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• Microsoft: Microsoft Adding Extra GPU Cooling to Retail Xbox 360 Elites

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Black, Cooling, Elite, Gpu, Heatsink, Heatsinks, Microsoft, Retail, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite

  GPU cooling to new, retail Xbox 360 elites in order to stave off overheating problems (and the three red lights) the units may be having. These added heatsinks were only previously found in refurbished Xbox 360s in Europe, which meant we were pretty much SOL. Ben Heck dismantled a new Xbox 360 and found a new heat pipe and new materials, but

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• Microsoft: Xbox 360 Price Cuts: $50 off Premium, $20 off Core, $30 off Elite

  Published: July 31, 2007, 2:37 pm

  Tags: Discount, Microsoft, Price Cut, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox Elite

  information on the Xbox 360 price drop detailed in the Toys 'R Us and Wal-Mart ads this weekend. Circuit City is bringing out a full two-page layout with price cuts of $50 for the Premium, $30 for the Elite, and $20 for the Core. Yes, this means all those rumors of the Core getting canned are probably false. So you're looking at a final price

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• Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD!

  Published: July 31, 2007, 5:11 pm

  Tags: 300, Contest, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  given away any number of Xbox 360s on Engadget in the past, but never one with the level of awesome turned up to 11 (or, in this case, 300). Today we're giving away one of just 20 super rare Xbox 360 Elite consoles printed with blood designs from 300 -- but rarer still since it's friggin' signed by Frank Miller. The details of what the winner

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• Reminder: win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD!

  Published: August 3, 2007, 2:31 pm

  Tags: 300, Contest, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  limited edition 300-themed Xbox 360 Elites, it's -- are you ready for this? -- signed by 300 creator and comic legend Frank Miller, as well as Zack Snyder, director of the eponymous film. Don't act like you don't want it. Go enter the contest (and have a good weekend while you're at it). Read Permalink Email this CommentsOffice Depot

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• Microsoft drops price on Xbox 360 line -- we're stunned

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:19 am

  Tags: Breaking News, Breakingnews, Microsoft, Price Drop, Pricedrop, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  a price drop on the 360 lineup. Retailers will knock $50 off the Premium systems (bringing it to $350), $30 off the Elite (down to $450), and $20 off the Core (bringing it to $280). Expect it to take effect this Wednesday, the 8th. Buy, buy, buy, people. Oh, let's briefly review how many of Microsoft's retail partners had a difficult

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• Reminder: Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD!

  Published: August 12, 2007, 12:38 am

  Tags: 300, Contest, Frank Miller, Frankmiller, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  limited edition 300-themed Xbox 360 Elites we're giving away? Yeah, the ones signed by 300 creator and comic legend Frank Miller, as well as Zack Snyder, director of the eponymous film. Not sure what you're waiting for, the contest ends tomorrow, and potential next-gen console-earning heroic acts don't sprout on trees. Hit up the read link for

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• Last chance: Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD!

  Published: August 12, 2007, 3:44 pm

  Tags: 300, Contest, Frank Miller, Frankmiller, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  super rare limited edition Xbox 360 Elites we're giving away, signed by 300 creator and comic legend Frank Miller, as well as Zack Snyder, director of the eponymous film. The fun ends at 11:59PM tonight, so get on over to the contest post and do your thing. Read Permalink Email this CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360

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• Winner of the super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite!

  Published: August 16, 2007, 4:16 pm

  Tags: 300, Contest, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite. Well, you can all officially bum rush Erik Burgardt, since he's the lucky sucker taking this thing home.Just for good measure, in addition to the signed Xbox and 300 HD DVD, Microsoft also hooked him up with a copy of Forza 2, Crackdown, a year's Xbox Live service, and 1600 Microsoft points. Congrats

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• Top: Microsoft Gives Away Two Games With 360s

  Published: October 8, 2007, 9:58 am

  Tags: Breaking, Gizmodo, Microsoft, Top, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite

  two great games with every Xbox 360 console and Xbox 360 Elite, a retail savings of $90 for consumers. The acclaimed "Forza Motorsport 2" (Microsoft Game Studios) and "Marvel Ultimate Alliance" (Activision) will both be included for the recently reduced prices of $349.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360 and $449.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360 Elite. Both bundles

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• Slow Burn: Elite Also Selling Out in Osaka

  Published: October 16, 2007, 2:00 am

  Tags: Japan, Only In Japan, Slow Burn, Xbox 360 Elite

  not only Akihabara where the XBox 360 Elite is selling out, but also Osaka's Den-Den Town. The console went on sale October 11th for ¥45,524 (US $388). By October 12th, the Elite had sold out in Akihabara; however, it wasn't until the 14th that the console sold out in Den-Den Town. There were only something like 5,000 of these consoles at

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• Xbox 360: MSoft Gets 360 Arcade Into the "Proper" Hands

  Published: October 19, 2007, 12:00 pm

  Tags: Humor, Microsoft, Skid Row, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Arcade, Xbox 360 Elite

  officially rolling out the Xbox 360 Arcade edition next Tuesday... or maybe not. The press release, found on the Hispanic PR Wire, is really more about the importance of giving Xbox 360s to your family, regardless of your background. That's right, even poor people can play games. Thanks for clarifying Microsoft. To be fair Microsoft is

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• The 40GB PS3 Didn't Sell Out in Den-Den Town [Japan]

  Published: November 14, 2007, 6:00 am

  Tags: Den Den Town, Japan, Only In Japan, Playstation 3, Ps3, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite

  of 40GB PLAYSTATION 3s than Xbox 360 Elites. However, the Elite's launch was backed by little to no support from Xbox Japan, while Sony rolled out four television ads for the new, cheaper PS3 model. That's not to say this new model is a failure, but rather, that it just didn't sell out like the Xbox 360 Elite did. As we posted earlier, there was

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• The Xbox 360 Elite laptop: Ben Heck strikes again

  Published: February 4, 2008, 12:34 am

  Tags: Ben Heck, Benheck, Benjamin Heckendorn, Benjaminheckendorn, Hack, Microsoft, Mod, Portable Xbox 360, Portablexbox360, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox 360 Elite Laptop, Xbox360, Xbox360elite, Xbox360elitelaptop

  right folks -- it's the Xbox 360 Elite laptop. We're not even going to try and pretend to understand how an individual could go about creating this kind of extreme mod to the Microsoft console -- needless to say that if there was one man who could do it, Ben is that guy. Luckily for us lay-people, he's included a graphic breakdown of just

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• Microsoft says 360 Elite is just so hot right now, no SKU changes planned

  Published: February 1, 2008, 10:00 pm

  Tags: 360, 360 Elite, 360elite, Elite, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  Naturally curious as to why Xbox 360 Elites are so difficult to find, we went straight to the source -- and Microsoft tells us that demand is simply outstripping supply on the 360 Elite right now, and that no model lineup changes are planned at this time -- especially since the Elite is their hot seller. Well, so much for that conspiracy --

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• Xbox 360 Elite: the laptop

  Published: February 4, 2008, 6:30 pm

  Tags: 360 Elite, 360 Elite Laptop, Ben Heck, Benheck, Laptop, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox 360 Elite Laptop

  crammed the innards of an Xbox 360, along with a full keyboard and monitor, into a svelte laptop case. He's done it again, this time adding perks from the Xbox 360 Elite, including HDMI video, a 120GB hard drive, and a built-in Vision camera. In short, the thing is effing amazing (and practical). Check out Ben's BioShock inspired video about

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