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Call of Duty 4 Beta not US exclusive

By Gavin Mannion
August 3, 2007 - 18 years ago

Lets try and clear up this mess now  As for who is eligible for the Beta, there was some confusion caused this week stating that the Beta would be US-exclusive, however that statement was premature, because we have not finalized final details on who would be involved in the beta at this point. That is the official word from Activision …

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Elite now available to pre-order

By Gavin Mannion
August 3, 2007 - 18 years ago

All the questions of when or if we are going to get the Xbox 360 Elite have been answered… The Elite is now available to pre-order from Kalahari.net for R4579.95 and it will be arriving in August 2007. Wait that would be right now. So why do we need to pre-order if it’s available? Luckily BT Games has a release …

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Some upskirt action in the PS3's Hot Shots Golf 5!

By feo
August 3, 2007 - 18 years ago

When we think of golf games, we all think: nice, clean fun that can be enjoyed by the whole family…well, not anymore! 🙂 Seems the developers of this game made the skirts too short and the breeze too strong, if you know what I’m saying. 😉 Cover the kids eyes when watching the video. 🙂 Source: destructoid

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65nm XBox 360 chips "may curb heat problems"

By feo
August 3, 2007 - 18 years ago

Well I was seriously hoping for something more concrete than “it may curb heat problems”. We all know the 65nm process chips have been in production for a while now and will be found in all new 360 units in the near future. The next step, after 65nm hits the market, is a 45nm process that will further reduce costs …

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Latest Japanese Hardware Chart – End of July 07

By Gavin Mannion
August 3, 2007 - 18 years ago

The latest sales reports are in from Japan and one thing has changed considerably… Wii – 77,169 (Down 9000)PS3 – 28,829 (Up 16000)360 – 3,872  (Up 1200) Can you spot the change :), it looks like the PS3 might finally be taking off in Japan… This sudden leap in sales can be attributed to the release of Hot Shots Golf …

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Take-Two Execs Explain GTA IV Delay

By Gavin Mannion
August 3, 2007 - 18 years ago

  As you have heard by now GTA IV has been delayed until Q2 2008… The execs over Take-Two have been attempting to explain this delay to the restless mob by way of a conference call… The reason it was pushed back is almost strictly technological problems… not problems, but challenges And when asked which consoles fault this was I …

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PES 2008 screenshots leaked

By Gavin Mannion
August 2, 2007 - 18 years ago

The above screenshot is rumoured to be from the Xbox 360 build of the PES 2008.  If this is a true screenshot then PES have really come to the party in the graphical department this time, after years of lagging behind FIFA it may well be equal to FIFA in graphics this time around… Follow the link for many more …

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rAge 360 LAN Book your spot now…

By Gavin Mannion
August 2, 2007 - 18 years ago

Bookings are now open for the 360 LAN that will be held at rAge this year.  The tickets cost R230 and include access to the LAN area and the expo for all 3 days. The 360 LAN is being organised by the kind people over at www.thexboxlounge.co.za, koldFUSiON has managed to get an allocation of 60 seats, so space is very …

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How to swap out your PS3 HDD for something bigger

By feo
August 2, 2007 - 18 years ago

Ever wonder if it was possible to replace the hard drive in your PS3 with something a bit more beefy? Well the short answer is…yes! 😀 It’s actually pretty simple. First step is to back up, you need to temporarily transfer all  your existing stuff from the PS3 hard drive onto an external USB HDD. Use the PS3’s “Save Data …

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Call of Duty 4 public beta coming this month – bad news

By Gavin Mannion
August 2, 2007 - 18 years ago

So the much publicised Call of Duty 4 public beta is coming this month but it’s not good news for everyone. The public beta is only going to be available to Xbxo 360 users so all the PS3 people are just going to have to wait. The bad news doesn’t stop there though. The COD4 public beta is restricted to the US only. If …

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Rumbling SIXAXIS at developers

By Gavin Mannion
August 2, 2007 - 18 years ago

Straight from Innerbits.com We can confirm that prototypes of the new rumble-enabled controllers have made their way to various Sony developers There you go, they are coming but are still most probably a way away… We are expecting an official announcement at Leipzig this year, I have been saying from the beginning that I would wait until the PS3 rumbles …

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New XBox 360 Elites to have better cooling

By feo
August 2, 2007 - 18 years ago

Ever since the launch of the XBox 360 there’s been a steady stream of people that have suffered the dreaded RROD. Microsoft recently admitted that all their consoles are defective and are prone to overheating at any time. Seems like they’re finally getting their act together and equipping all retail XBox 360 Elites with 2 heatsinks rather than one, which …

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