THQ’s financial filings reveal that the company is preparing to bring a port of the classic puzzle game to the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Arcade.

THQ has acquired the rights to release the classic arcade puzzle game Tetris on the Xbox 360 in the US and Europe.

The news comes on the heels of a dispute between publisher THQ and The Tetris Company, which recently granted Nintendo the rights to develop its own DS-based version of the puzzle classic.

No release date is known, but it’s not likely to be far off. We’ll keep you posted.

http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=64308

Wal-Mart is selling Microsoft Live 12 Month Gold Card for only $35.82! A tremendous bargain considering its regular price is around $60. Live is the online gaming for the Xbox 360 with intelligent matchmaking, leagues, ladders, tournaments and more.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4196284

A website with user submitted covers for EA sports games. Games currently include Madden 07, NCAA Football 07, NBA Live 07, and Head Coach. It also has archives for older EA games. Platforms supported at PS2, Xbox, and 360. Don’t want Reggie Bush on the cover of NCAA 07? Swap it out for Drew Tate or a player of your choice.

Microsoft announced it has shipped around 5 million units worldwide, that it will have shipped 10 million units by the end of 2006, and even estimates 15 million Xbox 360’s will be shipped out within the next 12 months!In total Microsoft has sold: 3.3 million machines in the US, 1.3 million in Europe, and 400,000 elsewhere in the world.

Microsoft moved 1.5 million Xbox 360s in the 2005 launch phase, followed by 1.7 million during the first three months of 2006. In its fiscal fourth quarter, ended June 30th, the firm sold 1.8 million Xbox 360’s.

Xbox Live has attracted 3 million members worldwide with 18 million downloads from Xbox Live Marketplace.

Revenue at Microsoft’s Home & Entertainment division rose to $1.1 billion during its fourth quarter, up 94 percent from $590 million during the same time last year. The division posted a loss of $414 million, up from $201 million last year.

This so-called Xbox 360 Pro Bundle rumor is ripe for the pricking. If you’re not into rumor-mongering here’s the quick recap: MS is said to be on the verge of releasing a new Xbox 360 SKU on the first day of August. Dubbed as the Xbox 360 Pro Bundle, the new offering would include the Pro-level system plus a copy of Project Gotham Racing 3, a 3-month Xbox Live Gold subscription, and 1250 Xbox Live Marketplace points. So you can understand why even atheists have been praying for this Pro Bundle rumor to be confirmed by MS. In true MS fashion, the company refused to comment on the issue.

But atheist or not, you might find the info sent in to Gizmodo interesting. A Canadian guy who is supposedly working in a game store saw this on his store’s POS: “Xbox 360 PGR Bndl Price 499.99 Cdn.” That’s about US\$440. The tipster went on to say his company (which was not named) is offering its employees the Xbox 360 Plat less \$50. He thinks the new SKU and price drop is meant to clear some space for the arrival of the Platinum System bundle.

Being Canadian, you know Gizmodo’s tipster isn’t pulling some crazy stunt, right? But we are legally bound to classify this under “Rumors” until we hear it from the lips of those coy MS executives.

http://www.qj.net/Xbox-360-Pro-Bundle-Rumor-by-Dr-Cogent-Confirmed/pg/49/aid/59500

Don’t forget to check out Ver. 22.5 hosted by MrCarpalTunnle and TheOtherGuy.

Yes that is right me and Carpal jump it to the driver’s seat and take control of the round table for one show. So be sure that you download live .5 as soon as it comes out.(7/25/06) We talk with three other podcaster from all systems Gavin from PS3 Countdown, Kevin from Go Nintendo, and last but not least K Rock from Squad XP. So check it out to get there take on there console as well and the competition.