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PS3 Blu Ray vs Xbox 360 HD-DVD vs DVD

If you are like most people, you are wondering a couple of things, the first being why would I want to buy another version of Full Metal Jacket, and is the $200 add on drive for the 360 worth the money, especially if I already have the PS3? More importantly, which one of the two (the PS3 or 360 HD DVD drive )looks and performs better. This article will attempt to answer these questions with background and information, as well as present evidence to why the ultimate conclusion was reached.

Overall this test was to see what next gen game system player is superior, and based on these tests, I would have to say that the 360 add on is the clear winner. Movies on the Blu Ray do look great, but with color levels that are more even allowing for greater levels of clarity, HD DVD just looks better, even over component cables.

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Halo 3 in Iraq

Halo 3 is being played by soldiers stationed in Iraq.

Halo 3 in Iraq

Wii Sports is TIME's #1 Video Game of 2006

There is no possible way to say this enough times: great graphics don't make great games. Wii Sports —a mini-sports anthology that includes golf, boxing, tennis, baseball and bowling—looks like ColecoVision. The little guys on the screen don't even have arms. The tennis game alone is worth the price of admission. Which is nothing since it comes free

Wii Sports is TIME's #1 Video Game of 2006

Man Sues Over Deleted World of Warcraft Character

A man with almost a year of playtime on a single character in the video game World of Warcraft has his character deleted by someone. Now he plans on suing the "criminal" for everything he is worth.

Man Sues Over Deleted World of Warcraft Character

Mouse and KB on 360 not all it's cracked up to be

It looks like the XFPS mouse and keyboard adapter for the 360 isn't very good after all. It's good as a Dual Shock adapter though. (demo version).

Now for the test. We used three games: Gears of War (duh), Halo 2, and Rainbow Six 3: VegasGears of War did not work well at all with the XFPS. Foregoing accuracy for now, let's focus on one thing: Gears was designed from the ground up as a 360 title. For instance, the "roadie run" uses the A button, which requires you to take your thumb off the right stick. To compensate for this, rotation control moves to the left stick during the roadie run. If you're using a keyboard however, you're stuck holding down a key and manipulating the WASD keys. It's awkward and in no way superior to a pad. Things like this make playing Gears a chore. Halo 2 played the best of the three games. It seems like the default keyboard layout was designed with Halo 2 in mind. Again though, issues pop up. For example, you won't be sneaking much, because keyboards have no analog support. Vegas, again, has similar issues.

Mouse and KB on 360 not all it's cracked up to be