Xbox have launched a rock 'n' roll karaoke competition aimed at college and university students in and around Dublin.
The karaoke contest, Songs of Praise, kicked off last night at the Village on Wicklow Street, it will continue at the NUI Maynooth student union bar on Tuesday.
Actor Richard Dean Anderson is to launch Halo 3 in Dublin on Tuesday, forming one of the main elements of Microsoft's Irish high-profile release of the highly anticipated Xbox 360 game.
News that the actor, most famous for playing MacGyver and more recently Jack O'Neill on Stargate SG-1, will launch the game was confirmed this evening to Games Toaster by a Microsoft spokesperson.
However, his visit to Dublin is still somewhat shrouded in mystery as there is still little detail of Anderson's visit.
Record breaking attempt
Meanwhile, tomorrow - in the build up to the European release on Wednesday September 26 - Irish gamers will attempt to set record breaking times completing Halo 2.
Gamestop say they will open 14 of its 46 in the Republic and Northern Ireland at at midnight on Tuesday for the European release of Halo 3.
The retailer are to have midnight openings at Henry St, Stephens Green, and Clare Hall in Dublin, along with their outlets in Belfast, Derry, Limerick, Drogheda, Wexford, Tralee, Letterkenny, Mallow, Midleton, Killarney, and Bangor.
Other retailers, such as HMV, GAME, and Smyths, are also likely to have midnight openings in at least the main cities.
A Microsoft spokesperson told us this evening that, in Ireland, "Michael Finucane from Game stop says that pre-orders are running at twice the rate of Halo 2", while a statement released this afternoon says the company worldwide is "running off 81 games per second to ensure that they meet global demand for this title".
"It is fantastic to see the level of interest shown by Irish gamers, all of whom are eager to be one of the first people in the country to get their hands on what is set to be the must have game this Christmas," said Orla Sheridan, country manager at the entertainment and devices division of Microsoft Ireland.
Gamers attending Oxegen this weekend who find they just can't shake off a game addiction can find Ubisoft at this year's music festival.
The Ubisoft outing at this year's Oxegen is part of the games publisher's Ireland and UK Summer Festival Tour.
Over the weekend they will be showcasing the Xbox 360 western game Call of Juarez, their PlayStation 3 version of Rainbow Six Vegas, and a Wii game 'Surf’s Up'. They will also be giving way consoles and Ubisoft-branded merchandise.
Previously, Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland used the same kind of marketing to promote the PlayStation Portable in Ireland, at the time they claimed that over 20,000 people visited the PlayStation Dome tent at Oxegen.
Starcraft 2 is official. Ten years of anticipation have driven me into a frenzy and all I can say is Oh my God!
Give me a few hours to control my excitement, catch my breath and make sure this isn't some elaborate prank on Blizzard's part and I'll post some concrete news, videos, pictures, and so forth.
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