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Miyamoto using most of his energy to get Nintedo DS in schools

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 09:43
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto revealed in an interview that he is currently putting most of his effort into turning the Nintendo DS into tour guides and educational aids. Miyamoto is hoping to soon introduce the DS to junior high schools in Japan.Thanks

Awesome! Steam removes DRM infested Assassin's Creed 2

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 08:04
Great news folks! Steam has removed Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter V from its UK offerings. It is thought that Steam removed the titles because they are a real head-ache to consumers and go against their expectations for high levels of customer service. Time to think again Ubisoft.

Jamie Foxx set to feature in Kane and Lynch movie

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 07:51
Jamie Foxx, the high profile actor/singer is set to take a lead role in the Kane & Lynch game- movie adaptation. It would be great to see Foxx play a role in this movie as some of his work has been pretty great including the role he played in Law Abiding Citizen! Thanks

NSFW! Gamer babe of the day: Jacqui Ainsley

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 07:37
Looking for something to brighten up your Friday afternoon? Well how about a look at one of the hottest females to have ever hit the gaming circuit! And that female is Jacqui Ainsley, this fine lady was utilized during Heavy Rain to provide the look and motion of the one and only 'Madison'. Keep reading if you want to see some sexy NSFW shots of her! So here she is, from motion her various motion capture sessions for Heavy Rain right up to some of her more 'steamy' modelling shots:

GameStop: PS3 shortages to last for months

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 07:09
So it's not just the Wii that will be experiencing shortages, it is also the PS3. And that's according to an Executive at GameStop. He noted that he expects the shortages to continue for many more months and that they could have sold a lot more PS3's and Wii's if they had the stock! Thanks

MaxConsole wants YOUR news!

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 06:29
Come on guys! You can do better than this! If you see some hot news, just tip us off at , if its hot then we want it! We don't care if you are from another website, so long as its good news we're happy to hear it! We've had a good amount of submissions so far, so thanks to those who are contributing.

Rugby player to hit LIVE, celebrate launch of MW 2 DLC

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 06:05
To celebrate the launch of the downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package, England rugby player Dylan Hartley will be playing the first multiplayer maps, available to download on 30th March, exclusively on Xbox LIVE. Microsoft today revealed that Dylan Hartley, one of the hottest young rugby talents in the UK, will be recruiting all available Xbox LIVE fans from across the UK for a unique Game with Fame event. To celebrate the launch of the downloadable content for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package, Dylan will be playing the first multiplayer maps, ava

Sony: Move is a good name because even kids understand it

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 05:59
Sony has revealed that they coined the idea for Playstation Move much like many other ways. Everyone dumped their ideas down and the majority felt that Move was the best name because it conveyed what the device was about and also would be easily understandable by kids. Thanks

MS poised to announce $199 Xbox 360 slim at E3?

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 17:55
A website is putting together a variety of info including rumors of a new slim Xbox 360 motherboard, USB HDD support and previous MS practices to conclude that MS will drop the 360's price down to $149 at E3 and also announce a $199 Xbox 360 Slim. Would be great if true, but we can't see it happening, what do you think? Based on the information we have so far, we're looking at a liquidation of the current model Xbox 360s for $149. This will open up retail space for the Slims

Sony Europe request GTA IV DLC changes, suffers delay

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 17:48
Due to a request by Sony Europe to make some minor content changes to the PAL PS3 version of the game, Rockstar Games has moved the release dates of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City (PC/PS3) and the two downloadable episodes Grand Theft Auto: The Lost & Damned and Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (GFWL / PSN) to April 13 for North America and April 16 for all other countries. A PR associate from Rockstar continued to tell us the following: "Despite our best efforts to work through this quickly, the two weeks were needed to complete submission. We understand and

GeoHot strikes again! Creates custom PS3 themes

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 16:30
Geohot strikes again! He has just made a post titled 'Custom Themes?' in which he has posted a pic of his PS3 screen saying 'Hello Geohot!' on the system update page. Keep reading and click the image to the left to check out the screen in full and read Mathieulh's explanation as to why this is REAL and not a fake! Speaking on MaxConsole earlier, Mathieulh had the following to say about those doubters out there: It's real, it has nothing to do with custom backgrounds, what he did was replace

Spotify wants to make its move on Xbox

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 14:20
The big boss behind the music streaming service Spotify has revealed he wants to see it on the Xbox. Spotify is a great new service which allows you to stream all the songs you can imagine for FREE and in great quality in certain countries. Therefore this would be a great coup for Xbox 360 if it ever happened! Thanks

Maku creates Hello World for PSP firmware 6.20 from a game demo

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 13:59
Maku with help from wololo and mamasuke has developed a hello world for PSP firmware 6.20 thats runs from a DEMO game. Of course this means its still usermode., but it does look pretty. via

Gamers dressed as Zombies invade Sydney and protest

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 13:21
In a bid to 'support' violent video games, the gaming community of Sydney has clubbed together and organised a protest all dressed up in Zombie outfits. Today they all got together for a photo opportunity before the real protest happens next week! Scary stuff right? Thanks to for all the gory details!

Xbox 360 to get USB storage support in Spring 2010 update?

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:56
Documentation has apparently been leaked that indicates USB mass storage device support on Xbox 360 will be coming soon! The update will allow Xbox 360 owners to save and load data from USB devices and is supposedly due in Spring 2010. Thanks

3D TV here to stay? Panasonic sells out of 3DTVs within a week

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 12:30
Thought 3D TV was just a pipe dream? Well think again. Panasonic has sold out of its 3DTV's in the US after just one week on sale. So with this bit of information, do you you think 3DTV is going to be a long term 'keeper'? We'd love to hear! Thanks

Killzone 2 devs: We haven't hit PS3's limit

Thu, 03/18/2010 - 09:40
If you thought KillZone 2 was impressive, then you will be delighted to hear that Guerrilla Games believes that they can do a whole lot more. Speaking to Edge this month, the co-founder of the studio indicated that he's satisfied the potential of the hardware has been demonstrated. But he added that they have not hit the limit yet and further optimisations are 'always possible'. Thanks