Microsoft today confirmed the Xbox 360 is going to get the “Fall 2006 System Update” tomorrow, October 31. The update is free and available to all Xbox Live members worldwide! The Dashboard update feature list has over 80 additional features: New Features: * HD 1080p video mode support over VGA and component cables. * Xbox…

Lorne Lanning and his studio Oddworld Inhabitants (creators of the… yes… Oddworld games) is set to make an ambitious return to interactive entertainment with Citizen Siege, a new original property developed from conception as a CG animated movie and videogame. Although no release date or game platforms were revealed yet. The movie will be produced…

Online retailer Play-Asia just cancelled all PS3 pre-orders. The cause should be obvious, last week Lik-Sang announced it closed down after a series of lawsuits filed by Sony over the issue of import PSPs, which a court in the UK declared illegal. Earlier this month, Sony warned that it would “utilize the full scope of…

With the history of Tetris coming by this weekend, we were wondering what happened to the mind behind the game. It turns out in August, 2005, WildSnake Software announced a collaboration agreement to make new games with Alexey Pajitnov, famed creator of Tetris, game designer of Microsoft Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection, Pandora’s Box, Hexic…

Xbox Live‘s Director of Programming Major Nelson answered micro-payment questions on G4TV last Wednesday with “It’s about the choice”. Take a peek at ‘The Loop’ segment of ‘Attack of the Show’ presented by Kevin Pereira:Andrew Pfister, Editor of 1UP, joined Major Nelson on the panel, playing the role of the gamer. Andrew said, “It doesn’t…

It’s a good thing we’ve got Astro here at VGB to review horror games like Silent Hill 2, because I’m not going near them since I got scared way too often in the Phantasmagoria games. Ok so I played Eternal Darkness, but the insanity effect scene in the bathtub nearly gave me a heart attack,…

Aesthetica presents Super Mario Parodies. This movie is parody of the NES game that needs no introduction, Super Mario Bros. The Tetris reference is fantastic, but really started laughing at the second scene (best left unspoiled).

The cover (click to enlarge) of December’s issue of EGM clearly says “Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?”. Xboxic muses this could this be the final blow to the major exclusives PS3 has over the Xbox 360. Che Chou, ex-1UP staffer and developer at Microsoft’s Forza 2 team, has this to say about it:…

* The Wii will have one single friend code for all games! This was shown in the latest IGN Weekly episode. This is a big relief, because Nintendo DS gamers need to share different friend codes with eachother for each game they play, and people were worried the Wii would give them the same hassle,…

This Friday in London, UK, the Golden Joystick awards were given out after months of gamer votes. The big winners this year were Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with three awards and Nintendogs with two awards. Here’s the full list of the 2006 Golden Joystick Awards winners: Ultimate Game of the Year – Elder Scrolls IV:…

The latest issue of Famitsu PS2 has a short Q&A session with Hori, maker of some of the finest officially-licensed PlayStation 2 peripherals. They also talk about the missing rumble from Sony’s new Sixaxis controller. IGN translated the part where Famitsu asked if Hori was considering a PS3 rumble peripheral, the representative said: “We have…

After yesterday’s mega Halo 3 info unveiling, we’ve now compiled the remaining new facts courtesy of U.S. magazine EGM (sneak peak of the upcoming December issue). Let’s line ‘em up! * In Halo 3′s single- and multiplayer gameplay, you can now save your own movies and then rewatch them! — A juicy rumor to add…

Metal Slug Anthology, the collection of all seven arcade Metal Slug games (1, 2, X, 3, 4, 5, and 6), has been getting a lot of good buzz since its announcement, at least I’m excited for ‘em, as I’ve been playing since the first one was in the arcades. For those who want to play…