XBOX360 by Mad Catz

The Gears of War Faceplate and Skin Kit from Mad Catz is already on sale at GameStop and Electronic Boutique stores and a user of the Official Gears of War forums by the name of "barhi" has already acquired one and as a proud owner of this kit, he took some pictures of it.

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Halo movie OFFICIALLY halted - Peter Jackson postpones it further

As was previously confirmed, both Universal and Fox did not choose to move forward with financing the Halo film under the original terms of the agreement. Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, along with their partner, Microsoft, have mutually agreed to postpone making a feature film based on the Halo video game.

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The Wii's brains finally exposed?

Back in August, a set of alleged specs were leaked for the IBM-designed "Broadway" CPU that forms the brains of Nintendo's forthcoming Wii console. I took a look at what the leaked information said about Broadway's microarchitecture, and noted that this exact same information applied to the GameCube's CPU, codenamed Gekko.

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WalMart Issues Wii Buyer's Guide

WalMart stores has partnered with IGN and is displaying a 30+ page Wii Buyer's Guide in their stores. Geared toward the uninformed parent, but with enough information to satisfy even the die-hard gamer, the publication is a definite sign that the retail juggernaut is ready to throw its weight behind Nintendo's new console.

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The Wii's brains finally exposed?

Back in August, a set of alleged specs were leaked for the IBM-designed "Broadway" CPU that forms the brains of Nintendo's forthcoming Wii console. I took a look at what the leaked information said about Broadway's microarchitecture, and noted that this exact same information applied to the GameCube's CPU, codenamed Gekko.

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