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Saturday, February 28, 2009

US Xbox Service Ends A Calendar Day Before Japan's [Microsoft]

On March 3, Microsoft service repairs for the original Xbox ceases. The same happens for American users on March 2. While service repair ends, other technical support such as documents and content will be available to all customers. "If you have an original Xbox console that is in Warranty that requires a repair," Microsoft stated, "you will be able to submit an exchange request for an upgrade to Xbox 360 online." With the time difference, original Xbox support will actually be ending in both territories at the same time for a few hours. Support Lifecycle Notification for the Original Xbox Video Game System [Xbox.com Thanks, Mustapha!]

It's Friday! Time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here's how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interested in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know f***tons about us - more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob - and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Question: Do you plan to see Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li?

AP - Actor Bruce Willis and his production company are being sued in Los Angeles for $4 million for breach of contract.

AP - The French film industry honored Dustin Hoffman and saluted Sean Penn Friday during a ceremony that saw its coveted Cesar for best film going to Martin Provost's "Seraphine."

Gisele Bundchen on the new cover of Spanish magazine DT Platinum with a recycled image from an editorial that ran in V Magazine almost a year ago is further proof that the recession and global economy crisis is taking its toll pretty hard on print publications. While no one can argue that Gisele Bundchen looks extremely hot on DT Platinum, the fact that the recycled image is chosen for the cover and not just an editorial inside the issue, highlights the economical trouble that the magazine industry in facing. After all, a magazine cover is the most defining attribute of an issue. Choosing an old image from a different magazine is a strong indicator that the magazine is running out of creativity and resources. For its part, DT magazine tried to spice things up by giving the Gisele Bundchen image the horizontal flip treatment in order to give it a bit of a fresh makeover. The used image was taken by Mario Testino and styled by Nicola Formichetti. Check out some of the images of that editorial in the gallery and the full V Magazine spread below.