There's a whole lot of singin' going down this week on your PS3... and what's left of your 360's heap of high-def obsolescence. Wait where, you going?! It isn't all bad. Just... mostly. Even more so, since Paramount’s abrupt HD DVD cancelations have taken Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as a casualty of the format war. ...

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1 Apr 2008

Microsoft DOES have a sense of humour!

360 News | Xbox 360

So far we've managed to ignore the tsunami of April Fool's jokes that's rampaged across the internet (we think), but Microsoft's put too much effort into its own Xbox.com tomfoolery to be ignored. The Xbox 360 Wireless Helmet, Xbox Live: The Board Game and Xbox 360: Vintage Edition are among the spoof products on the newly updated official site, as well as slimmed down 'Recon Edition' which looks straight out of Tom Clancy. Second party dev Rare ...
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31 Mar 2008

360 Video Marketplace to get original shows

360 News | Xbox 360

Xbox Live Video Marketplace is set to receive original video shows from Hollywood producer Peter Safran, according to the New York Times. The producer says that the shows will be around ten minutes long, scripted and will be part of a genre that appeals to 14-34 year-old males. (So, like, Halo Jackass?) Safran is responsible for rubbish big screen flicks Meet the Spartans and Jiminy Glick in Lalawood. Hopefully he'll fare better on ...
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28 Mar 2008

'Consoles to die in 5 to 10 years,' says...

360 News | Xbox 360

Former Vice President of Xbox Europe Sandy Duncan has cast his doubts on the long term future of the console market, claiming consoles as we know them will die out within a decade.Speaking in an interview, he said: "There is a definite convergence of other devices, such as set top boxes. There's hardly any technology difference between some hard disc video recorders and an Xbox 360, for example."In fact in 5 to 10 years I don't think you'll ...
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26 Mar 2008

Netflix to stream movies using Xbox Live?

360 News | Xbox 360

Online movie rental firm Netflix may be preparing to launch a film streaming service on Xbox Live. According to Reuters, Netflix recently polled its subscribers to see how interested they would be in the online rental company streaming movies to TVs via the Xbox 360. Netflix declined to say whether the survey indicated the likely launch of such a service, although a spokesperson noted that the company was interested in getting its movies to ...
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26 Mar 2008

'It's time for gamers to grow up'

360 News | Xbox 360

American Chronicle writer Dave Gibson has joined the long list of writers hopping on the 'gamers are destroying the world' bandwagon - blaming lazy, television watching Americans for divorce, out-of-wedlock births and cancer (we made the last one up). "A society whose grown men seem to be more interested in the latest video game, rather than the survival of their nation or even of their own family--is doomed to failure," says the angry ...
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25 Mar 2008

50 Cent: Bulletproof gets sequel

360 News | Xbox 360

50 Cent is set to star in his second videogame, it has emerged via US mag Electronic Gaming Monthly. The millions of people that bought Bulletproof have given Vivendi/Activision Blizzard reason enough to churn out the rapper's second title which, as a cover scan reveals, is set to appear in the next issue of EGM. Simply known as 50 Cent II at the moment, no gameplay details have been revealed, but we're willing to bet that it won't be a pet ...
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25 Mar 2008

Microsoft cracks down on Gamerscore cheaters

360 News | Xbox 360

Today Microsoft will be cracking down on Xbox Live's "most serious" cheaters who have tampered with their Gamescore and Achievements - by setting their Gamerscore down to zero. As if that wasn't bad enough, says Xbox Live foot soldier Major Nelson, offenders will also be labelled a cheater on Xbox.com and on their gamercard, so everyone can point and laugh at them being caught. Cheaters can expect the following actions from The Microsoft ...
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25 Mar 2008

Miss Bimbo: Ironic fun, or girl gaming gone badly...

360 News | Xbox 360

Parents up in arms about a new online game which encourages the use of diet pills, breast enlargement and taking advantage of rich male types. ...
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19 Mar 2008

Next week: it's the Week of Hate on GR!

360 News | Xbox 360

Gamers hate everything. Of all people, doing all sorts of hobbies, all over the world, gamers hate the most. Whether it's moaning about console prices or release dates, complaining that a game is too long, or too short, or too hard, or too easy, or too realistic, or too unrealistic. Or typing bile at each other on forums, or screaming it down the headset on LIVE. Gamers love to hate.So in celebration of this integral piece of gaming ...
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