weekly gaming news

[Nitrous]

meh dunno why I thought of that thread title but maybe this could be the start of somthin good, who knows. If it is then a sticky could be of help Anubis lol

Lets kick things off with this:
Sonic: Yes it looks as if Sega havn't given up on the little blue guy just yet.
http://www.sega-europe.com/en/News_Story/322.htm < offical link

meh only reason I want to the site was coz I might buy Sonic Mega Collection for the Xbox or PS2 somtime soon.... Sonic was a classic for me and the first games I ever played

oh I also have it on good word that HL2 WILL make the cut 2 the current Xbox...
Woot!

[Laguna Loire]

Heh, cool news mate...

Let's see...Well, this is for Halo 2 fans, although mainly for those who play it on X-Box Live; there will be an expansion pack for Halo 2 being released sometime for the UK on 28 June. It'll probably be released earlier in the US...This pack will contain nine new multiplayer maps and some behind-the-scenes footage about Halo 2 from the guys at Bungie. It should be priced at £14.99...

---

If you're a fan of Project Gotham Racing, Halo or Fable, then that's all the more reason to buy the X-Box 2 when it's released! It has been confirmed that Halo 3, a sequel to Fable and Project Gotham Racing 3 will be released on the X-Box 2. Aparently, Forza Motorsport and Jade Empire will also be released on the X-Box 2, even though neither of them have not yet been released on the X-Box 1...
---

I'll try and dig up some more news later I guess...

[Nitrous]

Nice one LS... sounds about right that coz I had the same info but forgopt to post it... never mind I got somthin to hit back at ya with lol

Two versions of Xbox 360 at launch!
[20/04/05 12:10]

And the basic incarnation of the console apparently won't be backwards compatible The latest word on Xbox 360 is that - as previously reported - there will be different versions of the machine available at launch.

As well as the standard console, an additional $100 will bag you a hard drive (which is said to fit into a port near the top of the machine), WebTV and, intriguingly, backwards compatibility - meaning that the basic Xbox 360 won't be able to play current-gen Xbox games.

It's being reported that graphics company nVidia still owns patents on some of the original Xbox components, meaning that Microsoft has to pay royalties in order to implement backwards compatibility in Xbox 360. The $100 add-on is, in part, supposedly designed to offset the additional costs of allowing Xbox 360s to play Xbox titles.

As for the WebTV element, this will provide internet and email access via your TV, as well as streamed music and video channels.

oh and don't forget, MTV shows behind the scenes stuff about the Xbox 2 on Thursday 12th May at night for the US and Friday the 13th May at 8pm for the UK...

[cHilli]

Stuck, and for everyone else..

This Thread is information based only, please do not reply with comments, simply news only, thanks.

[DayleJ]

Need For Speed: Most Wanted will be released 1st November 2005.

Here is a little Review:
Need for Speed Most Wanted delivers a unique, fast-paced and gripping ride in the racing genre as players build up their Rap Sheet and street cred to move their way up the Black List to become the most wanted racer on the streets. Players will go head-to-head with the top drivers on the scene as well as strategically evade more than half dozen cops at any one time. Add in a dynamic open world, new gameplay and customization as well as tuners, supercars, muscles and sports cars and Need for Speed Most Wanted will be on every gamer's "must-have" list.

Info is just a little scarse at the moment.

[TK 421]

HALF LIFE 2-xbox
little info:
the new game being made for xbox will cope so dont worry bout making a fuss about the new xenon. the textures and other features will not be as high with an exception to the lighting and shadowing effects having been upped because of the GPU or something like that in the xbox.

xbox:
ppl not wanting to get the xenon/xbox 360/xbox 2 rehjoice as more games are going to be realeased later after the xbox2 comes out so dont fret!!! i did at first!!! and no, there will be no expansion pack for halo2. if u saw that in the OXM it was an april fools joke. they mention it in the latest one

[Antownee]

confirmed Xbox 360

[TK 421]

xbox 360-
the xbox 360 name has been confirmed. it has also been confirmed (and thankfully and very much welcome) that it will be backwards compatible with xbox games.

[Nitrous]

Not really gaming news but more thread news. Consoles from Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft have all been shown of at E3... The consoles designs from Nintendo and Sony might not be final but the Xbox 360 images we have already seen is and will be out before chrimbo...

PS3 Info direct press news from E3
http://www.cheatingdome.com/forums/s...ewpost&t=19925

Nintendo Revolution news from E3...
http://www.cheatingdome.com/forums/s...ewpost&t=19926

And well there isn't anythin really new on the Xbox 360 but we do have a few threads on it which could be sorted out and combined for 1 sticked info thread.

[cHilli]

Nintendo will release a new Gameboy this autumn

''Pocket gaming

In an attempt to grab some of the media attention surrounding Microsoft and Sony's new consoles, Nintendo talked up its accomplishments in the world of gaming.

In a event packed with fans at the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, the Japanese games giant emphasised how it "owned the portable gaming space".

Nintendo GameBoy console
The new GameBoy will fit in the tightest jeans, Nintendo promises
Nintendo surprised many by unveiling a new version of its best-selling GameBoy, called the GameBoy Micro, due to go on sale in the autumn.

The tiny game player is just slightly bigger than an iPod Mini, but two-thirds the weight.

"No matter how tight your jeans are, the GameBoy Micro will fit in them," said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing. ''

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image..._micro203_.jpg

[Nitrous]

http://www.cheatingdome.com/forums/s...964#post236964
Just a little info about when the new nintendo console is out for anyone intrested not much more news avalible to me until at least friday now....

[Vipershark]

I'm not sure if this is true or not but it has been said that the Halo 2 expansion will come with Xbox 360 here in america.

[Nitrous]

^ Not true, the Halo 2 expansion is out this week in the UK and we get games after both the US and Japan and as the expansion is basicaly just 10 multiplayer maps that can be taken online via Xbox live I wont be bothering to get it.

Other news this week: Part 1
The PS3 will NOT have a built in Hard Drive like the Xbox 360 but there will be an exsternal hardrive which will be 80G in size designed to make full use of PS3's Media software. The cost of this HD is un known as yet...

Other news this week: Part 2:
Lara Croft is back and is now under the wing of the orginal developers hoping to put the game back on the map.. YAY

Other news this week: Part 3
The Matrix Path of Neo is out in November on all major current gen consoles! It's got elements from all 3 movies with a tweaked ending due to the rather rubbish ending of the 3rd film. Oh and this time we get to play as Neo! (No you tool not our c/d admin)

[TK 421]

xbox 360 halo3-
good ol' billy coming up with sly little rat tricks. well little ol' bill gates has decided to kick sony up the bum by realeasing halo3 the day the ps3 is realeased(october 2006). hehe perfect.

QUAKE-

just a little bit of info but is now going to be called ' QUAKE PHWOAR' or someone has just had a seizure on the keyboard

[Nitrous]

Small bit of info... not a lot coming out from my soucres at the moment, it's summer so everything slows down until Septemeber but Grazy Frog is being made into some sort of racing video game Oo Out in November, yea I know sad isn't it lol