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[The Blackfriars Blog] Microsoft said it would only confirm three titles for XBox 360's launch in Europe: Kameo: Elements of Power and Perfect Dark Zero by Rare, a UK-based games maker owned by Microsoft, and Project Gotham Racing 3 from the game studio Blizzard Creations. Now to be fair, there are other games that are nearing completion that are being held up by ratings reviewers, but it just shows the challenge of trying to launch a new platform on an aggressive schedule to beat out a competitor.
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[Gaming & Tech News] Monday Gaming News 5/16: http://www.betanews.com/article/iPod_to_Connect _with_Xbox_360/1116012979 Microsoft& Square.../index.htm?ref=news&id=701618635 Kameo Screen Shots - Oh My Goodness http://www.xbox365.com/news.cgi?id... had an article a few days ago that said something like 14 or so games would be at launch) http
[Luke 'Duke' Newcombe AKA DCE] The Official Xbox 360 Blurb: was to change the way people think about video games,"said Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer at Microsoft. "Starting today with Xbox 360, our ambition is to transform the way people play games and have
[Gadgetmadness.com] GadgetMadness.com :: New Microsoft Xbox 360 with Wireless Controller: and access Xbox Live Marketplace to download demos and trailers along with new game levels, maps, weapons, vehicles, skins, classic arcade and card and board games, community-created content, and more to the detachable Xbox 360 hard drive — all right out of the box at no extra cost. Composed of user-generated information such as Achievements (rewards players have earned in games), Gamerzone (style of play), and a custom-created Gamertile (a visual icon to represent the gamer online), the Gamer Profile makes it easy to connect with the Xbox Live community.
[Microsoft.blognewschannel.com] » 2005 » May » 16 InsideMicrosoft - part of the Blog News Channel: Xbox 360 officially will be backward compatible with the prior system’s top-selling games, said Microsoft’s Vice President Peter Moore. Microsoft will pick and choose only the most popular Xbox titles from its huge backlist of games and will most likely use emulator software for those limited titles.UPDATE 2: Major Nelson has put up a “blogcast”
[Joystiq.com] Joystiq - www.joystiq.com: Microsoft had previously announced the Lounge as opening in November, but this is the first official date. The Xbox 360 is not even being released in Japan until December 10th, so this is a great opportunity for Microsoft to spur last-minute pre-order deals and then maintain interest in the console long after its release.
[Physorg.com] Xbox 360 video game console unveiled on MTV special: Celebrating the dawn of a new era in entertainment, millions of game fanatics around the globe came together for the televised unveiling of the Xbox 360 future-generation game and entertainment system from Microsoft. An audience of millions watched "MTV Presents: The Next-Generation Xbox Revealed" as celebrities, professional athletes, musicians and Xbox officials took the wraps off the much-anticipated system, ending months of intense speculation and satiating consumers worldwide.
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Posted at October 08, 2005 10:32 AM
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