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Xbox 360 CPU Possibly Going 45nm in late 2008, early 2009

We still haven’t gotten 65nm Xbox 360 processors, and there’s already talk of Microsoft’s contracted Singaporean chip manufacturer moving on to designing 45nm CPUs for gaming devices. Why is this important? Because the smaller the CPU fabrication size is (90nm vs 65nm vs 45nm), the less power it takes to run and the less heat…

Best Buy Drops Xbox 360 HD DVD Price to $149

Best Buy has dropped the Xbox 360 HD DVD price yet again, down from the not-yet-a-week old price of $179 to $150. The five free movie deal is still intact as well, as long as you order before September 30. However, the player looks like it’s sold out now with no store pickup available. [Best…

Xbox 360 Price Cuts: $50 off Premium, $20 off Core, $30 off Elite

New information on the Xbox 360 price drop detailed in the Toys ‘R Us and Wal-Mart ads this weekend. Circuit City is bringing out a full two-page layout with price cuts of $50 for the Premium, $30 for the Elite, and $20 for the Core. Yes, this means all those rumors of the Core getting…

Microsoft Adding Extra GPU Cooling to Retail Xbox 360 Elites

Apparently Microsoft has started adding extra GPU cooling to new retail Xbox 360 elites in order to stave off overheating problems (and the three red lights) the units may be having. These added heatsinks were only previously found in refurbished Xbox 360s in Europe, which meant we were pretty much SOL. Ben Heck dismantled a…

Rumors are flying about the Xbox 360 core being discontinued, but Microsoft keeps denying and claiming the Core is still in their stable of consoles. [Wired]

Xbox 360 Passes Wii as Most Googled Console, May Turn Sales Around?

As of a couple days ago, the Xbox 360 has officially passed up the Wii as the most searched for console (in internet searches) since early November of last year. This wasn’t due to the Wii interest dropping lately (it’s been more or less constant since January 2007), but more because of a gradually growing…

Next Gen SlapFest: HD DVD Responds to Blu-ray’s Target Exclusivity

Who’d have thought the next-gen format spin war would be full of half truths and twisted facts? Oh, right, EVERYONE. It all started from Sony’s statement that Target stores will feature Sony’s BDP-S300 as the exclusive high-definition player, and AP’s article picking up on it saying Target was exclusively featuring Sony’s player in lieu of…

Remember that limited edition Simpsons Xbox 360 Microsoft was giving out as prizes? You can buy them on eBay. Current price: $2550. [eBay via TVSquad] https://gizmodo.com/limited-edition-colorware-xbox-360-commissioned-for-sim-259405

Unconfirmed: Retailer Says Xbox 360 Getting Price Cut August 8

This is all unconfirmed for now, but a retailer is saying the Xbox 360 will get a $50 price cut come August 8. We haven’t seen any pricing rumors since E3, where everyone thought the 360 was going to lower its price to match the PS3’s “price cut,” but that didn’t happen. Peter Moore told…

Ten 300 Xbox 360s Given Away at Comic-Con

If you’re lucky enough to head down to Comic-Con tomorrow, you’ll get a chance to both see a special screening of 300 and enter in a giveaway to win your own 300-inspired Xbox 360. As you can see above, it’s matte black—which probably means it’s an Elite—and has Frank Miller-styled blood spatter and a profile…

Xbox 360 hack changes DVD key and game region. [Xbox-Scene]

CinemaNow Extends Video Download Service to Xbox 360s

Unsatisfied with the selection on Xbox 360’s Marketplace for movies? CinemaNow, the PC movie download and rental store, has updated their Media Manager software to allow rented or purchased movies to be viewed on the Xbox 360. Over 7,000 of them. Now when you buy or rent one a flick, your Vista or XP machine…

Guitar Hero for Mini Mes

If your manhood is less than 2cm; (yeah, I went metric on you), chances are your hand span is not too great either. Help is not far, Frodo, as XFPS have entered the niche market with their super-tiny Guitar Hero controllers. Not only could this possibly be the cutest accessory to date that didn’t have…

Peter Moore on the Limited Edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 Console

Remember that tepid reaction to the limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 announcement at Microsoft’s press conference on Tuesday? We had an interview with Peter Moore earlier today, and Moore blames the reaction on himself and his “showmanship” as a presenter. Moore also says he’s not worried about the reaction of the crowd, and will…

Hands-on With Nyko’s E3 Accessories

In addition to having the fantastic Wii Party Station, Nyko also had a bunch of other accessories for all three consoles. First, a wireless Xbox 360 Guitar Hero guitar, which is still in the prototype stage and may not even make it to market. Their guitar may hit a whole three months sooner than the…

Rumor Smashed: No Price Cuts For Xbox 360

In a rough week for analysts, Microsoft shot down Michael Pachter’s claim today that predicted they would lower Xbox prices across the board in response to Sony’s PS3 price cut announcement this week. https://gizmodo.com/jp-morgan-retracts-iphone-nano-prediction-276937 Microsoft stated that they are comfortable with where the Xbox 360 is priced and that they have no future plans to…

Scene It? Game Brings Movie Trivia To Xbox 360

Tired of those lame, overpriced DVD-based board games that end up in the storage closet after a few nights of play? Last night our E3 liveblog mentioned that the movie trivia game Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action is coming to the Xbox 360 complete with custom controllers (pics post-jump), a library of multimedia questions (including…

The Worst Way to Launch a Console. Ever.

This is Peter Moore making the world debut announcement of the Halo 3 Xbox 360. Note the silence. Listen for the laughter. Groan as Moore tries to save it with an ill-timed “thank you.” This Halo 3 Xbox 360 could have been revealed so much better, but instead it was just thrown out at the…

Pink and Blue Xbox Controllers?

Pink and blue Xbox wireless controllers. Coming October for $50. Europe and Japan get light blue. Great. What’s next, matching wireless pacifiers?

Halo Themed Xbox 360

That green Xbox we saw earlier today with matching controllers, and Halo art all around. Launching with the game. It’s got gold trim. And a whooole lot of Halo accessories (below). It has an HDMI port (yay) but only a 20GB HDD (only the elite has the 120, which redefines it as the HD movie…