CES: Windows 7 BETA Live

It's amazing, isn't it? It seems like just yesterday Windows Vista and Project Mojave happened, and yet here we are close to yet another new version of Windows! The new operating system supposedly has a lot of new stuff going for it, but after the disaster that was the Vista launch, I'm not gonna be too eager to jump on this release. Nonetheless, for those daring souls who are willing to take the Leap of Faith, can download the public BETA release of Windows 7, can download it from: WindowsLive.com


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CES 2008: Halo Wars Demo

We all no about Halo Wars, it's the RTS prequel to Bungie's popular first person shooter, Halo. But at CES it was just unveiled that a demo of the game will be released on the Xbox Live Marketplace, February 5th.

Microsoft also reveiled that Halo Wars will be Ensemble Studio's final project and will be closing after the game's March 3rd release. Ensemble Studios is best known for their work on the game, Age of Empires.


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CES 2007: The Microsoft Booth

The Microsoft booth was the talk of the show at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, and it was very much showing off Microsoft's Zune and Windows Vista, but if you looked deeply enough you could manage to find a section there for the gamers.

So, at Microsoft's booth they made a small section for Vista and 360 gaming. And no, there was absolutely no mention of the Zephyr by Microsoft, so they may not have wanted to draw too much attention to it for now.

As for the games at Microsoft's booth, here's what they had on display :

Xbox 360

- MLB 2K7
- Lost Planet
- Fuzion Frenzy 2
- Crackdown
- Guitar Hero 2
- Shadowrun
- Def Jam Icon
- Gears of War
- Def Jam Icon
- Viva Piñata

Games for Windows

- Halo 2
- Crysis
- Rail Simulator
- Lord of the Rings Online
- Hellgate: London
- Age of Conan
- Geometry Wars
- Luxor 2
- Shadowrun
- World in Conflict
- Supreme Commander
- Company of Heroes
- Spinword
- Bliss Island

Xbox Live Arcade

- Worms
- Ms. Pac Man
- Heavy Weapon
- Catan
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Alien Hominid

CES 2007: Guitar Hero 2 for Xbox 360

It was two months ago when Guitar Hero 2 arrived for the PlayStation 2. Music fans and gamers rejoyced! Since then, a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox was injured by the game and can no longer pitch come the start of the 2007 baseball season. Despite this, Guitar Hero 2 was easily one of the best selling games of 2006. And now, Microsoft wants in on the action!

You guessed it, Guitar Hero 2 is being ported for the Xbox 360, and if you hadn't got the PS2 version yet, you might want to consider waiting. Why? Well, the new version has bonus features including 10 new tracks, new guitars, and more! To make it even better, there will be free downloadable upgrades for the 360 version of the game, for even MORE songs, guitars, and other goodies! After all, spring 2007 isn't all too far away!