Xbox 360News for - May 9, 2008
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  Why the Xbox 360 will win the console war (via Cnet) - Lately, there has been a considerable amount of discussion on which console will win this generation's war. Will it be the Wii with its established base and strong sales? Will it be the Xbox 360 with its steady growth? Or will it be the Playstation 3 with its strong sales over the past few months? Xbox 360 The Xbox 360 will take the day If you ask me, it'll be the Xbox 360. | |
 Call of Duty 5 in 2009 (via 360 Monster) - A new Call of Duty is on the way, Activision have confirmed. Call of Duty 5 will be set in a new military theatre with releases on the PS3, Xbox 360 and this time a Wii version as well. The news arrived after a conference where Activision discussed its latest financial results. | |
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 Jasper 65nm GPU in Production (via Daily Tech) - The original design of the Xbox 360 would frequently fall to the “Red Ring of Death” failure, which Microsoft terms as the three flashing red lights. While improvements in cooling and a CPU die shrink to 65nm in the Falcon revision have surely improved the situation, the problematic GPU still sits with its 90nm process. | |
 Gore Verbinski to direct 'Bioshock' movie (via GamesIndustry.biz) -- Take-Two and Universal have signed a deal that will bring 'Bioshock' to the film screen. The director of the three Pirates of the Caribbean films, as well as The Ring, has been tapped to direct. | |
 Codemasters Secures Formula One Gaming License (via Gaming Today) - Codemasters has secured the exclusive video game rights to Formula One in a worldwide licensing agreement with Formula One Administration Ltd. In turn, the developer/publisher will create a new generation of the multi-million selling Formula One game franchise across multiple consoles, handhelds and PC. | |
 Doom 4 announced by id (via Arts Technica) - id Software is not only working on the next entry to the Doom series, they're also recruiting new talent to produce it. Not much was actually stated about the sequel to id's 2004 hit, Doom 3, aside from the fact that the company's Powers That Be consider the franchise to be worthy of only top programming talent. | |
 THQ and Marvel enter an agreement to make video games based on Marvel's Super Hero Squad (via QJ) - Marvel might have a shaky start this year due to their falling out with Electronic Arts on the Marvel fighting game franchise, but things are definitely looking up now. The company has just signed a partnership with THQ to bring Marvel's Super Hero Squad to consoles. Video games based on the squad will soon invade next-gen consoles, handhelds, and the PC in fall of 2009. | |
 GRID on the Marketplace (via Major Nelson) - It's time to get on the GRID as this superb demo showcases racing in the three regions playable in the full game; Europe Touring Cars at Jarama Circuit, U.S Muscle cars at San Francisco and Japanese Drift Racing at Yokohama Docks. Compete online in the European and U.S races and check out the time trial competitions for the chance to win a car and other ace prizes. | |
 News: Fight Night Round 4 brings Mike Tyson to 360 (via OXM) -- EA announces sequel to popular boxing sim and reveals the ear-chomping pugilist will make the cut. EA has announced Fight Night Round 4 and also confirmed that Mike Tyson will be a playable boxer this time round.Click here to read the full article | |
 Bizarre finished with PGR4 content (via Computer And Video Games) - Liverpool-based developer Bizarre Creations has finished all work on Project Gotham Racing 4 and won't be working on any further downloadable content packs. When asked about what might be in a future update from the team, community man Ben Ward explained: "I'm afraid Bizarre Creations won't be adding anything more to PGR4 in the future. | |
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GTA 4 - Imitating real life urban struggles (via msn) -- Interesting article that talks about how GTA4 displays some real world violent crime issues. | |