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MS hypes 360s biggest year ever

With Xbox 360 entering its fifth year on the market, the pressure is on Microsoft’s machine to keep up its strong momentum – something that Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate VP Phil Spencer believes won’t prove a problem. 2010 is shaping up to be the biggest year ever for Xbox 360,” …

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FFXIII Collectors Edition announced

Square Enix has lifted the lid on the Final Fantasy XIII Limited Collector’s Edition which will be released for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9th. The SKU includes a copy of the game, a CD soundtrack, three exclusive art prints and a hardback book entitled ‘The World of …

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Front Mission Evolved targets UK

The latest instalment in the Front Mission series is targeting a spring release in the UK, Square Enix has confirmed. Front Mission Evolved is being developed by Double Helix Games and promises to bring Hollywood-style production values to the franchise. Huge levels of customisation are promised, as is online multiplayer. …

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Alan Wake on track for spring

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake is still on track for a worldwide release this spring, developer Remedy Entertainment has reiterated. The confirmation comes from CFO Mika Reini who was speaking in a live web chat, as spotted by Videogamer. The exec went on to stress that the studio very …

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Mass Effect 3 confirmed for 360

Ahead of the release of EA’s Mass Effect 2 next week, the game’s developer BioWare has confirmed that the third entry in the series will be released on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and not any possible successor. Asked if this was the case by GameZone, project director Casey Hudon stated: That …

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Confusion over 360 sales numbers

Questions are being asked about Microsoft’s claim that Xbox 360 console sold over 10m units in North America in 2009. That number comes from a Microsoft statement released in the wake of NPD’s December and 2009 report which reads: In 2009 US Xbox 360 console sales topped 10m units, with …

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NPD: Breakthrough year for 360

Platform holder Microsoft has hailed what it describes as a breakthrough year” for Xbox 360 in North America through 2009. $4.8bn was spent on Xbox 360 hardware throughout the year with $1.1bn spent coming from December’s sales. Software sales value for the year hit $2.7m. Microsoft went on to claim …

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Xbox push for new Ben 10 title

D3Publisher is targeting Xbox 360 owners with the marketing campaign for its next Ben 10 video game. Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks will be the first title in the successful franchise to be released on Microsoft’s console when it debuts on February 5th, 2010. Namco Bandai Partners will distribute …

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Now Ubisoft plays down Wii ambitions

Ahead of what increasingly looks like a very different year for Wii than it has had before, Ubisoft has become the latest publisher to say that its business ambitions are to centre around Xbox 360 and PS3 in the year ahead. The 2010-11 line-up will be more focused on the …

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Microsoft cuts Games-On-Demand prices

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has cut the price of a number of titles on its Xbox Live Games-On-Demand service in several territories – but not, it seems, in the UK. Four games have seen their prices cut from $29.99 to $19.99 in the North American Marketplace – BioShock, Civilization …

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