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Microsoft and the $199 Xbox 360

Posted by Stephy on 16th July , 2008

Microsoft has figured out when Xbox 360 will hit $199. They have it written down.
Shane Kim, former Microsoft Game Studios leader turned Microsoft corporate VP of strategy and business development, told me that $199 is the price point where consoles do the most business.
Xbox 360 is some time off from hitting $199, but Kim said [...]

60GB Xbox 360 Unveiled

Posted by Stephy on 14th July , 2008

Microsoft has officially unveiled the new Xbox 360 SKU, confirming rumours which have been circling for the past week or so about a new 60GB variant of the standard Xbox 360.
The new SKU will ship with a 60GB hard drive included and will sell for $349 USD, or ?179 GBP depending on where you want [...]

Beijing 2008

Posted by Stephy on 13th July , 2008

In relation with the upcoming Beijing 2008 Olympics, a new Beijing 2008 Xbox 360 game has been released on July 8. The game incorporates the realistic and authentic simulation of more than 35 events included in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The players are given the feeling of being in the Olympics with its next-generation [...]

Unreal Tournament on 360

Posted by Stephy on 13th July , 2008

Unreal Tournament 3 is the newest addition in the Unreal game Franchise and the latest installment of the Unreal series following Unreal Tournament 2004. The game created by Epic Games includes a first-person shooter and an online multiplayer video game with several game modes such as deathmatch, Team deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Duel which is [...]

Call of Duty 5 : World at War - Reveal Trailer

Posted by Stephy on 8th July , 2008

?The official reveal video of Call of Duty 5 : World at War!

Bungie Day Details Released in Full

Posted by Stephy on 6th July , 2008

 

 
Microsoft and Bungie have made a press release which details everything gamers can expect to see from Bungie next Monday, or ?Bungie Day? as July 7?s commonly known.
The new Halo 3 map Cold Storage will be made available for free and the Legendary Map Pack will be dropped in price for a day, but additions [...]

Halo 3 - Cold Storage Map is Free + Legendary Map Price Drop

Posted by Stephy on 3rd July , 2008

Bungie have today announced that the new map for Halo 3 -? Cold Storage will be available for free on “Bungie Day” which is Monday July 7th.
The map is totally free itself however, to play the map in normal rotation, you will also need the Legendary Maps, as that is the quickest way for [...]

Australian 360 Price Cuts Confirmed!

Posted by Stephy on 2nd July , 2008

 

 
Microsoft Australia has confirmed the Xbox 360 price cuts.? All 3 SKUs have dropped in price.? The Arcade is down $50 and is now at AUD $349, the Pro dropped $180 and is set at AUD $499, and last but not least the Elite.? The Elite has dropped $80, which brings it to AUD $649.? [...]

Free GTA IV points expire

Posted by Stephy on 1st July , 2008

 

 
As you will no doubt remember, Grand Theft Auto IV was the biggest game launch ever. Everyone wanted a slice of the action and many retailers handed out free Microsoft Points as an incentive to get gamers to preorder the game in their stores. However, the flipside is that some of the free points will [...]