After weeks of speculation and rumors Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox 360 Elite will be making its debut at the end of April this year for $479. We have lots of coverage, but first a picture:

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If you are a PS3 owner then today's the day you've been waiting for. The long lamented about 1.60 firmware update.

And if you are in Europe and wanting a PS3 then today is also the day when you could play a few PS2 games on your PS3. That is, if you had one yet.

That's because European PS3s go on sale Tomorrow. But at least when you get it you can do the update to 1.6 so that you can play a selection of PS2 games.

Rumor is that the Euro PS3 is similar to the new PS3s coming to the US - the ones that don't have the PS2 hardware built in.

So what exactly is updated with 1.60?

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We aren't sure which is why we brought this to you. You tell us what you think is better.

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As I said in my previous post I am surprised at how quickly time has gone by since my previous posts.

So I thought I'd do some catchup roundup posts. And this one is all about the PS3.

It's actually been a busy could weeks for Sony. Since the GDC there seems to be renewed interest in the fledgling console.

This may be why Next-gen aptly titled this article "Sony Awakens" because in reality that is what appears to have happened.

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I see it's been way to long since my last post, but I have been keeping track of the news so I thought I'd do a couple wrapup posts to get caught up. So now to the Wii news of the past couple weeks:

It starts with news of the Wii release schedule for the first 2 quarters of 2007. And I must say the list is impressive:

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We came across some interesting Wii tidbits we thought we'd share with you.

First is a site dedicated to other Wii sites. And, wouldn't you know it, WiiSquid is formatted for the Wii browser.

Here you will find links to all kinds of interesting Wii related sites. Sites that offer software, such as a Wii media player, as well as game review sites and more. If you own a Wii I'd suggest bookmarking this site and coming back often.

There is also a rumor out that Target and Toys R Us are hoarding Wiis for Sunday. This is apparently because of a sales flyer which highlights the Wii.

So if you've been waiting for a Wii but haven't been fortunate enough to get your hands on one then perhaps waiting inline at one of these 2 chains on Sunday might not be a bad idea.

That's because it seems that these rumors of Wii availability generally turn out to be right.

But if you are like me and already have a Wii, there is a new accessory out for it.

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I've been watching this niche develop for some time now - paying bloggers to write about what they most likely would write about for free.

Now, I'm all for making money but with a lot of the programs out there (such as Chikita) you need to meet minimum traffic requirements in order to qualify, or the payouts are just so low that they aren't worth it.

But I just found a new service that pays bloggers to post! It's called SponsoredReviews.com. I recently joined up, mostly out of curiousity, but I must say I'm impressed.

First, it's very easy to sign up and use. Within a few minutes I had an account and was able to look at what advertisers were offering.

Second, I am in control of my writing. I choose who to write about AND how much I'd like to be paid in exchange for that post. There is also room for negotiation.

They pay out bi-weekly which means you will know when you are getting paid and how much.

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We were going to report that another Xbox exploit had been discovered and used.

Xbox Scene had the goods on some homebrew that was running on a 360.

But just today we've learned that M$ has patched this and other exploits.

But I'm sure it won't be the last exploit. It's funny how they can patch the 360 so fast yet Windows can go for months without a security update. Now I know they push patches on a regular basis but there are exploits on Windows which have existed for some time before patched.

In other news, we've learned that M$ is going to offer a 512 memory card for the 360. So for all you playa's who thought they'd be smart and save some cash by buying the 360 core and found out you couldn't save games, well here's your fix.

For a mere $50 you can buy a 512 meg flash card to save your game files to. Now I know it's not a 20 gig drive but hey, it's half the cost of your savings!! :)

We felt it was time for a small change. Nothing too drastic - more of a spring cleaning type of thing.

So we thought "what's the best way to improve CC without changing it's image? Why not 3 columns?"

So that's what we did - squeezed in a 3rd column on the left. Right now we have ads and a few other things to support our habit but if there are other goodies you'd like to see there, or anywhere for that matter, on this site just leave a comment somewhere (here would be good :) ).

It's been an eventful few days for Sony (and presumably the PS3).

First, there are reports that Sony has been able to settle it's long standing dispute over the force feedback in its controllers.

Now we've covered this story in the past and Sony has given many "opinions" on the matter. But, as readers continued to point out - Sony wasn't discontinuing the use of the technology because of interference with sixaxis. They were doing it because they were being sued for stealing the technology.

Now it appears that the case may be over.

According to Next-Gen, the case between Sony and Immersion (the company that owns the rights to vibrating game controller technology) has been settled. It even appears that there is some sort of "partnership" in the works to further deveiop the technology.

So, did Immersion get what it wanted?

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