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Blizzard Working On Totally Awesome New Game

While chatting with Gamasutra, Blizzard's Frank Pearce revealed that Blizzard have three teams currently at work. One's toiling away on WoW. Another is toiling away on Starcraft 2. The third? It's a secret, says Pearce.

Team 3 is working on something really awesome. I can't give you any hints, but it's totally awesome.

A game so totally awesome it must be kept a secret from us all? Sounds fab. Keep us posted. Oh, and before you link the words "totally awesome" with "nice ass", they confirmed this game is not Starcraft Ghost.
Blizzard Establishes Third Team, New Game Expected [Gamasutra]
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Want to be in the new G.T.A.?

 Just caught this on achievementjunkie.com, it sounds interesting enough to look into if you like the G.T.A. series...Fresh out of E3, the first promotional/semi-pseudo ARG for Grand Theft Auto IV is now going full steam. Rockstar let us know, and subsequently sent out emails to the newsletter subscribers, that there is now a way for you to get your voice heard in both the (fictional)political and game development communities….oh yeah, and in the actual game itself…

Rockstar has set up a fictional phone number for Liberty City’s talk radio station named ‘WKTT Radio‘ for gamers to call into, and leave messages on what they think wrong with the world, the Americas, your health, the political state of things, and you in general in todays society. Rockstar will then filter through the mass of messages, weed out the handful of exceptional ones, and those will be put into Grand Theft Auto IV to be heard on the in-game radio. What are you waiting for? Call in and try to be ‘teh most fam0us gam3r evar’!…I’m sure someone out there will think that at least. Nice idea for a marketing ploy and game mechanic, no? Sneaky developers…

More Free Austin Powers from Burgercon

McDonalds' Burgercon is offering up a second helping of free Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery movie rental off the XBLVM. Starting today and running through July 19th, US Xbox Live members can download Austin Powers off the Video Marketplace for free.

Bomberman Live and Yie Ar Kung Fu Next Week in the XBLA

 It’s a double-header Xbox LIVE Arcade Wednesday with “Bomberman Live” from Hudson Entertainment and “Yie Ar Kung Fu” from Konami.




Both will come to Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 this Wednesday, July 18 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. Pacific).
Bomberman Live:
Created specifically for Xbox LIVE Arcade, the all-new “Bomberman Live” brings high definition graphics, four-person local multiplayer and eight-person online multiplayer over Xbox LIVE.

“Bomberman Live” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone.


Prove you’re the best: Play at home with up to four players or hop online and challenge the best Bombermen (and women!) from around the world with up to eight players.

Fully customizable Bomberman: With over 10,000 possible combinations, players can customize Bomberman – from the gladiator outfit to the clown costume, or mix and match! Players can make Bomberman as cute or menacing as they like.

Do battle in eight exotic locations: Compete in eight striking arenas, each with their own traps and gimmicks.

Annihilate enemies with power-ups: Destroy blocks to reveal 16 distinct power-ups (and power-downs).

Yie Ar Kung Fu:
Try and master the classic fighting game “Yie Ar Kung Fu” from Konami. With enhanced graphics, hand painted backgrounds and new achievements, this classic fighting game is sure to test any player’s skills. “Yie Ar Kung Fu” will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ for Cartoon Violence.

Choose to play the authentic arcade version or experienced the enhanced version, which features stunning hand painted models and backgrounds mimicking traditional Japanese art styles

Xbox LIVE leaderboards where gamers can compare scores among friends and the rest of the Xbox LIVE world

Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore

The BIGS Demo is now now up on Marketplace, Here are the details from MajorNelson.com ...

Name: The BIGS Demo
Price: Free
Availability: Canada and the US
Dash Details: The Bigs elevates America’s favorite pastime to new heights with larger-than-life ballparks, heroic gameplay and incredible player models. Setting this MLB® experience apart from anything you’ve ever seen before are spectacular power-ups, stunning special effects, and a totally unique career mode. Featuring fantastic pitching, batting and fielding animations, the Bigs brings new meaning to the term "highlight reel". CHECK OUT THE DEMO NOW!
Size:900.4 MB

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Xbox Back Compat Update 7/12/07

Right in the middle of E3 we get a new backwards compatibility update with some long awaited titles added .....

America's Army
Auto Modellista
Bass Pro Shops Trophy Hunter 2007
Blinx 2
Bloodrayne 2
Burnout
Crash Bandicoot 4
Crash Bandicoot 5: Wrath of Cortex Updated
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Drive to Survive
Drive to Survive (EM)
ESPN College Hoops
ESPN NHL 2K5
Evil Dead Regeneration
Exaskeleton New Japan only
FIFA Street 2
Full Spectrum Warrior: 10 Hammers
GUILTY GEAR XX #RELOAD
Harry Potter: And the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter: And the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
Jet Set Radio Future Updated
Justice League: Heroes
King Arthur
Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders New No Live Access
Magic: The Gathering: Battlegrounds
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mech Assault 2
MLB Slug Fest 2003
Morrowind
MotoGP2
Myst III: Exile
NBA Live 2002
NCAA Football 06
Nobunaga no Yabou Ranseiki New Japan only
Outlaw Golf 9 More Holes of X-mas
Outlaw Volleyball: Red Hot
Outrun 2
Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast
Pac Man World 3
Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory New EMEA only
Pro Cast Sports Fishing
Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing 2
RoadKill New No Live Access
Rogue Ops Updated
Sega GT 2002 Updated
Sega GT Online
Shadow Ops
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
Silent Hill 2: Dreams New US/EMEA only
Sponge Bob Square Pants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Melee
The DaVinci Code
The Sims 2
The Urbz: Sims in the City
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Transworld Surf
Trivial Pursuit Unhinged
Winning Eleven 8
Without Warning
WWE Raw
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dawn of Destiny

Free Vision Cam Update for Texas Hold 'em

 This just in from Gamerscoreblog.com...The free update will introduce several significant features, bug fixes and updates based on user feedback, including Xbox LIVE Vision Camera support (player bankrolls will not be reset with this update).

Now with live video, players can put on their best poker face and scrutinize the faces of their opponent’s in true poker fashion. Using the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera also allows players to use a series of game faces using the snapshot mode for all-ins, wins, losses, folds and more. Other features of the update include the following:

Improved usability such as the addition of Custom Match Lists, which allows gamers to view and select which available Custom Match game they would like to join.
Improved rich presence in the game, allowing players to not only see what their friends are up to, but also if they just won that big pot!
Improved matchmaking and user results.
Scoring and screens are more readable than before.
Multi-language support including English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
New premium downloadable content allows players to customize the in-game environment, and access new gamerpics and themes.

Scene It Pushes Gamers' Buttons

 The Scene It? series has taken the DVD/boardgame market by storm, selling over 10 million copies since it launched in 2001. Now the series is landing on Xbox 360™ with Scene It?® Lights, Camera, Action, an all-new version of the game that ships with four innovative Big Button Pads.

Like the DVD version of the game, Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action is a fun, social trivia game that features real content from your favorite movies and actors. But on Xbox 360, many of the movie clips are presented in high-definition, and you'll rarely encounter a repeat until you've worked your way through the game's entire battery of 1,800 questions.


Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action features new types of puzzle challenges, including "Credit Roll," which has you guessing the film based on a list of characters and actors. There's also "Quotables," where you must finish a line from a famous movie, and "Child's Play," where you guess the name of a movie based on a kid's drawing of a scene from the film. There are 21 puzzle types in all.

Perhaps the biggest change from the popular DVD editions is the inclusion of the new Big Button Pad. Or rather, four of them! Instead of one player holding the DVD remote and the inevitable arguments about who shouted out the right answer first, Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action gives each player his or her own infrared button pad, complete with a large buzzer button so that you can buzz in game show-style, and four smaller buttons for multiple choice answers. With its simple design, the Big Button Pad makes Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action accessible to friends and family members who have never touched a game controller before, making it the perfect party game. Even though the box includes four pads in addition to the all-new Scene It? game, the whole package still sells for only $59.99. And yes, there are even more games in the works that will work with the Big Button Pads.

Created by Screenlife Games and WXP, and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 this holiday season. Try it out and bring all the fun of the DVD game to your console.

Halo 3 Console Announced

 In anticipation of this year's largest blockbuster game launch, Microsoft will offer the Xbox 360™ Halo® 3 Special Edition Console in September 2007. The console features an exclusive "Spartan green and gold" finish and comes bundled with a matching Xbox 360 Wireless Controller, 20GB Hard Drive, Headset, Play & Charge Kit, and exclusive Halo 3 Gamer Pics and Theme (available via Xbox LIVE® download).
 Look for this new console in September. This new Special Edition contains these components:

Halo 3 Special Edition Console
Halo 3 Special Edition Wireless Controller
Halo 3 Special Edition 20GB Hard Drive
Halo 3 Special Edition Wired Headset
Halo 3 Special Edition Gamer Pics and Theme (Exclusive download via Xbox LIVE)
Component HD AV Cable
Ethernet Cable
HDMI Port
Play & Charge Kit
Xbox LIVE Silver Membership
One-month Lbox LIVE Gold Membership
Halo 3 game not included—sold separately