HD DVD Add On for Xbox 360

By now I'm sure you've heard about the HD DVD addidtion for the Xbox 360 that Bill Gates just annouced during his CES Keynote. Not much else, incluidng date, price or real specifics, but there is quite a bit of info just from the annoucment.

First--it's an add on, externaly. No internal modification required. This is actualy realy important. On one hand, games won't want to require this drive as not all will have it, yet, some games, like MS ones, may require it just to sell the unit.

More to come latter, rest assured.

2006 STAR Awards

Here they are...the winners of the 2006 STAR Awards for video games. Tomorrow, the winners for all other areas will be listed.

RU Stands For Runner Up

Best Console
Xbox
RU: Xbox 360

Best New Device
PSP
RU: iPod G5

Best Online Game
Perfect Dark Zero
RU: SC:CT

Best Offline Game
Call of Duty 2 (X360)
RU: Half Life 2 (XBX)

Best Graphics (Current Gen)
SC:CT
RU:SOCOM 3

Best Graphics (Next Gen)
Dead or Alive 4
RU: Call of Duty 2 (X360)

Best Gameplay
Call of Duty 2 (X360)
RU: Battlefront 2

Best Controls (Current Gen)
Half Life 2
RU: SC:CT

Best Controls (Next Gen)
Kameo: Elements of Power
RU: Call of Duty 2

Best Star Wars Game
Battlefront II
RU: Republic Commando

Best PS2 Game
SOCOM 3
RU: Soul Calibur 3

Best GameCube game
Mario Party 7
RU: Mario Superstar Baseball

Best PC Game
Battlefield 2
RU: The Movies

Best Xbox Game
SC:CT
RU: Half Life 2

Best Xbox 360 Game
TIE: Perfect Dark Zero
Call of Duty 2

Best PSP Game
GTA: Liberty Stories
RU: Burnout Legends

Best Nintendo DS Game
Mario Kart DS
RU: Nintendogs

Game of the Year
Call of Duty 2
RUS: (In Order) Perfect Dark Zero
SC:CT
SOCOM 3
Half Lfe 2

Best Developer
Bungie

Best Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios

Best DLC
Halo Map Pack
RU: Live Aracade GeoWars 2

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Worst Online Experiance
Call of Duty 2 (X360)

Worst Graphics
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (X360)

Worst Next-Gen"Ness"
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006

Worst Game of the Year
Amped 3'

Biggest Letdown
MechAssualt 2
SW: Episode III

Worst Devloper
Valve