Sony’s much vaunted PS3 Slim is practically released, allowing curious testers to make the shocking discovery that the slimline version is actually slower than the corpulent original. 

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Microsoft is dropping the price on the Xbox 360 once again. Offering the Elite model for $299, the Pro 60GB model for $249, and HDD-less Arcade model for $199, Microsoft has plenty of variety and options for the consumer to choose. The real question isn’t about the systems available, but will the price drop increase the sales of the system?

Launching in 2005, Microsoft is about to have the Xbox 360 on shelves for the fifth holiday season. With console generations running about 5-6 years lately, Microsoft would have the Xbox 360 entering the elderly years now or mid to late 60's-- of course, you have to take into consideration that Microsoft has stated the system isn't even at the halfway point yet. There have been rumors that Microsoft will release a new console with the upcoming Project Natal built-in late next fall, but nothing concrete has surfaced from those reports, yet. With the Xbox 360 preparing to enter golden years of the console lifespan, will this price drop increase sales of the console?

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The new World of Warcraft expansion titled Cataclysm is definitely the largest announcement from BlizzCon 2009, but other revelations were made about the company’s major franchises. StarCraft II, it was revealed, will start its multiplayer beta testing in 2009, while the game will ship in 2010.

"I’m confident the beta will start this year," Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime told BlizzCon Live Stream host Geoff Keighley [thanks Shack News]. "We don’t have a date yet, but that is a focus--we’re working on getting the beta ready. We don’t want to put it out too early."

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If you're planning on beefing up your compy's visual capabilities any time soon, you might want to turn your attention to this fairly amazing offer: If you buy a graphics card containing Nvidia's GeForce GTX 260, GeForce GTX 275 or GeForce GTX 285, then you'll get a coupon for a free download of the PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum.

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The protagonist in Activision's Singularity has the ability to age and, um, youth-enize people and objects, which led to a burning question on the minds of a few people during a presentation of the title during GamesCom. See, when you age enemies, they'll turn to dust. However, when un-aging them, they'll turn into "Reverts," creatures in an unnatural state that can assist or attack the player. It only seemed reasonable to those in the room: Why wouldn't they be turned into babies?

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The easiest way to think about Halo 3 ODST's multiplayer disc is that it's Halo 3 Multiplayer Complete. That was our takeaway from a meeting with Bungie at GamesCom today. Discussing "the other game" in the ODST box, the Bungie rep reiterated, "It's all the multiplayer maps we released with Halo 3, then all of the DLC we've released since then, along with three new maps."

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World of Warcraft: Cataclysm's two new races, Worgen for the Alliance and Goblin for the Horde, weren't exactly surprises thanks to rampant speculation and leaked info. But it's another thing to log onto the third expansion's test realms here at Blizzcon and test drive the two. But before we get to those hands-on impressions, let's first take a look at all the other wonderful additions the expansion will bring.

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Oh, man. This ish just got real, son. Last week, a supposedly leaked Meijer's catalog revealed a $100 price cut for the Xbox 360 Elite SKU -- we weren't sure what to make of it, but a recent Walmart catalog (due to hit stores on August 30) revealing the same exact discount adds a hefty amount of credence to rumors that Microsoft is dropping the price on the console's 120GB SKU. You can see the full ad posted after the jump, courtesy of one of our readers (thanks, Patrick). A few sites have gotten the ad, assumedly from different sources, leading us to believe it's not just a high-quality fake.

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Blizzard Entertainment today officially announced the third expansion for World of Warcraft at BlizzCon. As rumored, the expansion pack will be titled World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, adding changes not just for veteran players, but also for new characters as well.

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NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier has predicted that Sony’s PlayStation 3 will turn in a 40-60 percent rise in sales for the month of September on the strength of the recently introduced price cut.

Speaking with InformationWeek, Frazier noted that the reduced $299 price tag for the machine will stimulate sales of the lagging console in the U.S.

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Polyphony Digital bigwig Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that Gran Turismo 5 will launch shortly after the release of the PlayStation Portable iteration of the venerable racing franchise.

At present, the team are busy polishing up GT PSP, which will be available on store shelves alongside the PSP Go on October 1. However, the developers are eager to get its older brother out not long after the handheld entry.

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With anticipating surrounding Infinity Ward’s upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 having almost reached fever pitch, GameStop’s executive vice president of merchandising and marketing, Tony Bartel, has boldly claimed that the shooter "could be the best selling title of all time."

The statement comes following the U.S. retail giants Q2 earnings call, as listened in on by shareholders and various media outlets. 

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