So, finally a bit more news on the upcoming Lionhead Studios’ Fable III. To get the information straight from the horse’s mouth, check out the first Fable III development diary.

The game has you playing as the child of your character from Fable II and the ruler of Albion, and while Fable III will have much the same gameplay as its predecessor, there does seem to be a few key differences. No health bar will be present on screen, which could be interesting. Your character will be able to indulge in more contact with other characters in the game: reaching out and touching your partner will be possible. And weapons will also morph depending on how you play the game, much the same way as your character will depending on the levels of good and evil. …read more

Last week, Medianator went down to the Xbox Insider Event at Billboards in Melbourne. The event was put together to showcase the Xbox 360 Dashboard update that launches today and to also preview some of the upcoming games that will be available over the next few months.

The day started off with a press conference with none other that MC Hammer. Yep, the guy that is responsible for this. MC Hammer was brought out to demonstrate the Twitter element of the new Xbox update. Hammer currently has over 1.6 million people following him on Twitter and he is listed as one of the top 20 most influential people on the social media service. …read more

Digital distribution is now becoming more commonplace for games. With services such as Valve’s Steam, Apple’s App store, Xbox LIVE Market Place and the Playstation Network all playing their part in making the downloading of a title as acceptable as buying the said title in its physical form but does Xbox LIVE’s “Games On Demand” service, which sees current generation Xbox 360 titles - demand too much from the end user financially? …read more

Running from September 16th - November 15th, Microsoft and participating retailers will be discounting selected Xbox 360 wireless controllers, by up to 20%.

The list of participating retailers are Big W, Clive Peters, Dick Smith, Dick Smith Powerhouse, Domayne, EB Games, Game, JB HIFI, and Myer. So it should be quite easy to track down a new controller at one of the retailers.

Might be the perfect excuse for me to replace my broken controller, thanks UFC 2009: Undisputed.

In a press release issued today by Microsoft, it seems that gamers based in Australia and NZ have played a total of 101 million hours on Xbox LIVE in the 2009 fiscal year.

“SYDNEY — JULY 10, 2009 — Australians and New Zealanders looking for an affordable family entertainment experience during the current global financial situation clocked up a huge 101 million hours on Xbox LIVE during the 2009 financial year*. …read more

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Yesterday, Microsoft and Bungie announced the remaining three maps for the latest installment in the Halo universe, Halo 3: ODST.

Due on the 22nd of September, Halo 3: ODST will ship as a two-disc package. With the second disc containing a total of 24 multiplayer maps, including the three that they announced yesterday: Heretic, Citadel and Longshore.

“Heretic returns players to familiar ground as the “Halo 2” arena Midship makes its long-rumoured debut in “Halo 3.” …read more

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Popular online shooter Left 4 Dead is a favorite amongst Zombie loving FPS fans. Luckily for them, Valve and Microsoft have recently announced at E3, that Left 4 Dead 2 will be released in November this year. …read more

Project Natal Microsofts motion-sensing technology that was just revealed for the first time at E3 in LA. Has been the highlight so far for those lucky enough to be attending the expo.

Peter Molyneux, head of Lionhead Studios and Lead Designer of games such as Fable, Fable II and Black White has just displayed his Milo technology that is built around the Natal technology.

This is the first time in a long, long time that I have been completely blown away by a display of technology. I was pretty skeptical when I heard that Microsoft would be introducing motion-sensing to the Xbox 360, but this just has me extremely excited to get my teeth into the technology. …read more

The lucky representatives of the video game industry are currently in LA attending the E3 conference. After a few apparently mediocre years, it appears that E3 has come back with a Michael Bay style explosion.

Microsoft stole a lot of the attention in it’s presentation, with many an exciting announcement. Including the proper unveiling of “Project Natal” Microsoft’s new input system for the Xbox 360, that will allow motion and audio gestures to control games in a way never seen before.

Read below for a full briefing on our favorite Microsoft E3 moments, so far. …read more

In a press release issued yesterday. It was announced that Australian gamers would have the chance to purchase the Xbox 360 “Game of The Year” bundle. A package that bundles together a Xbox 360 Elite console; with both Halo 3 and Fable II at no extra cost.

“From the 28th of May, Australian customers will be able to purchase an Xbox 360® Elite bundled with two highly-acclaimed Xbox 360 exclusive games; “Halo 3,” the thrilling conclusion of Master Chief’s epic fight against the Covenant and “Fable II,” …read more