Via Paidcontent comes the announcement of another another step towards the convergence of entertainment devices in the living room:
A year after launch, Xbox 360 comes closer to fulfilling expectations of a living room media center with the addition of movie rentals and TV downloads through Xbox Live Marketplace. The Xbox Live Video Marketplace opens for [...]

BBC News talks about the upcoming TGS gaming show in Japan where the Playstation 3 will make one last appearance before going on sale this November (if you are in Europe you will have to wait until next year).

TGS will be the first time that gamers will be able to get their hands on the [...]

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In the ongoing discussion of whether violent videogames are bad for kids or actually a great way for them to learn to focus, here comes an interesting survey:
The Entertainment Software Association, in conjuction with Peter D. Hart Research Associates, surveyed 501 parents with children between the ages of 2 and 17 to understand how videogames [...]

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Engadget probably has the first hands-on Xbox 360 review on the Net. Overall very positive comments and a lot of talk about XBox Live, plus a perspective on the XBox competitive positioning against Sony PS3:
Kotaku adds:
After actually playing some of these games it’s hard to imagine all but the most diehard Sony fanboys [...]