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Article | 15/07/2008 Portal sequel drops on Xbox Live Arcade in 2008

Cult puzzle hit Portal will live on as a downloadable game for the Xbox 360, Microsoft officials confirmed in their E3 2008 press briefing today.

Article | 15/07/2008 Microsoft says Xbox 360 will outsell PS3 worldwide

With no mention of the market-leading Wii, Microsoft said Monday the Xbox 360 would outsell its HD rival, the PlayStation 3.

Article | 15/07/2008 Microsoft: Grand Theft Auto IV expansion still due in 2008

During Microsoft's E3 2008 briefing, Microsoft VP Shane Kim today confirmed that the upcoming downloadable expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV would be ...

Article | 14/07/2008 E3 games expo this week in LA: What to expect

The 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center this week (July 14-17) after last year's gathering in nearby Santa Mo...

Article | 14/07/2008 EA announces 'best ever' E3 lineup, names 24 games

"EA's 2008 lineup is our best ever," said EA CEO John Riccitiello. "This is the year that our core franchises leap forward with stunning innovation, a...

Article | 14/07/2008 Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for Xbox 360 'at launch'

At E3 today, reps from Microsoft and Square Enix confirmed that Final Fantasy XIII will launch on the Xbox 360.

Article | 15/07/2008 Microsoft announces 'new Xbox experience' with avatars

Coming this fall in a new dashboard update, Microsoft will "reinvent" the Xbox 360 with a more user-friendly interface, one that borrows heavily from ...

Article | 15/07/2008 Apple boasts of 10M App Store downloads in first weekend

Apple Monday claimed its new App Store delivered more than 10 million downloads to iPhone and iPod touch owners in the three days since its launch las...

Article | 14/07/2008 Nintendo reveals new Wii MotionPlus accessory

"What is Nintendo's Wii MotionPlus accessory? Check out Nintendo.com 2day," reads a telephone text message sent to game media correspondents on Monday...

Article | 11/07/2008 Steve Jobs: Apple iPhone 3G will launch with 160 App Store Games

Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed Wednesday that the iPhone will feature more than 160 games when the company launches its App Store service this week.

Article | 8/07/2008 Bungie teases new game announcement for E3

In an official Bungie podcast published on Monday, co-hosts Brian Jarrard and Luke Smith all but confirmed a "new game announcement" for July 14, the ...

Article | 9/07/2008 'Fanboy' makes Merriam-Webster's list of new English words

Thanks to the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the word fanboy is now officially a member of the English language.

Article | 4/07/2008 Bungie Day means free Halo 3 map and other goodies

On July 7, otherwise known as Bungie Day, Halo fans will be on the receiving end of a new Halo 3 map, gamer pics and a Bungie Day Xbox 360 dashboard t...

Article | 4/07/2008 Nvidia reports problem with laptop chips

Nvidia has uncovered a problem with some older graphics chips that shipped in "significant quantities" of laptop PCs, the company said Wednesday.

Article | 2/07/2008 AMD unveils trio of quad-core Phenom chips

Advanced Micro Devices Tuesday unveiled three new quad-core Phenom X4 processors, including a high-end Black Edition chip.

Article | 28/06/2008 Blizzard reveals Diablo III

Diablo III debuted today in Paris, unveiled to a packed audience at Blizzard's 2008 Worldwide Invitational. The much-anticipated third installment of ...

Article | 27/06/2008 Sony announces PlayStation 3 movie downloads

Sony announced today that it will launch a movie download service for the PlayStation 3 this summer in the US market.

Article | 26/06/2008 Graphics aside, Wii starting to match Xbox 360, PS3 features

Just like its portable cousin the Nintendo DS, the Wii is starting to show it is indeed a "slow cooker" system that started life with a whimper, but w...

Article | 25/06/2008 Spore spawns 'Sporn' porn

In a somewhat predictable turn of events, the early release of a user-playable component of the upcoming Spore video game has led to the creation of a...

Article | 19/06/2008 StreamMyGame brings hardcore gaming to Eee PCs

StreamMyGame.com released a new version of its software yesterday that allows games to be played remotely on 'ultra-mobile PCs', including the popular...