From Ningin: Not long ago, we launched this epic Mixr Rewards giveaway of a choice between a Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii along with their respective controllers as second place prizes. Entering this contest was a piece of mochi. All you had to do was post a comment to any of our blog posts and have it appear on your Facebook wall from Ningin or Ziggytek. The more active you were, the higher your chances to become a winner. This is basically what winning looks like: More »

From Ningin: For most of us here, this week has been epic for the release of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII. I’m not even much of a gamer and I know this much. I also know that despite the title, FF XIII is more fantasy than it is final. This week we’d like to make your fantasy come true by giving away a copy of Final Fantasy XIII. More »

Portable gaming console mods are not new, but the X-top Xbox 360 project is particularly noteworthy because it is hot news at the moment and is up for auction on eBay, though it is not technically a real “portable.” More »

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Competition in motion control gaming is waxing hot with Microsoft’s Natal and Sony’s Playstation Move about to vie against Nintendo’s Wii. The Playstation Move ad is shot in the same fashion as other recent PS3 commercials, teeming with attempts at humor and sarcasm. Whether it is funny or not is for you to decide. More »

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Microsoft’s Mix10 conference confirms many crucial things about the company’s agenda: it is turning into Apple but is late to the game. Droves of smartphone zealots are excited about Windows Phone 7’s prospects, yet much of what Microsoft is doing already exists, and worst of all, quite a few of the complaints about Apple’s iPhone will not be addressed by WP7. More »

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OK, these are more like “pretty good,” not wicked, mods, but they are easy to install and take virtually minutes to assemble. I have never been in favor of chrome for anything, but somehow, these replacement cases for the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3/PS3 Slim are tasteful. More »

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NPD reports that for the first time in several years, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has earned first place in the monthly gaming console sales rankings. The 360 moved 422,000 units. Meanwhile, over in Japan, Sony’s PSP go continues to be a disaster, with 3-month sales totals of only 17,618 handhelds. More »

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OnLive has been in the works for 8 years and will be launching in the States on the 17th of June. The service provides on-demand streaming of games for PC, Mac, and TV. Costing $14.95 for a monthly subscription and additional charges for game rentals and purchases, OnLive will have big titles such as Borderlands, Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, and Mass Effect 2. More »

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Charlie Kindel (not Amazon Kindle) of Microsoft played with his Windows Phone 7 prototype yesterday, and while the user interface looks fancy, there is not anything terribly new or exciting. More »

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At CeBIT, a retail box of the soon to be released NVIDIA GTX 480 “Fermi” graphics card indicates that a minimum 600 watt power supply is needed. Good thing I have a reliable 750 watt PSU from Corsair. Who said that PC gaming was cheap? More »

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From Wirebot:

Today at X10 Microsoft unveiled their Windows Phone 7 with Xbox LIVE integration. This feature allows users to sign in with their gamer tag and view a mobile version of their dashboard. Now you’ll be able to read the Spotlight feed, view which Achievements you are missing, and even play downloadable XBLA games. More »

Microsoft sent a letter for all Xbox live users today that it will be discontinuing the service for all orginal Xbox games. That’s right…Halo 2 will be disconnected from Xbox Live. The change is set to take place on April 15th. More »

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From Wirebot:

By now we’ve all heard what the analysts and game developers think about the iPad, but what about the gamers? How do are we feel about the new tablet? We are thrilled, or at least should be. Since forever clever gamers have been taking apart their coveted consoles and resembling them into more compact shells so they can take their gaming on the road without suffering the drawbacks and limitations that come along with a portable gaming system. Most of the time these contraptions become pieces of fanboy high art, being much too bulky for logical usage. With the iPad, Apple has simplified our vision and gathered support from many developers. More »

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I have sat back and watched the Console Wars go on for quite a long time. Not just the nextgen Console Wars but wars that erupted ever since there became more than one system on the scene. Fanboys and Fangirls might be offended by this article because I won’t be giving their specific system of choice the tender loving care it deserves. I could drag on for hours and hours about which system does what and weigh the checks and balances and formulate an opinion on what system you should buy based off of those findings but I’m not going to. What I’m going to do is try to open everyone’s eyes to something I discovered a long time ago. More »

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The Zumobi Network brings us a nifty little application that allows Xbox 360 users to view an simplified version of their Xbox Dashboard. Once logged in with your gamertag the app analyzes your game activity and displays your reputation, gamerscore, last played games, and recently unlocked achievements. Details on your friends are also available. Aside from personal stats, the mini-Dashboard has categories in News, Community, Videos, and the Dew Tour. More »