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BioWare reveals Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Having just completed the fairly well-reviewed Sonic Chronicles RPG for the Nintendo DS, BioWare has finally pulled back the curtain on its next project: Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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Halo 3 spin-off announced for Fall 2009

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Another Halo game for the Xbox 360 was a given; it is Microsoft's killer-app, mega-selling franchise, after all. So it certainly came as no surprise when Bungie, makers of all things Halo, announced a spin-off called Halo 3: Recon that will star a main character who isn't Master Chief.

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Xbox 360 now cheapest console on the market

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Microsoft recently announced it has lowered the prices of its Xbox 360 console, making it cheaper than Nintendo's market-leading Wii.

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E3 unveils big news for Netflix, Xbox, PS3 users

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The Electronic Entertainment Expo, basically the largest video game convention in the world, convened earlier this week to give the yearly swath of game announcements. Amidst the big game news of Final Fantasy XIII heading to the Xbox 360 and Nintendo offering motion control+ came some film news that's perhaps more important than anything else announced at the event.  At least, it is if you're as interested in movies as you are in games.

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Microsoft pursues merger with Yahoo

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It looks like someone finally listened to the federal government and decided to spend in order to stimulate the flagging economy. Yesterday, Microsoft announced it has placed a bid on online giant Yahoo for $31 a share, totaling $44.6 billion. The merger would put added pressure on both companies' rival and current online leader Google.

While Microsoft holds steady as the world’s largest software maker, its foothold in the web world has slipped for years. According to the latest Alexa Internet web trafficking data, Google is the most visited site followed by Yahoo; Windows Live and MSN fall at number six and nine respectively. All three companies have built their online presence on their search engines and e-mail domains.

The news sent Yahoo’s stock (YHOO) soaring with a 48.0% increase in price. However, both Microsoft (MSFT) and Google (GOOG) took small hits with 6.6% and 8.6% decrease respectively. The U.S. stock market did rally because of the news, posting mild gains but still influenced by the news of January’s 17,000 layoffs.

This isn’t Microsoft’s first foray into merging companies, the last attempt being in May of 2007. Currently, Yahoo’s board is reviewing the bid. If the proposal is accepted, it will then have to be taken to the shareholders for a vote. Analysts are already speculating that the United States and European Union will investigate possible anti-trust violations if the merger completes.

Related links:
Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Unveils $44.6 Billion bid for Web Ad, Search Rival Yahoo
NPR: Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion for Yahoo
CNN Money: Why Microsoft’s Yahoo Bid Makes Sense

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Microsoft brings TV and film to MSN, Xbox LIVE

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Once upon a time, “content” meant “satisfied.” But in this modern age, both that definition and that pronunciation sound archaic. These days, everything is about “content,” with a stress on the first vowel. And as more and more people and businesses devote themselves to content, the thing itself becomes more mystical and elusive, as if the entire world is filled with content that cannot all possibly be fed, aggregated, or read.

But if there’s one entity that is ready to attempt the impossible, it’s Microsoft. Seeking to challenge the content dominance Apple, which has iTunes and Adobe at its disposal, Microsoft called up some major entertainment companies in order to make beautiful synergy together.

The company has partnered with Walt Disney, NBC Universal, MGM and Showtime, whose televised and cinematic creations will all soon find their way into MSN and Xbox LIVE, further blurring the divide between the home boxes (the television and the computer) and the big box movie theater. Be on the lookout for an onslaught of new content and new ways of appreciating it soon.

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MSN.com
Xbox.com/Live
Apple.com

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