Besides their Media Center strategy, Microsoft is betting on the Xbox to control the home entertainment arena.

Their huge installed base (they hope to reach 10 million by end-of-year) will rapidly surpass many major competitors.

This recent press release gives a good preview of what they are up to for Xbox Live:

- a library of 160 high- definition games

- standard and high-definition TV shows and movies to download and to rent

Ergo: Watch out Sony, this new fact just confirms the new Xbox is rolling out fast and executing well on its plans, the days of absolute Playstation dominance are over….

If you are a of strategy games and/or a fantasy fan you have to check the amazing trailer to the new Warhammer RTS game Namco is developing.

It’s just amazing how the cinematics look so good. Look at the details, such as the spikes of the priest’s hammer or his facial expressions (watch in HD and full screen)

Unfortunately the in-game units, although pretty decent, are not half-as-spectacular, but that’s the classic disconnect between mouth-watering trailers and real gameplay.