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May 11, 2005
Blockbuster has announces that it will carry PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld games for rent in all stores. More than 4,400 company-owned stores nationwide will carry the games by May 17 and the selection will continue to increase as new titles launch throughout the year.
This expanded collection of BLOCKBUSTER game rental offerings brings all the PSP excitement to the masses, giving more game fans the chance to play more games. In addition, gamers will be able to purchase used PSP games at BLOCKBUSTER, and, at trading stores, gamers can trade-in older games for valuable store credit. This move comes on the heels of the successful launch of the PSP in Blockbuster's store-in-store retail outlet, Game Rush@Blockbuster.
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May 9, 2005
Software developers have figured out how to extract files from the Universal Media Discs used in Sony's new PlayStation Portable handheld video game device, though there is no way to play the games extracted from those discs reports Zdnet.
Some details of the exploit were posted Wednesday night on the Web site PS2nfo.com
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Thursday, the highly anticipated new Xbox console was revealed to dozens of celebrities and VIPs at a party, which was taped for the global revealing of the Next Generation Xbox scheduled to air on MTV next week
"I've been gaming for a while," Omarion said before picking up the new controller. "We've got the double TVs with 'Halo 2.' "
Ryan Cabrera tried out the new system, but he mainly came to check out the entertainment.
"MTV Presents: Next Generation Xbox Revealed" will premiere May 12 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT in North America and on May 13 in other regions around the globe. Read More at MTV
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Gaming Site Ourcolony.net has been all over most of the Xbox 360 leaks over the last 2 weeks. The site points to a new image showing five different skinned versions of the Xbox 360 power button, confirming the existence of custom faceplates for the front of the console.
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Tech Site Engadget.com has scored an exclusive photo of the Microsoft's next generation Xbox. Based on pictures and eyewitness accounts that made the rounds of the Internet over the weekend, the console will be known as "Xbox 360," reports Reuters. The console's power button has "skins," customizable appearances that can apparently be added by the user. Other peripheral devices that appeared in some of the shots include a headset and a kind of Web camera. The Xbox 360 will be unveiled in a special show on MTV on May 12. Leaked Xbox 360 specs and Xbox Live details via Engadget
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Looks like the specifications for the next generation Microsoft Xbox, 360 have leaked. Features of the Xbox 360 include "all games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-aliasing," wireless controllers, 3 CPU cores running at 3.2GHz each, half-a-gig of RAM (amazing), and "Wi-Fi ready" networking and three USB 2.0 ports. If these specs are real, the Xbox 360 will be a very powerful bit of hardware. More
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Gizmondo will give the first ever demos of six new original titles exclusive to Gizmondo, namely; Supernaturals, Johnny Whatever, Chicane, Hit and Myth, Sticky Balls, and Agaju: The Sacred Path.. at this year's E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, which runs from 18-20th May. The Gizmondo is powered by Microsoft Windows CE advanced real-time operating system, boasting a 2.8-inch TFT colour screen with a Samsung ARM9 400Mhz processor and incorporates the GoForce 3D 4500 NVIDIA graphics accelerator.
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May 4, 2005
"Our goal in the last generation was to be in the game," Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told reporters. "We came out of this round a strong No. 2."
The next generation of Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, set for an exclusive preview on MTV later this month (May 12) , will give the world's largest software maker a chance to overtake gaming business leader Sony, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said on Monday. Asked if Microsoft would be able to beat Sony with Xenon, Gates said that several top employees involved with Xenon had promised Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer that Xenon would beat Sony and that he welcomed that "competitive dynamic."
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May 3, 2005
Showtime Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday it will give away games for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox video game console throughout the summer to its new subscribers. People who sign up during the promotional period will get either two free Xbox games or one game and a starter kit with 12-month subscription to the Xbox Live online gaming service.
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Microsoft Corp.'s next-generation Xbox gaming console code-named Xenon will be more of a digital entertainment hub than its predecessor, making it even more of a PC hybrid than ever, Bill Gates told a meeting of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers on Monday. Xenon, is due to be previewed in an MTV half-hour special later this month. Gates said Xenon's software menu would be similar to that of the company's Media Center edition of Windows, which is designed for computers meant to be located in the living room.
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