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Read More »"Apple better than Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft"
UK iPhone developers speaking at today’s Casual Games Forum in London took the chance to praise Apple’s work as a newly-established format holder, saying the firm often beats established console vendors in its dealings with studios "Support has been excellent – more than you might expect from other companies that …
Read More »360 Arcade Starter Kit revealed
Ahead of the release of the New Xbox Experience next month, Microsoft has lifted the lid on a new Starter Pack designed to get owners of the base model Xbox 360 Arcade console online and fully Live-integrated. CVG reports that Arcade or Core owners are already able to get online, …
Read More »UK CHART: Fable II is number one
Microsoft’s Fable II has stolen the number one slot in the UK all formats chart this week. The 360 exclusive takes the top spot after just three days of sales and along with new number two Far Cry 2 knocks PES 2009 down from the number one slot it claimed …
Read More »Xbox Q1 profits grow 6%
Microsoft’ Entertainment and Devices division has reported a $178 million profit for its Q1 for 2008-2009. Income in the period, representing the three months to September 30th, was up 6.18 per cent for the division, which encompasses Microsoft’s Xbox, Microsoft Games Studios, Zune, Mac games and Games For Windows. The …
Read More »Fable II hits 89% on Metacritic
The reviews for Fable II are in, and according to scores aggregator Metacritic, Peter Molyneux’s masterpiece is doing pretty nicely. The highly-anticipated title, which is released in the UK this Friday, has earned an average 89 per cent from the reviews, which cover both UK and US press. Eurogamer is …
Read More »Free songs for Lips pre-orders
Ahead of its anticipated release at the end of November, Microsoft has lifted the lid on its North American pre-order scheme for Xbox 360 karaoke title Lips. A post on the firm’s Gamerscore blog states that those who pre-order the title through either Amazon or GameStop will receive a free …
Read More »Gears Of War 2 not coming to Japan and Germany
Gears Of War 2 will not be released in Germany or Japan, Microsoft has confirmed. A company spokesperson has told Edge: We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely” said the spokesperson. According to the magazine, Gears sold 33,212 copies in …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 beats PS3 yet again
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 »‘Western studios better at project management than the Japanese’
Western studios 'well built to handle large-scale development', says iNiS co-founder Yano
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