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Clean and Sober: The Games of 2004 for Xbox
Xbox.IGN has up a list of game releases for the Xbox and what to look forward to. And there's a lot of look forward to! Read
Tales of Symphonia FAQ for GameCube
Cube.IGN has up a FAQ on the details of Tales of Symphonia the GameCube exclusive RPG, set for July release. It looks like it's going to be a much needed RPG for Cube. Four pages of info.
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Halo Weekly Update
Just a snip from it..."Jaime also showed off the largely complete HUD which has moved everything around dramatically, but should still be recognizable to Halo folks. Obviously adding dual wielding makes this challenging, but the new HUD handily shows off the ammo/charge left in a gun, and more importantly, it tells you what your reserve, or third weapon is. THIRD WEAPON!!!? WHATCHOO TALKIN ABOUT FRANKIE? Well, if you're holding a weapon in one hand, and you have another "holstered" you can dual-wield a third. That means the reserve weapon simply stays put when you pick up the dual-wield weapon. Effectively that lets you have three weapons at one time."
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Recruit More Women Developers, Attract Women Gamers?
MSNBC has a fresh look at the problems of integrating the needs and tastes of the female into the male-dominated videogame industry. It's suggested by Microsoft's Laura Fryer: "Half of the population isn’t having input into what's being created... And the one thing that I learned is that people make games they like to play. Having a diverse opinion helps games." Sheri Graner Ray of Sony also points out: "The purpose of recruiting women is not so they can make games about pink fluffy kitties... You can't say that women like this or Japanese gamers want this." Thus, it's argued: "The solution to this dearth of female fandom... lies in recruiting more women coders, artists and level designers, the type of positions that can shape a title's story, look and
game play." Read
Thief Deadly Shadows 1.1 Patch Fixes AI
The AI bug in Thief has been fixed via a patch for PC gamers but Xbox gamers will have to a wait a bit yet. Read
Xbox Live Video Chat to arrive first in Japan
Microsoft Japan has demonstrated the Xbox Live Video Chat system, revealing that the system will support up to five simultaneous users and will launch in the Far East at the end of the year - with no US or European date mentioned as yet.
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Halo Weekly Update
Boy, these updates are getting boring. The game must be nearly finished as there's not much to report. Still, it's nice to read something on one of the most anticipated games of the year. Plus you can check out the picture of the Xbox's all stacked up for multiplayer testing.
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Xbox Friend?
I don't know if you are into this, but there's small app that you can download that'll tell you when your friends on are on Xbox Live so you can stop what you are doing and hook-up online.
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New Pandora Tomorrow Maps
Ubisoft has announced that two new maps are now available for Spinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow for the Xbox. The two new maps, "Federal Reserve Bank" and "River Mall", are available via Xbox Live for $5.
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Nintendo Stands By Its Cube
Nintendo plans to support the GameCube right alongside future hardware, namely the rumored next-generation console, "Revolution." Read
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