Speaking at the publisher’s conference call, Activision CEO Mike Griffith commented that the company expects to pull in $40-50 million dollars this year from the sale of download content on PlayStation Store, Xbox Live and the Wii Shop Channel.

Most of that money will be from selling Guitar Hero songs and Call of Duty maps. Not many tracks are available for Guitar Hero 3, but the upcoming entry is bound to fix that. Recently released downloadable content for Call of Duty 4 sold like hot cakes on Xbox Live and other download services.

The company additionally announced that it is planning to release future iterations in the aforementioned franchises during 2009. Company CEO Griffith said that the 2009 lineup will include “multiple new Guitar Hero SKUs [and] an all new Call of Duty [due to our] leapfrog studio strategy.”

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Gather round children and scoot in close, because it’s time for another edition of Xbox 360 price cut rumor talk where we inform you about the latest, craziest and somewhat possible 360 price cuts that may or may not happen. And today, friends, we aren’t about to let you down.

According to ars technica’s Microsoft insider, all Xbox 360 hardware across all console SKUs will be seeing some major price cuts even including the recently introduced 60GB model. Their insider informs us that sometime this September, the Xbox 360

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Microsoft earlier this week announced that Games for Windows Live will now be free for all gamers. The company later revealed that it will refund subscription fees to Gold-level Live subscribers.

Speaking to Ars Technica, Games for Windows senior global director Kevin Unangst stated that they “will be offering refunds for those with Windows-specific Gold subscriptions.” He notes that customer service has already begun their work on the matter.

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Based on Cartoon Network’s hit series, Ben 10: Alien Force: The Game is the only console videogame allowing players to command and experience the adventures of the Alien Force team. Ben 10: Alien Force: The Game is a fast-paced, 3D, action adventure offering an unlimited combo system and engaging puzzles and challenges. Ben 10: Alien Force: The Game will be released in autumn 2008 for Wii, DS, PS2 and PSP.

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Have money to spare? Looking forward to Gears of War 2? Then go ahead and pre-order the game’s Collector’s edition.

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