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Halo 3 has gone gold!

With less than a month to go, Bungie has announced that the final chapter in their Halo trilogy is ready to be manufactured for distribution which is more than welcomed news to the millions of Halo fans who might have been worried about whether or not the game would make its September 25th release date. Will it make or break Halo 2's sale records?

New GTAIV Theme available on XBLM

There's a new theme from Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV available for download now to your Xbox 360 dashboard. Best of all, it's totally free! I don't know about you but I can't resist filling my hard drive with free stuff. Thank Microsoft, for the 120GB Elite. GTAIV releases for the 360 this October 2007 and I, for one, can't wait to pick it up.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 gets Elite

With the announcement of the up and coming Xbox 360 Elite, Microsoft is poised to improve their bid for king of home entertainment electronics. The new Elite SKU will house a 120GB harddrive and a built-in HDMI along with a complete black exterior. Microsoft has stated that they will also be releasing black accessories to match the new console's appearance.

Now we can feel a little special!

Only one of our registered Xbox Live gamertags was lucky enough to make it through all of the requirements for the "Rule of Three" contest. We'll have to resort to the third and final method to get more of our accounts into the Beta program which means that there will be at least one or more copies of Crackdown obtained by our staff when it drops next week on February 20th.

New Mass Effect screenshots online

Bioware just released some new screenshots of their upcoming Xbox 360 game, Mass Effect. The game adds to the growing list of next generation games relying on Epic's Unreal Engine 3 to deliver stunning graphics and innovative game presentation. From these new screenshots, we can see more into what Bioware is going to deliver graphically.

Blu-ray outselling HD-DVDs in 2007

Joystiq.com has an interesting article directed towards the recent Nielsen VideoScan sales figures in which Blu-ray movies outsold HD-DVDs over 2 to 1. Have you had the chance to watch any Blu-ray or HD-DVD movies? Do you prefer to use Xbox Live's video marketplace for your high-def experience?

Saint's Row heading to the PS3

PS3Fanboy.com is reporting that Saint's Row will be heading to the Playstation 3 console this year after a successful run as one of the highlights of last year's Xbox 360 game lineup. The proposed new additions in the PS3 version should make for an even better experience until Saint's Row II pops up.

Mass Effect quite possibly dated

We don't know if it's an accident or misprint but it's worth noting that a release date has been posted for Bioware's Mass Effect on the Australian Xbox website. According to the site, Mass Effect will be available on May 18, 2007. Are you anxiously awaiting this all new RPG adventure from Bioware? Do you think that Mass Effect is the best use of the Unreal Engine 3 to date?

Gears of War free theme and maps available

Epic released a free theme and map pack for their blockbuster Gears of War onto XBLM today. The free content is being sponsored by the Discovery Channel. I've yet to try the online multiplayer of Gears simply because none of my close friends have a Xbox 360 yet. However, I will say that the single player is a fantastic ride and a graphical masterpiece.

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