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    Activision boss on console prices

    Must hit USD 199 in two years.

    Activision chairman and CEO Robert Kotick has told a conference in New York that he believes all of the next-generation consoles need to drop in price to USD 199 at some point within the next two years, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    360 dashboard gets rearranged

    Autumn Live update details.

    Microsoft has let slip more details for the imminent Live update in a cosy Japanese press briefing.

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    360 gets more Xbox-compatible

    More golden oldies work.

    Microsoft has updated the number of original Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, in what must have been a boring weekend.

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    PC Kingdom Under Fire too

    360 and PC versions due.

    The next Kingdom Under Fire game will also appear on PC according to reports.

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    PES 2008 patched

    On 360 and PS3.

    Konami has released patches for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.

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    PSP and PlayStation 3 title GripShift is heading to Xbox Live Arcade next month.

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    Review | Beowulf

    Poetic licence.

    I studied English Literature at university, you might be interested to know. Structuralism, death of the author, post modernism. All that. I wasn't very good at it, though, so sorry, I had to scrap the Anglo-Saxon poem concept review. Besides, I never got the opportunity to study Beowulf, and putting in the effort to read it for my own personal enjoyment seemed like a bit too much. Why so? Call me an unsophisticated lout, but it's old news, a little tedious, and there are countless other, better things around right now that improve on it in so many ways. Plus, I was waiting for the movie.

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    Throw away games - footballer

    West Ham keeper sounds cross.

    West Ham United goalkeeper Robert Green reckons the quality of England football would be higher if videogames didn't exist.

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    View your friends' Xbox friends

    New dash feature next month.

    Xbox 360's upcoming autumn dashboard update will introduce the facility to check who's on other people's friends lists.

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    Feature | The Story Behind: Hacker

    Please Logon...beep...beep...

    When purchasing a game for your selected platform it's reasonable to expect some degree of instruction to wheedle you into the game and make the experience enjoyable from the outset. A detailed run down of the gameplay mechanics; half a dozen pages of scene-setting back story; a detailed look at the available armoury and even some helpful hints all assist the player in 'bonding' with the game.

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    Microsoft has told us tomorrow's Live Arcade treat will be a double pack containing Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe.

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    Bowie Rock Band tracks up

    One original, two covers.

    As made famous earlier this month, EA has slung up yet more downloadable content for Rock Band.

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    EA regrets NFS porn promotion

    Slipped through approval process.

    Electronic Arts has said that it regrets a promotion for its latest Need for Speed game which used Page 3 porn models for a topless photo shoot.

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    Opposing Fronts demo inbound

    War of what you love.

    THQ and Relic have enlisted a new demo for Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts to the ranks of the Internet.

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    Namco Bandai unveils Fragile

    Wii RPG from Tri-Crescendo.

    Namco Bandai has whipped the wrappers off a new role-playing game for Wii called Fragile.

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    Kutaragi bags Lifetime award

    Hugs PlayStation with meaning.

    Retired Sony Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi is to be given a Lifetime Achievement award for his work creating PlayStation.

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    Speedball XBLA gets treats

    Maps, players, themes, pics.

    Empire has revealed plans to release a continual stream of new content for Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe on Live Arcade, a bit like a persistent nosebleed.

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    Striking writers doing games?

    It's either that or going outside.

    The writers' strike over in Americaland may be causing problems for television and film companies, but it could end up driving TV and film talent in videogames' direction if a report from Variety is anything to go by.

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    Sensible Soccer XBLA dated

    Out just before Christmas.

    Sources close to Codemasters have revealed that Sensible World of Soccer will be available on 19th December, just in time for Christmas.

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    Deus Ex 3 announced

    First title from Eidos Montreal.

    Eidos has announced the development of Deus Ex 3, the next instalment in the award-winning franchise, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    Ass Creed fights off ProStreet

    UK Charts: COD4 at three.

    Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed has managed to hold on to the number one position in the UK all formats charts, despite a 32 per cent drop in sales, GamesIndustry.biz reports.

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    Nintendo has launched a new Wii channel in Japan that allows people to download demos of DS games.

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    Nintendo has an eye on R4

    "Cannot smash all of them."

    Nintendo has said that it's "keeping a close eye" on the infamous Nintendo DS R4 device.

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    MTV on life after Rock Band

    Time for something different.

    MTV big cheese Jeff Yap has hinted that his next game project will be something completely different to Rock Band.

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    Hellgate scrubs behind ears

    Fixes invisible friends.

    Flagship has slopped out plans to introduce a new patch for its action role-playing title Hellgate: London later this week.

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    Review | Sight Training

    Doesn't look good.

    You need your eyes tested. Once a day, if Nintendo has anything to do with it. Now our brains have been trained they're out to improve our looks with Face Training, our bodies with Wii Fit and our vision with Sight Training. Who knows what'll come next - blood pressure, lung capacity, vaginal elasticity?

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    The BBFC has accepted there is no proven link between anti-social behaviour and violent videogames - but said more research is required to conclusively rule any connection out.

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    Peter Molyneux LiveText on Fri

    Facing your questions live.

    Good news, Eurogamers! Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux is lining up to talk to you in our second LiveText interview this Friday, 30th November, from 3pm GMT!

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    Standalone GH3 guitars dated

    Should be early 08 for all.

    Activision has said that stocks of standalone wireless guitars for Guitar Hero III will be made available across the US in "early 2008".

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    Feature | Super Mario Galaxy Star Guide

    Part 3 of our spectacular guide to all 120 stars.

    Hello again. I'm assuming that, if you're reading this, you've already drained all the syrupy goodness from parts one and two of this star-hording extravaganza, and are now ready for the final push against that evil sod Bowser. I hope so, because things get trickier from now own.

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