Halo 3 Tops Japan Sales Charts

01./--. [360] Halo 3 - 59,000 / NEW
02./03. [DS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Toki - 55,000 / 440,000
03./01. [PSP] Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII - 54,000 / 649,000

Pioneer VSX-1017AV-K FULL 1080P HDMI SWITCHING

PIONEER - VSX1017AVK
Black 7 Channel AV Receiver with 2 x HDMI In, 1 x Full HD 1080p upscaling HDMI Out, iPod Input, USB
Descriptions

Pioneer VSX-1017AV-K

Product Features:
• 1080p Advanced 7-Channel Home Cinema AV Receiver
• 150W output per channel
• 3 x HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) Digital Link for superb digital pictures and sound
• Full HD 1080p Up-Conversion (upscaling) with HDMI
• USB Host (Sound Retriever) and iPod connection with on-screen display
• USB supports MP3, WMA & MPEG4 AAC formats
• Advanced MCACC with 5-band EQ
• Advanced MCACC calibrates and optimises sound output for your room environment
• Also neutralises the effects of reverberation for more accurate tonal measurement and calibration of the frequency balance
• Basic Phase Control calibrates delay and aligns the phase precisely for advanced levels of sonic purity
• Midnight listening mode compresses the dynamic range and dampens the sound
• Stream Direct, Sound Retriever & Virtual Surround back
• 11 + 1 Advanced Surround Modes
• THX Select2 & WMA 9 Pro Surround Sound Modes
• Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Pro Logic IIx
• DTS, DTS-ES, DTS Neo 6 & DTS 96/24
• RDS Radio Tuner with 30 presets
• Digital Core Engine Freescale 180 MIPS Processing DSP
• 7.1 Multi-Channel Input
• Input connections include: 1 x USB Host, 1 x iPod, 2 x HDMI, 2 x Digital Coaxial, 4 x Digital Optical, 2 x Record In, 5 x S-Video, 5 x Composite AV & 3 x Component, AM/FM Antenna
• Output Connections include: 1 x HDMI Out, 1 x Digital Optical, 1 x Audio Record Out, 1 x S-Video Record Out, 2 x Composite AV Record Out, 1 x Assignable Component Out, & Pre-amp (7.1 ch.)
• Learning LCD touch-panel remote control
• Power consumption 450W, 0.5W standby
• Measures (WxHxD) 420 x 173 x 465mm
• Weighs 15kg
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FIFA 08 takes second, 360 sales double

Halo 3 has claimed the number one spot in the UK all-format charts, in a strong week for new releases.
Chart Track also stated that Halo 3 had doubled sales of 360 hardware to the highest level this year.
EA Sports' multiformat football update, FIFA 08, entered the chart in second place behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 blockbuster. Last week's top two - Tiger Woods 08 and MySims - claimed fourth and third places respectively for EA.
Other new entries in the top 10 were Juiced 2 at 5, and Sega Rally at 7. EA's new skateboarding franchise Skate just missed out, debuting at number 11.

As well as the 360 itself, there was one other notable beneficiary of the Halo effect: Microsoft's racing sim Forza Motorsport 2, which soared 22 places, from 35 to 13.

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Halo 3 has become the fastest selling game in history with an unprecidented 3.83 million copies sold worldwide in just 5 days. Over 2.6 million of those came from the US and Canada, over 1.1 million from Europe and Australia and about 60.000 from Japan.

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360 release dates

Project Gotham 4 - 12/10/2007
HL2 Orange Box - 10/10/2007
Virtua Fighter 5 - 26/10/2007

Naruto - 02/11/2007
Call Of Duty 4 - 09/11/2007
Assassin's Creed - 16/11/2007
Mass Effect - 16/11/2007
Ace Combat 6 - 30/11/2007

Devil May Cry 4 - 29/02/2008

Resident Evil 5 - TBA
Unreal Tournament III - TBA
Grand Theft Auto IV - TBA
Soul Calibur 4 - TBA
NINJA GAIDEN 2 - TBA

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