Without a doubt, XBOX 360 has garnered immense popularity among the gamers all over the world but the appraisals did not come without some complains. The unresponsive and clumsy directional pad has not gone down well with most of the gamers. But, now, after five years since its launch, it seems Microsoft is working on this issue. At least, the rumors say so.
For the upcoming holiday seasons, it is believed that Microsoft will launch a revamped d-pad. It will rise up to 0.25 inch and gamers will be able to …

With only a few days in hand before England’s EURO 2012 qualifiers, Fabio Capello‘s preparation suffered a serious blow with some of his hand-picked players are forced to stay away from the ground due to legitimate injuries. Phil Jagielka, Peter Crouch and two of his reserve goalkeepers will miss the training ahead of their clash against Bulgaria at home on Friday and Switzerland in an away match next Tuesday.
Tottenham striker Crouch looked to be in a sparkling form after scoring his hat-trick against Young Boys recently. But the …

The civil servants in South Africa apparently earned a moral victory after the South African government agreed to the civil servants’ demand of higher wages. The civil servants’ unions across the country went for a strike that crippled schools and hospitals across the country and hence the government decided to consider their demands, officials confirmed today.
The public service ministry had long meetings with President Jacob Zuma and finally decided to propose a salary-hike from 7% to 7.5% with a housing allowance from 700 rand to 800 rand. The unions unanimously …

Atlus, the renowned Japanese game publisher and developer will no longer be working as an independent entity as Index Holdings, the owner of Atlus, has announced. The gaming division of Atlus will now work under direct supervision of Index Holdings. Though, Index Holding officials confirmed that the brand Atlus will continue to work and certain divisions of Atlus will survive this transition.
For the past few years, Index was actually narrowing its business areas and was focusing more and more into the profitable sectors. Atlus being one of most profiting …

Southampton shockingly fired Alan Pardew, their manager today after a crushing victory over Bristol Rovers by 4-0. The club officials declared their decision just after 48 hours of their fine victory and fans think they didn’t provide Pardew with ample chances to impress. “The Saints” started their League One campaign earlier this year as clear favorites, but after their first three matches, they are lying on the 14th place in the standings with their only victory against Rovers.
In the official statement, the club stated that they have made the …

Alain Corneau, one of the famous and most popular French film makers across the globe died Sunday night, as stated by his agent. He was 67. Corneau, though more popular as a director, has also been a successful screenwriter and producer. He was most successful in his trademark thriller movies. But the veteran has managed considerable success in other genres as well. Over the years, Corneau has worked with most of the biggest names of French and world cinema and the list includes heavyweights like Gerard Depardieu, Yves Montand …

“The Last Exorcism” has won it just by a photo finish over the “Takers”. The thriller produced by Sony raked in $21 million whereas, the horror flick produced by Lionsgate finished with $0.3 million more. The figures are really close and therefore the rankings may change after the final figures are out on Monday.
“The Expendables”, another production from Lionsgate dropped to the number 3 position after staying at the top for two consecutive weeks. The third week saw the movie adding another $9.5 million which accumulated its earnings so far …

Manchester City started off the new season pretty well but on Sunday their early found momentum experienced a halt when they were defeated by Sunderland by a goal. It was the penalty taken by Darren Bent that separated the two sides. Micah Richards, the right-back of Manchester City fouled Bent in stoppage time giving away the penalty. In the last 10 years, this is the first time, when Sunderland had a success against City. This also marks their first victory this season.
Roberto Mancini, the coach of Manchester City spent around …

Undoubtedly, in today’s video gaming industry, Half Life is one of the most predominant franchises. But, unlike other popular video games, audiences are yet to see a movie version of this game. The developer Valve actually does not believe in any other company other than themselves if Gabe Newell, the co-founder & CEO of Valve is to be believed.
Valve has so far received tons of offers to convert the game into a movie. But, despite huge money being offered, it never excited Valve because most of the times it …

Serena William’s exit from the US open has made her the top seed in a grand slam event for the very first time, but now it’s Caroline Wozniacki’s turn to prove her worth. For the 3rd time in a row, in the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament, she has made it to the finals. On her way, she edged past Elena Dementieva. The final result was in the favor of the Danish 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Wozniacki, therefore improved her record here 12-0. She has been a champion in the last two …