Microsoft claims the initial $150 price point for its new Kinect motion controller has not been finalised. The company previously gave it a price tag of $149.99 on its official online store, but a warning has now been added to the listing: Official pricing has not been announced. $149.99 is …

It may have stolen the show at E3, but retailers aren’t banking on 3DS to launch in Europe this side of Christmas. No one is doubting that Nintendo’s new handheld – described by one buyer as a ‘major step forward in handheld gaming’ – will impress when it arrives. But …

It’s the home of powerhouse console franchises such as Call of Duty, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Quake, Doom, James Bond, X-Men, Spider-Man and Transformers and enjoys a key partnership with LucasArts, but it seems that console really is just a bit-player in Activision’s business. When asked by The Wall Street …

Though Microsoft is yet to offer any official word on a UK discount to current Xbox 360 stock to mirror the move it has already made in North America, High Street retailer GAME has cut the price on some of its Xbox offerings ahead of the official launch of the …

Nintendo has vowed to launch the 3DS is Europe, America and Japan before the end of its financial year in March 2011. The reason we haven’t announced a launch date or pricing is that, first, we wanted to get reaction here,” NoA boss Reggie Fils Aime told IndustryGamers at E3. …

The second hand games reseller believed to be behind Best Buy’s fresh tirade on the US pre-owned games market has filed an S-1 for common stock offering as it looks to boost the mass-market credentials of the sector. Game Trading Technologies is a fast-growing business that deals with the acquisition, …

Big box retail specialist Best Buy is to take the commitment it has shown to pre-owned games in the UK and roll-out a second hand games offer to all of its US stores from the end of the summer. As a result, shares in rival games specialist GameStop fell over …

Microsoft is paying around $150 in total manufacturing costs for each Kinect unit, Develop understands. A highly-positioned, trusted source had given Develop the $150 manufacturing cost” figure on the condition of anonymity, adding that the expenses of Kinect is a topic of concern for his company. The news comes in …

Publisher claims Microsoft ended up spending far more than expected on the device

According to the retail listing for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect on the US website of Best Buy, the peripheral will come bundled with a free game. There’s no further details on what the mysterious title will be. The inclusion of Kinect Sports is a real possibility, though Microsoft could instead …