video games - "xbox live"

Check out some quick highlights from GameSpot's live Age of Conan gameplay marathon that was webcast on May 23, 2008.

For the umpteenth time, Microsoft's Shane Kim was approached with questions in regards to a Wiimote-like controller for the xbox 360. In a sense, Kim indirectly answered the question, and noted, '.We have a lot of research and development going on across the entire program, not just hardware but in software obviously and content. And in the area of hardware, we're looking at a whole bunch of different technology areas. I don't think that it would be smart for us to come out to try and try to do just what they [Nintendo] do. I think that just to do a 'me too' thing would not be very successful.' So, the possibility of a controller akin to that of the Wii remote remains. However if one does release, it won't be exactly the same product.

Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki talks to GameSpot UK at the European press event for Ninja Gaiden II about the game, its characters, weapons, locations, and more.

Capcom plans to put Africa-set xbox 360 and PS3 game in stores by the end of its current fiscal year.

ESRB rates a new slugger for Microsoft's console from upstart developer Six Degrees Games.

Xbox boss Shane Kim has revealed that future Project Gotham titles could be created by Turn 10, the studio behind the Forza Motorsport series. Series creators Bizarre Creations were of course purchased by Activision last year, leaving us to speculate over where the next PGR might come from.

The general manager of xbox live, Marc Whitten, has announced that there won't be a Spring dashboard update this year.

Sales for this week are quieter than they have been. The main reason is, the Grand Theft Auto IV launch boost and the Mario Kart Wii launch boost are diminishing. Nonetheless, GTAIV continues to sell strongly, moving over 500,000 units this week. Mario Kart Wii continues to sell strongly as well, moving another 230,000 units. However, with the software declines, hardware sales are slowly falling. Next week Wii sales will likely spike back up on the launch of Wii Fit, potentially passing lifetime to date sales of xbox 360 in the Americas if the shipment is large enough as the rest of the platforms remain in decline. In addition to the current generation consoles seeing decline this week, DS, PSP and PS2 also saw declines.

Pretty soon, you, too, will be hacking the heads off of ninja clan rivals.

There will be no spring update as Microsoft works on some game-portability issues.