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Xbox 360 may have fallen back to the bottom of the Japanese weekly hardware charts after spells of superiority throughout 2008, but Microsoft has stated that it is pleased with the progress enjoyed by the homeland in the traditionally hostile Japanese market. I really feel like we’re expanding now,” Microsoft …

The rumour mill is working overtime ahead of June’s E3 event, and now the Wall Street Journal is the latest to claim that Microsoft will unveil a new game controller at the event. According to the US business publication, "Microsoft is developing a new videocamera for its Xbox 360 videogame …

Games industry analyst Michael Pachter has boldly stated that the current crop of games consoles may represent the end of the generational cycle we have become accustomed to – with the exception of the long-rumoured hi-def Wii. We do not expect a ‘new’ console in 2010, other than the long-rumoured …

Expect more of this sort of thing as E3 nears. Last week it was the PS3 that was preparing for a motion-sensing E3 reveal, and now it appears that Xbox 360 is being connected with the same rumour. Engadget claims to have received ‘a tip’ from an insider connected to …

MICROSOFT’s Xbox strategy boss Richard Teversham has quit the firm to join arch rival Apple, MCV can reveal. The popular exec leaves his role as senior director of business, insights and strategy for Xbox, where he reported in to European VP of the firm’s interactive entertainment, Chris Lewis. MCV understands …

Xbox 360 RPG fans will be able to get their hands on Star Ocean: The Last Hope on June 5th, publisher Square Enix has confirmed. The game, which is a prequel, replaces the established fantasy themes of many RPGS with an operatic space setting. It features real-time battles and a …

Having missed its initial launch window alongside Microsoft’s revamped New Xbox Experience dashboard update, details are now starting to trickle through regarding intriguing online console quiz title 1 vs 100. Chiefly, Microsoft has confirmed that 1 vs 100 will be free to every Gold member of its Xbox Liver service. …

Street Fighter publisher Capcom is to bring one of its popular fighting series to Xbox 360 and PS3 this summer, with a download-only version of Marvel vs Capcom 2 now officially confirmed. The game will be released on both Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade and Sony’s PlayStation Network, and is based …

Microsoft’s European marketing boss for Xbox has questioned the continued concentration on Q4 and Christmas by publishers. David Gosen told MCV that he was concerned by the seasonality” of the UK trade – and called on suppliers to take more risks when choosing release dates for major titles. We still …

Though it has no plans right now, publisher hints at iPhone and console port of upcoming casual title