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Leading software developer and Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has confirmed the speculation that it is to slash 5,000 members of its global workforce following an 11 per cent year-on-year decline in net profit. For the three months ending December 31st the firm reported a net profit of $4.17bn. Shares …
Read More »NPD: Xbox 360 enjoys its biggest ever North American December
In a carbon copy of the festive sales success the firm saw in Europe at the end of 2008, Microsoft is celebrating both a record month and record year for Xbox 360 in North America. Xbox 360 sold 1.4m units in December according to NPD stats, with sales climbing 38 …
Read More »Trivial Pursuit coming to next-gen
US publisher EA is set to bring family board game favourite Trivial Pursuit to a host of games platforms this March, with versions planned for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, mobile phones and online on Pogo.com. CasualGaming.biz has the complete story – click here for more details.
Read More »LucasArts denies Indiana Jones cancellation
LucasArts has insisted that its physics-based next-gen Indiana Jones title has not been scrapped despite recent reports to the contrary. IGN yesterday claimed that multiple sources” had informed it of the title’s cancellation, with the development team being reallocated to other projects. However, a LucasArts spokesperson issued a statement to …
Read More »"Mind blowing" growth for Xbox Live
Microsoft’s group product manager for Xbox 360 Aaron Greenberg has stated that the strong sales enjoyed by his firm’s console over the Christmas period has been mirrored by some equally impressive growth of the company’s Xbox Live digital platform. We saw year-over-year online consumer spending on Live grow 84 per …
Read More »Xbox Live Primetime to debut this spring
Having missed its previously scheduled launch alongside Microsoft’s recent New Xbox Experience dashboard upgrade for the Xbox 360, the platform holder yesterday announced at US technology show CES that its game show Primetime channel will arrive in the spring. Xbox Live Primetime promises a selection of online multiplayer game show …
Read More »EA announces branded XBLA Channel
EA and Hasbro have announced that they are to launch a branded channel on Xbox Live Arcade under the Hasbro Family Games Night banner. The move mirrors similar deals struck by Sony on its recently released PlayStation Home service, and is the first of its kind to emerge since the …
Read More »PETA praises Fable II
PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has named Lionhead’s Xbox 360 RPG Fable II in its 6th Annual Proggy Awards, naming it the year’s most animal-friendly video game”. The organisation said of the game: Fable 2 is a vegetarian’s dream come true. Why? In this virtual fight …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 to get Resi 5 bundle
Platform holder Microsoft has announced that the upcoming release of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 will be accompanied by an Xbox 360 hardware bundle including the game in Japan. The Xbox 360 Biohazard 5 Pack (as the series is known in the region) will include the console, a 60GB hard drive, …
Read More »New Mega Drive devs eyeing XBLA
Water Melon Development says upcoming cartridge-based Mega Drive outing could be heading to Xbox Live
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