Burger King's Xbox promotion has now kicked off, and all three games should be available for $3.99 each at your local Burger King with the purchase of any value meal - and for those wondering, based on the experiences of myself and a few others, you are allowed to buy all three at once when you purchase one value meal - there's no need to buy 3 meals.

The three games are Sneak King, Pocketbike Racer and Big Bumpin' and each game disc includes both the Xbox and Xbox 360 versions of their indicated games - so there's no need to specify which version you want. I've had a chance to try all three and while they aren't anything special, at $3.99 per game they do offer some level of amusement. If you're interested in grabbing these titles, be sure to stop by a BK soon, as the offer is only good while supplies last.

I guess selling cheap games is the only way BK can get anyone to eat those fries, huh? (Don't tell me I'm the only one out there who usually goes to Burger King for just a hamburger and then stops at McDonalds for the fries) Those of you who want a little more information on the games before you buy anything can check out the BK Gamer website at this link.

Posted by nylatenite at 12:59 AM EST

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Gamers may have something else to give thanks for come this thursday, as it's looking like a near certainty that online retailer Amazon.com will be offering 1,000 "Core" Xbox 360's for $100 each. That's not a misprint - we're not talking $100 off, we're talking $100 total. Here's the story - Amazon has started a new promotion where they list four deals each week, and Amazon users vote on which they want the retailer to actually run the next week. The inaugural deal list has 1,000 core Xbox 360's for $100 each as an option, and as you can imagine, it's running away with the competition. I think at this point, it would take some serious work to knock it out of first place.

So here's the deal - on thursday, November 23rd (yes, Thanksgiving Day) at 2pm EST (11am PST), Amazon will put the 1,000 360's up for sale. They have some hints on how to give yourself the best chance of managing to get in on that 1,000, so be sure to check out all the details of the promotion at this link. Good luck to all who try to get in on this one!

Posted by nylatenite at 12:32 AM EST

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As you can imagine, we've got a relatively small list of titles hitting retail this week - my guess is just about everyone figured that with the PlayStation 3 and Wii having just hit the previous week, there are going to be a lot of broke gamers out there this week. While that may be true, there are a few brave souls who are going to risk the rapids of retail this week, and Rainbow Six: Vegas (360) leads the pack. Following it's lead, the Knights of the Nine expansion pack (360 & PC) for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be released via download on both the Xbox 360 and PC as well as in a retail box exclusively for PC's. Beyond that, there's not much to really get excited about in the list this week, but with how many great games there are on the market right now, I'm sure if you need a new fix, there's going to be something in the store to ease the pain.

• Air Cargo Pilot - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Aircraft Power Pack for Microsoft Flight Simulator X - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Backspin Billiards - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Bass Pro Shops Trophy Hunter 2007 - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Bass Pro Trophy Fishing - PC - 11/21/2006
• Bass Pro Shops Trophy Hunter 2007 - XBX - 11/21/06
  
• Battlefield 2: Booster Pack Bundle - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Boeing Dreamliner Pilot - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Brain Boost: Gamma Wave - DS - 11/21/2006
  
• Bricks of Egypt 2 - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• College Hoops 2K7 - 360 - 11/21/2006
• College Hoops 2K7 - XBX - 11/21/2006
  
• Dance Factory Bundle - PS2 - 11/21/2006
  
• Dogz - DS - 11/21/2006
  
• Dream Vacation Solitaire - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Drive to Survive - PS2 - 11/21/2006
  
• Dynasty - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• F-24: Stealth Fighter - GBA - 11/21/2006
  
• Galapago - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Hard Rock Casino - PSP - 11/21/2006
  
• Lawnmower Racing Mania 2007 - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• March of the Penguins - DS - 11/21/2006
  
• March of the Penguins - GBA - 11/21/2006
  
• Monster Bomber - DS - 11/21/2006
  
• Need for Speed: Carbon - WII - 11/21/2006
  
• Rainbow Six: Vegas - 360 - 11/21/2006
  
• Rainbow Six: Vegas Limited Edition - 360 - 11/21/2006
• Shrek Smash and Crash - GC - 11/21/06
  
• Superman Returns: The Videogame - 360 - 11/21/2006
  
• Superman Returns: The Videogame - DS - 11/21/2006
  
• Superman Returns: The Videogame - PS2 - 11/21/2006
• Superman Returns: The Videogame - XBX - 11/21/2006
  
• Teddy Factory - PC - 11/21/2006
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine - 360 - 11/21/2006
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Knights of the Nine - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Timothy and Titus - PC - 11/21/2006
  
• Tony Hawk's Project 8 - PSP - 11/21/2006
  
• Victorious Boxers 2: Fighting Spirit - PS2 - 11/21/2006
  
• Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express - PC - 11/22/2006
  
• Brain Boost: Beta Wave - DS - 11/22/2006
  
• Cabela's African Safari - 360 - 11/22/2006
  
• Capcom Classics 2 - PS2 - 11/22/2006
  
• Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre - PS2 - 11/22/2006
  
• Emperor's Treasures - PC - 11/22/2006
  
• Fifth Disciple - PC - 11/22/2006
  
• Great Invasions - PC - 11/22/2006
  
• Harley-Davidson - PS2 - 11/22/2006
  
• Pimp My Ride - PS2 - 11/22/2006
  
• Totally Spies 2: Undercover - DS - 11/22/2006
  
• Yggdra Union - GBA - 11/22/2006
  
• Model Train 3D - PC - 11/23/2006

Posted by nylatenite at 12:31 AM EST

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As promised, here's the first look at what 5 major outlets are saying about the Nintendo Wii's launch titles - as I did with the PlayStation 3 launch, I'll be updating the list as more information becomes available. Here's what we've got so far;

Posted by nylatenite at 1:36 AM EST

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For those of you too lazy to scroll down a bit, here's the latest look at the PlayStation 3 review round-up chart. I'm considering dumping Gamepro from future updates to all the charts as they seem to lag behind in reviews - probably because they want them to appear in print first. If you have any suggestions for a replacement, let me know!

Posted by nylatenite at 1:35 AM EST

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Well folks, our third guest has now arrived and the table is set. The Nintendo Wii has been made available to the general public, and it's time to how Nintendo's great experiment will go over with the general public. We'll be posting a Wii review round up momentarily, so stay tuned!

Posted by nylatenite at 1:34 AM EST

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MAME32, the Windows GUI version of MAME, has also been updated to incorporate the u2 changes listed below. As with the regular version of MAME, MAME32 110.2 centers around fixes to input modes, the debugger and the new games, so you may want to hold off on upgrading until the next full release - just to be on the safe side.

Check out the official MAME32 page here for more details and the download links.

Posted by nylatenite at 1:33 AM EST

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The first interim update for MAME v.110 is now available. MAME v.110u2 includes changes to the input system for certain joystick types (16 way mainly), some debugger fixes and the promotions of several versions of Fisherman's Bait and Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix from the not working list to working. If you have the affected arcade PCB's you may want to consider upgrading, otherwise I'd suggest staying with what you've for now unless you want to test some of the changes.

The updated files can be found at the official MAME page at Mamedev.org. You can Click here to see what's new in this update.

Posted by nylatenite at 1:32 AM EST

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It looks like Microsoft is countering this weekend's console launches by adding a ton of new Xbox 360 demos to Xbox Live. We saw Superman Returns hit Live a few days back and now a multiplayer demo for Rainbow Six: Vegas (985.07mb) as well as demos for NCAA March Madness '07 (908.67mb) and Cars (453.57mb) are available in the Xbox Live Marketplace.

In regards to Microsoft's new policies regarding Xbox Live Gold membership being required for some downloads, here's the info for the three new additions;

• NCAA March Madness
  • Available to all Xbox Live subscribers
• Rainbow Six: Vegas multiplayer demo
  • Available to Xbox Live Gold members immediately
  • Available to Xbox Live Silver members starting on 11/24
• Cars
  • Available to all Xbox Live Gold members immediately
  • Available to Xbox Live Silver members starting on 11/23

Posted by nylatenite at 4:27 PM EST

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If you missed out on getting a PlayStation 3 this morning and are willing to settle for a 20gig model and whatever stuff Gamestop/EB Games throws into the bundle, you have another chance tonight. I just got an e-mail from Gamestop stating the following;

"Dear GameStop.com/EBgames.com Customer:

We will have an extremely limited supply of 20GB PlayStation 3 console bundles for preorder on our site Friday evening, November 17th.

We expect these bundles to ship on or before December 1st. When the bundle is activated on our site, you can find it here:
http://www.gamestop.com/gs/ps3/ps3_signup.asp
http://www.ebgames.com/gs/ps3/ps3_signup.asp

We will not offer 60GB PlayStation 3 console bundles until our store pre-orders have been filled, but check back soon for future preorder opportunities.

Receipt of this email does not guarantee an opportunity to purchase. Orders will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.

Thank you,
GameStop.com/EBgames.com" - Gamestop e-mail message

Those of you who are going to give it a shot, I wish you the best of luck!

Update: 11/17/06 - 8:50pm. Gamestop and EB Games online stores have now sold out of said 20GB PlayStation 3 bundles.

Posted by nylatenite at 2:58 PM EST

Updated: Friday, 17 November 2006 8:53 PM EST

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