Final Fantasy XIII coming to Xbox 360 in simultaneous launch

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It was the last of Sony's biggest games. Final Fantasy XIII, the next iteration in the famed Japanese franchise, has been confirmed for the Xbox 360. News arrived today as the final announcement in Microsoft's E3 press conference. Square-Enix's president Yoichi Wata took the stage at the tail end of the presentation to talk up the company's efforts on the Xbox 360 front. Submitted by: vexx | Visited 6 times | Comments 0

♦ E3 2008: Final Fantasy XIII Jumps to Xbox 360

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More out of the blue totally-didn't-see-that-one-comin' news from the sidelines at E3 this afternoon is that Square Enix's long-awaited Final Fantasy 13 will no longer be PlayStation 3 exclusive. Yep, you read that right, it's July 14th (not April 1st), and I'm fresh out of hyperbole: Xbox 360 fans are getting Final Fantasy XIII. Will wonders never cease. Good on Square Enix. I mean hey... Submitted by: Randombase - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 60GB 360, 20GB Price Cut Confirmed

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The new 60GB Xbox 360, which offers three times the storage space of its predecessor, will retail for $349. Microsoft still offers the entry-level hard drive-less Xbox 360 Arcade model for $279, and the 120GB Xbox 360 Elite for $449. Microsoft hopes that Xbox 360 users will fill the larger hard drive with paid downloadable content from Xbox Live Marketplace. Submitted by: gurzilla - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Microsoft cuts price of Xbox 360

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Microsoft on Sunday cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model game console with a 20GB hard drive from $349 to $299. Microsoft on Sunday unveiled an Xbox 360 with a 60GB hard drive. It's expected to go on sale in August. The company also introduced a new Xbox 360 model with a 60GB hard drive. It will go on sale in stores in the U.S. and Canada for $349 in early August. Submitted by: fish - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Target Selling $299 Xbox 360

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Ahead of an expected official announcement from Microsoft, Target has begun selling Xbox 360 Pro hardware at $50 less than the "official" price as of Friday.Target's website shows that Xbox 360 Pros with 20GB hard drives are available "in stores" for $299, down from the current official $349 price tag. An Xbox 360 price drop has been rumored for weeks now... Submitted by: Kelf - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Xbox 360 price cut coming July 13

1 vote	The Xbox 360 Pro (aka Premium) will now cost $50 less. (Credit: Microsoft) A couple of weeks ago I wrote about rumors that Microsoft was planning to chop the Xbox 360's price in July. Well, that price cut was all but confirmed today by Kotaku. After posting leaked photos of upcoming Best Buy, Kmart, and other circulars... Submitted by: amazingronit - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Square Enix Shares Rise on FFXIII Xbox 360 Reveal

1 vote	Square Enix shares gained 5.2 percent, the biggest advance since May 22, to close at 3,250 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after the Japanese firm said that Final Fantasy XIII would be released on Microsofts Xbox 360 as well as Sonys PS3, Bloomberg reports. Submitted by: scottspfd82 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Microsoft cuts Xbox price by $50, plans 60GB model

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Billy Nolte plays "Guitar Hero III" on an Xbox 360 at the Cyberdome gaming center in Easton, Pa. Microsoft said its mid-range Xbox 360 console with a 20-gigabyte hard drive will cost now $299 in the U.S., down from $350. SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive. Starting Sunday... Submitted by: leti25 - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Xbox 360 price cut coming July 13

1 vote	The Xbox 360 Pro (aka Premium) will now cost $50 less. (Credit: Microsoft) A couple of weeks ago I wrote about rumors that Microsoft was planning to chop the Xbox 360's price in July. Well, that price cut was all but confirmed today by Kotaku. After posting leaked photos of upcoming Best Buy, Kmart, and other circulars... Submitted by: shashank4u - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Hardware analysis suggests the Xbox 360 HDD is overpriced

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This just in: the Xbox 360 proprietary hard drives may be overpriced. Shocking, isn't it? MTV's Multiplayer blog and iSuppli teamed up to look into the 120GB Xbox 360 hard drive to determine why the units cost so much and their findings suggest that Microsoft is making a killing. iSuppli, known for digging into consumer electronics to suss out the true cost and overhead... Submitted by: mvmnt - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Game Review: Final Fantasy IV (DS)

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Square-Enix has gotten very good at doing remakes, and Final Fantasy IV is proof-positive that the company still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Though the game, known better to most Western gamers as Final Fantasy II from the Super Nintendo days, has been remade countless times, this DS remake is the most enhanced. It's not just a simple port... Submitted by: medzmedz - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ E3 '08: Portal spin-off leads XBLA lineup

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While Microsoft's E3 Media & Business Summit conference culminated with the news that Final Fantasy XIII would be heading to the Xbox 360, there were a handful of warm-up surprises in store. Xbox Live Arcade was the subject of a handful of revelations, as Microsoft added a sextet to the downloadable game service's upcoming lineup. First among the notable new games is Portal: Still Alive. Submitted by: stefanlyl - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ E3 '08: 60GB Xbox 360 official, 20GB discounted and discontinued

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After long declining to comment on "rumors and speculation" about the Xbox 360's $299 price cut--even when such "rumors" came from the Wall Street Journal--Microsoft has finally come clean. Today, the company formally announced it is dropping the price of the 20GB Xbox 360 Pro to $299 in the US and Canada, down $50 from its prior $349 cost. E3 Media & Business Summit... Submitted by: Gloria1 - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ear Force X4: Surround headphones for the Xbox 360

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Turtle Beach has just unveiled its latest surround sound headset for the Xbox 360. The Ear Force X4 offers a wireless connection to the 360 (thanks to a separate base station) and it doubles as an Xbox Live communicator for chatting during multiplayer games (the microphone and headphone-to-controller tether can be removed during solo gameplay). Submitted by: Beefandy - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ GTA IV Tops CoD4 on Xbox Live

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Activision's Call of Duty 4 and Microsoft's Halo 3 have been trading the first and second slots on Microsoft's Xbox Live activity chart for the past few months. But Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, said that GTA IV, which just released on Tuesday, is the new king of the hill on Xbox Live. Submitted by: saxDesigns - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ E3 2008: First Final Fantasy 13, Next Metal Gear Solid 4?

1 vote	The moral of today's historic defection by Square Enix to the Xbox 360 goes something like this: "Help, I've dropped a critical exclusive and I can't get up." So what's to stop Konami from offering Snake-in-Depends (pardon me, I mean "muscle suit") to Xbox 360 owners next? Submitted by: JeddahBikers - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Mad Catz Rock Band accessories revealed

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The guitars are pretty standard, with the wired guitar coming up on June 22 for the Xbox 360, the PS3 version hitting July 15, and the Wii guitar being released August 1. It looks more like a real Fender and features a split strum bar so people with dexterous fingers can strum twice as fast. The wireless version for the Xbox 360 is coming September 15... Submitted by: themanbeast9 - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Microsoft Claims Xbox 360 Sales Double in Europe

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Coming to you from Budapest, Hungary, this story caught my eye whilst speed-scanning a few feeds in a smoke-choked coffee shop (yeah, they actually still have those over here). According to Microsoft (by way of Pocket-Lint), sales of the Xbox 360 have more than doubled in Europe. “Xbox 360 is truly the next-generation console of choice among consumers, and today’s numbers are proof that we are delivering on our commitment to achieve critical mass in Europe... Submitted by: bestija - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Xbox 360 Console Upgraded to 60GB Storage

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60gb storage now included with Xbox 360; 20GB console will drop to $299.99 in U.S. and Canada. Microsoft Corp. is giving consumers more gigabytes for their buck. The company today announced an Xbox 360 console with triple the storage space of the original console, but for the same price of $349 (U.S.) estimated retail price (ERP). Available in retail stores in the U.S. Submitted by: honey - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Xbox 360 Price Cut to £170 on Play.com

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Whats it Like? Online retailer Play.com has cut the price of the Premium 20GB Xbox 360 to 169.99, 30 less than the consoles RRP and 10 cheaper than rival online store Amazon. Ahead of last weeks E3 Media and Business Summit Microsoft announced it had cut the North American price of the 20GB Xbox 360 by $50 to $299 "while supplies last"... Submitted by: Mr.Bill - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment