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Monday, February 04, 2008

Big week for PS3

It is an big week for the PS3 consoles and its owners are going to be kept busy for several months to come.There are several releases coming this week such as the Devil May Cry4 and much more.It is already estimated that the PS3 will take over the Xbox360 by the end of this year and with a series of these releases coming this may be quite true.

Labels: 4, cry, DEvil, may, PS3, xbox360

Xbox360 arcade in Japan!

Atlast the cheaper version of the console is hitting the Japanese market from March 6th.This model was first introduced in the united States and was quite successful.It has wireless controllers and 256mb memory sticks.It is probably done to increase the number of console.It will be available for $261.But it is seen that the Japanese market would not care too much about this version of console!

Labels: arcade, japan, xbox360

PS3 winning over 360?

Well Xbox 360 was launched an year before the PS3 console and now the Game makers EA has said that it is quite probable that the Playstation console may surpass the 360 console by the end of this year.The PS console sales have almost doubled since the introduction of the $300 model.It an worth wait to see if this really happens!

Labels: game, PS3, xbox360

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Turok demo out!!

Microsoft has let out Turok Demo for the Xbox 360 consoles.The game is however available only for those that live in the United States,Canada.The game is expected to be an great hit and has raised an lot of expectations.The full game will be available soon.The Demo version could be got from the Xbox Live.So try it now and be the first to try out the cool game!

Labels: demo, Turok, xbox360

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Microsoft's offers an game for the downtime!

We all know that the Microsoft's Xbox Live has been quite crappy these days and many gamers are quite unhappy about it.Microsoft said that it was due to the overwhelming response of new gamers.As an token of apology,Microsoft offers an free game called the Undertow,an aquatic shooter for both silver and gold members.The game can be downloaded free of cost by all LIVE users!

Labels: live, microsoft, Undertow, xbox360

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

WOW WOW ,Blu-Ray an future option for Xbox 360??

CES 2008 is going mad with the introduction of the new gadgets day by day and many hot news are flowing out from the Lag Vegas arena.Due to the recent urge for the Blu-ray format there is an possibility that the future generations of the Xbox 360 may get an Blu-Ray addon drive.This cant be assured as of now,but is an sure possibility.So only time holds the key to the answers!

Labels: blu-ray, CES, drives, xbox360

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Devil May Cry 4 to release in FEB

The Devil May Cry 3 was an great success among the gaming freaks.There is more good news for the gaming fans as the devil may cry 4 will be released in Australia in early February.The game is said to be released on PC,PS3 and the Xbox 360.The company says that the dates have been perfectly coordinated and there are no problems.

Labels: cry, DEvil, may, PC, PS3, xbox360

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Microsoft sells 4.3 million 360 units

Well its may sound big but its the truth,the early introduction of the xbox 360 ahead of the other two consoles has brought great financial fortune to Microsoft.It is expected that Microsoft has sold about 4.3 million 360 units in last quarter of 07.This is an huge figure and is second best thing sold after Wii which is being bought like crazy!Though many of problems such as RROD still exist,360 is still among the top favorites.

Labels: microsoft, PS3, RROD, Wii, xbox360

New 360 coming?

At present three models of the 360 are out,the arcade,pro and the elite model.With the new year being born and with the success of the three models,the software giant Microsoft plans of releasing an new model called an Ultimate model.This model will feature an 320gb hard disk and will be fitted with wi-fi and other rich features.The model may be expected to be launched soon.

Labels: microsoft, ultimate, Wi-fi, xbox360

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Microsoft slashes Xbox360 prices in India for the holiday Season

At last some good news for all the Indian gamers.The new prices tags are

Xbox 360core with 2 games(Viva Pinata and Froza2)=RS.14990

Xbox 360 core only(w/o games)=RS.10,585

Xbox pro with 4 games(froza 2,viva Pinata,PGR3,Yuvraj singh cricket)=Rs.23990

xbox 360 pro without games=Rs.15,380

This is all a great news for all the Indian gamers out there.Get an console for this Christmas and enjoy the holidays!

Note:Just now found that,this offer is available only till Dec 31st!

More Info here

Labels: cut, gamers, games, India, microsoft, price, xbox360

Tomb Raider saga continues

Play magazine,which is one of the popular magazines available for gaming,has reported about the next version of the Legendary Lara Croft's Tomb raider.Continuing the trails of the "TR-Legends",the next title is expected to be much more realistic and breathtaking.The game will be released next year on the Pc,PS3 and the xbox 360 platforms.It an treat for all the TR lowers.

Labels: PS3, tomb raider, xbox360

Saturday, December 15, 2007

PS3 will get certified Divx functionality

Recently the December firmware update for the Xbox 360 has added the Divx feature to the console,soon after that Sony announced that PS3 will be getting the Divx functionality.But unlike 360,it will be Divx certified.This means that it will be able to play all kinds of Divx films and clips.This will help the game developers to compress their in-game movie and put less stress on their consoles.

Labels: certified, divx, PS3, xbox360

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Analyst predict that game sales for November crosses 1 Billion

According to next-gen,an little prediction given by the analyst says that the number of games that were sold in the past month crossed over 1 billion an tremendous record.When estimating the individual sales it was noted that about 770 million games were those contributed by PS3, Wii, 360, PSP and DS.The Wii leads the overall gaming sales followed by xox 360 and PS3.The approximate predictions are as follows.
Wii - 950,000 (1,060,000)
Xbox 360 - 750,000 (728,000)
PS3 - 420,000 (410,000)
PS2 - 485,000 (n/a)
PSP - 650,000 (468,000)
DS - 1,350,000 (1,300,000)
GBA - 170,000 (n/a)

Labels: DS, games, GBA, PS3, record, Wii, xbox360

Monday, December 10, 2007

Bioshock,Super Mario,Orange Box tops among other titles!

An competition which was held to choose the best titles among various platforms such as PC,Xbox 360,Wii was held at Las Vegas.In that,The Orange Box ,Bioshock,Super Mario Galaxy and Ratchet and Clank was selected as the best titles for the PC,Xbox 360,Wii and PS3 respectively.In addition Call Of Duty 4:Modern Warfare has been chosen as the best Shooting game and Halo 3 got the title of the "most addictive" and "best multiplayer" game.Crysis has been selected as the best graphic content game and Colin McRae: DiRT bags the title of best racing game.With the games reaching an whole new level,the expectation of the games keeps on increasing which adds as an fuel to produce more attractive games.

Labels: awards, bioshock, consoles, games, orange box, PC, PS3, titles, Wii, xbox360

iXtreme V1.4 released for all drives!

Today the iXtreme V1.4 firmware was released for all the Dvd drives except v78/79 hitachi which will be released shortly.The releaser claims that the recent banning wave that took place could have been due to the Challenge/Response timer.When backed up games are played online,games that was ripped with kreon drives combined with iXtreme would produce an value which should be less that 360.In the earlier case this was to produce exactly 360,so this serves as an way of detecting that this is an backed up game.Now the new firmware would get the values and wrap it under 360,hence would make it undetectable for the Microsoft.Though steps are being taken to make it as guanine as possible,still there is an risk of banning!

Labels: bans, console, drives, firmware, iXtreme, kreon, microsoft, xbox360

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Xbox 360 Update creates wonders!!

The much expected Microsoft Xbox360 update was let out on December 5th.The users were given an choice to choose whether to update their consoles or not.Those who have updated said that the update is quite effective works excellent.The dashboard now loads faster and sources confirms an 1005 compatibility with the Divx videos.Still there is not much news about what happened to those consoles which were flashed!

Labels: dashboard, flashing, update, xbox360

Sunday, December 02, 2007

Xbox 360 Dashboard Update

The much expected Firmware update of the Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be available on December 4th.The new update will fix several of the flaws and will add an interesting feature,that is the new feature will allow your 360 to play .avi videos and divx videos.This is a great move taken by the software giant because the internet is dominated by the movies available in this format.There are some news that the update will also allow you to play h 264 codec also.

Labels: avi, divx, firmware, update, xbox360

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Wii- the record breaker

Nintendo's Wii,oh baby is rocking the world.One of the most unique and fun to play console breaks yet another record.It has been recognized as the most quickest selling console in Australia.The console has sold 200 thousand units in just an span of 50 weeks.Even from the exclusive price cuts from the PS3 and the xbox 360,Will still stands firmly attached to the ground.

Labels: PS3, record, Wii, xbox360

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Mass Effect Hits North American shelves

The highly awaited Mass Effect is hitting the American retail stores today.The highly expected games is an Xbox 360 platformer and is a Sci-fi shooter.In order to celebrate the game's release the Sc-fi channels is conducting an half hour special program to show some of the interesting features of the game.The title is said to sale a large number of copies and is a must of all shooter lovers.

Labels: game, mass effect, sci-fi, xbox360

Friday, November 16, 2007

40 Gb PS3 outshines all its rivals in Japan!

Well well well the battle never stops does it?The Sony was pushed back to the last position due to the excessive sales of Wii,which would not stay long in the shelves of an electronics shop and due to the introduction of Halo 3 and Guitar Hero 3 combined with the price cut in Japan made Xbox 360 one of the top selling consoles.But the new Sony trick has taken effect and is roaring upwards.The White Ceramic model 40Gb PS3 has overtaken both the Wii and the 360 sales.The $100 price cut from Sony(from $499 to $399) has brought it to the top,the reports confirm.The battle is getting hotter and hotter and in coming months we can expect more and more surprises from the three console manufactures.

Labels: battle, consoles, PS3, sales, Wii, xbox360