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The first time appeared to be a freak one-off; the second a remarkable achievement and the third was simply astonishing – and now Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has outsold Sony’s PS3 for the fourth week in a row in Japan. CVG reports that Xbox 360 sold 7,763 units for the week …
Read More »GTA San Andreas heading to Xbox Live
Microsoft has announced that the next title to join its offering on the Xbox Live Originals service will be Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The original Xbox and PS2 title appeared in 2005, and was the third 3D outing for the GTA franchise. Building on the success of predecessor …
Read More »PES 2009 cut to £27 at Asda
Hot on the heels of the FIFA ’09 price battle , Asda has slashed the price of Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 to just 27 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The supermarket chain is also giving copies of the PS3 version away with every PlayStation 3 console bought. Elsewhere, Blockbuster has …
Read More »Konami officially looking into MGS4 on 360
Japanese publisher Konami has for the first time officially hinted that it is considering bringing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to Xbox 360. Speaking to Japanese financial news service Morningstar, Konami’s Yoshitaka Arai stated: The worldwide demand for an Xbox 360 version of MGS4 is quite high, …
Read More »Microsoft details free 360 memory scheme
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has lifted the lid on its scheme to help those lacking memory space ahead of the release of the new Xbox dashboard upgrade next month. Microsoft yesterday revealed that users would need 128MB of free storage space to run the New Xbox Experience – something …
Read More »Activision reveals new FPS Secret Service
US super-publisher Activision has unveiled a brand new FPS, entitled Secret Service, that will surprisingly be available by the end of the year in North America. The game, which sees players tackling a bunch of extremists on Inauguration Day in Washington DC, will cost just $39.99 on Xbox 360, $29.99 …
Read More »MS to help those short on storage for NXB
Microsoft has clarified the memory requirements needed to install the upcoming ‘New Xbox Experience’ dashboard revamp for Xbox 360, as well as stating that it has plans to help those who find themselves short on storage space. Users will need 128MB of storage space to run the new firmware upgrade, …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 sales success continues
The unlikely resurgence of Xbox 360 in Japan seems to be continuing with news that Microsoft’s machine has outsold Sony’s PS3 for the third week in a row in the territory, though Nintendo’s hardware pairing is still bossing the hardware charts. Figures from Media Create show that Xbox 360 sold …
Read More »Halo 3: Recon is a one-off
Following on from the not very surprising news that Microsoft will next year release a boxed standalone expansion for its massively popular FPS Halo 3 , developer Bungie has revealed a few more details about the title. GameSpot reports that Bungie.net’s community lead Brian Jarrard spoke to journalists at the …
Read More »TGS: Star Ocean The Last Hope heading to Europe
Japanese developer and publisher Square Enix has given the official nod to a European release for its upcoming Xbox 360 RPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope. The game, which is actually a prequel to the existing titles in the Star Ocean series, is a classic space opera blending sci-fi and …
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