Microsoft votes 'yes' on Xbox 360 120GB hard drive price cut

According to our main homeboys / homegirls at GameDaily, Microsoft has confirmed that it's dropping the price of that big, delicious Xbox 360 hard drive from the dizzingly high $179 to a totally thrifty $149. According to a Redmond rep: "We reduced the price of the Xbox 360 120 GB Hard Drive to $149 in conjunction with the recent Xbox 360 console price drop. We believe this offers consumers even greater value when selecting accessories that meet their individual gaming and entertainment needs." Hey, no need to explain -- we like things to be cheaper.
[Via: Joystiq ]

RealMotion Pool Cue to help Wii pool sharks sink the stripes

Two things: first off, craptastic pool cue Wiimote accessories are already widely available, and secondly, couldn't you just duct tape a controller to your favorite real cue and achieve almost the same thing? Terrible ideas aside, RealMotion has just revealed that it will be shipping a RealMotion Pool Cue companion accessory for its upcoming title, American Pool Deluxe. Reportedly, the unit is a "meticulously crafted cue built specifically to take advantage of the Wii remote's accelerometer technology for real precision and fun," but we'll have to envision it until the company gets smart enough to distribute a photo. Or is it really that embarrassing?
[Via: IGN ]

Snake for old school gaming - Time Waster

Snake is a quickly played, easily addictive game. It's just like the Snake games of old where you have to control your snake around a box, picking up things along the way. You can't touch the sides or yourself or the game starts over. The good part? Much better graphics.
Obviously the longer the snake becomes, the more difficult it is to maneuver. And those darn mice always pop up in the most tricky places.
But, if you're like me and played Snake when you were a bit younger, your fingers may remember what to do quite quickly. After running into walls about four times I was able to play a much longer game.
It's a nice little flash game that is good for burning off a few minutes at a time without sucking you in for an hour.
[Via: Download Squad ]

Far Cry 2 arrives in late October

Ubisoft’s upcoming Far Cry 2 now has an official release date, with the company planning to deploy the game a little over a month from now. They are planning to release it in the U.S. on October 21st and October 24th for European countries. Like many new titles are doing, Ubisoft has seen the advantage of multi-platform readiness and will be releasing it for the PC, the 360 and the PS3 on launch day.

If you have watched the demo or been following development for the game, you'll know it certainly won't be lightweight on hardware. On top of suggesting a midrange GPU with 512MB of RAM, the game will also be one of an increasing number of titles that call for dual-core processors.

[Via: Justin Mann ]