Xbox 360 Selling Like Hotcakes in Japan, Thanks to CHEAP Blue Dragon Bundle

Final Fantasy creator Sakaguchi's first major work in over five years is selling Xbox 360s like hotcakes in Japan!

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Wii Sports Experiment

I decided to try out an experiment, where I would do everything I normally did, eat everything I normally ate and see if anything changes after playing 30 minutes of Wii Sports everyday for 6 weeks. I will be keeping track of the following:
Weight, BMI,Heart Rate (at rest), Body fat %, Pain/Soreness, Additional Notes, Wii Fitness Age and more.

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Xbox 360 winning graphics war

The graphics war is far from over...but there's currently a clear leader.

The gaming gurus over at GameSpot have today bravely (or foolishly) thrust their heads into the hornets’ nest that is the world of the fanboy by running a detailed graphics comparison on a selection of cross platform titles available on both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

It had to happen really, the Sony faithful have been lauding the superior power of the PS3’s Cell chip for so long that it perhaps stands to reason that GameSpot would strive to illustrate that belief on their behalf. Yet, that hasn’t happened, and the Xbox 360 fan base may wish to sharpen their tongues seeing as GameSpot’s graphical investigation, if anything, proves that an extra year of hardware development while relentlessly—and publicly—oiling its brand muscle has left Sony with inferior performance and a higher cost price. Oh dear.

The direct comparison of games such as Fight Night Round 3, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, Call of Duty 3, Madden 07, and Need for Speed: Carbon, reveals that the Xbox 360 generally performs better than the PS3 in lighting, texturing, and even framerates.

Don’t believe us, Sony fans? Spitting in shocked derision? Happy as a pig rolling in the brown stuff? Check out the feature HERE.

Xbox 360 winning graphics war

Xbox 360 Versus PlayStation 3 Graphics Comparison

We expected the PlayStation 3 to ship with several games that first appeared on the Xbox 360, similar to how the Xbox 360 had a lot of Xbox ports at launch. And the PS3 did indeed arrive with a good number of games that originally shipped for the Xbox 360. This gave us the perfect opportunity to compare the graphics on both systems with several cross-platform games. You'd think that the PS3 versions would be exactly the same or slightly superior to the Xbox 360 versions, since many of these games appeared on the 360 months ago, but it seems like developers didn't use the extra time to polish up the graphics for the PS3. We found that the Xbox 360 actually had better graphics in the majority of the games we compared.

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Xbox 360 Versus PlayStation 3 Graphics Comparison

We expected the PlayStation 3 to ship with several games that first appeared on the Xbox 360, similar to how the Xbox 360 had a lot of Xbox ports at launch. And the PS3 did indeed arrive with a good number of games that originally shipped for the Xbox 360. This gave us the perfect opportunity to compare the graphics on both systems with several cross-platform games. You'd think that the PS3 versions would be exactly the same or slightly superior to the Xbox 360 versions, since many of these games appeared on the 360 months ago, but it seems like developers didn't use the extra time to polish up the graphics for the PS3. We found that the Xbox 360 actually had better graphics in the majority of the games we compared.

GameSpot

Xbox 360 quieting mod

While there's no shortage of useful and not-so-useful solutions to keep your Xbox 360 from overheating, there's far fewer options at your disposal to keep the console's loudness down. And for good reason, while the 360's fan isn't the quietest one around, the biggest decibel culprit is the system's irreplaceable DVD-ROM drive, especially when it gets up to full speed in the heat of gameplay. Well, it seems that the folks at Extreme Tech apparently couldn't put up with the racket any longer and cracked open their system in search of a solution. While swapping the drive out for a quieter model wasn't an option, they did find some degree of success by squeezing some rubber washers in between the drive and the motherboard, and padding the whole works in Dynamat sound-dampening material. Obviously, with the same drive in there it's still not going to be whisper quiet, but Extreme Tech did achieve a small but noticeable drop in decibels (about 4 to 5dB). You'll have to decide for yourself if that relative peace and quiet is worth the risk of voiding your warranty.

Engadget

Halo 3 Trailer/TV Spot - Mad World

Sure, most of us were satisfied with a badass Halo 3 commercial, but for some, it just lacked the emo panache of the famous Gears of War "Mad World" ad.Well here goes..

Unreal Tournament 2007 screens

Just two new screens from the Epic Games shooter.

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PS3 Won't Drive Blu-ray Adoption, says Time Warner CEO

Will the PlayStation 3 be the key to success for Blu-ray? Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons doesn't believe that to be the case. He's clearly disappointed that the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is continuing as well.

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Wii Sales Hit 1,000,000

The Wii has officially sold (not shipped) over 1,000,000 units in just under 2 weeks.

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