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18 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
THQ has unveiled Baja, a game that it says offers the "most realistic off-road racing experience to date." Heading to PS3 and Xbox 360 in the summer, Baja's being handled by founding members of the MX vs. ATV team and "combines the best elements of the real-world sport with the right balance of arcade fun as it challenges players to build the ultimate off-road machine and conquer vast, unforgiving terrain." Sounds like a riposte to Evolution ...
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14 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
Microsoft is confident that having a huge library of games on its console will attract the mainstream masses, as it says Xbox 360 will be the first current-gen console to reach a games library of 1000 games this summer (that's Xbox Live Arcade included). That's according to European Xbox VP Chris Lewis, who told trade mag MCV that, coupled with Xbox Live, the milestone will help attract more mainstream consumers to Microsoft's ...
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14 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
WiiWare (Wii Software in the UK) developers have revealed Nintendo's "secret war" with Xbox Live Arcade, in a series of chats with game dev website Develop. The developers, who are conveniently speaking under conditions of anonymity, have revealed Nintendo's plans to capitalise on developer's frustrations with Xbox Live Arcade, which recently had its developer royalties slashed in half. According to Develop, Nintendo has been pitching to studios what it says is a "more ...
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13 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
EA's conquest to buy GTA IV publisher Take-Two has stepped up a gear as it extends a tender offer directly to Take-Two shareholders, following the company's rejection of its original offer. EA has made a tender offer of $26 per share to Take-Two's shareholders, which is valued at approximately $2 Billion - the same sum Take-Two itself turned down last month. The offer is scheduled to expire at 5am GMT on Saturday, April 12. Take-Two is due to ...
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13 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
Midway has admitted what we all knew already; there's a new Mortal Kombat game coming out, but what we didn't know is that it'll be out this year. Nothing is known about the new installment except that it's likely to be in development for Xbox 360 and PS3, which will make it the first installment on current-gen consoles (if you don't count Armageddon on Wii). "Our focus really is not so much on the number of games as it is on creating games that ...
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10 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
Microsoft has confirmed earlier reports that the price of Xbox 360 has been slashed, including an Arcade version that's cheaper than the Wii. The Xbox 360 Arcade will be slashed 80 Euros to 199.99 (£159.99), the Core console will be reduced to 299.99 Euros (£199.99) and the Elite console will come down to £259.99. Sadly, none of this applies to the US - but don't let that ruin your fun if you live on the right side of the pond. ...
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10 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
360 - Xbox 360 - Molyneux makes Dimitri Peter Molyneux has made a 'significant discovery' during the development of the ever-elusive Dimitri, a "game" he's been drip-teasing the development of since 1999."Since Black & White, we've been thinking a lot about AI," he said in an interview with Gamers Global."Lionhead was founded with that thought of AI in mind. In terms of the core or the theory of the AI, we've moved from Black & White onto a project called Dimitri, which I've ...
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6 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
360 - Xbox 360 - Gates no longer world's richest man

According Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people, Bill Gates is now only the most affluent nerd in the world after losing his platinum, jewel encrusted crown of "World's Richest Man." Gates, who had held the position since 1995, fell to third place on the list, which was released Wednesday. He was beaten by investment tycoon Warren Buffet and Carlos Slim, a Mexican telecoms expert.The drop is speculatively due to Microsoft's stock fluctuations this year and his decision to step away from full-time work ...

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6 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
360 - Xbox 360 - Xbox Live to launch in Middle East soon? Word has reached us that a big Xbox 360 announcement will be made in the Middle East next week, which could maybe mean the region's introduction to Xbox Live.We've been reliably informed that invitations have been sent out for the Dubai-based event, which promises "big news" for Xbox 360 in the region.Microsoft's console has already launched in the Middle East, though without its highly regarded online service. That's a bit like having bread ...
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6 Mar 2008
360 News | Xbox 360
360 - Xbox 360 - Sony: MS has failed to reach beyond FPS players Microsoft made "no real capitalization" of its one-year head start over PS3, and failed to "reach beyond the core first person shooter player", SCEA's Scott Steinberg has said."The time that they had to create huge distance and build a massive install base before the PS3 could really take root; that opportunity is over and there's no real capitalization of it," Steinberg stated.He went on to add, "They had a great crescendo moment with Halo and ...
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