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Microsoft’s VP of strategy and business development for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business Shane Kim has warned that the games industry will not be completely insulated from the effects of the global economic crisis. Of his own business, Kim told Reuters that he was cautiously optimistic” about Xbox sales, adding: A …
Read More »Xbox 360 enjoys biggest European sales week ever
Platform holder Microsoft has revealed that it ‘recently’ enjoyed its biggest ever sales week in Europe – and it’s thanking the effects of the economic crisis for the boom. A press release from the firm reads: British families are set to spend more quality time together than in the last …
Read More »Halo 3: Recon renamed
Bungie has announced that the highly anticipated Halo 3: Recon is to be renamed Halo 3: ODST. In the game players must control an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), who is on the hunt for his missing squad in the occupied new Mombasa. Bungie wrote on its blog: This new …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Call of Duty entrenched at No. 1
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War stands its ground this week at top of the ChartTrack Top 40. The World War II shooter holds on despite renewed pressure from EA’s critically adored FIFA ’09, which returns to second place. EA also had the highest new entry of the …
Read More »360 global sales surpass original Xbox
Microsoft has told MCV that the Xbox 360 has now topped its predecessor’s installed base around the globe. The company previously noted that it expected to achieve the feat at the end of this month – but it has now confirmed to MCV that 360 has already overtaken the original …
Read More »Microsoft: Were beating PS3 in Europe
After revealing that Xbox 360 had topped the seven million sales mark in Europe, Microsoft has claimed that the console is outselling PS3 – both in the UK and across the continent. The firm told MCV this week that the combination of Xbox 360’s September price cut and blanket Q4 …
Read More »Xbox 360 storms past 7m sales in Europe
Microsoft has told MCV that Xbox 360 has cruised past seven million sales in Europe. The firm told MCV this week that the combination of Xbox 360’s September price cut and blanket Q4 marketing had seen the console’s unit sales accelerate across EMEA. The company last released a European sales …
Read More »Microsoft opening Live studio in London
New team dedicated to 'social experiences' on Xbox 360 working in UK capital
Read More »Ensemble speaks out on studio closure
The director of technology at the soon to be closed Microsoft developer Ensemble Studios has admitted his surprise at the decision to shut the studio down. Ensemble is currently hard at work at the massively anticipated Halo Wars on Xbox 360, though its solid reputation was built on the back …
Read More »Ensemble closure â??doesnâ??t make a lot of senseâ?
Studioâ??s director of technology Dave Pottinger admits to staffâ??s surprise at Microsoftâ??s decision
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