The Xbox 360 hasn't really been the greatest hit in the Japanese market, constantly losing out to the Japanese Nintendo Wii and Paystation 3. However, things seem to be taking a turn for the better with the release of the new "slim" Xbox 360. In the last week over 17,370 units have been sold, almost an 800% increase of the week before, and over 15,000 of those sales were the new model. The cons... more.

Sony have released a new Gameplay trailer for the upcoming game "inFAMOUS 2". There's not a lot to say except that it looks like more of everything you loved in the first game and that it looks sweeeeeeeet! Enjoy! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ttv7JQGHeI[/youtube]... more.

Since the official reveal of the new Xbox 360 slim little over an hour ago, a lot of information has been gathered that will make a few things clear before you jump the gun and make any assumptions. To mae things easier we've compiled a list of bullet points and will add to them as we gain information... The new Xbox will be released later this week in North America at a price of $299. The con... more.

Just 24 hours before their E3 conference in LA, Microsoft have revealed the official retail name for Project NATAL which is still set for a huge part at the conference. Of course, the new Kinect is much different to the previousy rumoured "Wave" so perheps that's the upcoming name for something else on the Xbox 360's horizon? Additionally, a new advert for the Xbox 360, which looks 100% real, h... more.

Sometimes change is a good thing, and it's not unusual for a console to change it's natural image halfway through it's cycle. This time, recent images have shown that the banner over the top of Xbox 360 games will undergo a small change. The Xbox 360 isn't the only console this gen to do this, the Playstation 3 also changed it's banner recently moving from the left hand side reading "Playstatio... more.

It's rare for Activision to release less than 2 Guitar Hero games in a single year and just when 2010 was looking like the exception, they've released a new trailer for yet another game... Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht7Jn55kzUI[/youtube] Although the trailer is rather lacking in details the game is said to have over 500 songs with over 90 on disc, ... more.

A recent finding from a trusted source has reported that the upcoming Project NATAL for Xbox 360 will hold a $149 price tag when it's released this holiday season. The source reported this through EDGE Online this morning along with other rumours of a NATAL and Arcade console bundle retailing at $299. These prices convert to £103 and £207 respectively in the UK. Of course, these prices show t... more.

After the recent success of Assassin's Creed 2, which has sold 9 million copies in the little time it's been available, it's no suprise that fans are dying to play the recently announced Assassin's Creed Brotherhood prior to it's Holiday 2010 release. Fortunately, Ubisoft have announced that there will be a pre-release beta of the game's multiplayer side. No details have been released yet but f... more.

As all Xbox 360 owners will know, the flagship colour of the accesories and consoles has always been white, except the Elites which are black for the "elite" effect. This is one big reason why it was such a suprise to see that NATAL was constantly being shown in black to match the Elite console, despite that now being the main choice of buyers. However, it seems now that the Project NATAL camer... more.

To celebrate the launch of Steam on Mac, Steam are giving away Portal to all of their users, both current and new. The offer lasts until May 24th and is available on both PC and Mac. The hit game from Valve is also available as part of The Orange Box and has been a huge hit with fans since it's realease. With Portal 2 announced this is also a great time to get to grips with the game, enjoy the ... more.

In recent months EA, among other publishers, have tried their best to combat the pre-owned games market and bring in as much money for themselves as possible. Now EA have taken another step in doing so with the announcement of their "Online Pass" for their sports games. The concept is simple - every new game comes with a code which must be used to access certain features of the game. Without th... more.

Since the initial launch of the Nintendo DS back in 2004, it was always expected to sell well, despite the criticism on the radical new design. However, what nobody ever expected was it to become the best handheld console of all time selling over 129 million units to date, well ahead of it's predecessor in both company and crown holder, the Game Boy at 118 million. This news however is only a s... more.

Today, April 14th 2010, marks the final day you will ever be able to use Xbox Live on an original Xbox. Launched in 2002, shortly after the Xbox itself, Xbox Live marked a starting point for mainstream online gaming, pushing it's rival Sony to also adopt the feature and in turn launch a huge competition throughout the next generation. Proving very popular amongst gamers, finally it was easily pos... more.

After last week's accidental publishing of an Xbox 360 dashboard tab that confirmed Gears of War 3 for April 2011, we all knew that the third installement of the series was due. However, despite the Xbox 360 gamers everywhere talking about the game, Cliff Blezinski still continued to officially announce the game on the Jimmy Fallon show, just in cas Microsoft's confirmation wasn't quite enough. A... more.

When you've been a band since the late 80's and have 8 albums to choose from, choosing a select few of those to feature in your own video game can be a little tough. Luckily, Green Day had EA and Harmonix to help and finally the complete setlist for Green Day Rock Band has been announced. Directly from EA themselves... Dookie (1994) “Burnout” “She” “Having a Blast” “Sassafrass Roo... more.

Back in 2009, Microsoft may have said that the Xbox 360 250GB Hard Drive would only be available when you buy a special edition "Super Elite" like the hugely popular Modern Warfare 2 one or the more recent Final Fantasy XII bundle. Now it seems they've either changed their mind or were lying the whole time. Rumours have be floating around for a considerable amount of time now that the HDD would b... more.