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As part of its many announcements at America’s technology showcase CES, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer has confirmed that Xbox 360 has now sold 39m units worldwide since its arrival in 2005. With no up-to-date global numbers for wither PS3 or the Wii it’s impossible to precisely know how this compares to …

One of the more surprising announcements to emerge from CES 2010 was Microsoft’s reveal of what it is calling Xbox Live Game Room – a virtual meeting place for friends to meet up and play games. Does that sound familiar? As with Sony’s PS3 Home, Xbox users will be able …

Looks like that price cut and new model were worth the investment for Sony: the firm has revealed at CES that the PS3 sales were up 76 per cent year on year globally during December. In total, the format-holder sold 3.8m PS3s for the five weeks from the end of …

Accidental release of Robbie Bach CES video says new kit will 'revolutionise how people think about the games business'

A Microsoft slip-up has accidentally released a CES video which confirms Microsoft’s Natal controller will launch later this year – as MCV revealed in November. The Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas tomorrow, opened tonight by a special Microsoft keynote from the software giant’s boss Steve Ballmer. But, …

SEC filing reveals more about Dave Perry's cloud-based streaming game venture

The DVD market continues to outperform video games in 2009, with 2.167 billion worth of DVD and Blu-ray discs sold last year. The figure is according to the British Video Association (BVA) with data supplied by the Official Charts Company – and relayed to MCV. In contrast, video game software …

Real oppotunities exist for developers on business platform, says RIM

Sales of Xbox 360 overtook those of Wii in the UK last year, making Microsoft’s console the top grossing format in software terms in the UK in 2009. Xbox 360 raked in 459m in sales throughout the period according to numbers from ELSPA, generating more revenue than any other platform. …

ELSPA has dubbed PS3 the star console of 2009” following an impressive year-on-year increase in software sales for Sony’s machine. In total 11.9m PS3 games were sold in the UK last year – a 14 per cent increase on the 10.4m units old in 2008. Hardware sales were up, too, …