thatvideogameblog states that Microsoft has started shipping the new Xbox 360 spring bundle, which is selling at the normal price of $299 (120gb HDD Elite SKU), the bundle comes packed with a copy of Forza Motorsport 3 and Bungie's sci-fi shooter, Halo 3: ODST.  [caption id="attachment_7370" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Xbox 360 Spring Bundle with Forza 3 + Halo 3:ODST"][/capti... more.

Microsoft just published a new Alan Wake trailer featuring torch-play and an angry farming machine. Have a look at the trailer yourselves, right here, right now! [HTML1] Alan Wake is due for release sometime in May, only for Xbox 360.... more.

While Natal is going to be aimed slightly more towards casual gamers, MS has said that they won't be discarding the hardcore minority. In an interview with MCV the Big M stated that 2010 releases such as Alan Wake, Halo Reach, Crackdown II and Fable 3 will make this year one of the best in the Xbox 360's history. “From the beginning, Xbox has always had a very deliberate strategy to fo... more.

Perhaps one of the biggest names in gaming this generation is David Jaffe, the creator of Twisted Metal and God of War, has plenty of stuff to rant about, and this time its about Micorosft copying stuff. Yeah sure, every company copies off of each other, not just companies, but that's how the world runs, competition. But Jaffe got really pissed after hearing about a game on Kotaku called "Sc... more.

This year's GDC (March 9th-13th, San Fransisco) will be headlined by a speech from Sid Meier, as there will be no main keynote from either of the Big Three, VG247 was told. There will however be a demo of the Sony Motion Controller; this isn't keynote though, and will be carried out by the Sony support developers. Think Services did not comment on the absentees. Peter Molyneux (Fable ... more.

Finished the latest Forza? Bored of Burnout? Given up waiting for the new Gran Turismo? Well, there's a glut of upcoming new racers in the next few months that will be fighting for pole position in the gaming charts... and I reckon Split/Second: Velocity from Black Rock Studio - part of Disney Interactive – has a good chance of coming out on top. [caption id="attachment_7245" align="aligncent... more.

Heavy Rain has topped UK charts for the week ending February 28th, 2010. Here are the top 10 sellers in UK: 1 – Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream, SCEE) 2 – Alien vs Predator (Rebellion, Sega) 3 – Just Dance (Ubisoft, Ubisoft) 4 – Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Nintendo) 5 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision Blizzard) 6 – Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Nintendo) ... more.

According to Ve3tro.com, the Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII will have a whopping 18.3 GB hdd install. Now this might actually be bad news for gamers who have the 20GB Xbox 360 version, since essentially 6GB is utilized by memory. The breakout of the installation is as follows: Disc 1: 5.9GB Disc 2: 5.8GB Disc 3: 6.6GB Stay tuned with GamingBolt for more news and updates, ... more.

Speaking to gamesindustry.biz, Alan Wake developers , Remedy, have said that they are in no hurry for next generation of consoles to arrive. They said: "I think all the developers out there -- or most of us at least -- we're absolutely in no hurry to move onto a new console cycle," divulges creative director Matias Myllyrine. "There are still things that we can do with the current generation of h... more.

MTV have published their findings on the lag behind the motion control technology that is Project Natal- and it came out at an average of 1 tenth of a second. The experiment was carried out through 5 demos, and 40 movement-to-screen transitions were recorded. It should, however, be noted that a stopwatch was used to measure, leaving room for human error. What this means is that Natal cou... more.

EA Montreal have announced that Rio and Salem have some unfinished business in Army of Two: The 40th Day. The downloadable pack named as "Chapters of Deceit", will be available on the PSN and XBL for $9.99 and 800 Microsoft points respectively. The pack will feature two new cooperative campaign maps and EA has described it as: "In the new chapters, players stumble upon information that could... more.

The somewhat anticipated title of Just Cause 2 has now launched some new videos detailing stunts to get you, the gamer, excited.  As in the first Just Cause you will take control of Rico Rodriguez in a quest to overthrow another 'dick-tator'. Hopefully developer Avalanche Studios learned from previous mistakes and will create a more engrossing title with Just Cause 2.  Take a look at the ... more.

2010 is looking like a world war year for games this year. The Xbox 360 was quoted by many as not having many games in 2009 to which we did a review of Xbox 360 last year. It had a decent library of games but lacked the stellar line up of the PlayStation 3. 2010 might actually be the year that may decide that which console will be the market leader for hardcore gamers. Now the 360 and the PlayStat... more.

Fable III is looking like it is going to be one of the top role playing games this year. With the talented LionHead studios burning the midnight oil to get this game ready, we at GamingBolt decided to do a high definition screen shot comparison to give an indication as to how Fable 3 stacks up with Fable 2. So let’s have a look. Note: Click the image to see it in full screen. First image is f... more.

Using the buzzwords 'combat' and 'strategy', a Senior Level Designer at Microsoft has announced that the big M is working on a 'large franchise' to work with Natal. It is so far unknown as to what this franchise could be. In recent news, Natal has been announced to be having a five year lifespan. It has also been rumored that the full name could be revealed at E3 (Natal is only a codename).... more.

A very short news from us, here at GamingBolt. Beautiful Katamari is the latest addition to Xbox Live's Games on Demand library. The game is now available for download for £19.99. Considering the quality of the game, folks go for it! ... more.

According to Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's new Project Natal should have a life span of about 5 years - “The richness of the technology is going to really enable experiences that never had existed before. And we’re not just speaking about what we’re doing this year, but I think two, three, four, five years from now as this evolves.” I actually think this is a sign that ... more.

In a video interview with IGN, Bungie's Community Manager is expressing surprise at the amount of content in Halo: Reach Beta. He said: "I think people will just be excited by how much content the Beta's going to offer. I'm a little bit surprised by how much is going to be there. I mean, it's a fine line. We have a long way to go after the Beta and we're going to be giving away a lo, and peopl... more.

Halo Reach is arguably Xbox 360’s biggest game this year. Yes it has Fable III, Alan Wake and Splinter Cell: Conviction, but come on, we all know the impact that Halo games make on Microsoft’s console. Killzone 2 is without a doubt the most amazing looking first person shooter even a year after its release. So we at GamingBolt decided to do a high definition screen shot comparison of both thes... more.

Speaking to computerandvideogames.com, Peter Molyneux believes that the next game is the Fable series will no longer be a role playing game, in fact he claims it will be an action adventure game. Fable III is taking a different route this time with no hud display for health and if the players  life is danger than the screen will change colors just like in the first person shooters these days. ... more.