It seems they have revamped the design completely and it is up for sale at this point. They have really revamped it with all the minor improvements in one, its not a new system its just a really good revamp. If you don’t have an XBox then this is worth getting since its a very good improvement, and its also about 20% smaller then before which is always a great improvement. The built-in hard drive is needed addition, and I like all they have done but I’m surprised they haven’t included a Blu-Ray in this upgrade, I’m really not sure what they are waiting for, and if its just a matter of cost.

Major Updates

• Touch sensitive on/off and eject buttons (like the PS3)
• “Much quieter”
• 250GB internal hard drive, which is still swappable
• A custom Kinect port (not a standard USB port—it’s a USB port that can feed more power)
• There are five USB ports now, with three in the back and two in the front
• AV cable included, an HDMI and optical audio
• Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi
• Different power supply—it’s still big but nearly weightless
• External Xbox 360 hard drives and memory units are NOT compatible with the new Xbox
• Internal components that are changed: two small fans changed into one large fan for quieter operation, 45nm integrated CPU and GPU
• Price at $300

Link: Gizmodo

These types of old arcade fighting games from Capcom are still one of those entertaining games with lots of fighting going on. Ryu kicking the Hulks ass, and Iron Man blowing Sagat away, just a lot of fun pilled up into a simple game. I think the gameplay is improved in this one since after Street Fighter IV the bar was set pretty high. The screen shots look pretty good with the same Street Fighter IV feel to it, even though I know I will probably have my ass handed to me with these games, its always about the combination you can pull off.

Link: Kotaku

Now this is as real as it gets, Gixxer85 from Malaysia painstakingly recreated the Master Cheif suit down to every detail. Then going to an abandoned building with his custom Spartan suit to be photographed by professional photographers. He even equipped his helmet to have an LED powered helmet and fans to keep him cool while wearing the helmet. You can see the detail in his armor and helmet, now I really wish they were making the movie.

Link: Kotaku

Some cool minimalist drawings of Street Fighter characters, starting off with Ryu as usual then going through the rest. I have seen better drawings of other concepts from the TV and Movie Minimalist posters but these are pretty cool too. I like that this is from just one line of video games, but with all the different characters of Street Fighter I was expecting more.

Link: Kotaku

At last the date has been confirmed and it is aimed for a 15th September for a worldwide release. 2.7 Million Gamers were online playing on Halo Reach Beta and now they will be making the changes after all the testers on Halo Reach Beta. Now this is great news since its really close, not at the end of the year just a few months from now we get our hands on the best game period.

Link: Kotaku

I have been waiting for Halo Reach for a while now, every iteration of Halo just keeps getting better. With this they overhauled the whole gaming system, taking it to another level so that people can enjoy the game even more. Now this montage by a group of 5 Kuwaiti gamers playing the Beta version of Halo gets my blood pumping, I so would want to join them in their rampage and killing sprees! The guy with the warhammer is pretty damn good, he is killing people left right and center. My favorite is the rocket launcher, I just love that weapon, but I want to have a little more ammo. There are new techniques to keep in mind when fighting because sneaking up on people is now completely different then before and it looks damn good. It was fun watching these teams battle it out in the team tournament, and at the end the blue team won.

“We’ve been looking forward to revisiting the StarCraft universe for many years, and we’re excited that the time for that is almost here,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “Thanks to our beta testers, we’re making great progress on the final stages of development, and we’ll be ready to welcome players all over the world to StarCraft II and the new Battle.net® in just a few months.”

The Release Date: July 27, 2010

After so many years the day has come that StarCraft 2 will officially be released, I can’t beleive that it is so close, less then three months away. I got so used to the delays year after year I had no expectations to see it soon even after pre-ordering it Amazon, but seeing the date officially release from Blizzard has me excited. Now to plan for some free time during end of July to really get into the game, I want to enjoy the campaign mode before getting slaughtered in the online MultiPlayer as there are a lot of experienced gamers still playing the game since 1998.

Link: PopCultureShock

From the original Gears of War onwards we have developed high expectations for this game, and with this 3rd installment it looks good. The graphics look great, the action looks awesome, and the preview appears to confirm the addition of a female member to the COG squad. I’m excited, but the release date is still a long ways down. Gears of War 3 hits stores in April 2011.

The time has come to commence with the best two games that were created for PC. The build up has been long, for so many years we have been hearing on and off that Diablo III and StarCraft II will be coming out. Now the moment has come, they anounced that both games are available for PreOrder through Amazon. The moment I saw that it was available I went ahead and got the Special Edition Star Craft 2 which has the Original game and Expansion as well as the full art book, the book itself makes it worth it. Now I just have to wait patiently to get my hands on this game which will result in long hours of gaming. Amazing RTS with StarCraft 2, then developing my character with Diablo III. I’m honestly excited!

Link: Amazon Diablo 3
Link: Amazon StarCraft 2 Special Edition

Now this looks really interesting, it seems they are taking the game more seriously now not just as part of the movie. This is the first time we see some game play and how multiplayer can work with it. Its really cool with a world full of unique robots either Decepticons or Autobots fighting on the same team against the other. The types of characters are being defined, it looks like you have some level of customization but the game play looks fun.