So how’s your Xbox game doing? Ready for some rumors about your favorite console platform? According to leaked Circuit City ad, a 60GB Xbox Live Starter Pack is about to arrive on American soil next week. The whole ensemble will cost just $99 which is not bad at all. The Pack includes three months of free Live Gold access, a wired headset and a 60GB hard drive. We’d like to confirm the rumor sometime next week, so Microsoft please make our wish come true! On second opinion, you can always cut some more of that price if you want!

I know, I know, a lot of you guys have been waiting for Xbox to have a Blu-ray drive. When rumors came up saying MS will add a Blu-Ray drive to the 360, I’m sure most of you were dancing all over the place. But I’m sorry, I have to pour cold water over your heads. Microsoft has once again denied the latest rumor that it’ll launch a Blu-ray Disc drive add-on for the Xbox 360.

Yes, that’s right! An article from The Register stated that a blogger going by the name of “Major Nelson” has posted an audio interview online with Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft’s Group Product Manager for the Xbox 360. In the interview, which took place at the Tokyo Game Show this week, Greenberg said: “We have no plans to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience.”

However, Greenberg went on to say: “We also believe that the future’s digital, and that’s why we’ve invested in a massive library of entertainment content.” His statements seem to confirm the statements released by Microsoft back in May in which it stated that is has “no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360” because “games are what drive consumers to purchase game consoles”.

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Yes, we already know that Microsoft is planning on releasing Xbox 360’s with a Blu-ray drive, however, X-bit labs reported that its even more sweeter than that as the company already has the device ready to go.

According to the report, Toshiba and Samsung have been asked to come up with the external Blu-ray solution for the Xbox 360. Rumors are also floating around claiming a $100-to-$150 price point. We all know the impact of this move by Microsoft. It will eliminate one PS3’s major advantage and could bolster the Xbox 360 to even greater heights.

If this is true, then those who are “patiently” anticipating could have this either during the holidays or via a show like CES.

A leaked company memo tells us that a new Xbox 360 is going to appear. It’s the Xbox-Pure. It could also be just a name change for one of the existing models but who knows really?

We can’t tell if this is an actual real Microsoft memo but a videogame called Pure is coming for Xbox 360 on September 26. Pure was chosen from three name suggestions. The other two are Granite and Lean. So are we looking at a whole new design change?

Hurry and get on a plane to Japan to get some cheaper XBox 360. Microsoft is going to cut prices for the Japan market and they are willing to go 30% cheaper on current model. How low will they go in order to compete against others?

Well let’s see, the Arcade model will sell for 19,800 yen or $183 which is 8,000 yen or $73.92 lower than before. The 60GB drive model will sell for 29,800 or $275 which is 5,000 or $46 lower than the current 20 GB model. The Elite model packing a 120GB drive will see a drop of 8,000 too, from 47,800 or $442 to 39,800 yen or $368.

The new prices will be lower than the Wii and the PlayStation 3 once they will be available starting with September 11th. Hopefully Microsoft will pull the same stunt in other markets too.

The question is not if you have seen The Dark Knight already, Batman Begins’ sequel, which grossed over $400 million in less than three week, but how many times have you seen it so far?

In case you are a Batman fan you might want to treat yourself with this XBox 360 special edition with The Dark Knight logos all over the black case. We don’t know how many similar units are out there and how much one costs, but hopefully more are going to be manufactured. I simply know a couple of guys that would certainly get one for themselves.

As it was hinted a while ago, the 20GB XBox 360 wen on sale for $299. Microsoft has been clearing up inventory for the next 60GB edition to arrive. A rumor at that time, the price cut turned out to appear as predicted.

Well we have another rumor for you, just as bold. Microsoft is prepping up more special discounted prices for next month. There’s going to be a $199 Arcade version with no hard drive, a $299 Pro version with a 60GB hard drive and a $399 Elite version with an 120GB hard drive. I bet you’re angry with yourself for buying the 20GB Pro right? Well, simply send it to eBay once the new discount price will appear. If that’s going to happen of course.

While the Germany release will have to wait till next month, Samsung is all set to debut its latest flagship cell phone, the i900 or Omnia, in Italy. With its 3.2-inch haptic touchscreen, GPS, 5-megapixel camera, and other equally juicy features, the Omnia is certainly worth the 499 Euros it will command when released on July 22, but here’s something else that should bring more joy to the Italians. Starting July 14, any customer who cares to order the Samsung i900 through the Media World stores across Italy will also become a proud owner of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming console, at no extra cost. Now, that’s a sweet deal wouldn’t you say? Customers will receive their gaming console along with the device when it starts shipping on July 22nd across the country. Samsung has planned a graduated release across the Europe and other markets within the end of next month.

The web is filled with this photo right here. As you can see for yourself it shows an XBox box with a $299 price tag. Is it for real or for fun? We’ve seen so many photoshoped images so far that nothing seems that surprising anymore.
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Microsoft is alive. No surprise there. A Blu-Ray Xbox 360 is coming. No surprise there either. We were expecting that to happen. What’s funny is their rumored announcement time. Not only they are going to announce this Xbox 360 tomorrow but they are going to do it one hour prior to the WWDC.
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