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Gamestation has kicked off its 24/7 online sale with a multitude of impressive offers. New deals are set to be unveiled every hour, and already include a pre-owned Xbox 360 Pro console for 129.99. MCV has learnt that other deals to come will include Haze for 19.99 and Halo 3 …
Read More »Microsoft: Rivals have been slacking off
Don Mattrick has told MCV he is confident that Microsoft ‘won’ E3 this year – and has even accused Sony and Nintendo of slacking off over the past year. In assessing his rivals’ E3 conferences, he said: I think we got more than 12 months’ work done, and others went …
Read More »Homebrew devs allowed to sell games through Xbox Live
GAMEFEST 08: Microsoft challenges WiiWare and AppStore with 70 per cent of profits given to XNA creators
Read More »Xbox 360 £169 on Play.com
Play.com is selling the Xbox 360 Premium console for just 169.99 in the UK – 30 less than the console’s SRP. However, Microsoft has distanced itself from the price drop, telling VG247 that it wasn’t a first-party directive. That must be their own deal,” said a Microsoft rep. It’s nothing …
Read More »US: June games market jumps 53 per cent year-on-year
The North American June sales figures from NPD have shown that total spending on gaming in the territory for the period hit $1.69 billion – up an incredible 53 per cent compared to the same month last year. Breaking the figure down, hardware sales were up 54 per cent from …
Read More »E3 ’08: Day one review
A recap of the first day's headlines from the Los Angeles games trade show, as reported by our sister mag MCV
Read More »E3 08: Netflix in game-changing Xbox deal
Microsoft’s online platform Live has been given a huge boost after it signed an exclusive deal with Netflix that means 360 users will soon be able to stream a plethora of content from the online movie rental service. Revealed as part of today’s E3 Media Briefing, Microsoft has termed the …
Read More »E3 08: Xbox will beat PS3
Microsoft boss Don Mattrick has told the global games media that Xbox 360 will sell more consoles than PlayStation 3 – and that gaming is now the leading form of entertainment. When it comes to hardware, we’re in fantastic shape. According to NPD data, we have the largest installed base …
Read More »US: New 60GB 360 confirmed; price cut for 20GB model
Microsoft has kicked off what could be a pivotal week for the platform holder by introducing a new 60GB Xbox 360 and cutting the 20GB SKU in the US. The new model will retail at $349, while the 20GB console has been slashed from $349 to $299 while stocks last …
Read More »Games 5s groups announced tomorrow
The MCV and Xbox 360 Games 5’s football tournament returns on Friday, August 1st – and if you want to know whose group you’re in be sure to pick up tomorrow’s MCV Magazine or check back at MCVUK.com. The full list of ten groups will be unveiled, featuring the likes …
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