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Can the 360 match the PS3’s 3D capabilities?

Can the 360 match the PS3’s 3D capabilities?

According to Microsoft, they claim that the 360 can match the PS3's 3D capabilities. They said that the Xbox is ready for 3D, but for them it's too early, they want to wait until people actually ha... Read More

Microsoft Store: Kinect Priced at $149

Microsoft Store: Kinect Priced at $149

There has been no official confirmation on Kinect's price from Miicrosoft's side, but Microsoft Store, the website, has gone ahead and posted this: See that "Add to cart: $149.99"? Yeah, that's ri... Read More

Need of Speed: Hot Pursuit Gets New Footage

Need of Speed: Hot Pursuit Gets New Footage

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, the NFS game being developed by the creators of the Burnout series, Criterion, just got a new video. The video shows a cop chasing a... bad guy (?), deploying more cop ... Read More

Xbox 360 slims shuts down to prevent RROD

Xbox 360 slims shuts down to prevent RROD

Its a well known fact that for the first few years of the Xbox 360, the platform was marked by constant hardware failure when the infamous 'Red Ring of Death' used to start flashing on the console. No... Read More

Mourn, Fellow Gamers. There Will Be No Cake Meme Jokes in Portal 2

Mourn, Fellow Gamers. There Will Be No Cake Meme Jokes in Portal 2

Among other things, the first Portal is also unique in the way it incorporated so many of the prevelant internet memes back then into the game's dialogue and scenarios, not the least of which was the ... Read More

Halo: Reach is a Sad Goodbye, Says Bungie

Halo: Reach is a Sad Goodbye, Says Bungie

Bungie is all set to bid a fond farewell to the Halo series with the upcoming Halo Reach, and they promise that this game which they call a 'labour of love,' will 'push the envelope as much as possibl... Read More

E3 2010: Our Impressions

E3 2010: Our Impressions

E3 just finished, and left us with the horrifying memories of the Sony conference (though it DID have some high points, such as Twisted Metal, inFamous 2, and last, but not the least, Kevin Butler). W... Read More

E3 2010: Milo to be revealed in July

E3 2010: Milo to be revealed in July

Even though Milo appeared to be missing during Microsoft's E3 press conference, Peter Molyneux said during a recent interview that he will finally reveal Milo in July during his TEDGlobal talk in Oxf... Read More

Mortal Kombat is Very Violent, Don’t Worry

Mortal Kombat is Very Violent, Don’t Worry

Quite a few people expressed disappointment at just how... tame... the newest Mortal Kombat seemed to be, at least judging from the footage and the debut trailer released. Well, netizens, worry no ... Read More

Saw II Flesh and Blood Hits Stores This Halloween

Saw II Flesh and Blood Hits Stores This Halloween

Konami definitely seems to be a believer of symbolism. Or maybe the release date it just announced for Saw II is just for effect. Make of it what you will, but Konami has announced that Saw II: Flesh... Read More

E3 2010: THQ Confirms Darksiders 2

E3 2010: THQ Confirms Darksiders 2

Though quite a few have suspected it, THQ today confirmed that a Darksiders sequel was in the works. Speaking at the THQ E3 2010 Analysts Address, VP of Core Games, Danny Bilson said: "Darksider... Read More

E3 2010: New Gears of War 3 Footage

E3 2010: New Gears of War 3 Footage

We have new footage of the upcoming Gears of War 3.  The footage you'r about to see is the new Beast mode, which allows players to play as the Locust such as the suicide bombing Ticker, and requires ... Read More

E3 2010: Fable III Releasing This October

E3 2010: Fable III Releasing This October

At Microsoft's E3 conference yesterday, Peter Molyneux came on-stage and announced that Fable III will be releasing exclusively for the Xbox 360 on October 26th. A trailer was also shown, and the g... Read More

E3 2010: Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ Announced, Releases Today

E3 2010: Xbox 360 ‘Slim’ Announced, Releases Today

[drop-cap]M[/drop-cap]icrosoft unveiled and confirmed the Xbox 360 Slim. Smaller, sleeker, and a hell of a lot sexier, it’s black and shiny, quiter, less suceptible to RROD, has built in WiFi, a 250... Read More

E3 2010: LucasArts Announce Exclusive Star Wars Game for Kinect

E3 2010: LucasArts Announce Exclusive Star Wars Game for Kinect

Showing canned footage, MS showed off an exclusive for Kinect Star Wars game by showing off an announcement trailer. It had this Clone Wars vibe to it, with the main character battling hordes of storm... Read More

E3 2010: Kinect Shown Off With Six Launch Titles, Looks Damn Good

E3 2010: Kinect Shown Off With Six Launch Titles, Looks Damn Good

So any hype that MS might have killed for the Kinectimals last night, they seem to have rebulit. They showed off Kinectimals, which seems to be a super interactive version of Nintendogs. A little girl... Read More

E3 2010: Halo Reach Looks Super Awesome

E3 2010: Halo Reach Looks Super Awesome

As expected, we got new footage for Halo reach. Also as expected, it looked super awesome. Featuring probably the most impressive graphics in any Xbox game till date, the game showed several cool s... Read More

E3 2010: New Crytek Game Announced for the Xbox 360

E3 2010: New Crytek Game Announced for the Xbox 360

Microsoft Game Studios announced a new Crytek exclusive for the Xbox 360- called Codename Kingdoms, the game is an action game akin to the God of War and Ninja Gaiden games. Not much was shown, barrin... Read More

E3 2010: Gears of War 3 First Footage Reveal; Four Players Story Based Co-Op

E3 2010: Gears of War 3 First Footage Reveal; Four Players Story Based Co-Op

[drop-cap]N[/drop-cap]ew footage was revealed for the much anticipated final instalment of the Gears of War trilogy. This new footage revealed four player story based co-op. It features Marcus and co ... Read More

E3 2010: MGS: Rising gets new footage

E3 2010: MGS: Rising gets new footage

Hideo Kojima made another appearance at MS' E3 conference to reveal some new footage for Metal Gear Solid: Rising. The game, as he says, is based on the Japanese art of Zan-Datsu, which translates to ... Read More