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HD DVD for Microsoft Xbox 360 coming this November Software company Microsoft has said that they would be launching the much-anticipated HD DVD drive add-on for its Xbox 360 console in November. This drive is expected to be available for the Xbox 360 in Japan starting November 22. It is expected to be priced around ¥19,800 (US$168). This information was released by Takashi Sensui, general manager of the Xbox division of Microsoft's Japanese subsidiary. This is great news for the owners of the Xbox 360 gaming console, as it would allow them to watch high-definition HD DVD video content on a compatible television set. Sensui spoke on this announcement: “For those who already own the Xbox 360 system it'll cost only Â¥19,800 to enjoy HD DVD. That's by far the most affordable solution for those people." This drive would help Microsoft challenge the upcoming competition from Sony, which has included the competing Blu-Ray format drive in their upcoming Sony Playstation 3 gaming console also scheduled for launch in November. REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - The World Cup may be ancient history by now, but for real football fans -- and in this case, we mean what people some call soccer -- the passion for the game never cools. The Australian Lottery Commission have capitalized on the world's insane Bejeweled Mania by releasing a themed lottery ticket after the famed PopCap casual game. F for Effort, Lottery Commission. When have you ever seen that layout of gems on a Bejeweled field? Thanks, Matt! Florian Eckhardt
GMH Communities Trust Announces Acquisition of Capstone Portfolio NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GMH Communities Trust (NYSE: GCT - News) today announced that is has completed the acquisition of 10 student housing properties from Capstone Development Corporation. An 11th property included in the transaction is expected to close within the next several weeks following Capstone's payoff of an existing loan on this property. The purchase price for the entire portfolio is approximately $223 million inclusive of the pending closing of the remaining property. The purchase price is being funded by borrowings under the Company's new credit facility with Wachovia Bank, N.A., as well as the placement of approximately $173.4 million in new 10-year, interest-only mortgage indebtedness on the 11 properties with a fixed-rate of 5.84%. The Capstone portfolio consists entirely of purpose-built student housing communities located in 11 states, and containing an aggregate of 2,214 units/ 7,194 beds. Sid Meiers Railroads Hits the Tracks Running Company's world-renowned development studio and creators of the highest rated computer strategy game Civilization IV, announced that Sid Meier's Railroads! for PC is available now in stores across North America and will be available at European retail stores on October 27th. “The original ˜Railroad Tycoon' is one of the most beloved games Sid Meier ever created," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K Games. “Sid Meier's Railroads! revisits and reinvents the franchise, recreating the fun and addictive game play of the original, while setting a new bar that will revitalize the genre."Since we pioneered the empire-building strategy genre, we are excited to have the opportunity to create the next great game," added Sid Meier, Firaxis Creative Director. With the advances in technology we've managed to create an experience that is accessible to gamers of all ages, yet challenging to master." Sid Meier's Railroads!, rated E for Everyone, is available now for PC. The Business Of Fantasy Football You know how the word-association game goes: Someone says a word, and you blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. If a friend said "fantasy sports," you'd probably answer, "football." So, you might be surprised to learn that fantasy sports actually started with baseball back in the early 1980s. But, before too long, football became the game of choice for fantasy geeks. Thanks to the internet and a plethora of number-crunching sites, fantasy football has really taken off and almost 15 million people participate today. Many of them put money into a betting pool, hoping to score the grand prize and win their buddies' dough. Anytime you have lots of sports fans coming together for some reason, companies will try to make a profit off the activity, and fantasy football is no different.Here's a look at some of the major entities that are making money off the game and how much they're raking in.HostsMajor players: Yahoo, Fox Sports, Sportsline.com, EA SportsIf you want to join a fantasy football league or start one of your own, you certainly have a lot of choices since a number of companies host competitions.Yahoo: calls its Fantasy Football '06 the No. Does the Xbox have the X-factor? So now gamers can drive without having to fear that speed kills, fight without worrying to be sued and explore realms that reach beyond imagination, all just with the touch of an Xbox controller. The gaming industry is currently undergoing a "360 degree" gaming revolution – enter the X-box, Microsoft’s most recent addition to the gaming industry. Witsies were given the opportunity to test the Xbox on East Campus, a few days before the official launch on September 29. Although in general the guys were keener to face the heat and stand in the long queues to show their gaming skills, a few inquisitive members of the opposite sex gave in to the temptation of seeing what the Xbox was all about. Lloyd Cindi, an international relations third-year student, said that the Xbox was "mind-blowing" and he would definitely do whatever it took to get his hands on one of them. PC Game Review: Battlefield 2142 Yes, EA and Dice are at it again with the newest installment of the Battlefield franchise. Boasting that ever familiar 64-player, arcade styled, jump-into-any-vehicle-at-any-time, team killing, explosion filled, sniper-whoring, and spawn-camping fest that we lovingly call the "Battlefield Multiplayer Experience," and oh how we love it so. This game will be familiar to anyone who has played Battlefield 2, so familiar in fact that Battlefield 2142 almost seems like a mod, or a flimsy upgrade with higher system requirements (and this game is quite demanding). It has the same squad-system, commander system, and ranking system. The story is pretty basic, it's set in the 22nd Century, after a new ice age in which the ice from the North Pole spreads and pretty much destroys hundreds of countries including North America. Microsoft to Design Its Own Chips, Xbox 360 Successor Already in ... Both Peter Moore, corporate VP of the Entertainment and Devices Division of Microsoft, and Chris Lewis, the Regional VP of Xbox Europe, confirmed in an interview with Kikizo that the software giant is already working on the successor to the Xbox 360. "As soon as you develop something, it's old", Lewis told Kikizo: "Of course we're thinking about that... we're constantly thinking about the next thing, we have to. It's my point about complacency - you can't sit back on your laurels in this business - the consumer won't let you, the developers certainly won't let us. So that's happening right now. |
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