Xbox 360 Freeze Issues Known
Technical difficulties and the Xbox 360 seem to be
synonymous for some gamers. Microsoft is aware of this and
it appears as though the company is working to address the
problem.
The Xbox site has an entire quick link page dedicated to
addressing the freeze issues many gamers have reported.
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Naruto for the Microsoft Xbox 360 will ship in 2007
Ubisoft announced that it has signed an agreement with TV
TOKYO and SHUEISHA to develop games based on the popular
Naruto anime series for the Microsoft Xbox 360. The new
titles are expected to launch in 2007.
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Xbox360 gamers get customisable GameFace plate
Gaming peripherals company Nyko, has launched the GameFace
360, a customizable Faceplate kit for the next generation
console.
Nyko’s GameFace 360 comes with six pre-printed designs, 15
blank templates and a two piece snap-together clear
faceplate which houses the skins allowing bored gamers to
spruce up their console with any design the can manage to
draw or create.
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Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit Now Available
Microsoft today announced the availability of the Xbox 360
Quick Charge Kit at retailers nationwide. The latest
addition to the Xbox 360 accessories family, the Xbox 360
Quick Charge Kit provides gamers the fastest way to recharge
battery packs for wireless controllers and other Xbox 360
accessories. In less than four hours, it fully recharges up
to two battery packs at a time.
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Official Neverwinter Nights 2 Web Site Goes Live
Atari, Inc and Obsidian Entertainment today announced that
the official web site for the highly-anticipated Neverwinter
Nights 2, http://www.nwn2.com, has gone live. Developed by
Obsidian Entertainment for the Windows platform and set for
a September 2006 release, Neverwinter Nights 2 is set in the
popular DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Forgotten Realms universe created
by Wizards of the Coast and will transport players back to
the embattled city of Neverwinter.
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The Da Vinci Code online, prize competition.
In a great piece of viral marketing Sony pictures have
teamed up with the search engine Google and released on
online puzzle to promote their upcoming film; “The Da Vinci
Code”.
There are 24 logic puzzles to be solved, each one more
difficult than the last. Anyone who successfully completes
all 24 levels by May 10th will go into a prize draw to be
made at the end of May.
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Study Says Women Are More Into Games Than Men
A study done by the Consumer Electronics Association shows
that there are more women gamers than males in the 25-34 age
bracket. The average age of gamers at present is 30.
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Irish prisons to get new PS2 consoles
“All the old PlayStations are being replaced with new PS2s
so prison officers are up to their eyes in games consoles”.
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Monster Rancher EVO
The Monster Rancher series has always enjoyed a cult-like
following; perhaps it's the teenage "Pokemon" focus on
creating and raising monsters from any CD or DVD lying
around the house. Then again, it could be that PlayStation
owners like playing with cute monsters they've created as
much as Nintendo gamers do. Either way, Tecmo's battle sim
with beasts has geared up for a fifth console game with
Monster Rancher EVO.
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Virtual Console: To Rent or Own?
Revolution's Virtual Console is a core feature of the
system, and it will act as an online store offering
selections from Nintendo's vast video game back catalogue.
Yet the way in which these games are sold to consumers will
greatly affect how each person experiences the classics.
Even if the store contains hundreds of old-school NES, SNES,
and N64 games, the amount of titles gamers play will be
greatly dependent upon the sales strategy: rent, buy, or
subscribe.
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Fans of Japanese animation bond at convention
Anime fest features costumes, contests, workshops and
screenings
For those who know Totoro from Naruto, cosplay from karaoke,
this week's Middle Tennessee Anime Convention is for you.
MTAC (pronounced EM-tack), for the fan of Japanese
animation, is the nearest you can get to heaven and still be
in the Midstate.
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Anime-Based Games: The Long and the Short of Them
You see a relatively new title in the store you frequent.
You don't know whether to pick it up, examine it and
eventually buy it or just scoff at it. You choose to pick it
up. You see the title is the same as the title of something
you religiously watch on TV every single day. You're not
sure whether to believe your own eyes or to shake off that
creeping feeling of disappointment.
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