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In the latest issue of Aussie OXM halo 3 is confirmed to be in production. The xbox 360 will be able to have a MP3 player plug into it and download the music you want. The rechargable battery on the 360 will be 30 hours roughly. The console will have dual fans. The remote for it will be able to turn on the TV, 360 and do some cool stuff. PDZ is going to have a ranking sustem that is said to be better than the Halo2 rankings. The power button will light up with colours to let you know what screen you are on. Music can be streamed across Live to other players, so can video and slideshow prensentations. The console will feature 3 USB ports, two at the front and one at the back.


The memory cards will come with a special case that will fit on a keychain. The console features a binding button so you can link the controller to your 360 and make it remember your console. While watching movies two of three power PC cores will shutdown to make it quieter and cooler. The console pwer button will glow green when you get an invite and split into quadrents for splitscreen play. The DVD and Music sustem can be used with a hand contoller, you dont need the remote. There will be a wired controller if you want one due to wireless not being great with how your console is set up. The console supports 4 controllers. The hardrive is 20GB but it is removable and upgradeable. The console will support wireless networking but you need an extra piece for this.


The camera features 8 times the resolution of the EYE TOY. The video res is at 640x480 and stills are at 1280 res. The ATI graphics card is about two jumps ahead of the current PC graphics card. There is a add on to the controller featuring a full QWERTY keyboard. The controller features twin motor rumble. There will eventually be a instant messenger feature on the console. You may also be able to watch the best players in the world play via a spectator mode.
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Microsoft Game Studios officially revealed the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, a collection of nine new multiplayer maps to be released on June 28. There's two way to acquire them: purchase a hard copy at retail for $19.99 and get two special videos with the disc or download them over time on Xbox Live for a final cost of $17.98. Two will be made available for free, courtesy of Mountain Dew, sometime in late April. However, if you hold out until the end of summer, all maps will be available for free. A look at the new maps and Q&A can be found at Bungie's site.