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E3'09: New service lets users download newer releases direct to console
Read More »MICROSOFT: Microsoft secures Modern Warfare 2 DLC
Two downloadable packages for Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 are set to be timed exclusives for the Xbox 360. John Schappert – Microsoft’s Vice President of Interactive Entertainment, Software and Services – made the announcement at the company’s E3 press conference in the packed Galen Centre in Los Angeles. The …
Read More »Xbox 360 global sales surpass 30m
Microsoft has revealed that Xbox 360 sales have topped 30 million worldwide. The firm today boasted that Xbox 360 has achieved the highest percentage growth in hardware sales of any console so far in 2009, up 28 percent over the same period in 2008. The community for Xbox Live has …
Read More »Blur dev doubts the allure of online leaderboards
â??I don't think the majority of people really care about being number one in the world.â?
Read More »Star Trek DAC detailed
Initial details have been revealed for Star Trek DAC, the video game due for release alongside the upcoming Star Trek movie. Star Trek DAC will only be available as a downloadable title, according the film’s associate producer David Baronoff and Joshua Glazer, CTO of the game’s developer Naked Sky Entertainment, …
Read More »Halo 3 surpasses 1 billion online matches
Bungie has revealed that more than one billion online multiplayer matches of Halo 3 have been played since the game was released. The landmark was passed on Saturday, February 28 and means that the game has outperformed Halo 2, which has currently racked up approximately 768 million matches played – …
Read More »360 console sales reach 28 million units worldwide
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 »Microsoft: We’re beyond Home
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has disputed consumer demand for Home, dubbing the technology as outdated and pointed to Live as a premium experience” by comparison. In an interview with Kotaku, the group product manager for Xbox 360 said: What Home to me feels like is Second Life for hardcore gamers. It …
Read More »Microsoft opening Live studio in London
New team dedicated to 'social experiences' on Xbox 360 working in UK capital
Read More »Xbox Live movies hit new Euro territories
Microsoft has revealed that major film companies Warner, Paramount and MGM are set to extend its Xbox Live movie offering to Italy and Spain. Paramount Pictures has been offering movies through Xbox Live for two years, and will now become a content provider in Italy and Spain with movies including …
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