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Microsoft has claimed that it has sold 28 million units of its Xbox 360, increasing the format’s lead over the PlayStation 3 to more than eight million consoles. The platform holder has also reported huge growth to its Xbox Live service, which now boasts 17 million active members. Online consumer …
Read More »360 storms past 8m sales in EMEA
Microsoft has claimed that Christmas 2008 was the biggest sales period in the Xbox brand’s six-year European history – with sales of Xbox 360 almost doubling those during Christmas 2007. The company also announced that over eight million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Europe, the Middle East and …
Read More »Zavvi cuts Xbox 360 to sub-£100
Zavvi is selling the Xbox 360 for under 100 for the first time in its history, MCV has learnt. In a last-minute Christmas sale, the company has reduced the Arcade SKU to 99.99 – news which could kick off festive a hardware price war on the High Street. The Premium …
Read More »Europe a factor in Xbox 360 Tekken port
Tekken 6’s director Katsuhiro Harada has revealed Europe and the US were a big influence in the decision to make the long-running beat-‘em-up series a multiformat proposition. At the moment we have two high spec consoles on the market at the same time; the Xbox has a huge installed base …
Read More »NXE boosts Xbox Live sales
Microsoft’s Major Nelson has revealed the NXE has provided a significant boost to Xbox Live Arcade sales. Posting on his blog, the Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb revealed several statistics from the aftermath of the New Xbox Experience’s launch. In the first week following the redesigned interface’s debut, …
Read More »Sainsburys & HMV tie in MCV Pub Quiz
The MCV / Xbox 360 Pub Quiz saw its first ever tie for first place this week – with Sainsbury’s (pictured) and HMV deadlocked in first place. With both teams finishing on 64 points, the stage was set for them to have a sing-off on karaoke game Lips from the …
Read More »Sony: Were ahead of Xbox
Sony has moved to dispel Microsoft claims that Xbox is outselling the PS3 in Europe, revealing internal figures that say its console has sold 300,000 more units than Xbox 360 in PAL territories. And the company doesn’t feel it has to follow Microsoft and further ignite consumer interest with a …
Read More »ATARI LIVE: Tekken 6 to hit Europe in autumn 2009
Atari has announced it will be publishing Namco’s Tekken 6 in Europe next autumn. The release date was one of a number of announcements revealed at the publisher’s event yesterday in London. Tekken 6 will be the first in the series to be released across multiple platforms, ending its 14 …
Read More »US: Xbox 360 outsells PS3 by 3-to-1
The Xbox 360 enjoyed a successful Black Friday as it recorded record-breaking sales in the US, outselling rival console PS3 by a ratio of three-to-one. Retailers reported the console’s sales were on track to outperform previous years, estimating a 25 per cent increase in hardware sales when compared to the …
Read More »Xbox teams with MySpace and Channel 4 for TV show
Microsoft has told MCV that its 360 marketing will get ‘louder and louder’ over the next month, culminating in a partnership with MySpace and Channel 4 to host a special prime-time music show airing on TV at Christmas. Xbox Presents Campfire Sessions will be supported by the social networking site …
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