We've spent today doing a little more digging. It seems the Xbox 360 will use AES Encryption (XeCryptAesCbc), executable files are XEX and not XBE (xshell.xex) and after studying the kernel there is everything in place for backwards compatibility.

TeamXecuter

My super-secret console-licking moles have unearthed a few more Xbox 360 gems worthy of posting.

Kotaku

Well the rumours, innuendo and speculation continue apace today as another purported design document leak pins the Xbox 2's specs as boasting a fairly whopping 512Mb of UMA system memory.

Computer and VideoGames

We recently spoke with Manju Hegde, CEO and Chairman of AGEIA Technologies Inc, in order to get the scoop on their PhysX chip and the NovodeX Physics SDK, the first and only multithreaded physics API capable of unleashing the power of the PhysX chip, as well as multiprocessor gaming systems. AGEIA?s NovodeX Physics SDK is an official Xbox real-time physics middleware tool that will exploit the multicore architecture of the Xbox 360 and Epic Games has also announced the integration of the NovodeX API and support for the PhysX chip in the Unreal Engine 3.

British sources have confirmed that the next generation Xbox is indeed called Xbox 360, that the logo is a simple, round nexus, and that the console itself has a concave design - and a platinum white finish.

Xbox Live Nation

The next-generation Xbox console will be priced at $249 to $299 when it launches in October / November, according to leading analyst firm Goldman Sachs, which expects Microsoft to ship three million units of the console by the end of the year.

GamesIndustry

My first impression of this beast in action was pure Awe. Capitalized for enthusiasm. The system looks really sexy even when it's turned off. It has a very sleek design. Portable gaming, portable movies, portable music... What about portable picture gallery? Yep, it has that, too.

We can?t divulge the source of this information (what else is new?), but we?ve learned that Microsoft is going to be teaming up with Pepsi for a major promotion this fall in which they?ll be giving away over 9,000 Xbox 2/Xbox 360 consoles in the weeks ahead of the next-gen console?s official release.

Engadget

Here's one of the first exclusive features that this site brings to you. Hopefully, first of many exclusive news and rumor confirmations. We have heard some of the hardware to be featured on the new Nintendo Revolution console, including an IBM processor and ATI video card.

Botros

Tim Schuerewegen, the man who was reportedly working with TeamXLink writing a custom windows driver for the RT2500 wireless chipset, has successfully downloaded and run mutliboot code on the DS wirelessly from a PC.

The revolution will be televised. Xbox 2 -- aka Codename Xenon, the next-generation gaming console from Microsoft -- will make its first appearance on a yet-untitled half-hour special that will be broadcast globally across all MTV stations.

Brandweek

You gotta love clueless retailers. The latest to accidentally break an information embargo is Toys ?R? Us who let slip a list of previously unannounced titles with their release list.

Kotaku

Ilovebees.com-style game on Ourcolony.net appears to reward visitors with glimpses of Microsoft's next-generation controller.

GameSpot

Xbox Image Grabber 2 is a small Windows GUI application that automates the process of taking screen captures off the Xbox.

XR8D

More rumours are doing the rounds today regarding the specifications and software delivery methods of Microsoft?s Xbox 360 console.

Spong

Microsoft announces list of "gaming heavyweights" who've already pledged their support for its next generation format.

GamesIndustry

It has arrived. Marcus has returned with the Promised Sony Product, as foretold in Marketing 5:38, where the Prophet of Sony hath said "the PSP shall be uber, and ye shall all know it is good, so spend your money on it." But Marcus, the heathen that he is, spends 13 pages dissecting it, bit by bit.

Following our earlier HEXUS.bean, setting out some specifics of the UK launch of the Microsoft ?XBOX 2, technical details have also emerged...

Since the release of the PSP, it has been hyped and reviewed all over the Net. This article doesn't buy into the hype and disagrees with most of the reviews.

aworldofhelp.com

We pit the two handhelds against each other in a fight to the death. Or expired battery, whichever comes first.

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