Spider-Man 3: Subterranean Vignette in High Definition

Today, we bringy you a new trailer of Spider-Man 3 that focuses on the subterranean environments found in the game.

In Spider-Man 3, based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. As Spider-Man basks in the public's adulation for his accomplishments and he is pursued by Gwen Stacy (Bryce Dallas Howard), who rivals M.J. for his affections, Peter becomes overconfident and starts to neglect the people who care about him most. His newfound self-assuredness is jeopardized when he faces the battle of his life against two of the most feared villains ever (Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace), whose unparalleled power and thirst for retribution threaten Peter and everyone he loves.
Spider-Man 3: Subterranean Vignette in High Definition - Xbox

New Halo Wars picture and lead designer details

"Known more readily as just 'Hawk' the Sparrowhawk is a formidable air to ground armor busting support aerodyne. The Hawk is still being assessed by command before full production starts while engineers are still working on an experimental propulsion system that has led to failures in the field making the future of this vehicle uncertain." read more

The secrets behind the artwork of Gears of War revealed!

Ballistic Publishing has just announced the next book in it's popular d'artiste series; Character Modeling 2. Featuring in depth articles from Kevin Lanning, on the creation of both the humans and locusts from Gears of War. read more

New (dirty) SEGA Rally Revo screens

SEGA has finally lifted the veil on it's latest Rally installment SEGA Rally Revo by showing of a few in game screenshots. It looks good, it looks dirty, and looks heavy on the motion blur effects, but we're not sure how much more we're supposed to get from these screens. SEGA promises to re-energize the Rally franchise with dynamically breakable obstacles, bumper to bumper action, and a flurry of two and four wheel vehicles. Can it compete with Colin McRae: DIRT? We'll just have to wait and see this fall when SEGA's Rally Revo makes its dirty debut on the 360.
New (dirty) SEGA Rally Revo screens - Xbox 360 Fanboy

360 to have a longer lifespan than the Xbox

Picking up the original Xbox back in November 2001 (March 2002 for Europeans) would have filled you with pride, until you developed a hernia and had to put it back down again, such was the size of the thing. You were proud to own the most powerful console on the market, and thought you had many more years to come. Not so, after production stopped in August 2005 of the machine, you knew that a new version was on the way, that of the 360, and probably felt a bit annoyed that a console that promised so much only delivered for four years. Peter Moore has now semi-rectified the situation, by stating that the current Xbox will have a considerably larger lifespan than that of its predecessor.

In an interview with EGM, Peter Moore states that they will support the 360 for as long as it keeps selling. Rather strange considering the Xbox was still selling quite well until they ditched production. Although they were making considerable losses on the Xbox, something they attempted to change in this generation. And as we all know, the longer a console sells, the cheaper it eventually gets (Sony must be praying!).

He goes on to say that the guys who worked on the 360 are now looking into what types of CPUs will be available come 2011-2012. This therefore means that the 360 would have an approximate life cycle of six to seven years. Considerably better than that of the Xbox.

It’s interesting to hear again that the development team are already working, or at least thinking and planning, about the next Xbox incarnation. Thankfully it is some way off yet, so don’t panic and hold off buying a 360 if you haven’t got one already. The ultimate question though still remains the same: forget the future, who will win this new-generation War? Who will lead into the next generation?

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Video Marketplace releases for week of 3/12/07

Here is a list of content that is available (or will be available by the end of the week) on the US Video Marketplace:

TV
South Park Season 11 Season Premiere*
Aquaman x
Cheyenne (not up yet)
UFC Fights (HD)
The Showbiz Show*

Movies
Sublime HD (eventually in HD)
The Departed (HD)*
Snakes on a Plane
Body Shots
Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell
Magnolia
Prairie Home Companion
How to Eat Fried Worms
Infamous
Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing

*Will be available by the end of the week
Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Video Marketplace releases for week of 3/12/07

Rumor: GTA IV to be in New York City?

While we're going to categorize this as a rumor until we get a better insight upon the release of the trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV on the 29th, it definitely is worth consideration. Apparently, word on the street is that GTA IV will be taking place in New York City and have NYC stylized music. When we first got wind of this, the first thing that popped into our heads was, "Uh, wasn't the Liberty City from Grand Theft Auto I, GTA III, San Andreas, and Liberty City Stories supposed to be at the very least an homage to New York City (with a hint of New Jersey)?"

If you look at the map for Liberty City from GTA I (pictured above), it's even more apparent. Or this could be a completely new direction for Rockstar, where instead of doing fictional places that are inspired by real world locations, they cut the middle man as it were, and just use the actual city. Either way, we could see a return to Liberty City, or Rockstar's rendition of the real life counter part. Which would you rather play in?
Rumor: GTA IV to be in New York City? - Xbox 360 Fanboy

A handful of unofficial Fable 2 dog shots

Sure, we've heard plenty about Fable 2's new dog -- we talk about it at length in the latest Fancast -- but only those of us lucky enough to have been at GDC have actually seen it (outside of a few blurry shots that is). Luckily for us, our friends from GayGamer.net were sitting right next to us at the presentation and bagged a handful of decent shots of the dog in action. They also managed to snap a shot of Bowerstone, the game's central city. As you gaze at all the buildings and shops in the photo, remember that you can buy every single piece of property you see.
A handful of unofficial Fable 2 dog shots - Xbox 360 Fanboy