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Civilization Revolution (X360)Civilization has always been about stupendously long games and a relatively steep learning curve that proved too much for some hyperactive gamers to climb. Civilization Revolution is exactly that, a revolution against the former ways of the series and a certain recognition that things work a little differently in the lucrative world of console gaming. Civ Rev is a nod to the fact that xbox 360 and PS3 gamers simply don't want to sit through hours of constructing a Greek society, but instead want to work their way relatively quickly through the different eras and take advantage of the different technologies and abilities of each.

Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, and world renowned developer Epic Games Inc., today announced that the highly anticipated and award-winning, first-person shooter Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled to ship for the xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in Summer 2008.

Beryllium writes 'In Arkansas, an xbox 360's power supply (or power cord, the story is a bit ambiguous) apparently caused a fire with over $10,000 in damages. The fire chief says that it was probably due to the power supply unit being crammed into a space that had poor air circulation. The previously-documented heat issues with 360s led me to buy 'Andy', an affordable IKEA wireframe stand for my gaming system — with drawers! Since I've also got the power supply inside one of the unit's drawers, it should have more than adequate airflow to dissipate heat. I wonder what other airflow-improving ideas Slashdotters have come up with for their consoles?' of this story at Slashdot.