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Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division has posted a healthy $89 million profit for its third quarter, ended March 31st. Revenues for E&DD hit $1.58 billion for the quarter – a 68 per cent jump on the $935 million reported a year previously. Operating profit income stood at $89 million – …

Microsoft Game Studios’corporate VP Shane Kim has said that the firm is not likely to challenge EA’s $2 billion acquisition bid for Take Two because MS ‘doesn’t have any past relationship’ with the firm and is put off by the price it would have to pay. Answering GameDaily readers’ questions, …

Xbox 360 sales have seen a huge leap following last month’s price drop in Europe, according to Microsoft. The platform holder lowered the price of their Arcade, Pro and Elite consoles to 159.99, 199.99 and 259.99 respectively, and the firm hopes upcoming titles GTA IV, Lego Indiana Jones, Rock Band …

Wii competitor codenamed 'Newton' claims website

The PC version of Mass Effect will hit stores on Tuesday, May 28th in North America and Friday, June 6th in Europe – a delay to the title’s initial release date of May 6th. The title will be published by EA, following Microsoft’s success with the title as a first-party …

MTV News says that Rare is working on Mii-like system of digital avatars as well

Speaking to UK newspaper The Guardian , UK Xbox boss Neil Thompson has insisted that his company did not back the wrong horse when it supported Toshiba and its HD-DVD high definition disc format. "The horse that we’re fundamentally backing is the one that says the future of entertainment content …

The New York Comic Convention, which will run in The Big Apple later this month, will include an airing for Gears Of War 2. In what will presumably be a rolling demo, Kotaku reports that Epic Games president Michael Capps and Gears of War scriptwriter Joshua Ortega will be offer …

Despite eye-catching rumours to the contary, Microsoft has insisted that Lite-On will not be manufacturing Blu-ray drives for its Xbox 360. According to TechRadar.co.uk, a Microsoft rep stated: Lite-On is not manufacturing Blu-ray drives for Xbox 360. As we have stated, games are what are driving consumers to purchase game …

Platform holder Microsoft has congratulated Dr. Tanya Byron in the aftermath of the Safer Children in a Digital World report , praising the way the report has been put together. "This is a timely and valuable report on what we believe is a key issue, ensuring that parents, Government, NGOs …