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The climax of Microsoft's E3 2010 Press Conference today saw a new Slim 250GB version of the XBOX 360 being revealed. This sleek, smaller model of the XBOX 360 Console has a glossy black finish, 250GB hard drive, built-in Wi-Fi (802.11n), a dedicated port for Kinect, and promises "a whisper quiet fan". The Microsoft XBOX 360 Slim 250GB Console package, which includes a XBOX 360 Wireless Controller and XBOX 360 Live Headset, will be available on 16th of July, with a recommended retail price of £199.99     For exclusive access to the latest console and video game news, you need the Official Magazine for your favourite console. The Official Nintendo Magazine is the ultimate source for Nintendo Wii & DS console news, features and interviews, plus game previews and reviews. While the Official PlayStation Magazine offers complete coverage for Sony's PlayStation 3, PS2 and PSP consoles, each issue also includes a blu-ray disc packed with playable PS3 game demos. The Official XBOX Magazine features game news and reviews for the XBOX 360 (see: free online 14-page sampler of latest issue), and also comes with a disc full of game demos, preview videos and trailers   This New Year's Day saw the tenth Doctor Who (David Tennant) reluctantly regenerate... The new Doctor (Matt Smith) comes with a new TARDIS, a new companion: Amy (Karen Gillan), and seventeen brand new adventures: thirteen TV episodes, plus four free computer games for PC and Mac. Doctor Who: The Adventure Games will offer "interactive episodes" that tie-in with the latest TV series. Produced by the team behind the BBC show, and developed by Sumo Digital, the video games feature the TV series' lead cast and music by composer Murray Gold. Promising "locations impossible to create on television", the first Adventure Game is due to be available to download in June 2010, with the Doctor and Amy travelling from a destroyed London to Skaro: homeworld of the Daleks... 
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HALO: Legends is a collection of seven animated short films set in the HALO universe. Overseen by 343 Industries, the animated films were created by various Japanese production studios: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio 4°C & Toei Animation. Hideki Futamura (ANIMATRIX) and Shinji Aramaki (APPLESEED) are amongst the project's directors. Episodes 1 & 2: "Origins" features the A.I. Cortana recounting the thousand-year history of the HALO universe, taking us from the origins of the Forerunners to the epic climax of the Human-Covenant War. Episode 3 sees a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers behind enemy lines on a mission to assassinate a Covenant Prophet... Visit the official HALO: Legends site 
A new Super Elite 250GB model of the XBOX 360 Console will be released next month. The Limited Edition package features a Microsoft XBOX 360 Super Elite 250GB Console, with two XBOX 360 Wireless Controllers and a XBOX 360 Live Headset, plus a copy of Square Enix's epic RPG adventure Final Fantasy XIII and exclusive FFXIII avatar items. Celebrating Final Fantasy's debut on the XBOX 360, this Special Edition Super Elite console bundle will be available on 9th of March, retailing at £249.99   Before the Nintendo DSi Console reaches its first birthday, its going to get a bigger brother... Smaller than a DS Lite, the Nintendo DSi was launched this April - featuring bigger, brighter screens and two built-in cameras... Today, Nintendo has announced the new extra large Nintendo DSi XL Console, which launches in Japan on the 21st of November, will be released in Europe during the first quarter of 2010. As you can see in the picture above, the DSi XL is basically a bigger version of the DSi console, with 4.2 inch screens and a new Touch Pen stylus. The Nintendo DSi XL will offer 1-3 hrs more battery life and comes pre-loaded with Dr Kawashima's Little Bit of Brain Training: Arts Edition, Dictionary 6 in 1, Flipnote Studio, and the Nintendo DSi Browser. The new Nintendo DSi XL Console will be available in two colours: Wine Red and Dark Brown   Remember when the Nintendo Wii Console was first announced at E3 2005? The early pictures of the Wii (codename: Revolution) all showed a black console. But, when the Wii was launched in 2006, it was only available in white. Nintendo recently, finally released a Black Wii Console in Japan. Today, Nintendo has announced that the Black Wii Console will also be available in the UK from the 6th of November, and goes on sale in the rest of Europe on November 20th. This Limited Edition package has matching black accessories - including Black Wii Remote and Black Nunchuk controllers - and also includes the game Wii Sports Resort with Wii Motion Plus 
Sony are releasing two new PlayStation 3 Console bundles in the UK today. Both packages feature the recently released PlayStation 3 250GB Slim Console with a wireless DualShock 3 controller and retail at £284.99. One bundle comes with the current best-selling game: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and the other includes two blockbuster movies on Blu-ray: The Dark Knight and X-Men Origins: Wolverine PS3 250GB Console + Uncharted 2   The Tokyo Game Show started today with Nintendo announcing the very first official price cut for the Wii Console since its launch in 2006. In the US, the price falls $50 to $199.99. In Japan, its down ¥5,000 to ¥20,000. Nintendo later confirmed that the price of the Wii Console will also be reduced in the UK, and a new console bundle will be introduced on the 2nd of October. It includes Wii Sports Resort with Wii Motion Plus, but will retail at the same price as the original Nintendo Wii Console package: £179.99 
Sony's Keynote Speech at the Tokyo Game Show today opened with some PS3 sales figures: the new PlayStation 3 120GB Slim Console has already sold over 1 million units worldwide since its launch three weeks ago on the 1st of September. And, a new PS3 Slim console was announced, with exactly the same hardware specifications as the current model, but with a 250GB Hard Drive, due to be released early next month! (This is obviously Sony's response to Microsoft's recently revealed XBOX 360 Super Elite 250GB Console.) The new PlayStation 3 250GB Slim Console will be bundled with a wireless DualShock 3 controller and a PS3 game, retailing at £284.99 Visit the official Sony PS3 Slim Console site   The Nintendo DSi Console was launched this April. Smaller than the Nintendo DS Lite, but with bigger screens and two new built-in cameras, the Nintendo DSi is currently available either as a Black or White console. Today, Nintendo have announced that the DSi is due to be released across Europe in three new colours: Light Blue, Metallic Blue and Red 
Details of the new 250GB model of the XBOX 360, to be sold in the UK and Europe with accessories and Forza Motorsport 3 game, were leaked by retailers late last month, and have been officially confirmed by Microsoft today. The Limited Edition XBOX 360 Super Elite 250GB Console goes on sale the same day Forza 3 is released: the 23rd of October. The Microsoft XBOX 360 Super Elite Bundle includes a black XBOX 360 Console with a 250GB Hard Drive, two XBOX 360 Wireless Controllers, XBOX 360 Live Headset and a copy of Forza Motorsport 3, with a RRP of £249.99 (same price as the new PS3 Slim) The USA version of the XBOX 360 Super Elite 250GB Console comes with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 instead of Forza Motorsport 3   The very first iPod had a video game, invented by Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak, called Brick, hidden as an easter egg. Since then, original and classic titles, including Pac-Man and Tetris, have made their way onto various iPods as Click Wheel-controlled games. In 2007, Apple launched the iPod touch: a wireless pocket-sized computer, with a multi-touch screen and a built-in motion-sensing accelerometer. So far, Apple Inc. has sold over 20 million iPod touch units... Today, the 3rd generation Apple iPod touch (featuring the same hardware and Operating System as the new iPhone) was released with either 32GB or 64GB of flash memory. Apple's emphasis this generation is definitely on marketing the new iPod touch as a state-of-the-art, hand-held games console: making direct comparisons with the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS, and highlighting the massive amount of games now available... 
Microsoft has announced an immediate price cut for the XBOX 360 Elite 120GB Console, which will now retail at £199.99 (down by £30). Obviously, this is in response to the new, lower priced Sony PlayStation 3 Slim 120GB Console (RRP £249.99). Microsoft are also increasing the price of the XBOX 360 Arcade to £159.99 (up £30!) And, these will now be the only XBOX 360 Consoles available, as Microsoft are discontinuing the mid-range 60GB Console 
Cologne, Germany: Sony's pre-gamescom Press Conference today climaxed with the announcement of the inevitable smaller and lighter version of the PS3 Console. The new PlayStation 3 Slim and Lite is two-thirds the size and weight of previous models, with lower power consumption. The new console has a textured surface, and includes an internal 120GB Hard Disk Drive and a wireless DualShock 3 controller. While the console has been completely redesigned, it inherits the cutting-edge functions of the previous model: Cell Broadband Engine multi-core processor, Blu-ray disc player, Wi-Fi, HDMI output, etc. Available from 1st September 2009, the Sony PlayStation 3 120GB Slim Console will retail at £249.99. The current model PS3, the big and shinny PlayStation 3 80GB Console is now reduced in price by £50 to also sell for £249.99, while stocks last...   Wii Sports Resort takes place on the tropical island of Wuhu, providing you with 12 fun sports activities to participate in: Basketball, Golf, Frisbee, Archery, Swordplay, Wakeboarding, Table Tennis, Bowling, Power Cruising (on a Jet Ski), Canoeing, Cycling and Air Sports (including Skydiving and flying an airplane). Demonstrated at E3 2008 last year, Wii Sports Resort takes the intuitive controls of the original Wii Sports game to the next level, sensing players' movements with even greater accuracy via the included Wii Motion Plus accessory. The Wii Motion Plus add-on plugs into the base of the Wii Remote controller and gives players a much more responsive and realistic experience. Wii Sports Resort is released today for the Nintendo Wii Wii Sports Resort + Wii Motion Plus   One of the highlights of today's Microsoft Press Conference at E3 2009 was a preview of the HALO 3 prequel HALO 3: ODST, and the announcement of a new HALO game in development, HALO: Reach (Right-click & “Save Target As...” to Download) HALO 3: ODST is set in the year 2552, a couple of weeks before the start of HALO 3. You play as a member of an elite squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, sent into the Covenant controlled city of New Mombasa. Released on the 22nd of September for XBOX 360, Bungie promises that HALO 3: ODST will deliver "new twists and turns... new weapons, new technology, and new game modes". Bungie's presentation showed the opening scenes of HALO 3: ODST, revealing that you will experience the main campaign from the viewpoint of the other ODSTs in your squad during the game. Bungie also released a new ODST trailer, featuring more in-game action... (Right-click & “Save Target As...” to Download) "Another team at Bungie has been hard at work on a top secret project..." HALO: Reach is a prequel to the entire HALO series. Apart from a teaser trailer, few other details were disclosed, except that an invitation to the multiplayer beta of HALO: Reach will be included with ODST. HALO: Reach is due "Fall 2010", exclusive to the XBOX 360 Console (Right-click & “Save Target As...” to Download)   A devastating explosion rips through the heart of Empire City. Everyone at Ground Zero is killed. Everyone, except you... You play as Cole, a bike messenger caught in the centre of a sinister plot. Charged by the explosion, you begin to develop incredible powers: the ability to control electricity... inFamous offers an open-world environment, giving you complete freedom to explore the quarantined city: on the streets and scaling the cityscape. You decide how you use your new super-powers. Your actions affect you, the citizens, the city, and how events unfold around you. Be a hero and protect the innocent from criminal gangs terrorizing the city. Or create chaos as you seek revenge on the villains responsible for the explosion. Exclusive to the Sony PlayStation 3, Sucker Punch's inFamous "steals" the best elements from many other games, fusing them together in way that is paradoxically both fresh and familiar, delivering an increasingly epic adventure that is immense fun to play...   EA Sports Active is released today exclusively for the Nintendo Wii Console. Designed in collaboration with fitness experts (video), the EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer package includes the software, a Leg Strap (video) and a Resistance Band (video). EA Sports Active offers a wide range of exercises & sports activities that target both upper body and lower body, as well as providing a cardiovascular workout (video). The Personal Trainer software (video) tracks your body movements via the hand-held Wii Remote with the Nunchuk tucked into the Leg Strap. The Wii Balance Board is not required, but there are additional features designed especially for use with the Board (video). You can exercise alone, with the Virtual Trainer providing instruction, motivation and encouragement; or workout with friends by using additional Accessory Packs   Based on the blockbuster superhero movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which opens in cinemas today, X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged the video game expands on the movie's key scenes and adds to the storyline. Uncaged's developers Raven have clearly researched the Wolverine comics, offering a much more brutal and bloody experience than the movie. Wolverine's ability to rapidly regenerate allows you to withstand violent attacks whilst slashing your opponents into pieces. This is not the usual child-friendly movie tie-in: expect to see severed arms, legs and heads flying through the air. Armed with adamantium claws and feral senses, you will find yourself taking on platoons of soldiers, ripping helicopters apart, fighting Sabretooth and Gambit, and encountering other enemies from the Marvel universe. X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged is available now for PC, PlayStation 3 & XBOX 360. The Nintendo Wii, PS2, Sony PSP and Nintendo DS versions of the game have less graphic violence   At the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Activision have announced that a sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be released this November. The original developers of the Call of Duty series, Infinity Ward, are producing Modern Warfare 2 for PC, PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360 The Game Developers Choice Awards have seen Sony's LittleBigPlanet winning Best Debut, Best Game Design, Innovation and Best Technology. EA's sci-fi thriller Dead Space won the award for Best Audio, Prince of Persia won Best Visual Art, and Best Handheld Game was awarded to God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP. The Game of the Year, and Best Writing, were claimed by Bethesda's Fallout 3. A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the creator of Metal Gear Solid: Hideo Kojima   Originally only available in black, the Sony PSP 3000 Console was launched last October. The same size as the Sony PSP 2000 Slim & Lite Console, the new 3000 model also includes a built-in microphone and features a higher-definition, anti-reflective screen. Released today, the Sony PSP 3000 Console is now available in three new colors: Red, White and Silver   4,000+ Games for PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, XBOX 360, Sony PSP, PlayStation 2, GameCube & Xbox * FREE 1st Class postage both ways * PLUS: Over 65,000 DVDs * Keep the Games & DVDs for as long as you want * No late fees or return dates * Cancel membership online anytime 
At last! Sony's eagerly awaited virtual world for the PlayStation 3 finally enters into Open BETA today. PlayStation Home allows you to create your own personalized avatar and interact with other PS3 users in online environments. The concept of a virtual meeting space for PlayStation owners has been in development for several years... With the PlayStation 3 Console on sale in the US and Japan, and about to be launched in Europe, PlayStation Home was officially announced at the 2007 Game Developers Conference, initially scheduled for release in October 2007. Home has been delayed, twice, while the virtual world has been refined and vastly expanded... Now, more than a year later than originally planned, PlayStation Home is available for free download via the PlayStation Network... Official PlayStation Home site  |
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