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And the winner is…

Last weekend’s Gears of War 2 Zune 120 contest is over, and after conferring with the winner, I can report that Chad Smith of Vancouver, British Columbia has won. I’ll be sending Chad the Zune device this week and, if last weekend was any indication, he will continue owning me at Gears 2 mulitiplayer...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-12-2008
Play me in Gears of War 2 and win a free Zune!

From my Win a Gears of War 2 Zune 120 Special Edition page: In celebration of the release of Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has provided me with a free Zune 120 Gears of War Special Edition-- a $279 value --to give away! And this give-away is going to be a little different: I'll be playing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-06-2008
Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360? Nope

I can't believe I still get emails about this. :) This week, rumors popped up again that Microsoft was working on a $100-$150 Blu-Ray add-on drive for the Xbox 360. And once again, the rumors are untrue. Here's the official statement. "As we've said before, Microsoft has no plans to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-09-2008
Is 360's Red Ring of Death finally fixed? Actually, probably not

I’ll believe it when I (don’t) see it, but CVG reports that Microsoft may have finally fixed its endemic Red Ring of Death (RROD) problems. Hey, the console’s only been out for three years. New Xbox 360 models have been spotted using upgraded components, said to make the infamous Red Ring of Death a...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-02-2008
Gears of War 2-themed Zune 120

Cesar Menendez over at the Zune Insider took some pictures of the Gears of War 2-themed Zune 120 . Which goes to show you: Microsoft continues to cross-market the Xbox 360 and Zune products even while the two don’t interoperate in any meaningful way. Which is a shame. It’s a cool-looking Zune though...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-01-2008
Slimmer Xbox 360 spied in the wild? Sorry, but no

So I was amused to see an Engadget story today about what appears to be a slimmer new Xbox 360 in the background of a photo I took of a Microsoft Arc Mouse . (I was actually just trying to show how small the mouse was, but whatever.) Anyways, here it is... We received an interesting tip that we thought...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-25-2008
Xbox 360 defects: an inside history of Microsoft’s video game console woes

VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi (author of The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft’s Next-Generation Video Game Console) tells the behind-the-scenes story of a now-familiar tale of woe : This is the unauthorized tale of how Microsoft lost its chance to become the leader in the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-07-2008
Microsoft Slashes 360 Prices in U.S.

EDGE confirms long-standing rumors of a US price cut for the Xbox 360 , and none too soon: Microsoft on Wednesday confirmed rumors of an early September Xbox 360 price cut in the U.S. The new prices take effect September 5. The baseline Xbox 360 will drop from $279 to $199; Xbox 360 Pro 60GB will drop...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-03-2008
PlayStation 3 may never turn a profit, developer says

It looks like Sony really did steal from the Microsoft play book on this one. More specifically, it's unlikely that Sony will ever turn a profit on the PlayStation 3 , unless they're able to drag the lifecycle of the device out to 10 years: Acclaim boss David Perry has said that Sony will not...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-20-2008
Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan

With all the bad news swirling around the Xbox 360 these days, I'm happy to link to something positive for a change. Even if it is unbelievably temporary and because of a game I've never even heard of: Microsoft's Xbox 360 beat Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-18-2008

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