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New Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Bundle Comes With 250GB HDD

3:16PM Nick Broughall | Microsoft love their Xbox 360 bundles, and the latest one is a real beauty. Partnering with Activision, the Modern Warfare 2 bundle is the first to offer a 250GB hard drive inside. More »
Games

Tony Hawk’s RIDE Slated For November 17

2:38AM Mark Wilson | In case you were still interested in Tony Hawk: RIDE, the upcoming Tony Hawk game that will use the new skateboard controller (Matt’s impressions here), will go on sale November 17th for $US120. Amazon is still showing the release for mid October. Just ignore that. [THRide]
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DJ Hero To Get Obnoxiously Large ‘Renegade Edition’ Peripherals

1:20AM Mark Wilson | The duo of Guitar Hero and Rock Band has already ruined my living room. And as fun as it may be, I simply don’t have the space for DJ Hero’s newly announced Renegade Edition. More »
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Tony Hawk Ride’s Skateboard Is Getting Whitewashed

10:00AM Matt Buchanan | I see how it is. Tony Hawk Ride developer Josh Tsui says that the black skateboard we almost killed ourselves on at E3 is out: “We’re going with a white board which is more consumer friendly.” Mmmmhmmmm. [GamesIndustry.biz via Joystiq] More »
Business

Sony Boss Not Terribly Impressed By Activision PS3 Threats

6:42PM John Herrman | When the largest game publisher in the world threatens to stop making games for your console, what do you do? Do you negotiate, as was their obvious goal? Or do you sarcastically poke fun at their CEO? Ah, right. More »
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The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens To Ditch PS3/PSP

10:30PM Mark Wilson | This is bad. The prisoners have grabbed the keys. Activision Blizzard, the world’s largest producer of video games, is publicly threatening to abandon Sony’s PS3 and PSP platforms. More »
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New Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Looks Just Like the Old One

10:20AM Matt Buchanan | It looks the same, but it’s not! On the inside, anyway.
Games

DJ Hero Turntable Up Close: I’m Not Cool Enough for This

6:59AM Matt Buchanan | Activision is the king of experiences modeled in plastic and colour-coded buttons, and DJ Hero’s turntable controller might be their best simulacrum yet. More »
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First Look at the DJ Hero Turntable Controller

11:17PM Mark Wilson | Activision is working on a game called DJ Hero (think of it as Guitar Hero for house music). Here’s the first shot of the game’s new turntable controller. More »
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Guitar Hero Coming to Android Phones

5:00AM Sean Fallon | Guitar Hero has been available on other phones for a while now, but far be it from Activision to pass up an opportunity to cash in on a big platform like Android. More »