A Spanish magazine called 'Nintendo Acción' is touting that they will have the full Wii release info including a date and price in their next issue. Their next edition is due to be released on September 15th, which leaves us with three possible conclusions?

Microsoft will launch external HD-DVD drives for its Xbox 360 at a retail price of US$200 by Christmas of this year, and Taiwanese games developers and gaming services providers indicated this this is a smart marketing strategy as compared with Sony's adoption of built-in BD drives for its PlayStation 3 (PS3).

Xbox-Scene

A supposed internal memo sent out around selected UK Virgin megastores has indicated that Nintendo are set to roll out Wii release date coundtown clocks. The clocks should be installed today across some of UK's major cities, so if you're in town and see one of these bad boys - let us know!

MaxConsole

The XNA Game Studio Express beta will be available Aug. 30, 2006, as a free download on Windows XP, for development on the Windows XP platform. XNA Game Studio Express will give anyone with a Windows XP-based PC access to a unified development tool that liberates the creation of great Xbox 360 and Windows XP-compatible games, providing a new alternative to the existing multithousand-dollar development kits that many console games require. The final version of XNA Game Studio Express will be available this holiday season.

We've got a PS3 - and here it is rubbing shoulders with Xbox 360 for the first time ever!

G4 has created an incredibly funny Apple commercial style spoof in respect to the PS3 and Wii. The PS3 takes the shape of a plump nerdy lady, with the Wii being personified by a hot blonde wearing hot pants stroking herself, slapping her a** and spitting out dirty talk such as 'touch me and you'll have the time of your life, I'm cheap and fun'.

MaxConsole

So far Nintendo have done a very credible job in keeping information regarding the Wii to a minimum. Well all that has just changed! An anonymous Wii developer has sent to us slurry of information regarding Nintendo?s next-gen console, all that?s left now is a confirmed release date and price to complete the puzzle. Believe us when we say, this article is a MUST READ, you won?t be disappointed.

Can the big black box be put inside a handheld?

Sony have released version 2.80 of its firmware. This version adds many features.

An internal SCEE Q+A re. PS3, from E3, has made its way onto the web. It?s an interesting read - in many ways they would have been better off just releasing this, it would have better communicated some of their points.

PS3 Insiders

According to an article over at T3, a leaked Sony document details a few secrets about the PS3 and its internal Blu-Ray player. The Playstation 3 will be one of Sony's first pieces of hardware to use the "BD Live" technology, which allows Blu-Ray players (not limited to the PS3 -- most Blu-Ray players will incorporate this technology given a year or two) to go online and download new content whenever a disc is inserted.

PS3 Insiders

Nintendo, while still standing behind their claims that DS Lite hinge cracks are a minor problem, is now offering to repair DS Lite's with the problem free of charge.

There's never been a company that has dominated the video game business for three straight console generations. Can Sony pull it off? It's not looking good as the high price seems to be putting off not only prospective consumers but also developers, and that could be a vicious circle.

GameDaily

PlayStation 3 manufacturer Asustek has fired a warning shot over the bows of the media, following yesterday's leaked reports that the company has already begun shipping PS3 units to Sony.

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Chinese newspaper reports are suggesting that PlayStation 3 units are already coming off the production line, as Sony prepares to ramp up production ready for the machine's launch.

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The first batch of this "first real modchip for the Xbox 360", which will let users patch the Microsoft console's DVD firmware on the fly (meaning no flashing required) only when needed (that means it turns off when you're on XBL), has just been shipped to resellers.

Xbox360.qj.net

Citing ?industry insiders,? CNNMoney?s Chris Morris speculates that the Nintendo Wii could launch as early as late September.

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With the PS3 launch just a few months away, JCal recaps recent events and commentary by Sony executives, giving us a context for one of the most exciting and controversial console debates in gaming history.

FiringSquad

It seems that a drunken French MS employee slipped up and revealed that there is indeed a portable Xbox gaming system planned for next-year. Not only that, but the inebriated worker also revealed that ATI is working on the chipset. Of course this is rumor for now.

GamersReports

DFC Intelligence's David Cole ponders Sony's future, and says the firm could wind up behind Microsoft and Nintendo in the next generation.

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