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Microsoft confirms that its next-gen console will play many games for its current-gen console, including Halo, Ninja Gaiden, KOTOR, Fable, GTA, and more.
Got an extra $3,500? If so, you can sport the Master Chief's MJOLNIR suit this Halloween.
Tsquared signs for $250k, Final Boss signs for $1 million in deal with Major League Gaming; three-year contracts largest in pro-gaming history.
[UPDATE] This week: Halo 2 trailer rumors, the Killzone non-delay, and Age of Empires 3.
Now-independent studio tells Develop magazine its dev teams are "running full-speed" on new projects, as planned.
[UPDATE] New, briefly withdrawn patch supports most current-gen Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon, and Rainbow Six games.
Public beta test of anticipated shooter's online multiplayer to launch next year; new Halo 2 maps, new TV spot also en route.
Subscriptions via dashboard priced, confirmed; long-term prices stay steady, one-month subscriptions rise.
Industry standard's annual tally for console software and hardware sales sees a less than 1 percent decline compared with 2003. San Andreas declared the year's top game.
Microsoft's biggest Xbox release for 2004 has been leaked to the Internet; surfaces on file-sharing sites. Company stands by official November 9 release date.
Also this week: Brothers in Arms 2, next-gen Pro Evolution Soccer, and the Metroid ilovebees.com parodies.
More episodes of Rooster Teeth's Halo machinima now available on XBLM; first five episodes of season one cost 80 Microsoft points each ($1).
Auto-update balances weapons and fixes cheats and bugs; automatic update available for download April 18.
This week: Konami buys Capcom, the stillborn Metallica game, and Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks roughs up the PSP.
Bungie's sci-fi shooter garners four nominations, while Splinter Cell 3, God of War, Half-Life 2, and Jade Empire tally three nods each.
JoyRide Studios shows off prototypes, original Halo toys due later this year.
"Fight the Flood" T-shirts on sale now; all proceeds go to help victims of Hurricane Katrina; SOE also asks for EQII players to donate.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer quotes Microsoft's Peter Moore as saying the game shipped 2.38 million units in a single day.
Xbox 360 dashboard decoration features "never-before-seen scenes" from the Halo games; file available for 150 Marketplace points ($1.87).
GTA: San Andreas, Halo 2, and Half-Life 2 lead pack with five nominations each; Snoop Dogg, SUM 41, and Ludacris to perform live.








