Latest PS3 and Xbox 360 price cut rumors

Ars Technica's "favorite inside source" is at it again, telling the Web site that Sony is clearing inventory on the US$399 80GB PS3 in advance of "dropping the price of hardware and launching the PS3 Slim rumor in the fall."
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Hands-on with new Wii Sports Resort

As we mentioned previously, this week we got all close-up and hands-on with Nintendo's E3 lineup for the holidays, courtesy of a meeting in a NY hotel room deep in midtown Manhattan. And to our surprise (and clearly, Nintendo's delight), they've gone a little hardcore competitive on us all of a sudden.

We told you about New Super Mario Bros. Wii (a.k.a. "Super Mario Smash Bros."), and now we'll let you in on our three-game session with Nintendo's ace-in-the-hole, Wii Sports Resort.

While you've probably heard a lot about this game, did you know it's including updates of classics like bowling and golf? While we didn't spend time with those, we took on whole new challenges that provoked a bit of smack-talking between Jeff and Scott.
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The video game legacy of the late Michael Jackson

While he was probably best-known for his personal eccentricities, pet monkeys, and legal problems (and some music, too, we suppose), Michael Jackson, who died Thursday at age 50, has a small but important footnote in video game history as well.

Back when Jackson was merely a semi-eccentric star, Sega created a video game property for him, named Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (actually separate games for the arcade and Sega Genesis/Master System consoles). Moonwalker was notable for being an early example of real-life celebrities appearing in video games, and for using digitized versions of some of Jacko's songs.

The game is also unintentionally hilarious because Jackson is tasked with rescuing helpless children from a crime boss named Mr Big (although in hindsight, perhaps it was Mr Big who was doing the rescuing).
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GameBone Pro's Bluetooth gamepad, battery pack for iPhone/iPod touch

Well, I'll be doggone. External gamepads have gone to the dogs it seems, with the GameBone for the iPhone and iPod touch resembling a nice juicy doggie bone, right down to the color. The good thing here is that it adds real physical buttons (eight-way d-pad with six buttons) to the buttonless iPhone, with a stand bundled to prop up the Apple device in use.
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New Xbox not expected next year

No matter what people thought they heard Steve Ballmer say in Chicago, Microsoft is not planning to introduce a successor to the Xbox 360 next year.

In a blog posting on Thursday night, Microsoft said that the Xbox 360 is "not even halfway" through its current lifecycle and will be here long into the next decade. The company is planning to introduce a new gesture-recognizing controller, codenamed Project Natal, and that is expected next year, although Microsoft says it isn't talking timing with regards to Natal.
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