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'Project Gotham Racing 4' trailer and details
The fourth incarnation ofProject Gotham Racingwill be hitting stores this fall, and today we have a new trailer, along with a few new(ish)PGR4details.

First the trailer:

Pretty, eh?

Now for the details

Halo 3 beta — between fun and meh

Okay, Mangojoyride, pervertdhermit, GabrielSaxon, and The Gurbil. I get it. You are better than me atHalo 3multiplayer. In my defense (and that's sorely lacking in-game) I have only played four matches and I am improving. In fact, I had a great match before these level sixes and sevens really took it too me…three kills in a row and I won the match! Take that.

Yes, theHalo 3beta is enjoyable, but I can't do it for more than an hour or so. I just get bored of it. I'm more of a puzzle-solving, story-driven gamer, so while this is fun, it's not my favorite. In fact the only multiplayer I've ever become addicted to isBrothers in Arms.

Here's one tip, though, that really drove me nuts. I'm an inverted Y-Axis kind of guy and I couldn't figure out where to adjust the control settings. If that's driving you crazy too, just hit Start and move the control stick to the right to open up the Settings menu. I just didn't see it there before.

Now, happy Halo-ing and look out for an ever improving LUNABEAN!

Halo 3 beta via Crackdown fixed
Now all you WATB can play your precious game.

Meet you there!

Gamertag: LUNABEAN

Best. Console. Ever.

Comic Book Guy would be so proud. A limited editionThe Simpsonsmovie branded Xbox 360 Pro…wow! And, when I say limited, I mean limited. Only 100 will be made. That's rarer thanRadioactive Man#1…rarer than a Krusty the Clown cocktail shaker…rarer than an unopened first-edition Malibu Stacy doll…I could go on, but won't.

The consoles will be given away at "special events and promotions" in conjunction with the July 27 release ofThe Simpsons Movie. We'll keep you in the loop in case any of the promotions actually sound like something that you could win. I want one so bad!

Also, check out the newThe Simpsonsgame preview. Although it's not due out until autumn and has nothing to do with the movie, it's still exciting.

NPD: Nintendo wins April
NPD Funworld has today released its report of video game hardware and software sales in the US for the month of April. The highlights include:

• Good month overall:A 20% year-over-year increase with $838.6 million in hardware, software and accessory sales.
• Software sales = "meh": Software sales remained stagnant at $389.8 million (last year's number was $395 milliion.
• Software sale breakdown:Handheld software sales surged 61% to $141.5 million, thanks toPokemon DiamondandPearlDS titles. Console software sales, on the other hand, fell 19% to $248.3 million. Keep in mind, April of '06 braggedKingdom Hearts 2andThe Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. April '07 bragged very little.
• Nintendo games selling like gangbusters:Nintendo held the top four spots on the software sales chart withPokemon Diamond(DS, 1.045 million),Pokemon Pearl(DS, 712,000),Super Paper Mario(Wii, 352,000), andWii Playw/ Remote (Wii, 249,000).
• Nintendo hardware selling like hotcakes:Hardware sales were up 52% to $338.4. In first place was the Nintendo DS with 471,000 units sold. The Wii came in second with 360,000 units sold. The PS3 came in 7th, between the Game Boy Advance and Gamecube, with 82,000 units sold.

The only surprise I see here is the uber-low 82,000 PS3s moved number. I'm cheering for you Sony, but, egad, you have to get some games out.

Update:
Jer haswhinedasked that I point outhis prediction last monththat March would be the last time we would see the PS2 at the top of the console charts.

The PS2, with God of War II has taken its last breath, and granted, it was an impressive gasp, but I predict that the days of seeing the PS2 at the top of the hardware sales for all consoles is now over.

Hey, it beats the big wigs at Wedbush Morgan Securities and Lazard Capital Markets who predicted software sales for the month of April would be up 15 – 24%.

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