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It's Microsoft. They're at it again. Remember that "big Fable 2 announcement" that was promised for this week? Well, it looks like we're going to have to wait a bit longer to find out what it is. Not too long mind you. "The big bods over in Redmond decided that...

Well, technically. Mind you not everyone's gonna get their mitts on it quite yet. Those who signed up for receiving the New Xbox Experience a day or two earlier are now able to download it. An update on Major Nelson says "No more 'a few here and a few there' We decided to just add the whole bunch of ya'. Have fun. It may take a few hours as we go through and add everyone to the list." Gamers who haven't signed up will have to wait.

As astonishing as it sounds, Microsoft never actually had an online store before. They decided it's high time to remedy that. Microsoft's new online store offers a variety of the company's products, so if you ever head your heart set on spending cash on MS stuff, now's your chance...

The official word from MS and Epic is that the highly anticipated X360-exclusive shooter Gears of War 2 is available for purchase. The Standard Edition will cost you $59.99, whereas the Limited Edition carries the price of $69.99. The Limited Edition, by the way, features a hardbound book titled “Beneath the Surface: An Inside Look at ‘Gears of War 2,’” and a bonus DVD containing the making-of documentary... Hm, I'll bet they threw footage of CliffyB taking a shower.

After announcing Xbox 360 price cuts in the US and all over Europe, it appears Microsoft has not intention of lowering the price of their gaming system any further. At least not some time soon. "I'm not dropping the price for many many years in the future, I would suspect," says MS UK head of gaming and entertainment Stephen McGill...

According to a report posted at EuroGamer, the PS3 shifted 2.43 million units worldwide for the three months ending September 30, which is reportedly nearly twice as much sold consoles during the same time last year. Sony now leads against MS sales wise, since the Xbox 360 shifted 2...

Good morning, children. I was rather intrigued with yesterday's news about MS India putting a stop to the release of Fallout 3 in that region. Still, fairly curious about what actually made them do this. My guess would be the way the developers portrayed cows in the game...

After all the censorship nonsense surrounding the release of Fallout 3, word is now spreading that Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG has been canceled for launch in India. The news comes via Microsoft India, who have cited "cultural sensitivities...

Here it is folks. We finally get a glimpse at fresh Alan Wake media, starting off with a brand new cinematic trailer: Ah, now that's more like it. Remedy Entertainment are back on track at last. You can also have a look at the new screenshots: click to view full gallery Alan Wake still doesn't have an official release date, but we do know that the game will appear on the Xbox 360 and PC.

Here's an interesting little story recently dug up by Xbox fan site Xbox Evolved. According to their report, Microsoft is exploring the possibility of "forward-compatible" video games for the next edition of the Xbox console. Sure the company's next toy still doesn't have an official name, but most people have so far referred to it as the Xbox 720...

Epic Games announces that their much talked about X360-exclusive shooter sequel, Gears of War 2, has gone gold and will be available for purchase early next month. "After two years of pouring our heart and passion into ‘Gears of War 2,’ the team is immensely happy with what we’ve created," said Epic Games Design Director Cliff Bleszinski...

I'm suitably turned on, how about you guys? What you just saw was the official trailer for the new chapter in the Halo saga. It's actually prequel to Bungie's Halo 3 and gives players a chance to experience some of the events that lead up the story told in the third installment of the popular 360-exclusive shooter - so it's transpires between Halo 2 and Halo 3...

Microsoft claims that due to recent 360 price cuts the company sold over six million units of its popular console across Europe. The news about the console breaking the 6M mark arrived about a month ago. Now MS registers a 62% increase in Xbox 360 sales, again thanks to the price reduction of its 360 models...

Coupled with the announcement of Halo 3: Recon and a spiffy new cinematic trailer, Microsoft confirmed that this expansion pack is going to be a standalone DVD release, which won't be requiring a copy of Halo 3 (360) in order to be played...

Recent reports indicated that Lionhead's 360-exclusive RPG Fable II is off to manufacturing without the online co-op feature included in the retail version. Contrary to these stories, it looks as though the feature will arrive in time. The studio worked to get the cooperative play fitted into the game via a patch...