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Halo 2 for Windows Vista (BellaOnline)

The PC adaptation of 2004's phenomenally successful Xbox game, "Halo 2 for Windows Vista" comes 3 years later, right before the release of Halo 3 for the Xbox 360.

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Halo 3 Beats Out Wii Play For Best Selling Video Game of 2007 [Sales] (Addict 3D)

Today's NPD sales numbers reveal that Bungie's Halo 3 was the best selling game in the United States in 2007, with a whopping 4.82 million copies sold.

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Xbox 360 Widens The Gap Over PS3 (XBOX365)

Xbox 360 Drives the Video Game Console Industry in 2007: NPD data released today confirms consumers spent more dollars on Xbox 360 in 2007, with more than $13.7 billion in total consumer spending.

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Microsoft Responds To December NPD Sales, Seems Pleased [Corporate Gloating] (Addict 3D)

With solid sales of 1.26 million Xbox 360s this past December and impressive software sales from Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 on the console , Microsoft seems noticeably up on news from the NPD Group that it was responsible for a couple extra billion in revenue.

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Xbox man on making better demos News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)

Xbox Live Arcade's worldwide games portfolio planner David Edery has doled out some tips on his blog to help developers make more successful demo versions of their games - something that even the best XBLA titles sometimes foul up.

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Xbox man on making better demos News by Tom Bramwell (EuroGamer)

Xbox Live Arcade's worldwide games portfolio planner David Edery has doled out some tips on his blog to help developers make more successful demo versions of their games - something that even the best XBLA titles sometimes foul up.

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Xbox Live Gamers Sue Microsoft For Faulty Service, Lawyer Speaks Out: Exclusive (MTV Music Television)

Three Xbox Live subscribers are suing Microsoft for more than $5 million for failures in the online gaming service, their lawyer explains.

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Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On [PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PC] (GameSpot)

We get some more hands-on time with the upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Hummer Designers Deny Halo Influence On New Concept Truck [Hummer] (Addict 3D)

That new Hummer HX concept ? Totally a Warthog rip-off, we all know it. Or is it?! Yes. Of course, it is. Even though Carl Zipfel, GM's director of exterior design for the concept ride on display at the North American International Auto Show, denies finding inspiration in Halo 's staple vehicle, we believe the side-by-side comparisons of the two remove any doubt that Hummer has swiped.

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Slashing and smashing kick off 2008 releases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Video gamers, finally emerging from the pixilated haze brought on by last year's bumper crop of best-selling titles, are now turning their attention to upcoming releases.

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Xbox Live Gamers Sue Microsoft For Faulty Service, Lawyer Speaks Out: Exclusive (MTV Music Television)

Three Xbox Live subscribers are suing Microsoft for more than $5 million for failures in the online gaming service, their lawyer explains.

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Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On [PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PC] (GameSpot)

We get some more hands-on time with the upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Hummer Designers Deny Halo Influence On New Concept Truck [Hummer] (Addict 3D)

That new Hummer HX concept ? Totally a Warthog rip-off, we all know it. Or is it?! Yes. Of course, it is. Even though Carl Zipfel, GM's director of exterior design for the concept ride on display at the North American International Auto Show, denies finding inspiration in Halo 's staple vehicle, we believe the side-by-side comparisons of the two remove any doubt that Hummer has swiped.

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Windows, Xbox Live VP Schappert To Keynote GDC 2008 (Gamasutra)

Microsoft's John Schappert, Corporate Vice President LIVE, Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business, will deliver a keynote address at CMP's 2008 Game Developers Conference, setting the stage for revolutionary changes in game development in 2008. The address, "A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community," marks the first return to the GDC keynote stage for ...

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'Bioshock' (The Western Courier)

First-person shooter video games have generally been the equivalent to mindless action movies: light on story and heavy on shooting. In recent years, however, the genre has changed, with story-driven shooters like "Half-Life" and "Halo" showing that it is possible to put a story underneath all the bullets and explosions. "BioShock" continues the trend, as well as adding morality to the picture.

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Hummer Designers Deny Halo Influence On New Concept Truck [Hummer] (Addict 3D)

That new Hummer HX concept ? Totally a Warthog rip-off, we all know it. Or is it?! Yes. Of course, it is. Even though Carl Zipfel, GM's director of exterior design for the concept ride on display at the North American International Auto Show, denies finding inspiration in Halo 's staple vehicle, we believe the side-by-side comparisons of the two remove any doubt that Hummer has swiped.

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Windows, Xbox Live VP Schappert To Keynote GDC 2008 (Gamasutra)

Microsoft's John Schappert, Corporate Vice President LIVE, Software and Services for the Interactive Entertainment Business, will deliver a keynote address at CMP's 2008 Game Developers Conference, setting the stage for revolutionary changes in game development in 2008. The address, "A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community," marks the first return to the GDC keynote stage for ...

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Despite deficiencies, options abound in 'March Madness' (Daily Nebraskan)

If you like statistics, you'll love this game. If you don't, you should look elsewhere. That may sound obvious, like saying, "If you like aliens and explosions, you'll probably like Halo. If not, go play Scrabble or something," but this game is entirely by the numbers, no pun intended.

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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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Game Raises Forecast a Second Time on Christmas Sales (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Game Group Plc, the U.K.'s largest video-game retailer, raised its profit forecast for the second time in three weeks after demand for Nintendo Co.'s Wii and DS Lite consoles boosted sales at its busiest time of year.

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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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Union to host Xbox tournament (The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Union Programming Council is hosting an Xbox EA Sports Tournament in the Union Ballroom this Friday at 7 p.m. Students can come with teammates or alone and be assigned to a team. EA Sports is giving away prizes and providing new games for students to test their skills.

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News: Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk (SecurityFocus)

Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk

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GAME invites People's Choice nominations (MCV)

Latest part of the GAME Awards 07 canvases public opinion; many winners already announced

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Resistance 2 mooted (Ferrago)

A full sequel to Resistance: Fall of Man has apparently been officially confirmed, the long-anticipated number two turning up as cover story on February's issue of Game Informer magazine stateside.

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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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Union to host Xbox tournament (The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Union Programming Council is hosting an Xbox EA Sports Tournament in the Union Ballroom this Friday at 7 p.m. Students can come with teammates or alone and be assigned to a team. EA Sports is giving away prizes and providing new games for students to test their skills.

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News: Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk (SecurityFocus)

Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk

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Burnout 3 goes Xbox Original (Ferrago.co.uk)

On Monday, January the 14th at 10am GMT, Burnout 3: Takedown will be added to the Xbox Originals store on the Xbox Live service. That's the word from Microsoft's semi-official Gamerscoreblog. And who are we to doubt them?

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Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On [PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PC] (GameSpot)

We get some more hands-on time with the upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Burnout 3 Crashing Onto Xbox Originals Next Week News (Total Video Games)

The eighth game on the Xbox Originals programme is unveiled; Criterion's franchise pinnacle to date joins Crash, Halo, and Fahrenheit from Monday...

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News: Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk (SecurityFocus)

Xbox Live account theft puts users at risk

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Burnout 3 goes Xbox Original (Ferrago.co.uk)

On Monday, January the 14th at 10am GMT, Burnout 3: Takedown will be added to the Xbox Originals store on the Xbox Live service. That's the word from Microsoft's semi-official Gamerscoreblog. And who are we to doubt them?

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Conflict: Denied Ops Updated Hands-On [PC Xbox 360 PlayStation 3] (GameSpot)

We get some more hands-on time with upcoming military-themed switch shooter Conflict: Denied Ops for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Xbox Live account takeovers put users at risk (The Register - Technology News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Hackers have hijacked the Xbox Live account of a celebrity gamer and made off with a prized piece of virtual armor in a brazen act that suggests the online Microsoft service still puts the security of its users at risk.

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