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Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, says that the timing of the Xbox 360 price drops was coincidental. It had nothing to do with the PlayStation 3 price drop. Or so he says. “Typically these types of price changes are targeted to drive sales for the holiday season,” said Greenberg to G4. “However it is difficult for our retail partners to make these types of changes in November or December so we try to work with them to make these types of adjustments before things get too hectic at retail....

At some point today, when you turn on your Xbox 360 and sign into Xbox LIVE, you’re going to get prompted to update. But there’s no reason to get excited, because it doesn’t really do anything. Well,you’llnotice. According to Major Nelson, the Xbox 360 team has released a mandatory system update today that contains code to “prepare for future growth of service.” He didn’t have to, but Major Nelson makes it clear: “There are no other changes or enhancements in this update…in other words no new features....

You know what I’m excited for?Vanquish. At first glance, you could mistake it for a generic third-person shooter, with itsGears-like cover system and tech-sexy space marine character. Then you remember that Platinum Games is making it and, if you’re smart, you leave your doubts at the door. I played it at E3 and was very pleased with it. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it’s totally mental. LikeGears of Warwith an adrenaline shot....

A new competition will have one person’s music put into PlayStation Network music puzzlerChime Super Deluxe. Developer Zoe Mode is inviting the public to submit their own music tracks for the chance to have their music featured in the PS3 title, which is available now for $9.99. The winning song will be turned into a specially designed level. Any style of music will be considered: bands, choirs, percussion groups — anything....

Nobilis product manager Olivier Vermeille brings good news:Trineis finally coming to the PlayStation Network. ThePC versionhas been available for months, and hell, evenTrinefor PlayStation 3 wasat one pointgoing to be out and ready a few months back as well. In case you forgot what it’s all about — believe me, I understand how you could —Trineis a platformer with physics-based puzzles. Need more? You play as a character who is actually three heroes in one....

Niero, the (ferrous) head of Destructoid, isinsanely wealthy. For dinner, he has been known to stuff geese with smaller, more opulent geese, only to throw them all into the koi pond in his breakfast nook out of pure spite for the working class. Even with all of his closets full of monocles and smoking jackets autographed by Henry VIII,the newsthat thePlayStation Museum(link currently dead) was liquidating its entire inventory for a whopping 30 large on the electronic docks of eBay, sent him into such a tizzy that he knocked over a ceremonial vase filled with the remains of Hitler’s favorite unicorn....

Yet more fuel for the argument that parents need to be responsible for their children has surfaced recently, with a new poll fromMyVoucherCodesrevealing that 39% of parents let their kids play games beyond their age level. Surprisingly, a further 25% of parents played the gamewiththeir child. The UK site also revealed that 53% of parents polled let their kids watch 18+ movies such asBoratorSaw, while 66% of parents are fine with their snotlings playing explicit music from such wonderful suburban poets as Eminem and Jay Z....

Maybe you were hoping that Nintendo would also push down the price of their other portables after yesterday’s 3DS price drop from $249 to $169.IGNasked following yesterday’s announcement and get a flat “No” back from Nintendo. That means that the DS Lite stays at its low price of $99.99, and the DSi is still set at $149.99. It’s kind of funny to think about the DSi XL being the same price as the 3DS....

A week ofDead Spacecontinues! Yesterday,you got a chance to seethe first four issues of the six part comic book series that shows some key events prior to the game’s start. The first part of the gallery below has some of the warning signs you’ll see while exploring the Ishimura. It’s a big ship with lots of dangers around ever corner and of course there will be safety signs all over the place....

Capcom’s Brian Dunn is a nice guy, but he sure is a rotten tease. In the official Capcom blog, he recently posted some sprites of the redrawn Akuma, from the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network title,Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. The verdict? Well, see for yourself, but don’t get any drool on your shirt — that’s embarrassing. Brian is quick to point out that these are actual frames of animation from the game, only that when we finally play (takes a deep breath)Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, it’s going to be animated....

Some solid analyzing over atNext Generationposes some interesting ideas for the upcoming holiday season and how console sales will fare. The big question is, Will a price drop to $399 for PS3 affect Nintendo and Microsoft’s sales? Here’s a snippet from one of the unconvinced Sony supporters: Janco Partners’ Mike Hickey says Sony can only do what it can with what it’s got this holiday. “We don’t think there is really anything Sony can do beyond a dramatic price cut and a verbal outcry for PS3 Blu-ray buyers to turn the tide of their dismal holiday sales outlook relative to the Xbox 360,” he says rather bleakly....

Yes, that’s Pyramid Head riding a giant missile. Someone’s sex hole is about to get ravaged. For some reason, as I looked upon NoBullet’s many art pieces onhis deviantART, it made me think of a passionate murderer. Take an ordinary man, for example. He comes home from a hard day’s work to see the love of his life cheating on him with another man. His mind snaps and he goes into a fury, grabbing a blade and slicing away at his wife and lover....

Art Attack Friday is your weekly look at videogame fan art created by a talented artist. Patrick Brown has been making theInternet roundsfor his fantasticGrand Theft Autoseries this past week. All of the notableGrand Theft Autoanti-heroes are represented in eitherindividualpieces orgroup shots. One thing you never want to do is get the main characters from theGTAgames in the same room together. Patrick has some other videogame related pieces forMetal Gear Solid,Resident Eviland more....