Also Gamestop has apparently not even decided whether or not it will even offer pre-orders. This may be due to reactions from last year's Xbox 360 launch, when more pre-orders then available consoles caused much customer anger.

As reported from Dallas Morning News.

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To be enterted in this "life-altering event" (to quote the promo), you have to submit why you have to be there using any media you like (photo, video, story, song, etc.). Think you are a worthy gamer? Up to ten winning packages will be given. Click here to enter and read the rules.

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Controls should be familar to gamers who have used the PS2's EyeToy. You basically use both hands to direct your turtle character. Roll around on a ball to pickup objects while avoiding taking a spill in the water. You can pickup coins, bonus items and collect totem pieces (each one plays a musical instrument of the background music track). Pickup enough speed and you can skip across the water. Slow down and your turtle will sink.

There's a learning curve to it, but mastering it is the tricky part. One cool bonus level, a little less nerve wrecking, is like a pinball game where you can smack your TotemBall around and rack some bonus points up. See a previous article and watch a video of TotemBall here.

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From TriXie: "Are you counting the hours until Emergence Day? Do you worship CliffyB? Be sure to check Xbox.com tomorrow, Tuesday October 3 for a very cool opportunity! You have been warned..."

A posting on the Gears of War Forums says there's an Epic Games studio tour giveaway: "Everybody go to xbox.com for a chance to win a tour of epic games studios! I havent even had a look at xbox.com to see what we have to do to win the chance of a lifetime but im deffinately going to enter the competition today."

At the time of this posting (08:36 EST), no updates have appeared. We'll keep a lookout and update here when the xbox.com page shows something!

UPDATE: Yeah, looks like it is a tour of Epic Studios and grabbin' Gears of War a full week before release! Check out the full details here and signup! Entering is really easy. Just submit your first and last name, your phone number and select if you live in the US or Canada.

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Game highlights include:

- Nintendo's Wii remote acts as the yoke of the plane. "Thanks to the motion sensor, your hand literally becomes one with the plane."

- Split-screen multiplayer support for up to two players.

- Unlock new planes that can go faster, carry more cargo, do more aerobatics, and more.

Check out more screenshots and read more about it on Hudson Entertainment's site here. Scheduled for a 2007 release.

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From the press release: "BURGER KING® restaurants invite guests to give and get the gift of games this holiday season with three ground-breaking Xbox/Xbox 360 video games available exclusively at BURGER KING restaurants nationwide. For a limited time only, starting Sunday, Nov. 19, the BK® Xbox Game Series – a collection of three authentic Xbox video games – will be available at participating restaurants for a recommended price of $3.99 per game with the purchase of a Value Meal."

See screenshots of the games posted by Major Nelson here.

Between this promo at Burger King and the Xbox 360 Knit Hat from Pop Tarts, gamers watch your diets! Microsoft, be sure to do a veggie promo for the next one, maybe with string green beans or something?

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From digitalinnovations.com:

- Record through the 360 headset mic or from any audio source to make wacked out clips to drive your opponents nuts!

- Record your voice using the XBOX 360 headset microphone.

Hmm... maybe Digital Innovations has something up its sleeve. Get people with SmackTalk to annoy the heck out of gamers so they toss their CDs and have to pickup a Disc Repair System. Joy.

Read more about it here.

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“Packed with a quirky mix of Japanese pop art, lovable characters, and addicting musical death matches, the original Gitaroo Man became a certified intergalactic cult classic and was recognized for its innovation for music and gaming," said Amos Ip, Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing for KOEI Corporation. “With the upcoming PSP version’s all- new Duet Mode gamers can jam to previously unreleased Gitaroo songs Metal Header and Toda Pasión."

Features include:

Music is the weapon in this fabled rhythm game where you help beautiful loser U-1 transform into rock legend Gitaroo Man and true love.

For the first time ever, share the spotlight in new Duet Mode while jamming to previously unreleased Gitaroo songs Metal Header and Toda Pasión!

Battle for rock supremacy in Vs. mode via wireless (ad hoc).

Includes all 10 colorful stages from the original including, “Flyin' to Your Heart”, “Bee Jam Blues”, and “Born to be Bone”.

Music styles range from Rock, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Latin and more!

Single Play, Vs. and Duet Play with three levels of difficulty.

Music by COIL, with visual design and illustrations by pop artist 326.

Read the full press release below.

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