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Well it’s been an interesting couple of days, with the leaked list of XBL updates slated for spring to Microsoft flat out saying they one this generations battle with Sony…    let’s see what’s going on shall we?

[Xbox360 Fanboy] as posted that Stubbs the Zombie (Wideload games) and Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (Midway) are coming to XBL as Xbox Originals slated for release to XBL on May 19th (2008)   The [Xbox360 Fanboy] is also reporting that Microsoft expects the 360 to have a 7 year life span (better then the 10 year PS3)
so that leaves us with 4 years.. so in about 2-3 years we should see the next 720.
but it won’t be next year according to [Engadget]. 

According to the [SeattlePi] website along with a metric butt ton of other blogs and sites, the Xbox 360 have just barely beat out the PS3 in unit sales, mostly becasue of GTA sales.  Of course this really is only in America.  The XBox hasn’t sold well at all in Japan, and for some reason our European friends like the PS3 over the Xbox. (which I still do not understand)

Now [GameTap] is saying that the Microsoft now holds the crown for the first ‘10 million sold’.  According to Don Mattrick (the Xbox ‘boss’) 

“History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle. We are uniquely positioned to set a new benchmark for the industry,”

Well I don’t remember that myself personally..but 10 million isn’t bad. drop in the bucket next to the Wii.. but not bad.

the weird thing about this is that there are 12 million LIVE subscribers.  Now if you’ve sold 10 million, but have 12 million subscribers.. how is that possible?

Well I never thought I would see this in my lifetime, but Sega in a [super secret meeting] has partnered with Platinum Games.   A team of programmers mostly from the Capcom Clover studios, the guys that created Devil may Cry, Okami, Viewiful Joe among others.   3 new games are are slated for release on the Wii.

Sega.. making games for the Nintendo.. who would have thunk it.. 

According to the article on [Yahoo! News] Anascape Ltd, a small East Texas company,  gained a 21 million dollar windfall from Nintendo because of a patent infringement while creating the controllers for the Gamecube and the Wii.

Personally I think I need to hold a patent on suing companies for patent infringement.. That’ll make me a lot of cash..

Well I would assume that the couple of PS3 owners out there already know this, but patch version 2.35 was released today. Mostly a compatibly update.  I wasn’t able to find out any details yet. =)

[StrategyFreaks.com], pay site, that shows morons that can’t play a game how to cheat at it, and listed what looks to be a metric butt ton of cheats for the new Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.   Including but not limited to, casting spells though walls and making your toon fly.. 

Now why am I telling you this?  Not because I want you to be a moron and cheat at your game, but because the Conan is due to be released in less then a week.  If there’s problems like this STILL in game.. holy mother of all that’s good and pure.. Conan is fart a level 23 gas cloud and kill all it’s users.

Now I’m all for time helpers (like a really would like a program to help me craft in EQ2. because it’s BORING AS HELL to craft in that game).. but cheats like making your toon fly?  Dude.. PLAY your game, don’t cheat at it.

[TechnaBob] posted a rather interesting post about an Atari 2600 that was edible. Now,  here I’m thinking.. wow.. when did they make edible electronics?!
but no.. looks like this was a [Cakes by the Pound] response to an [edible Atari 2600 Joystick]

At least the cake looks better then the web site. =/   But there’s some major detail here as anyone that’s played the brick can tell you!

According to [Sify.com] one of the most touted movie directors of all time, Steven Spielberg couldn’t leave the house to go on an outing with a friend because he was stuck on the 15th level of BioShock by some “Mysterious spider god”…

See this is how you prove that you have no idea about video games.  A) Bioshock really isn’t set up into levels, and I even though I have played and beaten the game..I have no idea what the hell a ‘mysterious spider god’ is.  on one hand it’s  a ringing endorsement to Bioware Irrational games, saying “Hey all.. Even Spielberg plays our game.  We rock!”    

But now I’m wondering if I missed anything in the game?!

Woot!  Linux users finally get a port of a 2 year old game.  [Sacred Plus] and been ported over to Linux, by “Linux Game Publishing”.  Personally screw that and go [Postal]!

News.au has an [interesting article] about a pretty freaking smart 13 year old in Texas that stole his fathers credit card, called the credit company to extend a line of credit, and then took himself and a few pals on a $30,000 shopping spree that ending up with them in a hotel playing Halo with a few $1000 a night ladies of the night.. LOL!

What gets me is this Kid told the prostitutes that he and his friends where ‘little people’ from the circus and since state law doesn’t allow discrimination they had no right to refuse them!   LOL!!!!

on top of that, then the police asked why a 13 year old would want escorts he informed them that he thought it was what you did when you win a World of Warcaft contest!!

So right there my friends proves that video games don’t cause violence.. it causes 13 year olds to hire hookers to play Halo with!!!

Man, even at 13 I would know when to put the game down..LOL

[Tech Radar] has a nice write up about some up coming features of the newest primary version of Guitar Hero, and low and behold.. they can’t come up with some original, so they are ‘stealing‘ ‘borrowing’  the Rock band idea by adding drums and a Mic.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has now gone on record, stating after Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, Activision will be concentrating on Guitar Hero IV.  With the only ‘new’ feature over Rock Band is the inclusion of local band songs to the planned downloadable content. 

Speaking of music, where as Activision has access to the Universal Music library, Rock Band has EA and MTV.  Will they be able to compete?  Can you have a Guitar Hero with drums?   And will you be able to play those drums one handed?

(10 points to anyone that gets that reference..LOL)

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05/14/08 - Update

  Fine, no one gets the points.
  Way, QJ.NET has [some updates] to this thread about what’ll be coming to GH4 which boils down to:
1) More then just Drums, Bass, and Vocals?  It’s possible.
2) The ability to create your own guitar and drum sounds (?!.. why?)
3)  Song Creation. Yep create your own track!  minus the vocals.
4) Song ratings:  You can help out bands by rating them high, which allows them to upload more songs.
5) ok, THIS is good.. ALL songs will be master recordings, and beside Def Leopard, look like ‘The Answer’, Van Halen, The Eagles, Linkin Park and Sublime will have tracks.

6) and a new guitar design from Red Octane which has an innovative input mechanic subject for patent.   Now to search for the patent… =/