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Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 has become the first next-gen home console to hit 10 million unit sales in the US. "History has shown us that the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation battle," said Microsoft senior VP Don Mattrick in a statement. …
Read More »360 to last until 2012, says Microsoft
Boss of Microsoft Games Studios Shane Kim has told CVG that Microsoft is confident the Xbox 360 will have a seven-year lifespan. That would mean the console continuing to thrive until 2012 – seven years after its first launch at Christmas 2005. Speaking at the Microsoft spring media summit in …
Read More »Xbox unveils full 2008 software line-up
Unfortunate internet leaks may have reduced the wow factor, but Microsoft Game Studios has finally revealed its list of big-hitting 360 software releases from now until the end of the year. The platform holder is set to confirm the list at its product showcase in San Francisco later today. Epic’s …
Read More »Microsoft to build new studio in Korea
Bill Gates announced last week that Microsoft – which he founded and is chairman of – will invest some $147m on growing its business in South Korea. And some of the money will be spent on building a games development studio there, he added. AFP reports that Gates pledged to …
Read More »GameStop: 64 per cent of GTA units sold on 360
North American retailer GameStop has revealed to Newsweek’s Level Up blog that 64 per cent of its first-week GTA IV allocation was sold on Xbox 360. However, in a phone conversation with Newsweek, PlayStation’s senior vice president of Marketing Peter Dille has claimed that the PS3 consumer is ‘overindexing’ on …
Read More »Microsoft to invest $147m in South Korea – with eyes on game studio
'Unique' games could be developed locally and released globally for 360 says Bill Gates
Read More »Microsoft unveils ‘Popfly Game Creator’
Silverlight-powered drag 'n' drop web software allows creation and sharing of casual games
Read More »Zune XNA support coming this month
Microsoft aiming for first community tech preview in coming weeks
Read More »Microsoft: All GTA 360 owners will join Live
Microsoft is confident that all consumers hwo pick up a copy of GTA IV on Xbox 360 will play the game via Xbox Live. The console’s online service allows up to 16 players to participate in 15 different online game types, ranging from co-operative play to cops-and-robbers team matches to …
Read More »Microsoft slashes 360 price in Asia
Microsoft has cut the price of the Xbox 360 in four key Asian territories. The drop has been put into practice in Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. According to Bloomberg, the price of a ‘basic version’ of the console (360 Arcade in Europe and the US) will drop …
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