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Console Gold has a first review of XBox Live fly, stunt and shoot fest. It gets some pretty high marks. Check it out here. XBox Xmas lineup is beginning to look extremely solid.
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Rumors reported by the Los Angeles Times and Reuters say that DirecTV, under the control of News Corp, is planning to end its four year relationship with TiVo.
The rumor sent TiVo’s stock down 16 percent today. TiVo spokespeople have told reporters that they intend to continue to do business with DirecTV and for [...]

Via press release, publisher Activision has confirmed that October 29th will be the day that their highly anticipated World War II action title Call of Duty begins shipping to store shelves. Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty is an exclusive to the PC platform and has already received a “T” for Teen rating from [...]

A little Xbox game called Halo is making its way into PC owners’ hands today, as Halo for Windows hits retail stores in North America for $49.99. Unlike its Xbox cousin, Halo for Windows supports online multiplayer (competitive and cooperative) and keyboard/mouse controls.
In addition to supporting up to 16 players online in a single game, [...]

Microsoft will share more details on the next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, at its Professional Developers Conference next month [October 26-30]. However, the company likely will keep the new user interface, dubbed Aero, under wraps,” reports IDG News.
“Perhaps more important to developers is that Microsoft will give PDC attendees the scoop on Avalon, the [...]

Peter and Bobby Farrelly’s revisiting of the Three Stooges films has been officially greenlit at Warner Bros. The Three Stooges is expected to start shooting early next year for a summer 2005 release.
The new movie will be an adventure that revolves around the Stooges characters originated by Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerome “Curly” Howard [...]

Despite oddball rumors, Computer & Video Games has confirmed with Valve Software that the Microsoft Xbox will be the only system getting a console version of Half-Life 2.
Speaking to the developer’s Doug Lombardi, he initially re-confirmed that Half-Life 2 has been announced for Xbox, then went on to clarify the PS2 situation, saying that: “At [...]

“Will & Grace” has added yet another guest star to its glutted celebrity carousel. John Cleese, whose career has become an endless string of vocal and physical cameos on the big and small screen, is that special guest star. Gentle reader, try to contain your shock at this turn of events.
To his credit, Cleese’s appearance [...]

CompUSA Inc. said Monday that it will buy consumer-electronics chain Good Guys Inc. in a deal valued at about $55.6 million.
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An interesting report on Gamesindustry.biz today informs us that Interplay have ended a distribution agreement with Vivendi, claiming that the publisher owes them money earnt from the recently released RPG Lionheart. The deal had to end after Vivendi refused to pay-up, and now legal action is a strong possibility.
With Interplay relying heavily on third-party publishers [...]