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GTA IV sold almost double the number of units on Xbox 360 as it did on PS3 in the US in May. According to data from sales monitor NPD, the Rockstar title shifted 871,300 copies on Microsoft’s system, whilst selling 442,900 on Sony’s console. Nintendo’s Mario Kart and Wii Fit …
Read More »360 product recall explained
The reason behind Xbox 360’s product recall may have finally been fully explained. Speaking at the Design Automation Conference in California this week, Bryan Lewis, research vice president and chief analyst at Gartner, said that the problem started in a graphic chip. According to the EE Times, Microsoft designed the …
Read More »E3: Microsoft confirms games line-up
Microsoft has confirmed its list of Xbox 360 games appearing at this year’s E3. According to IGN, the list is subject to change, but it currently reads: – Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts– Fable 2– Gears of War 2– Halo Wars– Too Human– Viva Piata: Trouble in Paradise This year’s E3 …
Read More »Xbox looks to RPGs to boost 360 in Japan
Microsoft has unveiled the range of RPG titles it hopes will reverse its fortunes in Sony and Nintendo-loving Japan. At a press event in Tokyo yesterday, Xbox execs introduced a series of titles, which will be released in Japan over the next 18 months. The Xbox 360 is famously struggling …
Read More »MCV/Xbox 360 football tournament returns
Fancy yourself as the games industry’s very own Wayne Rooney? Then it’s time to get your team together for this year’s MCV and Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament. MCV can reveal that the ninth annual five-a-side competition will take place on Friday August 1st, with team registrations open on June …
Read More »Xbox: 100m sales will win console ‘war’
Speaking in an interview with Wired , Microsoft corporate VP Shane Kim has stated that a winner in the next-gen format war can’t be declared until a format is on its way toward selling 100m worldwide. Now, if you don’t get 10 million units in Japan, can you get to …
Read More »PS3 the top choice for teens
New worldwide research has revealed that the brand power of PlayStation is as strong as ever, as it remains the aspirational console of choice for teens. Nearly 60,000 teenagers between the ages of 11 and 18 across 31 markets took part in a survey conducted by youth-oriented virtual world Habbo, …
Read More »360 hits 10m sales in US
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 …
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