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Xbox 360 update to add HD Netflix streaming

http://www.electronista.com

Microsoft's New Xbox Experience will come with the surprise addition of HD video streaming over Netflix, an early Engadget hands-on shows. While every Netflix-capable device to date has been limited to standard-definition versions of videos,

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Review: Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)

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If you’re a fan of the Call of Duty series, you’re interested in World War II, and/or you like first-person shooters, you’ll want to pick this one up. Some have wondered if Activision’s decision to return to historic combat after the successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare would pay off, and I can tell you that yes, it did.

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Review: Black Sheep on Blu-ray

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Bizarre meets funny in Jonathan King’s “Black Sheep” (2006), an ambitious but ultimately very disappointing film with a perverse sense of humor. A weak script and plenty of red paint splashing quickly transform this one into a bore-fiesta with an impressive string of dull twists. Distributed in the UK by Icon Home Entertainment.

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Netflix

Netflix to officially phase out HD DVD on December 15

http://www.betanews.com

Subscribers to the online movie rental service Netflix this afternoon found a not-entirely-unexpected message in their e-mail, informing them that HD DVD-based movie titles would not be available in one month's time.

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Microsoft: Your Retirement's Gone, So Buy an Xbox!

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Videogame companies continue to try to put a positive spin on the impact of the current recession on consumers' holiday spending plans. The latest effort comes from Microsoft, who commissioned the "Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey 2008" conducted by IPSOS.

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Flip camera

Flip camcorder moves up to HD

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The Flip camcorder, whose pint-sized frame, no frills approach and small price tag made it a huge hit with consumers, is stepping up to the more rarefied world of high-definition.

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Guitar Hero World Tour

Official Guitar Hero/Rock Band Instrument Compatibility Chart

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To save rhythm game fans the headache of figuring out which instruments work with the Rock Band and Guitar Hero series', the Guitar Hero World Tour community management team has launched an official compatibility chart.

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Xbox 360 widens lead over Playstation 3

http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com

Microsoft's Xbox 360 widened its lead over the Playstation 3 in October, according to the latest data from the NPD Group. Sales of the Xbox 360 posted a 7 percent increase, compared to September, when sales jumped 78 percent, after Microsoft slashed the price of the video game console.

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Wall•E

‘Wall•E’ to be released Tuesday on Blu-ray and DVD

http://www.hd-report.com

Disney/Pixar’s animated film “Wall•E” will be released this coming Tuesday on DVD and Blu-ray. On DVD, you’ll be able to choose between single-disc and three-disc versions. On Blu-ray, there will be 2-disc and 3-disc versions. A

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Circuit City On Black Friday: HDTV Deals

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How would you like a 65-Inch 1080p HDTV for $1,199? Or, how about a 50-inch Plasma HDTV for $899? Those are just a few of the "Black Friday" deals that you can expect at Circuit City, according to BlackFriday.info, a web site that monitors the unofficial opening of the holiday shopping season.

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High-def options vie with Blu-ray

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Blu-ray became the standard for high-definition content when it defeated the HD DVD format in February. But Julie Johnston is stilHigh-def options vie with Blu-rayl on the fence about buying a Blu-ray high-definition DVD player. "Lately, there are so many ways to get" high-definition content that "it's not necessarily about just buying a DVD player anymore," says the graphic designer in Denver.

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Microsoft cites Xbox 360 for record Q1 revenue

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Microsoft Corp. this week cited strong sales of the Xbox 360 video game console as a factor for record first-quarter revenue.
The company recorded $15.06 billion in revenue in the first quarter ending Sept. 30, 2008, a nine percent increase from the year prior.

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Netflix

Netflix to Stream in HD on Xbox

http://www.tvweek.com

Netflix is making the jump to high definition with the soft launch of streaming HD titles on the Xbox 360. On Nov. 19, Microsoft will roll out the Xbox Experience, an update to the Xbox 360’s control panel that also offers the ability to stream 300 titles in high definition through Netflix.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - "Rookies" Review

http://tv.ign.com

October 27, 2008 - Wow, how about that episode, huh? The Clone Wars can be frustrating for adult Star Wars fans, because it has elements so specifically aimed at a very young audience.

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Fallout 3

Fallout 3 Review: An Old PC Game at Heart

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Fallout 3 is a PC game. Sure, it's an Xbox 360 game, too. And it's a PlayStation 3 game, I guess. It's also an RPG, technically.
But when you get at the heart of it, Fallout 3 feels like a game designed for the PC. It has the soul of a big-boxed, full-manual, five-CD game from 1998. It has all the complexity and addictiveness of a System Shock, or a Deus Ex--or, yes, a Fallout.

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HDTV

DTV, EDTV, and HDTV explained

http://www.hd-report.com

For many of you getting prepared for the digital TV (DTV) transition in 2009, and just starting to get a grasp on various television standards, you may be confused about all the SD’s and HD’s that are thrown around. The DTV transition is going to greatly improve television standards, and by the way, it already has.

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More HD for DirecTV?

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It appears that DirecTV has launched "Crime and Investigation Network" in HD on channel 275. In order to see the new channel customers must refresh their programming from the DirecTV website and subscribe to the HD Extra package.

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Comcast Hits 1,000 HD VOD 'Choices'

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Comcast today said that it now has more than 1,000 High-Definition viewing 'choices' in its HD On Demand lineup. Over the last year, the cable operator has heavily promoted its HD On Demand service rather than marketing its carriage of 24-hour linear HD networks.

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Star Wars The Old Republic

New 'Star Wars' online game is 4-millennium rewind

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The next chapter in George Lucas' ever-expanding franchise will be "Star Wars: The Old Republic," a massively multiplayer online game set thousands of years before Darth Vader was born. The game is being developed by BioWare, the Electronic Arts-owned studio responsible for the first "Knights of the Old Republic" role-playing game in 2003.

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BioShock for PlayStation 3 System Now Shipping for PS3

http://ps3.gamespy.com

2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that BioShock for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system is now shipping to retailers across North America and is currently available internationally.

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