Treat this right now as very likely, but still a rumor–a photo of a catalog page posted to Kotaku shows the 120GB hard drive-and-HDMI Xbox 360 Elite going for $299. The Meijer catalog (a Midwest store chain) in question is slated for August 30, which would mean a nice holiday surprise for future Xbox 360 buyers. Read the rest of this entry »

What we heard: Next week, the first GamesCom will kick off in Cologne, Germany. The successor to the Leipzig Games Convention, which drew more than 200,000 attendees last year, will be Europe’s biggest gaming event by far. And now, judging by the increasing percolation of speculation, it will likely have global importance as well. Read the rest of this entry »