Xbox 360 Ειδήσεις {News Topic}

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Project Sylpheed

 

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World in Conflict to Invade Xbox 360

Convention-busting RTS coming consoleside.

 

Console gamers who picked up Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars for the Xbox 360 might have expected the title to fill their yearly quota for RTS gaming, but Sierra is aiming to get another significant strategy experience into controller-hoisting hands later this year.

 

Sierra confirmed to us today that Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict, slated to hit the PC in September, will also be coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. A release date for the console iteration has yet to be determined, though an official announcement is expected in the coming days.

 

World in Conflict attempts to turn the RTS genre on its head, removing resource farming and a fixed camera perspective while delivering extremely compelling gameplay and visuals. Also, the soundtrack features Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," so that's a plus. If you haven't already, be sure to check out our recent previews of the PC build and get ready for some console warfare of the RTS variety.

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PGR - Snow on the Ring Video

 

http://interviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/2006/Project-Gotham-Racing-4-Dynamic-Weather-Interview/p1/

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Mass Effect

 

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νομιζω οτι με το μass effect το 360 τα εχει δωσει ολα...κοιτα δω ομορφια..δε παιζει καλυτερο γραφικο απο αυτο ακομα(αφηνω εξω το crysis)

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ontws, alla einai san to dirt toulaxiston sto demo ti na to kaneis, gi ayto 8a protimousa na to dw se kinhsh

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Yπάρχει όμως μιά ανομοιομοφία στη ποιότητα των γραφικών από screenshot σε screenshot.

 

Σε ορισμένες εικόνες, η λεπτομέρεια των μοντέλων είναι απίστευτη, ενώ σε άλλες αρκετά εως πολύ κατώτερη.

 

Μήπως είναι από διαφορετικά στάδια του σχεδιασμού του παιχνιδιού?

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Flatout Ultimate Carnage

 

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Halo 3 beta amassed 350 terabytes of downloads

 

Microsoft's Halo 3 beta recently ended, and statistics show more than 12 million collective hours were logged into the game in its limited time frame.

 

Microsoft says more than 820,000 people joined in the beta frenzy. They put in a total of 12 million online gaming hours, and created 580,000 videos thanks to a new feature that lets players record their favorite battles onto the Xbox 360's hard drive.

 

In addition, the game accounted for over 350 terabytes of downloads. That's 350,000 gigabytes.

 

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/32475/118/

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AC6 Trailer

 

http://www.acecombat.jp/ace6/trailer.html

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Halo 3 Mystery Unravelled

Clever Bungie fans piece together clues to reveal weird sites and pictures.

 

 

This is the original email that started it all.

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NPD: Video Game Industry Up Almost 50% in May

 

In what should come as little shock to you by now, Nintendo dominated the U.S. video game industry for another month. Pokemon led the software charts and the DS topped all hardware, followed by the Wii. Get the details... [update: Wii sells 338K, PS3 sells just 81K]

 

Following an April in which software sales were slightly down, in May the video game industry in the U.S. bounced back nicely. Console software was up 31 percent to more than $274 million, and total video game industry sales soared 49 percent to $815.5 million. Year-to-date, video game sales have reached $5 billion, a 47 percent increase over last year's $3.4 billion. A record breaking year would almost seem guaranteed for 2007.

 

Console hardware was a real driver of growth in May as sales climbed 79 percent to $221.4 million. Overall in hardware, the Nintendo DS (at this point, not surprisingly) took top honors... again. Nintendo sold through 423K units during the month. This was followed by Wii, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, and then PS3. Unfortunately, NPD could not provide a complete hardware sales breakdown as of press time, but directionally it is interesting to see the PSP outselling the PS2, 360 and PS3.

 

On the software side, Nintendo's Pokemon Diamond for the DS once again led all titles. The game sold an additional 331.2K units, bringing total sales of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl in the U.S. to well over 2 million thus far. Diamond and Pearl have already sold over 5 million copies in Japan, and the entire Pokemon franchise has sold over 155 million.

 

Here's the complete top ten list (ranked by units), as provided by NPD.

 

1. Pokemon Diamond—DS—Nintendo

 

2. Mario Party 8—Wii—Nintendo

 

3. Spider-Man 3—PS2—Activision

 

4. Pokemon Pearl—DS—Nintendo

 

5. Wii Play w/remote—Wii—Nintendo

 

6. Forza Motorsport 2—Xbox 360—Microsoft

 

7. Guitar Hero II w/guitar—Xbox 360—Activision

 

8. Spider-Man 3—Xbox 360—Activision

 

9. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars—Xbox 360—Electronic Arts

 

10. Guitar Hero II w/guitar—PS2—Activision

 

Note: NPD industry analyst Anita Frazier was not available for comment on this month's data.

 

[uPDATE] More hardware sales numbers are coming in, thanks to Bloomberg. The Wii sold 338K units in May, while the 360 sold a disappointing 155K. The PS3 meanwhile dropped from 82K last month to just 81K sold (81,604 units to be exact, according to SCEA). At least the PSP sold a healthy 221,120 units, according to SCEA. We also found out (via Sony ironically) that the GBA sold 80,554 units and the GameCube sold 10,728 units.

 

SCEA's Sr. Director, Corporate Communications, Dave Karraker issued us the following statement: "According to NPD data, May 2007 showed a 27.5% increase in total retail dollars generated year-over-year by the PlayStation brand in North America with total sales of $284 million. During the month, sales of PS3 were flat at 81,604 units. PSP witnessed a 39% increase in year-over-year sales thanks in part to the April price drop to $169, as well as our new marketing efforts with the 'Dude Get Your Own' campaign. PSP unit sales for May totaled 221,120. The PS2 also continued to be a strong performer during the month with unit sales of 187,765."

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Joystiq impressions: Omega Five (XBLA)

 

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Project Gotham Racing 4

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Even more Mass Effect

Mass Effect is back already with these 4 images presenting a new race: the very amicable looking Krogan.