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Only a handful of game developers can really be called celebrities. Tomonobu Itagaki, best known for games like Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, is definitely one of them. In June this year, only a few days before the US launch of Ninja Gaiden II, he quit his job at Team Ninj...



A quick update. The Xbox Experience, the recently announced overhaul of the Xbox 360 interface, will officially be hitting the console in November. It will be an automatic download that will occur when you log into your GamerTag while connected to the internet. The upd...



We've just found out from third-party publishers at the Leipzig Games Convention that Microsoft is planning to release a revised version of the Xbox 360 controller with a new d-Pad. Microsoft has confirmed the story to be true and has stated that the new D-Pad will b...



Speaking personally to VG247 at Develop, Realtime Worlds has given a glimmer of hope to the many gamers desperate to see a sequel to the immensely popular free-roaming game Crackdown, a much loved Xbox 360 title. “It was a horrible, horrible decision that we still dwell...



Some interesting news about Gears of War 2 has been revealed today; it looks like Epic will be taking a unique approach to its violence and swearing. The game, which will be released on November 7, recently received an "M" rating from the ESRB. Obviously, this l...



According to a recent article on ArsTechnica, Microsoft may have a full scale price cut across its entire 360 SKU range planned in the US, following heavy rumours revealed earlier in the year about said price drop. The price cut is expected to hit in early September, poss...



Now this was unexpected. According to recent reports from some gamers, certain games on the Xbox Live service (which normally requires a paid subscription to play games online) are now free to play The three confirmed titles are Universe at War, Shadowrun and Lost Plan...



Speaking over on its official website, Bungie have revealed a plethora of information concerning its current plans for the Halo franchise and beyond; the developer is working on "brand new Halo 3 multiplayer conent", as well as "three distinct projects underwa...



Ensemble Studios, makers of Halo Wars confirmed that the Covenant will be a playable side in the game. The catch is that they will not have a campaign mode and will only be usable in multiplayer. If they would also announce the Flood as a playable side, it would make the...



At this year's E3, there has been a bunch of information related to Gears of War 2 that include matchmaking, footage and multiplayer modes, but also the Gears of War 2 Limited Edition contents which may include a replica of a mini Lancer. Rumoured contents of the edi...



Don Mattrick, the head of Microsoft’s entertainment business, claims that traditional PlayStation franchises have “found a new home” on the Xbox 360 console. He issues a warning to Playstation saying their reign is over. Speaking at the E3 expo in Las Vegas, Don Mat...



Microsoft have just released a checklist of details for their upcoming Xbox 360 interface overhaul, which includes some information that wasn't announced during the E3 conference.



It's the start of E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, and already things have kicked off with Microsoft making big announcements with their upcoming blockbuster games, but perhaps the biggest thing coming out will be their big plans for Xbox Live.



There might be no use crying over every mistakes, but if you didn't cry when you heard this news, you're a strong willed person. Portal: Still Alive was announced at Microsoft's E3 conference by GlaDOS herself, and it's going to be a 360 exclusive. Tha...



Epic have just confirmed that Gears of War 2 will hit store shelves on November 7th later this year A brilliant demo of the game was shown, showing off including co-op play, meat shields, flamethrowers and everything you can expecting from Gears of War 2... including lots...



Through this year's E3, we will keep you updated with a daily calendar of the events to look forward on that today. Today, the Microsoft press conference, the Gears of War 2 reception, and much more besides.



Apparently. According to community manager "Sam" over on the official Fable 2 website, we can expect to see some really big reveals about the game at this year's E3, which is mere days away!



At Target.com Xbox 360 Pro is being listed at a $299.99 USD price. However, there is a "stores only" note right underneath it. No word on whether the price cut has actually reached stores but there will likely be gamers lining in wait for it to take effect, making ...



This is a suspicious screenshot from the upcoming Fable 2 from Lionhead Studios, and comes interestingly close to the announcement of the collectors edition, detailed earlier this week. Yes, it's Master Chief, Playing a lute.



Rumours abound on the internet, including this piece, that the newest version of the DirectX API will be announced later this month.



Kotaku have generously put put together a timing schedule of all the press conferences that will appear at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expos. Check below for the full list of conferences, so you can mark off the date and time of the events you're most eager to catch.



After some waiting, Microsoft have announced a date for the sequel to Viva Pinata. Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise will be in shops on September 5.Though it has yet to be said whether it will be a worldwide release or staggered.



On July 7, also known as Bungie Day, a new frosty map called Cold Storage will be made available to download for the ridiculous sum of free. That's right. Free. Free Halo 3 Map.



This week XBox Live Arcade will see the release of the original Soul Calibur along with 280 new questions for the XBLA game Wits and Wagers.



It looks as though Microsoft has a little surprise in store for gamers who wanted a lower cost 360 premium system. If this scan from an upcoming K-Mart ad is any indication, it looks as if the Xbox 360 premium package will soon see a drop in price to $299.99 USD. The pric...



Xbox product management boss Aaron Greenberg, in an email to Gamepro, has confirmed that the firm’s entire E3 line-up hasn’t already been announced.



X3F is reporting that Microsoft's take on Miis may have just been leaked. Apparently, "Avatars" are to made available for all Live users this year, and "will be used in the place of the gamer picture you have today and give you a much more lifelike, anima...



Speaking at the Design Automation Conference in California this week, Bryan Lewis, research vice president and chief analyst at Gartner, said that the reason Microsoft was forced to admit Xbox 360's hardware faults and spend $1 billion on a recall was because the firm wanted to avoid paying a third party to help make the console's GPU.



Square Enix have just announced that their latest RPG venture, Last Remnant will be first released on Xbox 360, worldwide, this winter. The game will also hit PS3, but no date has yet been given for the title on the format.



An insider at Microsoft's former HD DVD department let it slip to tech blog Crunchgear that the console will "get Blu Ray before Christmas." The official Detpress release is to go out tomorrow at 9 a.m. PDT. Though the particulars are sketchy at the moment,...



A panel of analysts from the Nordic Game 2008 pulled no punches this year, and labelled Microsoft's attempts to break into the casual market as "disastrous", Eurogamer reports. David Cole from DFC Intelligence, and Nick Parker, who runs Parker Consulting, a...



Tecmo issued a response today to yesterday's statement from Creative Officer Tomonobu Itagaki in which the Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive producer announced his resignation and litigation over, among other things, unpaid bonuses.



TriForce Sales has just announced plans to release life-size (yes, life-size) armor and weapons based on the desperately macho Gears of War franchise. TriForce is planning to release 1:1 scale replicas of the COG armor, COG helmet, and Lancer Assault Rifle.



Itagaki's resignation was effective as of June 1. The developer said that a completion bonus had been promised well before the start of work on Dead or Alive 4, and that he was never paid.



A little fyi, people. As of 5:00 a.m. tomorrow, the demo for Ninja Gaiden II will be available for download from Xbox Live, unless you live in Germany.



Now this is a strange week; the PSP is selling so well in Japan right now that it's practically outselling the rest of the competition combined. The Wii is also doing admirable, but it seems like Japan has little love for next generation gaming right now, with portab...



Speaking in a recent GI interview, David Edery, worldwide games portfolio planner for Xbox Live Arcade, confirmed recent rumours that the file-size for XBLA games is to be extended from 150Mb to 350Mb. "Yeah, it's a steady progress," when asked if the new s...



Frank "Frankie" O'Connor announced today to us ever loving Bungie fans that he will be departing ways with Microsoft to work more closely on the Halo franchise with the company.



Apparently, even if your gamertag isn't directly offensive, if enough Xbox Live users complain about it, it'll be banned, as homosexual Live player "thegayergamer" recently found out.



Japanese industry superstar and Team Ninja main man Tomonobu Itagaki announced today that, after the release of the upcoming Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox 360, the developer has no plans for any future instalments of the franchise.



Rare and Microsoft announced Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (Viva Pinata 2) yesterday, and released a healthy dose of details and information to go with it. We've collected as much information as we can about the title, from numerous sources around the internet.



Gears of War fans everywhere, here's a little something to make you all have a collective fanboygasm - Gears of War 2 gameplay footage. The following scene comes from the game's campaign mode. Enjoy!



$500 million dollars. That is how much money GTA IV has earned, according to the New York Times, in its first week. Take a moment to let that settle in.



Considering that Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the biggest titles to be released in the last few years, it's no surprise to see both industry veterans fighting for the claim of being the "true" home of Grand Theft Auto.



So says Kotaku. Apparently, GameTrailers TV has secured a deal to showcase the first ever in-game footage of the upcoming sequel to one of the Xbox 360's biggest titles.



Recently the BBC announced it's iPlayer video service will soon be available via the Nintendo Wii, thus making it the first of the current generation of consoles to have a truly dynamic range of online video content. The video download and streaming service offered b...



Spurred on by the huge success of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Cris Core: Final Fantasy VII, the PSP has seen something of a second coming in the land of the rising sun recently. Nintendo still manage to hold onto the high rungs of the ladder rather substantially, wh...



Following in the same vein as Blue Dragon, Mistwalker's second Xbox 360 RPG outing will see downloadable content for the title appearing on Xbox Live, the first of which is due later this week... in Japan at least.



What a turnaround of fortunes this has turn out to be. A survey of over 2,000 Australian retailers has discovered that the country's game-sellers are less than stellar about the Xbox 360. According to a recent GameRush report, PS3 and Wii are being viewed as the main...



The web has been ablaze lately regarding the adoption of an external Blu-Ray player by Microsoft for the Xbox 360. Here is a posting of what Microsoft has to say as of today:

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