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http://www.gamesradar.com/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=38489&subsectionid=2504 NGC has confirmed or at least pretty sure that TP will be released on the gamecube, but will take full advantage of the revolution controller... The delay was supposidly to add the new features. They also said the UK rev launch will be late 2006. Yay

Leaks that's what... IGN has had a few leaks, and so I would expect NGC to have some. Besides remember NGC reporting that capcom would release Resi Evil DS, but most believed it was fake? Well it wasn't and this was a month or so before any site :p.

The first pic is of a creature from an XNA demo, I believe... So fake, since this is Microsofts technolagy.

My cousin is in this 'Space Caddettes'... Andrid is her name. I hate her more than you could ever imagine. She is a horrible, HORRIBLE person. She was especially mean to my half sister. Oh well.

I'm getting a 360, and I thought I'd take a look at the game reviews. However, I was not impressed by the number of times the reviewers said you would need a HD-TV to see the best of the next-gen. Honestly, if that is true, than Microsoft should be shot, because the true cost of the 360 isn't £280, but £1780. I think with this new era of tv's it is still unfair to back gamers into a courber and force them to buy a new TV, much like charging for online play. Living in the UK, HD-TV has only just hit stores, and is hugely expensive. My money is already limited investing in the 360 and a heap of DS games, I can't afford a new TV. But I'm being punished! Microsofts choice to include HD, has not given gamers a fair choice, but is telling you to get HD, or get out. This, in my oppinion, is unfair and if a console was truly next gen, it would look next-generation on all tv's, not just the flashy new ones. But I'm still getting a 360 come launch day, but it certianly isn't for the output, it's for the games. Now, looking at this perhaps Nintendo are right. Yes HD has taken of in the USA and Canada, but that is one combined market. Us Europeans are behing with everything (I'll admit it) and alienating one market is not wise. This is why I think Nintendo were wise to stay away from HDTV... Games should look good all the time, and not supporting HD tells developers to stop focusing on high definition, and just start creating great games for us poorer people, who happen to be in the majority. Besides I think I'd much rather pay for more games, than a TV. Also how many HD-TV's can you afford? I can't afford one, but if I did have one then other people certianly wouldn't allow me just to play games on the system... A new TV would be used as the main TV, and like it or not, games aren't that main stream yet. Maybe I'm being petty, maybe not, but I don't want to buy a new TV just yet... Especially when games are the only thing that uses them ATM. What do you lot think?

Yeah the sims 2 is a great game. A bit too simalerto the sims 1 for my taste, but I suppose the updated graphics and aging feature are great.

OK I take vack my arguement about that I suppose... But then again charging £90 for an unfinished version of windows is a bit unfair, compared to adding £10 to an N64 in Germany...

The online thing.. I'll admit xbox live was great, but in the end only 10% of xbox owners had it, yet it felt like everyone had it. I mean admit it the xbox was pretty boring without online play. I was ready to sell my console before I had live, but £40 was easier for me to pay than £1000 for a second TV. @Rolf... The reason we play consoles is so we don't have to bother with updating our system. I mean it's fine and dandy on the PC, but on a console you should be able to get the fullest out of the system. @Nfanboy, you are joking? I mean I've never really felt ripped of by Nintendo. They price their systems pretty low and having a lack of online play never bothered me. Sony showed if you try a half assed attempt at online, there is no point in bothering. Besides you are talking about Microsoft... A company that was sued by the EU for ripping of European customers over there OS. A company that releases uncomplete versions of windows leaving you open to viruses, trojans and hackers... Yeah good example. @Raven. I do agree with you. The main point I was trying to make is why in the world would you want a new TV, when you could have 10 great games instead.

I'm sorry but all you have to do is read reviews to see us non-HD owners are not being catered for... I mean look at this from gamespot... And that's the rub: "...if you have a good HDTV." Playing NBA 2K6 on a standard-definition television results in a game that is difficult to distinguish from the regular Xbox version. You can make out some of the cloth details as players move around, and the replays certainly look better, with player models that are obviously more detailed. But at the default camera angle, player models are noticeably fuzzier and less detailed. Even the court itself doesn't look so great, with ugly jaggies on the painted lines. The point is that you need an HDTV to fully appreciate NBA 2K6 on the Xbox 360, especially because the gameplay mechanics are so similar. Sure, there's the addition of a defensive crouch button (L trigger on defense), and there have been some refinements made to the shot stick and isomotion. However, the game is largely the same. If you're stuck with a standard-definition television, then you might as well pay less and enjoy the game on your Xbox or PlayStation 2 if you own one of those consoles.

But Melee didn't come out at the gamecubes launch, it came out after, so it's no big problem. Besides if they launch with too many great titles I wont be able to get them all

After looking at the Kameo scores I'm just a little bit worried about how Perfect Dark Zero will turn out. I mean that is the game most people are hoping to buy (including me) and I havn't really thought about another launch game to purchase.

It is made Pablo... His site is on the video at the end.

Agreed. It's bloody freezing.

Well the thing with saying that blogs shouldn't bother with news is, in my oppinion, not right. Using that logic any other site that posts news (including revo-europe) would not be needed since the bigger sites would have it first. After spending way to much time on revo-europe and the like, I can tell you I get the same amount of news from this site (and other smaller sites) than I do the two big one's.

The only reason I ever liked star wars was because of Darth Vader... I mean let's be honest here, luke can get pretty annoying, and don't get my started on all the love storys... Especially the incest in the original trilogy... Kissing like that is still very mild incest! But Everyone indured episodes I and II so they could see Darth! Then the twist and line that has become amazingly populer 'Luke I am your father'. Sure everyone knows about that now, but back when it was released no one saw it coming... It was the sixth sense of it's day in terms of the twist.

Well it seems to be back up now. As for SG, I agree he (aming other so-called insiders) give bloggers a bad name. Like I said this guy obviasly has a couple of problems. Anyone who calls themselves the king of gamers needs to have some form of reality check. I suggest a spade to te head... Who agrees?

Shocking how the guys who brought you such innovasion like this; Unreal Unreal II: The Awakening Unreal Tournament Unreal Tournament 2003 Unreal Tournament 2004 Unreal Tournament 2007 Unreal Championship Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict Would reject something like the revolution...

I remember when channel 4 had the FG licence. Worst thing ever, they did their typical thing of putting it on at 11pm and the moving it later and later into the night, until it dissapeared. I hope it doesn't turn out like that on BBC 2.

I'd love to see an indy games download system... Oh well it proberbly won't happen.

Well Nintendo said they wanted to be more mature (made by Arkion at Moz La Punk)

Yes I lack that popularity edge... Oh well, like Isaid before this is great because of how mainstream Time magazine is.

Sorry if this has been posted, only just came across this on another board. But anyway at least the controller is getting some mainstream attention... I mean second after a plane. Time magazine

The dreamcast is an amazing console. But don't try to think of it as another gamecube or ps2, it's much more niche than that. I mean the 2D stuff far outways the 3D stuff on the dreamcast... Apart from powerstone. But i say get it... Now!

I know my last Halo topic annoyed you, but bare with me this is official news from team xbox Universal Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox announced today that triple-Academy Award winners Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as the executive producers of HALO, the upcoming feature film based on Microsoft’s phenomenally popular video game from Bungie Studios. Jackson and Walsh will provide creative counsel on all aspects of the film via their WingNut Films banner, and Jackson’s award-winning companies Weta Digital Ltd. and Weta Workshop Ltd. will provide creatures, miniatures and visual effects for the production. The HALO agreement marks the first time that Jackson and Walsh have performed these services on a major studio film that Jackson is not directing. Mary Parent and Scott Stuber will produce HALO with Peter Schlessel. After Fox, led by President Hutch Parker and Universal, led by Production President Donna Langley, acquired the feature film rights to HALO, the studios worked in conjunction with Schlessel in reaching out to a number of producers who auditioned for Microsoft/Bungie. The film is currently targeted for a Summer 2007 worldwide release. Universal will handle domestic distribution of the film, and Fox will handle the international release. This unique alliance among Fox, Universal, Microsoft, and Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh promises a step forward in motion picture production. HALO will benefit from the experience and resources of the film studios, from Bungie Studios’ groundbreaking vision, and from Jackson and Walsh’s creative sensibilities and expertise in both traditional filmmaking and the world of emerging digital technologies. HALO will be shot in its entirety in Wellington, New Zealand and will make use of the full range of Jackson’s state-of-the-art production and post-production facilities, including Weta Digital Ltd., Weta Workshop Ltd., Stone Street Studios and Park Road Post. “As a gaming fan, I’m excited to bring HALO's premise, action and settings to the screen with all the specificity and reality today’s technology can provide,†said Jackson. “Fran and I are intrigued by the unique challenges this project offers, and we’re delighted to be working again with our friends at Universal, and with our new ones at Fox and Microsoft. I’m a huge fan of the game and look forward to helping it come alive on the cinema screen.†Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos, Co-Chairmen of Fox Filmed Entertainment remarked, “HALO, Peter Jackson & Fran Walsh, Fox, Universal and Microsoft. That is one hell of a starting five, and we can't wait to play.†“I couldn’t be more pleased, or proud, to continue our relationship with Peter and Fran on this film,†said Stacey Snider, Chairman of Universal Pictures. “There are no filmmakers who better understand the delicate balance between technology and drama, and how the best use of today’s astonishing digital tools is in the service of not only spectacle but also a solid story. We are confident that the HALO feature film can be most fully realized under the creative direction of Peter, Fran and Weta.†“Peter Jackson is one of Hollywood’s most exciting innovators, and our partnership with him will greatly broaden the appeal of the HALO franchise,†said Bill Gates, Microsoft’s Chairman and Chief Software Architect. “We’re confident he’ll create an epic that not only thrills existing HALO fans, but also introduces millions of moviegoers around the world to this amazing saga.†Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh (each a winner of three Academy Awards® for their work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy) are currently in post-production on Universal Pictures’ dramatic adventure King Kong, in which Jackson brings his sweeping cinematic vision to the iconic story of the gigantic ape captured in the wild and brought to civilization where he meets his tragic fate. Jackson assumes directing, producing and co-screenwriting duties on King Kong and surrounds himself with a list of superlative filmmaking and acting talents. Jackson re-teams with longtime collaborators Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, co-writing the screenplay with three-time Oscar ®-winning partner Walsh and their The Lord of the Rings co-writer, Academy Award® winner Boyens. Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh and Jackson are producing the film under their WingNut Films banner for a worldwide December 14, 2005 release. Acclaimed screenwriter (28 Days Later) and novelist (The Beach) Alex Garland wrote the original feature film adaptation of HALO, and a director will be announced shortly. Donna Langley, President of Production, Universal Pictures and Hutch Parker, President of Twentieth Century Fox, will oversee the production for their respective studios along with Microsoft. Bungie Studios (a division of Microsoft) created the international award-winning “Halo†in 2001, and the resulting franchise is supported by a rabid fanbase around the globe. “Halo†and its 2004 follow-up “Halo 2†have sold a combined 13.8 million copies worldwide and grossed more then $600 million (U.S.). Last November, “Halo 2†shattered records with $125 million in first-day sales. Source: team xbox Personally I'm very happy with this news!

Knowing me I'g get all three eventually. But I am getting a 360 at launch and planning to buy a revolution at launch. The playstation 3 will proberbly have to wait though.