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Microsoft Announces New Xbox 360 and Changes to Project Natal

Paul Curtin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:40:09 +0000

Microsoft had some big reveals today at their E3 press conference, mainly a new slim version of the Xbox 360 with some big improvements and a new name for their motion-controlled device that debuted at last years 2009 E3 under the name “Project Natal”. Natal’s name is now officially “Kinect” and is listed as $149.99 on Gamestop’s website. Here’s a full list of improvements that the new slim version of the Xbox 360 will include:

Touch Sensitive Buttons – turn the Xbox 360 on or off and eject a disc with the swipe of a finger
Whisper Quiet – Whether you’re playing a DVD disc or from the hard drive or navigating the dashboard, with the all-new and much quieter Xbox 360, the only noise you’ll hear is your own laughing, cheering and playing
Wi-Fi – Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi for fast, easy connection to your friends and entertainment on Xbox LIVE.
Hard Drive – 250GB internal, swappable hard drive for even more storage. To access, remove the bottom panel by pushing the small tab toward the front of the console.
Kinect-ready – Custom Kinect port on the back of the console that directly hooks up to the Kinect sensor for controller-free fun.
USB Slots – Five USB ports, three in the back and two in the front.
Power Supply – Smaller and more efficient. Xbox 360 250GB and Xbox 360 Original power supplies are not interchangeable.
Wireless Controller – The award-winning Xbox 360 Wireless Controller matches the console in all black with color-matched thumbsticks and directional pad with a touch of gloss and chrome to complete the look.
Backward Compatible – Your favorite accessories and games will work with Xbox 360 250GB. Xbox 360 external hard drives and Memory Units are not compatible.

Viral Video shows times are bad… even for Terminators.

Paul Curtin — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:59:47 +0000

This might be the greatest viral video of all time… I want to go into detail about everything that happens, but don’t want to risk spoiling the ending. Just watch the awesomeness and enjoy.

Halo: Reach Leaked Images

Paul Curtin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:40:10 +0000

Images have leaked out through a series of tubes today of Halo: Reach, Bungie’s next and final (yeah right) installment in the Halo series. Someone has posted images on a message board, claiming that they were taken from a recent visit to Microsoft headquarters.

While the images aren’t in the best quality and could even be fake, they do show some interesting ideas that could pop up in the next installment of the series. Check out all the images after the jump.

Halo: Reach Launch Screen

Game Paused

The new Battle Rifle?

Spartan?

Good Ol' Needler

Needler Rifle?

BFG!?

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Bungie Shows Off TWO New Halo Games at E3 2009

Paul Curtin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:59:56 +0000

Everyone has been waiting on Bungie to show off Halo 3: ODST at this year’s E3, however nobody saw the announcement of a completely new Halo game coming. Apparently the boys at Bungie have been working overtime on a top secret new game in the Halo series.

Check out the video below of Bungie showing off gameplay from ODST and the first teaser trailer for Halo: Reach from today’s Microsoft Press Conference at E3 2009. Halo: ODST is set for release on September 22, 2009 which will include a multiplayer beta for Halo: Reach, similar to how Crackdown included the beta for Halo 3.

Update: Video has been removed by YouTube