Bill Gate’s gave his last keynote CES earlier tonight. How was it? What giant revelations did he have? Is he still as boring and un-charismatic as ever? Read on to find out. Oh, but yeah, he still can’t deliver on the charisma thing.

It all started with some of the crappiest music I could endure, Paulson, whatever. That led into the much hyped reveal of Mr. President and CEO of CES, Gary Shapiro, yeah no Gates yet. Once he was done pimping CES he introduced Bill Gates. (Note: this is his 12th and final CES). The Xbox was announced at CES some years ago, as well as a number of big Microsoft products. Mr. Gates walks onto stage to a funky remix of the ‘If you believe in magic’. He starts with talk about hopes and dreams. The technologies that have grown in the past few years.

It’s all about the first “Digital Decade”. He claims all media will be software, not hardware driven in the future. All about customizing your experience wherever you are. The TV meeting the Internet, i.e. their very own Windows Media Center.

Holy crap, then they did this crappy montage, skit thing about what Bill Gates last day will be like. I think they’re trying to make him lovable or something before he goes. They had him rapping with Jay-Z, working out with Matthew McConaughey , rocking out with Rock Band while on the phone with U2 singer Bono. Steven Speilberg, George Clooney, John Stewart, even Hilary Clinton, Obama, and Al Gore make cameo’s. All of the guys at Microsoft like to let their hair down and have a good laugh. They’re people just like you and me, not a gigantic, retarded, monopoly, right? More…

Well 2007 is gone and 2008 is here with a vengeance. To be honest I’m a bit bummed that 07 is gone. It might have been the best video game year ever. I’m saying that it was. I’ll admit that most of the year was somewhat weak and it didn’t pick up until later in the year. But it was so good in November that I can over look the slow summer. With that said here’s what I loved and didn’t love about 07.

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First thing’s first. If you’ve already hacked your iPhone/iPod Touch, this might be for you. If you’re planning on hacking said product, this might be for you. If you still care about old Playstation games, and aren’t concerned of the questionable legality of the whole thing, it might be for you. That said, this thing is pretty freaking sweet!

The emulation software is currently only in beta and has to be installed manually, meaning no AppTap quick easy install. That may come with time, more like the NES emulator. If you want to download it you can get it from ZodTTD. They say you should be able to play most games. Of course, you will have to find the games on your own. Crap, I mean make the roms from games you already own. Right?

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I remember analysts originally saying how the PS3 would dominate the next-gen console wars. Well, it’s been over a year now, and, not so much. Analysts and industry “experts” still claim a comeback. Some say as early as 2008 the PS3 could bring Sony back into the next-gen war.

Media analyst firm Screen Digest is feeling confident in the media capabilities of the PS3. They think it’s going to make a strong increase in 2008. Senior games analyst, Piers Harding-Rolls, says “Now that these multi-media services – online video, IPTV, digital terrestrial TV and PVR functionality – are now available or poised to come on line in different markets, this ‘hub’ strategy is emerging as a key console battleground for Microsoft and Sony.” [Computer And Video Games]

Other sources have said it may take as long as 2011 before the Playstation 3 catches up with the runaway success of Nintendo’s Wii. Me, well, I think it’s gonna remain in third place as long as the price remains higher than competitors and the console’s library consists of more than a few decent Blu-Ray movies and one or two good games each year.

What are your thoughts? We love to hear what everybody thinks. Comment below and let us know.

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Ubisoft has released some new info on the new Rainbow Six Vegas game. We here at Counter Agent can’t wait for this game, we loved the first one. Heres the release.

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Good news PS3 owners, the patch that will allow you to use Guitar Hero 3 guitars for Rock Band is ready to go. Harmonix finished the patch and gave it to Sony for release. So why haven’t you gotten it yet? Harmonix reps posted this on their forum.

“Two weeks ago, Harmonix created a software patch for the Sony PLAYSTATION 3 version of Rock Band that allowed for guitar compatibility and support for third party peripherals, including enabling use of Activision’s Guitar Hero III controller with Rock Band. The compatibility patch was submitted, approved and had been scheduled for release by Sony on Tuesday, December 4. Unfortunately, Activision objected to the compatibility patch’s release. The patch remains with Sony, but we have been told that it will unfortunately not be released due to Activision’s continued objection.”

Well done Activision. I would be angry about this but it is just for PS3 owners. I think all the different guitar controllers should work if, and to me this is big, your not gonna make guitars available to purchase separate from the game. But once again PS3 owners get screwed.

Looks like those screenshots everybody, including us here at CounterAgent, posted last week have sparked some minor controversy. The developer’s have admitted to “polishing” some of the screenshots. Just a little color correction, nothing major. Guerilla, the developer behind Killzone 2, posted on the official PS3 forums

“They are only the tiniest bit touched up. Short answer is yes. Long answer is that there was a little bit of colour-correction done and some minor polish, but nothing major. Still very close to reality and it looks better in motion in my opinion.”

As if Sony and Killzone 2 need any more bad press. Then again, people say “any press is good press”. And I am writing about them right now. So, good job Sony!

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Wow, this really looks good. If this ever comes out I might actually want to buy a PS3.

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Too bad it’s Solid Snake and not Solid Gold. Zing! Okay, I’m sorry, that was awful. Let’s just put that behind us and get to the real story.

Rueters reports: Ryan Payton, productions producer behind upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 title says it needs to sell over a million copies on the first day it goes on sale due to its costly production, but that may be a tough mark to hit given sluggish PS3 sales.
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Today Only! They said that yesterday and the deal still stands, so I guess it’s just until it sells out or something. Same price as normal $399!
PlayStation 3 Holiday Value Bundle Includes:

• Your Choice of PlayStation 3 (either 40 or 80gb version)
• BONUS Game of Your Choice
• BONUS Blu-ray Remote
• 80gb version is $499 but also includes Motorstorm

Oh yeah, and you can get 5 free Blu-Ray movies by mail. That’s a lot oh pretty good crap for cheap.

PlayStation 3 Holiday Value Bundle

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