Xbox 360 Elite Price Drop

No leaked photo would be complete unless it was blurry; and, in a recently leaked ad, it appears that the Elite version of the Xbox 360 will drop in price down to $299. This seems to suggest that perhaps the Pro version will be discontinued. Now that it will be the same price as the old Pro version, the Elite version looks to be an amazing deal and hopefully be enough for Xbox to gain a bigger share of the market. The ad is set to be released in a few weeks, so stay tuned to see if the price really does drop.

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CO-OP 208 – The Typewriter

We can’t cover everything here on Thriftygamers.com and there are many other wonderful resources to find gaming reviews and information. The podcast CO-OP, brought to you by the fine people at Revision3, is an amazing podcast that covers reviews of all sorts of games on all platforms. They give unbiased reviews and just tell it how it is, this is a great podcast and it comes out every Tuesday, we will try to post about it each week so you can continue to get some great game coverage.

This weeks episode the guys review Fat Princess, Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, Wipeout HD Fury, so check it out!

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Luigi Snaps

The Hero/Sidekick relationship can be a powerful thing; however, after a while the sidekick realizes that their potential is being pushed aside thanks to the Hero. They begin to hate the Hero and want to go off on their own. The following is Luigi’s story, brought to you by CollegeHumor.com

Largest TV Madden 2010 Tournament

As we’ve said before, the Dallas Cowboy’s stadium is home to the world’s largest 1080p television, well two of them actually. And they have also been kind enough to host a Madden 2010 tournament and they played some of it on their ginormous screens. This is really cool that they would do something like this, and why would anyone want to watch real football on these beasts when they could watch Madden on it. Seriously cool and check out the full story with more pictures over at the Dallas Observer.

Halo Waypoint

The Halo universe has expanded far beyond that which i would have imagined. With the original Halo trilogy, Halo Wars, 2 upcoming Halo games, and the recently announced anime series. There is quite a lot to keep track of. Now, it has been announced that Xbox Live Users will have access to what is called Halo Waypoint, a way to access Halo media and keep track of Halo achievements, along with other Halo information. It is said to be a way to connect with friends and it will be apart of the Xbox Live Dashboard. It will also feature the new anime series, Halo Legend. Stay tuned to see what it is all about this coming Fall. It is said to be free to Gold Members, but no word yet if there will be a price for Silver Members.

Halo + Anime = Halo Legend

When a company finds its hit product its willing to milk it for all it’s worth. Microsoft has without a doubt hit it big with its Halo Franchise, and now it’s really milking it now that they announced their upcoming anime series at this year’s Comic-Con, Halo Legend. Anime should not mix with Halo and this looks like just more crap that’s about to hit the fan; but there are still tons of crazy people that enjoy anime. So maybe it will be a big hit, but I don’t think so; what do you think about a Halo anime series? Clips will soon become available on Xbox Live’s Halo Waypoint this Fall.

Modern Warfare 2: Sticky Grenades

There’s one thing about Halo that brings me back for more, and that’s the thrill of chucking a plasma grenade for a nice sticky kill. I spend hours playing Halo only for the sticks. Few people, it seems, realize the potential of these smoking blue balls, and far fewer have mastered their potential. But getting good enough to get sticks in any situation, and not just point blank suicides, can help any Halo player get even better. Now, following the Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer trailer, it appears that sticky grenades have made their way into Call of Duty. This brings a lot of possibilities for strategies in gameplay and it definitely adds a new twist to how this game might be played. This is sure to be something to look forward to, along with all the other great additions that MW2 is looking to have. Mark your calendars for November 10th and be the first to own Modern Warfare 2 on your block and practice up on your sweet sweet sticking skills.

Now check out this video showing off the awesome multiplayer action of Modern Warfare 2 and at the very end see a glimpse of MW stickys.