Gamers Evolved

Activision will be releasing a special “Game of the Year” edition for the anticipated Call of Duty 4 on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console. The game is set to be released next month and will come with a special box that will have a new look to it and a token that can be used to download the up and coming ‘Variety Map Pack’. This is the first DLC that will be released for Infinity Ward’s FPS.

The Xbox 360 from Microsoft was once one of the main gaming consoles. However, this month they have reported that they are having a “shortage in console availability”. Sales that were once up are not falling quickly down behind even the PS3.

The 360 sold 254,600 units for the month while the Nintendo Wii sold 351,800 units and the Sony PlayStation 3 sold 280,900 units. The console equally trailed its competitors for January. “Our retailers are telling us that Xbox 360 is selling as fast as they can restock, but due to this high demand, Xbox 360 is experiencing temporary shortages,” Microsoft said in an e-mail. “We are working as quickly as we can to replenish inventory.”

Sony is in the middle of working out a deal with Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360 console. Sony has added the Blu-ray as a feature for the PS3 and is using it against Microsoft’s famed console. That is because Microsoft has been standing behind Toshiba and their HD-DVD format and have offered an HD drive that can easily be plugged into the 360.

It looks like Microsoft may be breaking down and finally giving us the price cut on the Xbox 360 that we have been waiting months for. Retailers have known about the price cuts and have been preparing for them. However, due to a non-disclosure agreement from Microsoft that keeps them from spreading the word themselves.

The price cuts will apparently be introduced just prior to the key Easter sales period. Across Europe, around 50 Euro will apparently be sliced off retail prices, on March 14th. The cut could make the Arcade model 360 cheaper than the Wii in some countries, while in the UK the Elite would go for around 240 GBP, the Premium 200 GBP.

At the 2008 Game Developers Conference Microsoft announced the official arrival date of the anticipated Gears of War 2. The Xbox 360 game will be released in November. Gears of War 2 has an epic story line that is full of survival and many other major things. The game continues the story of Marcus Fenix and the Delta Squad.