Rumor: Xbox 360 HDMI Coming With Lost Planet Bundle?

Shots of the forthcoming Lost Planet Xbox 360 bundle for Japan made their way onto the internet today, with some eagle eyed console fans noticing something surprising: mention of HDMI output on the back of the box.

1UP followed up with Microsoft who claimed that the box contained a "misprint", denying that HDMI output would be included in the package. Yeah. Misprint. That may very well be true for this particular bundle, but something smells fishy.

So, what is it? Are we looking at a future hardware revision? Will Microsoft be selling an HDMI output cable this holiday? We were tipped about one popping up on Gamestop the other day for a cool $80, shipping December 1, but it has since disappeared.

We'll let you know what else we hear, but since all Microsoft rumors are true, expect an HDMI output announcement soon.

Kotaku

The Charts: Gears of War Is Fastest Selling 360 Game Ever

t looks like the hype surrounding Gears of War is paying off, with many reviewers already declaring GoW the ‘Game of 2006’ (including a number of SPOnG staffers). Therefore it’s no surprise that Microsoft’s musclebound sci-fi action shooter is the fastest-selling Xbox 360 title to date and goes straight to number one in this week’s Chart Track All Formats chart.

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Hi-res Halo 3 Screenshots Released

We've released our hi-res versions of some of the screenshots that you've been seeing in magazines and web sites for the past few weeks. You can find them in our Halo 3 Screenshots section.

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Bethesda's Rogue Warrior coming to Xbox 360, PC, and PS3

Videogames, as with any form of creative expression, are constantly evolving. You'd be hard-pressed to browse through your own game collection without seeing the undeniable influence on at least one aspect of a game, an influence spawning from the archetypes that came before it. Ideas are burrowed, innovations are replicated and history stands true to it all. And as any certified old-school gamer will assure you, "without Mario, there'd be no modern-day platformers."

To the game developers themselves, it seems to present itself as a logical process: use what's worked in the past and build upon it. Sure, it's not the most inventive mindset in the world, but when you're looking to improve upon a genre that is already chockfull of about a thousand titles that took a similar course of action, the desire to reinvent the proverbial wheel is a sensible one. Just look at any action game. Or fighting game. Or first-person tactical shooter.

Ok, so the latter genre is a little too specific to blend in with that series unanimously, but it's there for a reason (read: we suck at transitions). It also stands out as one we've come to either love or loathe, depending on who you ask. Tons o' guns that go "boom" and authentic locales may be all the rage, but the brain-dead AI and linear gameplay that tend to resurface time and time again have become quite the genre sticklers.

Zombie Studios thinks it's about due time for a change. And the game they're doing it with is Rogue Warrior.

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Gears of War trilogy leaked by Microsoft

Just when you think you couldn't get any more Gears of War, Microsoft VP of Global Marketing accidentally leaked the game's plans for a trilogy. Most of us expected a sequel to come out due to the success of the first, but a third was a little unexpected. I'm not complaining though, I would be happy playing Gears of War 7.

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Awesome Half-Life 2 case mod for your Xbox 360

"The left side of the case features a cut away window with the HL2 logo in the corner. The right side features another logo which is raised off the surface of the case. All in all, it's some very impressive work."

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Only 200,000 PS3s shipped in the US by the end of 2006

Think the idea of 200,000 instead of 400,000 on Friday was bad? Bloomberg reports that analysts are predicting that Sony will only ship 200,000 TOTAL by the end of the year.

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Tiny springs keep Wii, PS3 under control

Interesting article on the inner workings of the Wii and PS3 controllers.

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Home Pro Racing Simulator decks out your living room for $4,000

You know, most of us who have extra 42-inch plasma screens just kicking around usually spend our spare time watching say, "Battlestar Galactica" or some other big exploding action-packed show. It hadn't occurred to us that what our home entertainment center was missing was a Home Pro Racing Simulator, but then again, what do we know. Costco, a big-box wholesale retailer, is shipping an equally ridiculously-sized $4,000 rig that apparently acts as the perfect cockpit for racing (no, not the actual kind) or flying video games, coming complete with a steering wheel, foot pedals, 10-inch woofer, a handful of tweeters, and of course the optional, but obligatory, joystick. While the Simulator is also advertised as a "movie-going experience", we're not really sure how you're going to cuddle up to your loved one in a single seat while squashed behind a steering wheel -- we're not trying to replicate makeout point in our home theater, ya dig?

Engadget

Stream NON-WMV formated videos to your Xbox 360 - including Xvid's etc

Transcode video's on the fly using the patch for Tveristy

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Wii uses about 1/10th of the power of 360

Wii in standby: 10W. Playing: 17W.
360 in standby: 2W. Playing: 160W.

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Bill Gates on 360 vs. PS3: We Feel Great

Speaking in the second part of an interview with Cnet News.com, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates talked about all things Microsoft, including Vista, Office and eventually before the interview came to a close, the Xbox 360. So how does he feel about how the 360 will hold up now that the PS3 is on the market?

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Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess is the number 2 greatest game of all time

GameRankings.com has compiled the 20 votes necessary to include Twilight Princess in it's overall database. LoZ has received to honor of being the 2nd greatest game of all time, bested only by the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

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GOW Beats Out Halo 2

Halo2 has long been the most popular game on Xbox live - but it's finally been knocked out of the top spot by Gears of War.

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