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Confirmed : Massive Xbox 360 and Wii price cuts set to spur retail war

2 October 2008, 18:00

As from tomorrow, you'll be able to pick up an Xbox 360 for under £100 and a Wii for just £149.97

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Collector editions are a pissing contest, says Infinity Ward

2 October 2008, 10:59

Infinity Ward's director of communications shares his thoughts on "what makes a bad-ass collectors edition".

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Quality issues lead to Tiberium cancellation

1 October 2008, 12:48

EA's first person shooter is canned after not meeting required standards set by its L.A. studio.

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Nintendo won't drop Wii price to combat Xbox 360 and PS3 cuts, say analysts

1 October 2008, 10:37

Whilst Microsoft and Sony boost sales by dropping hardware prices, analysts believe it will be long time before Nintendo need to do that.

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Xbox 360 price cut period sees hardware outsell PS3 by more than double

1 October 2008, 09:14

Figures published by ChartTrack reveal sales of the Xbox 360 have increased by 214% in the last couple of weeks.

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Shellshock II: Blood Trails confirmed...new screenshots within

30 September 2008, 12:19

A brutal and twisted psychological first person shooter, coming to disturb your Christmas.

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Rumour smash: Xbox 360 "Jasper" still nowhere to be found

30 September 2008, 09:55

Waiting for the Jasper revision before making your Xbox 360 purchase? There's a selection of rumoured sightings, but nothing official.

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Get a taste of the New Xbox Experience

29 September 2008, 12:51

A new section of the official Xbox 360 site reveals more tantalising information on the soon-to-be launched New Xbox Experience.

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Xbox 360 slim spotted in the wild?

26 September 2008, 10:35

Make your own judgement on this one. Does this photo show a new Xbox 360 slimline version?

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And the big Halo news is...

25 September 2008, 15:15

Earlier we told you Bungie had a big announcement to make today. Read on to discover what it was...

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Bungie set for big announcement. New Halo unveil today?

25 September 2008, 09:29

There's something going down at Bungie, but we're not quite sure what. Could today see the new Halo game unveiled?

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Xbox 360 campaign bigger than launch and Halo 3 hype

25 September 2008, 09:07

Microsoft begin its global marketing blitz today, the biggest in its history, apparently.

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Authentic teams and stadiums boost PES 2009

24 September 2008, 16:30

A few extra licenses have been acquired by Konami ensuring that this year will be the most authentic PES experience ever.

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Sales surge spurred by Xbox 360 hardware price cut

24 September 2008, 12:29

32% rise in sales of Xbox 360 hardware stimulated by last week's price cuts.

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EA's DRM push. First Spore, now FIFA 09

24 September 2008, 09:38

The unpopular DRM system that was used in Spore is set to be included in the upcoming FIFA 09. Bothered?

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Microsoft makes GTA IV a Games For Windows exclusive

23 September 2008, 11:28

If you want to play GTA IV, you'll have to sign up to the GFW service first.

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Xbox 360 Gamerscore policy changed? Halo 3 boosted with 750 Gamerscore points

23 September 2008, 11:00

Bungie has today confirmed that an extra 750 points will be up for grabs on Halo 3 over the coming weeks.

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Xbox 360 reaches new milestone in Europe

23 September 2008, 09:18

Following an Xbox 360 price cut last week, Microsoft hit the 6 million mark in Europe.

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Rockstar's L.A Noire could be most expensive game ever made

22 September 2008, 15:55

Detective crime thriller, L.A Noire, has a huge budget, but will it be any good?

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Early NXE build demonstrates Xbox 360 avatar creation

22 September 2008, 13:56

Check out the developer diary showing an early build of character creation for the New Xbox Experience.

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Rise of the Argonauts - PC, Xbox 360, PS3

22 September 2008, 11:11

New Rise of The Argonauts screenshots surface in this epic story of heroic deeds, brutal combat and lost love.

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Halo 3 gets playlist changes and new achievements this week

22 September 2008, 09:24

Halo 3 is all set for a number of additions this week, including playlist changes and new achievements.

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Xbox 360 Lean, Granite and Pure related to Valhalla chipset?

19 September 2008, 12:56

Three Xbox codenames leaked? What could they mean?

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Condemned 2 ads pulled after being considered too brutal for TV

19 September 2008, 10:04

Following complaints from the public, two TV ads for the upcoming horror game have been banned.

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Forza devs to take Project Gotham Racing 5 for a spin?

19 September 2008, 09:27

Rumour has it that the announcement of PGR5 will be made shortly. Will Forza dev, Turn 10 be the brains behind it?

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Why Microsoft launched a HDD-less Xbox 360 SKU

18 September 2008, 15:37

Lessons learned from the premature demise of the Xbox led to the launch of the HDD-less Xbox 360.

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Mirror's Edge launch date confirmed

18 September 2008, 14:06

Hoping to redefine first person shooters, EA's shiny action title will launch this November.

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Microsoft confirms European Xbox 360 price cuts

16 September 2008, 09:44

It's official, Microsoft's Xbox 360 price cuts are coming to Europe and prices will start at £129.99 this Friday September 19th.

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UK Xbox 360 price cuts imminent?

15 September 2008, 09:58

Having had its price-tag slashed in the US, Microsoft's Xbox 360 now looks set to fall ever closer to the £100 mark in the UK.

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Xbox Live Marketplace DLC - sale now on!

5 September 2008, 15:11

For a limited time only, Microsoft has cut the cost of some of the popular downloadable content on Xbox Live.

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Electronic Arts causes pandemonium at London petrol station

5 September 2008, 10:04

To mark the launch of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Electronic Arts is giving away £20,000 worth of fuel!

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Call of Duty 4: new playlists and double-XP promo on September 13th?

4 September 2008, 14:41

According to Infinity Ward, the long-awaited new playlists for Call of Duty 4 could arrive next weekend.

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Microsoft aims for the casual: Xbox 360 now cheaper than Wii

4 September 2008, 10:57

As of tomorrow, Microsoft will be slashing the cost of its Xbox 360 console to as little as $199.99.

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