Barcelona throwdown
Microsoft went to the fashionable Spanish city to reveal its upcoming plans for the Xbox 360. The stuff sounds pretty good too: A real-time strategy version of Halo, an exclusive Xbox 360 version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, and more.
They're plainly trying to suck all the oxygen out of the room before Sony and Nintendo launch their new game boxes. Somehow, I can't see Nintendo being hurt too much--the company's loyal fans will turn out no matter what, and the Wii is both cheap and deeply cool. But Sony's PlayStation 3 may be in just as much trouble as the rumor mill suggests. We shall see.