Monday, June 30, 2008

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Microsoft slashing price of Xbox 360 model (The Hollywood Reporter)

Microsoft will cut the price of its most popular Xbox 360 model, the 20GB Pro, by $50 to $299.

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Dierks Bentley Battles Fans on Xbox 360's Game With Fame (cmt.com)

Dierks Bentley is the first country artist to participate in the Xbox 360 promotion, Game With Fame, where he played Halo 3 with online fans and gamers. Xbox Live has 12 million members worldwide.

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North American Xbox 360 Price Cut? (Voodoo Extreme)

A $50 Pro price cut in time for E3? That's the rumour: Microsoft will cut the price of its most...

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Throw This Stock Away (The Motley Fool)

If you find something better, replace it.

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Into the Eye of the Credit Storm (BusinessWeek)

Our Sloan student is ready to enter the job market, and in these uncertain times, he's heading straight for the high-yield and distressed debt sector

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Friday, June 27, 2008

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Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring (Engadget)

Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...

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Cadbury chocolate, Xbox 'Halo' ads win; see video (USA Today)

The rivalry of Web vs. TV commercials ended in a tie for the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

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Marketing Survey Points to Possible Future Halo Games (1up.com)

Could EGM's April Fools joke become reality?

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Farewell Mr Gates (BBC News)

The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft

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The hits and misses of Microsoft (BBC News)

As Bill Gates finally bows out of Microsoft to pursue his charity interests, we look at some of the hits and misses of the software company he founded.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring (Engadget)

Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...

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Cadbury chocolate, Xbox 'Halo' ads win; see video (USA Today)

The rivalry of Web vs. TV commercials ended in a tie for the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

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Marketing Survey Points to Possible Future Halo Games (1up.com)

Could EGM's April Fools joke become reality?

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Valuable certificate at Weber State - Business and Technology (The Weber State University Signpost)

The week-long gamers' camp that was held last week united gamers everywhere in a good way. Rather than spending eight hours with their buddies playing Halo on Xbox Live, high school students were using that time doing what they loved and creating something in the process.

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Battlefield: Bad Company [Review] (Total Video Games)

Explosions aplenty Battlefield: Bad Company arrives on the Xbox 360 and PS3 with a bang...

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Playing Online Games.grog

Portable Gaming Solutions offers Xbox 360 laptops to the daring (Engadget)

Filed under: Gaming So you're hankering for a little Halo on the go but you're not willing to put your skills to the test and build an Xbox 360 laptop yourself ? Never fear -- we've got just the sketchy web store for you. For just $550, a one-man shop in Kansas called Portable Gaming Solutions promises to convert your 360 into a suitcase-sized 15-inch laptop complete with ...

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Cadbury chocolate, Xbox 'Halo' ads win; see video (USA Today)

The rivalry of Web vs. TV commercials ended in a tie for the top prize at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

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Valuable certificate at Weber State - Business and Technology (The Weber State University Signpost)

The week-long gamers' camp that was held last week united gamers everywhere in a good way. Rather than spending eight hours with their buddies playing Halo on Xbox Live, high school students were using that time doing what they loved and creating something in the process.

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Gamers shooting for record (Florida Today)

Two Port St. John teens clashed with aliens in an attempt to hinder their attacks on human colonies in the Halo universe. In between battles, Nick Ray and Mat White paused to celebrate what could be a world record in gaming.

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Gorilla grabs Cannes’ Film Grand Prix (Mad.co.uk)

Fallon UK’s “Gorilla” campaign for Cadbury’s has shared joint honours for the Film category at the Cannes International Advertising Festival Film. The Gorilla ad received a joint prize together with the Halo Xbox web film campaign devised by McCann San Francisco.

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Friday, June 20, 2008

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X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)

A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.

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GAME REVIEW: 'Ninja Gaiden II' benefits from fast pace, intensity (The State)

"Ninja Gaiden II" FORMAT: Xbox 360 STYLE: Single-player action PUBLISHER: Microsoft Game Studios DEVELOPER: Team Ninja

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Saling The World: Metal Gear Solid 4, Mario Kart Wii Top U.S. Charts (Gamasutra)

Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five real-time Amazon.com sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This week's charts, with data taken from June 19th, 2008, find Mario Kart Wii competing head-to-head with Metal Gear Solid 4 in North American multiplatform sales, while ...

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McCain ad uses Medal of Honor score (GameSpot)

Republican presidential candidate adopts European Assault music for campaign commercial; Obama-supporting composer "dismayed."

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'Penny Arcade,' 'Teenage Zombies' bring the funny (The Pantagraph)

Late last year, when I was playing Valve’s brilliant puzzle game “Portal,” I felt a weird sensation: Laughter.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Playing Online Games.bena

X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)

A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.

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GAME REVIEW: 'Ninja Gaiden II' benefits from fast pace, intensity (The State)

"Ninja Gaiden II" FORMAT: Xbox 360 STYLE: Single-player action PUBLISHER: Microsoft Game Studios DEVELOPER: Team Ninja

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Games That Europe Loves To Play (Forbes)

Forget action and shooter videogames. Europeans prefer more subtle fare.

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User Friendly Blog by Ted Landau - Grand Theft Auto IV vs. games on the Mac (The Mac Observer)

I read the other day, in a New York Times article, that Grand Theft Auto IV "racked up first-week sales of $500 million." This is a truly incredible statistic. In contrast, I know that games for the Mac aren?t getting much buzz these days ? even among Mac owners

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No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)

Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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No Halo 3 size release due - Kim (Ferrago)

Freshly promoted Microsoft exec Shane Kim has admitted in a new interview with Next-Gen that Microsoft don't have a game as big as Halo 3 to push the Xbox 360 going into the festive season.

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Xbox Live getting avatars, motion-sensing mic? (GameSpot)

Marketing-research firm apparently leaks Microsoft's plans for Mii-like customizable in-game characters, karaoke game with Wii remote-like accelerometers; new Scene It? also spotted.

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Microsoft Loses Creative Force Behind Halo 3 Launch (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

InformationWeek - Jeff Bell's departure has sparked a shakeup in the company's Xbox-related business groups.

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Video game sales on winning streak, study projects (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The video game industry is expected to shoot from $41.9 billion in global sales last year to $68.3 billion in 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 10.3 percent and better than all other media sectors except for online advertising and access.

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X-Blades Hands-On [Xbox 360] (GameSpot)

A girl, two blades, and a trail of dead creatures make up the world of this hack-and-slash game.

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