Reaction to the Elite’s announcement has been negative.

Internet-based research has found that the buzz regarding the recently announced Xbox 360 Elite system has so far been negative, although intent to purchase the system still remains high.

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Kojima and Microsoft…. a sign of the future?

A Wandering Worlds production - Filmed by Chris and Ambrose:

"Kojima watches as a colleague is playing Gears of War on a 360 during the GO3 07 gaming expo in Perth Western Australia… is that inquisitive expression Hideo contemplating a 360 release of MGS4?"

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The Darkness Xbox 360 Preview

A person?s twenty-first birthday is usually a memorable occasion. While plenty of us have stories about bars, shots and other acts of similar debauchery, the Darkness? Jackie Estacado had a birthday bash that makes the rest of ours sound completely mundane. The moment the clock struck midnight, Jackie was given a strange and terrifying power that let him escape the thugs who were hunting for him in a graveyard. It?s certainly more interesting than bad karaoke.

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Rumor: Sony Loses Metal Gear Exclusivity

VG resource Center Reports:

"For months now, rumors have been circulating that Metal Gear Solid 4 would find its way to the Xbox 360, due to the PS3’s lackluster performance and dwindling third-party support. This is following revelations that other hotly-anticipated games and former PS3-exclusives, such as Assassin’s Creed and Devil May Cry 4, will also show up on the 360.

However, after months of rumor-mongering by various gaming sites, and even a mention in the Dec 06 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (page 51), a source at Konami (who wishes to remain anonymous) sent us some juicy details"…

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Most kids ‘unaffected’ by violent games

Video games will only make children more violent if they already have a tendency towards aggression, a new study has found.
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The Franchises We Want on Xbox 360

Of course, as we all know, that won?t make it go away for good. Soon, you?ll begin thinking about the games you?re missing out on, especially when your friends talk about how awesome they are or how you?re really missing out. It hurts, doesn?t it? Thankfully, the days of feeling that old familiar sting may be coming to end. Well, they may not disappear completely, but the time of the platform exclusive seems to be coming to an end. Many games that people assumed would be coming only to the PS3 have since been confirmed for the Xbox 360, including Devil May Cry 4 and Ace Combat 6 (as well as titles like Assassin?s Creed and Mercenaries 2, which we all assumed would be on the system).

While having those titles on the Xbox 360 would be all well and good, we here at TeamXbox are pretty greedy. There are a bunch of other games that we?d love to play, so we?d figure that we?d take the time to tell you just which franchises we?re dying to see on our Xbox 360s. Keep in mind that many of these series are first-party titles, so the chances of seeing them are slim-to-none. Hey, you can?t blame us for dreaming, right?

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IGN: Killzone to Release in Europe July 13th?

IGN now lists Killzone to release July 13th. When this was updated is unclear, and also remains TBA on the US release dates.

Other updated excluisve release dates included are

June 1st
Driver

September 7th
Afrika
Ratchet and Clank

October 5th
The Getaway
Metal Gear Solid 4
Tekken 6
Warhawk

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IGN Preview: Mortal Kombat Armageddon

"Mortal Kombat Armageddon is the culmination of the long-running fighter franchise, as publisher Midway has hand-picked the best elements from each game and combined them into one enormous package. If you’ve played any of the Kombat games before, you can rest assured that your favorite characters are probably represented in the latest rendition. After all, the project features a whopping 64 fighters, including the one that you create from the ground up. But more, Armageddon has a wealth of fight modes, a racing option compatible with up to four players, and even a quasi-adventure offering to keep you coming back again and again."

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GTA IV: Visit Vice City for $300

One of Teamxbox.com’s users, Kevin Grandison, let them know about a thread in the GTAnet forums that is speculating about the possibility of GTA IV letting you travel to Vice City. A closer look at a frame from the recently released GTA IV trailer has revealed a billboard with an ad saying:

?Visit Vice City for $300?

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What you guys think? Can we travel between cities?

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MS: Wii is great fun but has limited functionality

Microsoft exec Michael Newey has commented that the Wii is great fun but it has limited functionality in comparison to the Xbox 360. Newey pushes the fact that for a few ‘euros more’, the Xbox 360 core offers HD gaming with the Wii having little scope for upgrades or improvements…

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