Let me break it down for you….I am an avid and have all the consoles so I will try and make it easy for you….

Xbox 360:

Pros: Biggest library of games (amongst the current generation)

Great online matchmaking capabilities,

Good exclusive titles like Gears of war 2, alan wake etc,

Affordable.

Xbox Live has a lot of content like movies, arcade games.

Cons:

You have to pay for the most basic of things like online multiplayer and themes (ticks me off),

A high fail rate due to the infamous RROD,

More for a hardcore FPS game

Playstation 3:

Pros:

Superior graphics, some of the best looking console games are PS3 exclusives like MGS4, Uncharted, Heavenly Sword, Gran Turismo,

It is a blu ray player, it has wi-fi and web browsing,

Integration with the PSP is a nice touch,

PSN has better casual games

The PS3 will soon have Home- a very unique free service, which will surely give Xbox Live a run for its money.

Little Big Planet looks like a good reason to buy the PS3

You can change the HDD on your own and pimp the PS3 to a 250GB HDD monster.

Sony will support the PS3 with all its upcoming movies via digital distribution and most big studios will follow.

Cons:

Online multiplayer isn’t as good as Xbox Live (should change with Home)

more expensive than the Xbox 360

the 40GB version has no backward compatibility

some games have issues as they are ported on the PS3 like Orange Box

Final Verdict:

Both are amazing consoles, the Xbox is a great gaming console but has its share of problems and the same goes for the PS3, I have both consoles and I enjoy playing them both. But to be honest the PS3 is a much safer long term investment, it will last you at least 7 years and still provide all the facilities that other consoles at that time would.

Rumors are abuzz in the gaming world about a price-cut coming to the Xbox 360.

It all seem to have begun when, recently, a member of the HighDefDigest forums posted some scans of an apparently leaked K-mart circular to be out sometime in July. According to the scans, Xbox 360 buyers may enjoy a price-drop of $50 on the Xbox 360 Premium 20GB model. Members then flocked to that thread, some expressing joy over the price-cut while some calling it an outright fake.

This triggered news reports from various sources claiming that Microsoft is indeed planning to slash the prices of Xbox 360. According to a report by HollywoodReporter, industry sources believe that the price will be dropped to $299, a price drop of $50 (Heh, that K-Mart circular said the same). The price drop is expected to come around  15th of July,  just before E3.

Then comes along this report on Ars that says that not only is a price drop expected but Microsoft is also readying a new 60GB model, which was rumored a while back. It all makes sense now, doesn’t it ? The price cut would shelf out the 20GB models, making way for the bigger 60GB one. This would apparently give Microsoft enough advantage to compete with the PS3s and the Wiis. Or would it ?

Will the price drop make you buy the Xbox ?

We all knew that this day would come, when gamers start bitching about each other. I am not talking about fanboys lashing at each other to protect their precious console, this is far more deep than that. A certain producer was found flaming the upcoming Brother’s in Arms: Hell’s Highway game, basically calling it crap. As per a report on Kotaku:

Fightin’ words. That’s what Call of Duty: World At War senior producer Noah Heller had for Treyarch’s World War II competition, Brothers In Arms. Asked about Gearbox Software’s take on the genre, the newest iteration of which will be Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway, Heller said “I watched the trailer and I’m was like ‘These guys aren’t even in the same league.’” Heller has even more gentlemanly things to say about the Brothers In Arms series.

“We don’t even think about them,” Heller noted, giving his opinion about the other WWII hold out. “They’re not a game we even think about when we’re playing, we think about the best shooters, we play [Call of Duty 4] Modern Warfare, we play… Gears of War, we play Halo, you know, that’s the competition. We want to look at the games that do great storytelling.”

 I have always been a fan of Mortal Kombat, but to be honest the last few games have not lived up to the MK brand name. A new game in the series called Mortal Kombat Vs. DC is in development and will be out soon. The game will feature characters from MK as well as super hero’s like Batman and Superman from DC comics. A few screenshots were up exclusively on Destructoid.com:

“The action shots, however, may be be new. So it’s for that reason we’re inclined to pass them along for your viewing pleasure. In them, Scorpion is being put to the test, being pit against Superman, Batman, and the Flash. That dude never gets a rest. Some of the environment renders look particularly interesting, like the war-torn Metropolis and very warm and scary looking Hell.

Midway have also announced that Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon and comic writer Jimmy Palmiotti will be appearing on a panel at Comic-Con on Friday, July 25. The two will discuss the upcoming game, showing off never-before-seen gameplay footage and revealing more roster details. Midway will also be handing out exclusive, limited edition Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Comic-Con posters, so fire up your Ebay accounts accordingly.”  

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Activision announced that COD 5:World At War will support both and offline co-operative play for up to four players online on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, in addition to two-player local split-screen cooperative play on home consoles. Coop usually makes games about twice as fun as they would normally be so it will probably be worth it.

The campaign will allow gamers to gain experience points and unlock perks for use in competitive multiplayer modes. This is quite similar to the perks system in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. As players participate with different ranks the difficulty or the toughness changes accordingly.Mark Lamia of Treyarch studio who made COD 5 says that he wants gamers to feel the WWII in a completely different way. A host of new enemies is being provided to employ new tactics as well as new, groundbreaking tools–like co-op and the flamethrower–to succeed in the epic fight.

World at War lands on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS this fall.

Launching on PS3 and Xbox 360, players will join the ‘B’ Company, a wayward band of soldiers more interested in the pursuit of gold and personal financial gain than following the rules. It is rated “T” and landed on retail shelves on June 23 (that’s yesterday) on Xbox and PS3 in North America and June 27 in Europe.

To cherish this occasion, the publishers i.e. EA released a few comic clips, online. In a trailer released June 16th, 2008, the team makes a reference to the Metal Gear series. Sweetwater, a member of Bad Company thinks he’s seen someone wearing an eye-patch, hiding inside a barrel, to which Haggard responds, “A barrel? Why would someone want to hide in there? That’s as stupid as hiding in a cardboard box!” to which Sweetwater replies, “Probably it’s made out of some kind of solid metal! Like its Japanese or something!” Haggard fires a grenade at it, and finds, amongst the wreckage of the barrel, a black eye-patch. He puts it on and proceeds to bump into Sweetwater.

In another subsequently released trailer, Haggard is seen running down a destroyed street while Gary Jules’ Mad World is sung in the background by Sweetwater (a reference to the Gears of War trailer). Haggard then tells Sweetwater to knock it off.

Battlefield Bad Company has only just been released, but early reviews for the game are positive, with the deformable environments, large maps, diverse array of vehicles, and multiplayer mode earning it praise from critics.

A new study from Experian Consumer Research showed that the PS3 is most popular with consumers over the age of 45.

The report also showed that Xbox 360 covered the 35-44 year old demographic, and the Nintendo Wii taking the 18-24 age range.

(What about, 25-34 years? Are they forbidden from playing video games? Or maybe they play all the three.)

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners/players are more likely to say they cannot live without magazines and video game consoles, and less likely to say they cannot live without television and computers than the average new media respondent.  They differ somewhat in their necessity for books, radio and newspapers.

Respondents who play or own the video game consoles depicted are predictably younger skewing than the population of respondents who have been online for 1+ hours per week (new media respondents).  The Nintendo Wii console appears to appeal more to the 18-24 demographic, while the Xbox 360 appeals more to the 35-44 demographic and the PlayStation 3 appeals more to those over 44.

Microsoft has confirmed that they will always be the first to release their next-gen consoles into the market. Microsoft is famous for cutting short their hardware cycles to increase their profits. The Xbox360 has been in the world market for 3 years now, and there are rumours going on for successor of Microsoft’s Xbox.

In a recent interview, Robbie Bach has stated, by releasing their consoles early, they have an upper hand over major competitors like Sony and Nintendo. He has explained how they get a leg up with the game developers. Also it helps with an economic perspective, as it helps them develop their upcoming projects.

He also said that Microsoft will not be releasing any consoles in the near future as they are giving the Xbox 360 some more time.

So all you Xbox fans out there, be glad to know that when the next-gen consoles hit the market, Microsoft will be the first to release theirs.

Jackass boys are known to put their ass under the knife, and in this sequel to Jackass: The Game, they will continue doing their whacko stunts. It will also allow players to try out a series of scenarios with digital incarnations of Steve-O, Johnny Knoxville, and the rest of the cast. It captures all the dumb-ass sicko behavior of the show with cool gameplay concepts and multiplayer beatdowns. With a wide range of mini-games and a concentration on physics-based gameplay, it’s a game that will surely shock you in the nuts … in a good way.

It promises to be even better than its predecessor, with more than 35 unique scenarios, players will get to virtually experience Jackass stunts too extreme for even their wildest dreams - from careening down the streets of San Francisco in a garbage can while dodging traffic to running off on a golf cart at a golf course while trying to hit every destructible object in the way. It will probably retain the Director mode of the previous game (that’s great news!).

So get ready for complex physical dynamics that’ll allow the chaos of the Jackass acts to come to life in the game, as each brutal, jaw-breaking, blood-spurting stunt is different from the last and as each stunt challenges you to act even more crazy and wild.

I just got a mail from a friend who works at EA, the mail said that I could order, Battlefield Bad Company on the phone…..yes on the phone. It may seem that I am making a big deal out of it, as we have ordering our copies on the phone for years, but for me this is special as I will finally be ordering a game in the most simple manner, and ordering via the official distributor on the day of worldwide release.

This is a positive step, a very positive step for Indian gaming. The game in question is Battlefield Bad Company, a very celebrated title. Ordering the gold edition will give you access to an unlock code that will provide you with a superior rifle, that can be used in multiplayer. Gamers worldwide hate the idea, but I am sure many gamers will buy this to get an edge over other people playing online, no matter how much we flame the idea, we all want to win in the end. You can pre-order the game here or call 1800-22-7529.