Forza Motorsport 2 Screenshots

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Official Xbox Magazine Uses Miis for Editor Pics

The Wii Experience: "Not really breaking news or anything, I just found it rather odd but in the latest issue of the Official Xbox Magazine for March of 2007, the editors have replaced their normal mugs with their Mii counterparts. It took me about 3 double takes to fully realize what was going on, reading an Xbox magazine with Mii’s inside of it. There is a very tiny blurb at the bottom of the page with a minor explanation as to what is going on:

“We like our Wii-generated Mii portraits so much,we thought we’d run them two issues in a row. Next month, we’ll go back to our ever-familiar photos.”

GoW cheaper to make than Lost Planet; Award scoop

Xboxic: "It shocked many that Lost Planet cost $20 million dollars to make when the announcement was made last week, with the quality being brought into question among other things. Gears’ quality isn’t in doubt, so it will come as a surprise to hear that Gears of War cost half of what Lost Planet did.

In a recent interview with Wired.com, Mark Rein, Epic’s Vice President, explicitly stated that Gears of War cost less than $10 million dollars to make. Quite an achievement when you consider how brilliant the game looks, how well it plays and how well the online works (yes there is host advantage, but that’s a whole different matter).

WiredNews: Have you figured out what percentage of next-gen games in development use Unreal Engine 3?

Mark Rein: No. It’s probably very small; a lot of people do all kinds of games with all kinds of technology. We’re a small player there, but hopefully it’ll be the good games, the games that are profitable, and that’ll bring us repeat business. We spent less than $10 million to make Gears of War. Somewhere between nine and ten million dollars. People are always saying that making next-generation games is really expensive, and we’re saying, you should license our technology. Because we have really great tools for buildin"

Project Gotham Racing Mobile

glu mobile | games: "Soup up your mobile phone with Project Gotham Racing Mobile, the ultimate racing challenge that combines speed and skill with style and daring. Choose from the hottest roster of supercars then take to the streets, earning kudos for slick maneuvers and skillful driving. Compete in multiple challenges as you treat the course as your personal canvas with power slides, drafting, catching air, high speeds and precision driving. It's not just about finishing first, it's about HOW you get to the finish.

features

* Kudos Maneuvers - Drifting, getting airtime, overtakes, or anything else to show off your driving skills
* Gameplay - Earn Kudos to gain access to additional challenges, championships and cars
* Race Ghosts - Save and upload downloadable ghosts of your best timed races or challenge yourself against others' ghosts from around the world
* Stunning Environments - Including San Francisco, Paris, London, Cairo and Shanghai
* Hottest cars - Lamborghini Gallardo, Ford GT, Aston Martin Vanguish, Mercedes AMG-C-DTM, Toyota GT-ONE, Corvette C6, Cadillac 16 and Honda NSX
* Online Leaderboards - Post your Kudos ranking and mobile achievements to online leaderboards
* Event Variety - Including Kudos challenge, drift challenge, timed run, street race, cone chall"

Xbox 360 leads over Wii, PS3 at Amazon

Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 leads in sales over rival next-generation video game consoles at the U.S. division of internet retailer Amazon.com.

The Xbox 360 is currently ranked No. 11 in Amazon's Computer and Video Games division, followed by Nintendo Co.'s Wii video game system at No. 18 and Sony Corp.'s Playstation at No. 65.

In addition, the Xbox 360 currently holds two products in the top ten sales, including the Wireless Controller and the action title Gears of War.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold rival offerings from Nintendo and Sony during the holiday 2006 period in the U.S. and commanded 51% market share in the U.S. for the month of Dec.

Top game offerings include Gears of War, which has sold more than 3 million units, and non-gaming offerings like digital distribution of TV and movie content on Xbox Live and the HD DVD external drive.

Microsoft has sold 10.4 million Xbox 360s to date worldwide. It anticipates 12 million shipped by fiscal June 2007.

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New Command & Conquer 3 Xbox 360 Screens

TeamXbox: "EA released today new screenshots of Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars. Set in the Tiberium Universe, Command & Conquer 3 boasts an intuitive console-specific control scheme, fast-action strategy gameplay, deep single player campaign, and an immersive multiplayer experience featuring massive battles where you take control of large armies on the battlefield of the future.

The Xbox 360 version of Command & Conquer 3 will feature two exclusive multiplayer modes: Capture the Flag and Siege. The game will also support the Xbox Live Vision camera, which will allow you to see your opponent's face while you decimate him in Xbox Live battles. Also, for the winner, the Spotlight cam will give you ten seconds of fame to let your enemy know exactly how you feel about your victory."

Two Forza cars revealed

Xboxic: "With Forza Motorsport 2 coming in May, more and more details are starting to show up. Exactly one week ago, we gave you a whole lot of information on the game including a track list, some info on downloadable content and multiplayer details. Today IGN gives us some info and exclusive screenshots with the unveiling of 2 new cars."

• 2002 Enzo Ferrari
• Engine: 6.0L Naturally Aspirated V12
• Power: 651 hp (485 kw) @ 7800 RPM
• Torque: 485 foot-lbs. (657 nm) @ 5500 RPM
• Curb Weight: 3011 lbs. (1365 kg)
• 0-60 mph: 3.1 seconds
• 0-100 mph: 6.7 seconds
• Top Speed: 217 mph (349 km/h)

• 2004 MC12
• Engine: 6.0L Naturally Aspirated V12
• Power: 625 hp (466 kw) @ 7500 RPM
• Torque: 480 foot-lbs. (650 nm) @ 5500 RPM
• Curb Weight: 2943 lbs. (1335 kg)
• 0-60 mph: 3.7 seconds
• 0-100 mph: 8.0 seconds
• Top Speed: 205 mph (330 km/h)

Rumored price and download size for Shivering Isles

Xbox 360 Fanboy: "Next month the Shivering Isles expansion pack for Oblivion will be available, but we have yet to hear any specifics. Gamehelper.com is reporting that the Shivering Isles expansion pack will only be available for the Xbox 360 via the XBLM, cost around $29.99, and weigh in at a beefy 1.5 gigabytes. Again, this isn't official information coming from Bethesda and should be treated as a rumor. Gamehelper.com doesn't site any sources or where they received the information and simply treats these tidbits as fact ... but we'll err on the side of caution. So guys, were you expecting the $30 price tag for the expansion and would you be willing to shell out that kind of cash for 30 plus hours of additional gameplay?"

Xbox 360 Demo: NBA Street Homecourt

Xbox Live's Major Nelson: "Name: NBA Street Homecourt Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Gold members in all Xbox Live regions
Dash Details: NBA Street Homecourt Demo. Put your Homecourt on the map February 20th."