(a weekly column by DMax)
Week of 17 June - 23 June 2006

Microsoft

Xboy?
Rumors are heating up about a portable gaming system and iPod killer from Microsoft. According to an article from Seattle Times columnist Brier Dudley, the Xbox Portable, or currently titled Argo, will have MP3 playback, wifi and gaming hardware. Other rumors suggest that Microsoft will release variety of handheld devices, from mp3 players to game players.
Source: Seattle Times

New Halo 3 Video
A new Halo 3 video is now available on Xbox Live called Halo 3: In the Beginning.

“Take a look behind the scenes of the making of the Halo 3 announcement trailer. Never-before-seen in-game footage, and fun insights form the Bungie Studios team are highlights of this short documentary piece. An 80 piece orchestra, Bungie’s new graphics technology and masterful storytelling brought the Halo 3 announcement trailer to the big screen at E3, 2006. This is your chance to get a little insider glimpse at the people and process that brought it all together.”
Source: Kotaku.com

Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday Party
Have friends? Free on Wednesdays? Throw on Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday Party funded by Microsoft. A new promotion by Microsoft gives gamers a free pizza from Papa John’s, 1000 Microsoft points to download Xbox Live Arcade games and a free digital music download. Click here for more information.

Nintendo

Lite Strong in June
According to independent sales numbers just released by the NPD Group, Nintendo’s DS Lite sold nearly 600,000 units making it the top-selling video game system of June.
Source: Go Nintendo.com

New Details of Wii Controller
IGN recently got their hands on a official Wii developer documentation which details the Wii’s controller. According to the report, the pointer will accept two AA alkaline batteries, have 6KB of memory and two LEDs.
Source: IGN

EA Announces Six Wii Games
EA announced six titles for the Nintendo Wii: The Godfather, Harry Potter, Tiger Woods PGA Tour, SSX, Madden NFL 07, Need for Speed Carbon.
Source: On Nintendo

Notable Game releases this week:

NCAA Football 07 (PSP, XBOX, X360, PS2)

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