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Tuesday, August 7, 2007 |  |
Canadian price cuts even things a little
Nice. Canadians have been complaining for a while that the price of an Xbox in Canada is unreasonably high, due to the strength of the Canadian dollar; Microsoft seems to have acknowledged that, with the latest price cuts. As of tomorrow, the price of an Xbox 360 Premium in Canada is CAD$399 - $100 less than it was previously. (That's still 8% more, in US dollars, than US residents have to pay - but it's better than the 19% extra they were paying last week.) The Elite 'surcharge' drops from 8% over US price to 5% over, and the Core drops from 11% over to 1.5% over. The price of the upcoming Halo 3 Xbox 360 will be CAD$449.99 - 6.6% more than US residents will pay. Life's getting fairer - but maybe it just means temptation? Thanks, Anton P. Nym. (Louis Wu 21:38:22 UTC) (permalink)
Fireteam Bravo
QuickTactical posted word of a monster film on our forum a couple of days ago - Fireteam Bravo is the story of a small squad fighting on after their entire side is wiped out. It goes on a bit long... but the cinematography is quite good. Nice battle scenes! Check it out, in a lot of different flavors and sizes, in his forum post. (Louis Wu 17:41:48 UTC) (permalink)
Blue vs Green Ep 3
Spartan Erik let us know that Blue vs Green Ep 3 is up at Newgrounds; seemed sort of weak, but the grand larceny section was well done. (Louis Wu 16:51:29 UTC) (permalink)
Podtacular 123
Big Goalie Dan points out that Podtacular 123, Part 1 is now up - 40 mb of discussion about the EGM info. (Louis Wu 16:48:33 UTC) (permalink)
Do not drink while in a non-visible state.
Heh - We got word from Andrew that Fire Team Charlie has a promo for the MLG Canadian Open on the MLG Canada website. (Even if you're not planning on entering the tourney, it's a funny vid.) (Louis Wu 14:56:36 UTC) (permalink)
Tied the Leader Tuesday
XerxdeeJ stopped by last night to point out new content at Tied the Leader; there's a readers's poll asking about whether you plan to try out the HaloClix tabletop game stuff, and an update on the TTL Foundation, a non-profit organization kicked off last year, and actually giving away money as of June of this year. Check 'em out! (Louis Wu 14:38:00 UTC) (permalink)
Halo 3 Xbox 360 Priced
Major Nelson has announced a price on the Halo 3 Xbox 360 (and some price drops on the other 360 SKUs) - that puppy will cost you $400, which means you're paying $50 for the goodies that come exclusively with the Halo 3 box. Doesn't sound too terrible... thanks, Duncan. (Louis Wu 14:32:57 UTC) (permalink)
Director vs. Halo 3
Apparently, there was (is?) an Xbox 360 Soundtrack Competition - and the Irish band Director has entered it with a song set to video of the Halo 3 Announcement Trailer. Nice work! Thanks, MasterChief2829. (Louis Wu 14:29:42 UTC) (permalink)
Three Little Words
Mister Froggy pointed out that Halo, Articulated #63 is now up. Trust me - you don't want to be taking courting lessons from the MC. (Louis Wu 14:22:53 UTC) (permalink)
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