Sony sets date for Blu-ray launch (ElectricNews.Net)

The battle for the next generation of DVD has stepped up a notch, with Sony finally setting a date for the roll out of its Blu-ray format.

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Recovering From the Xbox 360’s Big Mistakes (Slashdot)

Two pieces up in the media right now talking about problems with the Xbox 360. Games.net has an overdramatically title piece, Five Ways to Save the Xbox 360. The article lays out ways in which Microsoft should revamp the console and its games in order to truly dominate the next-gen war. Meanwhile, a 1up editorial asks the question Is the Xbox 360 Hurting the Games Industry? The article looks at

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tech.life@play | White-knuckle intensity (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

If stately games like Solitaire, Sudoku or Myst are your preferred style of play, it’s probably best to skip ahead to the crossword puzzle now. The word of the day, you see, is intensity. In today’s column, I’ll be taking a look at two of the most heart-pounding, fast-action games to come along this year. So buckle up, and please keep your hands firmly on the newspaper at all times.

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BLACK not compatible with Xbox 360 (Geek.com)

The latest FPS title from Microsoft-owned Criterion Studios is getting good reviews across the board for Xbox and PS2. The game, called BLACK, has had much speculation, however, as to whether the Xbox version will run on an Xbox 360.

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Rainbow Six for Xbox 360? ( News ) (EuroGamer)

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Rainbow Six for Xbox 360? ( News ) (EuroGamer)

A new countdown clock has appeared on the US Rainbow Six website - but just what is it counting down to? Well, we reckon we’ve worked it out, since the clock started counting down at 360 hours. What’s more, it will reach zero hour on March 6th, 2006 - that’s written as 3/6/06 in American.

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EA lowers prices for next-gen games (Ars Technica)

Publishing giant Electronic Arts is set to reduce prices on some of its new Xbox 360 games. Could this be the start of a price war?

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Ars Technica - Game publisher Electronic Arts is reducing the price of some of their next-generation games, revealing today that EA will debut its The Godfather and Black games at US$39.95, a 20 percent discount on previous debut prices. “[US]$39 is resonating with …

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