Microsoft has quietly released a fix for a security vulnerability that could let Xbox 360 owners run their own applications or operating systems on the console.

The update corrects a problem with a tamper-protection mechanism on the Xbox 360. Hackers had discovered a way to break through the shield and run their own software, including operating systems such as Linux, on the games console. Microsoft released a patch to fix a vulnerability, and that vulnerability is that someone could have Choice...more click on heading

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Before the Wii launched, financial analysts, such as Merrill Lynch, expected the system to retail for $199, maybe even less. The trouble with that wild guessing was Nintendo never had a reason to sell the Wii for less than $249 - its current price. With a bottom-end Xbox 360 selling for $299 and a new PlayStation 3 landing on the shelves starting at $499, Nintendo can sell a machine for anything less than 300 bucks and have consumers look at the purchase as a real gaming deal.

"Wii Play" shows up months after the console's launch to prove the point. For $49, you get nine little games packaged with one extra controller. Anyone who has played the Wii knows that the system shows its best face when a roomful of people get together and enjoy some multiplayer fun...more click on heading

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The next generation of consoles is a godsend to SNK Playmore, whose Neo Geo games are going to appear on the Wii Virtual Console, Xbox 360 Live, and PS3 in downloadable form. 

SNK US boss Ben Herman was recently asked whether any Neo Geo titles were going to be exclusive to a particular system.

“What I would say is, right now, I personally have not seen anything to suggest that there will be any exclusivity of titles for either machine,” SNK US boss Ben Herman told Spong...more click on heading

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Financially strapped gamers limited to one console have made the decision in recent years to purchase a unit based on a single game.  For some, Halo was reason enough to buy an Xbox.  And for others, Grand Theft Auto, the Rockstar game infamous for its unprecedented level of violence, influenced the purchase of a Playstation.  But beginning in October, Xbox loyalists will finally get to celebrate the beginning of their relationship with Grand Theft Auto, excellent news for Microsoft...more click on heading

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Circuit City on Thurs. restocked Nintendo Co.'s Wii video game system at its online division. Circuitcity.com offered the Wii console, extra Wii Remote, extra Nunchuk controller, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Red Steel is an online bundle configuration.

A stand-alone Wii retails for $249.99 and includes the five-game sports collection, Wii Sports.

Best Buy's online division has yet to sell Wii online and cites limited inventory for lack of online availability...more click on heading

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Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has shipped Dance Dance Revolution Universe™ (DDR UNIVERSE) for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft to retail stores nationwide. Taking full advantage of the next-generation capabilities of the Xbox 360, DDR Universe contains an extensive set of features, allowing both newcomers and fans of the series to experience the game like never before...more click on heading

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European PS3 to have inferior backwards compatibility compared to North American and Japanese models

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced that the PlayStation 3 to be launched in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Australasia on March 23, 2007 will utilize a “new hardware specification.” Presumably, the new specification will differ from all the currently released PlayStation 3 consoles launched in Japan and North America.

In a press release issued by SCEE, the company describes the main features of the system that are common knowledge, and adds that the Euro-spec machine “also embodies a new combination of hardware and software emulation which will enable PS3 to be compatible with a broad range of original PlayStation titles and a limited range of PlayStation 2 titles.” ...more click on heading

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Nintendo of America's Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Perrin Kaplan, spoke recently with GameDaily about the company's Wii success with expanding the market, the lack of killer first party titles, the DVD-enabled Wii, as well as the future of portable gaming from the Big N...more click on heading

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Another month, another new games console, or so it seems. Sony's Playstation 3 (PS3) has been hyped to hysteria and is the last of three 'next generation' games consoles to have been launched over the past 15 months.

Microsoft's now-veteran-like Xbox 360 arrived in December 2005 and Nintendo's motion-detecting Wii topped Christmas wish lists a few months ago. The question, now, is which one's best? ...more click on heading

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It may already be out in Japan, but Armored Core 4 won't be with us in time for the PlayStation 3's European launch - with publisher 505 Games today announcing that it's due out on 27th April instead...more click on heading

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Every since the specs for Sony's PlayStation 3 emerged from the fog, pundits, games, and enthusiasts have wondered if Sony planned to offer downloadable music and video offerings via its "future-proof" gaming console. Now, months after the PS3's much-delayed North American and Japanese launches, the answer appears to be yes: In an interview with 1Up, Sony's Phil Harrison has all but announced Sony "very shortly" plans to roll out downloadable video offerings to PlayStation 3 owners...more click on heading

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Sales for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 gained in Japan this week on the release of Sega's Virtua Fighter 5. The fighting game title ranked No. 1 in the latest software sales data.

Reuters this week reported that Sony may outsource PS3 Cell chips to cost-reduce the system. Sony plans to utilize more cost-effective 45 nanometer technology by 2009...more click on heading

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Over the years several game systems have had collections of two "Metal Slug" games at a time, but now you can own all seven games with the "Metal Slug Anthology" for Nintendo Wii.

"Metal Slug Anthology" contains the side-scrolling platform-shooter titles "Metal Slugs 1-6" and "Metal Slug X." Each game is very similar to the others because developer SNK Playmore wanted to keep the look and feel consistent...more click on heading

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Activision has really been turning some heads in the gaming world as of late. The company has really been making moves to expand franchises past their exclusive systems, such as allowing Guitar Hero to move to the Wii. Though it may not win over the hearts of some console makers, it sure has been a great move for gamers - and now a new title has been added to the list...more click on heading

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There’s even more bad news for Sony, it seems.  After marketing the PlayStation 3 with a sheer muscle ad campaign, the company is now clearly regretting its production of the Cell processor, considered by many to be the heart of the console.  In fact, executive management is discussing possible plans to pull out of Cell processor production altogether...more click on heading

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