Xbox 360

The long awaited Chatpad (announced back in May) has been priced and now has its own page up on Xbox.com. The Chatpad will be part of the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit which will also include a separate headset and retail for $29.99. No other new Chatpad news or surprises that we haven’t already known are detailed as we’d still like to have a look at the separate headset. If you think it’s worth the $30 and you need it, get it. I may put the money towards a new game.

A man from Florida has filed a federal lawsuit against Microsoft that accuses the company of defective design with the Xbox 360. The lawsuit of Jorge Brouwer focuses on issues with scratched disks (rather than the infamous red ring of death that has plagued many consoles). The suit comes less than a week after Microsoft extended the Xbox 360 warranty to three years.

I must admit that I bought my Xbox 360 a while back for the kick ass graphics and games that were coming out, but lately find myself playing more of the Arcade games that have become available to XBLA.  At least until I spend my $20 yearly budget on Microsoft Points.

Anyway, this Wednesday you can all look forward to seeing the classic game Missle Command released on the Marketplace.  Missile Command will come in two flavors: retro and evolved. The retro version will feature the old style graphics while the evolved version will look like the picture above.  The good thing is the game is relatively cheap, being only 400 Microsoft Points ($5).

As everyone is bound to know by now, Halo 3 will come in 3 different flavors: Standard Edition, Limited Edition, and Legendary Edition.  Only limited quantities of the Legendary Edition are going to be released.

If you are a hardcore Halo fan this might be for you!  The limited Legendary Edition is going to ship the game in a collectable Spartan helmet case, and it just so happens that there is one for sale on eBay!

Brand new in box LIMITED EDITION Halo 3 Master Chief Helmet purchased directly from a Microsoft Employee. 100% authentic made by BUNGIE!!

The price is currently at $166.49 at the time of writing this.  Here’s another pic:

The time has come for Microsoft who now wants to bring more family oriented games to Xbox 360, reports Bloomberg.

With all the success that Nintendo has had with Wii getting more women, family, and children gamers to play their games, Microsoft is now looking to expand its demographic.

Look for Microsoft to possibly lower Xbox 360 prices in the future, getting it down to the market sweet spot of $199.  They will also look at rearranging store displays to not cater to just the hardcore gamer, but also to the younger generation as well.

Hey why not?  If it is working for Nintendo you know Microsoft is going to jump onboard ASAP like they have done with other things … iPod.