Team XTender released pictures of a prototype of the XCM XFPS 360 that will allow you to play games on your Xbox 360 with Keyboard and Mouse or a dual-shock PS2 controller.

Official Site: http://www.teamxtender.com

Fatal Intertia and Bladestorm Coming To Xbox360

Fatal Intertia and Bladestorm Coming To Xbox360
Tuesday November 21, 2006 11:07 PM EST
It seems like the Playstation 3 exclusive games are dropping like flies. Koei has announced that both Bladestorm and Fatal Inertia will grace Microsoft's Xbox360 console. This may have something to do with the fact that Sony's Playstation 3 launch was a bit of a mess, then again, maybe not.

Call of Duty 3 - Xbox Live Connection Problems

Call of Duty 3 - Xbox Live Connection Problems
XBOX365 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:06 PM PST

I loved COD2 last year, so when COD3 was released a couple of weeks back, I was happier than R.Kelly at recess. I duly ran through a couple of missions - just to get back in the flow - check out the graphics and test out the vehicles. Then I went online to open up some wup-ass.

PS3 Beating Up Xbox 360 In Japan

PS3 Beating Up Xbox 360 In Japan
Kotaku.com - New York,NY,USAWhile the PS3 came out throwing punches (which were later resold on Yahoo! Auctions), the Xbox 360 didn't even quite make it into the ring. ...

Mistwalker planning Blue Dragon sequel

Mistwalker planning Blue Dragon sequel

Wednesday November 22, 2006 5:44 AM EST
Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Final Fantasy, has said that he is already looking at a sequel to the Xbox 360 RPG Blue Dragon.

More Viva Piñata content ( News )

More Viva Piñata content ( News )
EuroGamer Wed, 22 Nov 2006 2:36 AM PST

Rare has popped some more Viva Piñata accessories onto Xbox Live Marketplace, giving you the chance to dress up your piñata with hats borrowed from Mr Pants, or Grabbed by the Ghoulies' Baron von Ghoul or Ma Soupswill.

Oblivion: Knights of the Nine now available

Oblivion: Knights of the Nine now available

Wednesday November 22, 2006 8:30 AM EST
Filed under: News , Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion , Xbox Live , Xbox Live Marketplace Boy, when it rains it pours. Microsoft is making damned sure that 360 owners stay glued to the couch this Thanksgiving. After all, MS wouldn't want you going outside to score a Wii or PS3 on Black Friday now would they? First, Small Arms is released . Then Video Marketplace goes live . Tomorrow we have the Lost Planet multiplayer demo , and now , now we get new content for Obliovion . Entitled Knights of the...

Release Dates:

Xbox 360
Nov 20, 06 - Rayman Raving Rabbids
Nov 21, 06 - Cabela's African Safari
Nov 21, 06 - College Hoops 2K7
Nov 22, 06 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas

Analysts: Microsoft Selling Too Many Games

Analysts: Microsoft Selling Too Many Games
Analysts at Susquehanna Financial Group are saying that the number of Xbox 360 games sold compared to the number of Xbox 360 consoles in the market is too high.

Burger King Launches Branded Games for XBox

Burger King Launches Branded Games for XBox
Marketing Vox News - USA

The games will allow gamers to play against each other through XBox Live, and the Burger King website currently displays the high scores from the online gaming ...

2K Sports Announces College Hoops 2K7 Now Available

2K Sports Announces College Hoops 2K7 Now Available
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 22 Nov 2006 5:00 AM PST
NEW YORK----

2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , proudly announced today that College Hoops 2K7 for the Xbox 360 and Xbox® video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft is now available in stores across North America.

Xbox 360 the big winner in Canada

Xbox 360 the big winner in Canada
Geek.com Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:47 AM PST
On their launch days last week, Sony's PlayStation 3 was expected to be in short supply and Nintendo's Wii was supposed to be readily available.

Xbox 360 News Small Arms Released

Xbox 360 News Small Arms Released
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 8:09 AM PST
Small Arms was released on the Xbox Live marketplace this morning and is available to download via the Xbox Live marketplace for 800 points. The game features 8 levels, 12 characters each with their own weapons and 4-player multiplayer action.

Lost Planet Multiplayer Demo Now On UK XBL Marketplace

Lost Planet Multiplayer Demo Now On UK XBL Marketplace
Wednesday November 22, 2006 1:25 PM EST
The UK Xbox Live Marketplace now has the promised Lost Planet multiplayer demo available for download. If you are not in the UK XBL region, you can still download the demo and play it online using our []. See you online!

There is more to graphics than meets the eye

There is more to graphics than meets the eye
By Ryan A. The X360 titles according to him have penetrated unprecedented levels and are only possible with the hardware in next-generation consoles. Lastly, Tabula Rasa was given the thumbs up for revolutionizing MMORPG titles by skipping ...

Gears of War tops a million sales

Gears of War tops a million sales
Wednesday November 22, 2006 10:49 AM EST
Microsoft has announced that in the two weeks since it was released, Gears of War has achieved sales in excess of one million units.

HDMI Rumor Back and Shot Down by MS again

From xbox360.ign.com:
Earlier today, pictures trickled into our office showing the Japanese Lost Planet Bundle box. Although most of the information on the packaging was common knowledge, the box cryptically made reference to an HDMI port on the console.Microsoft responded and told us that the pictures were not final shots of the retail package. These were early product shots not indicitive of the retail version. The mention of HDMI on the box was merely a typo. The final retail box will not contain any such references.

Being a video game developer (I develop for both, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) people ask me almost daily which platform I think is better. These are m

Being a video game developer (I develop for both, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) people ask me almost daily which platform I think is better. These are my personal feelings, in no way does this reflect my employer. Short answer: Xbox 360. Long answer: Price, performance, visual quality, game selection and online support. I think the Xbox 360 wins in every category.Price: This is obvious; the Xbox 360 core is only $299. The PS3 is around $499 for the 20GB version. It comes with a hard drive, but you don't need a hard drive to enjoy a lot of great games on the 360 so I think it's fair to compare both core systems.Performance: On paper, the PS3 is more powerful. In reality, it's quite inferior to the 360. Without getting into too many details, the three general-purpose CPU's the xbox360 has are currently FAR easier to take advantage of than the SPU's on the PS3. I suspect a few years down the road some high budget, first party PS3 exclusive titles will come out that really take advantage of the SPU's and do things the Xbox 360 can't, but I don't think the console is worth buying based on this speculation (for some it will be though, we'll have to wait and see how these games turn out).Graphics: The Xbox 360 is a clear winner. The GPU is more powerful. It has more powerful fillrate, and far more pixel and vertex processing horsepower. Part of the reason is their choice of memory, and architecture of pixel and vertex procesing. I can't get into details but the same vertex shader will run much slower on the PS3 than the Xbox 360. The 360 also has a clever new way rendering high definition anti aliased back buffers. To accomplish the same effect on PS3 is prohibitively expensive. For this reason I think many games will have no choice but to run in non-HD resolutions on the PS3 version, use a lower quality anti aliasing technique, or do back buffer upscaling. The end result in all cases is going to be noticeably worse image quality.Game Selection: The Xbox 360 has a huge head start here. 1 year is an eternity in gaming. Almost all multi-platform developers have made the Xbox 360 their primary platform due to timing of release-to-market, this means the games will look and perform better on the 360. The PS3 versions will be ports of the 360 versions. (The opposite was true for XBOX 1 vs. PS2). The Xbox 360 is also far faster to develop for due to better development tools (massively popular Visual Studio .NET vs. proprietary, buggy PS3 compiler and debugger), better documentation, and easier architecture (3 general purpose CPU's vs. 8 specialized processors that require DMA). Timing has also caused all next-gen middleware developers to make Xbox 360 their primary platform, and they will 'add ps3 support' as needed. This support will probably be inferior to the Xbox 360's due to manpower and more importantly, demand. It's this catch-22 now that will continue to drive the 360 forward and hold PS3 back.

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Feature: MOVING ON

Feature: MOVING ON
Part 2 - Neil Thompson on the original Xbox, the future of Xbox 360 and the battle for Christmas cash.

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES GEARS OF WAR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE

MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES GEARS OF WAR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE
Call of Duty 3 and WWE Smackdown deals also due for £299...

MEASURE OUR SUCCESS AT XMAS '07 – GATES

MEASURE OUR SUCCESS AT XMAS '07 – GATES
"Sony could make bricks and people would still buy them"...

Yuletide Xbox 360 bundles sighted

Yuletide Xbox 360 bundles sighted
Play.tm - UKWith the Wii if not the PS3 to battle in Europe and PAL regions this Christmas, Microsoft have announced a few new bundles to help further the Xbox 360 cause. ...

Gizmodo Frankenfight: Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360

Gizmodo Frankenfight: Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360
Gizmodo.com - Budapest,Hungary... And how did they stack up to the Xbox 360? Hit the jump for the complete story and a dazzling 3D graph. ... Xbox 360 is both large and has a massive powerbrick. ...

South Park, CSI and more now on Xbox Live

South Park, CSI and more now on Xbox Live
CVG Online - USAWednesday 22-Nov-2006 4:29 PM The first wave of TV shows and movies are available for download from today on Xbox Live Marketplace. ...

Make a Wish Xbox 360!

Make a Wish Xbox 360!
Planet Xbox 360 - MI,USAThe Xbox 360 is celebrating its first birthday, today. ... At 12 months, the Xbox 360 should be starting to walk, although some babies take as long as 18 months. ...

Xbox Live for free in Oz

Xbox Live for free in Oz
GameSpot - USA... SYDNEY--Gears of Wars gamers in the US can expect to hear a hoarde of Aussie accents pop up on Xbox Live soon, with the critically acclaimed game hitting local ...