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A number of titles from Sega have been pinned down to definite dates, including NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams on the Wii.

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I am a totally crazy die hard Simpsons fan – I’ve seen every single episode and listened to all the cast commentaries for every single episode currently out on DVD … yeah I know I have a problem – but yet even I couldn’t get through The Simpsons game. The whole “point” of the game was to make fun of the entire video game genre as a whole, but yet in the end the gameplay ended up being everything they were making fun of to begin with.

In fact the only reason to play the game was to see the hilarious cut-scenes, which were written by same writers as the show. And without watching those cut-scenes I always felt like I was missing an episode of the show and my “collection” wasn’t complete (yes, once again I know I have a problem!).

But thanks to the miracle of YouTube I can finally watch those fantastic cut-scenes without actually having to play that pesky game (and now I can sleep at night knowing my “collection” is complete … please don’t judge me!).

But wait? You say that you’re not a Simpsons fan? Why on Earth should you waste your time to watch these clips? Well all I have to say is this, they feature “the nerdiest nerd in the computerverse” … Will Wright!

Yeah … I thought so.

The remaining cut-scenes can be seen after the jump.

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Today Microsoft announced the number of Xbox 360 consoles shipped to date and it’s a pretty staggering amount. In total they’ve shipped 17.7 Million total consoles with over 4.4 Million consoles shipped during the holiday season. Keep in mind that by “shipped” they mean “sold to retail”, so while Microsoft has its money, that doesn’t necessarily mean that nearly 18 Million people currently own an Xbox 360.

Another impressive number touted by Microsoft was that nearly half of all Xbox 360 owners also own Halo 3, which shipped 8.1 Million copies since its release at the end of September. Mass Effect also showed impressive numbers with 1.6 Million shipped during the six weeks since it has been released.

In comparison, Sony has shipped 5.59 Million PS3s and Nintendo has shipped 13.7 Million Wiis (up until September 30th). Both Sony and Nintendo are expected to report their holiday sales in the coming weeks so we won’t know who is leading the “console wars” just yet.

It’s pretty amazing that two years since the release of the latest “next-gen” console we’re still right in the middle of a dogfight between all three companies. This is fast becoming one of the most interesting console wars to date, with the previous underdog shooting to first place, the previous champion falling to the bottom, and the newest contender jumping up to a strong second place. With so many variables to account for it’s hard to predict what will happen this year: without another Halo for Microsoft will they be able to keep up the sales? Will Sony’s popular exclusives give it the boost it needs? Will the Nintendo Wii become a gimmick or continue to sellout in record time?

Which console do you think will “win” in 2008?

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Looks like Microsoft is going to do the right thing: as anticipated, Xbox Live General Manager Marc Whitten states in a letter to customers that, as recompense for nearly two weeks of outages, the group is offering up a full, free Xbox Live Arcade title free of charge. Sounds like it won’t be until the next couple of weeks before the offer is active, but it will indeed apply to “all” Xbox Live members, and assuming it’s for games worth more than 200 Microsoft points, it will be net positive for Gold users who lost about $1.64 worth of Live service over the last twelve days. Well done Microsoft, we think most will consider the stinging pain eased. Memo posted after the break.

Update: Confirmed, it’s Gold AND Silver members. If you have an Xbox Live account, Microsoft just gave you a free game.

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>a href=”http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/12/28/cloverfield-director-starry-eyed-over-trek-trailer-footage/” target=”outside”>MTV.com reported that the first teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Trek film will be attached to Cloverfield, which Abrams is producing and which hits theaters on Jan. 18.

THQ announced plans to release a video game based on Disney/Pixar’s upcoming SF animated film WALL*E. The game, based on the movie about a robot abandoned on a future Earth, is planned for all major gaming systems.

Brian Krause, who stars in the upcoming SCI FI Channel original movie Beyond Loch Ness, told SCI FI Wire that his character is a cross between Indiana Jones and an obsessive Loch Ness monster hunter.

New Line Cinema is pushing back director Iain Softley’s fantasy adventure Inkheart from its originally scheduled March 19 release date, ComingSoon.net reported.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe donated the first pair of glasses he wore as a child to an exhibition in Liverpool, England, marking the horrors of the Holocaust, the Associated Press reported.

Scientist Henry Gee, senior editor of the journal Nature, told SCI FI Wire that Futures From Nature gathers together SF short stories that have appeared in the journal in the last few years.

IDW Publishing announced that it will release 30 Days of Night: Red Snow, a graphic-novel prequel to Steve Niles’ vampire series 30 Days of Night in January.