Google marks 25 Years of Tetris

If you go on Google today (I don't know why I linked that, it is the most common homepage) its logo, named by them as the "Google Doodle" has once again temporarily changed to be spelt by blocks from Tetris to commemorate the game's 25 anniversary. And a quarter of a century on, it is still one of the most popular games in the world.

Another 2 Disc Game - But This is no problem with Halo 3 ODST

The developer Bungie have announced in their weekly update that forthcoming Xbox 360 exclusive, Halo 3: ODST, will ship with two disc. However, unlike Forza Motorsport 3, in which the second disc can be used in the single player story, Halo 3 ODST will feature its campaign and "Firefight" (a new multiplayer mode) on the first disc, and the standard Halo 3 Multiplayer on the second disc, which will feature all of the map packs for Halo 3 (including 3 maps exclusive to Halo 3:ODST), which will save you a lot of Microsoft Points.

Forza 3 will contain 2 discs

Turn 10 studios have confirmed that Forza Motorsport 3, the highly anticipated game for the Xbox 360 coming this autumn will be released on two discs. In an interview with Joystiq, the studio confirmed that Disc 1 would contain the actual game and loads of cars and tracks, while the second disc would contain even more cars (bringing that game up to its 400 car total) and more tracks. This however, despite Turn 10's earlier assurances, means that users of the Xbox 360 Core/Arcade will not be able to experience all of the game.

Black Wii coming to Japan

It has been rumoured for a long time, but Nintendo finally announce that the Wii will be available in a new colour, black, in Japan from August 1. All major accessories for the Wii will also be released in the black colour scheme. They also confirmed a red DSi for Japan available from July 11, however no indication was made of any release for both items in other regions.

Sony announce Wiimote like motion controller for PS3

At its E3 conference yesterday, Sony announced a motion sensitive controller for the PS3. It is still very much a work in progress, and is still a tech demo - Sony says it will be out next Spring, but in my opinion it will be longer than that. It also seems that Sony rushed this announcement after Microsoft announced Project Natal at its conference on Monday. I have a feeling that Natal will come out on top.

Microsoft Announce Project Natal - A Motion Sensitive Camera For Xbox 360

One of the highlights of E3 so far was Project Natal for Xbox 360. This motion sensitive camera seems pretty impressive so far, and my observations is that if it works, it will be brilliant, if not, a flop.

"PSP go" announced as E3 gets underway

The biggest gaming show, E3 in Los Angeles has got underway today, with the biggest announcement so far being the new incarnation of the PlayStation Portable, the PSP go. Doing away with the unpopular UMD format, the PSP go features 16GB of storage for games, and has a new, sliding aesthetic, but a smaller screen than the original PSP. Games would be downloadable from the PSN and Sony say the the current PSP, the PSP-3000 will remain to be available, so UMD's haven't joined the ranks of Betamax tapes and HD-DVD's yet.

Next up is Microsoft keynote, starting at 6:25 UK (10:25 PDT), Joystiq is probably the best place to go for coverage of this, and I will be updating as well.