Xbox LIVE Preview sheds Game Sizes
Microsoft s Xbox LIVE Preview program shows off that the new dashboard for Xbox console owners will have loads of goodies and few hidden features, as of now. Few beta testers reported that the new the new Xbox LIVE dashboard squeezed the file sizes of the games as reported at the CheapAssGamer forum. Good news for those who ve been pondering to update the console hard disks. 

Alienware Unveils Gaming Laptop in India
Dell s Alienware product family has finally entered India with their most powerful gaming laptop M17x. The M17x boasts of an Anodized aluminium design and packs two Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M GPUs. Other specs include support for Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad processors. It supports upto 8GB of DDR3 RAM at 1333 Mhz. The storage part is taken care of by a 1TB, 7200 RPM hard disk. You also have the option to add a 512GB SSD. The 17" display of the M17x supports WUXGA (1920x1200) resolutions. This gaming beast comes at jaw dropping price of Rs. 1,39,000.

Games for Windows LIVE 3.0 Released
With new operating system Windows 7 to be launched soon, Microsoft is pepping up every product to make the best of it. New Games for Windows LIVE 3.0 was released featuring In-Game Marketplace, Account Management, and anti-piracy controls. The best thing about the new LIVE 3.0 interface is that players can perform all transactions and actions in-game!

EA to bring Sims 3 World Adventures Soon
Delighted by the response on The Sims 3, simulation based virtual world game, Electronic Arts announced to launch Sims 3 World Adventures expansion pack in November. This new expansion pack will take players to visit different locations in China, Egypt and France. EA Mobile will make this expansion available to iPhone and iPod Touch devices in early 2010.

Sega Teases with new RPG Website
Sega s new Japanese page teases a new game that is dated to be announced on August 20. The page newrpg.sega.jp shows a big spinning wheel in white color with clock mechanism. This resembles classic ship wheel and behind it is woman posing. At this moment, the only thing we can do is either wait or speculate.

Source: www.techtree.com


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