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Korn On Xbox Live (IGN Music)

Challenge Jonathan Davis to a rousing game of Halo 3. February 26, 2008 - Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 27th, Korn frontman Jonathan Davis will be lurking on Xbox Live, awaiting any and all challengers.

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PRESS RELEASE: Arm Yourselves! Xbox 360 Exclusive "Lost Odyssey" Is Available in Stores! (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON - 28th February, 2008 - The wait is over, and the journey has begun. Microsoft today announced that “Lost Odyssey,” the exciting next-gen RPG available exclusively on Xbox 360 will be available from this Friday 29th February at retailers.

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PRESS RELEASE: Prepare for Battle in The Official European Halo® 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON - 25th February 2008 – Microsoft® today announced the Official European Halo 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV as a chance for Xbox 360™ gamers from various countries across Europe to show their Halo 3 skills and be rewarded with some amazing prizes, including exclusive Halo 3 artwork, the new Samsung Crystal Design 40” Series 6 FHD TV and a brand new Xbox 360 Elite.

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Microsoft announces Halo 3 tournament News by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)

Microsoft has unveiled plans for the Official European Halo 3 Tournament, which will run from 18th to 30th March. Prizes on offer include exclusive Halo 3 artwork and an Xbox 360 Elite.

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Retrospective: Halo 3 by Eurogamer staff (EuroGamer)

With hindsight, the best and worst of 2007's biggest game. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Be the first to write a comment!

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PRESS RELEASE: Prepare for Battle in The Official European Halo® 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON - 25th February 2008 – Microsoft® today announced the Official European Halo 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV as a chance for Xbox 360™ gamers from various countries across Europe to show their Halo 3 skills and be rewarded with some amazing prizes, including exclusive Halo 3 artwork, the new Samsung Crystal Design 40” Series 6 FHD TV and a brand new Xbox 360 Elite.

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Microsoft announces Halo 3 tournament News by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)

Microsoft has unveiled plans for the Official European Halo 3 Tournament, which will run from 18th to 30th March. Prizes on offer include exclusive Halo 3 artwork and an Xbox 360 Elite.

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Microsoft launches Halo 3 European Tourney (GameSpot)

Microsoft has announced "The Official European Halo 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV," to take place in living rooms across Europe from March 18 to 30.

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'Halo 3' European tournament opens today (Digital Spy)

Microsoft announces the launch of the official European Halo 3 tournament today.

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Halo 3 tournament revealed by MS (Ferrago)

An official European Halo 3 Tournament has today been confirmed by Microsoft. The tournament will run from the 18th to the 30th of March.

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PRESS RELEASE: Prepare for Battle in The Official European Halo® 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON - 25th February 2008 – Microsoft® today announced the Official European Halo 3 Tournament Sponsored By Samsung TV as a chance for Xbox 360™ gamers from various countries across Europe to show their Halo 3 skills and be rewarded with some amazing prizes, including exclusive Halo 3 artwork, the new Samsung Crystal Design 40” Series 6 FHD TV and a brand new Xbox 360 Elite.

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Microsoft announces Halo 3 tournament News by Ellie Gibson (EuroGamer)

Microsoft has unveiled plans for the Official European Halo 3 Tournament, which will run from 18th to 30th March. Prizes on offer include exclusive Halo 3 artwork and an Xbox 360 Elite.

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'Halo 3' European tournament opens today (Digital Spy)

Microsoft announces the launch of the official European Halo 3 tournament today.

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Halo 3 tournament revealed by MS (Ferrago)

An official European Halo 3 Tournament has today been confirmed by Microsoft. The tournament will run from the 18th to the 30th of March.

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Microsoft Organises Halo 3 Competition News (Total Video Games)

Halo 3 gamers across Europe will be able to take part in the competition from 18th-30th March...

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Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Gallery (EuroGamer)

If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Be the first to write a comment! Get involved with Eurogamer's community portal, including reader reviews, personal game collections, private discussion groups, Xbox Live gamertag integration and tons more.

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PRESS RELEASE: Xbox LIVE Arcade Reveals Its Community's Pick for Best Games With Inaugural Awards at GDC (gamesindustry.biz)

LONDON – 22 February 2008 — At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008 today, Microsoft Corp. celebrated the success of its industry-leading Xbox LIVE Arcade platform with the inaugural Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards.

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Microsoft Exec Says Xbox Is Bigger Than YouTube, Reveals 'Gears Of War 2' At GDC 2008 (MTV Music Television)

A Microsoft executive claimed that the Xbox 360 generates 30 percent more user-captured content than YouTube on any given day.

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Xbox 360 Price Dropped in Canada (AnandTech)

Xbox 360 in Canada adopts U.S. prices...

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Updated: User-gen Games On XBox; No Netflix Deal (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

'Tis also the season of wild speculations. And this one hasn't panned out yet: Microsoft is not announcing any deal with Netflix yet, for Xbox, but is launching a hybrid user-gen games which can be placed on Xbox Live to share with other users.

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Reviews: Something extra for card games (AP via Yahoo! News)

No matter how many people are playing "Halo" or "Madden" at any given moment, you can bet that many more are playing solitaire, poker or Uno. And not with a $5 deck of cards — they're using the awesome processing power of modern computers to play the games their grandparents loved.

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The Divnich Tapes: How PlayStation 3 Is Catching Xbox 360? (Gamasutra)

[Throughout this week, simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich is presenting exclusive Gamasutra analysis of January's hardware and software trends, using data from The simExchange, NPD, IGN GamerMetrics and GameTrailers. First up - despite alleged shortages, how the Xbox 360 might get overtaken by the PS3.] In the NPD North American charts, January proved to be an underwhelming month, with most ...

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'Turok' a typical shooter game -- but with dinosaurs (CNN.com)

While not as groundbreaking as the original late 1990s "Turok: Dinosaur Hunter" for the Nintendo 64, the new "Turok" 3-D shooter for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 delivers a fun - and at times, nail-biting - action experience for mature players.

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Left 4 Dead (Games Radar)

The first Xbox 360 details on Valve and Turtle Rock's zombie shooter Left 4 Dead have emerged in the pages of the US Official Xbox Magazine.

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The week in video-game news (AP via Yahoo! News)

News from the virtual world:

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The Original Xbox Logo Was Blue (No Surprise) [Microsoft] (Addict 3D)

When most of us think "Xbox," we think green, or, "sickly green" as it was recently described to me by Microsoft's marketing team from Wunderman.

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Microsoft looks to create an Apple-like halo effect across its brands (ZDNet)

Microsoft is working to consolidate all of its consumer-focused marketing in its Platforms and Services division. The ultimate, anticipated result: Microsoft will have a more cohesive branding story and sales approach across for PCs, phones and the Web. That's one of several tidbits from the internal Microsoft...

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"The Club," a game that shoots for style (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock," "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4," were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories. "The Club," coming out next week from Sega, promises something a little different.

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Gameworld: "The Club," a game that shoots for style (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock," "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4," were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories.

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'The Club,' a game that shoots for style (ZDNet)

There's no saving humanity in this title. New shooter boils down to this: how many people can you shoot, and how fast can you do it? Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as BioShock, Halo 3, and Call of Duty 4, were notable for coupling...

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Gameworld: "The Club," a game that shoots for style (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock," "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4," were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories.

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"The Club," a game that shoots for style (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock," "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4," were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories. "The Club," coming out next week from Sega, promises something a little different.

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Halo 2 Finally Going Platinum Hits? [Rumor] (Addict 3D)

Curiously missing from the line of best-sellers and still ringing up for $29.99 US at many retailers, the "Best Selling Xbox Game Ever" may finally be slashed all the way down to $19.99 when it's saddled with a shiny silver border.

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Microsoft's Shane Kim Talks Xbox 360 in 2008 (AnandTech)

Halo and Gears of War are scaring away casual gamers, says Microsoft...

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Asian Halo 3 Bundle Misses Christmas By Two Months [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)

But that's OK, because that's not the point! This one's aimed at cashing in on Chinese new year's celebrations. The bundle includes a 20GB 360, a copy of Halo 3 and two wireless controllers, which is a nice touch.

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Halo 2 Finally Going Platinum Hits? [Rumor] (Addict 3D)

Curiously missing from the line of best-sellers and still ringing up for $29.99 US at many retailers, the "Best Selling Xbox Game Ever" may finally be slashed all the way down to $19.99 when it's saddled with a shiny silver border.

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Microsoft's Shane Kim Talks Xbox 360 in 2008 (AnandTech)

Halo and Gears of War are scaring away casual gamers, says Microsoft...

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Asian Halo 3 Bundle Misses Christmas By Two Months [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)

But that's OK, because that's not the point! This one's aimed at cashing in on Chinese new year's celebrations. The bundle includes a 20GB 360, a copy of Halo 3 and two wireless controllers, which is a nice touch.

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Rockstar deny GTA IV online is 360 exclusive (Ferrago)

Microsoft's Don Mattrick has confused pretty much everyone this week, implying that online multiplayer for Grand Theft Auto IV could be exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of the game.

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Halo and Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)

Game designers, not animal doctors. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Be the first to write a comment!

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Halo 2 Finally Going Platinum Hits? [Rumor] (Addict 3D)

Curiously missing from the line of best-sellers and still ringing up for $29.99 US at many retailers, the "Best Selling Xbox Game Ever" may finally be slashed all the way down to $19.99 when it's saddled with a shiny silver border.

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Microsoft's Shane Kim Talks Xbox 360 in 2008 (AnandTech)

Halo and Gears of War are scaring away casual gamers, says Microsoft...

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Asian Halo 3 Bundle Misses Christmas By Two Months [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)

But that's OK, because that's not the point! This one's aimed at cashing in on Chinese new year's celebrations. The bundle includes a 20GB 360, a copy of Halo 3 and two wireless controllers, which is a nice touch.

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Playing 'outside the wire' (MSNBC)

Life as a soldier in Iraq can be pretty intense. With danger and death a constant threat, it can feel pretty satisfying to curl up with the controller for a few hours and blast some aliens in “Halo 2.” Or run some plays in “Madden” on the PlayStation 2.

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Halo and Battlefield vets form Tyrant Studios by Rob Purchese (EuroGamer)

Game designers, not animal doctors. If you would like to comment on this article, then you must be logged in! Be the first to write a comment!

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Microsoft's Shane Kim Talks Xbox 360 in 2008 (AnandTech)

Halo and Gears of War are scaring away casual gamers, says Microsoft...

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Asian Halo 3 Bundle Misses Christmas By Two Months [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)

But that's OK, because that's not the point! This one's aimed at cashing in on Chinese new year's celebrations. The bundle includes a 20GB 360, a copy of Halo 3 and two wireless controllers, which is a nice touch.

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Successful Halo 3 Beta Concludes (BetaNews)

Microsoft said Wednesday that it had ended its multiplayer beta of Halo 3 , adding that it had attracted over 820,000 unique participants contributing over 12 million hours of game play.

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Halo Wars (Games Radar)

Here are the best Halo Wars Xbox 360 screenshots you'll find anywhere. These Halo Wars Xbox 360 screenshots were taken with great care, hand-sorted by latest first, and grouped by the date they were uploaded, so you can easily see what's fresh.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Price Slashed By 50% (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft's price cut suggests the company is unlikely to ever introduce a version of the Xbox with an integrated HD DVD player.

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Asian Halo 3 Bundle Misses Christmas By Two Months [Xbox 360] (Addict 3D)

But that's OK, because that's not the point! This one's aimed at cashing in on Chinese new year's celebrations. The bundle includes a 20GB 360, a copy of Halo 3 and two wireless controllers, which is a nice touch.

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Halo Wars (Games Radar)

Here are the best Halo Wars Xbox 360 screenshots you'll find anywhere. These Halo Wars Xbox 360 screenshots were taken with great care, hand-sorted by latest first, and grouped by the date they were uploaded, so you can easily see what's fresh.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Price Slashed By 50% (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft's price cut suggests the company is unlikely to ever introduce a version of the Xbox with an integrated HD DVD player.

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D.I.C.E. 08: Europe will be Xbox 360 battleground, says Kim (gamesindustry.biz)

"This fiscal year will be the most successful financially for Microsoft Game Studios." Europe will be a battleground for the Xbox 360 Microsoft studios' corporate VP Shane Kim told New York Times reporter Seth Schiesel in a discussion at this year's D.I.C.E. Summit.

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THE CRAVE GAMING CHANNEL (RPGamer)

Welcome to MMORPGamer. I've finally stepped into the future with the purchase of a shiny new Xbox 360. Halo 3 has rendered me twitchy, loud, and sensitive to light. Let's hope I survive the week's news.

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Halo Wars (Games Radar)

Here are the best Halo Wars Xbox 360 screenshots you'll find anywhere. These Halo Wars Xbox 360 screenshots were taken with great care, hand-sorted by latest first, and grouped by the date they were uploaded, so you can easily see what's fresh.

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Three more Xbox Originals coming to UK, US marketplace (GameSpot)

Three original Xbox titles will be available to download via Xbox Live this month, including Sid Meier's Pirates.

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Universe at War: Earth Assault XBox 360 Preview (Voodoo Extreme)

IGN has a preview of Universe at War: Earth Assault for the Xbox 360. One of the things they get...

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Halo shoes - for the man who has everything to do with Halo, apart from the shoes (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

They're by Adidas. They have the Halo logo on them. They are black, which is definitely the best colour choice for an item of clothing aimed at teenage males who are into Halo. It's quite subtly done, but chances are you still wouldn't really want people to see you wearing them.

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Xbox 360 Elite Turned into Halo 3 Laptop [Mod] (Addict 3D)

Modder Ben Heck (aka Bengamin J. Heckendorn) dazzles. He's got the uncanny ability to take things, and turn them into other things . Now, he's done the same with an Xbox 360 Elite. Nice trick, but we've seen it before.

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Halo shoes - for the man who has everything to do with Halo, apart from the shoes (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

They're by Adidas. They have the Halo logo on them. They are black, which is definitely the best colour choice for an item of clothing aimed at teenage males who are into Halo. It's quite subtly done, but chances are you still wouldn't really want people to see you wearing them.

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Xbox 360 Elite Turned into Halo 3 Laptop [Mod] (Addict 3D)

Modder Ben Heck (aka Bengamin J. Heckendorn) dazzles. He's got the uncanny ability to take things, and turn them into other things . Now, he's done the same with an Xbox 360 Elite. Nice trick, but we've seen it before.

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Microsoft takes Xbox 360 Arcade to Japan (Geek.com)

So far, the Xbox 360 has failed to have a significant impact on the Japanese market, much like the original Xbox. That doesn’t mean Microsoft has given up on the country, however, and has announced plans to release the low-end Xbox 360 Arcade there on March 6. The Arcade edition does not ship with a hard [...]

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Triple-Bill Hitting Xbox Originals News (Total Video Games)

Three new additions to the US Xbox 360 service on Monday, but there's no word on when Europe will be getting them...

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'Addicted' to Halo? You're Likely a Guy (ABC News)

Researchers say men are more likely than women to "get hooked" on video games.

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Xbox 360 Elite Turned into Halo 3 Laptop [Mod] (Addict 3D)

Modder Ben Heck (aka Bengamin J. Heckendorn) dazzles. He's got the uncanny ability to take things, and turn them into other things . Now, he's done the same with an Xbox 360 Elite. Nice trick, but we've seen it before.

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Microsoft takes Xbox 360 Arcade to Japan (Geek.com)

So far, the Xbox 360 has failed to have a significant impact on the Japanese market, much like the original Xbox. That doesn’t mean Microsoft has given up on the country, however, and has announced plans to release the low-end Xbox 360 Arcade there on March 6. The Arcade edition does not ship with a hard [...]

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Triple-Bill Hitting Xbox Originals News (Total Video Games)

Three new additions to the US Xbox 360 service on Monday, but there's no word on when Europe will be getting them...

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Can't Stop Playing 'Halo'? You're Likely a Guy (ABC News)

Researchers say men are more likely than women to "get hooked" on video games.

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Beck Heck Stuffs Xbox 360 Elite Into 17-Inch Laptop (MobileMag)

It's probably not the Xbox Portable that you had in mind, but this is about as close to having a fully functional Microsoft gaming machine that you can take with you on the road.

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Xbox 360 Elite Turned into Halo 3 Laptop [Mod] (Addict 3D)

Modder Ben Heck (aka Bengamin J. Heckendorn) dazzles. He's got the uncanny ability to take things, and turn them into other things . Now, he's done the same with an Xbox 360 Elite. Nice trick, but we've seen it before.

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'Halo Wars' not heading for PC (Digital Spy)

Microsoft insists that Halo Wars is being developed exclusively for the Xbox 360.

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Halo Wars set for PC, cross-platform play due? (Ferrago.co.uk)

Rumours on the interweb today suggest that Halo Wars could be Microsoft's next first-party title to offer cross-platform gaming between the Xbox 360 and the PC.

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Faulty Xbox yarn is nixed (Stuff)

International games retailer EB Games has hosed down reports suggesting that a spate of hardware defects with Xbox 360 video game consoles in Australia were straining its relationship with Microsoft.

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No plans to bring Halo Wars to Windows Vista (Games Radar)

Microsoft has said it has no plans to "develop Halo Wars for Windows Vista at this time," in response to day-old gossip.

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