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May 24th, 2007

Halo 3 Release Expected to Set Records

 
Photo Credit: Bungie Studios website
Do you know what September 25th is? You don’t? Then you’re probably not a huge Halo fan.
September 25th is the date that the next game in the Halo series, Halo 3, will be released to the public. Expectations are that records for entertainment sales will be shattered.
In a year when Hollywood […]

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March 16th, 2007

New Xbox Game - Bullet Witch

She’s not quite Lara Croft, but pleasant to look at.

Is carrying some serious fire power 

Which is going to be needed for ugly guys like that! 

And BIG guys like that!
Get more information on the Bullet Witch website from Atari
 
 
Tags: bad-guys, Bullet-Witch, fire-power, games, Xbox-360

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February 8th, 2007

More Xbox 360 Fun

My son and I have been enjoying more of the features and entertainment that are available with the Xbox 360 Live system. He particularly likes the variety of free little retro-games that are available to play. We’ve ended up downloading and purchasing the full versions of Uno and Contra so far.
My problem with all the […]

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January 4th, 2007

All-Star Xbox Experience

Here’s an opportunity for you to register to win an Xbox 360 entertainment package from Adidas, the NBA and Microsoft.
Enter for a chance to win a VIP trip to NBA All-Star 2007 in Las Vegas or for a chance to game against one of your favorite adidas athletes on Xbox 360.
Plus, you could also […]

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November 10th, 2006

Tony Hawk Rocks on Xbox 360, PS3 Not So Much

Gamespot prefers Tony Hawk’s latest release (Tony Hawk 8) on the Xbox 360 platform over the PS3.
Tags: games, Gamespot, Playstation-3, PS3, skateboard, Tony-Hawk-8, Xbox-360

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July 25th, 2006

Zune? You’ve got to be kidding

If you didn’t catch it already, in my absence my fearless tech channel editor Jon Watson, published a post about Microsoft’s “iPod killer”.
After visiting the site he referenced, www.comingzune.com, all I have to say is “What the heck is that?”
What is “Zune”? I’ve subscribed to their newsletter so maybe I’ll find out. If I had […]

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June 10th, 2006

Halo 3 Already Available?

It is according to this guy. His 7-year old son already “kicks major a$$” on it. Oh, something about looking for more skulls too.
Anyone know what he’s talking about?
Tags: fun, games, Halo 3, rumors, skulls

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May 10th, 2006

Halo 3 Is the End?

Announcements today that Bungie Studios will be releasing Halo 3 next year. That’s some really great news, of course I’d love for it to be 2006 instead of 2007, but I’m upset too.
Bungie announces Halo 3, the third and final game in the Halo Trilogy. Halo 3 will be released for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in […]

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April 26th, 2006

Xbox Live Diamond Card

Got an e-mail today letting me know that my Xbox Live Diamond Card is on it’s way. Honestly I can’t even remember the benefits of having an Xbox Live Diamond Card. I’m sure there’s probably something I need to really get my Xbox Live account going again. Ever since I got my new Wi-Fi G […]

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April 16th, 2006

1 Million 360’s a Month

As a result, Microsoft will be able to satisfy demand of up to three million units in the three months to June, compared with 1.5 million in the first quarter, the paper reported.
Good, now I shouldn’t have any problems getting one for my birthday in July. I wonder what the latest news from Sony will […]

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