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• 27 September 2007

• News: Halo 3 breaks US sales record

  Microsoft's alien-killer gaming thrill, Halo 3, has broken the US sales record for a new video game by earning an estimated $170m in its first 24 hours on sale, the company said last night.

• 25 September 2007

• News: Microsoft blamed for scratched Halo 3 discs

  Two reports in the US suggest special packaging used by Microsoft is to blame for scratched Halo 3 discs.

• 24 September 2007

• News: Pirate copies of Halo 3 available online

  Pirate copies of Halo 3 made its way to the internet days before its release.

• News: Sony reveals No 1 reason to buy a PS3

  Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton said the number one reason to own a PS3 (PlayStation 3) is because the console is "future proof".

• 21 September 2007

• News: Top 10 Xbox Live games revealed

  Microsoft has attempted to deflect attention away from Sony's Tokyo Game Show announcements by boasting about its Xbox 360 accomplishments.

• 20 September 2007

• News: PS3's Cell processor turned into multimedia chip

  Toshiba has revealed a new high-performance chip that is aimed at multimedia applications such as video processing in consumer devices.

• News: PS3 snub as Sony Japan expands PS2 business

  Sony plans to expand its PlayStation 2 (PS2) business in Japan and add a new PlayStation 3 (PS3) controller, but has stopped short of promising a new price cut on its most recent console.

• 19 September 2007

• News: Nintendo turns Wii remote into light sabre

  LucasArts is to release a Star Wars game for Nintendo’s Wii which lets players battle friends by using the handheld Wii remote as a lightsaber.

• 17 September 2007

• News: Intel buys firm behind Halo 2 graphics

  Intel is to buy Havok, a provider of software and services used by videogame creators and movie special-effects teams.

• 14 September 2007

• News: Game over for World Series of Video Games

  Games Media Properties yesterday announced the cancellation of WSVG (the World Series of Video Games) after just two years, as a result of high operating costs

• 13 September 2007

• News: Study: Wii sales to beat Xbox 360, PS3 to struggle

  A consumer report by BrandIntel suggests that surging sales of the Nintendo Wii games console are set to continue. The future for the PlayStation 3 looks bleak, however.

• News: Square Enix will produce Xbox 360 game

  Square Enix, the final major Japanese games developer not to have embraced the Microsoft Xbox 360 games console, yesterday said it would release a title on the platform.

• 05 September 2007

• News: PS3 price cuts on the way in the US

  Sony could announce a US price cut for the 80GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) at the Tokyo Game Show later this month, according to analysts.

• 04 September 2007

• News: IFA: Exhibitors launch little, large and 3D displays

  As in previous years, the IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin has been a platform for manufacturers to launch innovative gadgets aimed at tech-savvy consumers. This year's event, which runs until Wednesday, is no exception.

• 03 September 2007

• News: 60GB PS3 back in stock in the US

  Sony has restocked the 60GB PlayStation 3 (PS3) online in the US, although has confirmed that the console is reaching end-of-life.

• 31 August 2007

• News: Sony plans Nintendo Wii-esque PS2

  Sony plans to launch a Wii-esque looking PlayStation 2 (PS2), shipping the product with a karaoke game, two mics and white controller for only $150 (£75) in the US.

• 30 August 2007

• News: Upgraded Nintendo Wii in the works?

  Nintendo looks to be planning an upgraded Nintendo Wii, though not for a while.

• 29 August 2007

• News: Has Sony run out of 60GB PS3s?

  Sony has run out of PlayStation 3 (PS3) 60GB machines at the company's US online store, suggesting that only retail units remain for the discontinued and cheaper model.

• News: Six-week wait for Xbox 360 repairs

  Xbox 360 repairs are taking upwards of six weeks due to a spike in returns after Microsoft extended the console's warranty from one to three years in early July, according to US games blog Kotaku.

• 23 August 2007

• News: TV recording functionality comes to PS3

  Sony has revealed PlayTV, a TV tuner and personal video recorder that plugs into the PlayStation 3 (PS3).

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