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…in order to be replaced with 60G models.
The 20G models’ prices were also cut by $50. From $350, they now cost around $299 in the USA.
The expanded-storage 60G model, though is set to arrive in stores in August, and will cost $350 again.
Neither the $280, 256MB XBox Arcade nor the $450, 120G XBox [...]

Yahoo news’ gaming coverage has posted up its current list of the best five games of 2008, which reads as follows:
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
3. The World Ends With You
2. Lost Odyssey
1. Grand Theft Auto IV
There’s also a “worst of 2008″ consolation prize, given to [...]

What is Bungie up to? Brian Jarrard and Luke Smith have been dropping hints lately, most notably in their podcast, that something big will be revealed and/or announced this July 14th at E3.
New maps for Marathon XBLA perhaps? Or something bigger, like maybe something, dare I say it, Halo-related? Let the speculation frenzy begin.

So much of the gaming experience is all about the music. And the music just doesn’t get any better than this. The most beloved gaming scores re-arranged and played by a full orchestra!
Until now Video Games Live has only been an arena experience, but it’s now available on iTunes (the CD will be released on [...]

Sales forecasting company Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) has predicted in a note to investors that Microsoft will likely announce a price cut for it Xbox 360 game console in the USA at E3 this year.
It was added that such a price cut would probably have Sony following suit with a similar price cut [...]

Anthony Puzo, son of the late Mario Puzo, is suing Paramount Pictures for at least $1M for breach of contract, after the studio allegedly failed to turn over revenues from the video game adaptation of Mario Puzo’s novel “The Godfather”.
Paramount licensed game published Electronic Arts to turn the original 1972 film into a video game [...]

If you haven’t heard about Video Games Live, it’s just about the coolest concert series there is. They play video game music, live, on a full-on classical orchestra with all the works, hi-tech lights show and everything. It’s one of those few gaming-related things (like conventions and such) that simple cannot be recreated as a [...]

Gaming is such a broad and complex world, full of accomplishments and human achievement, that the people behind the Guinness Book of World Records has an edition of records dedicated purely to gaming-related stuff.
The Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition 2008 is now available and if you forgot to give your gamer dad something for Father’s [...]

Here’s a list of video games slated for movie adaptation. Look out for ‘em and enjoy!
Direct to video stuff:

Resident Evil: Degeneration (slated for release this year)
Alone in the Dark II (coming in 2009)
Sabotage 1943 (coming in 2009)
Zombie Massacre (coming in 2010)

For theatrical release:

Max Payne (coming this October)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (coming [...]

For Playstation 3 owners, your gaming experience is going to get a lot more commercial, and cluttered, and distracting, etc. etc. insert sellout rant here. But naturally, if Sony is to be believed, it’s all going to be subtle and stuff.
How much does Sony stand to gain by opening up the PS3 to advertisers? By [...]