UK is getting 250GB Xbox 360!

The whispers of an Xbox 360 250GB model were right: Microsoft’s just confessed to the beefed up hard drive on a new model, so read on to find out where you can get it and when.

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Take Two developing Natal games

Take Two boss Ben Feder has told investors that the company has several units of Microsoft’s motion-tracking thingamajig, Project Natal and that several development teams were working with the new device.

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EA: more console updates on the way

Top EA bod’ Rich Hilleman has thrown in his tuppence worth about plans for the next–generation of the very hottest consoles. After the PS3 Slim and the cheapo Xbox 360 Elite, he reckons both Sony and Microsoft will hedge their bets and release basic updates before unleashing full–on next–gen models.

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Xbox 360 Slim “not happening”

Microsoft has put paid to rumours of a sleek new Xbox 360 Slim by insisting that the console has plenty of life left in it in its current form and that the company has no plans to try and squeeze it into a smaller case.

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Xbox 360 Pro ditched; Elite gets price cut!

All those rumours were spot on: Microsoft’s coughed up and the Xbox 360 price cut is happening. Want to know what savings you’ll get and when? Read on for the numbers.

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Rock Band 3 to be compatible with Natal?

We’re just weeks away from The Beatles: Rock Band, but developer Harmonix is already setting its sights on Rock Band 3. What’s more, it’s eyeing Microsoft’s upcoming Project Natal motion-sensor with interest and is planning “to pull some things together”. Intrigued? Better read on then.

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Xbox 360 fail rates revealed

It’s no secret that Xbox 360s have been bricking, conking out and flashing up red rings of death more often than Bill Gates has had hot dinners, but have you ever wondered what the RROD rate really is? Survey results putting them up against PS3 and Wii breakdown rates are out and they make for very interesting number crunching. Read on to see how the stats stack up.

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60GB Xbox 360 to enter console graveyard

So it looks like the rumours were bang on–the–money. Microsoft is preparing to kill off the 60GB Xbox 360, bringing the price of the Xbox 360 Elite down and possibly making the bog standard Arcade model pricier. Want to know how Microsoft is planning to counter the threat of the PS3 Slim? Then read on.

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PS3 and Xbox 360 getting price cuts?

The Sony PS3 is to sell through its current stock of 80GB and 160GB units by this autumn, with both a price cut for the console and a revamp as the PS3 Slim arriving then, according to a normally accurate games industry “mole” based in the US. …continue reading PS3 and Xbox 360 getting price cuts?

Xbox 360 arcades get double the memory

Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade consoles in the UK now come with double the internal memory previously found in the hard drive-less consoles. The new consoles are shipping with 512MB of memory, as opposed to older Xbox 360 Arcade units shipping with 256MB. So, if you’re about to buy an Arcade console – check carefully to make sure you’re getting one of the new ones. …continue reading Xbox 360 arcades get double the memory

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