When the PS3 launched back in 2006, nobody thought it would even be able to compete with the Xbox 360, with it’s outrageous high price tag and the average launch library (although I think that Resistance: Fall Of Man was a great game). Seven years later, it seems that PS3 is a force to be reckoned with, thanks to the numerous price cuts, top notch exclusives and the excellent Blu-ray capabilities.

The Super Slim PS3 seems to be doing quite well for itself.

Xbox World magazine have posted new mockup pictures of Microsoft’s next generation Xbox 720 console along with detailing the possible specifications and AR features of the new console.

Xbox World have posted a whole 8-Page feature article on the new Xbox 720 detailing everything we know so far of the console. Taking about credibility, the magazine has been good so far considering that it leaked key features of the new console in an earlier edition which were later confirmed legit with Microsoft’s planning document and can be viewed below:

Press Release – Microsoft Corp. today announced the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. Beginning Friday, Oct. 26, consumers and businesses worldwide will be able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store. As a result of close work with hardware partners, more than 1,000 certified PCs and tablets, including Microsoft Surface, will be available for the launch of Windows 8 — making it the best lineup of PCs ever across the Windows 8 and Windows RT ecosystem.

Skype announced Skype for Windows 8 today, bringing together popular Skype features and the new design of Windows 8. 

While Halo 4 may have been distributed among the masses and has already hit the internet with the games ISO circulating there is still a way for people waiting for the game to get the fullest experience on the launch date, specially marked Mountain Dew & Doritos will contain codes for Double XP in Halo 4 for you to use on the games launch date of November 6th! If you plan on being active in the multiplayer after beating the game’s single player on Legendary (and we all know that is going to be a very small number) then the codes are definitely worth your while!

Halo 4 is without a single shadow of a doubt one of the biggest XBOX 360 titles this side of 2012 and the fan anticipation for it is anything short of legendary considering all the trailers that have lead up to the current state of it. Even though the development torch has been passed on from Bungie to 343 industries it seems that Halo 4 will still be able to stand strong as a new Halo game but news has already starting appearing that Halo 4 has apparently been leaked and there were even a few YouTube videos backing up this claim but were swiftly taken down by Microsoft due to Copyright claims.

UPDATE REGARDING THE LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE!

Anyone with an Xbox 360 is well familiar with Microsoft and their point system, whereby 80 Microsoft Points = $1. While it seems simple it becomes difficult when you have an amount such as 2760 Microsoft points and have to whip out a calculator or a pen and paper to figure out the Dollar value of your current Microsoft points. According to the Verge Microsoft has gone and done away with Microsoft points in Windows 8 and is going to use real money prices over points. Now is the same change headed for the Xbox 360? Millions of users would surely be relieved if this dream were to finally become a reality.

Let’s face it, compared to the high-end PCs of today, the consoles are much weaker, especially when it comes to multiplatform games. While a few exclusive games such as Halo 4 from the Xbox 360 and The Last Of Us from the PlayStation 3 might have awe-inspiring graphics, the fact is that 2011′s epic Skyrim ‘s console versions pale in comparison it’s PC counterpart, with or without mods. So its only sensible that both Sony and Microsoft are cranking away on the next gen of consoles, and that developers and publishers know about them.

This guy knows exactly what Sony and Microsoft are up to.

Epic Games director of production Rod Fergusson announced, on X-Play during Comic-Con 2012, Gears of War: Judgment will be releasing next year in March 2013. Which was later confirmed via a tweet from X-play’s twitter account.

Alan Wake was a game which met with little praise and audience on it’s launch but when it came to the PC with fully loaded DLC and proper steamworks and PC optimization the game was a major sell out (and in the good way) and then the American Nightmare followed shortly after it this time only releasing a few months later rather than a year or so. While the story of Alan Wake is easily one of the more intriguing stories I have ever played and has one of the best narratives I have ever heard in a game it seems that Alan Wake might be making a come back out of Bright Falls and coming to an Ordinary town named “Ordinary”.